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I'm a little obsessed with how utterly gigantic Nik is, and I think Price always forgets about the reality of their size difference since Nik is gone all the time.

Price himself isn't small by any means, but it's always a shock to the sense when he forgets that he has to look UP at nik when they stand next to each other. Or when Nik places his hand on Price's shoulder and gently squeezes, and he had to remind himself that they're still in public. Or when they're cuddling and Price realizes that it's actually VERY hard to maneuver himself out of Nik's grip because he has an iron clad hold around his waist.

I like to think that there's a small animal like part of his brain that enjoys their size differences more than he's willing to admit to himself, and he finally gets why Soap went so insane over Ghost 😭

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new tumblr game. put in the tags a GENUINE flaw your fav(s) has. cant be something like "too kind" or "loves too much" like something genuinely bad messed up morally wrong they are or have done

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i need to think of tattoo ideas for nik, but I can't think of any 😭

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one of the worst feelings in fandom is when the canon version of a character is one of your favorites ever but their fanon interpretation is just something you want to dropkick into a dying star and watch it all go supernova hopefully from close enough that it will obliterate you and your memory of what the fandom did to them in the process

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What do you think would be some bad qualities of Nikolai, personality wise? Or his weaknesses? What makes him tick, what would he wish to change or doesn't realize he's doing it? The man is intelligent and very kind, yes, but nobody's perfect. I would like to hear your opinion on him!

ohhh this is such a fun ask

Generally, NIk has mellowed out as he's gotten older. He's had his wild (and rather violent) days, and seen where it's brought men unluckier than him.

I like to think that Nik's anger can be rather,,,explosive. He's good at compartmentalizing, and he's even better at looking the other way when it comes to more,,,unsavoury aspects of his work. while I think he's mostly worked on (ignoring) his anger issues, I DO think he's the type to hold a grudge like a mf. And when Nik is mad it is scary and it can take a lot to get him to the point where he wants to genuinely lash out. I like to think that Price has probably seen him violently angry once or twice throughout their relationship, and even one time was enough for him.

He can be lowkey controlling, and condescending mainly because he's smart and what sucks is that he knows he's smart. He's the type to give you that slow, sly smile because he's laughing at a joke that you will never be privy too. Even if he's not doing it to be mean, there's always something he's noticed about someone that tickles him lmao

I also tend to see him as having issues with being as empathetic as he feels like he should be. He cares but also not really unless you're in the small group of people he'd die for. he's good at reading emotions, but he'll struggle to relate to them.

I also have a hc that Nik was raised,,,,pretty religious as a kid and it sorta followed him as an adult. I think he still feels plenty of guilt over his lifestyle, and the acts he's committed against other people and the idea of him traumatizing some poor priest in a confessional is something that amuses me. @magicalweirdism and I have gone over it so much, and if you want a more coherent hc about it then pls check them out. This isn't a bad quality of his, but I do think it leads to him having some pretty toxic ideas about masculinity and his own sense of self that he never really gets rid of esp with the kind of environment I believe he was raised in.

Without making this even longer, I DO think that Nik struggles with depression and past drug abuse. Something about being a teenager witnessing the atrocities of war will that to you

Overall, I think NIk is pretty content with who he is. He's not ashamed of his strength and he will never feel guilty for doing what he's had to do to survive. He's had over 40+ years of figuring his shit out

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When I say "old man Price" I mean Price who is 55+ because regular Price is just that hot dilf next door you get super nervous around😭

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Joining this Fandom was a shock to the senses because why was everyone calling this 37 year old man "old" 😭

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Here are my controversial age headcannons for the 141 + others

They are some of the best soldiers in the world on a high-class team, incredibly skilled. I feel that can only come with maturity and lots of experience, like 10+ years of experience. Therefore, in my heart, this is what I feel and gravitate towards.

Soap and Gaz + Farah - early 30's (I just cannot imagine anyone in their 20's being on the 141. I think they're frontal lobe needs to properly develop more.)

Rudy and Alejandro + Alex - mid 30's (maybe a year or two difference with Alejandro being older. Potentially older since Rudy and Alejandro knew each other for 20 years but I'm not certain if that counts time before joining military. In my head it does).

Ghost - late 30's (he gives off grumpy, dad jokes energy. Plus, I love that it makes him more tragic in a sense)

Price and Nik - mid 40's ("he's 37". Both actors are in their 40's and the characters very much resemble that. I've seen the greys and the wrinkles)

Laswell - early 50's (cause she rules absolutely everything, also the oldest of all the characters)

This just feels right personally. I also like that it makes the ages of the characters align better with the ages of the actors (for the most part). I like an aged up cast, I think it more fun to explore in terms of relationships, experiences, and memories.

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THIS IS SO GOOD

thinking about nik.

fresh off a job. a long one. dead set on making it up to you. surprises you at home. corrals you into bed.

(not that you put up a fuss. you practically skipped down the hall.)

nik puts you on your back in bed. slowly, gently, and deliberate. he needs to watch how you move, how you look beneath him. his chain swings, catches the light, bouncing rhythmically against his chest. a glimmer of gold against his chest hair.

there’s a toothpick in his mouth, and he’s grinning, lazy and crooked, shifting it from one side to the other with his tongue.

you’re already close when he starts talking, voice low and amused. you feel so good, you know that? he shifts his weight, keeps his focus on you. it’s nice, he says. having someone like you to come home to. sweet like this. absolute perfection.

nik slowly drapes his weight over you when you start squirming, locking you in place, and chuckling when you bat at his arms. you don’t really want to get away. he knows you too well. i know, feels good, darling. almost too much, yes?

he lets the toothpick drop to whisper directly into your ear. he knows what you like, knows the exact words to say in his mother tongue, the ones that make your breath hitch and your toes curl. it works like a charm, every time.

they get you singing his name. begging to come, begging him to not to leave for so long again. it hits him right in the heart. makes him nearly come on the spot. consider early retirement.

he’s a bad man. he does does awful things. but he must’ve done something right to keep you around.

