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Signup deadline is THIS SATURDAY night, November 15, at midnight Pacific time!

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You will have time to sign up from November 1 - November 15. We will assign you your giftee by December 1 so that you have time to prepare your gift for the reveal! All gifts are due and will be revealed on December 31, as in previous years. What can my gift be? Anything you want! Fics, art, moodboards, graphics, edits, playlists, etc.! But please keep in mind what your giftee likes, as well as what they don’t like, when creating for them. Can my gift be NSFW? Only if your giftee has indicated they’re comfortable with that. AND, regardless of the giftee's stated preferences - all gifts must comply with Discord's TOS (in short: NO underage content is allowed in this exchange). If I’m writing a fic, does it need to be a certain word count? Nope! This isn’t as strict as a BigBang or something like that - it’s meant to be fun and easy to do. When does my gift need to be completed? December 31! You can post on Ao3 (if you’re planning on posting there) to the dedicated event collection, or on Tumblr or Instagram - just let the mods know so we can link things properly. Fics and art posted to the Ao3 collection will be revealed on December 31. If you are posting your gift on Tumblr or another site, please do so ON DECEMBER 31 and not before. Can I send my giftee messages? Only if they’re anonymous! This is a Secret San(k)ta exchange, after all. If you would like, you can send them kind anons on Tumblr (if they use Tumblr). You can also take a ticket on this server and ask the mods, who can then ask your giftee. Please don’t spoil the surprise for your giftee by messaging them directly! What is a Pinch Hitter? Someone who steps up to create something last-minute if someone needs to drop out. If you responded that you’re willing to pinch hit, that doesn’t mean you’ll have to - we ask as a precaution just in case a pinch hitter is needed! Can I drop out? Of course - you come first! Please don’t feel bad if you end up needing to drop out! Simply take a ticket with the m…

Darklina Discord Server Secret Sankta 2025 Exchange signups are LIVE!

Please review the instructions here then, if interested, sign up! 💖 Feel free to join the server to participate there too!

Exchange sign-ups are open til November 15.

Signup link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Log in to Darklina Discord Server this Saturday, November 1 for signups and details on DDS Secret Sankta 2025! 🎁

We’re planning another activity to keep the mood jolly through the season, which can be done instead of - or in addition to - the exchange! Think of it as an… advent calendar of sorts. 😁

Shadow and Bone cast members, including Ben Barnes and Jessie Mei Li, wearing festive holiday headgear at a convention photo op.

Sorry for the lack of updates! 🖤💛

YES — DDS Secret Sankta 2025 is still very much in the works! Stay tuned - here, on Tumblr, and on the server - closer to November 1 for more info. 🖤💛

Teaser image for Darklina Discord Server’s upcoming Secret Sankta 2025 event, with Ben Barnes as the Darkling with a Santa hat under animated snowfall and the text “Until our next event…”

That’s a wrap on Darklina Week 2025! Thank you again to all who participated. 🖤💛

And now, a tease of what’s to come next on DDS… 😏

Darklina Week 2025 has OFFICIALLY commenced!

Check out the action on the Darklina Discord Server, linked in the pinned post here. We have some NEW surprises in store for this year’s participants! 💖

And of course check out this year’s AO3 collection, now open! archiveofourown.org/collections/...

DW 2025 Ao3 Collection link (works not revealed until August 20): archiveofourown.org/collections/...

SFW Prompts: August 20 - Dance. August 21 - Acts of Service. August 22 - Rage. August 23 - Kindness/Kind. August 24 - Longing. August 25 - Ice. August 26 - Nostalgia. August 27 - Affection.

NSFW Prompts: August 20 - Dirty Talk. August 21 - Abduction. August 22 - Ropes. August 23 - Katoptronophilia. August 24 - Lingerie. August 25 - Impact Play. August 26 - Nyctophilia. August 27 - Agoraphilia.

Fanworks can include: * Fic * Art * Moodboards * Playlists * Crafts * … and other mediums too! Be aware: 1. There is no minimum (or maximum!) requirement for submitted fanworks. 2. Submitted fanworks must be YOUR OWN WORK, newly created for your assignment. 3. AI-generated content is NOT allowed. 4. For submissions you post on Tumblr, please pop a link to them over into the ⁠Darklina Server’s Tumblr channel so we can add them to the queue! 5. You can use the tag "DDS Darklina Week 2025" for submissions posted on Ao3. * The DDS Darklina Week collection for this year is currently unrevealed - so you can start adding your work(s) to the collection now, and we'll publicly reveal the collection on August 20th. * If you are able to post your submission(s) for later days’ prompts on those days, great! But if you won't be available then, you can still add them to the collection now and they'll be revealed with everything in the collection on August 20th. 6. As always, all submissions must comply with the server rules and Discord’s TOS.

There will be TWO sets of prompts for this year’s Darklina Week - be naughty, nice, or even both! Please ensure any submissions follow the rules here. The current Darklina Server invite link is pinned to the top of this page/account. See comments for the link to this DW’s AO3 collection.

Prompts will drop July 31!

