Art: Napoli (ballet): Pattrose

[pattrose]

Title: The Last Stage of Grief is Drowning
Artist: PattRose
Author: sunfright
Fandom: Napoli (Ballet)
Characters/Pairings: Flora, Giovanani, Luigi, Teresina and Genarro
Rating/Category: Art is Gen
Warnings: None
Summary: Artwork for Small Fandom Bang

Link to art master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54759926
Link to fic master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54978355/chapters/139368736

Fic: Napoli (Sunfright)

[sunfright]

Title: The Last Stage of Grief Is Drowning
Author: sunfright
Artist: pattrose
Fandom: Napoli (ballet)
Characters/Pairings: Giovanina/Teresina, Teresina/Gennaro, Gennaro/Giovanina (one-sided), Giovanina/Luigi
Rating/Category: Teen/femslash + het
Genre: Literary, slice of life, romance
Word Count: 45k
Warnings: Major character death, period-typical homophobia/gender roles, internalized homophobia, very stereotypical Italian-ness (in the vein of the original ballet), mention of alcoholism, portrayal of aborted suicide attempt (drowning), grief and depression, loss of parents, loss of partner... I think that's it.
Summary: It has been ten years since Gennaro saved Teresina from the depths of the Neapolitan Gulf and the two have lived happily together as husband and wife ever since. Meanwhile, Giovanina's and Teresina's friendship has been falling apart, due to Giovanina's feelings for Gennaro - and because of the forbidden secret she shared with Teresina when they were teenagers. But when suddenly, the Gulf claims Gennaro's life, leaving Teresina alone in her grief, Giovanina feels herself slowly circling back to her old friend who has given up all her will to live, because now they have both loved and lost, and perhaps love and loss are things that should tie two women together rather than tearing them apart.
Author's Notes: A huge thanks to pattrose for making a moodboard for every single of my chapters for this fic as well as a cover! Remember to drive by their art and give them a shout-out.





Link to fic master post: This way to read!
Link to art master post: This way to see!