#olga gromyko

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[sovamurka]

Belarusian fantasy, please let me go 😭💙

[roncheg]

get to know me better tag meme

@idrilka, thanks for tagging me ♡

rules: answer all the questions, then tag 9 people you want to get to know better!

three ships: SEONHWI (my country: the new age), wangxian (mdzs), aaand i cant remember anything else at the moment, even wangxian feels a bit cloudyXD harry/drako in adult post-canon-slice-of-life AUs was always my comfort ship though.

first ship: oooh boy let me tell you a storyXDD it’s kind of irl RPF BUT (long story ahead!) -

here it is: i was ~15, and i was in a school hiking club, and we went on a 2 weeks mountain hike in two squads - older kids (last year of school) and younglings (like me, second to last year of school), supervised by our geography teacher. It was an amazing experience, we were responsible for everything but trail navigating and pace. 

And in the older squad (those kids were like only a year older than us but the gap felt insurmountable, they were Wise Adults (TM)) there were two leaders, two best friends, one tall, handsome and like aristocratic (but pretty outgoing) and the other one an inch shorter, with longer hair, always laughing, and he had The Guitar (TM) and was not afraid to use it. All the girls were either infatuated with one or the otherXD

So, those two cute guys, always tousling, sharing a tent (with three more boys, ‘cause limited tent amount, tents are f* heavy), laughing, constantly bickering with lots and lots of innuendos, ‘cause you know, teenagers))

And one evening almost at the end of the hike we were sitting around the campfire, and The Laughing One with The Guitar was singing the most heartfelt song about a breakup , which coinsidentally had a name of his friend in it, while looking straight at said friend with laughter sparkling in his eyes,

and my little maiden heart went - OMG are they......... you know..................... ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ 

(mind you, i live in a very homophobic country and it was as bad then as it is now, i knew in theory abt possibility of same-sex relationships only because i was a curious child who liked to read too much for her own good and i’ve found an uncensored version of greek mythology in my mom’s books on the topmost shelf; but it was like historical and not applicable to modern society in my mind, so those two guys might’ve been pretty intense to even put a thought abt that possibility irl in my head))) 

* in retrospect, a lot of my fictional ships make so much sense nowXDD i’ve just imprinted on those two guys)))*

//and if we are talking fictional ships - the first one would be Abarai Renji/Kuchiki Byakuya (Bleach)))))

last song i listened to: Иду - Танцы Минус 

last movie i watched: /last movie i watched that left an impression, i def watched smth else after but can’t recall what was that/ - Triangle of sadness. Don’t go for arthouse usually, that genre can be too pretentious or too revolting for the sake of revolting but this one was good..

currently reading: i mostly read fanfiction these days; if we mean a novel - then Thousand autumns (it’s on pause, i’m too into my current obsession)))); reread some of shorter stories by Olga Gromyko last weekend, needed comforting)))

currently watching: psyching myself to rewatch MCTNA, planning do dive into WDH’s & Yang Se-jong’s filmographies; planning on watching A league of noblemen (gifsets on tumblr look intriguing);

currently consuming: nothingTT_TT food needs to be prepared asap

currently craving: roasted tofu from that one cafe my friend dragged me to last month*////*

tagging (not obligatory! ♡) @gorgeousgalatea, @dadwife, @opticor, @rej11, @soleil-tiara, @smallwinterchild, @turtlewobbles, @maureen2musings, @notenoughgatorade

[kotikaleo]

Oh god here we go

nickname: KotikaLeo, Kotika, Koti, Murr and a bunch of old ones, but mostly Koti

zodiac: Gemeni!!!

height: 177cm (me tall. Well taller than everage)

dream job: My buisness but it pays the bills

last thing i googled: the omniva station next to my mom, because she forgot a thing and was like "honey can you mail it?" and I was like "Only if you mail me the box back full of cinnamon buns from the shop near which you stay"

They not gonna die, I will probably get them in 2 days, omniva is fast

sleep: uhhhhhh around 5???? I am so tired all day, I hate it here I need atleast 9 to feel like human being

movie that describes me most: Brave. Brave was aroace bitvh and she slayed and she gets me the best, we would be besties and boi oh boy our moms are similar. Our FAMILIES are similar woah...

favorite song: nooooooo don't make me chooosee oneeeee, I have 834 songs saved and they all matter to meeeeeeee. Okay rn I am obsessed with Naethan Apollo - Canibal, so yeeee. His voice is sooo nice demn

favorite instrument: odhwkfbskxbkwhxowgs it is hard to choose, but I would say acoustic guitar ORRRRR lena drum??? The one that Aria Math is played on. I will get tired of other instruments, but those two are are my way to ho when I am too overstimulated to exist/sleep

favorite asthetic: god boy, Anything but minimalism, beige or grey. WELL OKAY brutalism can keep grey, brutalism is cool. But like... in maximalism way. Make it overgrown, make it used, make it lived in. Lots of plants, or dangely things, or cutesy pastel style... Just not super "modern" dead spaces. But yeah with aestetiscs I can't choose one, same like with colors. I love them all too much

favorite author: Olga Gromyko. She is funny. And her characters are funny. And the way she phrases stuff is just so simple but elegant in a wise woman way. It's like... When a witch tells you the most simple truth of life, but it flips your life forever, that's how she writes.

