Where's My Love | Book! Darkling & Alina [+kaznej]

[@asudeylmaz9898]

Ben’s eyes are perfect for his character they’re like pure darkness.

[@cozyxgirl]

I love how his voice is vibrating when he says literaly anything, its Perfect

[@Saraqael]

No literally I have a series of screenshots on my phone where each one is just the same image but further and further zoomed in, it's damn near impossible to tell where his iris ends and pupil begins lol

[@ravenporcelaindoll]

I watched tons of Darklina videos..I have a whole playlist of them...how did I miss this? This was PERFECTION..I loved how you merged the book and show Darklina! 🖤🖤

[@HeartPhantom]

im about to burst into tears next to roadside assistance fixing my flat because this VIDEO. IM OBSESSED WITH THIS ENTIRE AESTHETIC YOU BOTH HAVE CREATED. the song, editing the QUOTES. literally losing it over the tether storyline you've so thoughtfully included. gasped during the "did you hesitate" "but you chose not to" bit. stunning. i knew this collab of yours would snap but i didnt realize this HARD.

[@dominoesrising]

omg lizzie fhsklfh thank you so much. the book quotes really took it to the next level and killed us RIP

[@ZuzaKrywald]

best darklina edit i’ve ever seen. this is amazing❤❤

[@jolivers.wonder]

Let me make a confession. I literally watch this edit everyday. Its my most favourite Darklina edit ever! And this song is literally their song! It fits them too perfectly and my gosh the quotes, the aesthetics, the whole vibe of this edit. It's just too perfect. Too freaking perfect.

[@LaurenMichellex]

This is just a whole other level of incredible. It’s taken what we loved most about these book characters and tied it seamlessly to the show. It’s incredible. Those aesthetic shots, the text placement, it’s so perfect. 1:08 “till the lamps burned down to nothing” during the music lull, CHILLS. 🥲🤍✨

[@dominoesrising]

Thank you so much! We really wanted to capture what we loved most about their dynamic in this video and I'm glad that came through!

[@HeartPhantom]

i dont think you understand how much i adore this video - probably if not my favourite darklina video out there - its just. everything.

[@alinastarkov]

this is my favorite darklina edit ever. the way the scenes were juxtaposed to each book line aaaa so good!! you transformed it into something different, you showed how melancholic and tragic their relationship really is. ❤️❤️❤️

[@brokenpieces.]

FLAWLESS, FLAWLESS. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. The quotes bring my life, perfect match!!!😍

[@dominoesrising]

Ahh thank you

[@cloud9296]

This is by far the best Darkling edit Ive ever seen, and there's so many good ones. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us! I love how you incorporated the book quotes, the show's dialogues, even the little sounds like doors opening. It's so beautiful, so touching, and captures the strangeness and intensity and the desperateness of his character and his connection with Alina. Bravk

[@kaznej]

okay okay i am here _finally_ first of all: i want to thank you for approaching me about this. i was really glad when you @'ed me on twitter that first time and that we started to talk so effortlessly. i felt connected to you and i love how we're similar in some aspects (and i'm sure that we'll find more of those as our friendship progresses 💖💖💖), aspects being some of the things that it took me a long time to realize and admire about myself, but have always done so when it was about others. i'm really so glad that we did this together because not only it is the start to a great friendship, it is also a video that says a lot about how we are as people. i fell in love with your videos (especially my sweet prince) because i could see how careful and thoughtful you were in your scene/voiceover choices. and i had further proof of that with this project, whenever we brainstormed ideas together or you came up with something for your part (or mine!). i was always so excited and delighted whenever you said you were going to work on a part of yours or sent me a preview! you're so talented and i love how our styles speak to each other like that. i love that you're just as careful as me, that you analyze (or over analyze them) as much as i do and you always give your best to your every project. i believe that with some people, you can actually _tell_ how much they love something through their editing, and you're one of them. you worry about the little details that always add something new and unique to the video, and not only that, but you're also able to come up with such beautiful parallels and concepts for even the smallest parts of a video... i'm in awe of your talent and your brilliant mind. and i am so honored that you chose me to be your partner in your first collab and so happy to know that you felt like we were a team throughout the whole process (i felt like that as well). i told you this before but i love how accepting and understanding of each other we were, of each other's suggestions and opinions. it means a lot to me that we went from somewhat strangers (because we were only commenting on each other's videos) to collab partners to friends in such a short time. it can be scary to collaborate with people, especially those you don't know well/that long but i'm really glad that we just _felt_ like we could make this happen, and that you trusted me with this. i absolutely love the result and more than that, i loved working with you and getting to know you. and i can't wait to get to know even more of you! 💗💗 as for your parts... they're simply flawless. i love them so so much and to have experienced your thought/editing process firsthand was a pleasure and i truly can't wait for our next project. i can't get enough of our video and i love that i just know that whenever i watch it, heartbreak aside (because _THEY ARE TOO MUCH_) i will always have a smile on my face because i did it with you and you're just so great... thank you so much for this. now i shall anxiously wait for your next ✨✨ beautiful ✨✨ projects. i hope miso has showed you some more love than usual because we made it!!!! and i'm sure she's just as proud of you as i am for this. 💗💖

