#ref: alina x dorian

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It was a big deal for Alina to take off right after the wrap of Nutcracker. It wasn't exactly like she had ever celebrated Christmas or any other winter season holiday. It was the years of messages with Dorian that made her curious. Was it a risk to show up in his hometown (kingdom really) to surprise him on New Years Eve, definitely. She knew he could not only be busy but likely had company. Alina never saw herself as a person that took risks or stepped out of her comfort zone, but she found herself wanting to move beyond her well established safety net for him. The last time she'd come it was for auditions and now that the Nutcracker wrapped this surprise wasn't just that she wanted to kiss that very handsome man at midnight, she was moving to be a principal dancer at the national ballet. Slipping into the crowd, a bustling throng of people awaiting the fireworks over Kylanth's castle, Alina's weaved slowly through them with her eyes looking for just one particular person. She'd left this moment to fate and as she looked up at the castle's windows, catching sight of a familiar form kissing a pretty blonde, her heart sank and she leaned against the cold wall as she tried to will her heart to calm down. Only for her pulse to quicken when a hand took hers. "I'm fine, really."

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creator tag meme

rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc!) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2018. Tag as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original!) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

the sweetest @jediknightrey tagged me for this game and it’s time for little me to sob in pain because I can’t choose faves xD

(I’ll do my three main mediums in separate lists because... yeah xD)

ART:

My Wintersong x Labyrinth crossover with Liesl. Ever since I read the first book early in January I had been dying to do something that could show my love for the movie and the book. At the end of the year I finally got around to work on the sketch I did sometime during inktober and omg it is NOT how I imagined it to look like but I AM PROUD!

My Tana Bach in chibi style. I wanted to try something new and I did so with this. Style and program haha. Really happy with it, even if it didn’t do so well lol

“You leave me breathless” aka steamy Nikolina. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH STEAMY (VISUAL) CONTENT FOR THEM AND I HAD THE NEED TO DO IT AND I DID!! Even if it took me way longer than usual because the lineart was out to get me alskjdalk. I also love how my brain has a go-to colour scheme for them XD

Feysand Sunset. I could hate it and this piece would still hit my activity every day lol. I’m really happy with it because the pose was so damn dynamic and I GOT IT! And the outfits too, and Rhys’ skin+hair. I was so nervous about getting it wrong, even if I used all the refs I could find on the fancast haha. A friend who had no idea of what this is about told me it DID look like he was middle-eastern and I was super happy because I was getting cross-eyed and unsure of everything. Also, I did a fancy background and sparkly dress :D ALL THE SPARKLES

Nikolina Wedding. SIMPLY PUT MY MAGNUS OPUS FOR THESE TWO. I had a concept, I achieved it! I absolutely love it. I had so much fun with the soft aesthetic and painting them. The clothes! I put more work into the details than anyone will notice unless they purchase the biggest print ever. But who careS??? Also, Alina’s hair!! I hit the nail in this piece and IT SHOWS!!!

EDITS:

My Eureka Character Aesthetics series. As unkown as this show is here, I still felt the need to work on something Big for it. I remembered how fun doing this project was for The 10th Kingdom, so I did it for this show too. I miscalculated how many I would have to do aslkda but I still had so much fun with it. It was TOUGH as heck at times to find pics to fit each character’s unique aesthetic and personality but I did it!! I got to the end of it with a series of edits that I’m super happy with. ALSO, the psd I made for it works so well for so many other edits??? I DID A THING!!

This Kileana edit. sure the third book let me down after the amazingness of books 1 and 2 of The Falconer but lately I’ve been in a huge Kiaran x Aileana feels mood and I had to do something for them. Something soft and focusing on that epic vow of Kiaran. EPIC ROMANTIC VOWS?? YES PLEASE!!

