#pairing: hunk/shay

[mangocallum]

VOLTRON SHIPS I LIKE :D

I wanna start doing headcannon and ship prompt asks, so if you ship any of the ships here, feel free to ask me :D

FYI: I WILL NOT WRITE ABOUT

- Any Shaladin Pairings

- Adult × Minor pairings

- NSFW

- Incest pairings

Ships I like :D !!

(I'm a multishipper soo..)

- Klance (MYY OTPPP !!) (also cmon it's obvious who we're shipping)

- Griffkade (James/Ryan)

- Jaith (James/Keith)

- Veraxca(Veronica/Axca)

- Nadina (Nadia/Ina)

(Also, in general, I like any MFE pilot pairings, so)

- Allurance (Allura/Lance) (I've read a lot of fics that flesh out their relationship, so leave me , plz 😔)

- Lotura (Lotor/Allura)

- Romellura (Romelle/Allura)

- Shadam (Shiro/Adam)

- Shurtis (Shiro/Curtis)

- Shunk (Hunk/Shay)

I'm sure there's more, but I'll add them when I think of them,

THE ASK BOX IS OPENN !!!

[guardiandua91]

Introduction formally ;) Kinda

Okay, so this is going to be my official introduction post. Hi guys, please call me Dua as it’s my online alias. Whilst I read and watch many different shows and books, my posts will centre around 2 main fandoms, sometimes 3 as well, so I will post information about all 3 and mention my side gigs as well <3

Digimon (Adventure, Zero Two, Frontier, Savers, Xros Wars & Appmon):

Digimon Adventure will be the focus of most of my posts because Zero Two is the season I am most passionate about. The other seasons may make it in there as I rewatch and find something interesting about them to post.

Pairings I like in 01/02: Tai/Mimi, Matt/Sora, Davis/Kari & Ken/Yolei.

Pairings I dislike: Any incest or gay pairings. You can talk to me about Taiora and Takari as long as it’s with respect but no gay please. It’s gross.

As for other seasons, I like Koji/Zoe. Tagiru/Nene is my crack pairing right now. Appmon I like the idea of Rei/Ai but I’d have to rewatch again.

Voltron Legendary Defender:

Again, no gay. I tend to AU Shiro’s character as I’ve become comfortable with it (need to become comfortable AUing Appmon characters too lol). Sheith and Shidge are the banes of my existence but I don’t like gay shippings in general. I also don’t like Lotura. It’s a very weird, toxic ship to me in any version but VLD, it’s just weirder somehow than rapist-Lotor lol. That said, I would love to discuss the general show. I ship Kallura so if you’re a fan, let’s gush over our OTP together. I’m right now torn between Plance and Hidge (which I discovered by accident), so those might be fun to discuss. Hunk/Shay is also adorable. I am an Allura defender so if you’re a racist, stay away. 

Avatar: The Last Airbender:

I like Zutara. If you ship Kataang and are super pro-Aang my blog is not for you. I am also a Katara defender and will defend her to the end of time. No really, despite the dramatics I will. 

Other fandoms: Charmed, Harry Potter, Cyberchase, Pokemon at some point, H20: Just Add Water.

DON’T LIKE, DON’T INTERACT.

It’s surprising I have to spell this out for adults but if you don’t like me being a homophobe or it hurts your feelings I’m not an ally, don’t interact with my blogs. You can block me as easily as I can block you. I write, interact and read in my fandom for my faith. I am a Muslim girl so if you want to come onto my blog to simply cause drama, I do not have the time nor the energy. I work full time and fandom is just fun for me and a way to spiritually connect to God and spread his word. He’s given me a purpose, a reason to spread hope and keep going.

[mushed-kid]

the "if you don't wanna be killed, stay away from its gills" x "if you don't wanna be dead, avoid its head" couple

they fit each other so well, im shocked its not a bigger ship in the fandom tbh. shay and hunk had nothing on keith and hunk. keith and hunk pair up so much and theyre friends and i like them

[discordiansamba]

spitballing some more ideas for the oops! all Galra AU:

Lance still has a very large family. They're all connected to the Blade of Marmora, although only his older siblings are actually involved in undercover work. His parents are both non-combatants.

Veronica gets Krolia's canon undercover position under Warlord Ranveig.

Shiro has been on Earth for around five years in total before the failure of the Kerberos mission. Sam and Matt are still on the crew, but Adam is the pilot. If he were able, Shiro would tear the Galra Empire apart himself to look for Adam, but he is more or less stuck on Earth.

Hunk's gotten caught sneaking extra food to the Balmerans before and has gotten his meals revoked as punishment. Each time, Shay sneaks him some cave bug jerky even though he tells her she doesn't have to.

Visiting Olkarion has been Pidge's dream ever since she was little. She's thrilled when she finally gets the chance to go, and so angry that it's because it's been taken over by the Empire.

Galra Pidge has cat ears, but specifically ones that are bigger than her head. This is because the idea is endlessly entertaining to me.

Somehow being Galra just makes Hunk even more shaped like a friend. He's more like a big, fuzzy teddy bear than anything else.

Lance is definitely more of a lizard-type Galra.

Shiro is more of a purple humanoid, like Krolia than anything else. It does help concealing his true appearance with illusion tech a little easier than it would be otherwise.

Shiro also discovers that he has a passion for teaching. Who knew?

Krolia forged a pair of blades at the start of the war, one that she took with her and would eventually be passed down through the Blade leadership. The other she left with Keith.

Keith's father died in the war before the destruction of Altea.

Allura learned to fight alongside Keith. They're sparring buddies.

They all just sort of stumble upon the Blade of Marmora's main base after they get the blue lion, because Allura was following the thread of quintessence that linked it to its paladin. She doesn't expect to find an entire group of Galra rebels. Neither Pidge nor Shiro has ever heard of them.

Kolivan's definitely not prepared for the Castle of Lions to show up at their doorstep, but is goaded into tentatively negotiating with them by Ulaz, despite the presence of a former imperial officer onboard.

[klanceficatalogue]

omg im so happy ur back!!!! i thought i was over klance but now that ur back ive been reading all the recs 💀 anyways..! can you share ur recent favs?

im so glad!! i would encourage everyone to leave nice comments on the fics they're reading too, even if they were published a long time ago :)

you can read through my favs tag here. here are some fics that have been in my marked for later for Literally 5/6 years LMAO. posting them here as an apology for never getting around to reading them before now.. - k

Soulmate Line by korns (3/3 | 23,523 | General)

Lance moves from a small town where everyone's soulmate lines branch outwards. He never expected his matchmaking abilities to work, especially with there being 7.5 billion people in the world, but moving to university has increased the chances of success more than he anticipated. With Pidge and Hunk's help, he starts a business pairing na��ve college students together if their lines connect, and by the time Shiro's cousin, Keith, comes to tour the campus, he already has a reputation. So how can Lance explain who Keith's soulmate is when their lines connect, and yet they're total strangers to one another?

