Ixora Koko is princess of a small village in Novyi Zem and Tsar Nikolai's childhood friend. It's been years since they last saw each other. They've both grown and changed immensely, pulled to each other nonetheless in ways they hadn't been before. With insecurities, merzost and the growing threat of war looming over their shoulders, they'll need to navigate their way to safety across dangerous waters. This comfort is one that they begin to discover in each other. I worked so hard on this book. Not work as in work, I just mean... Hours of devotion to this story I crafted from my head and a single character I wanted to give a nice wifey. That was how it begun. And yes. I enjoyed it in many ways. Yes, Genya wasn't smth I saw coming even though I felt a pull to her in the show itself. I wasn't planning on that at all. Yet. At the end of it all. I can't even bring myself to finish this shi- Ahem. Set after Season 2 of Shadow and Bone. I have not read the books and likely will not, ever. I know nothing except the spoilers I have been unable to avoid so... This is just a short fic by a random person. Thanks and ciao, human This book is ✨COMPLETED✨