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1. Inverted Roots by cheddarplums

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

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

   24 Oct 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Alina Starkov
   • This is an Alina Starkov character analysis first and a Darklina fic second
   • Family Issues
   • Cultural Differences
   • Motherhood
   • Modern Era
   • Pianist!Aleksander
   • Piano Sex
   • Mentions of Racism
   • Trauma
   • Essentially a treatise on why capitalism sucks

   Summary

   "—And this is Alina; she’s a pianist, too."
   "Oh?” Aleksander inquires, and Alina sees the way his eyes sharpen, his interest heightened, and her stomach plummets.
   She’s tired—so tired of having to be someone she isn’t, something she is not;
   just wants someone to look at her like that for being her for once in her life.
   "I’m not,” she says quickly. “I’m not a pianist. I’m just Alina."
   But if Aleksander is disappointed, he doesn’t show it; just leans in closer and asks her: "Well, just Alina, can I grab you another drink?"

   In a world focused on chaos, Alina Starkova finds peace. In a world focused on facades, Aleksander Morozov finds love.

   a.k.a. the piano fic

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,996

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