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#IKARAVKI : independent, private & selective portrayal of Dominik Kosyak, mentioned in L.eigh B.ardugo’s novel “K.ing of S.cars”. a study in the icarus symbolism, living in two worlds, quiet rebellion, crushed dreams & unwavering loyalty, brought back by Flora ( 24, she/her, gmt+1 ), formerly found on @fenixburned

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@heartvalor Zoya gets the road trip <3

“One good night’s sleep was all I’m asking for”, Dominik groans in half-serious exasperation. They are both worried, he knows that, so all he can do is deflect and not give in to the fear that threatens to squeeze his heart together, as they ride through the darkness. “I knew Nikolai would keep me on my toes, but that’s certainly not what I was expecting when I agreed to take the position. Were you?”

#heartvalor #🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] in character.#i'm so readyy

vaememes

𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚜. ( feel free to change pronouns, potentially triggering, read & reblog with caution. )

’ i look like my mother and she looked like the enemy. ‘

’ i’ve never been welcomed here. ‘

‘ keep a pencil in your hand. or else someone will put a rifle in it instead. ‘

‘ i spent years thinking i’d find a way out. ‘

‘ i’m old enough to know the only way out, is through. ‘

‘ well, i need someone to take the fall for my petty crimes, that’s all. ‘

‘ we learned some good life lessons back then. ‘

‘ one: don’t cry in public. ‘

‘ she/he/they isn’t like you. no one is. ‘

‘ you’re the one of us who believes in a higher power. ‘

‘ when i get the nerves the night before i like to have a good tumble with a stranger. ‘

‘ you don’t seem like the type to do what they should. ‘

‘ well, turns out they do need me, so. ‘

‘ you’re a terrible shot. ‘

‘ when i was young, i had nightmares about it. ‘

‘ if it goes wrong, come back. you’ve lost enough already. ‘

‘ i’ll find my way back to you, promise. ‘

‘ don’t you want to know if you’re grisha? ‘

‘ if i can’t crack this, none of us are going anywhere. ‘

‘ maybe i won’t be here when you get back. ‘

‘ what are you? ‘

‘ that’s why i’m here, isn’t it? ‘

‘ they’re all gone. it’s my fault. ‘

‘ is it true? can you summon light? ‘

‘ when they realize their mistake, what do you think they’ll do to her/him/them? ‘

‘ i know her/him/them better than anyone does. ‘

‘ i don’t know where this letter will find you. but you must’nt worry about me. ‘

‘ i am perfectly capable of washing myself. ‘

‘ don’t change my eyes. ‘

‘ i’m almost as rare as you. ‘

‘ sentimental. we’ll work on that too. ‘

‘ i can’t go in front of the king, i need more time. ‘

‘ know that when i told you about true north, i was talking about you. ‘

‘ black is his color. not mine. ‘

‘ tell me, are you so anxious to be like everyone else? ‘

‘ it would be nice to know what the feels like, someday. ‘

‘ time for a heist. ‘

‘ you managed to win us over, didn’t you? ‘

‘ training is good. well, i think it’s going well. ‘

‘ where you are doesn’t matter nearly as much as who you’re with. ‘

‘ when there’s something you want, better to act without thinking than think without acting. ‘

‘ i’ve always wanted to travel the world. ‘

‘ i like seeing you this way, i want you to be careful. ‘

‘ you never compliment anyone to their face. ‘

‘ aren’t you supposed to be scouting our way out? ‘

‘ what do you think i’m doing? ‘

‘ i think you’re flirting with that stable hand. ‘

‘ tell me, what makes one carriage faster than the other? ‘

‘ the right answer is their is no right answer. ‘

‘ it’s the horse that makes the difference. ‘

‘ no human being should be as proud as you are right now. ‘

‘ you think that’s what it is? just a trick? ‘

‘ you don’t want to keep it in your pocket for too long. ‘

‘ i’m sorry that it took me this long to see you. ‘

‘ i prefer to travel alone. ‘

‘ i’m afraid we can’t let that happen. ‘

‘ you stick with us, everybody gets what they want. ‘

‘ i’m not being anyone’s captive ever again. ‘

‘ it was my power keeping you warm. ‘

‘ you won’t get far out here without it. ‘

‘ if i wanted you dead, i would have slowed your heart instead of speeding it up. ‘

