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Propaganda I'm NOT falling for:

Mal being the best option for Alina

Zoya turning into a good friend and heroine

Zoya turning into a dragon

Genya feeling angry against Aleksander for her sexual abuse instead of against....i don't know. The real perpetrators perhaps.

Mal being just a traumatized and misunderstood boy

Alina losing her powers and feeling okay with it

Nikolai being a good king (lmao)

Baghra caring for Alina thus why she was "telling the truth to her".

Aleksander being a pedophile/groomer.

Aleksander committing genocide or whatever the fuck the antis call it.

Aleksander being wrong.

Alina being a good friend.

Alina not having feelings for Aleksander and the opposite.

Mal not being an abusive little shit.

Nikolai not being dumb as fuck.

The Saints storyline in the duology being good

The show being a "good adaptation" it's not even a good show

Malina not being the most toxic ship that has graced our eyes

Alina being a cute little baby (she was much more than that and most people just baby-fy her)

Genya betraying Aleksander and siding with Alina.

Genya's punishment for her betrayal being "unfair".

Ivan not being one of the best characters I have ever seen and cared for

Sergei being annoying and a bad character

The Fjerdan wars ending in just one book

Zoya becoming Queen

Leigh Bardugo being a good writer

Aleksander Morozova not being the best and most interesting character this universe has offered

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Propaganda I'm NOT falling for:

Mal being the best option for Alina

Zoya turning into a good friend and heroine

Zoya turning into a dragon

Genya feeling angry against Aleksander for her sexual abuse instead of against....i don't know. The real perpetrators perhaps.

Mal being just a traumatized and misunderstood boy

Alina losing her powers and feeling okay with it

Nikolai being a good king (lmao)

Baghra caring for Alina thus why she was "telling the truth to her".

Aleksander being a pedophile/groomer.

Aleksander committing genocide or whatever the fuck the antis call it.

Aleksander being wrong.

Alina being a good friend.

Alina not having feelings for Aleksander and the opposite.

Mal not being an abusive little shit.

Nikolai not being dumb as fuck.

The Saints storyline in the duology being good

The show being a "good adaptation" it's not even a good show

Malina not being the most toxic ship that has graced our eyes

Alina being a cute little baby (she was much more than that and most people just baby-fy her)

Genya betraying Aleksander and siding with Alina.

Genya's punishment for her betrayal being "unfair".

Ivan not being one of the best characters I have ever seen and cared for

Sergei being annoying and a bad character

The Fjerdan wars ending in just one book

Zoya becoming Queen

Leigh Bardugo being a good writer

Aleksander Morozova not being the best and most interesting character this universe has offered

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You can support whoever you want. We only have issue with those that attack us in their posts or in replies.

Who are these Alina stans in question if I may ask? The idea of Alina having stans is rather alien to me because I've seen darklina stans and Malina stans but I've seen very few that are just Alina stans. So I'm curious 👀

I don't want to share their accounts because obviously it would cause a mayhem. But yeah they exist. Good for them but I can't understand their logic.

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Who are these Alina stans in question if I may ask? The idea of Alina having stans is rather alien to me because I've seen darklina stans and Malina stans but I've seen very few that are just Alina stans. So I'm curious 👀

I don't want to share their accounts because obviously it would cause a mayhem. But yeah they exist. Good for them but I can't understand their logic.

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Gotta love how Alina fans become psychoanalysts about how anti-Alina fans are at their core misogynistic and sexists who don't want to see a female character choosing happiness or who prefer to love Aleksander rather than her so that means we hate female characters.

Just accept the fact that not all people are going to love the same characters as you, that just because they hate 1-2 female characters in a book does NOT mean they hate all the female population of the world and that they see your blorbo in a much different light in comparison to you.

This discussion that always has the phrase "root of misogyny" in it, is just a short-sighted attempt to "decode" the reason why people hate Alina or Zoya.

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Darkling fans: *write posts about why they like the Darkling, analyse his actions and personality without mentioning his appearance one* Antis: sO yOu jUsT exCuSe hIs cRiMes cAuSe hE is hOt? Also antis: It's so weird people still like the Darkling when the books explicitly say he's evil! Some people just can't read smh

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how do u imagine the darkling "confessing" anything regards his feelings to alina...? like, do you imagine it at all lol? i read your answer and now i'm thinking about it. because, true, the darkling going "bc i like you" seems so ooc. the only thing i can imagine is alina confronting him: "what do you want from me ffs" and the darkling is like "dude i wish i knew" *kissing*

Honestly, I don't imagine him confessing at all. If find him more like a type that shows his feelings through his actions rather than through his words. Like I said in the previous post, he doesn't want to seem weak.

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Alright since you insist so much I will do it.

The post in which you were replying to kept repeating the fact that Aleksander didn't love Alina because he never said it or hinted at it. Well, let me say that just because he didn't make a grand confession to her doesn't mean that he didn't catch feelings for her. Plus, it would be out of character for him to admit that he feels love for her. He even denies it to himself. Even from his POV in "Rule of Wolves" we never read him say "I love her". He said: "Because with her he was human again". And that's the closest he will ever get in admitting that he's in love. He's a character that despises feeling out of control and admitting a weakness and when he felt something for Alina in the first book he tried to distance himself from her.

So if you expect from him to confess, you're gonna await forever.

