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Artwork by: @doodlesnoff
Original Post HERE
Beautiful
Zoya: Since David doesn’t dance…can you dance with me?
Genya (holding a champagne flute and looking a bit surprised): Zoya…
Artist: @met-la
Need a Darklina edit to ariana grandes song “eternal sunshine” !!!! 💕🥰
Hello! You’re the first ask on this blog! It’s an honor to “meet” ya! Thanks so much for the song and edit rec! I just listened to “eternal sunshine”…about ten times in a row. I hadn’t heard it before and it was cool!
Anyone interested: HERE are the lyrics for the above mentioned song by Ariana Grande, and below is a lyric video I found:
This song I am definitely adding to my “S&B Rewrite Playlist” as I am writing the Darkling and Alina very differently, but this song is helping me bring to mind some scenes that come down the line (mostly in S2 though so we got awhile.)
An edit to this song is a bit out of my tech knowledge…also I’m in the habit lately of mostly doing wlw edits…but other dear fan artists/editors…can you help the anon out?
You’ll probably have to look for some other people for Darklina stuff but thanks so much for the idea and song rec!
Beautiful Genyalina edit! Also, love your tags!
Taylor definitely thought of Genyalina when she sang this
This image:
Reminded me of this one (pretend it’s the more serious scene…but Mal is still in the back as a love triangle is set up):
Episode Two is live! It’s…something. But I’m excited to get the ball rolling. I’d love to hear your guys thoughts! And if you are interested in beta reading feel free to reach out!
I got sidetracked and made an Alinej edit
“Let It Be” by The Beatles
Text:
“Remember when you tried to kidnap me?”
“It did take a turn”
“Just a bit”
“We won though.”
“That we did.”
Sturmhond only deals with important people.
Feel free to check out Episode One of “The Lives of Saints” HERE on AO3 or HERE on tumblr.
I’m almost done with E2! Yay!
DAMN this Zoyalina edit is powerful - kudos, kudos, kudos
This person has the vision!
Found this when I was going through the Genyalina tag.
Okay i have an idea for a kind of crack fic that i find to be so fucking funny but i cant write for shit so hear me out alright?
S&B rewrite (book or show doesnt matter) Canon divergence AU where Alina is just. A Massive Lesbian. Like totally Useless Lesbian. Alexsander is his usual hetero self but Alina is completely blind to his attempted wooing/manipulations. She takes one look at a woman (Genya, Zoya, Nadia, whoever Im not picky) and loses the plot. Mal? Her chosen brother, duh. Nikolai? Queer bestie. General "Call me Alexander" Kirigan? Idk girl, he's kinda weird. Keeps staring at me all intense like he's a second away from crying all the damn time. Lately he seems more frusturated each time he asks about my day and i tell him about this nice thing [insert female crush] did for me.
Just. So oblivious to anything to do with a man who has designs on her. And of course, this results in a much more self confident Alina who knows who she is and her power from the jump. Much less vulnerable to the Simpling's machinations. How it ends i have no idea but its funny as fuck the whole way through.
And YOU get sword! No YOU get a sword!
Anyone else want a scene where Inej trains with the Neshyenyer with Tamar and Tolya? Maybe Alina and Nadia there as well? Just fun pirate, Saint, warrior, soldier things…yeah?
*Snippet of “The Lives of Saints” Episode Two (I’m working on this instead of my speech homework, fun times.)
*No promises whether this will make the final draft 😊
ZLATAN: (staring intensely) They’re up to something. ZENIK, what of the cartographer’s progress?
NINA: She still won’t talk, sir. She needs more time.
ZLATAN: I gave you one task.
NINA: The brain is a complex system, especially given stress. Would you rather she experience a stroke instead?
ZLATAN: (rolls his eyes) I want her information by eighteen bells.
END of SNIPPET
*yall think I should use military time (24 hour) or 12 hour clock for time keeping?
Episode One AO3 Link:
Sketches of Jessie Mei Li! One is a pencil sketch of her smiling wearing an off the shoulder top and a messy bun, the other is in color with her hair down, yellow background, green sweater, and she’s smiling wide and twirling a strand of hair. These are beautiful!
