#konstantin nikonovich

[shebsart]

PLS I love your art and I'd like your take on Konstantin from the winternight trilogy!! He's so... layered and problematic and repressed and oppressing .....

you know if there's a sicko priest, im most probably gonna love him

bonus old sketches:

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[finngualart]

more winternight trilogy sketches!!!!! tfw God isnt listening but Someone Else far older is

#these scenes had me hyperventilating tbh #treacherous old god messing around with an easily corruptible christian disaster boy is totally my idea of a good time #winternight trilogy #konstantin nikonovich #medved

[adhd-mess]

konstantin nikonovich

How can I be righteous with that voice in my ears? If he brings her back, I will be clean again. - the bear and the nightingale

#the bear and the nightingale #the girl in the tower #the winter of the witch #the winternight trilogy #konstantin nikonovich #books #bookworm #books & libraries #book lover #book recommendations #moodboard #book edits #my edits

[shesalittlelost]

“Well, and I will rid Moscow of this golden-haired priest,” he said to himself. “If he is so beloved, his voice, should he choose, could turn the people against the prince.” -The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden.

#konstantin nikonovich #the bear and the nightingale #the winternight trilogy #katherine arden #moodboard #edits #posts #mine my own

[theladyfae]

the way i was so taken by konstantin’s twisted obsession with vasya for the first two books and how it culminated at the beginning of the third but then the second i got to Those book 3 scenes i was like. oh. like, i get why people are insane abt him and medved now. me too, even.

#i’ve said it many times and i don’t ship this man with anyone as he is cause he’s pathetic and so consumed by self-hatred but his dynamics #w vasya and medved are made so delicious by it. and its just so interesting that his hatred & desire for vasya set the tone #for other characters to read him like a book. kasyan asking how much he loves vasya and then saying hatred for her is the same in his case #and medved saying he’s not one to distinguish between monster and devil before he kisses him #and vasya looking at him looking at medved and thinking he sees a creature he loves and reviles just as he loves and reviles himself #he’s just soooo. i’m eating him <3 #also the way he sorta hates medved in that exasperated way but medved somehow loves him !? and is the only one to mourn him after !? #like yes his and vasyas mutual hatred is everything but also ‘he was mine. he was beautiful. he is gone. of course i mourn’ from a creature #who had initially made himself his god and then somehow ended up konstantin’s admirer. obsessed #the winternight trilogy #konstantin nikonovich #faera's

[booksinfact]

You know what Konstantin and Vasya both need? A sense of humor. Then they would see that they have the fortune to date the most hilarious twins ever (even if one of them is not hilarious on purpose).

#the winternight trilogy #the bear and the nightingale #the girl in the tower #the winter of the witch #medved #morozko #vasya petrovna #konstantin nikonovich #katherine arden #russian fairy tales #vasya x morozko

[cinderkaliningrad]

The Winternight: If you catch their eyes. (Boys)

Pyotr Vladimirovich (if you like DILF's):

Pyotr will always love Marina, his first wife. We have to live with that fact. He will prefer that you do not physically resemble Marina or that you do not remind him of her in any way, and if you do, he will find it hard to get over the memory. Pyotr is a good man, with a good heart and proud of his family. If you treat his children well he will keep his arms open for you and you will be one of the family.

Nicolai "Kolya" Petrovich (I know he's married and he has a son, let's say that he's single):

First you have to be someone who stands out from the crowd. Beautiful or with good attributes. He looks at the body first. He will openly flirt with you, and probably torment poor Sasha with endless flattery about you. He'll get a bit angry if you don't pay attention to him.

Aleksandr "Sasha" Petrovich (aka Aleksandr Peresvet):

Sasha has probably never noticed anyone. You will be the first and therefore special. Someone brave, fearless who can follow you on your adventures. Be patient with him, the boy is a bit restless and quite reckless. He is clumsy in giving affection and will feel bad because he would be betraying his vows as a monk. Patience and more patience. Especially with his more conservative side, don't worry. Eventually he will understand that you don't think like him and he will respect you. But he will be faithful to you and would live and die for you. You respect his freedom and his desire for adventure. If you are lucky he will take you with him on the horse.

Aleksei "Alyosha" Petrovich:

He will love you with all his heart, he will be afraid of losing you as he lost his sisters (who left) and his mother. He will want to keep you close and protect you always. He will understand everything you tell him and will always listen to you. Good match, good husband, good friend. He will be sincere with you, he will like to have little moments in the woods and fields.

Dmitri Ivanovich (I know he's married too):

He will see you behind his wife's back. His heart is with you. He will look at you first for aesthetic reasons, just like Kolya, you must stand out in his eyes in any way you can. Get her attention. Sasha probably knows about this, but he will have to turn a blind eye. He will let you call him Mitya (his childhood nickname). He'll give you expensive gifts, he'll show off in front of you a lot to show off and impress you: Dmitri Ivanovich, your heroic prince in shining armour. He will show you his snake-hilted sword, his skills, etc.

Konstantin Nikonovich:

Obsession, obsession everywhere. He wants you and now, now and for him. The toxic blond of the novel has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. First he will feel guilty for thinking about his priestly vows. Little by little he'll get over it, he won't need you to convince him like Sasha. You'll get his attention no matter what you look like, just your personality and if you're a witch, you've got him. He may try to abduct you and harass you a bit. If you want to stop him, call Medved to control him.