The Master of Disguise by NireYllek (6/6 | 33,569 | Mature)

“Wait, what that doesn’t make any sense.” Hunk protested. Pidge shook her head with a tsk. “It does if one of us is disguised as Allura.” Pidge flashed a smirk in Lance’s direction. “I’m sorry, why are you looking at me?” Lance protested. Something in Keith's brain clicked, he looked at Lance and then at the Princess. Put a little make up on him, a wig, and a dress and he could- OH my god.

//graphic violence //slavery mention

All That Still Matters by StoriesBeyondTheStars (12/12 | 49,274 | Teen and Up)

Everyone was born with a black mark on their wrist called a soulmark. Somewhere in the world, there was a person that had the exact same mark, and when the two people met, their marks would become coloured to show that they had found their missing half. That was how soulmates worked. To Lance, it was a pretty simple and straightforward thing. Until it wasn't.

(hunk/shay)

[kogane1023]

YO ME WHEN I POST A FANFICTION ON AO3 THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY READ??

come check it out :)

So You Wanna Be Famous? (3050 words, in progress) by BlackIronRaven Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences (Might change to Mature later? Depends on how realism I feel like getting with the actual Band Stuff) Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron), Keith & Shiro (Voltron), Adam & Keith & Shiro (Voltron), Hunk & Lance (Voltron), Hunk/Shay (Voltron), Allura/Romelle (Voltron), Allura/Veronica (Voltron), Allura & Coran & Hunk & Keith & Lance & Pidge | Katie Holt & Shiro, Allura & Coran (Voltron), Adam/Shiro (Voltron) Characters: Keith (Voltron), Lance (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron), Adam (Voltron), Hunk (Voltron), Shay (Voltron), Pidge | Katie Holt, Lotor (Voltron), Lotor's Generals (Voltron), Allura (Voltron), Coran (Voltron), Romelle (Voltron), Veronica (Voltron) Additional Tags: klance, Alternate Universe - Rock Band, The full gang is here and they're all gay your honor, Gay Keith (Voltron), Bisexual Lance (Voltron), Nonbinary Pidge | Katie Holt, Bisexual Allura (Voltron), Trans Shay (Voltron), Modern Era, Disabled Shiro, Disabled Character, Autistic Keith (Voltron), emo band eraaaaaa, foster kid Keith Series: Part 1 of The Paths of Stars Summary: "I think we should start a band," Shiro said. Keith shot him a glance. "No thanks." Nobody has an easy life. For Keith, it's been one screwball after another. After getting kicked out of Air Force training for improper behavior, he returns to his old foster brother Shiro in Detroit, Michigan. Frustrated with the state of the world, the pair starts writing. At first, it's just words, a way for them to work through their anger at the world around them - but neither of them could have predicted what their little passion project would lead to.

[kingofthewilderwest]

hey psssst, gimme 3 and 4 in that ask game for Voltron, and maybe another fandom of your choosing for hornet's nest purposes XD

Fandom Ask Game

OH BOOYEAH HORNETS!!!! LET'S A-GO!

I don't know if I can successfully make spice for you, especially because I fear I'm mentioning ships you like, but we'll give honest answers. XD

3. VLD NOTP?

Lotura. By the time Lotor was a developed character in VLD, I'd been through DotU, Devil's Due, and other Voltron materials. How I see Lotura is colored by how their dynamics were set up across broader Voltron lore: a leetle lottle rapey.

Now. Let's be clear. I am open to people shipping or writing about anything (oh, here's spice for the crowd that I never thought I'd admit on tumblr main: if you asked me, I'd defend RPF slash). I think that fandom communities are in boon for tackling any and all topics. Shipping does not mean you are endorsing ethical frameworks... it means you like playing with a dynamic - and that can be any dynamic... because different dynamics are interesting in fiction and can be written for a variety of effects, purposes, colors, explorations, enjoyments, reflections, and ends.

But for me, VLD!Lotura shippers overall investigated it as a sincere ship. And I get that VLD Lotura is not DotU Lotor and Allura. I get that most haven't seen DotU. And I get that people can also reimagine characters any way they want - as more messed up or less messed up or so messed up a tornado is jealous of their destruction. But it means it vibes weird to me. I can't see past Lotor's weird sexual obsessions with Allura across the spans of Voltrondom, and that's not a thing I'm personally fawning over in a ship. But that's just me, and for all people who have a good time, please keep having your good time. ^.^

4. Is there a popular pairing you don’t necessarily dislike but aren’t too invested in?

These fall under the spectrum from "dislike" to "decidedly tepid."

Any ship with Pidge and any ship with Hunk that's not Hunk x Shay. My VLD ships have concentrated around characters like Keith, Matt, Shiro, and a little bit of Lance as a byproduct. But as someone who doesn't like everyone paired off, I tend to be rigid about wanting certain enclaves to remain gloriously platonic, as platonic is the end-all best-all type of relationship to me. There's a specific type of platonic dynamic that I like writing in all my works and that type of platonic dynamic is something I don't want tampered with when I find it in media I consume. So that means we don't touch the space engineers. Pidge and Hunk work endlessly great as a BROTP and I don't want that to change. Their BROTP is so, so, so good. I also headcanon Pidge rather ace-ly, so I just don't want her in a ship.

Also, Allurance. This is again colored by broader Voltrondom. I go in, Kallura has been the deal for decades, I like Kallura, they're friggin getting married in one comic I mean come on, I am preprogrammed to not think Lance and Allura could be an item. Showrunners changing the one canon relationship that's been around from the near-beginning would be wild, amirite? And yet they did. And there's nothing wrong with it! It doesn't bother me. It's cool they explored something new and kudos. But there was nothing in broader Voltrondom to make me care about it, nor did I find Lance and Allura's relationship compelling enough in VLD proper. I get why Lance and Allura connect up in VLD and it's fine, it's perfectly fine, it's just not sparking for me.

I have talked your socks off about VLD alone so I'll end it there, but feel free to poke me again if you want me to opine on another fandom. XD Whether or not people like my takes, I'll admit it's fun to acknowledge how I feel on these ones.