[@lalafromcebu5267]

*"The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak."* I want a season two of internal battle, not a season of running away from the Darkling and hiding. I want Alina to be with Mal, touch Mal, but it's the Darkling that's in her mind. I want him to haunt her not on reality but also in her mind where she battles with her feelings and ask herself "Why is it different with Aleksander?", "Why am I thinking of him?", "Why do I hate him, am scared of him, but want him all the same?" That the Darkling imprinted a mark on everywhere of her that she can't deny the pull, the poison that is him. I WANT THAT JUICY LITTLE CONFUSED PINING AND CONFUSED HATRED. THAT SWEET LITTLE LONGING AND PREFERRING HIM BY HER SIDE BECAUSE HE IS HER EQUAL AND ALL ALONE, and to also know that it can't be and she can't be with him because it's wrong and a betrayal to the people, to Mal, to her honor. I want her to be miserable in the end but still want him, want him, want him still. Grieve for him when she hides herself in the dark and whisper his name all over again, "Aleksander, the villain that can never be mine." Yet even if it's the end and she chose what's right she would want him, want him still. YOU FEELIN' ME?

[@comenerdwithme3346]

You were kinda right!! Good job! I wish we got a season 3

[@k.5045]

oh my god this has to be the most incredible and beautiful darklina edit i've ever seen. AND THE BOOK QUOTES??? I'M LITERALLY CRYING SO HARD RIGHT NOW, YOU CAPTURED THEIR RELATIONSHIP SO SO PERFECTLY WITH THIS EDIT

[@lenhlegcinilenxumalo7174]

Perfect song choice, immaculate edit 🔥💯

[@moondustpro]

OH MY GOD!!! THIS BROKE MY HEART!💔 BOOK DARKLINAAAAAA. SUCH A CAPTIVE VIDEO!

[@winterfire89]

THE PURE ARTISTRY HERE! ITS GORGEOUS UGH.

[@dominoesrising]

thank you bb

[@maximobiggi670]

I loved it. I ´m in tears. Beautiful. I know I ´ll cry a lot as this show progresses. You have done a wonderful job. Thanks for that!

[@windyellis8292]

This is one of the most outstanding fanvids I’ve ever seen. This is a cinematic masterpiece. Just absolutely stunning. I watched it the first time and WEPT, that’s how much this moved me.

[@_silences]

WOW!!!! This is absolutely stunning!! The vibes, the quotes, the song... Everything is perfection!!! You guys did such an awesome job!

[@dominoesrising]

Thanks a lot!

[@konstantina9876]

This is criminally underrated. I have watched the show and read the books, and I can say that this might be one of the very few edits that truly capture the feel of the story. Amazing work, I found myself watching again and again.

[@alialthea]

wow this is literally a masterpiece, it was so captivating from start to finish, and your editing styles are incredibly detailed. I really couldn't tell this was made by two different editors!! So so beautiful, and perfectly encapsulates these two!

[@dominoesrising]

aww thanks so much alicia

[@cloud9296]

WAIT TWO DIFFERENT PPL MADE TBIS???

[@hermionegranger7059]

This is absolutely gorgeous. I love Darkling. I can’t hate him at book or at show.

[@elprincipeumi]

If we could portray perfection, this vid would be the portrait

[@achingheart]

I don't know how this hasn't got more likes, it's pure art

[@JuliGrisel]

this is insane! i don't even know how to put my thoughts and feelings into words. I adored the song and the style, it's so simple and yet so powerful. I loved the book quotes and the pacing of the whole video! just, magnificent.

[@nyxldx]

you and Laura did a fantastic job! I quite like the addition of the book quotes! It gave such a melancholic feeling

[@dominoesrising]

Aww thanks! e really tried to create this atmosphere and immerse everyone in the story of their relationship, I'm glad it came through!

[@lizpotter4cp]

This is INSANELY gorgeous. I honestly struggle to believe this is a collaboration given how well everything flows together, which is just a testament to how talented you and Laura are. AND THE COLORING, I'm obsessed. I feel like this type of editing is so rare nowadays and just makes this project that much more special. I could watch it over and over again... and I probably will. Also so excited to sub to Laura and see what you both make next! P.S. I've finished (and downloaded) the show, I've bought the books, and my Vegas is open... Whatever occurs is 150% your fault.

[@ullamorozova]

Beautiful, amazing, perfect, flawless!

[@replicant101]

This was beautifully done. You really captured the essence of their relationship.

[@somosinevitables]

This edit it's OUSTANDING, it's another level of feeling, editing and perfection and so captivating from start to finish!! they way you two mixed everything together, the footage of the show, the book quotes, the aesthetics!!!such wonderful and detailed job, this is something to be very proud of, a very special idea and I cannot wait to see more collabs from you

[@wittzan]

This was... AMAZING beyond words!!!!

