#kal gilwraeth

[serien-grl-22]

What they have learned

Aurie: I'm stronger than I ever could have imagined. Scarlett: I can live my life the way I want. Zila: My feelings matter! Cat: I am loved. Saedii: There is a better way. Kal: I am not my father. I can chose my own path. Finnian: I am not a burden. Tyler: Murder is okay if you say sorry.

#aurora cycle #aurora rising #aurora burning #auroras end #auri o'malley #kal gilwraeth #saedii gilwraeth #tyler jones #tydii #scarlett jones #fin de karran de seel #zila madran #cat brannock #young adult #books #fantasy #scifi #jay kristoff #amie kaufman

[zila-madran-unnofficial]

no bc that part in the beginning of AB that's like

Auri: damn, i hope im not making Kal too uncomfortable by touching him all the time, i hope this isn't moving too fast for him Kal: We have not even kissed yet, void, this is literally torture

#my man was DESPERATE #kaliis gilwraeth #auri o'malley #finian de karran de seel #tyler jones #zila madran #aurora cycle #kal gilwraeth #aurora burning

[saedii-gilwraeth-simp]

Kal and Auri spoon

Fin and Scar just hug while asleep bc zero G

Zila sleeps on top of Nari to the point of suffocating her

Tyler and Saedii don’t cuddle but regardless of how they sleep, their faces are always looking at each other

#aurora cycle #saedii gilwraeth #tyler jones #kal gilwraeth #zila madran #auri o'malley #finian de karran de seel #nari kim #scarlett jones

[starfish-sonnyangel]

(!major aurora cycle spoilers!!!)

my hot take of 2023 is that i know canonically auri looses all her powers at the end of ae but in my mind she just keeps like a beta version of them where she’s not quite as powerful and literally god-like as before, but her power doesn’t hurt her when she uses it and she’s still able to sense people minds/communicate mentally. so like eshvaren lite, and ofc she uses it to assist the syldrathi as they rebuild their community and culture from the ground up. bc im soooo fed up with authors taking away strong female leads powers *cough cough sjm COUGH COUGH* at the end of a series i could write a book about how overplayed and lazy it is to just strip away a female characters powers after the main conflict of the plot is done as if we can’t trust/imagine her going on to use those powers on her own accord instead of being forced into using them by some figure/event. it makes that character feel so one sided like their value as a person outside of that power is invaluable, instead of using that power to further develop who they are as a person. also to open up all the potential in her and kal being able to communicate telepathically just to throw it all away three chapters later was an actual crime. like y’all better lmk next time you see mr kristoff (bc I just know he was behind that plot point) because i have a warrant out for his arrest and a passion for my cause. ANYWAYS idk if any of this made sense (bc I wrote this at 3 am after waking up in a cold sweat) but i rlly appreciate you coming to my tedtalk <3333 #justiceforterrifyinglypowerfulauri2023

#SORRY FOR ALL THE RUN ON SENTENCES LMAO #i had a lot on my mind #aurora jie lin o'malley #aurora's end #aurora cycle #kal gilwraeth #I’m ngl that whole ending felt kinda half done like ops all that buildup and all we had to do was give the rahaam a lil pep talk!! xoxo #and remind them abt the power of friendship ofc

[auroracycle-enjoyer]

would like to highlight That One Part of AR:

"Um," Auri whispers. "Sorry, but is someone touching my butt?" "...Would you like someone to be touching your butt?" Fin asks. Kal clears his throat. "If you wish it, I–"

what do we think he was about to say? personally I think he was about to offer that he touch Auri's butt or something which sounds weird when I put it like that but is entirely as awkward as I believe Kal could be

#kal gilwraeth #aurora o'malley #the aurora cycle #aurora cycle #aurora rising #finian de seel #mentioned

[ninjacat49]

Kaliis Idraban Gilwraeth you’re so beautiful I love you 😘

#while reading aurora burning I literally would stop reading and just stare at the cover in silence #whatta man #aurora cycle #kal gilwraeth #aurora rising #aurora burning #aurora’s end

[multiverselibrarian]

Kal Gilwraeth #1 zuko kinnie, prove me wrong

#books #lgbtq #the aurora cycle #aurora rising #aurora's end #squad 312 #aurora cycle #kal gilwraeth #prince zuko #zuko atla #atla

[quirky-booknerd]

Aurora: I’m cold

Kal: *gives her his coat*

Meanwhile…

Tyler: I’m cold

Saedii: Seems like a you problem

#aurora cycle #aurora rising #kal gilwraeth #saedii gilwraeth #tyler jones #aurora o'malley #kal and saedii entertain me to no end

[melusinealarice]

I love men and women with daddy issues:

Dr House, Tobias Eaton, Finnick Odair, Christina Yang, Johanna Mason, Kal, Saedii

I love sassy/snarky men and women:

Dr. House, Finnick Odair, Minho TMR, Christina Yang, Johanna Mason, Saedii, Glory, Sundew, Maleficent, Kitty Opphenheimer,

I love men and women with god complexes:

Dr House, Johanna Mason, Christina Yang, Oppenheimer, Maleficent, Glory, Minho TMR, Tobias Eaton, Saedii, Clove Kentwell

#the hunger games #greg house #finnick odair #dr house #house md #christina yang #greys anatomy #johanna mason #clove kentwell #maleficent #glory #kitty oppenheimer #minho tmr #saedii gilwraeth #kal gilwraeth #sundew

[misssclumsy]

*Currently so MUCH obsessed with aurora rising*

Be'shmai, can you hear me ?

