the romantic side

nastasya filippovna woman of all time. she’s insane. she’s a hussy. she’s doomed by the narrative. she’s a serial runaway bride. she’s cruel. she just wants to be loved. she would go to siberia to make sure her abuser receives justice. she can’t forgive the man she loves for loving her. she set 100,000 rubles on fire. she wrote another woman love letters. she compared herself to the pope. she’s the most beautiful woman in russia and everyone is terrified of her. she is the answer to the question “what if helen of troy was batshit insane and wanted to make men suffer?”.

my psychiatrist just diagnosed me with 19th century russian literature character

On page 30 of "a hero of our time" and man. Petschorin is basically every booktook-girlie's wet dream.

He is Jane Austen's worst nightmare...

being a soldier in the caucasus will have you 25 years old with a 52yo best friend like dang where tf maxim maximych at today😂☝️