Ink and Shadow

(AZRIEL X FEMALE OC FANFIC)

22 year old Hannah has spent months doing whatever it takes to keep her little sister safe.

Even if that means pretending their last bit of money disappearing, their car packed with everything they own, and a tent hidden deep in the Appalachian Mountains is nothing more than an adventure.

But when an unnatural storm descends on the forest and something begins hunting them through the trees, Hannah makes one desperate wish-to escape into the fantasy world that has always felt more like home than her own.

She should have been more specific.

Especially in such an ancient, powerful mountain range.

One moment, Hannah is running through the woods with 3 year old June in her arms. The next, they are falling from the sky above Velaris.

Now stranded in a world she believed existed only on the page, Hannah knows far more than any human should. She knows the wars its people survived, the secrets they buried, and the thoughts they never dared speak aloud.

But the books ended before this moment.

For the first time, Hannah doesn't know what happens next.

It doesn't help that the Night Court's spymaster doesn't trust the strange human who fell into his city carrying a child, a lifetime of scars, and a book filled with impossible truths. Yet his shadows are drawn to her, and the longer he watches, the harder it becomes to decide whether she is a threat to his world... or the one person who might finally see him clearly.

She knows his story.

He would uncover hers.

*NOTE: This book is current to the entire Maasverse as of early 2026 and contains brief mentions of Throne of Glass & Crescent City characters. Read at your own risk. Read the note, "BEFORE YOU READ," for a full list of trigger and content warnings.

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