#mal and Alina are cute but

[katherines]

MAL and ALINA in S2E01 No Shelter But Me

#sabedit #shadow and bone #malina #malinaedit #shadowandbonesource #userbecca #mal oretsev #alina starkov #userava #sab spoilers #they're so cute #thought I'd seen heart eyes but never until now

[jeonsolar]

I can't believe I just watched an 8 hour long Nikolina, Kanej, Wesper fanfiction of Shadow and Bone/Six of Crows.

Tags: canon divergence, Major Character death, Slowburn, But no slowburn if you know who I mean, Darkling’s evil AmPlIfIeD, 😉, Baghra is good in this one cuz I say so, Malina will be the main focus but I can assure you this is Nikolina, Just wait, Speedrun books 2 and 3, I have a whole new plot written post the Canon divergence, Darkling will NOT take his shirt off for that scene of the book, but I'll give you some Darklina choking to satisfy you Darklina freaks, Marriage of Covenience, Author skimmed the books and picked only a few things that they cared about, Like heavily laying undertones for Nikolina, Mathias is there sometimes, Sometimes, Like for real there will be episode where you straight up forget he's a character, Past Darklina, Current Malina, Future Nikolina, Zoya Genya and Alina are Bffs!, David my beloved 😔

Tell me if I missed anything that is not spoilers.

#shadow and bone #just to be clear i am a darklina or nikolina #just not malina #but i will admit they were cute #darklina #malina #nikolina #wesper #kanej #six of crows #darkling #alina starvok #mal oretsev #nikolia #sab season two #fanfiction

[witter-potter]

#small + tall 

#malina #malinaedit #shadow and bone #shadowandboneeedit #sabedit #mal x alina #mal oretsev #alina starkov #malinasource #gifs* #i almost made this for day 5 of malina week #i ended up doing something else but i wanted to make this anyway #their height difference is just so cute alina is so tiny next to him

[bones-for-sure]

Firebird's Affect on Mal

Mal with bird-like traits/animalistic behaviour.

OKAY, so Mal is the Firebird, right? And I know that the Firebird was never actually a bird, but, and hear me out here. WHAT IF, Mal had bird-like tendencies or even just more animalistic traits. Just picture Mal preening and puffing out his chest when someone compliments him, or specifically his tracking. (subtly, but noticeable if you're looking at him). Alina gets sick once when they were kids, and Mal spends a whole day running back and forth from her room gathering blankets and pillows and food and water until Alina stops him (buried in a mound of the aforementioned blankets and pillows). Or Mal in the military being oddly aggressive and territorial because of the trauma from being bullied in the orphanage, and becoming weirdly testy and hostile towards people who approach his "area".

And of course, because I am, as always, ridden with a severe case of Malkolai brainrot, so: Mal wearing bits of colour and spending ages in front of a mirror "preening" his appearance (essentially dressing up pretty and dolling himself up) before going to meet Nikolai. Mal constantly seeking Nikolai's attention by hovering (or, as Zoya and Alina dubbed it, "fluttering") about the golden King. Mal making a cooing/trilling noise when he's content, discovered when he and Nikolai were laying in bed and Nikolai started running and hand through his hair at the base of his head, which led to a very shocked silence, embarrassed blushing, frantic denials, and a fair amount of teasing (and yes, Nikolai does take full advantage of this discovery and now his hand is almost always on the back of his pet tracker's neck, much to the pleasure embarrassment of Mal). Mal extending his territorial and protective behaviour to Nikolai almost as soon as he met him, much to both parties' confusion and Alina's delight.

#i just think it would be really cute if Mal kept fussing over his appearance around Nikolai without really realising why #before finding out he is the firebird #the idea of mal having bird traits from being the firebird came to me in a dream #and is not leaving me alone #might turn this into a fanfic #mal and nikolai are such cuties #the brainrot is real #shadow and bone headcanon #mal x nikolai #mal & alina #nikolai lantsov #malyen oretsev #mal oretsev #malkolai #sab netflix #shadow and bone #sturmhond #headcanon #sab headcanon

[orniithology]

i am going to shake all the darklina shippers so hard until their brains fall out. Stop It

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #alina starkov #the darkling #anti darklina #i hate the darklina shipping so much. did you read the book. do you have any thoughts in your head ever. he was a terrible person #darklina shippers DNI GO AWAY I WILL BITE YOU #they are not an “aesthetic couple 🥺🌘☀️” their relationship is 100% fully and unequivocally toxic and bad #and not something you should be romanticizing #he Was Using Her what’s not clicking #it is an intentionally unhealthy relationship and leigh did not write it as such for y’all to turn around and go “awww so cute” #also stop hating on mal you Losers he is Better Than You

[theimprobable1]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nikolai Lantsov/Mal Oretsev/Alina Starkov, Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov Characters: Nikolai Lantsov, Alina Starkov Additional Tags: Pining, Secrets, First Kiss, Polyamory, Angst, Mal isn't in this but he's in their hearts, Show Canon Compliant Summary:

In the aftermath of the disastrous coronation, neither Nikolai nor Alina can sleep. Secrets are shared, some darker than others.

