#auroracycles

[kaliisgilwraethkinnie]

the squads fave body parts (on someone else)

slightly suggestive

Tyler; Arms. Will go insane for some nice biceps n forearms

Scarlett; Jawline.. ♡︎s sharp jawlines, constant kisses n hickeys

Finian; Ears.. it sounds weird but he loveessss gently nibbling on their earlobes and whispering into their ears.

Zila; Any joint as long as it’s hypermobile. She is absurdly interested.

Kal; Collarbones. Absolutely. Traces them, kisses them, loves leaving hickeys in general but especially on the collarbones

Auri; HANDSSS. Big, veiny hands n rings and she will pass out.

[serien-grl-22]

Aurora Cycle

Scarlett: Your sister and my brother. This is weird, what shall we do?

Kal: * already planning the wedding * huh?

[bookperusing]

✨ Rep Post for @enchantedextras ✨ I am re-listening to The Illuminae Files and I love those books so much! Sadly I don't have a lot of merch of it but I have this beautiful Squad 312 from Aurora Cycle Booksleeve! Same authors and sci-fi, so that counts right?😂 This is my favourite booksleeve from @enchantedextras😍 Squad 312 finally getting the well deserved break, what more can I ask for? Especially when @gokushairgel did such an amazing job designing the art! You can get it from @enchantedextras on Shopify [US customers] and on Etsy [INTL customers] Use my code BOOKS15 to save 15% on everything in the shop! Links are in the bio! ✨ Q: Have you read any books by @amiekaufmanauthor or @misterkristoff or both? ✨ [Tags: #auroracycle #aurorarising #auroraburning #aurorasend #amiekaufman #jaykristoff #trilogy #aurora #tyler #scarlet #zila #kal #finian #saedii #shamrock #vacation #theilluminaefiles #illuminae #gemina #obsidio #momento #bookishitems #reppost #enchantedextras #gokushairgel #booksleeve #squad312 #hardcovers #series ] https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDzLxBrsS0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[towertea]

hey ppl i made an aurora cycle sideblog! (y’all don’t have to see me post about it on main anymore 💀)

anyway go follow it at auroracycle-enjoyer.tumblr.com :)

[gergthecat]

GUYSSS

I need a name for Fin and Scars son too

T_T

btw thx to @auroracycle-enjoyer for Kalora's child's name. You give me life

[zila-madran-unnofficial]

oo uh.. fin for 5, 7 and 13? and zila for 3, 24 and 8 if ya feel like it :)

from @auroracycle-enjoyer

tysm for the ask!

game

finian:

5: i think abt him whenever i listen to scrawny, there are probably songs out there that fit better tho

7: i think the fandom characterization of fin is pretty true to the books, and i like how we've all agreed that him and auri are besties

13: 😏 no explanation required

zila:

3: there arent many things wrong with my angel tbh, but i thought it was a bit weird when scar said she was a sociopath and then they never revisited her being one, bc its out of character for scar to just be so rude unless its true, but its literally not.

8: again, not much lol, but i'm not loving the underrepresentation of zinari, or when people use her "bad" social skills for comic effect (as a fellow autistic person, it does hurt me a little bit) though luckily that doesn't happen too often.

24: tbh im not really in any other fandoms, just obsessed with this, so i cant rlly think of anyone soz

[aurora-cycle]

part 2 of an earlier fic i wrote, this time focusing on the spankoffski bros! felt soft about them so i churned this out.

