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1. Third time’s the charm by xxawalkinwonderlandxx

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   06 Sep 2023

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • General Kirigan/Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Baghra (The Grisha Trilogy)
   • Alina Starkov
   • Nikolai Lantsov
   • Zoya Nazyalensky
   • Genya Safin
   • Nadia Zhabin
   • Once is happenstance from Aleksander’s POV
   • Aleksander is captivated by Alina
   • he can't get enough of her
   • Sugar daddy!Aleksander
   • Explicit content in later chapters
   • definitely a slow-burn
   • Drunk Aleksander
   • persistence is key
   • POV The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Simp The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Roommates
   • Fake Dating
   • nothing you didn't already know really
   • Platonic Sugar Daddy should I say

   Summary

   “Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times…” from Aleksander’s perspective.

   Aleksander Morozova is given an ultimatum by his mother: get his act together or lose his inheritance. He can't blame her, really. After everything he's done, it make sense why she would be so harsh. He does well at keeping to himself for a while, but then one night he sees Alina Starkov and, well, he's never been good at leaving well enough alone. Then, when he finds out that Nikolai Lantsov has been paying her...he gets an idea.

   Series

   • Part 2 of The problem with wanting

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   29,538

   Chapters:

   13/60

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