The Breaking of the Spell, The Red Shoes (1948)

Title: The Breaking of the Spell

Fandom: The Red Shoes (1948)

Characters: Boris Lermontov

Rating: G

Summary: The shoemaker's creation turns against him.

Notes:

• Yuletide gift for laughingacademy. Beta by Small_Hobbit, sinkauli checked the Orthodox Liturgy part.
• '... there’s as much dedication, as much religion, as there ever is in the Imperial Russian Ballet ...' was taken from the Powell and Pressburger's novelisation of the movie.

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The Red Shoes Dance On, The Red Shoes (1948)

Title: The Red Shoes Dance On

Fandom: The Red Shoes (1948)

Characters: Boris Lermontov, Julian Craster, Victoria Page

Rating: G

Summary: Someone always loses. Sometimes that means the story doesn't end well - and sometimes it does.

Notes:

• Yuletide treat for laughingacademy. Beta by Small_Hobbit.
• Artistic licence taken with regards to the Ballet Rambert. Its history (Part III's 2nd and 3rd paragraphs) was summarised from Wikipedia.

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