What is love?
It certainly isn't celebrating it just once a year. Love is companionship, family, friends, partner, pets, children, and that should be cherished and celebrated every day of the year.
It doesn't matter if it's going to a hotel and having a private, romantic dinner to escape your kids
(Dr. Heather Price is one of my OCs)
It doesn't matter if it's playing videogames and eating pizza in your pyjamas
(Independent contractor pilot Diego Rojas is one of my OCs)
It doesn't matter if it's staying in and watching cheesy reality shows so you can gossip about them
(Communications tech Gabriela 'Gabi' Cruz is one of my OCs)
It doesn't matter if it's sitting together on a balcony, stargazing
(Sgt. Christine 'Riot' Vega is one of my OCs)
It doesn't matter if it's cooking together and spending a night in
(Lt. Mylène 'Petra' Scholten de Ridder belongs to @eenochian AND Yuri)
It doesn't matter if it's a picnic
(Corporal Freya 'Mini' MacTavish belongs to @sofasoap)
It doesn't matter if it's travelling by the same night train, that carried them through half Europe at the very start of a Heart (and Nik renting a private carriage instead)
(Lt. Olga 'Zhar' Samoilova belongs to @nrdmssgs)
It doesn't matter if it's visiting some fast food joint in the middle of the night as a treat
(Phayvanh 'Nak' Sotsvahn belongs to @vasyandii and that's supposed to be Krueger. I don't have a DAZ model for him but tried to base myself on this beautiful profile she drew here)
Because
To be in love
Is to touch with a lighter hand.
In yourself you stretch, you are well.
(Gwendolyn Brooks)
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Know your people
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Summary: this is practically Nikolai and Zhar fangirling over the newest Chimera member, Nak. Just nice cozy moments of getting to know each other. (Just Nikolai nailing mentoring) Happens waaaay after the Matters. Phayvanh "Nak" Sotsvahn belongs to @vasyandii
No TWs.
"I'm not asking, how they are built. Ok, just describe primary defensive methods for protecting against HEAT rounds!"
Zhar doesn't even fully wake up, when her brain starts forming an answer automatically. "Three primary methods are use of stand-off armour, composite armour and explosive reactive armour, or ERA. A stand-off armour is a light layer situated in front of the main armour. This causes the HEAT warhead-"
A broad palm falls on her shoulders, and she finally opens her eyes, immediately regretting this. A meeting room falls silent as two pairs of eyes watch her. Olga raises her head from the desk, on which she accidentally fell asleep, and curses under her breath.
"I'll go make some coffee." Zhar mutters and tries to get up from the table, but Nikolai pulls her towards him for a short moment.
"Go sleep on a couch in my office. This one is stubborn - she won't calm down, till she knows this all by heart."
Nikolai gestures at a pile of schemes, texts and charts laying in front of Phayvanh, who, taking advantage of the moment, quickly repeats the material she is learning.
Zhar sighs and leaves them two to their over-protracted lesson. She was almost sure, it was illegal in some countries to deprive such a young person of sleep, right after her very first mission. Of course, every soldier, and Olga herself went through this: endless trainings, lessons, tests, deployments. But it was easier to do it all by herself, than to witness, how others have to walk down this path.
Nikolai loved to mock Olga for recruiting Krueger. "Your golden child is too stubborn for you to teach him new tricks. You wanted a seasoned professional - you got yourself one! Only he has no interest whatsoever in learning from you, commander... If I were you - I'd find someone fresh and raise them."
Usually at such moments, Zhar would look up at him and answer, “Says the guy who hired me, someone almost your age...”
"You, moye nebo, were raised by my best friend, so that doesn't count!"
That dialogue kept repeating every now and then, until Nikolai introduced Nak to others. One of the youngest members of Chimera, she was immediately assigned to the combat group, skipping a common for members of her age stage of work in the office. Zhar shared Nikolais excitement about such an incredible talented and hard-working soldier, but deep inside she was worried, that Nik will push his apprentice to the limits, just to prove his point.
Every time, Olga tried to steal Phayvanh away to give her time to rest, Nikolai was already there, behind Zhars back, whispering softly, but menacingly 'hands off, love, go train your German disaster, if you have that much free time'.
The more she watched Nikolai drill Phayvanh, the more she recognized so familiar John Price intonations in his voice. This reassured her, that Nak was safe with Nikolai.
That was, of course, until one evening Olga led her team back to the base and met Nik, preparing to meet the other group in the hangar.
"Didn't know, we were doing that infiltration this day as well. Who was on it?" Zhar already got used to Nikolai, checking if she got back unwounded, so she tries to find out fresh statuses of all their teams, while he practically scans her gear.
"Mhm, they did great, by the way. Syd is already back, Sebastian and Phayvanh will be back any minute."
Zhar frowns. "Don't tell me, you left Nak alone with Krueger... For fuck’s sake, Nik, our goal is to train her - not traumatize!"
Nikolai only chuckles, "I know my people, love. Phayvanh won't let that guy traumatize her. Never."
"You don't know what you are talking about! Krueger can be unbearable, when it comes to teamwork! Ok, I'll need a blanket for her... and maybe a bat for him." Olga takes off her gloves and grumbles something, and Nikolai laughs louder. Finally, he takes her by the shoulders and carefully turns her to face the entrance to the hangar where the car had just stopped.
Zhar awaits screams, swearing, the appearance of Krueger’s dissatisfied face, Nak’s cheeks shiny with tears. Her palms instinctively clench into fists. First, Krueger gets out of the car. Usually, by the end of the mission, he is always pissed with something: it doesn’t matter - with himself or those around him, in any case, it’s better not to fall into his hands. But now his face is surprisingly calm. Nak also gets out and whistles a low melody as she collects her ammunition, and Kruger calmly and patiently waits for her at the hangar doors to help her put everything in its place in the warehouse.
"Am I dreaming, or is this guy really doesn't try to eat anyone alive?" Olga relaxes and leans back against Nikolais chest.
He is happy, Zhar doesn't see his shit-eating grin, that might have ruined the moment. "Know your people, love. It's a two-way lane: we teach them the ways of war - they teach us their ways."
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A Phayvanh “Nak” centered poem.
Note: I’m a very tired rat , if I could make a den my life would be complete. !!(OC used as inspiration belongs to @vasyandii ) !!
GO CHECK OUT THEIR BLOG!! ( ᴖ_ᴖ )
Word count: 139
“Venus Fly trap”
C.deon , 2024
“There isn’t much sunlight here. not anymore,
May the sun come back.
Someone has found me..his hands are cold,
I have no choice but to stay in this solid state of existing,
May the sun come back.
Feed me , water me few , plosition me in the dark,
May the sun come back.
Meat! My roots have poured out from the prison I’ve laid in for years, I can’t help but to sink my Celia into their hand.
Running…running..it’s all I’ve done.
…
I see it , a new dawn. It sickens me , this isn’t my sun.
Who is it? What is it?
It takes time, patience for me to adjust to this new light.
Warmth fills me , I adapt to it
Just like before,
May my new sun stay.
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Alice and Nak
So a lot like siblings, the cousins König and Krueger often wrestle with each other, I did the same thing with my older brother and dad. And Alice and Nak get to witness it at a little get together
Alice: "I swear to the god's if Magnus ("König") breaks anything in my house I'll kill him" *said with the most love and affection possible*
After this I think I'm going to redesign Alice, I really need to get better at digital art, it looks so wonky 😭
(The character phayvanh "Nak" belongs to @vasyandii , I hope you like it)
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