Alina & the Darkling || maid of honour/best man (+divorce) au

«...but you hold me
without hurting me
you'll be the first
who ever did...»
Sooo this au has been cooking in my mind ever since the invitation came out lol not only because of the gorgeous aesthetic scenes, but of the central premise - the wedding. It was really fun to play around with all of these different manips and to finally include Genya and David 🥰 (I swear the day WILL come when I do a full modern au video for them only!)
Hope you enjoy!
The storyline: David and Genya's wedding weekend is finally here and it's a destination wedding! Alina is obviously the maid of honour while Aleksander is David's best man...the only awkward part is that they're in the middle of their own divorce proceedings. The exes reunite for the wedding festivities and start reliving their own first meeting, their own wedding. All the memories bring back old feelings and they start hanging out more, then Alina initiates a hookup. However, she doesn't want anything more because she's scared to get hurt again. Aleksander delivers a beautiful speech during the rehearsal dinner, that makes Alina wonder about their future. They keep hooking up, but Aleksander wants more. He asks Alina for another chance. After thinking about it, she agrees and they get back together. After the wedding, during the reception, Aleksander's best man speech assures Alina that they'll always find their way back to each other.
Information
Fandom: Shadow and Bone
Pairing: Alina Starkov & the Darkling
Colouring: ‪@impossibletardis‬
Song: ask
#fanvidfeed #shadowandbone #darklina #thedarkling #alinastarkov

[@lilartist1511]

O M G!!! this video is brilliant wow you are amaizing artist. I really need this history in fanficion

[@paulinutec]

I appreciate your kind comment so much♥️♥️♥️

[@Mitlovers]

This is so sad and perfect. But even so I want an edition with agony but with a happy ending.

[@skyofuntamedfire]

Omg???????? The way you combine all these scenes??????? I'm absolutely in awe, this is PERFECTION!!!!!! 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@paulinutec]

Thank you so much 🥹😭♥️

[@nyxldx]

WHAT _IS_ THIS??
HOLY SHIT HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU WERE COOKING THIS UP?? 🥺
FIRST OF ALL I JUST LOVE HOW IT WAS SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND THE STORY BEFORE EVEN READING THE DESCRIPTION. I KNOW IT CAN BE HARD TO DO BUT IT'S SOOO SATISFYING
SECONDLY, THIS HIT ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS? HOW DARE YOU?? I'M NOT EVEN A MODERN AU FIC GIRLY BUT I NOW WISH WE HAD THIS WRITTEN SOMEWHERE WITH 10 CHAPTERS AT LEAST
THIRDLY, THE VOICEOVERS?? OHMYGOD Y'KNOW I'M A SLUT FOR THEM AND THE WAY YOU MADE ALL MAKE SENSE, ADD TO THE STORY AND PUSH FORWARD THE PLOT IS JUST INSANE.
I N S A N E!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE GENYA/DAVID CRUMBS 🥺🥺🥺 THEY'RE SUCH AN UNDERRATED SHIP AND TO SEE THEM IN NOT ONLY A VIDEO BUT IN A MODERN AU IS JUST SO PRECIOUS

[@paulinutec]

Ok, I’m so glad it was easy to understand what’s going on 😂 it’s a fear of mine that someone won’t shsbdb
I’m such a modern au girlie I just love coming up with these concepts and I bet something similar to this exists in the depths of AO3 😁
GENYADAVID SUPREMACY🩷
Thank you so much, Sof, you always make my day with your comments here and on twitter (still laughing my ass off over letterbox/emmys) ♥️♥️🥰

[@JuliGrisel]

this is absolutely insane. I'm in complete awe. Your concept and editing were both incredible!

[@paulinutec]

Aww thank you so much 🙈♥️♥️ means the world to me!

[@thedrkling]

I am filled with excitement, as this is incredibly good! Moreover, the song you selected has added an extra layer of beauty to this edit.

[@paulinutec]

Thank you so much🥹🥰 you’re so sweet!!

[@tibbygreene]

Cette vidéo est un nouveau chef d'œuvre. 😍 J'adore ton histoire et le montage est à son service. Je suis totalement sous le charme. Chouette aussi d'avoir intégré Genya et David. La voix de Lana Del Rey est parfaite.
La danse à 00:30, à 00:48 ça pourrait être eux, à 00:55 les mains avec la voix de Benjamin Greene, à 1:27 leurs mains à nouveau, ... Toute la fin en fait donc oui toute la vidéo est incroyable
D'ailleurs que lui répond-elle ? Une suite en prévision. Je sais je dis toujours ça : je ne suis jamais rassasiée, ni de tes vidéos, ni de Ben Barnes, ni d'Aleksander et d'Alina. Donc à bientôt...😘

[@paulinutec]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ♥️♥️♥️ your comments are always so thoughtful and lovely!

[@marril96]

THIS IS SO PERFECT

[@paulinutec]

Thank you 🥰♥️

[@ligejax1181]

❤❤