I quote her toooo much in my real life I sometimes forget that it is a quote XD

random fun fact: Did you know that cats are on the autism spectrum??? They aren't nd in a way that it is actually typical for them to have autistic traits, but a lot of traits overlap with what we see as autism symptoms! That led me to understand and love cats even more!!!! No wonder I vibe with them more than with dogs

I taaaaaaaag @amenalyme enjoy this lil quiz my bestie and uhhhhhhhh @zu-is-here heya! and @help-im-a-gay-fish how are you doing my beautiful friend and @whoever wants

hehehe starting another tag gamee

nickname : irl i dont rlly have one?? also dont think i have one here??

zodiac sign : cancer <33

height : 5'6 (168cm maybe??)

last thing I googled: the road toll from where we stayed at the beach to home

amount of sleep: bro like 6 then i was up for a few hours then 2 more

dream job: upper high/uni teacher (specifically english and humanities) but if not idk i just wanna sit in my room with my silly little guys

movie/book that describes me the most: movie would probably be ladybird it makes me so fdahfdhalk

favorite song: atm gibson girl by ethel cain (been listening to her album recently fdhlhfald)

favorite instrument: to listen to, i lovee the sound of orchestral string instruments in pop/modern songs. to play would be drumkit or guitar

favorite aesthetics: omggg so many but i love downtown girl/rockstar girlfriend (even tho i AM the rockstar and the girlfriend ehehe)

favorite author: as of now octavia e. butler

random fun fact: my favourite potato chip flavour is sea salt and balsamic vinegar

npt <3 @zzzzzzzzzee @dandelions-fly-in-summer-skies @literatureisdying @tellme-o-muse @recklessandyoung @holdmyteaplease @strawberryloveyyy @syzygy-yzygy @svnflowermoon @ineedibuprofen @august-taylors-version @a-portal-to-nowhere @qwerty-keysmash @judeisthedude @wastedonthesebutterflies @skeelly @trying-to-be-cool-abt-it @bookscorpion73 @mandythedino @personifiedgoldenretriever @notatypicalhumanatall @isitoversnowtvs @stopurlosingme @evermore-4-life @evazlana @giveuthemo0n and anyone else that wants to join <33

[fromsiberia]

I was really interested in the book you described any Olga Gromyko “the flower of kamaleynik” but I can’t seem to find it anywhere

Any idea where I could read it?

I don't think you could find it in English, the author is from Belarus and all her books are written in Russian. But! You can use google translate if you want to at least get some idea of the book. Here is a link to the pirate library, hope you have vpn: http://flibusta.is/b/248550

[lilietsblog]

Hi hello \⁠(⁠･⁠◡⁠･⁠)⁠/ so I saw your tags on reblog of this post

And I really want to know which writers, if you are willing to share, because suddenly I am INVESTED /nf

well one of them is by Boris Akunin whose stuff i actually am not particularly into, ANOTHER THOUGH is by Gromyko!!! In the short story collection book of the Kosmoolukhi series. They’re a bg character but they FUCK in all ways including literal (ft. magically transfiguring a previously straight character into one that is Not), it’s great

I feel like there have been more but I cannot clearly remember any other alas )=

I do recommend Demon’s Dance by Zimina bc while I cannot particulary remember /gender/ fuckery per se I’d be deeply surprised if there’s none at all, too much gay density per square centimeter of text, and she absolutely writes based on the principle of “this is going to be badass as hell”

[book-witch-lily]

Эстетика Вольхи Редной из тетралогии Ольги Громыко "Профессия: ведьма"/ Volha Rednaya's aesthetics from " Profession: witch" by Olga Gromyko.

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Den from book of Olga Gromyko “Kosmooluhi”

[sidomira]

I was tagged by @ladylannister95 who is a cruel lady version of Sauron himself. As I udenrstand I have to write 5 most favourite male characters from some kind of popculture, so here we go:

1. Elrond (Tolkien Universe)

2. Avallac'h (Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

3. Jakub Wędrowycz (from Andrzej Pilipiuk's saga about him)

4. Len (from Olga Gromyko's books, he is still the cutest guy I've been reading about)

5. Adam (from "Only Loverst Left Alive)

BONUS 6: lord Shen, cause he is a cinnamon roll, change my mind.

