A young woman who dreams of knowing what she wants to be in the future. A woman who writes fan-fiction to discover more techniques, styles, and advice. A woman who helps her friends and readers and hopes her advice shapes them in the authors that they are. A woman who is slowly learning to accept who she is, who aspires to learn more about life and herself day after day. A woman who stands at the edge of a cliff and looks down at the world below her, excited to see what she can bring to it and what it will bring back to her in return.

That's who I am.

New account on Ao3 (Archive of Our Own): ShatteredAura. Will cross-post some fics so stay tuned!

My fandoms (in order, hopefully):

-Sonic the Hedgehog
-The Outsiders
-Big Hero 6
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Teen Wolf
-Dan and Phil / Youtube / the Phandom
-Star Wars
-Voltron: Legendary Defenders
-Yuri On Ice
-The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

My favorite characters:

-Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
-Ponyboy Curtis (The Outsiders)
-Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6)
-Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third (How to Train Your Dragon)
-Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf)
-Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
-Katie Holt/Pidge Gunderson (Voltron)
-Yu(u)ri Katsuki (Yuri On Ice)
-Peter Parker/Spider-man (MCU)

Their common characteristics:

-They are either the youngest or close.
-They are about the shortest in size.
-They are very smart for their age.
-They are incredibly selfless.
-Either both their parents are gone or one of them is.
-They all look adorable but they're bad-ass. That leads them to be misunderstood and underestimated.
-They tend to bottle up their emotions and keep quiet.
-They get in trouble for more than it's worth. (But that's okay because they're bad-ass and they find a way to get out of it.)
Quick note: Yuri does not apply to most of those.

They have to be protected at all costs. My babies.
Even though I like to torture them in my stories. Oops!

On a side note, the reason why I love them so much is that they are, in short, a hyperbole of who I am.

-Most of my friends are older than I am.
-I am also short.
-I am smart in some aspects though not as much as the characters.
-I would do anything for my friends and family.
-My parents aren't gone but they're separated.
-I am an only child, like Tails, Hiccup, Stiles and Peter Parker.
-I tend to be underestimated because I am the youngest and one of the smallest. My friends tend to believe I'm innocent. LOL, as if. :')
-I tend to bottle up my emotions and keep quiet as well.
-I don't look for trouble or drama but it seems to find me quite often! (But that's okay, I usually find a way to fix/solve things.)

With that said, this is a low-key way of introducing myself to my readers! I hope it entertained you somewhat. :)

If you have any questions or would like to discuss common interests, feel free to message me!

~Aura

(03/03/2017)

This note will be short.

I just wanted to thank you all. Early Fire reached 50 000 views today. I am very emotional while writing this note. It's truly an honour to be the author of that fanfic. I've had such amazing moments writing it and I'm very happy to know that people still read it as of today and the views are now over 50 000, and the reviews, over 300. I never would have finished if it weren't for the constant amount of support you guys have given me and I will be forever thankful.

I have started planning the sequel ahead, chapter by chapter. It won't be easy, as it will mostly contain chapters about the court, and court talk is not my strength. I will try my best. It WILL happen one day, rest assured.

Thank you all and until next time.

Love y'all. xox

(15/07/2016)

Guys. Guys.

Don't EVER and I do mean EVER switch fandoms. One cannot simply switch fandoms. They can only add more and more and it gets out of control.

This unfortunate phenomenon happened to me.

If you look at my previous notes, I've mentioned Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragons, both of which have lasted two months each. I discovered Big Hero 6 in November and How to Train Your Dragons in January. In March, I briefly discovered The Maze Runner series, and then, thanks to my obsession for Dylan O'Brien, I discovered Teen Wolf, and I've been hooked since then.

Therefore, my Outsiders fandom is long buried, but not gone. I WILL update Heartbeat and The Eye of the Tiger if it's the last thing I do. However, some factors have prevented me from doing so.

First of all, the good news: I GRADUATED!! I'm no longer in high school, am going to start University classes this upcoming September, and my classes all look epic! From Critical Thinking to Mythology to Ancient Greek to Arts to Writing to Psychology, I am in Heaven! The hype has kept me from being focused on my fan-fics.

Another factor is that I have had more than one novel ideas, one of which I'm pretty sure has never been done before and it excites me, to say the least. I've had an idea for a horror story which I will post on my Watt-pad account and from there on, see if people like it. If they do, I'll consider making it into an actual novel.

Last but not least, I have a collab coming up with a good friend of mine, also on Watt-pad, and I'm trying to work on my own character, which is harder than it looks.

Anywaaayyyy.

My message is: do NOT let other fandoms in. I repeat, do NOT. You'll fall into a hole and your drive will be mixed up.

Farewell, for now, my lovies. I will try to update as fast as I can.

(04/04/2016)

Dear Aura,

You're doubting your writing skills. How. Dare. You. If you do, however, get those moments of self-doubt, remember the following things.

You're the one who has taught me everything about how to use Fanfiction. You're the one who showed me ever so patiently how to work out that website. You're the one who has been giving me great, constructive advice about my fanfiction chapters since day one, and you've shaped me into the writer that I am today. I look up to you so much, you have no idea.

You're the one who has thousands and thousands of viewers on your fanfictions. You're the one who has helped other writers all around the world to be better at what they do. You're the one who has a fanfiction in the top FIVE of the most reviewed fanfiction pages out of almost nine thousand Outsiders fanfictions. That is not nothing. You are wonderfully gifted Aura, and you write emotions and plots with such delicacy and precision that you carry a reader in another place, in another world. Sometimes, I get chills reading what you wrote. Sometimes, I dream of having your talent and your vocabulary when it comes to my own writing. When you doubt your talent, think of all the people all over the world on Fanfiction that you inspire every day, including me. You are talented. Never forget that.

With love,

Belle McGrath.

Hey everyone.

Just wanted to let you know that I should update my stories within the next weeks. I know I haven't necessarily kept my promises about updating quickly, but things have been hectic and I'm working hard on getting them the most stable they can be.

Meanwhile, I want y'all to read this. This letter was given to me on my birthday by my friend Belle McGrath. It was part of the DIY gift where you write letters and it says stuff like "Open when...you are sad/you need a hug/you want to know how we met/etc. I think it is the dearest letter I've ever received (not that I get letters daily) and it applies to the lot of you. I couldn't have inspired you guys by myself, and I want y'all to stop doubting your writing because some of you have amazing potential and will live to be great writers if that's your wish. It's mine, and thanks to you guys, I am living my dream and I will keep on doing so.

H.O.P.E.

Hold On, Pain Ends.

Keep writing and hold on to your words, for they will keep you sane and alive.