#Alina Starkov

[ekbelsher]

Alina and Mal get attacked by volcra, and her Sun Summoner powers finally show up (for the Litjoy Shadow and Bone box set)

#shadow and bone #alina starkov #malina #mal oretsev #grishaverse spoilers #the grisha trilogy #grishaverse #the grisha series #book characters #fantasy illustration #ya fantasy #volcra #sun summoner #fantasy art #ekbelsher

[economic-conference]

#honey gold #linguistics #福利姬 #alina starkov #curvy chicks #adrienette #john constantine #hot as fuck #curvyconfidence #swanqueen #sherlock #dom!reader

[sad-outsider]

The mystery of names (and their correct spelling). Part 1. Alina Starkov

So, I finally decided to make a post dedicated to the correct spelling of the Russian language in the Grisha Trilogy. I decided to start with names, and so that you don’t get bored, I decided to add a point about the meaning of names. So, let's start with the main character. And the correct spelling of her name in Russian is Alina Starkova, not Starkov. Why? Because Starkov is a masculine surname. For example, my surname is Kosareva, and my father’s surname is Kosarev. So, we've discussed the correct spelling, now let's move on to the meaning.

Alina (is abbreviated as Lina, Linka, Linochka, Linushka, Alinochka, Alinushka, Alya)

The name Alina has several meanings. Latin: The name may come from the Latin name Alina, meaning "small" or "gentle", or from the Germanic name Adelina, meaning "noble". Polish Meaning: In Polish, the name Alina means "bright", "brilliant" or "beautiful". Russian meaning: In Russian, the name Alina can also be interpreted as “bright” or “brilliant”, “beautiful and charming”, as well as “true”, “faithful” or “protector”.

Starkova

Our heroine’s surname is no less interesting, as it is one of the oldest Russian surnames. There are several versions of the origin of the surname: 1)Derivation from the name of the star The first version says that the Starkov surname comes from the name of a star or other celestial objects. In ancient times, the stars played an important role in people's lives, and some researchers argue that some families may have received the Starkov surname in honor of stellar phenomena or specific celestial events. 2) Origin from a profession or occupation Another version connects the Starkov surname with a person's profession or occupation. Since the Russian word for "starik" (old man) has been used throughout history to describe an elderly person, this may indicate that some ancestors of those with the Starkov surname may have been sages, elders, or engaged in other occupations that required wisdom and experience. 3) Origin from a geographical place There is also a version according to which the Starkov surname has geographical roots. It may be associated with the name of a specific place, for example, the name of a settlement or village. Over the course of time, the name of a place may have passed on as a surname to the population living in the area. 4) Origin from the name Some researchers propose a version according to which the Starkov surname arose from a short name associated with a patronymic. The Russian word "starik" (old man) could be a nickname or a short form of the name Stary, Starov, and so on. Gradually it could turn into a surname for subsequent generations. Regardless of the version of origin, the Starkov surname is usually associated with concepts of wisdom, experience and age. It can indicate a family's rich history, whether related to a star, profession, or geographic location. In the next part we will look at the Morozovs, don’t miss it😘

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #alina starkov

[stromuprisahat]

Adoptive mommy reunion

Siege and Storm- Chapter 14

Alina paints her as some sort of defiant heroine, when the hag was the only person aware there's"need" to help Alina.

Of course Alina's looking forward to meeting Ol' Bags- it's her new mean mommy. There's no "care" without scolding and a stick.

Her performance!

Alina: ... but I'm trying to care about MORE now!

Baghra: Fuck it! Mommy says NO!

As if she didn't know Alina sees her opinions as a word of god and internalizes the hell of them.

You couldn't make a meat pie from what you know... that's why ~I~ am here to tell you!

She humiliates Alina, makes her doubt her own judgement and then introduces herself as an authority on wisdom.

Alina struggled half of the first book with imposter syndrome. I'm sure she's not susceptible to inferiority complex, now that she thinks she's good for something only thanks to crutches in a form of two extraordinarily powerful amplifiers.

Thinking about it, Baghra constantly calling Alina "girl" won't be accidental choice of words. There might be considerable age difference between them, but Alina's supposed to be adult and public figure of world-changing importance with suppressed interest in becoming either. Encouraging her view on self in such infantilizing way ensures she'll lose the little ambition and responsibility Alina managed to gain.

