#nikolai mask

[zukkaoru]

[ID in alt]

when characters with very carefully crafted personas begin to crack and expose the truth behind the mask. nikolai, who has spent the entire time he's known fyodor plotting ways to kill him, is horrified when he actually sustains a life-threatening injury. and not only is this the first time we see him express an emotion like this, but he's also stumbling over his words - both verbally and internally - which is not something Nikolai does. he's confident. he's smug. he's a clown and the world is his circus. he's a performer and the mask stays on for everyone.

until fyodor's death is real. he never expected fyodor to be the one to die. he brought a radio with him to celebrate. he wouldn't do that for dazai. he claims he wants to kill fyodor, and he probably thinks he does, but he also didn't truly believe it was possible. he set a goal he didn't believe was achievable. except it was, it is, and it's happening right now before his eyes and--

it doesn't feel like he thought it would. it doesn't feel like freedom. it feels like a new cage you built for yourself.

[on-a-lucky-tide]

I just think NikGhost, you know?

[noa-ciharu]

This Nikolai frame I never recovered from, idk what will happen in bsd next but gosh do I need to see him pissed off more it's so hot

[temeyes]

YOU MADE MORE OF THEEEMMMMM OHMIGOSH OHMIGOSH OHMIGOSH!!!!! I WANNA LOVINGLY PUT THEM IN MY BACKPACK FOR SAFEKEEPING!!!! /aff /plat /gen /pos

I WANNA DRAW THEM ALL SO BADLY

AHSAHSA YEAH I DREW ALL OF THEM + i also made a Nikolai one last minute since a discord buddy wanted him hehe

he's my favorite i think,,,, HSHASHHS

[gaystims]

HPD Nikolai Gogol

x x x | x x x | x x x

[caffeiiine]

Psst @vypridae xan I drew them <3

[somanitez]

in an alternate universe, the strokes are hotline miami characters...

[weirdlookindog]

Nikolai Lutohin - Der Vampir mit der Maske (The Vampire with the Mask), 1977

[karmicpunishment]

okay stopping screaming abt 110 for a sec

this art fucks supremely i must say

they all look so good

[ominous-faechild]

✦ OC In Three 8 ✦

GUESS WHAT WE'RE BACK TO JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF MAKING AESTHETIC BOARDS FOR MY CHARACTERS???

(And maybe I kinda sorta already made these for an unrelated thing and thought I could/should just go ahead and make another one of these with it, haha.)

Today we've got more of the Arcane Rifts's characters! They're all major characters within the story, but not main ones, haha. Except maybe/probably Nikolai? I'm not sure about him tbh. He's either major or main.

NIKOLAI BORISYUK

OSKA ISAKOVICH

RIEKA

LIESEL

Uh oh! Good Cop Nikolai's gotten caught in the middle of a bunch of members of the khonitva! What is he going to do???

More seriously, haha, I absolutely love these guys' vibes! I'm not sure when I'll release the post with these things but I wanted to share their little moodboards, so here we are!

Since I've gotten into the habit of talking about the characters for these things, how about I give you guys some quick summaries on these guys' characters?

Nikolai is Kavo's chief of police, and is widely liked by the general population despite their overwhelming distrust of Kavo's government! He's a vykolt (ice mage), an extremely competent fighter, and generally a charming guy! I love him.

Oska is the leader of the khonitva (the main gang plaguing the town of Kavo at the time of the story)! He's been in it since its earliest days, before the dismantling of the pugabiytsy, and only became the leader after the death of his brother 5 years before the story takes place. As the images (hopefully) imply, he's an ominous figure who plays chess! Wait, no. (*checks notes*) Looks like he's just a chessmaster-planner type!

Rieka is the khonitva's healer! She has blood magic which she's able to use both to heal (duh) and offensively! Like the MC Tazin, she appears to be Jhandan and faces discrimination for it--especially within the khonitva itself. Luckily for her, Oska doesn't seem to care about that! (Anymore.) While a sympathetic character, Rieka is also a beast--she'd be able to easily beat every single one of the other thus-far named characters in a fight (except for Nikolai) and yet... doesn't? Instead sits around letting the khonitva mistreat her??? Wonder what her deal is. 👀 (I also love her. Almost as much as I wouldn't approach her with a 10-foot-pole!)

Liesel is unofficially (but widely-accepted as) the second-in-command of the khonitva. She's been been working for them almost since the beginning and is even preferred to Oska by most of the gang. Except... problem. Nobody knows who she is. Again--she's been in the khonitva since its early days, and yet the entire time she's been there she's always been masked. Wears a fabric mask over the bottom half of her face and a domino mask over her eyes, together hiding all recognizable features of her face and separately protecting from a situation where one is removed. Why in the world would she be in the khonitva for so long, and yet still be so paranoid about her true identity being found out?

OC In Threes: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Part 6 | Part 6.5 | Part 7 | Part 8

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Divider by @saradika

[doukeshi-kun]

Imagine stalker kolya dressing up as Ghostface for Halloween 😩

That'd be pretty hot of him

OHOHO he would really love that, wouldn't he 👀✨

[screamscenepodcast]

Your deadicated hosts cover the directorial "debut" of Mario Bava, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO aka THE MASK OF SATAN aka BLACK SUNDAY!

Starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson, we detail the different screenplays and film releases available out there.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 57:12; Discussion 1:15:05; Ranking 1:37:01

[rrrauschen]

Nikolai Ekk, {1935} Карнавал цветов (Carnival of Colours)

[clown-demon]

"Wh... What is this role-playing as?.... Why would you role-play with this mask?..."

[daz4i]

hm. reminds me of a certain someone. a certain little guy. that i love a lot. hmph

[witchhaunts]

Tag drop ft. dynamics / connections pt. 5

iii. ( nikolai / whalefelled ) : a jolly sailor bold that ploughs the raging sea

iv. ( &. nikolai / whalefelled ) : love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without &. know we cannot live within

iii. ( wylan / whalefelled ) : the light is dim &. you are only just beginning

iv. ( &. wylan / whalefelled ) : me &. you had a long walk home so we decided not to cry

iii. ( zaynab / whocanretell ) : i heard you singing in the cinnamon fern &. thought you were beautiful

iv. ( &. zaynab / whocanretell ) : you would be lobelia on my tongue for the rest of my life

iii. ( arthur / critica1success ) : rage &. ruin ; sorrow etched into the space where bone meets muscle

iv. ( &. arthur / critica1success ) : god forgives ; i don't

iii. ( ada / critica1success ) : burn down the house in search of yourself

iv. ( &. ada / critica1success ) : truth &. beauty are wonderful words but shrapnel is shrapnel