#shadow and bone #alina starkov #nikolai lantsov #malkolina #nikolai lantsov bi king of pining #what i wanted to write: cute little fic about alina and nikolai talking about their feelings for mal and planning to seduce him #what I actually wrote: whatever this is idk don't ask me to explain

[fulltimeviking]

Imagine if Mal and Alina’s first kiss in the show is the scene where they kiss in the duke’s garden after she gives him the sunburst to wear as part of her personal guard askjdhfksjd

#i'm rereading seige and storm and completely forgot about that scene till today #it's cute already but imagine if that's their FIRST kiss #i'd cry #malina #mal oretsev #alina starkov #shadow and bone #seige and storm

[sage-thetravler]

For no reason, here is a few grisha verse characters and their Pokémon I think they would have:

Kaz: meowth

Inej: Beware or honedge (i thought it was called excalibur for some reason)

Wylan: smeargle

Jesper: intelion

Nina: alcremi

Matthias: rockruff

David: sabeleye

Genya: ditto or salass

Toyla: Excalibur

Tamar: excalibur

Alina: Evee

Mal: geodude

Aleksander: marshadow or leafeon

Nikolai: mimiku

#shadow and bone #pokemon #kaz is obvious reasons #Inej seems like she might have more of a fighting type vibe #but her beware she had since she was a kid (it was still small) #Wylan got his from his mom before she ‘died’ #Jespers found him and wouldn’t leave #Nina found hers and decided she needed a bestie to share sweets with #Matthias’s followed him when him and Nina were alone and it waited with Nina #David’s helps him sort any gems he’s working with (and steals a few) #Genya finds hers to be absolute sweethearts around her and loves dressing them up #Alina didn’t want one but she settled on evee because it was cute #Mal found his while in the army #Aleksander has had his for awhile #but the leafeon is a new one #Nikolai found his mimiku after being cursed and found it was like him #hiding under a more likable guise

[comradecowplant]

Is season 2 of Shadow & Bone so mid that it'll certainly join the throngs of cancelled streaming service shows, or is it mid enough to guarantee it's renewal? Ahh, isn't the state of media fun these days!

#be a show about a insipid white girl or a literal murderous stalker. thats the only way to guarantee 3+ seasons #SO with how much screen time this season of S&B wasted on another boring predictable love triangle for alina they just might get a s3! #alina had so much shit to do!!! and we didnt need back to back puppy dog eyes from community theater jack sparrow #he aint cute and he aint nearly as charismatic as the writing was trying to make him come off as #if i must suffer heterosexual love triangles at least make it worth our time!! it better be thotty v thotty especially if coming for mal #mal is fine mal is kind mal is not 40 year old ben barnes and im sick of alina (and me) being whipped around by this nonsense!!!!

[ell0ra-br3kk3r-writes]

Sobachka

pairing: nikolai lantsov x reader

genre: fluff

el's thoughts: just some cute fluff really nothing too it haha no real plot with this one and the gif has nothing to do with this... i just like it bahahaha

The heels on her boots clicked as Y/N walked through the halls and rounded the corner. Alina, Mal, Genya, Zoya, Tolya, Tamar, and Nikolai all turned to face her as she walked in. “Don’t mind me, sorry. Please continue.” She found her seat next to Nikolai and quickly caught onto what was being discussed.

“I’ve missed you.” 

Y/N felt the corners of her lips curl into a small smile, “I saw you this morning.” His hand rested on her thigh making her throw him a stern glace and move his hand. “Pay attention, sobachka.” She noticed his cheeks turn a light pink at her words causing her to smile a bit wider and Genya next to her to snicker into her hand.

After the meeting, Y/N and Nikolai walked down to the infirmary to make their rounds.

“Sobachka.” He scoffed making her laugh loudly. “What? How is it wrong? And it’s not like you haven’t been called it before.” She didn’t have to look at him to know he rolled his eyes, “Yes, by my mother or the elders. Literally anyone much older than me.”

“Genya calls you that sometimes.”

“Well… Yes, but that’s Genya.”

