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good night for now!! I'm still feeling crappy for no reason, so writing is still very slow. tomorrow I'll be away for most of the day & I have plans for the evening too, but I'll try to be available on discord & in ims 💖

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@philomelia​ said : ‘ you don’t seem like the type to do what they should. ‘  | SHADOW AND BONE PROMPTS

He snots at that. “I suppose I’m not.” Perhaps he’d been different once, mostly sticking to the rules obediently in order to protect the future he’d been trying to build. But where had it gotten Dominik in the end? In a strange city, disgraced and hunted, separated from those that mattered most to him. By now he’s learned to survive, with little regards for what laws and morals determine. “But why do I feel like you’re trying to use that and drag me into shit?” There’s a mischievous spark in the young man’s eyes, indicating that he wouldn’t mind getting involved all too much. What is left for him to lose anyway? 

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SMALL STARTER CALL?? 

I think some new things would help me get back into the swing of things, so like this for a little starter, most likely lyrics/quote based!! <3

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@fablesque​ said : ‘ i can’t go in front of the king, i need more time. ‘  from linnea? 🥺 | SHADOW AND BONE PROMPTS

“That’s fine! Take all the time you need.” Dominik leans against the door frame and offers her an encouraging smile. It’s one that he’d give his own younger siblings and it seems only right to use it now for Nikolai’s sister. The thought still feels strange, but the more Dominik looks at Linnea the more he can see the little resemblances in their features. Undeniably those observations have resulted in an instinctive fondness for the young woman. “And should you feel nervous about meeting the king - I promise you it’s unnecessary.” Perhaps that’s an easy thing to say for someone who’s known Nikolai for most of his life, but that makes this assurance no less true. After all Dominik has witnessed the king’s mood just moments ago in the privacy of their chambers and he can tell that Nikolai is at least as nervous as Linnea might be. 

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good morning !! I'm still not feeling my multi, so I decided to try & give my son some attention instead ☺️ come & bother me for plotting or send me memes if you want to interact 😘

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synravki​ :

holding him close,   dominik’s words dug into him like nails,   like a knife wedged between his ribs.    it stirred something in him,   the skeletons buried deep under the ground—    sleeping,   until they were called to wake.    and suddenly he is a boy in front of his mama’s handmaid,   getting his hair brushed while the other servants by the door discuss in hushed whispers  how different  he looks from his father.      ❝   I am a lantsov too.  ❞      it is a tone he has never taken with dominik,   but his eyes darken with unfamiliarity as he pulls away.      ❝   but above all I am a man of my word.   if I say I will find a way—   ❞     his pride smarted at the implication that the wealth he boasted of was  not his own,    that he had no right to his own name,  and he was dejected to realise that  the rumours  had not left him even in a place where he felt safest.

❝   alas,  things are not different.   ❞     he added offhandedly,   his arms crossing behind his back,   spine locking straight—    no longer a boy,   but a prince.     ❝   I depart tomorrow at sunrise.   will you come?   ❞

A sudden coldness creeps into his bones, caused by the absence of Nikolai’s warmth but something else too: the realization of what he’d just said and how it must sound to the prince with all the rumours he’s been subjected to. “Kolya, please, I didn’t -” The words come out weakly, Dominik reaches out for the other one, but then he lets his arm sink again. Saying anything about it out loud would only make the hole deeper that he’s digging for himself. But how can he explain to the prince that for him there’s a clear distinction between this family and Nikolai, between the man he loves the most and the rulers that left his siblings to starve without remorse? That in Dominik’s eyes Nikolai is so much better than they are? 

He sees the change in his best friend’s posture and he feels his heart aching at the sight, at the finality of it. Then the question hits him, he knows it’s the last chance to reach out for the life they’ve dreamed of. “I can’t.” Something inside of him shatters, as he says it, eyes weling up with tears against his will. “Please don’t go. Not like this.” Perhaps he’s powerless when it comes to the journey tomorrow, but they still have tonight. Sleep will desert him anyway. 

