"Call off the search for your soul, or put it on hold again." A private booth, a broken heart, a girl dressed in red, at a strip club. because sometimes love isn't what it was ever supposed to be. ••• This story has a lot of more mature themes than my other works, incl. addiction, dr*g use, s*x work and toxic relationships, please avoid reading if any are subjects you don't feel comfortable with, please put yourself first <3

TW: drugs, physical abuse, torture Book Two (Frigus) is out now! Some people are just born to fight. It's not that they're born brave. It's not that they're born strong. It's just that the universe has decided that this one, this one will have grit and fire and steel in their blood. They'll face trial after trial, be broken and damaged in countless ways. But they were born to fight. Maybe it's not the life they would've chosen. Maybe they'd love to lay down their arms. But they were born to fight. It's what they know. It's what they do. It's all they can do. *** Nephera Winchester and Sirius Black have always hated each other. From the second they set their eyes on each other in the first year, the two have done nothing but bicker, and everyone thought that would always be the case, but alas, fate has an interesting way of unwinding. *** Sirius Black x OC The only thing I own is Nephera Winchester and her storyline, the rest belongs to that b*tch JKR *** Rankings (these are just for me to keep track lmao) #24 maraudersera (25.04.21) #8 sirius (26.04.21) #5 sirius (29.04.21) #12 maraudersera (1.05.21) #13 marauders (10.05.21) #4 prongs (20.05.21) #2 prongs (22.05.21) #1 siriusblackxoc (03.06.21) #17 siriusblack (09.06.21) #6 siriusblack (13.06.21) #1 themarauders (18.06.21)

A shadow snaked up my arm, a gentle caress, a brush of the night. "My name, Alina." I lifted my head. "Please, Aleksander." The darkness fell away and the nichevo'ya went still. The Grisha stopped and faced us. I barely registered Mal's horrified gaze. "Stand." My knees shook, but I pushed myself to my feet and stared into the Darkling's quartz eyes. Lifeless. Empty. Victorious. - The Darkling's forces are too great. The nichevo'ya, the Grisha, the merzost... Alina Starkov has no choice but to surrender and become the Darkling's Queen. - DARKLING X ALINA FANFIC TAKES PLACE AFTER CH 11 RUIN AND RISING (SPOILERS) I update Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays! (COMPLETED AS OF 10/6/21)