Baghra plays her like a fiddle. She knows Alina's fear of corruption- she planted the seeds herself-, she know of her temper and past of weak, unwanted orphan, she knows of Alina's gullibility, she knows how to make herself pitiful. And Alina eats it up, scared of reaching for MORE.

Isn't that what this is all about? Alina's mentality of abused orphan, used to be looking up to unkind older female figure, kicked in. While she wants to be wanted, this is what she grew to expect as "affection" and caring, so she latched onto Ol' Bags, and the hag's just using it for her own purposes...

And Baghra gets exactly what she wanted...

Well played, ya old cunt! Well played! As if "hope" ever had a place in Baghra's vocabulary.

#Grishaverse #S&S Chapter 14 #Baghra Morozova #Alina Starkov #grishanalyticritical #self centred and paranoid #Siege and Storm #Grisha trilogy #V #books #quotes #Leigh Bardugo #anti Baghra #anti Mal

[lilisouless]

Grishaverse love stories in a Bridgerton like Au

Most images are from Pinterest, if the original person where I got them wants me to take them down I will

Kanej

-They are lady Whistledown, meaning Inej gets the secrets and Kaz publishes them , probably in order to distract the town from radical groups

-Kaz gets a deal with noble man Per Haskell , he must help Inej marry a nobleman. Part of the share would go to Per Haskell and Inej wants the rest to travel and find her family that she lost after being kidnapped.

-Kaz tries to set her up with Lord Wylan Van eck , ignoring his own feelings due to lack of noble titles and the money she needs, while Inej believes this is simply because he prefers the monetary compensation than her and she needs the money anyway

Zoyalai

-Very similar to the books,Nikolai is the heir to the Ravka crown after the death of his brother Vasily. After losing her family in a mysterious fire, Lady Zoya has lost more of her property and she is no longer a candidate to be courted. The favors lean towards princess Ehri from Shu Han or Lady Alina who was just found to be a rich heiress.

-Despite her lack of richness, Lady Zoya has a high status as the King’s confidant , it’s famously beautiful and every man wishes to be the one to conquer her cold heart,Count Kirigin has his eyes in her

-Lady Zoya’s work is to advice the king about the his best option, Lady Alina seems the safest since Princess Ehri may have inner plans ,Zoya also must help him hide his status as a born bastard. This gets complications, in an attempt to hide King Nikolai’s visit to his real father, Zoya has to twist it and makes it believe she has an affair with the king, that the letters that she burned were love letters from each other (actually The queen and Magnus Opjer’s letters)

-Zoya needs a plan, Nikolai must still marry one of the candidates so she fakes an affair that will end up with the future king dumping her for one of the girls. If she is lucky,Count Kirigin won’t be too put off by this but she is not against the idea of becoming a spinster. Complications arise when in one of their affair fake outs, their flirting scales too much and becomes a real thing.

Malina

-As said above, Alina Starkov was a worker on an orphanage, she was losing hope in her childhood friend confessing to her. One day he is enlisted in the army ,Alina decides to confess to him instead but just as she is going to his place to say her goodbyes she is forcefully taken. She finds out she is a lost heiress and it’s taken to the palace to be a candidate for the king’s hand

-At the beginning she acts uneducated to not get chosen, but one day she gets the news that Mal is nowhere to be found,presumed dead,body not found.Alina spends months in mourning, acting normal in public,making friends with the company lady Genya but crying the whole night. She eventually tries to distract herself by doing something with her fortune and spends some on her old orphanage and it’s both admired and frowned upon for “acting like a normal not noble ,woman” . She becomes a dismissive public figure,some want her to marry the king,some fear her to be a radical

-One day she is having a secret walk in the stables and find someone: her friend Mal,a deserter now. Alina needs to keep hiding Mal,who poses as a servant and visits her at night with the excuse of guarding her door,they both need to find a way to elope

#netflix shadow and bone #six of crows #leigh bardugo #grishaverse #crooked kingdom #nikolai duology #the grisha trilogy #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #zoya nazyalensky #nikolai lantsov #alina starkov #malyen oretsev #kanej #zoyalai #malina

[alinasheretic]

A moment I find CRIMINALLY underrated is Alina saying “I’m not grisha, look at me!” because Grishas are breathtakingly beautiful and Aleksander responded with “I’m looking.”

