Everyone wants to talk about the Darkling's toxic traits, but they never mention his zero self preservation attitude.
You need to keep your people safe? Tear out pieces of your soul!
A girl tries to drown you? Offer her protection!
People keep trying to kill you? You get used to it!
Idiot! Fucking moron! Look after yourself! If not for yourself, at least for those you’re helping!
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me, on cold medicine: What if when the nichevo'ya stepped out of the shadow fold they took human form as tiny children and then the Darkling had little kids that followed him around like ducklings and didn't speak but murdered people for him including his mom, would that be fucked up or what?
Me, no longer on cold medicine: What the fuck is wrong with you?
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On my rewatch I noticed that the nichevo'ya bounce a bit when they're standing, just like video game characters often do.
Thank me later for never getting that image out of your head.
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nikolai you’re still giving me gay vibes (the context just saying) and secretly pining over your new bestie boyfriend
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Evil Dark Lord To Do List:
Crawl out of nothingness of your own creation.
Rip off pieces of your own being to make some shadow bodyguards.
Go on a tour all around your country to free your people from cages.
Get a fucking Fabricator to add golden accents to your kefta.
Free more of your people.
Make sure to feed your children. They’re looking up to you after all.
Ask one of your closest confidants to maybe heal you a little? If you find them.
Now that you have your co-conspirator back, get someone to make her new, clean kefta with added black accents, because she deserves it.
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Nichevo'ya Children part 5
The Darklings followers remain. . . Apprehensive about the children, to say the least. Many are visibly uncomfortable in their presence, others refuse to even look upon them.
Genya, at least, calls them by their names. She assists in their care without being asked, brushing out hair and straightening clothes. If she fears them, she hides it well, and does not hesitate to take them by their hands and lead them to where they need to go.
The children, for their part, seem unfazed by any odd looks they get. They do not stray far from him, but they do wander about the camp, poking at things and hissing at eachother. They continue to mimic him, and it is oddly satisfying to see his own mannerisms reflected back at him.
What is most entertaining is when they mimic others. They spend an entire day following and staring at Ivan, and by the evening, are able to wear matching scowls on their faces. They sit in the workshop and listen as Vladim speaks out loud to himself, and it seems they understand him, when they begin to hand him the correct things when he asks.
They glare at Baghra whenever she speaks, and the Darkling understands why they spent so much time studying Ivan.
One by one, his soldiers become more comfortable around them. They copy David when he smiles. Genya shows them how to tie their own shoes and buckle their keftas. They learn to help carry things when given direction, and are capable of handling heavy loads despite their small size.
Soon, everyone is calling the children by name. Often, they use that high pitched voice people use when speaking to babies.
The Darkling has to remind himself that they are not real children, and a pat on the head would mean nothing to them.
They mimic, and can follow orders, but they are not alive.
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society if the costume dept for this show not only gave j.esper his flashy suits like he's got in the books, but incorporated african and aboriginal designs into them as a nod to his zemeni heritage like they did for the extras in novyi zem-
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