[ipoxcky]

i feel like Dance on the Moon by AURORA is a very auri-eshvaren song? especially when it goes “i feel time looking out my window watching me dance on the moon”

from @auroracycle-enjoyer

added xx

[noriko-neko-xion]

Actually reading Aurora's end, the last book of the Aurora serie. I love it so far so I did my version of the cast and I began with Scar, Fin, Kal and Auri~ I'll do Tyler, Cat and Zilla next,not sure if I'll add Saedii... #auroracycle #aurorasquad #aurorasquadfanart #kal #kaliis #kaliisgilwraeth #scar #scarletjones #scarlettejones #fin #finian #finiandeseel #deseel #aurora #auri #auroraomalley #auroradoodles #portrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGpwIGIV1p/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“Who am I to deny gravity, Aurora? When you shine brighter than any constellation in the sky?” - Aurora Rising . . 🌟QOTD: have you ever seen your name in a book? If yes, which book?? . . Hello friends and happy Tuesday! When @misterkristoff and @amiekaufmanauthor offer you a chance to get your name in one of their books you 100% take the chance!! I’ve seen my name in one series (The Queen of the Tearling) but it’s a unique name/spelling so I’m not surprised. I am so so excited for this wonderful book and to see all the amazing colors these edges will be sprayed!! Only a couple more months till we get some answers!! To help promote this awesome opportunity I’m tagging my two friends @bookishelflife and @alexinaribooks . . #tumblesoverbooks - Series finale: rule of wolves #CourtofReading - March book haul #Darklibrariansread - Nymph: march haul . . #auroracycle #aurorasend #squad312 #jaykristoff #amiekaufman #getunderlined #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CNDIAeFLJ2n/?igshid=vh9epd6l1pc3

[kaliisgilwraethkinnie]

Self-Degradation {Part 1}

TyKal - Tyler Jones x Kaliis Gilwraeth

Summary - Tyler having his ass saved by Saedii + the Andarael, then he fails to hit on Kal. Kal proceeds to have a mental breakdown.

Warnings - Mature language ??, angst, slight abuse (Saedii to Kal), self degrading/self hate (obviously), self harm (head hitting), destructive behaviour, me attempting to write a BPD/autism meltdown (self projection), internalised homophobia if you read between the lines

WC (wordcount) - ~1.5k (1492)

‘ He decides that, as much as he wants to follow him, the best choice is to leave Kal some breathing room. ’

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“Saedii. Saedii! Pick up!” Tyler shouts down the comm channel. The escape pod is hurtling through the endless span of the galaxy at an alarming rate, and his ally is unresponsive.

A green flash emits from the comm unit, signalling that the channel was picked up by a new ship.

“Tyler.” A familiar voice, Saedii’s voice, echoes throughout the escape pod.

“Saedii.” He breathes. “Where are you? I can’t.. I can’t see your pod?”

“The Andarael picked me up.”

“Isn’t that your ship? who’s piloting?”

“Kaliis.”

“Oh.. Oh. As in your brother?”

“No, Tyler”

“Oh-”

“Yes, as in my brother.”

Saedii cusses something under her breath in Slydrathi, most likely an insult.

“For now. I’m going to tear him out of the captains chair the second you’re safe.”

“Oh?”

“Yes. We are approaching you. Latch onto my ship, we’re going to land in under two minutes.”

Once latched onto the Andarael, Tyler takes a glance through the windshield of his escape pod. He’s not sure what planet they’re approaching, but Saedii definitely wasn’t underestimating when she said under two minutes.

In fact, pretty much as soon as Tyler gets his thoughts in order, they touch down on whatever planet it is.

“Detach from my ship. My brother and I will meet you on the planet’s surface.”

The comms disconnect immediately after, so Tyler does as Saedii commands. He detaches from the Andarael, and exits the escape pod.

The airlock of the Andarael falls open, and Kal and Saedii exit the ship. Kal follows, soft-footed, behind his sister, with his eyes glued to the ground.

Tyler overs a slight wave, as Saedii slaps her brother on the back of the head. It looks soft enough, but judging by the way Kal’s features contort, it wasn’t.

“Kallis. Don’t be rude.”

He looks up, and nods softly, out of respect. “Tyler.” He acknowledges his presence, satisfying his sister just enough to escape another hit.

“Kal.” Tyler responds, nodding in return with a smile on his face.

“Follow us.” Saedii instructs. “Keep your eyes on the ground.”

The Slydrathi turn, and enter the ship. Tyler follows, adhering to Saedii’s warning. He tails them to the bridge and stands by the doorway while Kal takes a seat in the captains chair.

