#darklinalexei

[whatisinfinite]

around the two of you

for @bearholdingashark as part of the Grishaverse Rarepair Exchange! I’d never considered this as a trio before I got the prompts, but once I started writing, I fell in love with them INSTANTLY. Happy reading 😌.

Ship: Alexei/Alina/The Darkling 💕

The Darkling thinks his favorite Heartrender will make a good distraction for Alina’s homesickness. The Darkling’s heart has other plans.

“The whelp had taken a liking to Alina.

It was as if Alexei and his skittish limbs and stuttering tongue had been entirely overtaken. His thoughts rushed to the girl in every spare moment Aleksander didn’t fill: perhaps the Sun Summoner would appreciate this, perhaps we could make her feel more at home with that.

Heartrenders had little occasion to follow Etheralki home like trained puppies from their lessons with Baghra, but Alexei trailed her daily, a stalwart flash of red beside her blue––ugh––kefta. The Darkling observed the scene with growing amusement from his window, face half-hidden in his black velvet curtains, so as not to be seen.”

💋 Read on AO3

Yes, there will be more 🤭

[whatisinfinite]

around the two of you (the end!)

T | 4/4 | 4.9K

the first fic, now completed, for @bearholdingashark as part of the 2023 Grishaverse Rarepair Exchange!

💕 ship: Alina/Alexei/The Darkling

The Darkling thinks his favorite Heartrender will make a good distraction for Alina’s homesickness. The Darkling’s heart has other plans.

“Maybe,” Alina admitted, though she shook her head. Their stride took them to the banks of the lake, where she suddenly stopped, though didn’t drop her grip. “But it doesn’t matter now. I have something here.”

“With Alexei?” The Darkling fought a rising tide of dread as he spoke the words. “The boy’s clearly besotted with you.”

“Is he?”

The Darkling nodded. His breath had suddenly left him, what had done that?“

💋 Read Chapter 4 on AO3 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 1

[whatisinfinite]

around the two of you (part 2!)

T | 2/4 | 1.6K

Happy Grishaverse Rarepair Exchange, day 3! @bearholdingashark had the galaxy brain to request darklinalexei and I couldn’t resist going multi-chapter 😌 Happy reading! 

💕 ship: Alina/Alexei/The Darkling

The Darkling thinks his favorite Heartrender will make a good distraction for Alina’s homesickness. The Darkling’s heart has other plans.

“The Darkling nodded idly, tracing his eyes over the figures he’d set at the front of the Fjerdan army. It looked trivial to Genya; he was certain it did, and yet the Sun Summoner’s willing participation was every bit as important.

The girl needed to trust the Grisha. She needed to trust him.

“And with the man?” the Darkling asked.

Genya squinted at him. “I beg your pardon?”

“Was she pleased…with her company?’”

☕️ Read Chapter 2 on AO3 | Chapter 1