Our Tumblr is also being updated again: darklinaserver.tumblr.com

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Yes, we’re still active! Look for more updates coming soon. 😊

Animated teaser poster graphic of Darklina announcing Darklina Week, coming to a Darklina Server near you August 20-27!

Darklina Week 2025: coming August 20th - 27th!

This year we might even have a little something to reward participants, whether they are creators or not!

Animated teaser poster graphic for Darklina Week, coming to Darklina Discord Server August 20-27!

You and I are going to change the world Come for the ship, stay for Aleksander getting turned into a cat

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Informational image done in a maroon color scheme with gold accents. On the right is a smart phone. On the screen is what looks like a song playing. The title is Valentines Mixtape 2024 and the artist is Darklina Discord Server. The album cover art is Ben Barnes and Jessie Mei Li at a panel at a Shadow and Bone con. On the left is a box with this text: Post your fanworks to Ao3, tumblr, or bsky between February 10th - 18th, 2024 To sign-up follow the link in the post! To access the full set of rules or to ask any questions, message us at darklinaserver@gmail.com You can join any time! # DarklinaServerValentinesMixtape2024

Darklina Server Valentine's Mixtape 2024

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Signups close Jan 28th!

If you sign up, you will receive a random 5-song mixtape of songs compiled by other participants. You can use any of these as inspiration for a fanwork, to be posted anytime between Feb 10th–Feb 18th

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 13” inside.

Last year's entries day 13:

Fiora’s “Matters of the Heart” is a hilarious and sweet fic about Fedyor's attempts to bring Aleksander and Alina together (with a little help). It's canonverse with a little more of a period feel to it that's just lovely!

archiveofourown.org/works/43753935

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 12” inside.

Last year's entries day 12:

In “Until We Meet Again” by Fiora, Alina is reborn as different women, but everytime, Aleksander knows it’s her—his soulmate. He spends centuries waiting for a lifetime where she can be his, truly. It's heart wrenching and so soft.

archiveofourown.org/works/43774876

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 11” inside.

Last year's entries day 11: 

“The Ruffling of Feathers” by CorinaLannister, a steamy one shot, has Alina reminiscing about her relationship with Aleksander if the after Winter fête make-out session had gone differently. This great piece has some heartfelt smut. 

archiveofourown.org/works/43923231

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 10” inside.

Last year's entries day 10:

We all love a good Kribirsk-divergence, and EighteenQs, delivers in “Take All of Your Doubts (You can throw them out)." Alina quite literally runs into Aleksander after she tries to share her feelings with Mal, and opportunities arise.

archiveofourown.org/works/43981135

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 9” inside.

Last year's entries day 9:

“I’d Rather Watch My Kingdom Fall” by IceKatarina—as the tsar’s only daughter Alina must marry for her kingdom. Is marriage really her best choice, especially with her secret? This great royal au has romance and a hint of something more

archiveofourown.org/works/43983478

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 8” inside.

Last year's entries day 8:

Morning Musings by Marzanka involves Alina recalling what she knows of the Black General and what she knows of the man Aleksander Kirigan with whom she’s spent the night. It's a beautiful oneshot with some spice along with the sugar.

archiveofourown.org/works/43947039

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 7” inside.

Last year's entries day 7:

“Advent Romance” by Orlissa is a modern au where a closed coffee shop on Dec 1st leads to a meet-cute with Darkles and Sparkles immediately taken with one another. This is a lovely story told in tiny glimpses of the rest of the month.

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Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing Santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 6” inside.

Last year's entries day 6:

“Help I’m trapped inside a fortune cookie factory” by PresidentHades, is a hallmark-y modern au. Alina works part-time in her parents’ restaurant, and she has a favourite customer (with a great voice). A perfect fluffy read!

archiveofourown.org/works/43967590

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing Santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 5” inside.

Last year's entries day 5:

The 2022 entry “Of Clockwork and Sunlight, or Aleksander Morozova’s Surprise Encounter” by midwinterspring is a steampunk AU, in which Aleksander and Alina encounter each other while his camera needs to be repaired. 

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Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing Santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 4” inside.

Last year's entries day 4:

Last year’s entry “every part in it’s best light” by Silberias, has a regency-like society and a (seemingly) powerless Alina who has to enter an arranged marriage with a man she doesn’t know. But her father does…

Have a look!

archiveofourown.org/works/43910200

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 3” inside.

Last year's entries day 3:

“Back to Mid-December” by ajofravka is a modern au, in which Alina and Aleksander celebrate their 5-year anniversary together. It has fluff and romance, some smut (rating: E) and Sasha who would lay down the world at Alina’s feet. 

archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Image of Ben Barnes holding Jessie Mei Li in his arms both of them in costume behind the scenes of Shadow and Bone season two. They are looking at each other and laughing. The photo has been edited to change Jessie's coat color to red. They are both wearing santa hats. Ben's hat is black with white trim. The background of the photo has been changed to a snowy landscape with trees. At the bottom are the words "Darklina Secret Sankta in green. Above the text on the right is a green ornament with the words “Day 2” inside.

Last year's entries day 2:

“Take Me Home” by ajofravka explores a what-if divergence from canon and starts directly after the attack on the skiff in episode 2. What could have gone differently? What if Alina’s fate changes here? 

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