Eda sighs through her pillow, face heating up like there's no tomorrow. She can't even handle it and the fact that her sister isn't laughing at her anymore lets her know that everything should now be taken seriously. But the word seriously was never in her vocabulary now does it? "Edalyn." Lilith sighs, sitting on her bed with a sigh. "You're no picnic, you know that?" "Thanks for the words of encouragement." she snarkily replies, refusing to look up from her pillow and forcing herself to breathe through the fabric. Eda can already imagine her sister's arms crossing over her chest once she heard the brief shuffle from the corner of her bed. "You must really love dragging me through this, don't you?" "Drag you into what?" Lilith stands up, shaking her head in disbelief. How could Eda be this...this? Ugh! "Oh for goodness sake just confess already!" - or modern au! Where Eda and Raine can't handle the idea of confessing. Not until their friends help to give them the needed push.

┍──༺⋆⋅☆⋅⋆༻──┑ Love. War. Death. Hate. Peace. Birth. What if Alina and Aleksander had spent the night together? What if their child held both the power of light and shadow? ┕──༺⋆⋅☆⋅⋆༻──┙ After she abandoned the Darkling in the Fold, Alina thought she could live the rest of her life in hiding with Mal. But 13 years later he finds her again and comes across a big surprise... ┍──༺⋆⋅☆⋅⋆༻──┑ This is based on the Netflix and book series and takes place after Season 1/Book 1. But it is mostly an AU story. I will not be including the Crows, because that'd just make it too confusing for me. So I'm sticking to the Grisha trilogy characters and my OCs. ┕──༺⋆⋅☆⋅⋆༻──┙ #2 Alina 2/06/21 #9 Darklina 2/06/21

This is a collection of some darklina one-shots and short stories. It includes: -𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 -𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 -𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 Part I -𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 Part II 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 & 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 ~Part 1 of 2 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 & 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 ~Part 2 of 2 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 PREVIEW: "You have Ravka at your fingertips, yet you crave more?" I asked desperately. "Why? Why do you need me?" "Because without you, I have nothing!" he boomed. The truth of his words rang through my ears like a record player. He did have nothing. The Darkling could lead armies, rule over Ravka, have all the riches in the country, yet he was still alone. I struggled to find words. Then, finally I came to my senses. He deserves to be alone, I told myself. He has hurt people. Taken hundreds of lives... If that was all true, then why was there still a dagger twisting in my chest? Based on the books by Leigh Bardugo

"You might make me a better man." "And you might make me a monster." ― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising PREVIEW: "I could not see it at the time," I told the Darkling. "I was too blinded by your half-truths and seduction to see clearly. You claimed me that day at the Grand Palace when you grabbed my hand in front of the King, demonstrating to the world that you had a naive Sun Summoner under your control. But I will never be yours." His colorless eyes flashed with fury and something that made them look hollow. Soulless. Inhuman. "Fine, make me your villain." I shifted in my seat uncomfortably. "But you are still my soldier," he fumed. "In my army. You are mine whether you like it or not." "I will put my self-worth before duty," I said coldly. We glared at each other through the mirror. Then, the Darkling's scowl seemed to fade leaving an unsettling glimmer of fire in his eyes. He leaned down leveling his mouth with my cheek. His lips brushed the shell of my ear when he whispered, "I will break you eventually. With time, you will see." ________________ If the Darkling succeeded in making Alina a monster, what would Alina act like under the Darkling's spell. Would she be cold and callous or would she try to fight it-would she try to be good? If you read my other Darklina book "The True Saint", this one is the opposite (although it does not connect with my other book so it can be read separately). Instead of Alina making Aleksander a better man, she becomes a monster. This takes place the night of the Winter Fete and continues until the end of Ruin & Rising. What would happen if Alina did not run that night and instead confronted the Darkling about her new knowledge of the Black Heretic? This book is a retelling of the Grisha trilogy if she had stayed-combining elements of the books and the show. ________________ Cover art by: morgana0anagrom Characters and universe created by: Leigh Bardugo #1 darklina 3/28 #1 thegrishaverse 12/29 #2 alina 1/14

Alina Starkov expected to wake up on a ship sailing across the True Sea, one that would take her far from Ravka, far from the Darkling and his mad crusade. Instead, she awoke in Os Alta to a devastating truth: the war was won nearly a century ago, her first love was dead, and she remembered nothing. Not even that, as part of her surrender, she agreed to a political marriage.

