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softestborgov · 4 years

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Stars Near and Afar ~ Vasily Borgov x OC

Their every step is made slowly, in no hurry. Ksenia and Vasily each have an arm wrapped around the other’s back, clinging onto each other in the cold as though they would freeze if they let go. Each are cloaked in a fluffy coat, topped with matching ushankas on their heads not quite blocking out cold air stinging their faces.

They both take notice of the sky above, countless tiny sparkles standing out against the gradient between deep blue and black. Wisps of the sky are tinted, mesmerising as waves or magic currents. Each of the white stars fade, then return to view, twinkling about in place.

“It’s lovely out here, isn’t it?” Vasily remarks, in a hushed whisper. The same one Ksenia loves hearing - then again, when does she ever not love hearing his voice, especially when they are alone?

“It is,” hums Ksenia. “The night sky is fascinating...”

She trails off, her voice fading back into silence, but Vasily doesn’t mind. Perhaps her mind is wandering again. It needs to be free to wander every now and then.

Not that it makes her company any less of a blessing for him, they don’t have to say a word as long as the other is close by. The two embrace as they saunter about, blanketed under the sky giving way to another world.

Time stretches on. They don’t know how long has passed, nor do they care to find out. Underneath their coats, and warmth spread about from the other, the constraint of time or discomfort slips away.

But another shadow lurks behind. Unpleasant thoughts of stress and pressure still have yet to depart from Vasily. They’ve drifted off enough to fade into a blur, though a very real blur nonetheless. Absentmindedly, he heaves out a sigh.

“What’s wrong, my sunshine?” Ksenia is quick to respond.

“I don’t know.” It’s a statement Vasily is usually reluctant to admit, regardless of the situation, but around Ksenia he can let down his walls built to hide his doubts. “Maybe all it is, is that chess - and upholding my position in the world of chess - hardly ever seems to leave my mind.”

It’s Ksenia’s turn to sigh. “I understand... would you like to talk about it?”

“No,” answers Vasily. He doesn’t mean it to push her away; rather, all that will help right now is an escape.

“I understand that too,” Ksenia says, kind and gentle as ever. “It’s not quite something you can think about all the time.”

Vasily feels his face flush as he listens to her honeyed voice, softly spoken, reflecting her amicable soul. Her words are correct as well, now being a time he would rather push the worries around chess aside.

She returns silent again, to the dismay of part of him, but only briefly.

“Do you see the stars? And the dozen shades of blue in the sky?” Ksenia rambles with quiet enthusiasm. “Look, Vasya, look!”

As though in a snap, Vasily fixes his gaze on the stars. Before each one can fade from view it returns brighter. Countless delightful specks sprinkle the sky, their luminous white clear against a dark abyss.

He finds himself smiling. The wisps of clouds - not quite opaque, grey against midnight blue - catch his eye again.

“Dearest, do you see the clouds? As slow as they are, they’re moving,” he murmurs.

“They are! They do move!” replies Ksenia, her voice still hushed yet raspy and excited. "I wonder where they’re headed? Are they from elsewhere? Do they travel to send messages, or to return spirits home?”

Vasily hasn’t thought about it that way. It’s fascinating, all of Ksenia’s whimsical ideas are. Much of his usual thinking is bureaucratic, merely drawn from fact - but the imagination of his beloved captivates him, it draws up a new, refreshing dimension within his mind.

It’s not long until he adds on to her concept. “Maybe the clouds do both. Maybe little spirits travel on them, carrying their messages to our world along the way, before returning home.”

“And the spirits’ home is among the stars!” Ksenia chirps.

The pair share a laugh. It’s not the kind of laughter upon being told a joke; it’s a rarer kind, for the midst of a carefree, joyful moment.

Ksenia then speaks up again, in a sweet whisper reserved only for Vasily. “You know... you’re still my sunshine even after the sun has gone down.”

He swears his heart could overflow with the intangible, fuzzy warmth that is love, his love for her. She adores him too, and all they share means everything. In this moment, blanketed under radiant stars beside his beloved, Vasily finds nothing can trouble him.

#i'm so proud of this hhhh #these two are the softest #mine #writing #oneshot #oc ksenia koltovskaya #vasily borgov #ksenia x borgov #the queens gambit #the queen's gambit #tqg #tqg fanfiction

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softestborgov · 4 years

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Hi! Can i select this ask for Ksenia/Vasily: Has your OC had a bad breakup or nasty ex? If so does this have any affect on their current relationship? And also this one: What do their respective families think of their relationship? Thanks!!!

ohmygosh, hi again! thank you too! somehow you’ve picked two of the questions I started off with the fewest headcanons for but... I’m gonna try anyway xD

questions are from here!

💔 Has your OC had a bad breakup or nasty ex? If so does this have any affect on their current relationship?

