#rwys nadya

[serpens-dormienti]

reaper!!!!!!

[blnk338]

Do you still see Reaper as Nadya? Like in your head when you envision her, do you go back to Nadya? I just ask because I notice it’s been awhile since you’ve mentioned her as a character on here. This question is both for you blnk as well as earlier readers!

Because I do sometimes, like I envision her as Nadya and see her as Russian/Moroccan, etc but then sometimes I imagine her differently with my own things (like in my head she is white American and southeast Asian of some sort). I’m just really curious about how you view Reaper.

Hiiiii

I do! I haven't mentioned her bc I thought people would think it's annoying to mention her all the time, so I just held back for a while!

I really am glad that you're able to imagine Reaper as anyone, as that's my goal for writing her. With that, I love hearing about your Reaper! please please don't hesitate to DM me or send in asks telling me about your reaper!!

[blnk338]

LOOK AT HOW FUCKING SICK THIS IS!!!!! ITS SO COOL!!!!!

TW: gore, facial laceration

"Ithil, could that be..."

Yes! Another 'Reap What You Sow' (by @blnk338n ao3) art, simply because I can.

I went for how Nadya's face would look after the accident and before healing.

It's my first drawing gore, so this will not be 100% anatomically accurate :))

[blnk338]

I see your midwest emo Nadya and I raise you Britsh Punk Nadya (with a lil Vivienne Westwood). Valiants' art style got a death grip on me.

<spoiler> Some references in the drawing: A Lil Reaper mask, Veteran poppy, British dog tags, and bisexuality safety pins on the shoulder. </spoiler>

also, whips; (wip) still workshopping the "it ends with me" Ouroboros piece making the composition was fun af tho.

it blows me away that people make such wonderful fanart for my fics, thank you so much!! i adore the British punk nadya-- especially the pins. i think if it weren't for such demanding/controlling parents, she would've been a full blown punk (battle vest/jacket and all)

stunning pieces!!! im super excited to see what you make in the future :)

[blnk338]

i’m just thinking about mw2 and how price gets shot down in the heli in mexico and if that scene plays out similarly in RWYS and just imagining nadya absolutely just losing her mind.

bro lost most of her family in the first heli crash and now she thinks she just lost a father figure in another

anywho i would like to wrap nadya up super tight in a blanket and give her forehead a gentle smooch

im gonna be so real i almost responded with "you know what, just for you, I'm gonna kill her" but i literally couldn't because nadya's my little pookie bear schnookums and id rather eat the innards of glowsticks than do that to her

[blnk338]

i cant wait for next chapter i indulged in some nadya fanart because i love buff women

HELLO THIS IS FUCKING GORGEOUS OH MY FUCKING GOOOOOODDDD <333333 HOLY SHIT SERPEN <33 THANK YOU THIS IS SO FUCKING BEAITOFUL CAN I PLEASE USE IT AS A PFP!! <3333333 THANK YOU YOURE SO COOL OH MY GOd

[blnk338]

hi everyone crying

FAN ART FOR @blnk338 I TRIED MY BEST TO DRAW SIMON BUT I COULDNT 😭😭 this is how I imagine reaper (I’m a super pale Hispanic person LOL) I hope you enjoy I love your FIC sm!! ❤️❤️❤️🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[blnk338]

//NSFW warning

Just got gift for Simon, look how gorgeous she is!! ;)

I had no opacity brush control and a dream, but I really enjoyed this one. I hope you like it as much as i did!

(little note: the ribbon does not have any correlation with bondage, since I do believe (and have seen in a post of yours) that Nadya would definitely not be into that. This would just be a little pretty gift for Si, thats all:))

YOOOOOO OH MNYGOOOOOODDDD <3333333333333333333333333333333333333 THIS IS SO FUCKING GORGEOUS (gonna tag it as mature otherwise ill get another strike from tumblr) THIS IS GORGEOUS and you're so right on the ribbons-- she'd be cool with that but bondage ain't her thing IT LOOKS SO FUCKING GORGEOUS <33333333333333

[blnk338]

BLNK!!!! I CANT THIS CHAPTER WAS SO KJDAGJHASGDUWFAUTSFSUDFAS

SO MUCH HAPPENED AND OMG

At one point I was giggling and kicking my feet, the other I was screaming bc FUCK GRAVES LESGOOOOOO, and the otherI had tears in my eyes because I love them so much ;((

This update is definitely on my top favourites, mostly because of the end, and the middle, and the beginning. Who am I fooling atp? The whole chapter was amazing.

Anyway, here's a little sketch i made! I hope you like it :) (not sure if the image quality came out as poor as it is while i'm writing this, if so, i'm sorry lol)

As always, thank you for your beautiful writing. Hope you're doing well!! <333333

I AM SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR ART OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOODODDDDD <3333333333333 THANK YOU SM THIS IS SO FUCKING COOOLL <333333333

THANK U SM FOR THE SUPPORT UR AMAZING ITHIL

[blnk338]

Forgot to ask- What're the height differences between your characters :]

Nadya is 5'10

Ghost is 6'5

Price and Rigo are 6'3

Gaz and Soap are 6'2

Roach is 6'0

Hope this helps!

[blnk338]

GOD IT LOKKS SO FUCKING COOL!!! <3333 ITS SO NICE THANK U TAKU!!!

You do not want to piss Nadya off.

