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Pose reference from "Whole House Mad meme", except I don't use the meme word "Damn bro you got the whole house laughing" inside. I draw them wearing post-1945 uniform, as I want to see the alternate universe if they are still alive after 1945, or the alternate universe where they are all reuniting after death.

I also feel like that's how my 12 OCs react if they see the one who wrote the entire tragedies 😅

In other words, "Dark Tears in Red Music" blog finally comes to the end. For those who follow my journey since February/March (my first time to publish the blog), I thank you all and hope you enjoying the stories :)

And for the newcomers, feel free to visit! The main stories has finished, so there is a lot of time to explore... There might be side stories added later, but I cannot promise would be frequent like in the past.

P.S: Don't worry, I am still continue making fanmade MVs, shitpost and other worldbuilding story. And I open the comment section here, so feel free to ask related to worldbuilding :)

Some Alternate Universes That Make Me Giggle

Author Notes: This section may be updated sometimes whenever I find any incorrect quotes sounds good for my OCs lol.

AU Pretend we worked in a hospital but none of us are medically trained

Vasily: "Here comes the anesthesia!" (lift a steel chair)
Anatoli: "Hey Anton, take my photo! The light behind me looking good!" (Pose in front of x-ray light)
Oleg: "A schizophrenic patient asked me to help fighting their demons. Thankfully I am black belted so here we go."
Dmitry: "Ok so I have writing the tutorial of how to heart transplant. Sorry, it's my first time..."
Stepan: (Playing dead in the morgue to scare everyone who try to enter)
Maxim: "Don't forget to shake the medicine bottle syrup before consuming. And do it like this!" (starts to twerk while holding the medicine bottle)
Andrei: "Guys, I can't read this next tutorial that Dima wrote. What should we do next after taking out the aorta???"
Semyon: "Internal bleeding, nurse? I thought that's how supposed to be?"
Ivan: "Whoa, you have cancer? That's good! I have Virgo!"
Vadim: "Their heart rate is down!" (taking out tequila from stash)
Alexei/Vitaly: "Hey I just got your test result, sir. Congrats, your results are all positive!" (yes, both will answer the same)
Fyodor: "Huh? Patient's temperature suddenly dropping? Move outta my way." (bringing a large bowl of boiling water)

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P.S: Don't tell Elena Ostrucheskaya

Renounce Prose

(Taken from my 2013 Archive)

There was a wooden house in the village near the river.

Inside this house lived a father, a mother and a boy.

The father is a fisherman who work behind the house.

The mother is a mute, so she must brought a board and chalk to talk.

The boy still loved them no matter what. 

Until one day a war struck in that village.

The father chosen to be partisan and leave the family with a bullet wound on his chest.

The village also suffered by famine.

The mother and the boy flee from their home to find any luck.

Years later, they finally found a new home and new kind neighbor to help them.

But the luck won't last long, as the mother had strange illness.

The boy worried and sought help, to no avail.

And the mother died in her illness, leaving him with the neighbor.

The neighbor do loved him, but he doesn't trust them.

"Everyone I loved dies unnaturally. I'll just hurt others. I'm destined to be alone"

The boy lived alone on his communal and being independent, despite the neighbor worrying him.

The boy renounced having to accept any love around him.

 

To Be Or Not To Be Conscripted

(Taken from my 2013 Archive. Originally, the story was about Alexandrov Ensemble artists are getting conscripted in Belarus just for the drama. But I decided to change and edited it as normal concert tour)

[Particle 1]

[January 1936]

After hours of composing for the choir, Alexandrov rose from the piano bench upon seeing the clock hands pointing to twelve. "Alright, let's take a break for lunch. See you later!"

Before the choir members could ask a single question, Alexandrov smiled in farewell and left the room, carrying his yellow folder. Instinctively, they all shrugged in unison before filing out of the rehearsal room.

The Scandal

[Paris, Late July 1937]

On that bustling festival night, Semyon was seen walking with Ivan. Although they were just strolling, the two of them frequently remarked on how the Grand Prix festival was even more spectacular than the October Revolution festival. They briefly stopped at a pastry stall to watch fresh pastries and cream puffs coming out of the oven, then moved on to a clothing boutique where Maxim, Andrei, and Stepan were trying on colorful shirts. They exchanged a quick wave before continuing their walk around the festival grounds. After two hours of walking, Ivan began yawning frequently.

Messy Alternate Universes

Of course, during the building of my OCs between 2013-2016, there are some alternate universes and scrapped stories I made. And I want to share it to you all, because this is still part of my journey.

Dear Cousin

June 1954

Dear Dimochka,

I hope this letter arrived to you soon. Although by the time you are reading this, we may never meet again and can only write or call each other. Because I have decided to join my family back to Bristol and bring Petka too. Father and mother has moved to Bristol by two months ago, and I only stayed here for a while because there are some documents I have to finished before leaving the hospital.

Messy Sketches and Drawing Part 5

These are the old concept and researches I made when first time joining National Novel Writing Month held in 2013. Like relationship maps, the other characters involved, building lore for 4 main OCs. Note that this is old version, which may clashed with the canon I've posted all of this time. I just want to share as I don't want to forget the journey from just liking a "Red Army Choir" into "Alexandrov Ensemble".

Messy Sketches and Drawing Part 4

These are the rest of messy sketches and drawings that I think it needed to be explained or addressed.

Because it's mostly clashed with the canon story I wrote in here.

Smoker's Date

Kalinin, March 1937

With a happy face, a tall blonde in her dark green coat has approaching a man she has waiting for an hour. The train which brought that man from Moscow had just arrived on time. Elena Ostrucheskaya, that tall blonde, can quickly noticed the bald man in yellow shirt and dark blue overcoat... that a bit too big for him. 

