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)

A year after Alina Starkov tears down the Shadow Fold, she is finally able to settle into her peaceful life. There is no more war with Ravka. The Darkling, once her enemy, is now a loyal, protective husband, and a father to their adoptive daughter, Amelia. But all things must end. The Sun Summoner learns that a time of peace can become a time of chaos and upheaval in the blink of an eye. As quickly as one war ends, another can emerge. Alina must protect her country as Queen while making sure that the Darkling doesn't revert to his old villainous self, or else all they have built will come crashing down. This is a sequel to The True Saint, but can be read separately. The world is based off of the Shadow & Bone Netflix series/ books by Leigh Bardugo. Book cover art by: misticarts on tumblr ________ |PREVIEW| ------------- The Darkling raises his hand in a motion I know all too well. Behind him, a monster ten feet tall, made of shadow, forms in a menacing stance, ready to carry out his silent orders. I thought I had seen the last of his nichevo'ya a long time ago when we were on opposing sides of the war. I shake my head. "No. No, what are you doing? Wait!" I send the Cut barrelling at the monster. It dissociates into nothing only for another one to take its place. Again, I send the Cut through the abomination, but it was only a diversion. Another one forms behind me, capturing my arms to prevent me from summoning. It holds me above the ground. I kick and scream, but it covers my mouth with its long, slender arm, the other holding me securely to its chest. My breath is labored as I use all of my strength to fight it. It is futile. The Darkling approaches me, stroking his fingers across my cheek as a way to comfort me. It is hard, however, to comfort someone if you are the cause of the distress. "I will do anything in my power to protect you, my Dear Alina. Anything."

"We exist because of each other. There would be no shadows if it was not for the sun, and why would the sun be ever appreciated if there existed no shadows?" A world where Alina chooses the Darkling and he doesn't really get left alone. A world where they're one and the same. But they have sacrifices and compromises to make along the way, for their fates do not want them to be together. Can they bend their fates before breaking each other? * * * The original author still owns all the copyrights. None of the characters are my own. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing!

"The plague of 758 was a very serious issue, made worse by the Fold, Alina. Supplies were so hard to reach to the other side of the country..." "Wipe that smile off your face before talking about a plague that was made worse by your actions, then."

Highly requested fanfic by ✨one person✨: @lofsen99. So here ya go darling!;p The story starts off in the middle of the second book of the trilogy. When Alina starts having visions/visits from the Darkling. Hope you enjoy it lmao -m Disclaimer: If you don't like Darklina or smut pls don't read. This is for mature audiences only. I don't own any of the characters and I don't condone their behaviour. Do not recreate any of these scenes. There may or may not be some kn*ves involved. Haven't decided yet... Read at ur own risk lol 💀

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.

"You're lying to me," I croaked out. Aleksander didn't even flinch. The bastard knew, from the moment I wasn't in bed, that I had some idea of what he had done. Of course he wouldn't break down a door for no reason. "I don't want you worrying about it." "I'm Ravka's queen." It was more of a desperate plea than a statement of fact. "You're my wife before you're anything else," he murmured, pressing his hand to the side of my neck to lull me into the darkness of his touch, of sleep. *** Alina was safe. Aleksander was benevolent. Everything had been going perfect. But one year later, the Shu are a greater threat than ever and Alina is thrust into a dangerous pregnancy. When Aleksander refuses to give Alina the freedom she needs, old problems resurface *** DARKLING x ALINA FANFIC SEQUEL TO "MEANT TO BE MY BALANCE"

As a baby, Alina's powers were found early when she was left, glowing, on the steps of The Dukes orphanage. Raised as a Saint, and a Lady, she is the sheltered only daughter of the Duke of Keramsov who is destined to marry the King's most fearsome general, General Kirigan. Together, their union will create a powerful grisha line, destined to take on The Fold that has split Ravka in half. That is, if the Kings own obsession with power doesn't destroy them first.

Im just really obsessed with shadow and bone books and dying to read six of the crows. however, since according to my parents, reading books is a 'waste of time and money' (how dare they!?), I unfortunately, cannot have those books. and uhh....also to mention that I lack the ability of stocking an entire story into a small paragraph or something so I'll try my best. Basically, this is an AU where alina and the darkling have a kid and (obviously enough like the other fics) the darkling doesn't know about her. Now, Ik how people get completely mad at this child trope but that child later on stan nikolai aka sturmhond aka prince perfect (yayy) so i guess its okay.... i just want this fic to be everything. so its a nikolaiXoc as well as a Darklina. forgive me if i write nikolai badly since i lack a sense of humor.

this is a shadow and bone fanfic -what if the darkling won the war? what if all of Alina's friends are dead or imprisoned?