The Orphanage Chapter 2

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

link to chapter 1:http://section7mfu.livejournal.com/33721.html
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Young Illya wiped the tears he shed on his threadbare sleeve. The clothing he'd worn while hiding in the ruins of Kyiv and in the Sryets camp were better than what was issued here.*

Nothing fit as he was so small. The grey shirt and black short pants were hand- me- downs, his worn shoes were loose.

The only new bits were his black hat with the red star sewn to it and a red neckerchief emblazoned with the hammer and sickle.

"Vy, Kuryakin! You are dead," Maxim shouted from the shadows.

Illya scrambled for cover.

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* ref "Beginnings" 

Comments

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

Poor Illya...such a sad life for one so young.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Yes, this returns Illya to the sad and dark like that he had in my stories. Don't know if you've read my story "Beginnings". That follows Illya's life through WWII, life at the orphanage (briefly) and his being selected for military intelligence as a teenager.

If you haven't I'll give you a link.

My portrayal of Illya in my stories is one of a man who is haunted by many demons, but in spite of that he turns out to be the Russian we know and love. I try to explain his little 'habits' that he displayed on the show, and how they developed....

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

oops meant to type 'life' not like...

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't read "Beginnings" yet. Thanks, I'd very much appreciate it if you gave me the link. :) I would love to read it.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Here's the link. I have to go back and fix a few mistakes I made with dates, but they're not terribly vital to the overall story. Hope you like it?

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6767104/1/Beginnings

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm on my way out right now, but I'll read it as soon as I can! :D

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

It's a longer story, so take your time. Hope you like...just my take on his background, more reality based.

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

Since I'm not sure when or if you'll get the review I left on ff.net, I just wanted you to know that I read your Beginnings fic and I absolutely loved it! I think your take on Illya's backround was the best I've ever read. And you did an excellent job on showing the sadness and horror of WWII.

Thanks so much for giving me the link!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Saw your review and thank you so much for such positive words. Some people have been a little off put by the dark elements, but to me they made sense because of the time and the place where he was a child. Some of darkness, demons from his background effects him though out my stories which I try to show as a journey from his darkness to light and happiness, defeating his demons one by one.

Showing the reality of WWII, I felt I had to continue that 'reality based' background for IK to be consistent throughout my stories.

Thanks again for reading and commenting! I really appreciate it very much!

Marian

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!
For what it's worth, I think that the dark elements added instead of detracted from the story. I think that sometimes people don't want to remember that dark times in life do exist and just want to think of life as all happiness and sunshine. They forget that good things generally come after the storm.
It really was an excellent story. Thanks again for the link! :)