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"We all serve someone, Alina."
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Siege and Storm- Chapter 14
She ain't stupid.
I live for those moments of lucidity Alina occasionally experiences.
Do those Grisha even know Darkles' "crimes"? Did Alina bother to tell them, or does she still assume they read her mind, so they're updated?! Is there a scene missing? Where they meet and she explains what happened?
She did promise she will, but then she stormed off and went to sleep as far as we know...
Again- did Alina reveal Darkles' past "offscreen", or are those Grisha just expected to figure out what she's talking about?!
Three-front war going on, with one of those sides being ancient semi-mythical power. Our Heroine:
Yeah, I don't think my ally's trying to get into my pants THIS TIME...
#Grishaverse#S&S Chapter 14#Alina Starkov#Malyen Oretsev#Nikolai Lantsov#The Darkling#Second PseudoArmy#self centred and paranoid#grishanalyticritical#Siege and Storm#Grisha trilogy#V#books#quotes#Leigh Bardugo#anti Malina#anti Leigh Bardugo
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Does Alina mean "small" or Alina mean "protector"?
While analyzing the meaning of the name Alina, I suddenly realized that the main character is connected to both Mal and the Darkling.
Her name can mean “small”, and if we translate the abbreviated name Mal from Russian literally, it will mean “small” (and his name can also mean “evil”, “bad” and “cattle”, but this is a topic for a separate post).
But at the same time, the name Alina can mean “protector.” Do you know who else’s real name means “protector”? Alexander! And this is a real irony, because whenever Alina followed the path of Alexander, she really became a protector, and when she followed Mal, she actually became small. In other words, being with Mal for Alina means being a weak child and a smaller version of herself, and being with Alexander means being strong and protecting others. It’s a pity that Alina never realized this (or rather, the author did not allow her to realize it)😔
I don't think Leigh Bardugo intended the characters' names to be that meaningful (otherwise she wouldn't have left Alina with Mal), but it's an interesting detail that perfectly describes Malina and Darklina relationship.
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Petting zoo and bone.
Alina could have been Sasha's Will Graham or Clarice Starling .... we were robbed!!!
Gifs by @ladylrbloom
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If I had a coconut for every time a person said "the Darkling was a groomer" I would have enough coconuts to throw them on their heads and cure their amnesia.
#tw: grooming#because these people have forgotten the meaning of the word and the fact that the supposed “groomer” wasn't even around to do *that*#but the way this word is overused for a person that even the author didn't consider him one is infuriating and stupid#the darkling#pro darkling#aleksander morozova#pro aleksander morozova#shadow and bone#leigh bardugo#grishaverse#alina starkov#darklina#pro darklina#alarkling#pro alarkling
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“that character is a war criminal” that character is from a fictional fantasy world and did not attend the geneva convention
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I actually like it when ships hurt each other in long lasting and unforgiveable ways. I like it when they leave vicious, glaring scars. I like when they leave traumas. I like when they stab each other and torture each other and ruin each other’s lives and violate every inch of each other’s values. and I like it when they fucking kill each other permanently dead.
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Honestly? Netflix should pay me for my quality promotion work I do here.
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this is what peak romance looks like ok
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Ben Barnes || 📸 Emma Holly Jones
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Mother of Monster
Siege and Storm- Chapter 14
Awww!
Playing a victim, aren't we?
Sure, Baghra can mistreat Aleksander- he's her son-, but the moment he strikes back, all hell breaks loose. Not to mention his "punishment" takes form of a childhood trick she herself could at least attempt to dispel, except that would require her to summon, and she'd lose her veil of victimhood. And why give up her badge of authenticity?
How hard is she NOT summoning, if it aged her up so badly?
This is Aleksander's punishment for disobeying her- speeding up her withering away. She used to be constantly cold, but youthful. Does that mean she's avoiding summoning to prevent accidentally or instinctively clearing her own eyes, so now she's quickly aging as a welcome side-effect?
Look what you've done to me?! Your own mother! Your only constant companion!
There's no mention of nearness to merzost having effect on aging. It's draining the person using it, so even if her blindfold couldn't be removed by Baghra herself (Arguable, given her age, likely knowledge and set of powers.), she shouldn't look like shit due to its presence.
Did he finally achieve what he attempted all those years ago?
Is his grasp on merzost so strong he can truly manipulate it for his purposes like his grandfather did?
Is he truly a leap closer to getting what he fights for?
Am I insignificant to him now?
As if she ever acted with loyalty or support towards him and his cause.
A bit of blaming, drama and loving mother's dehumanization. She sure know how to play at Alina's already existing prejudice and fatalism. Can't wait for the girl to repeat those words...
I wish... yet the great villain will abandon his successful siege to attempt saving her, and grieve for her, no matter the mistreatment she offered him.
Sacrifice suggests intention. Baghra didn't know what will be Aleksander's reaction, we have no idea, what her expectations looked like, so assuming she's some tortured heroine, martyr to a cause, is erroneous.
#Grishaverse#S&S Chapter 14#The Darkling#Baghra Morozova#Alina Starkov#grishanalyticritical#self centred and paranoid#merzost#S&S Chapter 13#S&S Chapter 23#Siege and Storm#Grisha trilogy#V#books#quotes#Leigh Bardugo#anti Baghra
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SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2 WILL DROP ON MARCH 16, 2023
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