(i hate doing lineart. Hate it. I HATE IT SO MUCH. so i just cleaned up the second sketch a lil bc i HATE LINEART!!!)
ritalin, my wife
i failed
i will draw one (1) thing and lock in
brah my post got yeeted
WOOO ITS SHOWS UP ALRIGHT, IS BEEN MADE POOKIE
yippeeeee!!!! my sustainance!! thank you!!
i jus ordered custom nikto edp, i love mischaracterizing my favorite characters
ah fuck it, thinkin abt: taking public transport with kruger and nikto (especially self indulgent bc i absolutely despise my commute)
going onto a train car hand in hand with nikto and itâs not so bad at first. itâs a little crowded but youâre not shoulder to shoulder with anybody (except nikto).. until the next station over where a whole flood of people get on and it turns into nikto essentially caging you into the train wall with his body.
the thing about nikto is that he and everything about him; from his height, to his built body, and even down to the aura he exudes. it all silently commands respect. so thereâs a very, very clear distinction between niktoâs space and everyone elseâs. and all other passengers aboard tries their damndest not to step into it, at all costs, even if the train is packed to capacity.
he glances down at you, mirth twinkling in his icey blue eyes. âare you ok, rodnaya?â his eyes never leaving yours, even with the intensity of the moving train and the slight sway of the floor.
a little nod from you has them crinkling in a way youâre intimately familiar with, which is when heâs happy. his heart flutters just a tiny bit, overjoyed at being able to protect you and keep you safe, even in mundane happenings like this.
his eyes then survey the train car again, making sure that no oneâs too close to you. he leans his head down, murmuring into your ear, âlook at them, khoroshenkaya, packed together like sardines in a tin.â he chuckles (unreasonably hot and dangerous considering the situation youâre in) and gently takes your chin in his hand.
âhm, and you.. my little prince/ss. my sweetheart. iâll do whatever you ask, yes? anything and everything you want.â pressing a chaste kiss to your lips through his black surgeonâs mask.
by the time you and nikto snap out of your shared reverie youâve missed your initial stop by three stations.
oops.
ah well, riding the train in the opposite direction now just gives him additional time to sweep you off your feet..even if youâre already dating.
Ëââşâ âĄ
when the doors of the bus swing open, kruger always ushers you inside first. tapping his card twice on the reader (as if heâd ever allow you to pay for anything) and letting you to grasp his hand to lead him to your desired seat.
if space allows, heâd like for you to sit on one of those single seats, facing the aisle with him standing at your side as if he were your knight.
but if there were only those double seats available heâd assist you to sit in the window seat and him, the aisle seat. his arm wrapped around your shoulder and pulling you closer to his chest whenever the bus swerved a bit too hard.
and if there were no seats available?
kruger held onto the overhead grip, his leisurely stance very out of place with the wild way the bus turned this and that direction. his other arm was wrapped firmly against your waist, squeezing you tightly to his side.
âfaring well haschen?â his hand rubs up and down your waist soothingly, eyes flitting to yours to see if youâre doing alright.
âyeaâah!â the bus swerves abruptly again, as if out to specifically ruin your day. kruger adapts easily, catching you before you could go flying (as if you weighed nothing), arm casually readjusting around your waist.
he sighs, exasperated from this god awful driving, coaxing you to cling onto him even more.
âhold tight, mausi.â he nuzzles his mouth into the crown of your head, a kiss through his mask. your arms wrap tightly around him, more akin to a pythonâs grip than an actual hug (he doesnât mind, he never does). while bored, your eyes hone in on the way his arm tenses and flexes when he has to adjust his grip on the handle, downright ogling at him and his casual strength.
âenjoying the view, schatzi?â you can hear the smirk in his voice when his comment snaps you out of your daze.
âno.â your curt reply a little too fast, a bit petulantly as you bury your face into his chest, slightly flushed. he can only chuckle as he pats your waist comfortingly.
â âs ok mein liebe. you can have more of this view at home.â he spends the remainder of the bus ride just admiring you and your cute little expressions when you catch him staring.
the rest of the ride goes well without a hitch (ie. you didnât go flying through the busâ front windows) even if you did get tossed around a bit.
and when the bus finally stops he wraps an arm around your shoulder, ushering you quickly out of the bus and nearly shoulder checking some poor sap on the way out.
kruger is one mean bastard and impatient to boot, and heâs not afraid to show it. âtsk-ingâ when someoneâs walking too slowly for his liking or taking up too much room on walk ways
he WILL shoulder check someone for the above mentioned, he absolutely would. heâs more than willing to be rude to someone whoâs annoying you (or heaven forbid, being MEAN to you, god help them) and in turn, him as well.
if someoneâs standing too close or cuts you off when walking heâll bark out an authoritative âwatch it.â or âmove.â it always sends people packing. and if it doesnât? that nasty glare of his and murderous aura always does the trick.
has and will continue to run with you in his arms up and down the stairs. he got so fed up with the crowded stairs one time that he just scooped you up bridal style and ran up those stairs in 5 seconds flat, without even having to take a breath after.
âwhat mausi?â he questions, playing dumb and shrugging his shoulders. âyou canât just pick me up and run up the stairs seb!â you smack his chest, embarrassed. he laughs it off âwell it worked didnât it? and besides schatzi, what do i have these muscles for if not to help you, hm? iâm retired now, these are all for you.â and well. you canât be mad at him after that can you?
god help any other passengers that happen to be nearby if both nikto AND kruger are accompanying you on public transport. everybody else would be maintaining a 6ft (minimum) distance from you three at all times, at all costs. (and, hey, no complaints from you, so. /shrug/)
Seeing his face goes a bit....unexpected....to say the least.
