Second Best Cinematic Universe
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Burn Like the Sun by Nila_Violet
Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
12 Mar 2026
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**Previously: Moth to a Light, No Flame**
Aleksander was sure that with a pet sun summoner at his side, equipped with all 3 of Morozova's amplifiers, he'd be able to safely enter the fold and carry out his long awaited plans.
But, while the Volcra shied away at first, it wasn't long before one of them got close enough to realise the light wasn't actually harmful to them and attacked.
It's a humiliating retreat which several diplomats, his top Grisha and everyone in both Kribirsk and Novokribirsk witnessed first hand. They all quickly put 2 and 2 together and realise that if an untrained sun summoner riddled with wasting sickness was able to instinctively destroy a hoard of Volcra while injured, then she is either infinitely more powerful or their Fjerdan saint isn't what she says she is.
Now, with his reputation in ruins, Aleksander's only hope of making up for his mistake is to get Alina back on his side- this time without Morozova's amplifiers as a backup
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Shadow & Bone: The Misfit Files by Ceris_Malfoy
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
30 Oct 2025
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Stories/drabbles I started and lost the muse.
I may eventually grab and complete, but for now, these are all up for adoption.
Enjoy!(Also sticking shorter drabbles in here that I don't feel are complete enough to post as their own fic.)
((For those checking out the Second Best Cinematic Universe Collection, please see chapters 19 through 21 + 23, 26, 28, 35, and 38.)) -
You Will Be Found by WriterAmongDreamers
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
11 Nov 2024
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'Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found'- You Will Be Found, Dear Evan Hansen
When a new Sun Summoner arrives at the Little Palace, Alina withdraws, hoping to make the inevitable less painful. What follows only strengthens her relationships and cements her place - and her future - in the Little Palace
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His Rebel Heart by Sarcasmismydefaultmode
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
08 May 2024
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The Black Tsar is forced to watch and listen, powerless, as his second best Sun Summoner leaves Ravka, and him, far behind as she's introduced to a galaxy far, far, away.
For the first time in centuries, he might just learn something.
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The Knock by TurduckenSandwich for
Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
18 Sep 2023
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"I told myself I would do this when the war was won," the Darkling says. Alina realizes that he is half asleep from the softness of his tone. His breath tickles her ear. "I'm glad I saved it."
No matter how much he has hurt her, they were always going to end up like this, tangled up in shadows.
A Second Best AU where Alina, for all her struggles, falls into bed with the Darkling-turned-tsar.
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- Part 9 of knockverse
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Some of your best art is made with chalk on your sidewalk by orphan_account
Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
30 Apr 2023
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The sad truth of it?
He’d organised it, told her that she should, no, that she had to marry the boy. And now?
Now they’re happy?
Now he’s sitting like a wounded puppy in the corner.
Ivan’s had enough. The bottom of the pond is seeming like a more and more appetising place to be.
—— this is a stormpill fic btw, Alina didn’t run away in this one too——
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- Part 3 of DEFINITELY my fav stories of mine lol
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You Will Be Found by WriterAmongDreamers
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
11 Nov 2024
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'Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found'- You Will Be Found, Dear Evan Hansen
When a new Sun Summoner arrives at the Little Palace, Alina withdraws, hoping to make the inevitable less painful. What follows only strengthens her relationships and cements her place - and her future - in the Little Palace
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Touch my world with your finger tips (And we can have forever) by orphan_account
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
26 Jul 2023
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CURRENTLY UNDER EDIT
Alina had realised then. She couldn’t keep doing this. First it had been Mal, always trailing some attractive woman, never Alina. But she’d always followed him. Around Keramzin, into the first army.
Then it had been General Kirigan. She’d really thought, assumed, she’d found a place there.
With him and in the second army. With the grisha. That she could ever be one. She could fit in. That she could be more than small, desperate, unlovable Alina. How foolish. How naive.
Or Svetlana has a brother, Alina has a spine.
He’s also a shadow summoner, and General Kirigan comes out second best.
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I bet you people are tired of me by now and my shitty writing by now, but making up terrible stories is my escape mechanism, so erm… hello again!
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Sunny morning rain by orphan_account
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
30 May 2023
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‘The sun seems to constantly work against the general, he thinks, sitting slumped against his window, watching it make its decent from the highest point in the sky, from ruling the heavens, giving into to the moons reign.
First it took his youth, working with time to rob him of his innocence and his mercy, then years and years later leaving with an army to run.
Then, as if playing some cruel joke, it gave him too many sun summoners, but finally leaving him with too little. Or just not the one he wants.
And oh he wants’
Who could blame him for not listening when his darling, beautiful, boring wife when she mentioned the impending wedding of sobachka, the tsavarich of Ravka to his mystery bride?
Also this is my first fic, so… please keep that in mind
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Second Best No More by Erinbail
Fandoms: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
27 Feb 2023
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An alternate universe inspire by stormpill's second best where Alina and Svetlana work together and take the world by storm and the Darkling doesn't know whether he should try and control or just hang on for the ride.