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"Protect them," she murmurs, the words leaving her mouth on the weary sigh falling from her lips. "Please." He regards her silently, his gaze searching hers as if there, he could find the answer to the question on his heart--one he dares not vocalize, not to her, not now. An emotion he adamantly refuses to name twines long, constricting tendrils around his heart, squeezing the bruised muscle painfully, and he recoils, in confusion. It has no place there, he decides. Curses himself for the faltering stutter of his pulse, the physical manifestation of a fleeting hope he'd carried in his heart since their 4th year. Watches that hope wither and die, to blow away like the ashes now carried off by the wind.
It is when the tension leaves her, and she relaxes in his hold that fear colder than anything he has ever known sinks its claws into his heart. Her head lolls in the crook of his arm, and when her eyes flutter shut, something shatters within him.
Or the one where Draco decides to do things differently.
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nocturne
/ˈnɒktəːn/
noun1.a short composition of a romantic nature, typically for piano.
2.a picture of a night scene.
"He fell into despair and lost all hope. . .for who could ever learn to love a beast?"
"Alina?
Her hand freezes, moments after her fingers caress a petal of the iris. She turns to face him. His dark eyes glint in the shadows, cold fury blazing in their depths. Her heart hammers, louder (it seems) than the crashes of thunder outside shaking the windows. "What brings you here? To the one room I asked you never to enter?"
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Halcyon by UnderATrillionStars
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
03 Jul 2023
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halcyon
/ˈhalsɪən/
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denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful."She felt a chill, immediately, deep in her marrow, her face grew boxwood-pale, and her cheeks were drenched in flowing tears. Three times she tried to speak, three times her face was wet with weeping, and sobs interrupting her loving reproaches, she said: ‘What sin of mine has turned your mind to this, dear one? Where is that care for me that used to come first?' . . ."
- Ovid, The MetamorphosesShe closes her eyes, aware of the soft pressure of his forehead against hers. He cradles her face in his hands; her palm is flat against his chest, her fingers spread over his breastbone. His heart beats steadily beneath her palm, the only other sound beside her own.
"There's so much darkness." The words escape her in a whisper."Does it frighten you?" The muscle beneath her hand pauses, skipping a beat. It pauses, and it seems in that moment that everything else does, too, the universe holding its breath in silent anticipation.
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When I Fall Asleep by UnderATrillionStars
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
13 Jun 2023
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The nightmare is gone now, but the things she'd done, heard and seen replay in her mind. They burn in her memory so fiercely that she's met with confusion in the face of the reality around her. She can't fathom the hand closed around her throat, crushing the air from her windpipe, now reaching up to stroke her cheek. She doesn't dare to meet his gaze, hesitates because she's afraid of what she'll find there. Remembers eyes dark as midnight glinting with fury in the shadows of falling rubble. Remembers a kindred hatred in her own as she'd slain a monster.
Or the one where Alina isn't sure if her memories are really her memories or just a very, very, bad dream.
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Set during 1x05 - Generations of Grisha raised in the LP have formed a foolproof fifty-paged bulleted outline with 2,346 individual steps on what to do when a new potential candidate arrives. When Alina arrives at the LP the residents are shocked that without them having done anything, she is already halfway through page three.
Or the one where Alina doesn't run away after the Fete.
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In This Twilight by UnderATrillionStars
Fandom Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
01 May 2023
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King & Lionheart by UnderATrillionStars
Fandom Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
21 Jan 2023
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And in the sea that's painted black
Creatures lurk below the deck
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart
And as the world comes to an end
I'll be here to hold your hand
Cause you're my king and I'm your lionheartLittle one-shot glimpses into the lives of Aleksander and Alina. Fluff/Angst/Hurt & Comfort
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A stranger arrives in Keramzin, bringing sea air and suspicion. Alina can't seem to keep out of his way.
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27 Apr 2023
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Every Monstrous Thing by Ruby_Casablanca
Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
02 May 2023
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Before:
Alina Starkov knows what it is like to be hunted. She runs and runs until she can run no more, and when a violent attack costs her the man she loves, her grief carves a hole into the fabric of the world.Now:
The Sol Koroleva rules from her throne in Os Alta, cutting down Grisha enemies without trial or mercy. Aleksander does not care how Ravka's eternal queen runs things so long as it keeps him and his mother, Baghra, safe. But when a Fjerdan raid threatens everything he holds dear, he can no longer stick to the shadows.After:
The presence of a Shadow Summoner shakes Ravka to the core. Aleksander is swiftly removed from his quiet life and thrust into Alina's orbit at the Little Palace. At first, Aleksander thinks Alina is a monster, and Alina is all too eager to believe Aleksander wants to steal her power for himself. As time goes on, lines blur. Alina's head says she should be wary of the man who can snuff out the light, but her heart says something else entirely...Bookmarked by UnderATrillionStars
02 Apr 2023
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A dying sun, a dimming moon by Aura_Wolf_Writes
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
11 Mar 2023
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Contrary to what the world thinks, Alina Starkov is not dead. Neither is the Darkling. After the collapse of the Fold, Alina faked both of their deaths so that they could start over. But Alina doesn't know why she did it, and before the first day is up, she's already questioning the decision.
Or Alina fakes their deaths for reasons she doesn't know and is left to deal with the consequences.
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- Part 1 of Sun and moon and stars of light
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23 Feb 2023
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08 Jan 2023
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Their Fate by KseniyaChe
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
28 Dec 2022
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Alina Starkova lives in the orphanage in the Keramzin estate.
One night a new boy comes into the orphanage. There is something strange about him.
Soon she will find out that he is Grisha — he is sick with this curse of Ravka.
What she will do: stay with her new friend or choose the old one?Bookmarked by UnderATrillionStars
28 Dec 2022