@shyravenns you got me with that god damn toothpick

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"attack dog soap" "attack dog ghost"

Did we miss the scene where Gaz practically says he's out for blood

Attack dog Gaz, but he's the only one without the leash. The only one Price knows will come home at the end of the night. Hell, he'll even bring something and leave it at Price's feet as he waits for praise. He did so good, didn't he?

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Please get started on NikPrice with a daughter <3

it's my favorite au 🥹

Contrary to popular belief, Price is NOT all that good with kids esp if they're under the age of 10. Which is always such a funny thing because you can tell that man is a child magnet, and little kids LOVE him

All of my ocs are black unless stated otherwise, so I'm picturing Nikprice with a little black girl that Nik SWEARS he didn't kidnap

I feel like NIk is at an age where he's one foot out the door towards retirement, and him being a father is all he needs to push him towards turning over majority of control of Chimera to Syd (with him still being involved as little as possible)

Price cannot style black hair I'm sorry but just look at him

Nik can, and he takes it as a personal challenge to put her curls into as many styles as possible because his baby cannot go outside with one default hairstyle now can she??

Price is the type to sleep in the chair beside her crib because he's seen every kind of horror that can unfold during a war, and he'd rather die than leave his daughter unprotected. Checks on her multiple times throughout the night, and always promises to be a better father than the one he had growing up.

Their daughter is SPOILEDDD from day one. Always in someone's arms as a child, and Nik is so attuned to every cry that he's Right There the moment she's upset and glaring at whoever made her cry

Grew up speaking multiple languages with English and Russian being her main ones. Has an English accent much to Nik's chagrin, and Price's endless amusement

Laswell and her wife are her godmothers period point blank

Is the most well-protected little girl in the world, and NIk doesn't gaf about morality when it comes to teaching his 12 year old kid who to defend herself

Price who never saw himself having a child let alone a daughter, and getting teary-eyed when his baby smiles at him for the first time

Not the best dads in the world, but they TRY. Both Nik and Price have mountains of repressed trauma from their own fathers, and they make it a point to be better than the men who raised them.

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Tired of Nikolai being a sweetheart. Give me smug bastard Nik. Teasing asshole. John "my (ex) husband can be an annoying prick sometimes but I still want to fuck him" Price. Toxic NikPrice if you will. I'm all here for your divorced NikPrice idea. Give me two men who are so possessive with each other yet still play it off as "nah we aren't like that anymore". Except they still can't keep their hands off of each other.

(jokes aside I love sweetheart Nik but I think he should be mean sometimes also >:] look at the size and confidence of that man! don't tell me he never uses that to his advantage)

SAME like I love Nik who can be as soft as butter when it comes to the people he loves, but you cannot look at that man and tell me that he doesn't get the occasional sick sense of pleasure from mentally fucking with someone. He's chill 95% of the time, but it's always a good rule of thumb to never let your guard down around him. Polar bear or brown bear Nik is a favorite characterization of him, but honestly, Nik always seems like a big lazy tiger that you do not want to turn your back on

But god Divorced NikPrice is my bread and butter because those two are absolutely obsessed with each other, and Nik will only admit to it with full sincerity if he's drunk enough. Price naturally gravitates to Nik's side, and Nik won't stop looking at Price with that stupid smirk on his face when he wears that one cologne he knows Price goes crazy over.

I have a headcanon that their "wedding ring" would be matching gold chains, and Nik is sentimental enough to have cut a portion off of his own chain in order to make Price one of his own. Price doesn't wear it publically, but he has an inkling that he wears it regularly when Nik isn't around.

They've both got each other so wrapped around each other's fingers it's almost embarrassing to watch them pretend otherwise. Price has gone on the occasional date or two, but it never goes anywhere but there is a noticeable change in his attitude whenever he sees Nik flirting with someone and Nik will place one big paw on someone's shoulder if they get a little too close to Price. A little squeeze will remind anyone to know their place in the grand scheme of things.

And if things get a little hot and heated during post mission celebrations then who's gonna confront them afterwards 🤭

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i was talking about girldad Nikolai with my partner and had the vision of him wearing his gold chain and then also a macaroni necklace she makes for him at school and I wanted to share bc I feel like that's up your alley (mostly bc if I think of Nikolai I think of you lol)

IT ISSSS 🥹

God, I have so many feelings about Nikolai and fatherhood because I genuinely believe that not being a father is one of few things in his life he regrets due to his career choice. And while I don’t think he’d be a worlds greatest father, I do believe he would be the kind of dad who tries his best and would start and end wars for his child

He would love his child regardless of its gender, but there’s something about him having a little girl that makes him melt the moment she asks for anything. He’s the kind of dad who would wear his badly painted nails with pride, and would dare anyone to notice the cute pink hair clips in his hair to keep the strands away from his eyes 🥹 the interior of his helicopter is covered in stickers, and he likes to point out the newest ones to anyone who asks

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Messy nik sketch 🙏

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Sorry but NikPrice getting unofficially married all over the world has infected my brain and taken root 😭 the image of Price playfully rolling his eyes because Nik got down on one knee again and asked for his hand in marriage.

Pausing just for the dramatic effect that he knows Nik loves to draw out before he says yes (always. He will never even THINK of saying no)