[kidge-planet]

Kidge summer event

Day 6: smoothie 🥤

Characters: Pidge/Katie holt, Keith Kogane, Hunk Garret, Lance McClain, Allura Altea, Shay, Kosmo....

Pairing: pidge and keith : kidge ( Hay : Hunk and Shay ) ( Allurance )

post season 8

A/N: Allura is still alive in that universe.

It was one of the multiple paladin's meeting on New Altea where the Altean Sun was lighting the multiple field of colored junibery flowers.

The paladins were gathered around their usual table where only one of them was missing. Unfortunately, Shiro was in vacations with hid husband, Curtis.

Passing that detail, it was such a nice summer day.

Hunk and Shay, his girlfriend, had made lunch for everyone. It was now time for a refresh...

"What can we do for dessert?.."

Hunk asked in worry.

"Well, I'm sure they wouldn't mind eating a burnt cake... Besides, they're your friends, They would understand."

Shay answered as she was looking at the cake that had burnt in the oven.

Hunk sighed at Shay's words and turned towards the window to see his friends.

He saw how Keith and pidge were close at the table. How Keith tried to flirt with her and how she was not bothered with it.... Actually, she was even flirting back.

He then turned to see Allura and Lance: Allura had a grin on her face, she was starting at both Keith and pidge with the same thoughts then Hunk.

Lance, him, had a hand on his girlfriend's hip. He was also looking at the two but not with the same expression. He was more like: "dios mío, get a room!!"

Hunk got his head inside the kitchen again.

"have you noticed how Keith and Pidgeon are flirting together? Like man, they got very close in the last years and I'm pretty sure they have feelings for each other... The problem Is that or they don't even notice their feelings, or they are just too awkward to try something..."

"There was a time where I thought they were dating..."

Shay admited. She gave the burnt cake to Kosmo that was laying in the kitchen's ground. ( Kosmo with his cosmic stomach could literally eat everything...) The kitchen's ground was cold, that's why he was laying there. 'CAUSE DAMN, IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE!

"it's hot, isn't it little one?.. let me get you some nice ice. Maybe a cold drink would help you too?"

Shay gave a pat to Kosmo before to give him some ice.

"you know what? That gives me an idea of desert..."

Hunk said with a smirk as he turned back to smirk at pidge and Keith...

Later, Hunk and Shay arrived at the table with the deserts:

"Ok everyone! The cake burnt... BUT! I came up with another idea of desert that I hope you'll enjoy!"

He placed the plate on the table; It had 3 smoothies.

One was green and red with a small slice of watermelon and kiwi. The second was completely blue but with two shades of it and a few blueberrys on it. The third one was yellow had Chocolat at the bottom and on the top of it.

"I made smoothies that you guys can share! Allura, Lance, I made you a blueberry smoothie with a small touch of mint inside of it. I picked that taste because you both were paladins of the blue lion... As for Keith and Pidge, I know you guys are not dating but I thought it would be nice if you shared your's... do you mind it ?"

Hunk knew exactly what he was doing. He also knew that they would agree for sure.

"Sounds good to me."

Keith said. He blushed slightly and turned his head to see pidge's reaction.

"Same."

She also blushed.

"All right! For you two, I picked cucumber, mint, kiwi, watermelon and strawberry. Reffing to your lions but also the the fact that you were both the arms of voltron! Now, I hope you guys will enjoy your drinks and that they will refresh you!"

Everyone thanked Hunk and Shay.

Hunk sat next to Allura. She turned at him:

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

She asked with a grin.

He placed a finger in front of his mouth and blinked.

"Hope that one of them will finally be courageous enough to ask the other out..."

She said in a sigh.

"I'm sur they will."

Hunk smiled at the two that were sharing the green and red smoothie. They were laughing together, not even noticing that everyone was staring at them.

They were in there own world, with their refreshing smoothie that sure tasted amazing in this summer day.

( SORRY FOR BEING SO LATE!!!!!JZJDFBISBDSIBFSIFBFIZND!!! Also, Hunk is the best match-maker ;). )

[aspenmissing]

ᴘᴜʀᴘʟᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴅɪɴ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ || ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ 1 || ɴᴇxᴛ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ

ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ | ᴋᴇɪᴛʜ | ꜱʜɪʀᴏ | ʟᴀɴᴄᴇ | ʜᴜɴᴋ | ᴘɪᴅɢᴇ | ʀᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ

The Castle of Lions glided steadily through the vastness of space, its engines humming softly as it closed the distance to the Balmera. The bridge was alive with a quiet energy—palpable tension mixed with a simmering anticipation—as the team gathered around the central console.

Allura stood poised near the captain’s chair, her expression serene but resolute. “We’ll be arriving at the Balmera soon,” she announced, her voice calm yet carrying the weight of their mission. “Liberating these Balmerans from Zarkon’s grasp will not be easy. This battle will test everything we have.”

Lance, lounging casually near the control panels, perked up with an eager grin. His fingers flexed like a pair of pistols as he made playful shooting gestures. “So, what’s the plan? We just roll in and go... pow, pow, pow! Free the prisoners!” His voice was light-hearted, but excitement bubbled beneath.

Keith shot him a pointed, unimpressed look from across the room. “What was that noise?”

“Laser guns,” Lance said confidently, puffing his chest out a little.

“No, Lance,” Hunk interjected, rising to his feet and spreading his arms wide like he was mimicking a giant cannon blast. “I think you mean pow, pow!” He followed with a booming imitation of his Yellow Lion’s thrusters.

Lance and Keith exchanged exasperated glances, the corners of their mouths twitching with amusement, while Y/N and Soul, perched quietly on the side-lines, struggled to contain their laughter. Soul’s tail flicked rhythmically, almost as if in time with the imaginary blasts.

“That sounds like fireworks,” Lance said dryly, raising an eyebrow.

Pidge, never one to miss a beat, chimed in with a mischievous grin. “Technically, it’s more like ba-choo, ba-choo, ba-choo!” She wiggled her fingers into finger guns, adding playful flair.

Shiro knelt near the main console, raising a hand to silence the playful chaos. “Okay, enough with the bad sound effects.” His voice was steady, authoritative. “Besides, it’s more like blam, blam, blam!”

Unable to hold it any longer, Y/N burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking with amusement.

“What?” Keith asked, amused and confused.

“You’re crazy,” Pidge said.

“No way,” Lance added.

"Nuh-" Hunk shook his head with a smirk, “Wrong.”

