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Darklina

Darklina proper noun: the ship of The Darkling and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.

Proper noun

Darklina

  1. (slang) The ship of The Darkling and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
    • 'Darklina' is a contentious pairing, whose fans believe that the Darkling is the only one to see Alina's power and potential, and they want to see a story where a strong female character with power is emphasized and pushed, rather than demonized by those watching, or writing, the stories.2023 November 29, Chris McPherson, “'Six of Crows' Series Writer Shares Scrapped Plot Details”, in Collider, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2026
    • The “Malina” against “Darklina” binarity was fully acknowledged by Netflix and used for the further promotion of the story (see, e.g., Still Watching Netflix, 2021).2025, Jana Radošinská, Zdenko Mago, “Fandom and Participation in the Spotlight: Expressions of Fan Culture Related to Superhero Movie Universes”, in Lucia Furtáková, editor, Stories on Our Screens...

Origin of Darklina

Blend of darkling + Alina.

Questions about Darklina

What does Darklina mean?
Darklina means the ship of The Darkling and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
What part of speech is Darklina?
Darklina is a proper noun.

Words near Darklina in the dictionary

  1. darkle
  2. darkled
  3. darkles
  4. darklier
  5. darkliest
  6. Darklina
  7. darkling
  8. darkling beetle
  9. darkling beetles
  10. darklings
  11. darkly

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