Well, tries to. Saedii is true to her word, grabbing him by the collar and actually throwing him to the ground.

Kal is to his feet before Tyler can even process the thought of moving towards him to help him up, and Kal takes a standing position next to him.

“Hi,” Tyler mutters under his breath, stepping closer to Kal as he speaks.

“Hi..” Kal whispers, slightly glancing down to the man standing next to him.

“Is Saedii always this.. this violent with you?”

“I believe so. I properly reunited with her recently, for the first time since I was 12, but I’m unsure if she’s gotten worse.”

“Oh. I- I’m.. sorry?”

“Don’t, Tyler. Don’t be. I bring it upon myself.”

“Wh- What?”

Tyler grabs Kal’s arm, trying to tug him out of the room. Kal stays put, his feet planted, until Tyler shoots him a rough glare, and he decides to let Tyler pull him away.

Kal slumps against the wall, sliding to the floor. “I deserve this, Tyler.”

“No you don’t. Kal, you don’t. You deserve to be happy.”

“I.. do not. This is my fault. I have brought this onto myself. It is not yours to worry about.”

“It is. It’s mine to worry about. Because you are my tank. You get hurt, it’s under my watch. It’s my responsibility. You are my responsibility.”

“I wish not to burden you.”

Tyler loses it then. The idea that Kal thinks of himself as a burden, the fact that he genuinely believes Tyler sees him as anything but a relieving presence, that he thinks Tyler would rather be anywhere but here with anyone but him, makes him fucking lose it.

Nearly. Nearly lose it. Tyler breathes in, with the so-called amazing self regulation that the legion councillor constantly praised, the so-called flawless self regulation that the Gilwraeth siblings could win the olympics in pushing the limits of. And he lets out that breath, kneeling next to the spot where Kal

sits.

Kal locks eyes with him, his brow furrowed. Tyler’s too close. And he knows he’s too close.

“You’re not a burden, Kal.”

“Fine.”

Tyler knows this isn’t over, at least not in Kal’s head. Mentally, he would have insisted he was a burden, placing the weight of the world onto the shoulders of anyone who dared to care for him. Would’ve repeated himself until Tyler agreed.

And of course, of course, he would agree. Because not even in the depths of Kal’s brain, not for one second, could he possibly believe that somebody could care about him. Not for one second would he even begin to come close to realising what Tyler is actually feeling.

“You’re not a burden”

“I’m agreeing with you.”

“No you aren’t”

“Fine. Convince me I’m not a burden. Tell me how I’m a decent person that deserves a decent life with decent people who like me a decent amount. Decent, Tyler, is the word that is used for someone when everybody knows they aren’t good enough to get anywhere in life. It’s the only word I’ve ever heard.”

“You don’t get it, Kal.”

“No, Tyler, of course I don’t get it. Because how could the golden boy and I ever have an equal understanding of the same concept.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean Tyler. What don’t I get?” He mocks.

“What you don’t get, Kal, is that I’m fucking in love with you.” Tyler practically snarls, despite himself.

Kal doesn’t believe it. At least not totally. His expression reads anger, yet Tyler has grown to understand that it means confusion.

“I love you, Kal. I have since I’ve meet you. As soon as I saw you, I knew that even though I missed the draft I still got the most perfect tank I could ever ask for.”

“Tyler.”

“Yes?” Tyler bites his lip, ready to back away if need be.

“I think, I think I might love you too.”

“You think?”

“Hmm, yes.”

Tyler lets out a breath he didn’t know he was holding, and relaxes his posture. Kal looks up at him, his brow once again furrowed.

Tyler meets his eyes, and moves closer to him. As he does, Kal places his hand on Tyler’s lower back, pushing him closer. Their eyes meet, and Tyler’s face turns bright red.

Kal moves his hand away, sliding himself to the side to put distance between them. “Tyler. Um, I’m going to go to my quarters. I need to.. sit down for a bit, okay? Ask Saedii where to find me.. if you want.. I just. Whatever.” He stands, walking away.