Now, I don't think Alina clung herself to Mal to get revenge on Aleksander. Even before Aleksander was introduced Alina felt depended on Mal and even before she felt anything for Aleksander, she still couldn't stop thinking about Mal. That's just a toxic co-dependency, not revenge.

Yes, Alina and Aleksander are very similar and at the same time extreme opposites that's why their dynamic is engaging to many fans and yes, I believe too that Alina was suffering from depression after she lost her powers and whatever bullshit the narrative is trying to sell you DON'T BELIEVE IT. Grisha powers are directly linked to the souls of the Grisha. It's part of their body and soul. So in no reality whatsoever it is normal for her to be truly happy. But she just gaslights herself which she has always done (this is true and for any pro-Alina fans that deny it then they also gaslight themselves lol). Now is she happy that she ended up with Mal? Yeah, she thinks she is. But that's because she refuses to acknowledge how much of a red flag this man really is.

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why do you think zoyalina would be toxic

Well, if you're talking about them having a relationship without Mal or Aleksander being in the picture at all, then it wouldn't be half as bad. They're both stubborn and single-minded but then again that would lead to many rows. And I'm certain that a Zoya who would behave like the person that went through so much shit would be furious to know that Alina doesn't want to stand up and fight for their people. Canon!Zoya who was sympathetic to her for her choices in the duology is really not convincing for me. Also, Alina was so obviously bi in the books and you can't change my mind about it. The way she was talking about Genya's and Zoya's appearance every. single. time....

But if Mal and Aleksander are still in the story then there's no way they can co-exist.

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‌me because the only love interests alina ever needed were mal and the darkling, i wish the darkling’s liking for alina was real because that would be sooo interesting! like he’s in love with her but also needs to use her to reach his goal and he’s secretly super conflicted so for now he’s just trying to get her on his side. i actually believed this for a hot minute until i read more of his interactions with her in siege and storm and realized he didn’t hint at loving her. if this is theory becomes reality though it won’t really satisfy me because there were never hints at him actually liking alina the whole timeand I wish nikolai never showed any interest in alina cause it was so awkward, considering how mal reacted so aggressively but alina showed little malice. and i know why they both acted the way they did but it was just soo unnecessary

Are u agree with this?

As I said the last time, not gonna answer to this.

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Not Darkling/Darklina related but yesterday while hanging out with my best friend at a cafeteria and then going to the restroom, a random girl a few years older than us (around 27-28) came in and told us that she had the worst day ever. She just left from a first date she had with a man at that particular café who told her that he wants to have sex with her by beating her so badly until she gets bruised 'cause that's how he gets aroused.

She told us that there's no way she will go out with him again. Naturally me and my friend advised her to get away from him and that he's a total red flag.

Like, what the fuck is wrong with men??

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Hey, so this is going to sound random, and I know you probably won't answer this, but if you do, hello! I hope you're having a wonderful day, and do you, per chance, have any fanfic recommendations for darklina? Or just darkling fanfictions in general? I just got done reading a hundred lifetimes ago by insectkin, and I can't really find any more fanfics that scratch the itch like that one did lol.

Anywho, i hope you are having an amazing day, i really enjoy your content, and if you read and answer this, thank you very much!!!

It's been centuries since you sent this anon but thank you so much for your kind words. ❤️

For Darklina fanfics, I would recommend the Timeless series and Start a War. I haven't read too many fanfics myself but these two were really good.

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Not only that but they completely erased Inej's trauma by walking inside the Menagerie with ease and talking to Heleen with perfect calmness.

As if that woman in front of her didn't exploit her.

One thing I disliked about the Shadow and Bone Netflix adaptation (among other things) was the way the narrative preemptively decides that the Crows are going to to heroically rescue Alina. An implication of this choice is that it would make Inej, a survivor of human trafficking and prostitution, actively participate in a human trafficking operation. The Crows are travelling across the fold to kidnap and then transport a young woman to a wealthy older man with unknown motives, in exchange for a large sum. You would think this might raise concerns with Inej and create some turmoil within her. But funnily enough, Inej doesn’t raise any objections to it until she has solid proof that Alina is the real deal, and even then, her objections are rooted primarily in her faith.

This strange treatment of Inej’s characters, as well as the whitewashing of the Crow’s position as criminals is because the narrative feels no inclination to address it. They already know that the Crows are going to rescue Alina anyways in an impromptu sabotage of the Darkling’s evil plans™ so they feel no need to comment on the moral implications of such a plan. Funny that a group of characters known for their grey morality are diluted at every turn to make them as morally white as possible.

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13 y/o Aleksander: *single-handedly defeats three older boys* also 13 y/o Aleksander:

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Thank you so much, hon 🥹🥹❤️❤️

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send this to ten other bloggers you think are wonderful. keep the game going!!

Thank you, love! 💋

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The funny thing about Darklina is that their romantic involvement lasts about five minutes before they become enemies. From the twist villain reveal onwards, their relationship becomes that of heroes and villains as opposed to lovers. For the rest of the trilogy, their relationship is adversarial (despite the obvious sexual tension). So I’m amused by the popular argument that the Darkling abused Alina. Not only did they not have a sustained romantic relationship, their canon relationship for the majority of the series was not one that abided by…normal standards. An “enemy” relationship is completely different from an abusive one.