MODERN AU DARKLINA FIC RECS
yeah…another one lol this time inspired by bin bon’s new music video. tried something new for this one by putting fics in categories but i will say they’re pretty loose categories since there’s quite a bit of overlap (i’d say 90% of modern darklina fics have plenty of smut 👀 and mal bashing) and i got lazy by the end. here are some of my recs for darklina modern AUs & as always thank you to all the lovely writers in the fandom for feeding us during the off season 💛💛 p.s you can find all my fic rec lists here.
come for the smut stay for the plot
ABSOLUTE by twilighttomidnight
“Good.” Genya hummed, unrepentant. “I hope I’m ruining all your virginal fantasies. They never live up to your expectations so why not have a skilled older man induct you into the world of sin and be paid handsomely for your time while you’re at it?”
GAMES by persephoneselene
Alina gets more than she bargained for with Wall Street tsar Aleksander Morozova. (or: Astrology GF Alina, Stockmarket BF Sasha)
GUDENE SKRATTET by madismen
You don’t need love to get married. Alina marries Mal as part of the peace deal between their families. After a year of misery and a stubbornly flat stomach, Uncle Sasha steps in to rectify the situation.
ROYALS OF NEW YORK by starwarringavengers
Alina Starkova is leverage in Aleksander Morozov’s war against the Starkov Family. She is leverage, and nothing more. They both get emotionally attached.
SUITS!AU series by secretsarenotforfree
An authoritative voice, lightly accented and full of power even when kept low for secrets sake, his back to her. A briefcase so neatly made it had to be bespoke. The tall bob of the top of just criminally beautiful hair. Puzzle pieces. Alina’s favorite. Especially when she was given the chance to assemble them into a whole.
MOROZOV PUBLISHERS!AU series by lrcee
Alina Starkov is rising in the publishing world. Singlehandedly responsible for rewritingediting the hottest book of the year, she lands a coveted spot at Morovoz Publishers. It’s the position she’s always wanted, at the biggest publishing house in the country. That crush on her boss though, that’s gotta go.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS by lrcee
“So then what are you accomplishing?” Alina snaps. “What, tangibly, is the UN? An umbrella that comes down when it rains?” Alina has cut her teeth on war zones and crises. She can decipher multiple languages; she can get people to divulge precious information with ease. So why, then, can she not handle Ambassador Morozov?
A VAMPIRE’S GUIDE TO THE 21ST CENTURY by bedpostsongs + clowsan
In which Aleksander is a literal millennial and Alina might have bitten off more than she can chew taking him home for the night.
THE FIGHT WE NEVER HAD by poethrotsvitha
For the first time in her life, Mal has gone somewhere that Alina can’t follow. She has no one left in the world- or so she thinks, until Aleksander Morozova shows up on her doorstep with an offer she would be a fool to refuse. (In which Aleksander oh-so-helpfully steps in to assist newly widowed Alina with anything that she might need, even if she doesn’t know she needs it yet)
GOOD WIFE by sugarshakes
Alina tries to be a good wife, she really does.
DON’T KEEP LOVE AROUND by larry_hystereks
She wishes it was his fault, but really she only has herself to blame. (or: Alina cheats on her boyfriend with the hot bartender she can’t seem to stay away from)
NEEDY by macdav
It starts out small, simply wanting to save what’s left of her marriage, and with Dr. Morozova, she feels as though she’s making progress. Until he suggests she leaves her husband. Suddenly the hand he so graciously extends to her starts finding its way into places it doesn’t belong.
NO REST AT THE KINGDOM by kneeinjury
This is Mal’s fault. This is his fucking fault, and she’s just trying to be a decent wife, but ever since she got laid off he only seems to think of her as his personal errand girl and if he insists on treating her that way then he should at least be where he says he’s going to be and why won’t he answer his phone goddammit?
MILLION DOLLAR MAN by amplifierverse
“Yes, but not from my best friend. He’s my—” Alina stops, bites her tongue. Genya snorts, and says oh so innocently, batting her unfairly long eyelashes at Alina, “Your new daddy?” (Alina’s foster mother brings home her new boyfriend. Things get a little complicated for Alina, after that)
THAT’S WISHES ONE, TWO, AND THREE by starlessmistake
Aleksander is a famous musician. He’s also hopelessly in love with his personal assistant, Alina.
A CONSTELLATION TO STIR MY HEART by littleloststar
“Alina, listen,” he sighs, “the fact is, I’ve got way too much money and I’d like to spend some of it on you. If you want.” (or: A super indulgent good-times-only Darklina sugar daddy AU)
SUGARFULL by silberias
He’d heard her curse, the little gasp she gave as the wind nearly took her off her feet, and hesitated for only a moment before dashing back into the rain with his umbrella already halfway open again. “Keep it,” he’d said with a warm smile, taking her old ratty umbrella from nerveless fingers and wrapping her hand around the handle of his.
CEREBRAL by lord_janley
“Mama fell down,” says his son’s voice, small on the phone. Had put it on speaker initially, thinking it would be his usual babbling about dinosaurs. Or planes. Or space. Anything but this.
AS WE KNOW IT by larry_hystereks
A horrible accident leaves Alina and Aleksander to raise their friend’s baby as their own. The only problem? They’re not even together.
THE PRAYER OF GOING NOWHERE by kneeinjury
“Just friends. I promise. There’ll be an open bar.” It’s been almost six months since they started sleeping together and she hasn’t fallen hopelessly in love yet; she supposes one outing together won’t undo her completely (or: The FWB au)
1-800-MISS-UR-GUTS by kneeinjury
It’s been over two years since Aleksander moved to Seattle, which means it’s been over two years since he dumped her in her apartment and broke her heart (or: The breakup makeup fic)
PLAY by inky_pens
When Alina’s preschool is forced to shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aleksander propositions Alina, in more ways than one, to stay with him and his son during lockdown.
IT’S A DANGEROUS GAME by ohwastelandbaby
Left as the only witness to a heist, Alina Starkov is in need of protection from a band of criminals out to get her. What Agent Kirigan offers her, is far more complicated. bodyguard!AU
PAST LIVES (SHADOWS & PROMISES) by stargurl28
She hasn’t seen him for years. This number probably isn’t even in service anymore. She’s not even certain why she calls. She sobs when he says her name, that way, the way only he can. Between her sobs, she manages to whisper, “I should have waited for you, Sasha.”
THE BREADTH OF HIS DOMAIN by sexypicard
Alina tapped her foot impatiently as she waited in line. As her own boss, she set her own hours, but it was the principle of the thing. She demanded no less of herself because she happened to be self-employed — and that was perhaps why she was so annoyed with the man in front of her.
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