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1. Glowing in the Shadows by riorose

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

   • Explicit
   • Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov
   • Alina Starkov
   • The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Ivan (The Grisha Trilogy)
   • Fedyor Kaminsky
   • Mal Oretsev
   • Genya Safin
   • Nina Zenik
   • Zoya Nazyalensky
   • Nikolai Lantsov
   • Matthias Helvar
   • Dark The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Possessive The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Dark Romance
   • Modern AU
   • Age Difference
   • Alternate Universe - Grishaverse Fusion
   • Cult
   • Non-Consensual Body Modification
   • Protective The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Parent The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Single Parent The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova
   • Amplifiers (The Grisha Trilogy)
   • Tether (Grishaverse)
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Mal Oretsev Bashing
   • Minor Ivan/Fedyor Kaminsky
   • Minor David Kostyk/Genya Safin
   • Minor Nikolai Lantsov/Zoya Nazyalensky
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Discrimination Against Grisha (Grishaverse)

   Summary

   One moment of light. One moment of power. One moment that changed everything.
   When Alina’s gift bursts free to save Mal’s life, it exposes her to the secret Grisha world hiding behind Obscura’s luxury lifestyle empire. She’s offered a job. A chance to start over. A way to pretend she’s normal again.

   But Aleksander Morozov has been waiting for this moment for centuries. He knew her light would come. And now that she’s here, he’ll pull her closer, wrap her in his shadows, and bind her to him forever.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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