Reaper design by @blnk338 beloved! (Sorry if I accidentally drew any of her features wrong!!🙏 )

Seriously guys, go read Reap What You Sow on Ao3, it's not like you have anything better to do *shrug* /lh

[blnk338]

I'm trying to get better at portraits, so here is how I imagine Nadya looking like (I may make some changes since this is just a sketch. I also would love to here your opinion compared to your own design ideas!!)

NADYA WITH A SIDE PART OSSDJFBSODFUPSODFHDF

Hope you're doing well!! <3333333

GAWDDDDD YOU MAKE HER SO PRETTY I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!! i was gonna post mine soon im just not home rn <333

[blnk338]

i need 2 know nadya and simons height diff asking for a friend

Nad’s 5’10, Simon’s 6’5!

[blnk338]

cheeksanon made this absolutely fantastic comic :)

From this:

EVERYONE SHOWER THEM WITH LOVE <33333333333333333333

[blnk338]

AWAWAWA EEEEEEEE THIS IS SO FUCKING NICE ITS SO GOOOOOOD <33333 TYSM MARIE <:))))

i gotta cook dinner so i coudln't continue :(

Nadya/Reaper belongs to @blnk338

Welp anyway this is what i got so far, hope you like it <3 reaper prop real confused on how a civ is inside the base :))

[blnk338]

Hi! I have a bit of a deeper question I think. I'm interested to know what aspects were going into creation of Nadya/Reaper as a character? I think you mentioned before that the physical aspects are based of how you look irl, but I want to know what drove you to write her mentality and personality the way you did. For example, why did you chose her as someone who is embarrassed of her scars rather than someone who isn't bothered by them? Why the complicated past with her family? Why choose the insecurities you've chosen? And strengths? Are these also „inspired“ by your own experiences or? And etc. I love OCs and the deeper story that goes into their creation so if you don't mind sharing, I'd love to read it. Thank you!

//mentions of shit parenting, mentions of mental illnesses, eating disorders mentions

I think part of the reason I have Reaper in such a tough relationship with her mom is that I've experienced a lot of what she has experienced. I also wrote Reaper's mom as an immigrant parent, though I'm not sure if everyone picked up on it. For Nadya's story, her mom and her argue back and forth in Russian; the fights they have are that much more impactful because they both sympathize with each other in a way. Reaper's mom isn't a good parent; she wasn't ready to be a mother and she had a kid anyway, then didn't know how to treat her and got upset when the kid didn't pop out knowing exactly what to do. She'd sacrificed so much for her daughter only for her to not want to go to college, to get into fights in school, and to all-round be a difficult child. Reaper knows this and regrets a lot of how she is because she knows both of her parents, though, in the case of most of her neglect, we highlight her mother, who had to go through so much just to give her life at all.

Reaper got a lot of her trust, emotional unavailability, mental, self-esteem, and relationship issues because of the lack of her parents in her life. She blames them, especially her mother, for a lot of why she felt like a social outcast for most of her life, but there's still a part of her that wishes that she herself could have been different on her own accord. It's an internal back and forth-- knowing that you're being treated horribly but being conflicted with doing something about it because you know what the other person has lost for you.

Part of the reason I have Reaper's relationship with her mother in such a difficult place is because of my own experience with my mom. I'm not gonna vent or go into detail, but there are a lot of similarities. I am deliberately writing Reaper and her mom's story because I want to show that it's okay that some people don't end up in a perfect nuclear relationship with their families. It sucks and it's awful, and no child should have to go through neglect or abuse in any way. When we get to Reaper and her mom's end, I really want people to read it and understand that it's okay to not choose family.

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Reaper has a lot of mental setbacks due to her upbringing and experiences in the military-- I highlight these because of her physical strength. It was mentioned in the first chapter, but Reaper's been shot and has still kept running-- she's fireman carried Ghost and several other teammates through hellfire and still came out the other end. Reaper is an incredibly physically impressive person, but she hasn't taken the proper time to work on her mind. I think if I had made her hunky dory with every aspect of herself, it would be unfair and sort of OP haha

She blames her teammates deaths and Tahoma's disappearance on herself. I can't go into why, as that's a big spoiler, but she knows that the scarring can be off-putting. Reaper tends to cover up because she hates the questions that come along with the marks because of her guilt and shame-- not to mention the ever-bubbling anger that she has for Graves.

I mentioned this, but I wanted to make Reaper's upbringing difficult because I wanted to show the impacts of what improper childcare does to people. I think a lot of couples have kids just for the looks or "just to have them," or to fill some sort of nuclear dream or pressure, but not enough people have kids to love them. There isn't enough conversation about what happens when those kids grow up; Reaper is a prime example of what neglected kids might end up as. An uncomfortable relationship with touch, trust issues both literally and emotionally, and an increased chance of mental illnesses like general anxiety, depression, paranoia, and eating disorders.

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I know it might be silly, especially because it’s a fanfic, but I really do hope that people take away some stuff from RWYS. Mostly that at the end of the day you deserve to be alive and be happy. That winning doesn’t have to be billions of dollars in cash or a mansion or being the best in the world at something; that winning can be looking at yourself in the mirror and being happy with the person you see; or waking up and being excited for the day; or even just being able to enjoy a moment of peace, with or without someone, and allow yourself to be a person at the moment.

At the end of the day, you deserve to love and be loved.

There is more, but I've already written so much haha-- hope this answers ur question :) <3 and thank you so much for the lovely support, it means the world and back to me