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Rachel Forrest // Unknown // S. C. Lourie

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Dominik learned some Ravkan sign language at the grand palace & he’s always eager to expand that knowledge. I haven’t decided yet if it’s because one of his siblings is hoh or if it was just curiosity & the wish to expand his communication skills, but this my point for now.

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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. ‘ 

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synravki​ :

he knows the inherent selfishness of his question,   of his actions,    of all he’s done to escape the guards’ notice to visit his friend one last time knowing that it would be dangerous,   inappropriate,   and altogether foolhardy to even arrive at his doorstep—    but decorum has rarely ever stopped  the prince  before.    the enormity of his own greed disgusted him,   but it did not stop him from tugging dominik’s hands close,   pulling the whole of him against his chest,   arms wrapping around his shoulders as though he was the only solid thing to exist in a world that was  slipping away  from him too quickly.

❝   I’ll figure something out,  I will have them looked after.   ❞     empty promises that he had no foundation to make upon,   but  a drowning man  will pull at anything to reach for air.      ❝   I don’t wish to be parted from you.   ❞  

Despite the danger Dominik is so glad that Nikolai came, that whatever happens next they get to have this moment now. And when those familiar arms wrap around him and hold him close, he wants to believe that everything will be fine, that they will find a way to stay together. But Dominik can’t lie to himself anymore, they both know all too well how this will end. He allows himself to bury his face in Nikolai’s shoulder, to pretend just for a little longer. His family will be looked after, they will leave Ravka behind an build their own future. 

A deep breath, preparing himself to destroy the fantasies. “I doubt that you have more than a few vlachki to your own name, Kolya, it’s all the Lantsov’s. How would you support nine other people with that hm?” There’s nothing but deep  weariness in those words. “Neither do I. And I wish things were different. I wish we didn’t have to say goodbye.”  

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synravki​ :

❝   do you know what this means?   ❞      his voice was barely above a whisper,   taking every ounce of his courage to meet dominik’s unwavering gaze.     they hadn’t even parted and yet the thought alone twisted in his ribs like a knife.    this would be the last that we see each other in a long time,    nikolai realised with a terrible certainty    &    left it unspoken.    

his fingers found the other boy’s hands,   entwining desperately.      ❝    the apprenticeship could be shared,  I’m certain.    you could come with me.   ❞

Oh the offer is so tempting. Leaving this country behind, only Nikolai and him and all the things they could learn ... But they both know that this future will remain a distant dream. “Yes, I do.” His throat feels too dry, as he forces out the words and his mind tries to imagine a life without Nikolai here with him ( what a bleak prospect that is ). Dominik’s hand holds on tight to the prince’s, as if that will keep him at his side forever. “But you know I can’t go. My family needs me and I wouldn’t be able to support them with an apprenticeship, especially not a shared one.” They’d hardly have enough money for themselves, let alone any loose one to send home. 

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NEW CARRD IS OFFICIALLY UP!! there are still some small things I want to work on, but all the info should be available ^^ 

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𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. (x)

#IKARAVKI : independent, private & selective Dominik Kosyak from “K.ing of S.cars” a study in the icarus symbolism, living in two worlds, quiet rebellion, crushed dreams, brought back by Flora ( 24, she/her, gmt+1 )

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dominik will defend nikolai both verbally & physically against everyone & without hesitation & that’s the tea for today :))) 

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*whispers* your princely boyfriend's a bitch, dump him already ( IM SORRY I HAD TO / antigoneravki )

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He lets out a deep sigh. It’s not the first time they’re having this conversation and knowing his older sister Dominik assumes it won’t be the last either. “Lerusha, please stop. I don’t expect you to approve of it or even understand it. But my feelings for Nikolai won’t change, certainly not because you want them to. And I already asked you not to call him that!”

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@antigoneravki​ liked for a smoll starter !  

“I don’t need you to stand up for me - I can do that.” Dominik tries to keep his voice calm. but still he hears the anger creeping in. An argument with his sister is not at all what he’d wanted, but it seems too late to stop it now.

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