Y/N, standing comfortably between Hunk and Allura, grinned and teased, “Hey Shiro, you sure you’re the oldest of us?”

Allura’s voice cut through the laughter, firm and commanding. “Paladins, focus.” The room fell silent, attention snapping back to the mission at hand.

Hunk’s expression shifted to something more solemn as he stepped forward. “Besides, we can’t just storm the Galra like that. The Balmera... it’s alive. And from what we’ve seen, it’s not doing well.” His voice carried a quiet sadness.

Coran nodded gravely, stepping beside Hunk. “It is an atrocity what the Galra have done to this magnificent creature—stealing its crystals and draining its very life force, all without the sacred energy rejuvenation ceremonies that could heal it.”

Hunk’s jaw tightened. “After seeing Shay’s people enslaved, watching how much Zarkon’s cruelty has spread... it made me realize just how deep this goes. We’re the only ones who can stop him.”

All eyes turned to Shiro as he paced slowly across the bridge, thinking aloud. “Alright. We can’t just rush headfirst into the tunnels with guns blazing. Plan B: we draw the Galra up to the surface and fight them there.”

"Wait, I know!" Hunk said. “If we hit the big mining installations on the surface, the Galra troops will have no choice but to defend them. That’s when we beat them back—and then Voltron can head down into the tunnels to save the Balmerans.”

Shiro crossed his arms skeptically, “But how do we know how many Galra or Balmerans are still down there?”

With a tap on the console, Allura brought up a glowing hologram of the Balmera—its complex network of tunnels and shafts marked by pulsating dots. “We will use Biothermal Life Indicator Point Technology—BLIP tech—to track them.”

Pidge’s eyes lit up as she leaned in for a closer look. “Oh! BLIP tech! I know that one!” Allura gives her a look of confusion, not understanding as she stares at Pidge silently. "...it's an acronym?"

“One of you will fly around the Balmera and drop sensors into the shafts on each side." Allura explained as the hologram imitates the plan. " Then we’ll know exactly where everyone is. The sensors are already built into your suits,”

Pidge raised her hand eagerly, excitement bright in her eyes. “I can do it. I’ve modified the Green Lion with the Invisible Maze’s cloaking ability. I should be able to fly around unnoticed.”

Coran brought up an image of a massive, glowing generator on the surface. “That is the Galra’s main power source. If it’s taken down, their defenses will be severely weakened.”

Allura nodded solemnly. “We will stay hidden in cloud cover, providing tactical support. With the Castle’s defenses compromised by Sendak’s crystal, we can’t risk exposing ourselves too much.”

Shiro turned toward the team with quiet determination. “I’ll take out the power generator. Keith, Lance, Y/N, and Hunk—you target the mining rigs around the area.”

Hunk pumped his fist, his voice rising with enthusiasm. “Yeah! Let’s do this! Time to kick some alien butt!”

Laughter and renewed determination rippled through the bridge as each Paladin prepared for the battle ahead—ready to fight not just for victory, but for freedom.

The Castle of Lions hummed steadily as it descended toward the Balmera, the planet’s swirling clouds parting beneath them like curtains revealing a grand stage. Inside their Lions, the Paladins settled into their cockpits, muscles tense but minds focused. Each adjusted their controls, their hearts syncing with the mechanical beasts they commanded.

Over the comms, Lance’s lighthearted voice cut through the tension. “You think the Balmerans will throw us a parade after we free everybody?”

Keith sends a video transmission to Lance, his tone steady and serious. “It’s not about glory, Lance. It’s about freeing prisoners from Zarkon.”

“No, I know. I know. But still—when they—” Lance started, only to be cut off as the Lions shot out of the hangers like bolts of lightning, engines roaring to life.

=

They tore through the dense clouds, the alien surface sprawling below in vivid detail—jagged rock formations, shimmering rivers, and the dark shadows of Galra machinery scattered across the landscape. Suddenly, Galra crystal turrets erupted from the ground, their sinister forms glowing ominously as they unleashed relentless streams of laser fire.

“Incoming fire!” Hunk shouted, his hands steady on the controls as the Yellow Lion twisted and dove. The others mirrored his movements, each pilot expertly weaving through the deadly barrage with practiced precision.

“This is it. Focus up,” Shiro’s voice echoed through their helmets, calm and commanding. “Remember, the Balmera is a living creature. Target only the Galra installations—avoid damaging its surface.”

“Initiating cloak,” Pidge announced crisply. The Green Lion peeled away from the formation, its form shimmering before vanishing, blending seamlessly into the rocky terrain below.

Lance, Y/N, and Hunk synchronized their attacks flawlessly, the Blue, Purple, and Yellow Lions blasting apart Galra weapon nests littered across the rugged landscape. Explosions blossomed like dark flowers, but the ground beneath remained untouched.

Meanwhile, Shiro guided the Black Lion toward the massive power generator pulsing at the enemy’s core. “How do I take this thing down?” he muttered, eyes flicking to the cockpit screen.

Suddenly, a schematic appeared: “Jaw Blade attack.”

"What's that? Jaw blade?" Shiro’s lips curved into a determined grin. “Okay! Let’s do this.” The mighty robotic jaws swung forward with precision, biting down hard and slicing the generator clean in half with a shower of sparks.

Pidge finished releasing the last of the BLIP drones, deftly dropping them into deep shafts surrounding the Balmera.

“All sensors delivered,” she confirmed, eyes scanning the cockpit’s display.

=

Back aboard the Castle’s bridge, a holographic map flickered to life, illuminating every living creature within the planet’s depths in intricate detail. The power generator, though damaged, still fired a massive laser cannon locked onto the Red Lion.

Dodging swiftly, the Red Lion unleashed its heat ray, melting through the towering cannon’s base with a stream of searing energy.

“Whoa! Did you guys see that? I’ve got fire powers!” Keith joked, a grin breaking through his concentration.

“Hey! I want that!” Lance called out playfully, the Blue Lion’s wings tilting in excitement.

The colossal cannon began to topple toward the Balmera’s surface.

“Oh no!” Y/N shouted, her voice tight with concern.

Hunk strained, bracing with the Yellow Lion’s strength as he pushed against the falling tower. “We can’t let this crush the planet!”

“I think my Lion knows what to do!” Lance grinned, firing the Blue Lion’s freeze ray. A shimmering icy beam shot forth, enveloping the tower in a solid block of ice mid-fall, halting its descent.

“Ha—aw, snap! These rays are super cool. Just like me!” Lance flexed dramatically, the Blue Lion’s metal body gleaming under the planet’s pale sun.