‘ you intend to kill me! ‘

‘ why would you save me? ‘

‘ so there is a brain inside all that muscle. ‘

‘ you used to call on me, on times like this. ‘

‘ when your table was messy and your bed was neat. ‘

‘ i am a witch hunter and you are a witch. ‘

‘ you made him afraid. now he wants you to fear him. ‘

‘ you’re the one who taught me how to kill, mother/father. ‘

‘ i taught you so you could protect yourself. ‘

‘ we need to teach them how to fight. ‘

‘ i forbid it. now, do you hear me? ‘

‘ it’s dangerous to go looking for the dead. ‘

‘ what you see may haunt you for the rest of your days. ‘

‘ maybe. just maybe. greed is a poor motivator. ‘

‘ true wealth is the friends you make along the way. ‘

‘ i should just tear this down now. ‘

‘ i will go north in the night. ‘

‘ no. this can’t be it. i’m not done tormenting you. ‘

‘ i will keep you warm. ‘

‘ i can’t wait to introduce you to my truest love. ‘

‘ when i got older, i learned that darkness is a place and it’s full of monsters. ‘

‘ they aren’t the monsters. they’re just boys/girls. ‘

‘ we can’t hide forever. we can run together. ‘

‘ no businessman worth his salt bargains for what he can take. ‘

‘ our enemies are threatened by your mere existence. ‘

‘ never make decisions out of fear, only out of spite. ‘

‘ well greed always worked for me. ‘

‘ the bone road ebbs and and the bone road flows. ‘

‘ handsome decoy is also not a [NAME’S] talent. ‘

‘ i’d rather starve than be a traitor. ‘

‘ needing anyone is weak. ‘

‘ you and i are going to change the world. ‘

‘ so, who actually saw what happened? ‘

‘ it came from everywhere, because you called upon it to come. ‘

‘ i have been waiting a long time for you. ‘

‘ there are no others like us and there never will be. ‘

‘ not many people surprise me. ‘

‘ fine. make me your villain. ‘

‘ they are traitors who tried to kill you. this is retribution. ‘

‘ i’ve survived for centuries. did you really think you could kill me. ‘

‘ you are quite valuable, you know. ‘

‘ the deal is the deal. ‘

‘ i’m just trying to keep warm. you should join me. ‘

‘ i’ve been warned off the job. ‘

‘ i know that look. he’s a man consumed with vengeance. ‘

‘ please tell me you have a plan. ‘

‘ i’m not against the occasional light roleplay. ‘

‘ i’d miss me too. i’m fantastic. ‘

‘ no one is ever going to believe i’m that old. ‘

‘ why does this concern me? ‘

‘ well of course certain death pays a million. ‘

‘ unlike a spider, i only need one leg. ‘

#🌠 [ 𝙶𝙴𝙽 ] inbox meme.#gimmeee

synravki:

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. ✧ dominik & nikolai.

to be the bearer of dastardly luck was a fate that seemed to have torn through ravka yet again. the wound at the centre of the map, the edges of its bleak scar still healing, was chafing again with an unnamed omen again as bone bridges & baleful blights littered throughout the country. furthermore, the king now had a demon perched on his shoulder, like a shadow looming over the golden throne in the grand palace. nikolai sat on his bed reminiscing the previous night, sinking into the soft mattress, his head gripped between scarred hands. the darkness on his fingers had deepened in shade.

he hadn’t wanted dominik there. the potential for harm was twofold for a man with nothing to defend himself with but a rifle & stubborn grit. perhaps a bullet was the sensible solution after all. but most importantly, harrowed and dejected as he was in the aftermath of it, nikolai hadn’t wanted him to witness the horror of a dependable friend lose all manners of control over the thing festering inside him.

the door creaked open, allowing nikolai a glimpse of the a sharp faced softened by concern. catching notice of the king’s instinctive alarm, @ikaravki said, ‘ my affections and wishes have not changed. ’

