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1. State secrets by Anonymous

   Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Grishaverse - All Media Types, Shadow and Bone (TV), Nikolai Series - Leigh Bardugo  

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

   14 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov
   • past Mal Oretsev/Alina Starkov - Relationship
   • Nikolai Lantsov & Alina Starkov
   • David Kostyk/Genya Safin
   • Zoya Nazyalensky/Mal Oretsev
   • Nikolai Lantsov
   • Alina Starkov
   • Mal Oretsev
   • Genya Safin
   • David Kostyk
   • The Crows Ensemble (Six of Crows) mentioned
   • Nadia Zhabin
   • Tolya Yul-Bataar
   • Married Couple
   • Flirting
   • Post-Book 3: Ruin and Rising
   • Canon - Grishaverse (Book & TV Combination)
   • Book canon divergent
   • Show Canon Compliant
   • Her powers had so much potential
   • Teasing
   • Invisibility
   • as foreplay
   • Size Difference
   • Solve one succession crisis and another one turns up
   • Angel Wings
   • What-If
   • Married Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov
   • Half-Shu Alina Starkov
   • POV Nikolai Lantsov
   • romantic smut
   • Romantic Fluff
   • Nikolai Lantsov Loves Alina Starkov
   • Afterglow
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • thank you showrunners for breaking up malina
   • Falling In Love
   • Season 3 sort of

   Summary

   Alina helps Nikolai with a secret that could unmake his throne, and she is considerably more creative than anyone has ever given her credit for. Marriage, it turns out, is the most exciting adventure of all.

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