“Great job, team!” Shiro praised as the Lions regrouped, their movements smooth and synchronized.

But then, silence. No enemy reinforcements surged to defend the installations.

“Where are all the troops? They’re not coming to the surface,” Y/N said, brow furrowed as she scanned the surroundings.

Hunk quickly sent a video transmission to the Castle. On the bridge, Allura studied the holographic map intently, Soul perched quietly beside her, tail flicking toward the glowing display.

“We’ve located a hanger full of Galra fighters just beneath the surface,” Allura radioed back. “Someone needs to take those out before they can launch an attack.”

“They’re trying to lure us down, but we have no choice,” Shiro said grimly. “Keith, Y/N, Lance — you hit the hanger. Hunk, head to the prison and rescue Shay and the other Balmerans. Pidge and I will track down the Galra soldiers.”

“Yes, sir!” Keith’s voice was steady, eyes narrowing in focus.

“Ten-four!” Lance responded, Blue Lion’s wings adjusting for speed.

“All righty!” Y/N said with determination, tightening her grip on the controls.

“On it!” Pidge added, the Green Lion cloaking once more.

“Let’s do this!” Hunk declared, the Yellow Lion's power surging beneath him.

With a burst of speed and precision, the Lions separated, each surging forward toward the heart of the battle—ready to fight for freedom, for the Balmera, and for the living planet beneath their feet.

The Paladins dropped their Lions carefully at the mouth of the mine shafts, the rumble of engines fading as they switched to their speeders, sleek and agile for the tight underground tunnels. The dim light of the subterranean world flickered across the walls as Keith, Lance, and Y/N maneuvered their way toward the Galra hangar.

Peering around a corner, Y/N whispered, “The entire hangar’s only guarded by a few Sentries.”

Keith readied his Bayard, fingers tightening on the grip. “Let’s go!”

Before he could move forward, Lance and Y/N grabbed him, pulling him back with surprising strength.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, cool your jets, Keith!” Lance said, voice a mixture of caution and amusement. “Don’t you remember all that stuff about the Balmera being a sensitive animal? We can’t just blow things up like a psycho.”

Keith exhaled slowly, lowering his weapon. “Oh. Right.”

“Yeah,” Y/N added firmly. “We have to be smart about this.”

Keith narrowed his eyes. “So... you two have a better idea?”

“I do,” Lance said, his eyes glinting with mischief. “We sneak into the control room and shut the bay doors. That way, the ships get trapped inside.”

Y/N and Keith exchanged a surprised glance.

“That!—actually… is a better idea,” Keith admitted with a nod.

Silently, the trio crept through shadowed tunnels toward the control room of the hangar. The Castle’s sensors tracked their every movement, a lifeline back to their allies.

They reached a narrow access shaft above the control room where a lone Sentry stood guard.

“No, no. It’s over here,” Lace muttered.

“I know what I’m doing,” Keith whispered, gripping his Bayard Katar. With a swift motion, he sliced through the ceiling panel above the guard.

Y/N kicked the hole wider, and the Sentry let out a startled shriek before collapsing beneath the weight of the falling debris.

Breathing quietly, the three dropped down into the control room.

“You two keep watch,” Lance instructed. “I’ll see if I can find the controls for the bay doors.”

Nodding, Y/N and Keith positioned themselves near the entrance, eyes sharp for any approaching patrols.

Lance crouched at the console, poking buttons tentatively. “Uh... hmm... nope. Maybe? Uh... uh... mm...” His fingers danced over the strange Galra symbols with no success. “I don’t know what I’m doing here. It’s all Galra gibberish.”

“Let me try,” Y/N said, stepping forward. She pressed several keys, but the screen remained stubbornly uncooperative. “Nope.”

Keith knelt and studied the console, fingers running over the interface until his hand landed on a glowing handprint sensor. He pressed down firmly.

The massive bay doors rumbled to life and began sliding shut, cutting off the hangar from the tunnels beyond.

“Whoa! How’d you do that?” Lance asked, eyes wide.

Keith shrugged. “Just put my hand on the handprint.”

“Oh… well, that seemed easy,” Y/N said with a small smile.

Suddenly, Soul let out a sharp yip through the comms, drawing Allura’s attention back at the Castle.

“Paladins, are you there?” Allura’s voice crackled urgently. “Galra troops are moving through the tunnels—heading toward the centre.”

Hunk’s voice came in over the comm. “They must be aiming for the Balmera’s core. That’s where Shay is being held.”

Shiro, still riding his speeder, spoke with grim resolve. “They’re trying to lure us into an ambush, but we have no choice. Keith, Y/N, Lance—you make your way to the core. Hunk, you head to the prison to rescue Shay and the other Balmerans. Pidge and I will track the Galra forces.”

“Copy that. We’re on it,” Y/N confirmed.

Lance quickly damaged the lock on the control room door while Y/N hammered the console, ensuring no one could reopen the bay doors behind them.

“Hey team,” Pidge’s voice warned through the comm, “Be careful — the Balmera is unstable down here.”

They slipped from the control room and pressed onward.

=

Moments later, Keith, Y/N, and Lance rounded a corner only to be met by a squadron of Galra Sentries who opened fire with rapid laser bursts.

Diving behind opposite sides of the tunnel entrance, they took cover, the walls trembling under the assault.

“Their shooting is destroying the Balmera,” Y/N said, voice tight with concern. The cavern echoed with the Balmera’s cries of pain — a deep, mournful sound reverberating through the tunnels.

“We can’t shoot back,” Y/N added quickly. “It’ll only make it worse.”

Lance’s eyes darted around, then lit up with a sudden idea. He began directing Keith and Y/N with sharp, exaggerated hand motions, trying to communicate his plan without words.

“Huh?” Keith asked, puzzled.

Y/N glanced at Lance, then at the walls, her expression sharpening. She whispered, “I think he wants us to get above the Sentries.”

Keith nodded in understanding. The two quickly climbed a nearby ladder, moving silently through the shadows above their enemies.

With perfect timing, Lance leapt out from cover, waving his arms and taunting the Sentries.

“Na-na! Na-na boo-boo!” he jeered, raising his shield as blasts of laser fire whipped past him.

Above, Keith and Y/N dropped down behind the distracted Sentries, drawing their Bayards with swift, precise strikes. The two dismantled the enemies efficiently, their blades flashing as each Sentry fell.

Lance grinned and gave them a thumbs-up. “Nice work, team.”

