Imagine Having This

ok while i wouldn’t mind a alina corruption arc what i rly want is a half domesticated aleks w a slightly more nuanced alina. i don’t want them to take over the world but i do want them to form a government in which they actively plan a role in and which focuses on ensuring that the actual problem is solved. this is what i want instead of a “oh aleks bad bc he lied to me and he must be evil bc he wants for freedom for grisha which ofc means he’s just being power hungry so let me go on a mission to kill him without solving the problem and then let my just retire to a bloody farm— still without solving the problem because that’s so perfect” alina and co storyline. like cmon i’m not asking for much and i’m literally just improving what happened soooo...

No, but seriously. How did he get the irises? Because I like to picture this man running in the middle of the garden, guarded by his own shadows, looking desperately for blue irises. This is a hundred times more entertaining than him just asking a servant for a bouquet of flowers. It's hilarious guys, picture him running. I can't. He's a dork.

Let me know when u find out

how do i find a man when i despise dating apps refuse to make the first move and believe in fate and true love

“Let me. It isn’t real. Let me.”

just finished leigh bardugo's hell bent and idk what to do. how am i gonna survive the wait for the next book and the long darlingstern content draught that's about to come. 🫠

"But what was Darlington to Alex? A mentor? A protector? An ally? None of those words seemed sufficient. Had some soft-boiled part of her fallen for the golden boy of Lethe? Or was this something less easily named than love or desire?"

what are your twenties if not an endless string of the ghosts of who you thought you would become

Me: given Alex's past experiences it's appropriate and healthy that her and Darlington's relationship focuses on trust and emotional intimacy before diving into physical intimacy, and restraint also represents Darlington fighting for his human nature over his demon nature, etc

Also me: Let 👏 them 👏 kiss 👏

The Darkling, cruel and terrible villain, smiling at the camera while Alina, his sun wife and queen of Ravka, take pictures of him and his buddy.