❝ I can’t imagine it was any worse than when I wore the dress robes that dima fedorov’s mother had sent for him. ’ family heirloom ’ he’d called it. do you remember? ❞ it was a poor attempt to make light the matter that weighed heavy on them both, between them too. even his smile was weak & ephemeral, the glimmer of a star that shone too bright, only to die soon after. nikolai rose from his seat, reaching for the bottle of brandy on his desk ( nearly emptied over the course of two days ) and filled a glass to the brim. ❝ I appreciate your kindness. but you shouldn’t have been there, dominik. ❞

Nikolai’s withdrawal, however tormenting. had given Dominik much needed time to collect himself after the encounter with the demon. It was one thing to hear that the man you loved more than life itself could turn into a monster, a creature of darkness and hunger with no remorse and an entirely different matter to witness that transformation with your own eyes. He could’ve easily died out there, they both know that.

And yet his words came from the heart, without hesitation or fear. In the end this would be nothing but another obstacle they faced together and overcame. His smile mirrored the king’s, weak and short-lived “Please, you looked absolutely radiant in that dress and you kept saying so yourself.” A quiet chuckle, as Dominik remembers their carefree days, when a rebuke from Mitkin had been their greatest worry. But then his expression turns serious again and he reaches out to entwine his hand with Nikolai’s. For a moment his gaze remains firmly on them, on the touch that has always served as a fixing point in every chaos, before returning to the other man.

“It’s hardly kindness, Kolya, it’s the simple truth. I’ve promised you long ago that I’d stay by your side, no matter what. That hasn’t changed when you first told me about the demon and it sure as hell won’t change now. You’re not fighting alone.”

#synravki #🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] in character.#BYYEEE #i didn't even attempt to match length bc my brain is ... mush #but i hope you enjoy pain bc that's what i offer you :)

I got a sudden burst of muse (lbr it was taj posting about nikolai & vasily on the dash) so I might try to be here later & give my tragic boy some attention ✌️✨

#🌠 [ 𝙶𝙴𝙽 ] ooc.#depends on how i'm feeling after work #bc rn looking at the screen is giving me a mild headache :'))

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ok but when will I get my buddy comedy with zoya & dominik when nikolai/the demon has disappeared from the palace & they have to go & find him??

#🌠 [ 𝙶𝙴𝙽 ] ooc.#LISTEN i live for my survival au #& the thought of them travelling together to find nik has something so amusing to me jxkdlhjsjkdjflsdf #hi ida reminded me of how angry I am about some of the deaths in leigh's books & as per usual that fuels my domek muse xD

synravki-a

✦ — AND PERHAPS IT IS THE GREATER GRIEF, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.

here’s to you turning another round around the sun, and many many more to come. it has been such a pleasure befriending you this year! one of the loveliest people I’ve ever come across on this site, your energy is so infectious that it manages to lift my mood up daily & I am so grateful to have met you. <3 hope you have the happiest of birthdays flora!

a 2nik moodboard for @fenixburned / @ikaravki ♡

#🌠 [ 𝙳𝚈𝙽. 𝚂𝚈𝙽𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙺𝙸 ] dominik & nikolai : i promise to find you in every lifetime #ARGHHH i'm just screaming loudly at this !!!#IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL LOOK AT THEMM 😭😭#thank you so so much again bestie ily ❤❤#also i'm glad you now share my patrocilles parallels suffering hehehe

synravki / Kolya:

he cannot imagine a more dreadful sound than the hint of despair in his companion’s words wrapped in a voice he’d sought out in the early years of their childhood, a voice he’d seek to the depths of his own grave. nikolai’s hands find the other’s almost immediately, taken between his in a reassuring clasp, urging him to understand how desperately he wished to turn the clocks on their story — to the afternoons spent in under the hot sun, toiling in the farms, learning how to wring sugar from their canes — to a time where they’d been safe, ( but not quite ) in the bubble of their own secret bliss. some semblance of that memory returns in the familiar touch shared between them, plucking a soft chuckle out of his throat. ❝ they will not. they cannot. ❞ he says with conviction that doesn’t quite reach his heart. no matter how many guises the prince dons, be it that of a soldier’s or perhaps a gunsmith’s, the shadow of a crown and the dangers it brings will follow him everywhere. ❝ and if they do, I will find you. I always manage to, don’t I? ❞ with a raised finger, he flicks his friend’s, a grin splitting over his own mouth. ❝ dominik the gloomy cloud, won’t you smile for me? ❞

