Nayden

Andriy doesn’t like dirty jokes, as we can see from his resentment towards Volodymyr, who often makes them; he finds romantic interactions with women—that is, with Zoya—exhausting, although this interaction is absolutely identical to his attitude towards Apollon, Kostyantyn and Volodymyr, yet it is less taxing, whether due to his attraction to men or the knowledge that this interaction lacks a sexual context. Let us also recall how drained and devastated he was upon witnessing Volodymyr’s sexual encounter with Amalia. When Volodymyr recounts his sexual escapades, Andriy remains detached. Let us also recall his reaction to Volodymyr’s accusation of homosexuality, when Andriy suggested that the ‘defilement’ of Volodymyr’s brothers was a literal defilement, not a metaphor

"Scythians who decided to become brothers swore an oath of loyalty to one another. They would then cut their arms with a sword and pour the blood into a cup of wine. By drinking this mixture, the Scythians became sworn brothers for life. The oath-taking ritual also included an exchange of weapons."

Maybe I took that a bit too literally.

I’ve only just realised that Paul and Antoine have been assigned the colours red and white (these lads could play ‘Poland or Monaco?’, right, sorry about that joke). But that’s literally them:

I'm surprised I didn't abandon this project, but here's this cute little boy (holding a communion bread in his hand)

This is the first part, and I hope to finish painting Antoine soon (communion bread in his hands)