"Quick, kiss me." I choked on my baguette as I looked up at my boss, his intense grey eyes burning into me as my jaw fell open with a mouthful of chocolate baguette. "What?" I snapped, was it just me or did my boss suddenly lose his mind? One minute he was talking about rescheduling the meeting booked at two and then he said kiss me, maybe he said something else, maybe it was miss, bliss, piss? But all the thoughts in my head were swiped away as he stood up from his chair, his tall frame hovering over me before he grabbed my arm so roughly the baguette I was holding fell out of my grip and he pulled me upwards, and the man I have worked for three years and never touched suddenly was pressed against my chest as his lips met mine. And the piece of baguette in my mouth only made me choke further. * * * Gabriel Parish needed the wealth that came when his grandfather passed away, but there was a catch, he had to be married, or have a wife of some sort for at least two years, and the 29 year old bachelor had no intention of ever getting a wife, they were too complicated. So with the advice of his lawyer, he does the next best thing, claims he had a wife and now they were divorced, only his grandmother needed proof. And that's how Aurora Rodrigues, the personal assistant of Gabriel was dragged to Greece under the impression of a "business conference" as they paraded her as his ex-wife, without her knowing. But with the whole family after the wealth if Gabriel fails, he had to make sure she doesn't find out, and he secures the 3 billion inheritance and makes sure he doesn't break his grandmother's heart.

Spoilers for Good Omens season 2!! (and not my cover art.) - - - Crowley and Aziraphale part ways after Crowley finally admitted his feelings to the angel. But it would be naive to think the two beings could simply stay out of each other's way, when it's so obvious that they like each other. Some may say, they're in love. - - - I bawled my eyes after that ending so there you go. This takes place after the ending of the second season. Everything is gonna turn out just fine.

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)

[GrishaVerse au, prequel to Shadow&Bone] <The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak.> What could possibly go wrong if another Shadow Summoner discovered her powers... in Fjerda? As the Drüsje runs for her life, the destiny's path leads her to the Little Palace in Os Alta. And to the Darkling. <You and I, Valkyrja -we are one of a kind but raw strength without training is of no worth to us. You shall master your powers and once you are ready, Valkyrja Nørgaard, perhaps we might even change the world.> *** "[...] Plus, black is your colour. Even I know that. Everyone knows that." ​"Yes, you're right, black is my colour." the Darkling spoke while he sent me one of his dazzling looks. "But it doesn't have to be mine alone." *** A soft, scolding chuckle left Baghra's lips. "You're scared aren't you?" she asked me. "Becoming just like him scares you? Power corrupts people, girl. Tell me, don't you keep wanting for more when he amplifies you?" *** {The Darkling x OC} 21/06/2021 - 🥇 in #ShadowandBone (03.05.2021 - ??)

"She is all I have." "Not anymore." - Anastasia Starkov has known nothing other than her sister and her best friend. When Alina gets taken away by the Darkling, Ana will do anything to get her back. Even give herself over to the Darkling. - Started: April 27, 2021 Ended: September 12, 2023 Shadow and Bone season one

- Maira Costov had only ever known one life. A life where she was nothing more than a cartographer in the first army and second army. But what happens when she unleashes a power the whole world knew about? A power that was written in Sankt Ilya's prophecy. A power the Darkling had been looking for longer than a Sun Summoner - 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘐 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘐𝘐 | PREQUEL TO SHADOW AND BONE 【Version I started 10\03\2021- 11\10\21】 【Version II started 05\30\22 - 04\16\23 】 All credits go to Leigh Bardugo!

ho·rol·o·gy /həˈräləjē/ noun the study of time - Seraphina Vessensky knew that it would be easy to make any man fall in love with her, even the Black Heretic himself. Her quick wits, extraordinary talents and alluring beauty caught the eye of any who dared behold her; she commanded attention. Seraphina had a secret and an agenda of vengeance. But she was playing a game, a very dangerous one at that. What happens when she gets too caught up in her own web of deceits and becomes the very thing she swore not to? #1 in genyasafin #1 in blackheretic #2 in grishatrilogy #6 in kirigan #7 in grishaverse #8 in darkling #35 in time

Blood is thicker than water. For some, this is a truth that can never be overcome. Yet nothing is infallible when burdened by unimaginable hardship. Her whole life Svetlana Starkov has only had one desire: protect her twin sister Alina. Similar in many ways, they have always shared everything. Yet, Svetlana has one secret that she hides even from herself. A power has buzzed through her veins since the moment she first learned that the lights in the sky were called stars. In order to make Alina happy, Svetlana has ignored the spark for years. However, when their regiment is attacked while traveling through the Fold she is forced to release the power within. Golden rays of the sun and silver-blue starlight come to their aid. The people of Ravka have waited for ages for the Sun Summoner but no one knows what to make of Svetlana's unique abilities. However, she herself is more concerned about protecting her sister and fighting the connection she feels to the man who changed everything. Svetlana has always lived by the saying that blood is thicker than water, nothing has made her waiver and nothing ever will. Or will it? [OC- Svetlana Starkov/The Darkling]

Persephone Jackson has been deemed too dangerous to exist. Zeus is out for her head. Her father, Apollo, Hestia, Aphrodite, and Hades send her to a place where Zeus cannot reach her but she can never return to Earth. She gets transported to a world where people can manipulate elements and monsters that are not like the ones she's slain before. She meets someone who could be her salvation from the despair she feels in her soul and vise versa. The question now is, can she pull his head and heart out of the depths of greed and vengeance? femPercy x Aleksander Morozova/General Kirigan ~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER I do not own the Grishaverse, that right belongs to the beautiful author Leigh Bardugo. The Percy Jackson series and characters belong to Rick Riordian. Any dialogue, characters, and plot that are not canon belong to me.

"Crowns topple easily. Thrones crumble like dust. Hearts cease to beat. Thorns draw blood." In a country torn into two, there should have been no room for mistakes. Especially not at the very core of the royal family. That was what she was. Yes, a Lantsov but a witch. Bloodletter. Grisha. In the darkness he longs for the country that had been his home for a great many years. A country that had branded him a heretic, a monster driven by greed, a traitor. Even in hiding, he yearns and yearns. For what, he did not know. But he soon will. A stain of red in an otherwise pristine white cloth. Either cut it out or cut yourself. ▪︎•▪︎•▪︎• The events of this book take place generations prior to Shadow and Bone. A few generations after the Fold was created. (Based on the books from the Grishaverse)