[@sapphicsummers7247]

oh my god this is so perfect!! i love this so much. i just watched this video with a friend and gosh you chose so many of my favourite book quotes but put in this context with the bits from the show make them so much better and just wow. this is gorgeous!!!

[@HeartPhantom]

IM BACK HERE TO CRY HAHA HAHAHAJ

[@Hanneybean7]

this is pure artistry at work DAMN. i'm in awe of how well curated and utilized all of the book quotes were in addition to the extra, aesthetic-y scenes you two used to fully flesh out this video. your editing is so seamless that it doesn't even look like a collab at all but just a complete and beautiful video. truly phenomenal job jackie and laura, i love this SO much.

[@Sweetie2566]

oh my god WOW, just wow! *CHILLS* can't even express how good this truly is, you killed it eifneiw *w o w*

[@EnchantedxPassion]

Wow, this is truly beautiful! the aesthetics, the text, the whole video... wow, what a beauty! it's perfection ♥

[@losjk]

aaaaaaah you both did something truly special with this!

[@aphrdite-s]

y'all are INSANE for this oh my god THIS IS A *MASTERPIECE*

[@slowburnaddict1903]

WOW the two of you did such an amazing job!!!! This is absolutely stunning 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@SpradamakeupBlogspot]

OMG This video is pure gold! I'm speechless 😭

[@augustinexs]

CAN I JUST SAY IT THAT THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EDIT EVER MADE? You and Laura did a such incredible job. Everything was flawless. I loved every single part of this. You two are genius. It's so beautiful. 💞💞💞💖💖💖

[@svetlanadulevich7418]

that's a masterpiece!!! I'm crying!

[@mydreamtv]

Wow this is stunning 👏👏 so aesthetically beautiful and perfect in every frame😍 and the idea to add the book quotes is lovely. You both did a perfect job, it doesn't even look like a collab because your styles combined perfectly.

[@aivadudonyte1716]

This is art❤ so well done👏

[@gingery_hannah4649]

Oh all the damn feels. Ouch

[@PetrowskiKatia2]

This is so beautiful 🥺❤️ and the song... 🥺💔

[@dailykook97]

oh my god??? this is a MASTERPIECE. i don’t think i’ve ever watched an edit as beautiful as this one before, i dont even know what to say?? i just feel like im going to be obsessed with this for at least a whole month, this is just so perfect!!!!! you did such a great job

[@sakyqueen]

you hit the mark, well done

[@TruthisBeauty2007]

Just beautiful!

[@ae7746]

But like... this is beautiful

[@kimberlyl3727]

You should be very proud of this, this is easily one of the best fanvids Ive seen. Bravo!

[@mirathelofmirkwood]

This breaks me…. Wow!

[@lucystorm7047]

This needs more views

[@kaleighi7977]

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING AHH

[@jasanjasantelius5632]

this is incredibly beautiful, such beautiful work of you two!!

[@wiitchdaughter]

you both just snapped, i have no words❤️🔥

[@gouribs3073]

beautiful

[@Anaelis23]

WOOOW! This is pure gold ;_; I'm speechless! *sobbing&dead*

[@IBelieveICanFlyx]

i can’t describe my emotions...it’s so incredible! Congrats for you work, everything is perfect 🥺✨

[@_ellyanne]

Even tho I don't ship them I'm impressed how great this video! You've outdone yourself! I love the ambience of this video ❤ It looks so aesthetic!

[@ОльгаМиськова-в5к]

this is the best job

[@dominikakamila358]

Why am I crying?

[@kroawjai]

PERFECT.

[@fatimaehsan4487]

I feel sorry for him he lived a long long life ,but end up with nothing truly alone with no love in the world for him except alina He did many wrong things many horrible things, but I hoped he got his redemption

[@vcat724]

He did many wrong things, but for good reasons. He is trying to save the Grisha from persecution. He watched so many of them literally hunted down and killed in front of him. The worst part is that Baghra just tells Alina that he created the fold, but gives no background or context as to its creation. The remaining Grisha in the sanctuary were surrounded by the army and would have all been slaughtered if he hadn't tried some maneuver.

[@kenny_96]

I guess I like my breakfast with tears because that's what I was doing when I watched this. It's absolutely beautiful 😭🖤

[@LuizaNovaes]

Meu deus..isso é lindo demais e triste mas lindo e triste

[@lyzarelatado35]

THESE QUOTES 😍

[@rebeccacristinafreitasferr7205]

i really wish that , they could end together ...

[@nightmare1641]

I'm not complaining but curious why it says kinej but it's only darklinga

[@dominoesrising]

oh that’s laura’s username!

[@nightmare1641]

@@dominoesrising what hhhhhhh wow

[@dominiqueraynepowers1205]

For the liars who wanna stir the rumor mill about a pregnancy that is impossible, don't even try. I take care of myself...some of you need to get off your high horses and worry about your own paths.