Adult Content Warning

This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

• Yes, Continue
• No, Go Back

If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Yes, Continue", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again.

1. The Sun in Winter by Anonymous

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

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

   12 Jun 2023

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Alina Starkov
   • AU
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • what if
   • Alina is Shu Royalty
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Political Marriage
   • Not to the Darkling
   • Political Power Games
   • Military Coup
   • Mythology Easter Eggs
   • Asian mythology
   • Sun and Moon creation myths
   • Koschei the Deathless - Freeform
   • not historically accurate
   • Reincarnation
   • Past Lives
   • Lovers Across Lifetimes
   • Lovers to Enemies
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • The enemies to lovers tag means they are mean to each other
   • Slow Burn
   • centuries long slow burn
   • Other characters make appearances - Freeform
   • Implied/Referenced Past Non-Con (Genya)
   • Dubious Consent (Drunk sex)
   • The Tether
   • BAMF Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling is sexy but a villain
   • The Darkling is not a nice person
   • Seriously the Darkling is not Prince Charming
   • But this Alina can handle him
   • Author has not read past Book 1
   • Author has read some of the wiki
   • playing fast and loose with canon
   • Author is still not Ben Barnes
   • Tags will update as needed

   Summary

   "You mean, you've met me in a past life?" She asked, stunned.

   "I have. A few times now."

   She looked torn. She didn't believe him, didn't want to believe him ... but something in the way he looked at her made her wonder. "What was I like?"

   He smirked. "You shot me in the back. Twice."

   ***************

   AU. Alina is the youngest daughter of the Shu Queen, sent to Ravka to marry Prince Vasily and cement a political union between the two nations. When she discovers she has the ability to summon the sun, the dark general of the Second Army insists they've met before and he's searched for her. For lifetimes.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Sun Empress || Shadow Tsar

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   62,422

   Chapters:

   26/?

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   481

   Kudos:

   1,102

   Bookmarks:

   246

   Hits:

   32,711