Drawing Shadow and Bone ladies
Super messy sketch of Alina and Sankta Neyar’s sword 🗡️
Y’know I was thinking about starting a femslash fic rec Friday…but I got too excited so yall get my thoughts on this fine Monday.
GUYS I FOUND A MEDIUM-LONG FIC FOR TAMADIA ON AO3. With the Grishaverse femslash works they barely get oneshots—I can’t wait to read this one.
*does require an AO3 account
“One Step Forwards” by WithFireAndIce
≈ 50,000 words long
If yall have any other femslash longer GV fics put ‘em in the comments please!
Storm of Ruination: The Specific Reason I Ship Genya x Zoya
Artwork by @met-la
Original Post HERE
Honestly, with my many rewatches of SaB, the moment when Genya fights Arken…is sorta the origin of me shipping and conceiving of a Genya x Zoya thing.
(Silent video of the fight)
Anyway, how could I get “Zoya” anywhere from that encounter? Really, you can’t, but my writer brain was thinking, “Oh, but who taught Genya to fight?”
While in the books I don’t believe Genya ever got trained in any physical activity because of her servant status to the Queen, maybe this timeline is different. But, it is way more fun to say, “Oh, Zoya secretly taught her to fight.”
I just like the idea (even if a purely fanon one) of two girls on vastly different paths supporting and protecting each other the best way they can.
Any Genya x Zoya shippers, what do you like most about this ship? If you are just respective Genya and Zoya fans, what are your favorite moments or aspects of these characters?
❤️
Tamar hooked a scarf over Nadia's neck and drew her in for a kiss.
This is my favorite Nina edit I’ve found.
Edit by Olivia Moore on YouTube.
Nina is an interesting character, because she had so much potential for worldbuilding and the plot with West vs East Ravka. Right now, I’m working on “Episode Two” and figuring out how best to display Nina. She has her hand in many different cookie jars, hopefully I can do her justice.
ID: photo of Amita Suman leaning into Jessie Mei Li who hugs Amita from behind. They are both laughing and smiling carefree and joyful.
good morning
These are spectacular!!!Sankta Neyar
Created by: @generalstarkov
Original Post HERE
Created by: @jjelliacee
Original Post HERE
Nina! Actress Danielle!
Created by: @blink182times
Original Post HERE
Created by: @allthesingleturtles
Original Post HERE
Created by: @marauders-in-pajamas
Original Post HERE
Look how lovely these are! Nadia portrayed by actress Joanna!
Created by: @komediebrvte
Original Post HERE
Created by: @doodlesnoff
Original Post HERE
Created by: @krugecrow
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Alina and Darkling role reversal…
By Paulinute C.
I love edits like these, they help in the writing process.
(Especially when Netflix kicks me out of my account grrrrr)
Ahhhh look at this fanart of Tamar! (Actress Anna)
Created by: @a-library-ghost
Original Post HERE
Created by: @gho-st-jpg
Original Post HERE
Created by: @doodlesnoff
Original Post HERE
Continuing on this train—fanart of Zoya based on actress Sujaya!
Created by: @oranges-and-stuff
Original Post HERE
Created by: @damerondearest
Original Post HERE
Created by: @hawkmothmoon
Original Post HERE
Genya fanart, played by actress Daisy.
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Original Post HERE
Created by: @funky-fandom
Original Post HERE
Created by: @rexisbabe
Original Post HERE
You ever randomly scroll through fanart and just see something so beautiful you need to share? This season one SaB of Alina and Genya on the bed—either doing makeup or about to make out—is beautiful. This is a digital art style where there’s just a bit of gold or bronze in the embroidery of Genya’s kefta…that makes her wavy hair accentuate her beauty. Alina and Genya stare into each other’s eyes in love and wonder and happiness. Just for this, I think I will have Genya appear in Episode Two instead of Three.
Episode One link of my Shadow and Bone sapphic rewrite: (not genyalina - I just love sharing all the beautiful femslash pairings on this blog)
fuck the ship wars, genyalina supremacy 🤩