Hunk rushed through the winding tunnels toward the core of the Balmera, heart pounding with urgency. As he entered the chamber, his breath caught — there, hanging from the ceiling by glowing restraints, was Shay, muzzle silencing her cries. Her eyes were wide but alive.

“Shay! You’re alive!” Hunk called out, quickly firing his energy weapon at the restraints. They shattered with a sharp crack, and he caught her as she dropped, cradling her gently.

Footsteps echoed from different entrances as Shiro and Pidge arrived, weapons drawn and alert.

“Where are the Galra?” Shiro asked, scanning the shadows. “If this is an ambush, they should be here waiting.”

Keith, Lance, and Y/N arrived just then, closing the entrance behind them. Suddenly, heavy metal doors slammed shut all around the core.

“Not an ambush,” Y/N said grimly. “More like a trap.”

“Whatever it is, keep your guard up,” Keith warned, eyes sharp.

Shay, still weak but resolute, looked up at them. “The Galra… they knew you would return to the Balmera.”

“How?” Pidge asked, frowning.

“I do not know,” Shay admitted. “But this trap was set for you. I was the bait.”

Shiro brows knitted together. “Who could have possibly known we were coming to save you?”

“Rolo,” Hunk spat angrily. “Those liars must have told Zarkon.”

Y/N’s gaze hardened. “We need to figure out how to get out of here.”

Lance looked up, a glimmer of hope shining through his frustration. “Wait! We have a giant Castleship hovering in the sky above us. Allura—can you get us out?”

Keith rolled his eyes, voice dripping with sarcasm. “And how exactly do you expect her to do that, genius?”

“I don’t know—maybe they’ve got teleporters or something?” Lance shot back, ignoring the jab.

Back on the Castleship, Allura, Coran, and Soul were locked in a desperate fight. Galra ships swarmed around them, laser fire lighting up the void outside the shields.

“We’re completely surrounded!” Allura’s voice was steady but tense. “Taking heavy fire!”

Coran’s fingers danced over the controls, beads of sweat on his brow. “Princess, the particle barrier won’t hold much longer!”

Soul leapt onto Coran’s console, her tail flicking anxiously toward the outside view.

“Paladins, you need to get out of there as soon as you can!” Allura’s voice crackled over the comms.

Back in the core, Lance sagged against the cold metal wall, dejection in his eyes. “This is it. We’re going to die in here. Guess I can say bye-bye to that parade.”

No one looked impressed.

“Not now, Lance,” Y/N said sharply, stepping beside him.

“Get it together, guys,” Shiro urged. “Allura, we’ll hold on and get there as soon as we can.”

Shay lifted her hand, placing it gently on the glowing core of the Balmera. “Perhaps my people can help us get out.”

“This is how we communicate,” she explained softly. “The Balmera senses vibrations and sends messages to those in the tunnels.”

Keith raised an eyebrow skeptically. “Are you sure someone will hear your… hand from all the way down here?”

Shay’s eyes closed, focusing deeply. A soft light blossomed around her palm, pulsing rhythmically.

“The Balmera will deliver the message,” she whispered. The glow spread outward, filling the chamber with a gentle hum — a beacon of hope in the darkness.

A squadron of sleek Galra fighter jets peeled off from the main swarm attacking the Castle of Lions, slicing through the sky like shadows. Inside the Castleship, Soul’s ears perked sharply, and she let out a sharp warning bark, darting toward Coran’s console.

“They’re heading down into the tunnels! They’re going to steal the Lions!” Coran exclaimed, eyes wide as he quickly relayed the warning.

“Paladins, the Lions are in danger! You must return immediately!” Allura’s voice rang urgently over the comms.

Before anyone could respond, the ominous hum of a massive Galra battle cruiser filled the ship’s sensors. “Princess, something’s locked onto us,” Coran warned, voice tense.

From beneath the console, Soul crouched low, tail flicking nervously.

“Paladins, do you copy? A battle cruiser is locking its ion cannon on us. If it fires, I don’t know if our shields can hold.”

“We’re trying, Allura,” Lance responded breathlessly. “Shay’s pressing her hand against the wall—it’s sending vibrations. The Balmera’s… communicating with the other rock creatures. They’re responding, or something like that. Hand talking? So, yes, we copy.”

“Shay, are you sure the Balmera is sending your message?” Shiro asked through the comm.

Shay’s brow furrowed in concentration. Outside the core’s doorway, her family worked together, placing their hands against the stone. The Balmera rumbled deeply, the rock shifting and cracking as the massive doorway slowly began to give way.

“Rax!” Shay breathed, relief washing over her face as her father stepped through the opening with the others.

“We must make haste,” Rax said urgently. “There’s a shortcut through the tunnels.”

Y/N’s voice cut through the comms, calm and decisive. “Allura, stand by. We’re on our way up.”

Two Galra fighter jets fired tracer beams that latched onto the Black Lion, lifting it slowly from the ground. The force field flickered under the assault.

“Paladins, hurry! They’re taking off with the Lions!” Allura’s voice crackled urgently over the comms.

Shiro launched his speeder toward the Black Lion, weaving expertly through a sudden gap in the force field. He slipped inside the cockpit and gritted his teeth. “I’ve got control—freeing the Lion now!”

“Guys, did everyone make it to their Lions in time?” Shiro asked, glancing back at the comms.

“Come on, Shiro. Who do you think you’re dealing with, a bunch of amateurs?” Lance’s voice drifted in—until the Blue Lion suddenly crashed into a nearby mining structure with a loud clang.

“Do you really want him to answer that?” Y/N muttered dryly.

“Nope.”

“Let’s go.” The Paladins surged forward, flying their Lions straight into the swarm of Galra fighter jets, engaging in a chaotic dogfight.

“Hunk, watch out!” Pidge called out, using the Green Lion’s back shield to block a volley of laser fire aimed at the Yellow Lion.

“Got you covered!” Shiro responded, slashing through enemy fighters with the Black Lion’s jaw blade.

“Phew! Thanks, guys!” Hunk exclaimed, narrowly dodging another blast.

High above, the ominous Galra warship began powering up its ion cannon.

“It’s charging its ion cannon!” Coran shouted from the Castle’s bridge.

“Divert all shields to the bow!” The Castle of Lions concentrated its particle barrier toward the incoming blast, groaning under the immense energy.

“Paladins, I need you immediately! Five more ticks and we’re finished!” Allura’s voice was tense.

“Okay, team, let’s form Voltron!”

“Yeah!” the Paladins shouted in unison.

Voltron’s limbs clicked and locked into place as the giant armoured form soared forward, slamming into the Galra warship with tremendous force, diverting the ion cannon’s blast away from the Castle.

