My epilogue for R&R.
The night of the fete, the Darkling visits Alina's room after all. A what-if scenario, based on the idea that Baghra never came, and he did.
In the conservatory at Tomikyana, Alina tells Mal what their story would have been if the Grisha Examiners had discovered her power. This is that tale, from the very beginning, to the bitter end. (AlinaxMal, AlinaxDarkling)
Since the death of the previous Darkling, it's only been a matter of time... (Takes place after Ruin and Rising)
Power is a greedy animal, all consuming and merciless. Alina thinks she can be the balance to the Darkling's desires, but she is not immune to what is infinite. An AU where Mal dies, Alina doesn't lose her powers, and the Darkling gets to live. Rating to possibly change. Alarkling, Nikolina.
"…but show him mercy, let him live, and I will serve you gladly. I will spend the rest of my days proving my gratitude." Canon divergent AU, where the Darkling decides to take Alina's offer, and the stag's antlers remain a collar. Nikolai/Alina, Darkling/Alina, and Mal/Alina. Darker themes.
"I'm not done lying to myself," she tells him. A sequel to "Nice Guys".
Set in an ambiguous time during Shadow & Bone. For the angst meme on tumblr, prompt: "Don't listen to them. Don't you EVER listen to them."
You win, of course; because you are Light and he is Dark, you are Good and he is Evil. And that's the way the world works. AU.
The Darkling was once a thirteen-year-old boy who promised to make the world safe enough for Grisha so that they could be seen as Ravkan and not just Grisha. Set in between that and the events of the Grisha Trilogy, this is the tale of Aleksander, two Lantsov siblings, and the very beginning of "The Darkling". Eventual slash. Aleksander(The Darkling)xOC
Alina Starkov jamás había destacado en nada, hasta que llegó el. "Alina no pensaba que era algo especial. Aleksander Morozova sí lo hacía."
Chiaroscuro; the use of strong contrasts between light and dark. Fifty sentences on the relationship between Alina and the Darkling.