#I loved him as Nik

[evenbettershot]

“Do you take anything seriously?”

“Not if I can help it. Makes life so tedious”

[nekrosmos]

They're going on a date 👍​

[toddtakefive]

one of my favorite things about dps is the completely irrelevant background conversations/comments you’re probably not meant to hear but are still just barely audible? like the two guys in the study room arguing over their turns on the dart board, or the guys laughing under their breath and making ridiculing remarks when knox reads out his poem for chris, or the people in the opening scenes you can hear finding their friends and saying hi. it literally doesn’t matter at all, but it makes it feel so much realer and like you’ve really just been dropped into the setting with todd on the first day.

[bytedykes]

[ID: TGCF drawings.

Colored sketch of Hua Cheng. He has a hand covering the lower half of his face. His eyepatch is shaped like a butterfly.

Sketch of Hualian dressed as each other, Hua Cheng in Xie Lian's robe and wearing his bamboo hat, his hair pulled into the same half bun, and Xie Lian in Hua Cheng's outfit, his hair fully down. Xie Lian is holding on to Hua Cheng's arm with both hands, and they're smiling at each other as they speak.

Sketch of Yin Yu from chest up. He's drawn wearing his mask. Beside him is a smaller sketch of him with the mask off. He has a neutral expression.

Sketches of Feng Xin. In one he stands with a hand on his hip, frowning to the side. In the second Cuocuo has sunk his teeth into his hand. He's trying to pull Cuocuo off, yelling "Get off!!" There's also a tiny sketch of Cuocuo, and a tiny sketch of Feng Xin as a Mii. /end ID]

some tgcf sketches!!! ive been working on how i want to draw hc and i think ive settled on something i like. yin yu's mask is inspired by a combination of what it looks like in the manhua and the shape of beijing opera masks! feng xin... get his ass cuocuo

ty @princess-of-purple-prose for the ideas!! <33

[panchulien]

Nikolai's voice when he goes "I love my work! >:3" Please. I love him so much. 😭

[shyravenns]

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

[cruesuffix]

if you love him so much why don’t ya marry him??!!! /j

(but also nikki can you kiss and make up with him already, jeez…)

[marsontherocks]

I support all Gaz ships because he's so pretty and deserves to be lusted after

[tiredassmage]

hoth-imperial_agent.exe

[nikrei]

Butterfly Boy Kon-el

Oilslick hair, sharp teeth, glowing eyes.... I don't think he's really human, guys!

I absolutely love @abacistat's headcanon about kon having a ton of fake piercings, so that's what his septum ring is here.

[nekrosmos]

Nikolai and Price going to an evening game of poker with some of Nik's "friends", John sitting with his guard up as he's surrounded by a group of dangerous international criminals, all of them carrying guns, all of them glancing at him with a curious look. Price is uncomfortable but doesn't show it, while Nikolai is awfully relaxed considering the situation.

The evening goes on, drinks, cigars and hearty laughs are shared around the table, the bets reaching numbers Price doesn't even make in half a year. It would be a problem, if he wasn't winning most of the rounds, piles of cash gathering around him as he feels the tension build in the room. One of the younger guys, another russian speaker, starts getting an attitude about it around two hours in, and Nikolai immediately puts him in his place with a single sentence Price doesn't understand, his voice booming, as intimidating as he could be, a heavy silence falling inside the room as the lad with an attitude sits back down, eyes not even daring to look at Nik. The silence is only broken by Nik again, a warm laugh leaving his lips and the other men joining him, their nervousness barely hidden.

It had been so easy for Nik to command the room, and even after the tension had diminished, Price could see how much respect these men had for him, while also clearly being scared shitless of the man. Price had rarely felt more attracted to him as he did at that moment, and the wink and smirk Nikolai gave him when he noticed him looking in his direction absolutely did not help.

John eventually left the table, excusing himself for a moment but squeezing Nik's hand briefly as he got up, moving deeper in the building they were using for their game.

A minute later and it's Nik's turn to excuse himself, quickly finding Price who immediately grabs him by the collar of his open shirt and presses his lips against his, Nik hungrily returning the kiss and pushing John against a nearby wall.

When they return to the table, hair tousled, face flustered, all it takes is one glance from Nikolai to shut the others up. This is his territory, this is where he's comfortable, surrounded by dangerous men who show him respect and never dare to cross him.

It's easy for John to forget how natural this all is for his partner, and if Nikolai brought him here tonight to assert his dominance and show off a little, just so he could impress John, well, that mission sure was a success.

[pricegouge]

[natelia-aldelliz]

Price : ... Nik?

Nik : No.

Price : Listen, if... if I don't...

Nik : Don't even. Evac is gonna be any minute now. You'll tell me later.

Price : ...ok. But you'll have to tell me what "zolawtsye" means.

Nik : *snorts*

Price : Oi, don't laugh at my accent, I'm literally dying.

Nik : You'll be fine, I'm here, I'll keep you alive.

(google told me it means 'golden one' or 'precious' btw)

[panchulien]

i want their first time to be messy and emotional as fuck. have nik crying while you're at it. the mans been waiting for this moment all his life. and now having john all to himself (coupled with the mans damn teasing) nikolai is either bursting into tears bc he's so overwhelmed or coming in his pants without even john touching him thank you very much

[shyravenns]

I'm sorry to say that toxic old man yaoi once again has me in its chokehold

[vamossainz55]

ok random and really personal but todays the anniversary of my dads passing and i was looking through his fb and i found a pic of him next to a renault f1 car and ive never seen that pic before? i got into the sport after he passed away and it always warms my heart to know where i got it from 🥹🤍