This Doraelin edit. Look, I love them, they’re soft and perfect. And I had to do something soft and (near)perfect for them!! Especially since it was a gift! I’m still in awe I did it so well haha. Also, those quotes of theirs are so... foreshadow-y. still offended the foreshadowing was tossed aside ¬.¬

This Lunar Chronicles aesthetic. Basically, LEVELING UP!! I grew so much in my aesthetics/picspams style since I started doing TLC edits, and this is one of my VERY BEST. I love the colours and how the pics work so well together alksdakh

The Five Great Queens (10th Kingdom) series that’s ongoing lol. I’m really happy with the whole project so far. But I’m currently stuck on the next queen and headcanons for her XD

BONUS: Fairytale AU for Kai x Cinder and Steamy Nikolina edit. I LOVE THEM.

WRITING:

She’s Magic. AU where Nikolai and Alina are illustionists/magicians(?). Basically an excuse to have both in a magic au hahaha. Think Celia x Marco from The Night Circus kind of magic romance. (Not that hardcore on the slow burn tho). I had so much fun with it. Y’all have no idea!

This Wolfinia one shot. I’m just really happy I got these two right haha. I love the way Wolf talks to Virginia, so unique and eager and honest :D

Unwrap Me. AU where Doraelin are married and ruling together and are just ACHING for some one-on-one Yulemas celebrations asldja. It’s here mostly because I hadn’t written them in ages and I was really happy with this self-indulgent au xD Plus, Dorian would totes pull that gift stunt ;D

Sappy Smutty Fics Fest. While I was so worn out of writing so much smut I had to Take a Break alskdha I had so much fun with it and the feedback?? I never got so many requests (and so varied!!) for a fic request game. Got quite a few that I’m happy with in it ;) I also still have one for Heartless, but I won’t write it until I reread the book. Hopefully I will in early 2019.

So This is Love. THE CINDERELLA AU FOR NIKOLINA THAT WAS JUST A HALLOWEEN ONE-SHOT AND TURNED INTO A LONG FIC!!! Saints I LOVED writing it. Thinking of this au for them brings me the biggest of grins and writing it did that too as well haha. I just... Nikolina and Cinderella AU, what a better match??? (Maybe a fake-relationship au hmmm)

tagging... @theleiaskywalker @newrcmantlcs @caradocdearborn @akivas @stupidape @williamsherondales @kimseaokjin​ @kestrel-of-herran​ @fullofgrief​

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@hcllriot continued from here

“I don’t mind it so much,” Alina smiled looking down at the stage then back up at the tall man. “Did you dance? You have they build for it.” Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. “Not that I was ogling you.” Facepalming she hid her eyes from him while she took another sip of her drink. “The dancing is fun. I work really hard to make this one little thing special for someone in one of those chairs… it’s the stuff after that I’m not so good at. I guess when you start ballet as a toddler and really stick with it that the whole socialization thing gets skipped over.” She bit her lip, trying to reign in her smile, but something about him made her want to keep talking, “Don’t I seem well adjusted?” Alina laughed and brought the glass back to her lips before hopping onto the edge of the desk where the light and sound panels were. Every time she came up she’d sit there expecting something to finally fill up that space, but nothing ever had and she swung her legs back and forth. “Can I ask you what your favorite part of Giselle was?”

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🏹 -- pin to a wall and kiss (dorian)

Sinday Touches meme

Alina had been ready for the post-season break, a few weeks off that would include some guided tour traveling in Europe. She was looking forward to new food, new adventures, and the possibility of finding her older sister that ran away from home when she was fifteen. It was what she did every post-season; some new adventure to a new place, all while staying vigilant, always looking for that familiar face in a crowd. It had been over a decade now and she was losing hope. The peaceful country of Kylanth seemed like a perfect escape, but there definitely hadn't been a soul that looked like her there. She'd been falling behind on a tour of the castle, distracted by the beautiful paintings when she turned a corner and smacked into someone. Her eyes racked up his form, her mouth falling open in shock or apology, but forming a smile of surprise. "Dorian?" As soon as she said his name he was pressing her against the wall, his mouth crashing into his. The dancer pushed up on the tips of her toes, tugging on his shirt, kissing him back. Tour be damned.