#snipersaturday

[arachnidaszypalo]

Pocket sniper

Some time ago I made this t-shirt so I can imagine Crosshair sniping stupid people I must deal with during the day (and to have him close)

Happy Sniper Saturday!

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[arachnidaszypalo]

Doodles

On this Sniper Saturday I present:

Soft boi

Angry long boi

Cursed boi

And boi after too many Skittles

[arachnidaszypalo]

Sniper Saturday!

He may not look happy but it's his day today so HAPPY SNIPER SATURDAY!!!

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Gotta kiss the grump even if he says no

[adamantiumdragonfly]

Chapter One

American Military complexes were enormous.

Too many buildings, too many people all marching around like tin soldiers and too much noise. Everyone was shouting or marching or singing. Zhanna wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a display of power, meant to intimidate, or if they were really, always like this. If it was a fear tactic, it was working...

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

Everything hurt. The sharp pangs in her stomach sent ripples of agony through her entire body. All Sveta wanted to do was curl up into a ball and make the aching cramps stop. They'd not fed her more than a few slices of bread in two days. The men had been more generous with water. They didn't want her dead.

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

Part Two: 

...faith still needs a gun...

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

#snipersaturday

In the army, in her army, in the Red Army, Sveta had been able to get away. The gun had taken time to get used to, but with the women, they had seen her less as a marionette and more as a human. 

Of course, no one had really forgotten her parentage. Alexander Samsonov's shadow loomed over her wherever she went. But he'd had less direct power while she'd been hundreds of miles away than he'd wielded while she'd been in Stalingrad. 

But here, in this American military base on American soil in an American uniform, Stalin and Beria and Samsonov managed to shadow her even more. In fact, the mere thought ruined her birthday for her, not that she'd enjoyed birthdays much in recent years.

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

flora!! happy sniper saturday! <3 i saw your lil post and knew i had to hope on over! how about what was your favorite part of the chapter today bc i LOVED today’s chapter sm! 🥺💞 maybe just a certain section you enjoyed or dialogue or a description or ANYTHING really!! thanks!

This chapter came together quite quickly. I was hesitant, like was it good or was it trash and that's why it was so easy to write?

I was also transitioning from Virginia (who's voice comes so easily to me) to Zhanna's, which was a whole discovery on its own.

Anyway. I love how restrained Zhanna is in this chapter. Any of my other OCs *eyes Miriam* would have snatched Sobel up without to regards to rank or consequence. But Zhanna doesn't.

Zhanna doesn't do anything. The men tease her, insult her, leave her hanging in the suspension harness.

She's like, "nah it's fine."

Like, GIRL!!! You were hanging like false eyelash and you say, "nah, it's fine."

My favorite line....has to be "She had earned it, through blood, tears, and the calluses on her now sweating hands."

Lemme explain. Zhanna doesn't have much. the only pieces of home she has are very superficial and easily lost. Small family heirlooms, a journel, and her rifle. Zhanna hasn't had much that can't be taken away from her.

The hatred of her people, both Pole and Jew, and the enlisted's attitude isn't warrented. She didn't earn their hate or deserve it. The respect of being a sniper is the only thing she has earned. And she is very proud of that.

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

the fact i just came on and realized it was sniper saturday should be ILLEGAL IM SORRY 🥺 i’ve been writing all morning it’s unhealthy LOL :)) but i’m here and i’m here for zhanna and maybe her back story a bit if you would like? themes surrounding her character? whatever of the category you feel you’d like to post

I loved writing Zhanna's obsession with the cold. She doesn't want to be cold, despite her disposition. She says that she doesn't have a temper to lose and that says so much about her. On so many levels.

Also, she hides in shadows, as some readers have noticed. Right now that's Sveta's shadow and Zhanna is content there, for reasons that are spoilery in nature. Zhanna is content to lurk in the shadows because she had to hide in them for so long.

The biggest changes for Zhanna will come in her comfort with others and how much can she hide for how long?

[adamantiumdragonfly]

|| Nanowrimo: Project Obsidian ||

I usually don't partake in Motivation Mondays. I'm not sure why I have not had an interest in posting on Mondays but today I wanted to. Because I've had a weird relationship with motivation recently.

I've put some projects on pause in the past fortnight, Lady Blood being one of them. I've reevaluated what I want out of writing and why I really write.

I have been so obsessed with doing well by analytical standards but not focusing on enjoyment. I forgot why I write and that made me feel unmotivated.

I didn't want to write because it made me feel bad about myself. So I stopped writing for two weeks.

That doesn't sound like a lot but as someone who wrote daily, almost obsessively, it was a big step. I went back to my drafts and my abandoned notebooks and reminded myself **why I write**.

So, what does that mean for my blog?

I'm gonna be stepping back. I will still be posting and sharing writing. #snipersaturdays will continue to be regular updates. But on all other projects, Lady Blood, Engraved in Stone, and other character studies/one shots, I will be posting more intuitively.

When *I* want. Something I didn't really allow myself to do.

As for Nanowrimo, I'm going to be turning back to an old project that I started writing many a year ago. I need to revise it, maybe write a whole new draft, and I'm excited to get started on it.

All updates on NanoProject will be under #ProjectObsidian and I'm so ready to start sharing the characters and the process!!

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[adamantiumdragonfly]

#snipersaturday

Rating: Mature

Characters: Original Female Characters, Lewis Nixon, Ronald Speirs, Dick Winters, Harry Welsh, Buck Compton, Skip Muck, Ralph Spina

Additional Tags: Even the Good Guys aren’t all Good Guys, Male-Female Friendship, Heavy Angst, It’s Not Paranoia if They’re Really Out to Get You

Svetlana can’t escape Stalin’s shadow. Zhanna hides herself in Sveta’s. Together, these two snipers escape Russia before the fall of Stalingrad on a mission from Sveta’s father, and once in America, must train to return to Europe with the Allied paratroopers. Zhanna’s transition into Easy isn’t smooth, but Sveta’s may prove impossible.

With @julianneday1701

...Truth Works Two Ways...

Zhanna thought she knew what to expect from the Americans now.

After their return from leave, the men of Easy Company were not welcoming by any means but they did tolerate her existence. Her place among their ranks was not publicly humiliated, instead only through whispers.

Zhanna didn't mind. Agata had taught her how to walk under the fiery glares of men and Casimir had never let her be ashamed of her heritage. She could work with whispers and a few jokes.

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