“Now’s our chance, Princess!” Coran says.

“Full power on the blasters! Locked onto target. Fire!”

The Castle of Lions unleashed a devastating volley that tore through the Galra warship, igniting a massive explosion that engulfed all nearby fighter jets. Soul leapt onto Coran’s console, dancing excitedly.

“Yeah!”

“Woohoo!”

“Nice shot, Princess!”

“Yeah! The parade’s back on!”

“Shut up, Lance,” Y/N muttered with a grin.

Voltron’s massive feet touched down firmly on the Balmera’s surface, sending a small tremor through the living planet beneath them. The Castle of Lions hovered just above, its engines straining as it began its slow descent toward the ground.

“Mission accomplished,” Keith said, exhaling in relief as he surveyed their surroundings.

“And just in the nick of time,” Allura added from the Castle’s bridge. “The Castle’s defenses are battered and will need a full recharge.” Suddenly, alarms blared throughout the ship.

“Alert! Unknown object incoming! Impact imminent!” Coran’s voice cut through the chaos.

Through the viewport, a transport ship—scarred and unstable—plunged wildly toward the Balmera, smoke trailing behind it.

“What the heck is that?” Lance muttered, eyes wide.

Keith’s jaw tightened as the ship crashed hard into the planet, the impact shaking the ground beneath them.

“…Trouble,” Y/N whispered.

[ao3feed-blakeyang]

Eight Idiots Save The Multiverse With Memes

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/aqYWTEw by Miodist Fate had seen these events play out hundreds of times for each of these heroes across the worlds. No matter what changes she made, what things she did to right the wrongs, things always ended the same: in sorrow. Worlds are collapsing in on themselves, succumbing to darkness. She had to find a way to fix things, to set things right before all of the multiverse collapses... Now if only the people she chose to save the multiverse could take any situation seriously for more than five seconds. Words: 13951, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English Fandoms: Persona 5, Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game), Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Amphibia (Cartoon), RWBY, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Final Fantasy XIV, Miraculous Ladybug Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Persona 5 Protagonist, Kurusu Akira (Persona Series), V (Cyberpunk 2077), Sora (Kingdom Hearts), Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV), Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Pidge | Katie Holt, Anne Boonchuy, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Persona 5 Ensemble, Cyberpunk 2077 Ensemble, Kingdom Hearts Ensemble, Final Fantasy XIV Ensemble, Miraculous Ladybug Ensemble, Voltron: Legendary Defender Team, Amphibia Ensemble, RWBY Ensemble Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Kairi/Riku/Sora (Kingdom Hearts), Anne Boonchuy/Sasha Waybright/Marcy Wu, Judy Alvarez/V, Allura/Keith/Lance (Voltron), Hunk/Shay (Voltron), Jaune Arc/Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren/Nora Valkyrie, Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, Juleka Couffaine/Rose Lavillant, Chloé Bourgeois/Alix Kubdel, G'raha Tia | Crystal Exarch/Warrior of Light, Persona 5 Protagonist/Ruby Rose (RWBY), Thancred Waters/Shiro (Voltron), Kitagawa Yusuke/Weiss Schnee, Sakura Futaba/Yoshizawa Sumire | Yoshizawa Kasumi, Luka Couffaine/Okumura Haru, Kagami Tsurugi/Sakamoto Ryuji, Alphinaud Leveilleur/Niijima Makoto, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: These fandoms have too many characters to list, chatfic, canon? never heard of her, Author Is Sleep Deprived, The Author Regrets Nothing, Crossover, Crossover Pairings, Trust me on these pairings, I'm cooking something here, Happy to be the first to tag some of these :), Useless Gays, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, V is too sober for this, Persona 5 Protagonist is a Little Shit, Ruby Rose (RWBY) is a Ray of Sunshine, Sora is a Ray of Sunshine (Kingdom Hearts), WoL is Not Okay, None of them are really, Everyone Needs A Hug, Genderfluid Pidge | Katie Holt, Trans Anne Boonchuy, Gender Non-Conforming Akira Kurusu, Using a Miraculous Has Side Effects (Miraculous Ladybug), New Miraculous Holders, Futaba is a gremlin, Spoilers, obviously, Named Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV), I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/aqYWTEw

[symbioticship]

So if you know wittyy-name and zizzani fanfic shadow of the past and ghost of the future same time switch concept but different

It's not a time switch it's a dimension switch (it's a season 4 divergent?) the last thing that happens is meeting Lotor...or is it?

And the switch is from the world from the show to one where the gang is in a home of delinquents

That's right they are a bunch of hell raisers, well except for hunk he just followed Lance in.

Shiro is their live in counselor

And this delinquent home is funded by Allura in one of her many humanitarian projects.

Coran is the bus driver/delivery/if you need outside help he's the one to call. Why?

Because the house is in the middle of nowhere, and treated more like a camp than anything.

Keith is an Arsonist that burned down a building

Pidge is hacker who helped him get into that building

Lance nearly killed someone

Hunk helped drive the victim to the hospital

There's reasons why each of them did these things you can even change the reasons if you please

But the only thing that should start the same is pidge and Keith are friends and hunk and Lance are too

Keith and shiro are still brothers but because his family adopted Keith though he left Keith behind to pursue his career and left in a messy fight.

There is no aliens in this universe but there's still a kind of magic.

There are soulmate connections here.

They appear as glowing color when skin touches skin, though it's not just romantic there's also platonic/familial connections

So if Lance were to touch hunk the color will come out blue, if he were to touch a stranger nothing would happen. If he were to touch Keith it would turn purple.

Mixing colors is romantic, your color is platonic

Your color will pop up on your friend if you touch your own arm while thinking of them, but if you aren't thinking of anyone your automatically going to talk to your soulmate.

It doesn't last forever just as long as your in contact.

Also you can break the connection, however it's very painful and leaves actual scars

But if you were to truly reject your soulmate and you were to agree with it then you start to cry

But these aren't normal tears, they look like stars falling down your cheeks. And it burns like acid.

You can't melt your face off but you will be branded with a black mark where your tears fell the most

So the one who 'switch places' is Lance.

TW: major character death and mentions of sui

You can take this out if it makes you uncomfortable but the thing is the reason why they switched is because they both died at the same time.

There is another variable but I'll only tell the writer what it is!

Of course they were rescued in time to live but they did die in the medical sense for a few minutes.

Voltrons Lance, VLance, was killed by Shiro (or was he?) And woke up in a hospital bed on earth.

