The Darkling/Alina Starkov
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| Pairing: | The Darkling/Alina Starkov |
| Alternative name(s): | Darklina, Alarkling |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Grishaverse |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
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The Darkling/Alina Starkov or Darklina is a very popular pairing in the Grishaverse fandom, specifically within The Grisha Trilogy.
Brief Canon
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Fandom
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Common Tropes
Some popular story or fan tropes for Darkling/Alina include:
- Modern AU - over a thousand Darklina stories tagged in this category on AO3
- Canon Divergence AU - the second most commonly used tag
- Time Travel - often exploring aspects of Alina and the Darkling's immortality
- Amnesia - where one or both experience memory loss, often forgetting The Darkling's dark deeds
- Forced Marriage or just Marriage - a very popular trope, which usually involves them ruling Ravka together
Events
- Darklina Exchange -- 2021, Spring Fling Exchange 2023, Mini Prompt fill exchange 2023
- Darklina Week -- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Darklina Fall Fest 2021, 2023
- Darktober fest -- Darklina Halloween Fest 2023
- Darklina Secret Santa
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- "You and I are going to change the world." by kayurka (2021) -- inspired by Edward Okuń "My i wojna" 1917-1923;The National Museum in Warsaw.
- My obsession with this ship is ridiculous, but I have no regrets :) by jaxxartbox (2021)
- “Dreaming of dancing with your dark prince?” by misticarts (2021)
Fanfiction
- Out of Time (2020) by destinies - a highly recommended work with a trifecta of tropes — amnesia, forced marriage and a major time jump.
- Start a War (2014) by nymja - alternate ending of Ruin and Rising and its aftermath
- When the Sun Rises (2021) by ineedyoursway - what if Alina never hid her powers and was sent to the Little Palace as a child
Fanvids
- The FULL Story of Alina & The Darkling by Lonely on YouTube - the most watched Darklina video on the platform, using footage from Season 1 of Shadow and Bone
- Shadow & Bone | Paint It Black by MockingJamie
Archives & Fannish Links
Fanfiction
Tumblr
- Darklina Daily -- Tumblr (inactive since September 2024)
- Darklina Server - Tumblr for Darklina Discord Server
- Darklina Fanfiction - compiling and organizing Darklina fanfiction posted to Tumblr (inactive since October 2021)
Communities & Resources
- Darklina at the Shipping Wiki
- r/darklina on Reddit