Tyler quickly comes to his feet, debating whether or not he should chase after Kal. He decides that, as much as he wants to follow him, the best choice is to leave Kal some breathing room. He’ll ask Saedii where to go later.

Kal crosses his arms over his chest as he walks, strutting his way to his room. He steps through the doorway, slamming the door before falling back onto it.

He sinks to the floor, his hands resting on the top of his head. “Fuck. fuck. fuck!” He breaths, tugging on his hair.

He jumps back to his feet, walking to his bed just to kick it, then turning back to rest his crossed arms on the wall, just above his head, right next to the door.

He bashes his fist against the wall. A couple times. Multiple times. So, many, times.

“What the fuck was the point of that? what the FUCK. was I hoping to achieve?” Kal growls, slamming his head against the wall.

He kicks the wall, hard. “WHY THE FUCK WOULD I SAY ANY OF THAT?? WHY WOULD I DO ANY OF THAT. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG IN MY HEAD TO THINK THAT ANY, ANY OF THAT IS OKAY.”

He kicks the wall again.

“Why the fuck would I tell him that I think I love him. What is.. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?”

Kal sinks to his knees, bashing his head on the wall many, many times. His palms come to rest on his face, as he leans himself parallel to the ground, panting.

“What is wrong with me?” he chokes, the feeling in his throat nearly cutting of his airways, the feeling in his stomach hinting that he’s about to puke.

He begins to sob, and he doesn’t completely know why. It’s certainly not because of the pain he seems to have inflicted on himself. No, he barely feels it. Because warriors do not get hurt that simply. He doesn’t think that it’s Tyler though. It shouldn’t be.

It shouldn’t be.

Why shouldn’t it be, exactly?

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*~☠︎ KGK fanfics ☠︎~*

Wattpad : @ invisiblesweetheart

Ao3/Archive Of Our Own : @ crustskullz

Start date; ? • Post/Finish date; Apr 24

Pt.2 start date; Apr 25 • Pt.2 Post/Finish date; ? (estimated; May 14)

taglist; @vampire-majesty, @baddecisionsdotcom

[torn-in-chapters]

for those aurora rising fans out there who wait in angst like me.

 i think we are finally getting somewhere gUYS!! THIS IS SO EXCITING I CAN���T!

mY HAPPINESS IS UNREAL!

source: forever_eva instagram.

[bookperusing]

✨ Rep Post for @enchantedextras ✨ This is my favourite booksleeve from @enchantedextras! I love it so much!😍 Squad 312 finally getting the well deserved break, what more can I ask for? Especially when @gokushairgel did such an amazing job designing the art! You can get it from @enchantedextras on Shopify [US customers] and on Etsy [INTL customers] Use my code BOOKS15 to save 15% on everything in the shop! Links are in the bio! ✨ Q: Do you use booksleeves? Do you have a favorite one? ✨ [Tags: #auroracycle #aurorarising #auroraburning #aurorasend #amiekaufman #jaykristoff #trilogy #aurora #tyler #scarlet #zila #kal #finian #saedii #shamrock #vacation #poolvacation #bookishitems #reppost #enchantedextras #gokushairgel #booksleeve #squad312 #hardcovers #series ] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm94wZISylA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[seeinganewlight]

[tea emoji] + the book of bonnie & clyde being bad

this is coming from a person who is obsessed with this show and recommends it to everyone she knows, there are a lot of issues with the bonnie and clyde script.

i personally feel like the ending is rushed. while it makes sense for the ending to be fast-paced because it’s a chase, we should feel frantic and desperate but not because the script feels that way. we should feel that way because of the action within the scene. i think they could’ve done with some longer, more developed scenes. looking at the script, it’s about 96 pages, compared to the cinderella script that is 134 pages for example. the scenes before the songs are around 2-3 pages, some are 4 maybe more but that’s pretty rare. some of the scenes after are a bit longer though. i’m not saying that things can’t be developed in that many pages, and of course, the songs should really move forward the plot (which i think the score does a good job of doing) they definitely could’ve had longer scenes to make some things clearer. i know that this happens in the middle of a song, but an example is, when bonnie is 15 and says she’s going to get married and her mom says she’s too young, bonnie shows her mom the glamor shot that she had taken and her mom is like “this is pretty” and then they just continue on with the song and it’s like ??? either extend that and make emma have another moment of trying to convince bonnie that she’s too young and then continue with the song, or don’t put it in there. like there’s no way that her mom would just agree that quickly. that’s cheap storytelling. 