“So I can’t call you by that name but she can?” 

He sighed, “You can call me whatever you’d like, Darling.” He gave her a smirk and dodged her hand as she raised it to slap his arm. 

“What am I supposed to call you then? Nikolai is so… boring and I would like to have a cute nickname for you.” 

“So nice that you find my name boring. You call me, your love. No one else calls me their love.” He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, bringing her closer to his side to kiss her head.

She scoffed, “Well I sure hope so!” She gave him a faux side-eye. “And it’s not that I find your name boring. You know I love your name, Nik. Just, everyone calls you that and I want to call you something else. Something special. Am I making any sense?” 

He nodded and chuckled, “Yes I understand, but know that anything you call me is already ten times more special just because it came from your lips.”

Y/N felt her cheeks heat up, “You’re a flirt, you know that.”

“For you and you alone, Darling.”

#nikolai lantsov #nikolai lantsov x reader #nikolai lantsov x you #nikolai lantsov x y/n #shadow and bone #shadow and bone x reader #shadow and bone imagines #ellora.writes

[aleksanderscult]

Darklina's first kiss

That meme that I posted made me wanna analyze their first awkward kiss.

Consider it a little gift for Valentine's day 💕

I'll quickly skip over their conversation with Baghra and their conversation with each other minus some important parts.

The Darkling sees that even though her power has improved it's not enough to be used against the volcra.

Baghra has changed her tune apparently. All the other times she was alone with Alina she was saying: "Your power is not enough! Try again! Again!". Now she's like "No, I think it is enough. Give her an amplifier" out of an attempt to persuade the Darkling not to go after the Stag.

Baghra brings out her usual toxic self and the Darkling alludes that he has often been verbally attacked by his mother.

YES! STAND UP TO HER!!

Seeing a victim of abuse standing up to his abuser is so empowering.

The Darkling tells Baghra to take her toxic ass and leave them the fuck alone.

He sees how her powers have changed her physically and have given her health and vitality.

The Darkling when he saw Alina strong and healthy: "You look well😊"

Mal when he saw Alina strong and healthy: "You look well😒"

The Darkling being a gentleman is one of the highlights of this book 👌

Alina is the one that breaks the silence and asks him about the Stag.

He's trying to let her know that just because her powers aren't enough, that doesn't mean that she's worthless. And even admits that he cannot deal with the Fold himself. He's making an effort to make her feel less bad about herself.

He's a fan of her humor 😭🥹👉👈

Now he's even apologising for giving her false hope. He promised her the Stag and he can't find it.

He even doubts himself and can't shake off the words Baghra had told him. Even though they disagree on almost everything, he seems to always keep her words in his mind.

Actually no Alina, Baghra is no good for Aleksander. She's just the person the lowers his confidence.

THEY'RE TOO CUTE!! TOO ADORABLE!! IT'S ALMOST DISGUSTING!! 😭😭

"The most random kiss doesn't ex...."

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM??

By the way, is that "flush" from the cold or from something else? 😌 Is it a blush? 😌

Never mind it's still cute regardless because we just witnessed a thousand year old creature unable to hide his crush anymore.

Also, I've seen people say that he kissed her because he wanted to distract her from asking questions about the Stag. It's true that Alina started this conversation but here the Darkling only asked her opinion. And it's apparent that he means it when he says that he cares to know about it because he did the same thing in RoW when he asked to see her and talk to her.

How did I expect a truly manipulative person to react: *all confident, flirty, even smug about it*

How did the Darkling react: "Uhh...I....uhh...I think I left the stove on!! Gotta go!!"

How does it feel to catch feelings after centuries of withdrawal from them, Aleksander? 🙃

Ivan decided to cockblock them because why not.

OR he took pity of him and said: "Gotta help him out of this".

Bros helping each other 🤝

Why did he smirk if he didn't notice that there is something wrong with his master? A girl having lost a beat in front of the Darkling is normal for him. But the Darkling himself having lost ten beats in front of a girl must be something entertaining for him indeed.😏

The Darkling be like:

"Pretend everything is okay, Aleksander. Just walk normally, talk normally and pretend like you don't have a flock of butterflies inside your stomach. Oh! I also need to remember to give Ivan a raise. He's a life saver".

So yeah I don't think it was actually a sneaky attempt of manipulation but our evil mastelord couldn't control his own feelings and let them act before his logic. Even powerful immortals get crushes and act all awkward with them apparently. Especially this one who has squashed his feelings down for centuries and he's surprised to find out that not only they still exist inside him but have also taken over him.

