I don't know if this question belongs to your support or k2 support but I'll try here in hope you help me. Sorry if this question was somewhere included.

So, I just want to turn off linking profle of author. I don't have problem with css effect (.itemAuthor > a:before) which is shown when you come with mouse, just want to remove possibility that someone can click on that image and be redirected to author page.
Hope I was clear enough, and thank you for any help!