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imagine killing your handsome dark would kill the world for you soulmate and then bringing your dishrag bf back to life only for him to break up with you

What in the darknikolina is this.

"Oops careless 😏😜" his ass is not sorry!

“Something caught your eye, Sasha?”

you know what i want a spin off of? i want a spin off of the years of the darklings life that are completely skipped over. i want to see him as a kid constantly on the run from people who want to kill him and use his bones, i want to see the things he's done for the kings, the deals his made that they'd sooner kill him and everyone like him then keep to, i want to see the reactions of himself and baghra and ravka and the world after the fold was created, i want to see the progress of how it made grisha useful enough to the royals to let darkling build the little palace, to make his own second army, to have grisha working at the edge of the fold to get people through safely. i want more of his backstory.

Nikolai: *bursts through the door*

Nikolai: "Aleksander Ilyich Morozov! We need to talk!"

Aleksander: ???

Nikolai: "Have you been lying to me about YOUR AGE?!"

Aleksander: "You have to understand, Grisha in my position..."

Nikolai: "I knew I'm dating an older man, but I didn't know I'm dating EVEN OLDER ~OLDER~ MAN!"

later that night:

Aleksander: *crying into a pillow*

Aleksander, wailing: "I'm OLD!"

Nikolai: "Awww... there there, babe... I didn't mean it."

The Darkling vs Sturmhond

Aleksander would totally kiss Nikolai’s scarred fingertips. Both as an act of devotion and possession.

Nikolai: “Once again, we find ourselves in dire need of the Darkling’s help! And by Saints, if I have to suck his dick to persuade him to cooperate, I’ll do it!”

Zoya: “Nikolai no! No one would ever ask that of you!”

Nikolai: *grabs Zoya by her shoulders*

Nikolai: “Darling, it’s for the good of Ravka!”

later:

Aleksander & Nikolai: *sharing post-coital cigarette in bed*

Aleksander: “Don’t you think your friends might be onto us by now?”

Nikolai: *remembers the horror and disgust on their faces, whenever he mentions Aleksander in any state of undress*

Nikolai: “Nope! We’re safe!”

Adorable lil puppy 💞

this pic of paddy looking at ben is hilarious, but also. yes, that's how nikolai looks at sasha 99.9 % of time.

Once again, we've talked about how could Alina never realistically survive in army, due to her lack of respect and obedience.

Which could offer interesting AU, where her powers aren't discovered while crossing the Fold, but when she's being hanged. How would status of constantly insubordinate soldier influence her new position of Sun Summoner?!

She'd probably get the collar ASAP. Can't have someone unreliable by default trained and uncontrollable...