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Darklina/Alarkling Fic Rec Thread
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so darkness I became (M, 2K)
A taste of Dark Alina in a future where she & the Darkling rule together, two halves of the same rotten whole. It’s delicious.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/985345
A taste of Dark Alina in a future where she & the Darkling rule together, two halves of the same rotten whole. It’s delicious.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/985345
Surrender (T, 2K, cw pregnancy)
A ‘what could have been’ AU where Alina & Aleksander have a child. This is a forever fave. It’s as beautiful as it is short and it made me cry into my pillow at 2am.
A ‘what could have been’ AU where Alina & Aleksander have a child. This is a forever fave. It’s as beautiful as it is short and it made me cry into my pillow at 2am.
Lone Candles (T, 82K)
A gorgeous, gorgeous reincarnation fic told over four lifetimes. It’s got a dreamy, fairytale quality to it that I adore. Highly recommend.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2168904
A gorgeous, gorgeous reincarnation fic told over four lifetimes. It’s got a dreamy, fairytale quality to it that I adore. Highly recommend.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2168904
Most Ardently (G, 26K)
It’s a Pride & Prejudice AU which means I automatically love it. Great writing, fabulous repartee, a really fun read.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27598021/chapters/67514851
It’s a Pride & Prejudice AU which means I automatically love it. Great writing, fabulous repartee, a really fun read.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27598021/chapters/67514851
walk on grass, walk on fire (M, 8K)
Modern AU where the Darkling is the President’s son and Alina is Russia’s darling. They clash in all the best ways. The BANTER
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1450657/chapters/3054205
Modern AU where the Darkling is the President’s son and Alina is Russia’s darling. They clash in all the best ways. The BANTER
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1450657/chapters/3054205
Collision (G, 1K)
The one where Kaz & Inej meet/are starstruck by Alina & the Darkling. This is what fic was invented for and it’s glorious.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15780309
The one where Kaz & Inej meet/are starstruck by Alina & the Darkling. This is what fic was invented for and it’s glorious.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15780309
Balance (T, 7K)
A beautifully written take on the ending of the last book, wherein Alina & Aleksander are both stuck in a “purgatory” of sorts. Really evocative.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/17771657
Sequels:
Lovely https://archiveofourown.org/works/17923397
For Now, Forever https://archiveofourown.org/works/18793270
A beautifully written take on the ending of the last book, wherein Alina & Aleksander are both stuck in a “purgatory” of sorts. Really evocative.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/17771657
Sequels:
Lovely https://archiveofourown.org/works/17923397
For Now, Forever https://archiveofourown.org/works/18793270
my guiding beast (T, 14, cw illness and self-harm)
This is essentially Alina’s descent into villainy as she chooses the Darkling over Mal and Nikolai after Siege and Storm. I love the way her corruption arc unfolds.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28123422
This is essentially Alina’s descent into villainy as she chooses the Darkling over Mal and Nikolai after Siege and Storm. I love the way her corruption arc unfolds.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28123422
A Kind Of Paradise (E, 84K)
Shadows and Bone divergent AU wherein Alina stays at the Little Palace. It’s the kind of story that makes me thankful to have fic.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21288716
Shadows and Bone divergent AU wherein Alina stays at the Little Palace. It’s the kind of story that makes me thankful to have fic.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21288716
i am singing now as rome burns (mash your mouth against me) (E, 4K)
A lovely little smutty interlude that uses the bond in creative ways. I like how self-indulgent it is, how raw and reckless they both are, how wonderfully decadent it all feels.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13843875#main
A lovely little smutty interlude that uses the bond in creative ways. I like how self-indulgent it is, how raw and reckless they both are, how wonderfully decadent it all feels.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13843875#main
The Shadow of War (T, 134K)
Amazing modern AU where Alina is a scientist/engineer who develops a powerful solar energy mechanism. Ravkan ambassador Aleksander recruits her and brings her home.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4000816
Amazing modern AU where Alina is a scientist/engineer who develops a powerful solar energy mechanism. Ravkan ambassador Aleksander recruits her and brings her home.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4000816
Start a War (E, 34K)
If you’ve read any darklina fic before, you’ve probably read this one. It’s one of THE classics — basically, an alternate ending to Ruin and Rising but 100 times better. Excellent. Outstanding. The blueprint.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1809136/chapters/3882058
If you’ve read any darklina fic before, you’ve probably read this one. It’s one of THE classics — basically, an alternate ending to Ruin and Rising but 100 times better. Excellent. Outstanding. The blueprint.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1809136/chapters/3882058
Skazka (T, 1K)
Yes, I’m obsessed with this author because everything they write is pure gold. Just read it.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1858767
Yes, I’m obsessed with this author because everything they write is pure gold. Just read it.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1858767
If You’ll Let Me (E, 80K, WIP, cw teacher/student)
Neuroscience Professor Aleksander Morozova takes a... special interest
in senior Alina Starkov. Because there HAD to be a risqué college AU somewhere on this list and this one is IT. Look no further.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16712089/chapters/39196900
Neuroscience Professor Aleksander Morozova takes a... special interest
in senior Alina Starkov. Because there HAD to be a risqué college AU somewhere on this list and this one is IT. Look no further. https://archiveofourown.org/works/16712089/chapters/39196900
Out Of Time (E, 100K)
Alina wakes up many, many years after the events of Ruin & Rising to find out that everyone she knew is long dead, she had married the Darkling, and she rememberea nothing. Killer concept, uh? The execution is even better.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26234110/chapters/63851761
Alina wakes up many, many years after the events of Ruin & Rising to find out that everyone she knew is long dead, she had married the Darkling, and she rememberea nothing. Killer concept, uh? The execution is even better.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26234110/chapters/63851761