#it’s so subtle but it’s there #:]]]]] #alina starkov #aleksander morozova #alarkling #darklina #shadow and bone #the darkling

[aleksanderscult]

If I had a coconut for every time a person said "the Darkling was a groomer" I would have enough coconuts to throw them on their heads and cure their amnesia.

#tw: grooming #because these people have forgotten the meaning of the word and the fact that the supposed “groomer” wasn't even around to do *that* #but the way this word is overused for a person that even the author didn't consider him one is infuriating and stupid #the darkling #pro darkling #aleksander morozova #pro aleksander morozova #shadow and bone #leigh bardugo #grishaverse #alina starkov #darklina #pro darklina #alarkling #pro alarkling

[barrel-crow-n]

I think the saddest thing about Alina is that she was villianised when she was just trying to be whole. She didn't want the power of the stag and it was forced upon her (although she did also gain it anyway for granting mercy). Then, again, she took the whip's life because it was going to die anyway due to the Darkling. This caused her to feel unbalanced because she didn't have the last piece of the matching set. And this is treated as greed! as a horrible thing and a sign that she's going power hungry when in reality she just feels unbalanced. It makes sense that she wants a matching set! It's like an impulse she can't ignore, to make herself whole.

#and she gets punished for this by the narrative! #she loses her powers because she wanted them to be complete #makes me sad #shadow and bone #shadow and bone trilogy #alina starkov #seige and storm #ruin and rising

[elainiisms]

female protagonists will literally go through 30 life altering traumas at the age of 16 and you ppl still have the audacity to call them annoying bc they cry about it and act like teenage girls

#you will never catch me on the hate train for a girl like leave her ALONE. #alina starkov #clary fairchild #katniss everdeen #katara #piper mclean #annabeth chase #elena gilbert #alicent hightower #danaerys targaryen #sansa stark #lucy gray baird #ddlc #amy march #beverly marsh #buffy summers #pretty little liars #eah #ever after high #atla #hope mikaelson #blue sargent #there are so many more but u get it

[greensaplinggrace]

I actually like it when ships hurt each other in long lasting and unforgiveable ways. I like it when they leave vicious, glaring scars. I like when they leave traumas. I like when they stab each other and torture each other and ruin each other’s lives and violate every inch of each other’s values. and I like it when they fucking kill each other permanently dead. 

#lawlight #death note #l lawliet #light yagami #darklina #shadow and bone #grishaverse #corvo x daud #alina starkov #the darkling #loustat #interview with the vampire #louis de pointe du lac #lestat de lioncourt #hannigram #'oh he scarred her though!' #good for him #i hope she kills him in retaliation #'but he killed him!' #fuck YES he killed him and it was spectacular #fandomcourse #kinda lol #violence tw #?? not sure how to tag this one #honestly i love fluff and h/c #but that's fanfic #canonically? things are different 😔 #myramblings

[shadowandbone]

#shadow and bone #sabedit #shadowandboneedit #jessie mei li #patrick gibson #archie renaux #alina starkov #nikolai lantsov #gifs #ours #by day #sab spoilers

[reggieslocket]

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone s2 #sab s2 #sab season 2 #sab spoilers #shadow and bone season 2 #nikolai lantsov #alina starkov #zoya nazyalensky #aleksander morozova #the darkling #inej ghafa #matthias helvar #kaz brekker #jesper fahey #nina zenik #wylan van eck #kanej #wesper #darklina #helnik #ben barnes #freddy carter #amita suman #kit young #jack wolfe #six of crows

[eggsaladstain]

shadow and bone season 2 but it's just memes

(season 1 version)

#sabedit #socedit #shadow and bone #six of crows #grishaverse #shadow and bone crack #kanej #wesper #shadow and bone meme #alina starkov #nikolai lantsov #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #mal oretsev #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #matthias helvar #kanejedit #edits

[sad-outsider]

Does Alina mean "small" or Alina mean "protector"?

While analyzing the meaning of the name Alina, I suddenly realized that the main character is connected to both Mal and the Darkling.

Her name can mean “small”, and if we translate the abbreviated name Mal from Russian literally, it will mean “small” (and his name can also mean “evil”, “bad” and “cattle”, but this is a topic for a separate post).