"Heya, doctor! Nice to meet you again!" that man aka Vasily Nandev greeted with a wink.

Elena rolled her eyes, "I am surprised you actually can be this cheerful."

"Well, because I am fully healthy and fresh like a daisy now. So I can fulfil our promise without excuses!" Vasily's smug widened, which Elena finds it... interesting.

"Guess so... it means whatever you said in ER was a bullshit," the conclusion from Elena flustered Vasily.

"I-I was just had fever, can't think straight! I didn't mean to reject your offer to keep in touch!"

"First time I see someone can't think straight, till rejecting my offer to exchange letter's address..."

"But you asked while shoved the thermometer! Is that what a modern doctor do?" Vasily's face turned carmine, as he climbed the tram that just arrived nearby Moskovsky Vokzal. Elena follows from behind and sit with her face trying not to laugh.

"Ah, maybe I was too hassle in asking you out. At the end, you send the letter first to me, hm? I was almost giving up and just thinking my teasing is one-time experience," Elena smirked, leading Vasily turned his face away to calm himself down.

October Cult

[1935]

"Then I told that Militsia, 'As you are not blind like me, it means you can see clearly this buffoon is the double agent who stole both noble and partisan archives all of this time'," quipped Vasily as he inhaled his cigarette's smoke proudly.

Alexei clapped happily, "Whoa, how brave of you to tell them like that! And so, did they finally arrest that guy?"

"Yeah. And finally the building where I build with other workers in the past won't be meddled by some Militsia walking around," shrugged Vasily. Meanwhile, Dmitry and Vadim were just silent to hear the music from the radio. They have heard the same story from Vasily since years ago, and Vasily re-told this story to Alexei who just joined their peers.

Wrong-Placed Pity

[December 1938]

"Alright. We’re taking the winter break. But don't forget to come back here in 4th February next year," said Alexandrov.

"Understood, Maestro," the artists of the Alexandrov Ensemble replied in unison.

"That concludes our final concert this December. See you later... and happy incoming new year!" Alexandrov quipped before leaving the hall. The artists quickly dispersed and boarded onto the tram. That including Alexei, Dmitry, Vadim and Vasily.

Wanted, Arrested

Just imagining if NKVD are bored enough and wants to capture my OCs.

Religion

I know religion usually the most absent thing whenever the story revolves in Soviet Union. But when remembering Alexandrov family are devoted Orthodox who has to hid their belief forever, I think religion is still worth to be explored among my OCs. Just as reminder that each people has their own religious (or non-religious) journey... but I'm not planning to make it as full personality since they still live in Soviet Union. Therefore, the list below was only based on my 2013 imagination that transliterated.

Muscle

 

Fatty

Oleg: "Look, that fatty fuck being bossy to us again"

Vasily: "Olya, you are fat too"

Oleg: "But Boris and Vladimir shall look lean as conductor. They are the heir of the ensemble!"

Semyon: "Correct! We can get fat, but we will have some shame because our conductor trying to keep image. and then we will make it work to get slim. but they get fat instead. I doubt everyone will be alive long with such condition. Losing legs, heart attack, broken bones..."

Stepan+Anatoli: "BRUH IT MEANS YOU WILL TOO"

Raindrops

[Autumn 1937]

The raindrops are pouring down heavily tonight. The lamps inside CSKA building slightly flickering due to unstable electrical wave. Most of Alexandrov Ensemble artists stayed in the building even after the work hours end - as they don't bring umbrella from home. In one of the rooms of this vast building has a large window, which showing the ferocious thunder and the rain barging down the glass. But it seems that doesn't scare five artists who sat nearby in circles.

The Dinner in Stalinabad

"You guys are bastards!" Vasily exclaimed angrily. He was told that everyone had challenge to lull, while cradling a sleeping Vasily on the train yesterday. Vadim, Alexei, and Dmitry burst out laughing, remembering the cuteness of Vasily's face as Dmitry's voice succeeded to made Vasily smiling in his sleep.

"Sleep, my dear child, for the birds have closed their eyes. Sleep, my dear child, for the dogs and cats have bid farewell. Sleep, sleep... Ahahahahaha!!!" Dmitry sang, then couldn't contain his amusement until his stomach ached. Vasily smacked Dmitry's head hard, but it didn't stop the green-eyed man from laughing.

Searching in Kharovsk

[November 1938]

"Ah, Narcotics Nandev? You're still alive!" shouted a black-haired Militiaman, who is on duty in the archives room.

"Of course! You think I'm dead just because I haven't seen any cases?"

"I thought so, actually. What do you need from me?"

"I want to see the arrest files for prisoners who ended up in the mental hospital."

"Why do you want to see them?"

"Just to analyse them. Also, to check for any developments on other criminal files."

"Ah, but the mental hospital's files are the least updated... You know, since the Vozhd tightened arrest regulations, more people have been sent directly to the Gulag than to the mental hospital. Although they have to get permission to test them first..."

"I know that. But is it okay if I take a look?"

"Nu, of course."

CSKA Receptionist's Guide in 1930s

1. Who can go out in the middle of work without need permission slip or ID card?

A: Ivan, Dmitry and/or Fyodor.

2. Who must need permission slip for going out in the middle of work but no need ID card?

A: Stepan, Vadim and/or Alexei

3. Who must need permission slip for going out in the middle of work, and had to leave their ID card at receptionist?

A: Vasily, Oleg, Semyon, Anatoli, Maxim, Andrei.

4. In case #1 go with #2 or #3, it means #1 must also need permission slip (but no ID card). 

5. Please pay attention if suddenly #1 and #2 went alone but their satchel looked larger. It could be #3's belongings are there and they are try exiting through back door. Call the guards to check there.