#aurora cycle #aurora rising #aurora #auri x kal #kal gilwraeth #kaliis gilwraeth #kaliii #Aurora jen-lin O'melley

[i-am-literally-johnnycake]

Aurora: Terran is a difficult language. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though. Kal: You need to stop.

#aurora o'malley #kal gilwraeth #aurora cycle #incorrect quotes

[serien-grl-22]

You ever think about the fact that in the Alternative Timeline, even though it was basically hell, Tyler and Saedii were able to make themselves a life?! And they even raised a functional kid. 'Cause I do...

#aurora cycle #tyler jones #aurora rising #auroras end #fin de karran de seel #kal gilwraeth #saedii gilwraeth #zila madran #scarlett jones

[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

#auroracycles #auroraburning #aurorarising #kal gilwraeth #aurora o'malley #auroras end #aurora's end #fanfiction #finian de karran de seel #finian de seel #*~☠︎ kgk sfw ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kaliisgilwraethkinnie ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk angst ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk fanfic ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk ff ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk fanfiction ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk tykal ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ kgk self-degradation ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ self-degradation ☠︎~* #*~☠︎ self-degradation TyKal ☠︎~* #*~☠︎.☠︎~* #*.°• Self-Degradation •°.* #*.°• KGK Self-Degradation •°.*

[saedii-gilwraeth-simp]

*pushes memes towards you as an apology for being MIA*

#aurora cycle #saedii gilwraeth #tyler jones #kal gilwraeth #zila madran #auri o'malley #nari kim #scarlett jones #finian de karran de seel

[starfish-sonnyangel]

the biggest tradgedy in ar was in fact NOT cat dying (rip) but us not getting kal's pov when he saw auri in her dress for Bianchi's ball

#oh i know he was gagged #the tulle? the mask? the length? he was abt to risk it all #something like “SHE SO HOT SHES SO HOTSOSOSOHOTHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT” #just kal stuff yk #was also def taking notes when fin starting taking abt the color red in chinese culture #oh he was tuned into the channel ever time she spoke #ugh i love him #aurora cycle #aurora rising #kal gilwraeth

[auroracycle-enjoyer]

meditations on perfection.

I.

Equilibrium, asymmetric harmony: A delicate balance, Precision like a knife’s end.

II.

And there will forevermore be sharpness: at the ends of my body and in the core of my heart, in the corners of my vision when the world dims around me and at the depth of my blood as it sings for the night.

III.

I speak softly to her in the darkness, telling her of the seconds.  The way my mother looked the moment when last I saw her. A fragile frame. An image of leaves pressing itself on my mouth, dry and dusty and cracking. The way it feels to be nine years old and to feel blistering pain in your forehead. Your legs. Your heart. The way it feels to be eighteen, and to silently, painfully, solely, mourn. The taste of the tea my father made, because I miss my mother, but I flee no longer.

IV.

And there will forevermore be softness: at the beginning when I caught my breath and in the way milk and inklike hair curl together, in the moments when the world falls away and at last, we are alone.

V.

Silence, often. Emptiness: and a feeling, slow dust, and cold light. Ice glazing over my eyes. Contentment: and a knowledge, company. I do not need to see her; I know that I can.  Quilts on the bed and rugs on the floor, muffling both pairs of feet. Small home, chi’irnaa. Her rice cooker on the counter and my small wooden carvings.

VI.

Fear, acrid tension: A change in the air, Unexpected newness, neridaa.

VII.

I will be the man my father would scorn, I swear to her one night, and she cups my face.

VIII.

Lilacs outside the window.  Sweet perfumed air.  Drones and insects curving their path through humid heat. A lazily spinning mobile in the corner. It catches the moonlight sometimes, pieces of colored glass.

IX.

“I love you, Kal.”

Kaliis Idraban Gilwraeth, Second February 2387

#kal gilwraeth #aurora o'malley #the aurora cycle #fanfic #this is for starfish sonnyangel #i swear i saw you say “you write kal so well” and then blacked out for an hour and this was in my google drive. im not complaining #its midnight right now i do my best writing this late #throwback to a year or so ago when I wrote this really visceral account of a revolutionary's descent into madness. might put that on my mai #have a nice night yall :)