#the darkling #the Darkling's effort gave consolation to all the lovesick people out there that even immortals act embarrassing when in love #alina starkov #darklina #alarkling #baghra morozova #pro darklina #pro alarkling #aleksander morozova #pro darkling #shadow and bone #grishaverse #ivan

[its-tea-time-darling]

things i did NOT like about shadow and bone (netflix):

the darkling looks Old. he's supposed to look the same age as all the other main protagonists. this highlights alina's future of staying the same & young where everyone around her dies. it also blurs the line between good and evil more bc 'oh he's the older bad guy' is just such an easy solve. also while ben barnes is a snack imo the darkling was supposed to have a more alluring, youthful magnetism.

making genya's scars barely a few scratches. she's supposed to objectively have lost her former self perfected beauty!!! this is a thing!!! she doesn't just have some deep scars, she's supposed to look hideous at first sight, where is show adaptation teams' courage to show characters that are supposed to be mutilated as just that???? i promise audiences can survive on literally everyone else on the cast being very stereotypically pretty/handsome 🙄🙄🙄🙄

changing wesper's storyline so that they had a one night stand before canon sets in??? what kind of bullshit is that??? fucking robbing me of the "just girls?" -"not just girls" gay ANgST will they won't they, does jesper like him too, will they ever - BAM. KISS. !!!!!!! succession??? making wylan cute and awkward does NOT compensate their book storyline At All what were those show writers thinking??? 😭😭

this one i will forgive but i still rly liked it in the books so im a tad sad they didn't manage to include it: that alina has a time where she thinks she is morozova's second daughter's descendant. in many respects she has learned she is Special, and the shame she feels when she realizes this isn't another one of these cases, this isn't a way to finally show her A Path, that in this respect she is ordinary and mal is tied to fate that way, that's just such a good touch.

malina going seperate ways. what happened to "they had an ordinary life full of ordinary things--if love can ever be called that."????? "choice is true north" my ASS 😤😤😤😤 malina have always been in love and will always be in love idc abt the firebird amplifier thing that was just sth they had to do they've always been people and they've always loved each other there is no way around it

things i DID like about shadow and bone (netflix)

david and genya. specifically the delivery of the lines "I … I don’t understand half of what goes on around me. I don’t get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal. Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what’s inside you? That’s steel. It’s brave and unbreakable. And it doesn’t need fixing. You don't need fixing."

genya telling the queen how she poisoned the king, and genya spitting at nikolai how his apologies are of no use and that he needs to prove a better king. generally just genya. 💞

nikolai sending his mother away + what he says to her.

all the malina flashbacks to the meadow <33

malina last night together 😳😳 they love each other sm!!!!!

the scene at morozova's home. baghra sharing her past, all the reveals happening there, and of course the darkling weeping over his mother's body. "know that i loved you. know that it wasn't enough." like OkAY.

sankta neyar's speech. so deeply touching, and doesn't just apply to immortals but to all of us who have been hurt and suffered loss before.

the darkling begging alina to let him be her monster. A+ delivery.

"How will you have me? Fully clothed, gloves on, your head turned away so our lips can never touch? I will have you without armour, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all." generally the entirety of kanej in this show. inej's hallucination. the mirroring to the last scene. breathtaking showstopping flawless.

little rabbit.

#shadow and bone #that's all for now #who is late to the party by several months? it's TEA 😃🎉🎉🎉🎉 #txt #shadow and bone netflix #sab #six of crows #soc #wesper #malina #kanej #long post

[a-map-of-gays]

Moments I want to see in season 2:

Inej getting her Menagerie tattoo removed (and Kaz telling her she doesn't need to get the crow and cup)

Wesper meet cute in the tannery

That freaky poison lizard that the old man fights in Hellgate

Alina kicking Nikolai in the shin when he kisses her

Tamar using her axes, idc when I need to see it

Mal beating Grisha in a fight

The nichevo'ya being scary af

Darkles being creepy af

The divisions within the Grisha (Fabrikators not fighting, Alina changing the way they work)

Kaz and Darkles having another emo off

#Shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix #shadow and bone season 2 #shadow and bone s2 #Six of crows #Kaz brekker #Inej ghafa #Kanej #Wesper #wylan hendriks #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #matthias helvar #nina zenik #nikolai lanstov #sturmhond #alina starkov #tolya yul bataar #tamar kir bataar #the darkling #aleksander morozova #general kirigan #malyen oretsev #david kostyk #genya safin #zoya nazyalensky

[stromuprisahat]

Zlatá Malina (Golden Raspberry), pt. 6

Siege and Storm- Chapter 10

Those are certainly feelings any romantic relationship should arouse in you.