Sfw
Imagine Nikto who drops his mask when he thinks he's alone vs you who walks into the room about to ask for his weapon details and both of you just stare for a moment because he's internally panicking and dying inside until he suddenly drops dead on the floor face first to try and cover his face and try to give himself minor brain damage to forget this ever happened because
A. You were not supposed to see that. Like at all
B. He doesn't wanna lose you just yet
And you just have to forcefully pick him up before trying to fix his already and even more crooked nose. Said nose is currently bleeding by the sheer force and weight of his drop while he's muttering apologies apologizing about how you have to look at him, as if it wasn't your choice. silently burning every time your skin grazes his in the process of you fixing his literally broken nose :((
He doesn't even register the pain of a bone being pushed back into place as you wrench his nose back into place, just his internal voice screaming at him to hide and run away from your gaze because even if your eyes as soft as they are, they feel as though you are shunning him and that's the last thing he ever wants :((
Muttering a, "no need, lyubov', we have survived far far worse" when you tell him to go to the infirmary as if you're not looking at the evidence of that with your own two eyes at the very second :((
Unconsciously he curls his hand around your shoulder, unwilling to let you go even if you try to run away. He sighs in relief, as if you don't notice his sudden grip and anxiety, he suddenly sighs and agrees, a sad almost desperate look in his eyes. But he only agrees on the condition that you come with him because he needs to make sure you won't ever leave him in the short time he's away.
Nikto who's been insane because he needs to feel your skin under his lips- or tongue- or against his skin just anything-
Nikto who wraps his arms around your waist, keeping you in place as he kisses your forehead the very second he's free from the infirmary, only a quick bandage wrapping before he can finally feel his loves skin under his lips, darting his tongue out to lick your forehead because he needs to taste your skin before he goes even more batshit crazy. Arms wrapping around your waist, keeping you still as he laps at your face like a dog with its owner after realizing you actually won't run away in fear.
Nothing but those harsh eyes turned into soft puppy eyes and his hot tongue insistent to warm up your heart all- just and only for him :((
Part: 2
Masterlist
Angst comfort with jealous Nikto? Maybe some comforting Nikto?
friends to something ambiguous guys! friends to something ambiguous and a little heartwrenching! i love friends to will-they-won't-they! anyway sorry if this is kinda odd?? ivebeen in sick and fever dreamy the past couple of days I've worked on this
there's a new man on your squad. the upper brass transferred him from a different squad, citing an influx of inappropriate anger toward certain people.
and the moment he shows up, nikto doesn't like him. there's something about his dark, leering eyes that makes even his skin crawl. but what seals the deal for him is that he immediately goes to talk to you.
he's all over you, every day. he'll squeeze between you and nikto with his trey in the mess hall, pushing nikto out. the man visits you before lights out, stripping you of the little time you have to relax. but worst of all, you don't seem to mind.
nikto knows that this man isn't good news, but he can't point fingers without a good reason. that'd only alienate you further. he stays up for days, digging and digging, only to come out completely empty-handed. god, he must be good at covering up his tracks⌠or, maybe he just doesn't have anything wrong with him.
this whole ordeal pisses him off. he can't stop thinking about your cheeks warming when you talk to your new friend, and of you dolling yourself up before you see him. oh, nikto just wants to claw his own eyes out!
maybe nikto is just jealous⌠ah, no. he couldn't be. he doesn't get jealous.
two weeks into your newfound friendship, it dawns on you that nikto isn't hanging around as often as he used to. it's only ever the new guy and you, and if you manage to catch nikto around base, he's brooding and disinterested. you tire of this. you miss your friend-- you miss nikto. what happened to cleaning rifles together and dozing off in eachothers' quarters? you won't stand for this any longer.
it's late at night when you confront him. your spare key still fits into his lock, and you still have to lift the door to open it. he's sitting straight up in bed with wild eyes watching you. he never looks at you like that. nikto always knows when it's you, doesn't he?
you shut the door behind you with a soft click, taking care not to stir anybody nearby. your footfalls are light against the cold, hard floor, and they stop once they reach the side of his bed. he hasn't reached for a firearm or blade of any sort. maybe he isn't as mad as you believed.
you move to sit on the edge of the mattress. what should you say? you had a faint outline for what you planned on confronting him about, but the moment you walked in and saw those wide eyes of his, none of it seemed all that important.
your head turns to look at him. his face is hardly visible under the cover of the dark, but every little shuddering breath gets his point across. he's upset, deeply so, but he can't just say that. he can't just⌠talk to you. it's never that easy, not for him.
but, you've come to understand him; you know when nikto is upset. and this time, you know why he's upset too.
"âŚi'm sorry. you need a friend, don't you? i haven't been one," you whisper.
you want to hold him tight and tell him just how sorry you are, but he'd never let you hear the end of it if you did. you know by now that he doesn't like being touched very often.
something brushes against your fingers. they curl as a twitch rolls through your knuckles, but it persists.
it's his hand, his fingers. his scuffed palm moves to lay over the back of your hand, and his nails lightly itch your wrist.
maybe this is still salvageable. jealousy may not be the end of this.