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1. Dark Circles: A Grishaverse Short Story by Pine_Tarragon

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

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   18 Nov 2025

   Tags

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   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Whump
   • Sickfic
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Illnesses
   • Vomiting
   • Merzost (The Grisha Trilogy)
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Sick The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Nausea
   • Comfort
   • Exhaustion

   Summary

   Merzost is taking a greater toll on Aleksander than he could have ever imagined, and for the first time in his long life, he is forced to deal with feeling ill. In his darkest moment, he just wishes for someone to be there for him.

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   English

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