#nicogideon

[nope-nora]

Richard Siken, “You Are Jeff” | Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch | R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane History | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Benjamin Alire Saénz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | Maggie Stievater, Call Down the Hawk | Olivie Blake, The Atlas Paradox

#richard siken #you are jeff #crush #the goldfinch #donna tartt #rf kuang #babel #babel rf kuang #queen charlotte #bridgerton #aaddtsotu #benjamin alire sáenz #the raven cycle #call down the hawk #the dreamer trilogy #web weaving #olivie blake #the atlas paradox #the atlas six #nicogideon #quotes #words #💌 #homoeroticism #yearning #lovecore

[crystalizrd]

My favourite book trope is friends-to-lovers but one of them is a flirtatious extravert who can have everyone but is helplessly in love with their shy introverted best friend

#nicogideon #benmars #wolfstar #the atlas six #these violent delights

[rizeam]

"Oh. So it's like that?" Nico said.

"Yeah." It left Gideon in a rasp, but fuck it. It had lived in his throat long enough

"Good." Nico caught him by a fistful of his T-shirt tugging him in again. "Good."

#libby rhodes #nico de varona #the atlas complex #tristan caine #callum nova #atlas blakely #books #olivie blake #the atlas paradox #the atlas six #nicogideon #gideon drake #atlas complex #the atlas trilogy #ezra fowler #dalton ellery #parisa kamali #reina mori #knowledge is carnage #destiny is a choice #power is taken #lgbtqia #dark academia #moodboard aesthetic #moodboard #canon #library of alexandria

[3rdsleeper]

oh my

#the atlas complex spoilers #me when they do the bare minimum #the atlas complex #nicogideon #the atlas six #tas

[they-stare-i-ship]

I finished reading the atlas paradox

and now you're subjected to my SPOILERY thoughts.

Parisa Kamali: I love Parisa, I have loved her since the first book. I LIKE HER SO MUCH she's funny she's mean she's cool she's kind. She's incredibly powerful. She's so interesting and I really enjoyed how she slowly became "her royal softness". Whenever we have her pov it's so fun. I love how she's not scared of Atlas and how she challenged him. I can't wait to see what she does in the next book. I'm actually excited to see how Dalton has changed and how she reacts to them in the next book. Her relationship with Nico makes me so feel so nice. I also need her to be kiss Reina sometime in the next book.

Nico de Varona: he's been my annoying lil baby since the first book. I loved how he became more fleshed out in this book. I loved how lonely he got, his relationship with Reina and Tristan really intrigues me. HE'S SUCH A CHILD sometimes and I love him for it. Obviously I have spent the two books insane bc I knew he was in love with Gideon, I just knew it and they're just *chef's kiss* also speaking of his relationship with people, I think him and Libby will be stunning as besties, I truly cannot perceive them as romantic. They act so sibling like or even just asshole bestie like.

Reina Mori: when we started with this series I actually had more hopes from her. I feel like she didn't do much (especially in book 2) and my girl really doesn't understand communication. If she just talked to people sigh. But honestly her God thing, I am down. Go off, I'm excited to see her go off the rails bc people didn't talk to her the way she could have understood. I am low-key in love with how funny the duo of Reina and Callum is, tbh. I also get major ace vibes from her.

Libby Rhodes: honestly she was my second least favourite amount the six when we started. She desperately needed the corruption arc we got in the later half of the book. I think I will like her a lot more now. Her crush on belen was stunning to read. I can't wait for Libby to fuck shit up, literally fuck everyone up. And I genuinely truly deeply want her relationship with Nico to just be friendship. Friendships are equally as important and the fact that the universe made them parallel to eachother is my favourite thing.

Callum Nova: honestly I didn't really like him much during the first book, he was fine but we had more interesting characters. BUT DAMN CALLUM NOVA POST HEARTBREAK?? ~~ exquisite ~~ he's so fucking funny and hopeless and sad and pathetic. he is so desperate for love and so upset that he was denied it. He's my pathetic lil meow meow. Also I would LOVE to see him use his powers more in the future. As we keep learning about it, I keep loving him. Also I need Tristan to beg Callum to take him back.

Tristan Caine: actually I didn't enjoy his povs at all in the first book, I couldn't wait for them to be over. He is still my least favourite among the six but in the second book he was more interesting and fun. I'm a lil anxious of how Atlas is gonna use him and his powers. I don't care much of him but I want him to beg Callum or regret it for the rest of his existence. Also I hate LibbyTristan as a romantic permanent thing, they can fuck around and have fun but pls end at that.