After the war, Alina and Mal decided to rebuild the orphanage in Keramzin. Alina was no longer a sun summoner. Or was she? She could sometimes still feel a flicker of power residing in her. But not just the light. The dark was inside her still as well. But the Darkling is dead, right? Aleksander was dead and burned, never to return to the land of the living. At least, that was what she thought... DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR LIKE THE GRISHAVERSE AT ALL. THAT HONOR BELONGS TO LEIGH BARDUGO English is not my native language so forgive me if I make a mistake! Enjoy reading ;)

A darklina story~How would the story end if the battle at the climax of Seige & Storm between Alina and the Darkling happened at a different place and time-After the Darkling became the reigning king. What would have happened if the Sun Summoner surrendered? Alina Starkov struggles with her feelings towards Aleksander and protecting her country. She is forced into decisions that she did not want to make while at the Grand Palace. The Sun Summoner loses even more control over her life after her marriage to the Darkling. She must gain back control and find a way to save Aleksander's humanity; the lives of innumerous innocent people depend on it. This story is based on the Shadow and Bone trilogy combined with the Netflix show. Characters and universe created by Leigh Bardugo. ___________ Once I have calmed down, he lets go and leans back in his chair placed beside me. The Darkling just sits there and stares at me, observing me the way he always does. Moments pass, I become frustrated and snap at him. "Well? Are you going to yell at me? Hurt me? Tell me how you are the only one that I am equivalent to in my eternal life, so I should rely solely on you? He raises an eyebrow. "All of those would be sufficient options, but no." I scoff in response before asking, "then... what are you going to do with me?" He reaches out and traces the features of my jaw and face. He replies, "well that will depend on you." "Me?" I ask warily. He moves a strand of hair out of my face and continues to caress my cheek. "Yes," he exhales. "I don't want you to hate me, Alina. It is up to you to decide whether you want me to be your villain or your husband." #1 darklina 10/24 #1 shadowandbone 12/22 #1 fantasy-romance 2/24 #1 darkling 8/24

Ravka is in danger, Alina sacrifices herself by going with the Darkling to the Little Palace to strengthen her power to use in the Fold. Alina orders Mal and the gang to find the last two Morozova Amplifiers so that she can defeat the Darkling once and for all. Will Alina continue her plan to defeat the Darkling from the inside or will she find herself in a compromising situation with him that will make her rethink everything that she planned? 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓: ❝He was every sensual dark thought I ever had and I didn't mind indulging it at full force.❞ 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒: #1 aleksandermorzova (19/08/2021) #1 nikolailantsov (28/08/2021) #2 thedarkling (19/02/2022) 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 28/04/2021

It has been more than a year since Alina Oretsev (formerly known as Alina Starkov) has tried to shake off the events that destroyed the Shadow Fold and that stripped her of her Sun Summoner's powers. The events that took his life - the life of the Darkling, also known as Aleksander Morozova, The Black Heretic or The Shadow King. Alina is now married to Malyen Oretsev, which she such desperately wanted some time ago. Everything seems to be going like she once wished, allowing her to nearly forget about her being the former Grisha and about all political conflicts constantly tormenting Ravka after the Darkling's death. But Mal pushes her to have a child with him and Alina is only 19 - which means she's not ready for it. The constant pressure from her husband awakens the unknown feelings, evoking shadows that the former Sun Summoner had been so disgusted with not that long ago. But he's dead, so that's impossible... isn't it? However, there is something that Alina hasn't known yet. After killing Aleksander Morozova by her own hands she unnecessarily kept a knife which had taken his life. It was a huge mistake. She even unnecessarily hid this knife as her greatest treasure... ***************** Will jealousy release the dark part of Alina's nature? The darkness is alluring, the power is even more tempting. Soon Alina will understand what she once rejected and whether it was good choice for her. Especially when the Healer named Katya Nemerov decides to remove her from the path of her possible happiness at all costs... ***************** Adult content (16+) will appear from about halfway through the story. First published: 02/09/2022. Cover art by: Rachel Hanke

Aleksander didn't expect their tether to be so strong. He is drawn to her and he just doesn't want to resist this pull, he had already waited long enough to find her. Or: What if Baghra hadn't come to rescue her? Not the common smut where they fuck after he comes back to her. There's plenty of that. I mean, no one ever thought that she could find out about Marie's death? Little fluff (to much fluff for the Darkling's mind). The story will go deeper in the explanation of their bond (there will be telepathy), and a grey, maybe a little OOC, Alina. Before this if you want you can read my other story 'The best thing that life ever gave him' set before the fete and from the Darkling's point of view. All my stories are also on Ao3 and FanFiction.net