Meanings
- slanglifestyleThe ship of The Darkling and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
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: Media Reflections of Hypermodern Society, Culture, and Everyday Life, page 371 more example
'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
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Darklina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darklina
“Darklina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darklina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darklina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darklina.
Source: Darklina on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.