Gideon Drake: I have loved him since day 1. He was the softer kinder balance to Nico's aggressive and abrasiveness. He is so interesting, his origin and his powers. I spent both the book wishing we had more of him. Now that we are out of the library maybe he'll get to play a more active role in the book. I am obsessed with Gideon (bc Nico is obsessed with Gideon) I love the tidbits we learn about Gideon like how Libby always liked him more or how max travelled with him for the rescue of the "prince". I want Gideon to have everything he wants, that's all.

Atlas Blakeley: I have been think of Giancarlo Esposito as Atlas the entire time. There's no explanation it's just vibes

Ezra: I'm glad he's dead 💖

#Reina mori #nico de varona #libby rhodes #tristan caine #callum nova #parisa kamali #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #the atlas complex #the atlas trilogy #the atlas series #olivie blake #lgbt books #atlas blakely #gideon drake #nicogideon #novacaine

[belle-keys]

my deep dark ta6 confession is that i was never on board with nicolibby, not even from the beginning

#*runs away* #*hides* #i just feel like she didn’t really like him like that #at least not that much #nico de varona #libby rhodes #nicolibby #ta6 #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #the atlas complex #tap #tac #olivie blake #dark academia books #dark academia #nicogideon

[i-wish-i-were-softer]

The devotion they have for eachother is unparalleled

#the atlas six #nico de varona #gideon drake #nicogideon

[cryinglookingatsoulages]

i’m sorry but i’m going fucking insane over this

#nico de varona #gideon drake #nicogideon #the atlas six #ta6

[chaoticmiserablelover]

In a few days, we get to see which ships will come to full fruition in The Atlas Complex. I am literally losing my mind because of it.

I think that Nico, Gideon, and Libby would make an amazing polycouple (like The Sacred Hospitality). Their dynamics are super wholesome. Also, I was down bad for Nico/Libby in the first book. But I also love Nico and Gideon.

I also desperately wish for Tristan and Callum to end up together. The tension is unmatched; they just need to communicate. I can see the potential.

I wouldn't mind some Parisa/Reina content, but I believe it makes more sense for them to not have a love story arc. Reina obviously doesn't care. Parisa, on the other hand, cares, maybe? I'm not really sure. Her story with Dalton confuses me, but there is still some potential for Parisa/Dalton since he showed some new colours at the end of The Atlas Paradox.

This trilogy has way too much power over me.

#olivie blake #the atlas paradox #books and reading #the atlas six #the atlas complex #nicogideon #nicolibby #nico de varona #novacaine #callum nova #tristan caine #parisa kamali #reina mori #ships

[hannigramismyreligion]

I keep seeing everyone ship nibby, but it just feels so weird?? They have no romantic chemistry, and it just doesn't feel right for them to end up together. Perhaps I am desperately in need of platonic opposite sex besties, but yeah, that's my take. I don't hate the ship, but it just doesn't sit right with me.

#ta6 #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #the atlas series #the atlas complex #the atlas trilogy #nicolibby #nicogideon #books #dark academia #nico de varona #libby rhodes

[crystalizrd]

just Nico de Varona and his two other halves

#can they be happy and together for like 5 pages pls #the atlas paradox spoilers #the atlas paradox #the atlas six #nico de varona #nicolibby #nicogideon

[hrrystylesbookclub]

gnawing at the bars of my enclosure

#CR: the atlas complex #nicogideon #the atlas six #the atlas complex #nico de varona #gideon drake #i’m so afraid #if nicogideon is being fed this well so early in i’m terrified of what that means for the other 400 pages 😭

[bookstoresmp3]

the atlas six is such a funny book to me bc yall marketed it like it was nicolibby academic rivals to lovers, meanwhile it’s heavily implied that nico’s in love with gideon

#friends to lovers will always win!! #trust and believe #nicogideon #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #books #simi speaks

[joseopher]

The Scene:

The Reader:

#they make me feral #nicogideon #nico de varona #gideon drake #the atlas six

[happygirl2oo2]

#god i love them #nicogideon #nico de varona #nico varona #gideon drake #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #the atlas complex #the atlas trilogy #the atlas series #ta6 #olivie blake

[mousmoula]

offering some well-deserved copium to my fellow nicogideon shippers who had to suffer through the atlas complex like i did

(aka a quick nicogideon pre-canon fic based entirely on max saying that gideon has been in love with nico for 6 years because that particular detail was my final straw)

#the atlas six #nicogideon #nico de varona #gideon drake #max wolfe #the atlas series