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1. Mercy by suethor

   Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Aug 2021

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Original Character(s)
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • Mal Oretsev/Alina Starkov
   • Nikolai Lantsov/Original Female Character(s)
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Original Female Character(s)
   • Alina Starkov & Original Female Character(s)
   • Genya Safin & Original Female Character(s)
   • Zoya Nazyalensky & Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Alina Starkov
   • Zoya Nazyalensky
   • Nikolai Lantsov
   • Genya Safin
   • Vasily Lantsov
   • Baghra (The Grisha Trilogy)
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Canon Divergence
   • Lack of Communication
   • Mutual Pining
   • Friends with Benefits
   • Arranged Marriage
   • possessive darkling
   • Slow Burn
   • Idris is a bitch to basically everyone
   • Jealousy
   • Mythology
   • Female Character of Color
   • the little palace as a magical boarding school
   • names have a weight
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • toxic and mutually destructive relationship
   • but also? mutually beneficial bc they both want power

   Summary

   Betrothed to Prince Nikolai since childhood, Idris Khouri is known to the people of Ravka as simply another royal fool. But within the walls of the Little Palace, the rumors are much worse: that she can drive men insane with only a word; that her fiancé abandoned the throne after realizing her abilities; that her private sessions with General Kirigan extend far beyond the realm of training. Despite the vicious words that fly behind her back, Idris likes her life: she is Ravka’s prized weapon, the Darkling’s beloved soldier, and the future Queen.

   When the myth of the Sun Summoner comes true, and Alina Starkov arrives to Os Alta, Idris’ perfect life quickly unravels. Suddenly, a ceasefire is on the horizon, and the threat of her own irrelevance is rapidly approaching. Refusing to fade into obscurity, Idris hatches a plan: she will find Nikolai. She will return him to the palace. And she will take the crown.

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