DASHA ISAKOV AND ZOYA NAZYALENSKY FIRST MET ON THE SPARRING MAT. Fists up, a fierce determination in their eyes; two children eager to please and make their mark on the world. The raven haired girl fought like a morning dove being carried by the wind, graceful and swift. The flame haired girl fought with the force of a wave crashing onto shore during a storm, quick and steady. The fight went on for hours, neither one of them yielding to the other. In the end, Dasha was taken down by an unsuspecting right-hook and an unusually strong gust of wind; but she didn't care. She laid there on the ground, eyes trained on the heavy gray clouds above, grinning like a fool through her bloodied teeth.
DASHA AND ZOYA ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. The Squaller on the side that grew cold in the shadows and the Tidemaker the side that grew warm in the sun. Both of them wanted to be praised for their skills, both of them wanted to be seen and maybe even loved (though neither of them would admit this). And because they are truly one in the same, a fierce, sometimes unstable, relationship is formed; a man teetering on a high wire somewhere between rivalry and friendship.
BUT WHEN THE ALL ELUSIVE SUN SUMMONER IS FOUND, EVERYTHING GOES TO SHIT. The eyes of praise are torn away from the two Etherealki and suddenly the man is falling into the depths of rivalry. Dasha is relieved, Zoya is envious- two sides of the same coin.
BUT WHILE ZOYA CRAVES TO BE LOVED BY THE MAN OF SHADOWS, DASHA CRAVES TO BE LOVED BY THE RAVEN HAIRED GIRL.
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DASHA ISAKOV. . . tidemaker, second army soldier
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( i think you're made of flowers how you bloom when there's light on your skin )
ZOYA NAZYALENSKY. . . squaller, second army soldier
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a.n. who needs therapy when you can write grishaverse fics...
i am become a slut for zoya nazyalensky AND for sujaya so i couldn't resist. i won't lie the idea for this fic was inspired by show (if you haven't seen the show yet then slight spoilers maybe???) ivan&feydor and the way i *imagine the balance in that relationship works so i'm actually rlly excited to write this.
ALSO... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 100 READS ON HELLFIRE?? crazy grateful for anyone who gave it a read & voted or added it to a reading list!! <333
as of rn i'm swamped w finals & hw & sat prep but i plan on updating this and hellfire asap!
anyways i hope you guys like this & if you do any comments/votes are really appreciated!! :))
