Nina Zenik

Character
Name:	Nina Zenik
Occupation:	Spy, heartrender
Relationships:	Matthias Helvar, Hanne Brum
Fandom:	Grishaverse, Six of Crows Duology
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Nina Zenik is one of the main characters in Grishaverse & Six of Crows fandom, based on the book series written by Leigh Bardugo.

Canon

Nina is a Grisha (a person with the ability to control the elements), more specifically a Heartrender: she can control the human body, to heal or hurt.

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Over the course of the Six of Crows duology, Nina's powers evolve until she can control the dead instead of the living.

After the death of canon love interest Matthias Helvar, Nina becomes a spy in Fjerda, where she meets Hanne Brum.

Fandom

Nina mostly appears as a side character in stories focused on the fandom's most popular pairings (Kaz/Inej and Jesper/Wylan) but a few stories also center her and her relationships.

Pairings

As of Feb 20, 2022

• Matthias/Nina: 1025 AO3 works
• Inej/Nina: 107 AO3 works
• Nina/Hanne: 18 AO3 works

Common Tropes

• Enemies to Lovers
• Huddling for warmth with Matthias (based on canon events)
• Nina is sexually more experienced than her partner
• Nina's canonical love of waffles

Example Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fic

• Inside the Whaler's Hut by QHQ (Matthias/Nina, pwp, 2021)
• every kind of dessert by argona (Nina/Inej, Coffee Shop AU, 2016)

Podfic

• [Podfic] Sweet Dreams by greedy_dancer (written by Isis, Nina/Inej, 2021)
• [Podfic] shake like the bough of a willow tree (you do it naturally) by greedy_dancer (written by evewithanapple, Nina/Matthias, 2021)

Ressources

• Nina Zenik at The GrishaVerse Wiki
• Nina Zenik AO3 tag
• Nina Zenik Tumblr tag