But at the same time, the name Alina can mean “protector.” Do you know who else’s real name means “protector”? Alexander! And this is a real irony, because whenever Alina followed the path of Alexander, she really became a protector, and when she followed Mal, she actually became small. In other words, being with Mal for Alina means being a weak child and a smaller version of herself, and being with Alexander means being strong and protecting others. It’s a pity that Alina never realized this (or rather, the author did not allow her to realize it)😔

I don't think Leigh Bardugo intended the characters' names to be that meaningful (otherwise she wouldn't have left Alina with Mal), but it's an interesting detail that perfectly describes Malina and Darklina relationship.

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #alina starkov #the darkling #anti mal oretsev #darklina #anti malina

[stromuprisahat]

Some more one-sided dick-measuring

Siege and Storm- Chapter 14

Awwww! SOMEONE's grumpy about being reminded of their place!

And Alina forgot it once again...

Oh my fucking god! Can Malware stop thinking with his territorial dick for five seconds?!

Nikolai does work FOR him and Alina- getting HER representative into society, while promoting Malware from stupid guard, and the first reaction he gets is I BeT YoU jUsT WaNnA FuCk My GiRL!

Even his body language screams "casually hostile".

"I thought I'm getting paid for stalking my gf, not actually DOING SOMETHING FOR her career I hate!"

I really, really hate how Malware's allowed to treat Royal as some low-born, mud-stained buddy. Even if they're in private, he's in no position to question him thus. Even if Nikolai allows him such luxury, why is he sharing his own schedule?

Nikolai isn't answerable to Malyen, the other way around actually! If it weren't for Nikolai's intervention, Malware would be executed just as he should've been, but instead of some gratitude, he's acting as if their postions were reversed and the Prince lets and encourages him by playing along?!

Also hate how Maaal occasionally ~talks~ about war, but acts like he's the star jock in middle of high school drama (and his whore might be getting wet for someone else) in general.

I'll THINK about it?! You SERVE another! You'll do what you are told. or there's no reason for you to stick around!

I hate how Nikolai's doing ALL the work, serving Alina connections on a golden platter only to have to deal with a meaningless, jealous dick!

*singing*

Why is he so pathetic?!

And why is Alina constantly defending him, as if he were entitled to treatment in kid gloves?!

I love Nikolai's subtle barb. I'd love to see him at court in action. Not just charming, but bitching.

YES! FINALLY SOMEONE!

Although I'd argue he already IS a liability.

Nikolai's still gentle with the buffoon, but gets scolded for it, because Malina keeps forgetting Alina ~might~ be important, but her manly appendage is less than nothing. And should behave accordingly.

#Grishaverse #S&S Chapter 14 #Malyen Oretsev #Alina Starkov #Nikolai Lantsov #grishanalyticritical #self centred and paranoid #Siege and Storm #Grisha trilogy #V #books #quotes #Leigh Bardugo #anti Mal #anti Malina #anti Leigh Bardugo

[thechaoticrow]

for people who haven’t read the shadow and bone/ six of crows books, but have seen the show:

- inej ghafa is a survivor of childhood sex trafficking. she has ptsd and reacts in a panic attack at even walking past the menagerie

- kaz’s trauma isn’t just pekka rollins being responsible for jordie’s death, and waking up on the barge. he had to swim to shore, age nine and barely alive, using jordie’s body as a float

- the darkling has done far worse things than are shown on screen. he is not a ‘lost man’ and alina is not his ‘balance’

- alina was seventeen upon the darkling being nsfw/ romantic with her

- matthias helvar did not lead drüskelle, that was jarl brum- matthias is only just barely an adult himself

- the crows are not their own separate gang, they are part of the dregs, who per haskell leads and kaz takes over from haskell after haskell sold out his lieutenant (kaz) to pekka rollins

- zoya, genya, and alina have personalities outside of either being traumatised or hating each other

- alina never wanted any of the power and fame and idolatry, and in the end of the books is stripped of it all. she is very happy about this

- jesper is a gambling addict and somebody who watched the death of his mother

#feel free to add your own #yes i get that the show is to be treated as a fanfic #but it is at times a poorly written fanfic #that erases and ignores major parts of the characters’ backstories #and what makes them them #six of crows #grishaverse #shadow and bone #shadow and bone season two #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #alina starkov #malina #god i hate darklina #darklina hate space #jesper fahey #nina zenik #matthias helvar #wylan hendriks