Yaaaaaaaaay

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Пёс и Лиза

[fromsiberia]

That’s pretty accurate description of character’s relationship in “The Kamaleynik Flower” by Olga Gromyko. Except there were two A-type character who decided they have nothing better to do than join B in his quest. Yes, B tried to get rid of them, plainly saying “Go wherever you want, I don’t care, I have an important task” and it almost worked but the next second he literally fall in a gulley from exhaustion and they decided to stay with him. 

One of them was a hunter and had a giant hunting cat. They ended up using it as a pillow. 

The other was a city guardian and had never left said city in his life. 

A1: How do you know where to go in the forest!

A2: ??? How could you get lost in the forest? All the trees are different from each other.

Here's a very loose story concept, because I'm too lazy to write it myself.

To make things easier I'll use A for the tiny character and B for the giant character again. (A is a human in this)

So... reluctant companions!

A and B are forced to travel together for one reason or another. I don't really have a specific reason in mind. The reason why they travel together isn't really important for the plot anyway.

I was just thinking of a certain... ~vibe~, yk?

Like maybe A isn't too upset about traveling with B, or maybe A choose to travel with B, because A is seeking protection (which B doesn't know). From what? Also not really important.

What's important is that B isn't too fond of A in the beginning.

Maybe humans and giants just don't mix, or at least it isn't common. Maybe giants view humans as inferoir. Or maybe B just has a personal grudge against humans. Whatever.

My point is, B can't get rid of A.

You get the gist.

So after their situation is more or less established, let's get to the little scenario I was actually thinking about.

Obviously, they are sleeping under the night sky. When the sun goes down, it gets really chilly. While the cold doesn't affect B as much, because of their size, A is freezing.

In an attempt to stay warm A sneaks over to B, after they have fallen asleep (B, in fact, isn't asleep). Just after A has settled against B's side/shoulder/neck, B pushes A away with the back of their hand and rolls over, putting as much distance between them as possible. Maybe B also says something mean or passive aggressive. Making it clear B doesn't want anything to do with A.

A gets the message and doesn't try something like this again.

A similar scenario:

A isn't used to sleeping outside, the sounds of the night are unfamiliar, not having any sort of shelter doesn't help either. Because of that A is too scared to fall asleep. Thus sleep deprivation.

(Both scenarios take place in this story)

Time goes by and.... B gets used to A's presence. Slowly. Fond, someone might even say (again too lazy to think of a reason). Eventually B notices A's lack of sleep.

And here's the scene, that's the reason for this whole post:

B has settled down for the night already. A desperately wants to as well. They are so tired, but every time they close their eyes and try to fall asleep, a new sound startles them wide awake. B is sleeping several feet away from them, sometimes B's presence helps. Being close to B gives A a sense of safety, but A doesn't dare to move closer, they know what will happen, if they do. Instead, A curls into a ball, trying to block out the sounds, which doesn't help either. A is about to give up on trying to fall asleep altogether, when a giant arm reaches over them and pulls them close. Now, caged between B's chest and arm, A doesn't dare to move a muscle. Is B still asleep? Should they climb over B's arm, before B accidentally crushes them in their sleep? Or-?

"Sleep," B says in a hushed almost gentle tone, "You're save here."

Ever so slowly, A relaxes. For the first time in weeks A feels... save. Protected. Here, completely surrounded by B's body, nothing can hurt them. It's warmer as well.

In the morning A will wonder when and why B has changed their mind about them, but for now they are way too tired.

Before sleep claims A's mind, they whisper a quiet 'thank you', only audible for B's ears.

The last thing A feels is B pulling them a tiny bit closer.

[sovamurka]

sometimes having a good time means reading "a pharmacist werewolf meets a monster hunter witch and his apprentice, chaos ensues" storyline

[zyciemprzezzycie]

Za wszystko się płaci, za głupotę też.

Olga Gromyko

[nicolesquotes]

-Wolho, przecież kiedyś marzyłaś, żeby mieć wiernych przyjaciół i niepocieszonego ukochanego, którzy pomszczą twoją śmierć? No więc zafundujemy ci tę przyjemność za życia!

Wiedźma naczelna - Olga Gromyko

[fromsiberia]

When I moved to the different city I have to left behind almost all of my books. And While I obviously can red e-versions, sometimes I simply miss the paper ones and sometimes their covers. Oh, Stepyanka, planet covered with water and moss, inhabited by amebas and 499 blue birds of luck...

Damn, it’s my favourite book in this series. First meeting with nameless for now “Space Braineater” and its unwilling captain, the crew, how they became a family from “co-workers for one space ride*”. I love this book so much. 

*or more like: two old friends, two hired guys, one passenger and one “I fooled humans into believing I’m a human too, now I have to fly with them on planet safe enough and run the fuck away” cyborg. 

And yeah, great fanart too:

https://vk.com/photo1575670_456241181

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