... probably sulking he's not the centre of your attention...

... enought for all THREE of us?! Nobody cares about Malyen! The reason you're dining in common room is to interact with the people as the Sun Summoner! Malware is just some guy, constantly hanging around people above his station.

Oh no, somebody dared to remind him he's in completely different league!

Very mature.

Just... how DARE he speak FOR Alina?!

This should be HER decision, not making concessions to some guy's fragile ego!

How can you be so inconsiderate towards poor Mal?!

Quick, Alina!

Check where did the bigheaded baby go!

Who pays for Malyen's drinking?

Nikolai, who IS in position to order, lets Alina choose what she wants.

Malware, whose only levarage is his presence no one but Alina cares about, TELLS her what she's gonna do.

Isn't it a power fantasy?! Instead of being courted and wooed, Alina is the one bending over backwards for a mere glance from her beloved.

Nikolai had circulated the story of how the Darkling had tried to execute Mal on the Fold, while forgetting to add he would have been executed anyway for DESERTING the very same army they're in...

Look how cute he is now!

Let's forget that the last time being your guard was a horrible offense!

Or the teeny-tiny fact that ~possible~ loyalty and "seeming alright" don't sound like the best requirements to qualify as a bodyguard.

NOW you remember?! For how long?!

conspiratorial voice: "Don't worry kids, he'll forget soon enough."

Huge fan of how Malina loves to make everything dramatic by unrealistic exaggeration:

"We live in absolute monarchy, but my reinstatement in his own army is beyond the King's competences. One (1) inconsequential tracker is the last straw that would surely end his reign. Not the poverty, mandatory draft, wide gap between social strata... it would be the guy nobody gives a shit about (since he wasn't executed or even arrested yet)..."

How romantic!

Babe, get behind me! I'm not leaving you in the same room with another guy!

Gayyyyy!!!

AU, where Mal's just a closeted gay, trying to prove his manliness by being forcefully territorial about Alina.

pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3, pt. 4, pt. 5, pt. 7, pt. 8

#Grishaverse #Siege and Storm #S&S Chapter 10 #grishanalyticritical #Alina Starkov #Malyen Oretsev #Zlatá Malina #Nikolai Lantsov #V #Grisha trilogy #books #quotes #meme #Leigh Bardugo #anti Malina #anti Mal

[thereisnolumos]

could i ask you, to please recomend us some darklina fics ?

Ten Suns in the Sky by PresidentHades: it’s one of the most interesting “what if” canon divergents, I’ve ever read. Alina’s parents are alive in this one and her relationships with Aleksander develop in a different manner, and it’s written SOOO BEAUTIFULLY. Do mind that it hasn’t been updated in two years, but I shall forever remain hopeful that it might, it’s this good.🔥 The fic also had additional minis to expand in the universe😍

In the Forests of the Night by MyAnnabell_Lee: it’s an AU, they’re in a Siberian taiga, morals are gray, there is an arranged marriage… *chef’s kiss* 🖤🔥

Social Sciences by yrulikethis: it’s a hilarious little modern!AU to brighten your day. Darklina as professors 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫

The Time Traveler's Darkling by PresidentHades: a little perfect canon divergent/AU that I probably know by heart at this point ⏳❤️

On The Outside Looking In by Keira_63: it’s an entire collection of outsider’s POV about Darklina. Some are dark, some are cute, some have our beloved Mal slander👌🏼😂

Terrible, Beautiful, Unsaid Things by Orlissa: LOOOOVE every single part of this series!!! All written to perfection and there are constantly more additions to the story. Canon divergent or as I like to refer to this one “what should have been”❤️❤️❤️

no shelter but mine by valkyrhys: single girl dad Aleksander makes even my indifferent to kids heart melt. He’s also probably a Mafia boss😏🖤

#darklina #pro darklina #pro darkling #fic rec #fanfiction

[nikolailanstovswife]

If there is a six of crows spin off please please PLEASE can they not kill Matthias - YES I KNOW it happens in the books BUT they've changed so much already? Like excuse me - Mal leaving to be a pirate I wanted my cute little Mal and Alina happy ending - so if they can do that SURELY THEY CAN KEEP MATTHIAS ALIVE

Let's manifest for this guys - if there is a spin off I wouldn't be able to lose Matthias for a second time okay.

#grishaverse #leigh bargudo #shadow and bone #six of crows #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone tv vs books #shadow and bone tv #nina x matthias #nina zenik #matthias helvar #helnik #keep Matthias alive please #dont kill Matthias #i love helnik #dont break my baby ninas heart again