#the darkling text post

[alannacouture]

See, totally innocent of everything! Just a man trying to stop the genocide of his people!

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone edit #shadowandboneedit #shadow and bone netflix #shadow and bone meme #shadow and bone text post #sab #sab edit #sab memes #sab text post #the darkling #the darkling edit #the darkling text post #aleksander morozova #general kirigan #darkling #pro darkling #ben barnes #ben barnes edit #ben barnes meme #alannacouture #ouat.t100.adow.sab.etc #ouat.t100.adow.dw.reign.etc

[nonbinarycharmybee]

#mine #text post meme #silver the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #eclipse the darkling #family tag #sonic: that doesn't seem- #espio pinning charmy to the ground: no no I play that game every day #two kinds of siblings

[thatguyatthetypewriter]

WHOOPS my hand slipped many a time-

Also have some Darkles in these trying times

#text posts #six of crows #jesper fahey #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #the crows #crooked kingdom #the darkling #shadow and bone #grishaverse

[northstarkov]

The Darkling + text posts

#the darkling #aleksander morozova #shadow and bone #sab #mmedit #ben barnes #sabedit #shadowandboneedit #thedarklingedit #crack post #text post

[blues-valentine]

Re-watching S&B again and Alina was given zero exploration as a character because they were so busy rushing through the plot and everything about her felt extremely hollow which is truly such a shame because the show has not given Alina the level of nuance and intelligence she has as a character in the books.

The thing about Alina choosing to lead and accept Nikolai’s proposal at the end of Season 2 without any sort of question is not only that it was so uncharacteristic of her but it removes the nuance of those choices. Alina’s ending on R&R has more weight when you know how Alina viewed life in court, how she knew that people were using her as a pawn for their agenda and she was the only one not making choices for herself. Nikolai wanted her as a queen to strength his claim to the throne and unify the second army. The Darkling wanted her power. The Apparant wanted her to be a Saint. A lot of her circle of friends extended some level of expectations towards her as well.

At the end of the season, Alina feels like a fanfic version, very watered down and like they tried too hard to make her so “female heroin” but forgot the aspect of her that was conflicted, not the nuanced Alina from the books. They didn’t give her the time to show that she was in fact someone that was aware of how those choices would impact her life and her desire to be seem as more than just someone that fulfills a role or duty. It removes the depth of contemplating those choices because being a savior, a queen, a saint, was something thrown on her and while she loved her power it was also difficult for her. Alina’s dilemma over her situation deserved exploration instead of his hollowed version. They could’ve at least make it more nuanced, make a point that Alina was choosing this for Ravka, because she thought it was her responsibility to the people, not for herself.

There’s are actual book quotes from Alina (*BOOK SPOILERS):

ー Siege and Storm (Chapter 21).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 8).

ー Siege and Storm (Chapter 21).

ー Siege and Storm (Chapter 23).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 7).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 16).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 10).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 18).

ー Ruin and Rising (Chapter 18).

Alina knew she would have to marry Nikolai if she wanted to achieve some level of peace for Ravka but she also viewed it as a way to amend for the things she thought were her fault. It was never a dream for her. It was a constant source of anxiety. Alina was a tormented girl that wanted peace and she was aware her visibility would never allow her that. And, an important thing the show skipped is that Alina was suicidal and she constantly contemplated death as the only alternative for her pain mostly because of her powers and their effect on her.

Yeah, I know the show is changing things up but denying Alina the exploration of her own thoughts and why being the sun summoner, a queen or a saint was an added pressured to her existence that goes beyond Darkling or the fold is basically ignoring her as a character. Ignoring Alina’s Santakhood was erasing a core element of her persona. Ignoring Alina’s distaste for the royal court was also refusing to give Alina some depth. Alina had layers. She was seduced by power just as much as she was disgusted by it. She was seduced by a glamorous life just as much as she knew it was all pretenses. And at the end, choosing to step away from that was her choice. Faking her death, creating her own matyrhood was her own choice, marrying Mal and leaving the palace was her own choice. Alina’s ending is supposed to be bittersweet but it was her own desire, not someone else's. She wasn’t made to chose this for a sense of responsibility or duty. Alina not having her powers was the only way she could’ve archived the peace she desperately longed for.

I do like the idea of this version exploring her in a position of power and how would that be for her but it’s the fact they just turned her into whatever that was at the end, the typical “I get to be a queen in pretty dresses and Nikolai is flirting with me” version that goes so far from who Alina is. Her not being able to express her fears over being a queen or such an influencial figure made her arc feel empty. It feels like they just forced her into a figure of “empowerment” because this fandom has convinced themselves that Alina wanting to live a peaceful and domestic life — after not being able to chose her own destiny for the whole trilogy, somehow regresses feminism.

I really hope Season 3 (if it happens) turns this around and committs to give Alina her depth and the exploration she deserves because I do not stand for this girlbossification of Alina. Luckily, I still have the books. If Alina is going to have powers in this show version, let it be her own powers and not someone else's because Alina being an extension of Darkling with his dark powers was one of her biggest fears. They aren’t even allowing her agency on her own.

#alina starkov #anti darkling #anti darklina #shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix #grishaverse #the grisha trilogy #malyen oretsev #malina #nikolai lantsov #book quotes #text post

[ohnothehedgepog]

One time Surge found out about the psychic Black Arms hive connection that Eclipse and Shadow share so she made Eclipse watch "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix a Lot and transmit the audio and video directly into Shadow's head, causing him to appear a minute later, slamming the door open so hard it punched a hole in the wall and fell off its hinges.