Medved:

If you are creative, sing well, paint well, or are good at some kind of art or activity of some kind you will catch his attention. The same way Konstantin did. He will chase you until you leave to a place where he can't follow you (Death). He's going to pick your brains and manipulate you a bit, but deep down he'll care about you. And if you die, he will mourn for you and miss you. He'll be the monster in your wardrobe (literally because he's gay/bisexual) or under your bed if you want. His bear form is furry, he might let you sleep on top of him if you let him.

Kasyan Lutovich:

YOU DON'T WANT THIS GUY TO LAY AN EYE ON YOU, believe me... Just frienzone him and if he gives you problem call Vasya.

Morozko is not here, because here we respect our Queen Vasya.

#the winternight trilogy #the bear and the nightingale #the winter of the witch #winternight trilogy #the girl in the tower #konstantin nikonovich

[lostinpages-99]

Character Aesthetic (2/?)

The Winternight Trilogy - Konstantin Nikonovich

requested by @lauralestrange7

#the winternight trilogy #the bear and the nightingale #the girl in the tower #the winter of the witch #konstantin nikonovich #character aesthetic #katherine arden

[lucimiir]

Yes the winternight trilogy is an amazing examination of the conflict between religions, a badass adventure story, and a cool romance, but the emotional core of the story is Konstantin Nikonovich and Vasya’s relationships with her siblings. In this essay I will

#which obviously both add to the greater religious conflict theme #like that’s the story I’m not saying anything new and surprising #I guess my point is that these plotlines (esp sasha and olya) are comparatively less noticeable and fun then the romance etc part #but they’re what it’s really about #the winternight trilogy #vasilisa petrovna #vasya petrovna #konstantin nikonovich #aleksandr peresvet #olga vladimorova #sasha winternight trilogy #olya winternight trilogy #morozko winternight trilogy #morozko #katherine arden #the winter of the witch #the girl in the tower

[jckthelad]

the bear and the nightingale: moodboard

#the bear and the nightingale aesthetic #tbatn #katherine arden #winternight trilogy #the winternight trilogy #vasya #vasya petrovna #vasilisa petrovna #morozko #konstantin nikonovich #solovey #the bear and the nightingale #books #reading #winter #snow #frost #snowflake #horses #domovoi

[lissalerner]

The Bear And The Nightingale group: https://www.facebook.com/share/2SLziiQf56uM4G66/?mibextid=K35XfP

*Vasya on a tree*

Konstantin: achuu!

Vasya: health.

Konstantin: Thank you God!

#the bear and the nightingale #the girl in the tower #the winter of the witch #the winternight trilogy #vasya petrovna #konstantin nikonovich #katherine arden

[apopcornkernel]

diversity win! the priest who tried to get you burned at the stake is gay!

#the winternight trilogy #has someone already made this joke #vasya petrovna #konstantin nikonovich #poppy speaks

[animezinglife]

I have such deep respect for Katherine Arden’s ability to make the characters she clearly wanted to be terrifying genuinely so. For whatever reason, it’s not a skill--or series of skills to create a desired result that comes through to the reader--many authors possess. 

Not only did she do that, but she struck that balance between dangerous, frightening, and alluring with Morozko. Frankly, she struck all different types of scary yet fascinating with Morozko, Medved, and even in another way, Konstantin. 

I’ve not been quiet about Konstantin being one of my favorite characters in that series. It’s not because I like him as a person, nor do I think he’s at all a good one. Yet he’s terrifyingly human--especially when compared to the old gods--with such self-serving interests, cruelty, and desperation all beneath a command and charisma that draws people in. All of that’s masked by good looks. He gains power and followers by instilling fear.

He’s not a priest or a true man of God like Father Sergei. He’s a cult leader. He’s intelligent, ruthless, and cunning in his own right. He obviously does some extremely unforgivable things and gets more than a little creepy in several instances, but while the old gods act in the unexpected ways you’d expect, Konstantin is another type of dangerous entirely.

I love the awareness of the many forms evil can take without ever condemning one side or the other just because there’s evil and corruption in both. 

#konstantin nikonovich #the winternight trilogy #katherine arden #morozko #medved #I don't know. I think about this series sometimes.

[clockworkbee]

#like i can't but also i really want to #reread #it #the winter of the witch #the bear and the nightingale #the winternight trilogy #winternight #vasya petrovna #vasya x morozko #morozko #medved #solovey #konstantin nikonovich #katherine arden

[shesalittlelost]

tell us more about Konstantin he seems like my kinda dude

So he is a character from Katherine Arden's winternight trilogy and he is such a piece of shit lmao.

Dude loves painting but his world is very black and white (he is a priest you see) and the 14 yo Vasya is like a colorful unicorn in it. So she upends his whole world by simply existing and he makes her misery his personal goal. He will make you want to throttle him but the third book will have you feeling bad for him coz he is just so sad and scared and pathetic while also being absolutely vile to Vasya.

#answered #asks #konstantin nikonovich #the winternight trilogy #katherine arden #i loved that series btw you should definitely read it #i absolutely loved seeing historical russia & how smoothly the magic/fantasy aspect is blended in with it #it was a very immersive read and i loved every second of it

[stheresya]

Konstantin and Medved deserved more time together as Chaos Husbands 😔

#the winternight trilogy #konstantin nikonovich #medved