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Colorful Enigma | The Darkling
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Ongoing, First published Jun 01, 2021
General Kirigan was intrigued, to say the least.

Anya Petrova was an enigma that he desperately wanted to solve.

She was always so bubbly and bright, he was surprised she wasn't a Sun Summoner. She seemed to bring happiness to everyone around her with her ever-changing hair color and witty comments.

She was a Tailor brought to the Little Palace at the same time as Genya Safin and they instantly clung like glue to each other. 

But the thing Aleksander was worried about was what he felt when he was near her. He felt light and heavy at the same time. He didn't really know if he liked it or not.



This is an AU where the Fold does not exist. Kirigan did not use merzost and he's not immortal. There's not much drama in this story, mainly just a little bit of angst and fluff. Genya never got gifted to the queen but she still does have to do stuff for her.
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