He knows how foolish and desperate his plea sounds and hates himself for it. Neither of them is in control here, the world has already barged into their handmade paradise and cracks it open, more and more each day. Clearly Nikolai is aware of that truth just as much as he is, Dominik hears the doubt in his voice no matter how well concealed. The crown won’t leave them alone, though by now he feels a streak of defiance rising in his heart, telling him that he won’t let them take this most precious thing between them too. The thought makes him cling to Nikolai’s hand with the same quiet strength. Whatever might happen - Dominik cannot find it in himself to fight the prince’s confidence. After all he has come here, he’s followed him to drill, sweat and blood without hesitation. “Glad to hear you’re not regretting the decision yet. I was half convinced basic training in the mud would achieve that.” And then the corners of his mouth do twitch, until he smiles, never able to resist Nikolai’s charisma and the overflow of happiness his mere presence causes. “Only for you, Kolya the charmer.”

#synravki #🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] in character.#:))))) BYEEE

hi i’m having feels about domek’s family again :))) the fact that he knows they only wanted the best for him when sending him to the palace. the fact that, even as a child, domek never dared to tell his parents about what was happening & that the tutor used him as a scapegoat, because he understood how important this is & how much they need the income. & at a certain point he was also afraid his parents would remove him from the palace if they knew & then he’d never gain access to all the knowledge again, then he’d probably never see nikolai again & those things were worth far too much to him.

#🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] headcanon.#I'M SIMPLY WEEPING #also about how important they'll always be to him :)

𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙾𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴.

FULL NAME. dominik lvovich kosyak

TITLE(S). soldier of the king’s army, advisor & confidant of king nikolai

NICKNAME(S). domek, nik, any nickname kolya comes up with

𝙵𝙻𝙰𝚆𝚂.

𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙴𝙽𝙶𝚃𝙷𝚂.

𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙻𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙷𝙾𝙱𝙱𝙸𝙴𝚂.

○ tagged by. @synravki <333

○ tagging. @eversinging @daverialki && whoever wants too !!

#🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] study.#i'm 🥺🥺 my bby

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'Cause I'm telling you you're all I need, I promise you you're all I see. 'Cause I'm telling you you're all I need, I'll never leave.

for @synravki ❤

#🌠 [ 𝙳𝚈𝙽. 𝚂𝚈𝙽𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙺𝙸 ] dominik & nikolai : i promise to find you in every lifetime #consider this a belated birthday present <333

synravki-a

ikaravki:

“And you have me.” A vow he would repeat time and time again without hesitation. Until my last breath and beyond, may that be tomorrow or in many years hence. For a moment Dominik squeezes Nikolai’s hand more tightly. As long as he still holds on, somehow the hope remains that they’l be fine in the end, that they’ll make it out of this hell together. “It’s … nothing in particular really.” The denial comes so naturally by now that it almost makes Dominik flinch. Yes, he’s learned to hide his emotions early on, has clenched his teeth at any insult and every blow he’s endured at the palace, even as a child. But never infront of Nikolai. The two of them have always been open about everything, the good and the bad. So he takes a deep breath, eyes open and concentrating on his free hand now, that fidgets with the fabric of his trousers. “I think I just still haven’t fully realized that you’re here. It’s wonderful, but … surreal? And I’m worried for you.” The prince has willingly put himself right in the line of fire, even if there had surely been other options and something about that fills Dominik with deep unease.