I have this concept in mind of Ksenia having an ex who appeared to love her at first, but then they abruptly broke up with her when things got only mildly troubling for the relationship. people (such as this ex) leaving her behind in the past are the reason Ksenia’s abandonment issues are so serious at the time she meets Vasily. meaning that once they get together, she’ll be especially worried that he’ll forget about her or otherwise fall out of love with her at some point while they’re apart. which becomes even more troubling given that they’re apart a lot of the time earlier on in their relationship. Ksenia near constantly fears that Vasily will abandon her like others have done in the past, but he doesn’t. he never forgets about her. they’re always in the back of each other’s minds. and they promise to see each other again.

💞 What do their respective families think of their relationship?

drat, I still don’t really have solid HCs about Vasily’s family. (if anyone does have thoughts about it, I’d love to hear them!) I imagine they find his relationship with Ksenia lovely since they see that the two are such a good match! however I could also see someone thinking that Ksenia is becoming too much of a weakness for Vasily but, let’s not listen to them xD Vasily won’t want to either, and ultimately he doesn’t mind at all that Ksenia is becoming his weakness. he usually doesn’t think of it like that, instead he thinks of her as his safe haven, they can go to each other for anything.

Ksenia doesn’t tell her family about the relationship until she gets back into contact with those she got along well with. plenty of her family have heard of Vasily by this point since they follow international chess and Vasily has most likely become world champion already. it’s such a shock for Ksenia’s family to find out she’s dating the Vasily Borgov. they’re starstruck when they first meet him, but soon find out how well he treats her and how happy they are together! Ksenia makes her family promise to not bug Vasily with questions and stuff during family reunions should he come along xD

bonus! Ksenia is intent on keeping the relationship a secret from her brother Dmitry. the thing is, Dmitry and Vasily become rivals to quite the tense degree, and Ksenia has a feeling that Dmitry will basically question his existence to find out his sister and his rival are dating. this triangle between the three becomes a major point of conflict in Ksenia’s story, and when Dmitry does find out and her predictions come true, it’ll be up to her to resolve things between him and Vasily. after all, she’s not about to choose between her brother and her lover, and she wants them both to know and accept that.

thanks a bunch for the ask again! it means so much to me to get these! I hope you enjoyed my responses and the additions to the story 💝💝💝

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softestborgov · 4 years

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💌💛 the call

Hi again, Vasily. I hope all has been well with you.

I didn’t mean to be all formal to start off with, I hope that’s okay... but I really do hope you’re doing well!

I’m with Dmitry right now. I’ll be staying over at his place for a few more nights after this last tournament. As lovely as he is to talk with, I can’t tell him anything about the secret meetings between you and I, nor can he find out by his own means. Otherwise, who knows how much of his existence he will question? That’s practically the last thing I’d want to see happen to him.

He mentions you sometimes, when talking about how games against you have gone. I find this either frustrates or motivates him every time it crosses his mind. Naturally, I do all I can to listen and to console him, but... on the inside it comes with a grain of salt. Do you know how many times I’ve had to suppress words of love for you, my thoughts constantly dwelling on you in a way Dmitry wouldn’t understand?

I can’t go on very long without being honest... I love you, Vasily. What I feel for you goes beyond respect or even friendship. My heart loses control whenever you take my hand, or compliment me, or look fondly on my sketches... it pains me to be apart from you this often.

How I long to be at your side again, sharing a warm embrace with you amidst the bitter cold air. You may appear cold much of the time, but only I shall know that you give the best hugs. In the meantime, this letter is my hug to you from afar. I wish you all the best days, and I can assure you I will embrace you the moment we see each other again.

- Ksenia ♡

#first person POV #writer: ksenia #mine #writing #love letter #set 1 #oc ksenia koltovskaya #ksenia x borgov #the queen's gambit #the queens gambit #tqg #tqg fanfiction

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softestborgov · 4 years

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I have a name for Borgov’s translator and wife in the show, Olga Sobakina. the name Olga apparently means ‘holy’ or ‘blessed’ which I think could work. it’s all in the vibe for me, not necessarily the meaning xD

(my OC is mentioned below)

in my story, Olga and Ksenia are two different people. Olga is a number of years older than Ksenia. (it was hard for me to imagine Ksenia as Vasily’s wife in the zoo scene because it wasn’t how I imagine her to look.) Vasily and Olga aren’t married but, Olga still accompanies Vasily to tournaments as his translator. Ksenia comes along too for the emotional support, hehe

their surnames are somewhat significant. I used to fixate on Ivan the Terrible and his father, and I gave both Olga and Ksenia surnames of Ivan’s wives. His third wife was Marfa Sobakina (for Olga) and his fourth wife was Anna Koltovskaya (for Ksenia) so... Olga is originally Vasily Borgov’s wife but, I’ve changed events in my story so that he eventually marries Ksenia instead. I’m not sure how to put that parallel into words.

#i just wanted an excuse to talk about this headcanon #mine #custom tag: olga sobakina #headcanons #the queens gambit #the queen's gambit #tqg

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