i also feel like some of the characters could’ve been more developed. blanche especially. while i don’t know much about who blanche actually was (i will eventually read her book my life with bonnie and clyde, as i’ve been meaning to for the last like 9 years lol) i felt like she was underdeveloped. basically what we know about blanche is: she’s a hairdresser, christian, against clyde & buck constantly breaking the law, and she hates bonnie. but why does she hate bonnie so much? they definitely don’t get off to a good start at the beginning, but blanche hates her right away. in fact the first thing that blanche says before she even meets bonnie is “when on earth did clyde find time to meet some tart?” blanche also fails to completely recognize how she and bonnie are similar. they both are in love with the barrow boys and pretty much go against their better instincts and follow the guys because they love them. i guess in blanche’s eyes it’s different because she’s married to buck and clyde and bonnie aren’t, but ultimately they make the same choices but blanche seems to find her actions okay and bonnie’s are not. again, i don’t know much about how blanche was in real life, but out of the main 4, bonnie, clyde, buck and blanche, i feel like blanche is the most underdeveloped of the 4.

but there are actually a lot of things that i really enjoy about the script! something i think the script does a great job of doing is showing how clearly in love bonnie and clyde are pretty much from their first meeting. that chemistry is right there in the script. i’ve read a few books on bonnie and clyde, and what everyone seems to agree with is that right from the beginning, bonnie and clyde were completely infatuated with each other. i think that ivan menchell writes that pretty clearly. i think they did a good job of writing bonnie as a strong character, and not just strong because she helps clyde rob banks. but she’s very clear in who she is and what she wants, and she doesn't let others (including clyde) bully her into things. she very clearly makes her own choices, and. think that it's written well. i also think that they wrote clyde very clearly, his motivations are very clear. once ‘raise a little hell’ happens, you know exactly what path clyde is going to go down. not just because we ultimately know what happens to them, but because his downfall is foreshadowed pretty quickly and it’s easy to understand why he makes the choices he makes. 

i love a lot of the quick dialogue between bonnie and clyde. they’ve got some real great moments like i love the “oh you are so in love, sugar” that clyde says when they first meet when bonnie reads him the poem she writes, and then how she says “oh you are so in love, baby” when he sings bonnie. and the whole “nothing rhymes with clyde and bonnie” bit is great as well, and from what i’ve read about bonnie and clyde, seem like real conversations that they could’ve had.

another thing that i think is great and i wish there was a bit more of in the show, is the use of young bonnie and young clyde. i love the transition from the ‘how ‘bout a dance’ intro music into picture show and how we see bonnie and clyde dead in the car and then the car backs up and then young bonnie comes on stage and starts singing, ah i actually have chills thinking about it. it was just so well done! and i love when young clyde appears to clyde after buck gets shot. that entire moment is done so well! but i would’ve loved more times when young clyde and bonnie appear to their future selves (in fact if i ever get to direct this show, i would wanna play around with having them appear and just observe some moments, but that’s a different conversation for another time)

now i don’t know how much of this was in the script beforehand or directorial choices, or if it was already in the script but the use of projections is brilliant. especially when they show the actual photos of bonnie and clyde. i just think it’s a really nice addition to the show, it adds a lot in my opinion.

so to make a long answer longer, i think that the music does a really great job of moving the plot forward (i know that the score is wildhorn and the script is menchell, but they go hand in hand!) and that bonnie and clyde are very well written, but there was a lot that wasn’t developed especially with some of the other characters (like ted! oh i didn’t talk about ted....this answer is long enough already, i’ll do that another time)