#Surge the tenrec #Shadow the hedgehog #Eclipse the darkling #Black arms #sonic the hedgehog #Sth #Text post

[dyingroses]

Some Shadow and Bone + text posts and stuff

#shadow and bone #sabedit #s&bedit #s&b season 2 #shadowandbonedit #sab season 2 #sab season two #sab season 1 #baghra morozova #baghra #aleksander kirigan #aleksander morozova #the darkling #mal oretsev #malyen oretsev #prince nikolai #king nikolai #nikolai lantsov #+ text posts #mine #dyingroses #dyingrosesedit #post #fantasyedit

[malewife-darkling]

Alina: Aleksander, you're spiraling! Quick, name five things you can see around you!

Aleksander: Otkazatsya hatred, the King's greed, injured Grisha, the culmination of centuries of Grisha oppression and... *sees Fedyor* an Imbecile.

Alina:

Aleksander: Why do I feel worse

#aleksander morozova #alina starkov #the darkling #shadow and bone #Sab #fedyor kaminsky #incorrect quote #text post #darklina

[positivelyruined]

What’s up with the abusive and manipulative love interests in fantasy in general? Can we give the villains back their trope please. TY.

#anti feysand #anti darkling #thing: text post #ya fantasy #ya books #fantasy tropes #anti dark romance

[applejuicehq]

happy hallowed ween from my lil guy Tei :]

and Dia :3

#what if i drew something. posted it even. would that be fucked up or what #was gonna do more for Dia but then i got tired . she chose to be a mushroom bc she loves having big sleeves #i just thought Tei would be neat in a darkling costume :] #interestingly Tei has a lot of ties to darkness on accident. he had yellow eyes before i even made him one of my keykids lol #cant decide if they were always that way or they used to be another color.. maybe before the keyblade war #OH someone remind me to add alt text later. i cant do it from mobile n i dont have time to get my computer for Reasons #oh god i need to remember how to tag art . #kh #kingdom hearts #applejuice ocs #my art #khux #khux oc #khux keykid

[alannacouture]

“Objection: my client is clearly not ‘The Worst™️’, despite what he may think.”…

“He’s killed people. Lots of people. Over centuries.”

“Sidebar, Your Honor? So, yes, some deaths may have happened due to my client. On the other hand, have you heard him speak? In that soft, melodious voice? And you see his amazing hair and perfect cheekbones, right?”

“…Objection sustained. He is not ‘The Worst™️’.”

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix #shadowandboneedit #shadow and bone meme #shadow and bone text post #the darkling #the darkling edit #the darkling meme #the darkling text post #aleksander morozova #general kirigan #ben barnes #ben barnes edit #ben barnes meme #ben barnes text post #alannacouture #ouat.t100.adow.dw.reign.etc #ouat.t100.adow.sab.etc

[ronandreams]

you guys really have no range if you think the darkling is "too evil" for you 😂 dude, he is a fictional menace, and he's hot. with a twisted and interesting backstory. and played by ben barnes. you don't have to overthink it babes

and no he doesn't need a redemption arc or a tragic backstory. he's evil, yes. that's the point !

#the darkling #aleksander morozova #shadow and bone #sab #darkling #text post #the grisha trilogy #tgt

[northstarkov]

Darklina + text posts

#darklina #aleksander morozova #alina starkov #shadowandboneedit #shadow and bone #crack #text post #ben barnes #jessie mei li #oh i get it now the torment is eternal #lovers to enemies thats the good shit #mmedit #the darkling #darklinaedit

[blues-valentine]

One of my favorite parts about this Mal hate (that is so unnecessary and weird) is that some act like he is some irrelevant character that is just there to be Alina’s love interest and not an integral part of the Shadow and Bone plot. Like, he is literally the reason the amplifiers can be found — without him there’s not progression to the story line within Shadow and Bone. Every book in the trilogy opens and closes with “the boy and the girl” that’s literally Mal and Alina. He is the romantic male lead and his role in the trilogy had a very definitive propose. Some of you need to deal with that. Also, Archie kills it every time and there’s a reason the writers want to keep him in the show not matter what. He is the character with the most potential with his background alone to create new story lines.

#shadow and bone #mal oretsev #malyen oretsev #grishaverse #shadow and bone netflix #the grisha trilogy #text post #anti darkling

[queerbrainrot]

"villain apologist" i do not apologise for their actions, i just wave my little queer flag and cheer them on as they take 'slay' a little too literally

#text post #khe khe #vegas theerapanyakul #but also so many other villains #wanda maximoff #can step on me #respectfully #the darkling #can also step on me #or choke me #i'd thank them #villains #kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #kinnporsche la forte

[ohnothehedgepog]

Hc: When Eclipse asks for food that Shadow's eating, if it's anything non-meat, Shadow will lie and claim it's a vegetable, even if it's something delicious like an icecream cookie sandwich. Eclipse is really unfamiliar with Earth food, but has learned he hates most veggies, so he always backs off if he thinks it's that. He gets so mad when he finally figures out all the lies that Shadow has been telling him.

#Eclipse the darkling #Shadow the hedgehog #Sonic the hedgehog #Sth #Text post