the simplicity of it all seems surreal, always a little out of reach, an unspoken threat lingering behind them — looming like a shadow over their shared light. the hand taken is squeezed, as though he were an anchor and the field in front of them was the endless sea. and so nikolai smiled, like the reassuring wind that filled the sails, that could carry a ship through a tumultuous storm to safety. ❝ why worry? you know I’m always careful. ❞ it was meant to be teasing, no stone unturned between them to know how much of a lie that was. the boy from years ago had always had a penchant for trouble, but there was no true delight in it because he rarely considered the consequences — a lesson tutor mitkin had been adamant about instilling in the young prince, creative in his techniques. nikolai tilted the other man’s chin up, urging him to hold his gaze, sincere and unrelenting and unafraid of what the new day would bring — except that crease between dominik’s brows. that wouldn’t do. a soft exhale left him, and he leaned in to bring their foreheads to touch, eyes closing upon contact. ❝ then believe me when I say this — to a battlefield, to a meadow, to the end of the world; wherever you go, I’ll follow. ❞

ikaravkiarchived

I’m always careful. Dominik can’t help but raise his eyebrows at that. They both know Nikolai has a tendency to get into trouble and a concerning nonchalanche about most things. In so many instances Dominik has admired that about the prince, but now he understands that these are traits he simply can’t afford. And neither can Nikolai, not here at least. Bullets don’t care about blue blood and titles and the thought of losing him takes the young man’s breath away for a moment. Guilt fills his heart, because even these bleak thoughts don’t drown out the pure joy of being reunited with his best friend and talking to him. Perhaps that’s all that matters tonight, before tomorrow forces them to face reality again with all its terrors. Looking into Nikolai’s eyes makes the last doubts disappear, warming him more than the sun could and filling him with new strength. Then their foreheads press together, such a familiar gesture between them and Dominik closes his eyes, feeling nothing but the touch, their shared breath and eventually his heart jumping at the words. “Please, don’t let them separate us again, Kolyenka. That’s the one thing I couldn’t endure”, Dominik whispers with a lump in his throat.

#synravki #🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] in character.#SCREAMING & CRYING 😭😭#i was like yeah let's give taj a reply here for her birthday <3 #& then i realized this is probably more torture :')))#sooo ... at least i'm on brand??#ALSO EDIT NOW THAT I'VE FINISHED: can't wait until i'm home from work so i'll edit this reply later gfjdljgksdgjlsd

@safines gets a thing !

“These halls, the rooms ... they seem brighter now, less intimidating. Do you think that’s just because we’ve grown up?” The hint of a smile appears on Dominik’s lips as he looks over at Genya. They’ve both changed so much and perhaps the palace had, too. Somehow it’s still strange to move around here again, every corner so familiar and filled with all kinds of memories. But he finds it much less nerve wrecking than he’d first anticipated.

#safines #🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] in character.#i ended up in feels about this so hope this works !!#might give you more starters eventually <3

thinking about dominik before/in kos, refusing to leave Nikolai alone in his bedchamber at night. thinking about Dominik carefully putting his best friend in chains & staying with him until the sleeping potion fully knocks Nikolai out, heart bleeding as he has to watch this. thinking about Dominik falling asleep on a chair or couch, because he just couldn’t bring himself to go. but also thinking about him having the room right next to the king’s and they have built in a door, so they can quickly reach each other. thinking about dominik coming along when Nikolai has disappeared in the night & they need to find him, because he would only go mad with worry at the palace. 😭😭

#🌠 [ 𝙶𝙴𝙽 ] ooc.#i talked about this with taj & I'M SOBBINGG #like ?? dominik just hates being separated from kolya ://

icarusmagic

icarus interlude, zayn// lament for icarus, herbert james draper// icarus, bastille// the fall of icarus, réne milot

#🌠 [ 𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙺 ] inspiration.#END ME NOW :)))))

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bc i was just mentioning this to Ida & realized that I never said that here: in the survival verse with Dominik eventually being present during the k.os timeline, I will never just automatically assume that he and Nikolai are romantically linked. Taj & I have discussed this, but outside of our threads I will by default just have Dominik there in the position of advisor & confidant, as Nikolai’s best friend. yes, Dominik will always love Nikolai, but in the way that Nikolai is his home, the most important person in his life that he trusts unconditionally. their bond as friends is always the most important factor in their relationship and it’s enough.

#🌠 [ 𝙶𝙴𝙽 ] ooc.#yes this is me being an unapologetic 2nik AND zoyalai shipper what about it fjdhfjsdklg

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SURVIVAL VERSE STARTER CALL ??

will be a short thing, most likely lyrics based

#tbh MOST LIKELY survival verse XD #honestly just let me throw my son at you ^^

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