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[bookjunkiiiie]

Aurora Cylce

aka Aurora Rising

Authors: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I just recently finished this book, it took about a day and a half. And OH MY GAWD! Was it ever worth it, the plot simply had me on the edge of my seat. The entire time! It was one action packed chapter to another! Just when I thought I could have a breather I was worrying about squad 312 safety all over again. I was between pacing across my house enough to leave road marks on the floor and hysterically sobbing over a certain tomboy pilot -who totally doesn’t like her Alpha in case you were wondering... I thought I’d never move on from my book crush, until I found this needle in the haystack. It snatched my heart and now I have something else to dwell on for the rest of my life, lucky me. Not to mention the amount of times I couldn’t decide who I wanted Auri to be with! But eventually, I figured it out and now I’m hooked on the temperamental alien. Judging by the fact that he’s on the cover of Aurora Burning (which is the next instalment), I’m assuming I picked the right boy. Who doesn’t want a hot space elf? I’m getting Rowan Whitethorn and Rhysand vibes from him, the white hair and violet eyes does not help. Hopefully the next novel will touch more into his past and home planet, I want to know more about the unbroken and his Warbreed mark. (He’s on the cover it’s kind of given that Cycle 02 is more about him). Anywho... Normally I don't go for books with multiple different povs but this novel was simply to tempting to not pick up. Finian was by far my favourite sassy alien, and a bisexual king! While I want him to end up with Scarlet in a way, I have my doubts. They just seem like they’d be best friends instead, plus I heard someone mention how they wanted him with Tyler and I can’t get that out of my head now. Once imagined, it was over for my poor heart. And then there’s Zila, well she’s kind of self explanatory... I love my cute sociopathic scientist and her blaster, but I need more of her before I can truly make up my mind about her. Let’s just say when I finished it I was breathless- SPOILERS BELOW STOP SCROLLING IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW!

-_-

-how could they just leave Cat!? I know it was for the safety of the squad, but..... still Cat! I was really skeptic of her character a lot during this book, she had a badass personality and a back bone. But also at times I felt it was unnecessary, maybe it's just because I shipped Aurora and Tyler so hard in the beginning, and Cat was just in the way. But eventually I got over it when I realized they had nothing in common, and their friendship was more important to me. Plus I much prefer her with Kal! And I can't wait tell the next book arrives at my house on the 8th! Yes.. of course I ordered it right away. I've spent my way into the Olympic level on how to waste money on books. All in all I really hope Cat is okay, and doesn't have flowers growing out of her eye sockets because I don't know how they'd get her back from there. And a part of me thinks she's gone and is going to end up with GIA, while another thinks she's still in there and at the end of the series is either going to miraculously be rescued and back to her badass self, or sacrifice herself for her squad one last time... can't wait!

*slightly panicking about who I'm going to lose next*

- I swear to god if the hot shot crossed out on the cover of Aurora Burning means Tyler Jones is dead, imma quit this series. HE IS THE SERIES.

If they kill off my baby boy might as well kill them all. I can’t lose those dimples in my life.

- I've also heard a lot of things about the authors tricking you, so I'm worried about Kal and Auri. They're relationship is so pure and even though there wasn't much in the first book tell the end, I'm already hooked on the ship. THEY NEED TO BE ENDGAME!!!

- Someone give Finian a hug.

[augustsjanes]

CONGRATS ON 400!!!! you deserve it and so many more followers!!!! pls may i have ☆, my tag is /tagged/mine !!!!!! congratulations again!!!!

HI MARY AND OF COURSE!!!! THANK YOU!!!

☆ | creation compliments !

for your recent the night circus edit, the text is so beautiful and the mist effect that the two diagonal frames had?? incredible!! it gives it a very mysterious and magical feel to it!!! and actually i’m in love with so many of your tnc edits!! [ this. this. this. ] the book is really lovely and somehow each of these has managed to capture the magical feel of the novel. i really like this star wars edit as well, the flowers, the background, the text placement??? GORGEOUS!!