The Lance of this dimension was rescued after an attempt.

And everyone is shocked when he's awake.

Not because he survived, but he's nothing like their Lance. So happy and goofy and talks to everyone like they're friends.

Which is weird because they hate each other.

Even Hunk is considered barely an acquaintance.

So Lance who considers these people his family plans to fix that, while trying to find a way to get back home.

The thing is, is there really a home to go back to, or is this all in his head?

You have full range to change what you please but there's just a few things I ask to keep.

One is to keep the soulmates stuff, doesn't have to be the same thing just soul mates

The future pairings are Klance, Shiro matt, shay hunk are already a couple.

I had someone with pidge but it was just an oc that is only ever mentioned in the background (an android in the Voltron universe) so that can be scrapped if thou pleases

Lotor is there to cause a wedge between Lance and Keith. Like Lance Lotor is also bi. The two of them actually like each other, and bond over their shared interest in Allura.

It's not a ruse Lotor legit just likes Lance.

And last but definitely not least

The title, if you don't mind, can it be Astronutcase?

Love y'all!

[klancerecs]

title: Purple Sky

author: AmbitiousSkychild

pairing: keith/lance

word count: 72,453

summary: Fondly, Keith shook his head. “So,” Keith started, laughter dying down as he leaned over Lance. “Cuba together?”

And Lance beamed – outright beamed – up at him as he pulled him down against his chest. “You bet your sweet ass, Cuba together.”

Keith, rash as he could often be, understood that his responsibility as a paladin of Voltron was to the universe. So, he understood that despite what they felt, he and Lance couldn't be anything other than paladins, at least until the war was over. After nine years of rivalry, turned pining, turned something just shy of lovers, the war is over. The paladins are headed to Earth, Lance isn't wasting any time, and Keith, as much as he loves a challenge, just tries to keep up.

[fabuloustrash05]

The only reason I enjoy Valentine’s Day is because I know it’s the day a tsunami of fanart and fanfics of my otps will appear on my dash.

[ikimaru]

I made a faq for the AU, so I hope this helps 8')

- When does the AU update?

usually once a week on my patreon on thursdays, once I have enough pages for an update (4-7) it gets posted on socials, which means there’s usually 1 update a month

- Will the backstory between Keith and Lance be explained?

yes, it's important to the story, so it will be explained in due time, but I have to keep you guessing until then 👀

- How does the VR work in this AU?

it's a futuristic type of VR! it's fully immersive and not how realistic VR works, only thing u can't do in the game is feel intense physical pain since it's still supposed to be fun, if u die in the game u do NOT die irl lol

- I'm confused about the setting

this story is an AU taking place in a similar world to the canon one (all the canon tech, sci fi stuff etc technically exist whether I end up showing some of it in-comic or not) they attend a space-oriented school which I'm referring to as the Garrison for simplicity since it's the name we're familiar with, it's a blend of the canon one and regular college (I'm not sure if there's a better word for it)

also like in canon, aliens exist in this AU and some of them go to school there (this aspect is mainly for fun, if I were to draw them as humans nothing would change, it’s also because I still wanted to have Kosmo be a space wolf)

- If there are aliens in this Au does it mean Keith is part Galra?

yess, it will get mentioned here and there throughout the comic, also his mom still left to go to space for a few years, just not as long as in canon

- Are there other pairings in this AU?

Adam x Shiro, Hunk x Shay, Zethrid x Ezor /might/ pop up here and there but only for a few panels

- Will [any other character] show up?

there will be small cameos for other characters here and there, as u have seen, Pidge and Hunk are the most recurring, followed by Shiro and Kosmo, others might show up but don’t expect long interactions!

- How diddly darn long is this comic gonna be

too long (I HOPE we’re around halfway or more than halfway but I’m not sure)

- is this comic going to be printed?

that’s the plan! I’m also gonna give it a proper title when I do, I’m just bad at naming things right off the bat lol

[discordiansamba]

the idea of some of them just. having new family members. Most of them do!

Allura has a pair of human parents in this reality. One works as a librarian and the other works as a waitress. Despite how... strange their daughter can be at times, they love her unabashedly. And Allura has come to love them both as well, finding a place in her heart for the both of them alongside Alfor and Melenor. They don't have much, so she works hard to get a full scholarship to the Galaxy Garrison, working part time jobs to pay for her own airfare.

Coran has lived quite the full life on Earth! Ah yes, he's had his number of romances, though no one ever quite filled the void in his heart that Alfor left- even when he couldn't remember Alfor. He's also grown quite fond his colleagues at the Galaxy Garrison! Although he never quite liked the Admiral... though getting his memories back does somewhat explain that dislike.

Hunk grew up on the Balmera, alongside Shay and Rax. His Balmeran family is just as tight knit as his human family, though he always feels... something missing. But his parents are kind, and pass on to him stories about the Balmera before the Galra, passed down to them by their parents. Then one day he gets taken away by the patrols, and they never see him again.

Lance and Veronica grow up on Puig with the odd sense that their family should be... larger. Lance has big dreams of one day taking to the skies, but theirs isn't a space-faring race, as much as they trade with those that are. But his parents always encourage him. Big dreams are good for the young! Then the Galra conquer their planet, and they never see Lance again.

Pidge grows up on Olkarion, feeling like there's a cog missing in their family. Her parents feel it too, sometimes. She's thriving and in her element- until the Galra invade, and she's taken away. Matt grows up in the deserts of Kythra, constantly annoying his parents with his requests for a little sister. He just feels like he should have one, you know? He decides to join the rebels when Te-Osh recruits him. It feels right.

Keith grew up on the Altean colony. His parents were taken to the second colony when he was quite young. He... doesn't really remember them, if he's being honest. He was mostly passed around from family to family, but he was always weird and never quite fit in, so he made people uneasy. But Romelle and Bandor were always around, until one day it was suddenly just him and Romelle.

Shiro's parents were not part of the Empire- they were nomadic wanderers instead. They did not have it in them to fight, so they hid themselves and their son. They dreamed of a peaceful universe, but it would be one that they would never get to see. Unlike the others, they were killed when Shiro was taken.

actually it would be interesting if for the paladin's families in the reality scramble AU, whether or not they were brought along with them in the new reality was determined based entirely on their proximity to the paladins. which would mean that Veronica would be born on Puig with Lance as his older sister, but the rest of their family would still be back on Earth- the McClain family just had two less children.

it would also mean that because Matt was working to evacuate planets where the energy for the ritual was being drained from, he's actually separated from the rest of his family. I like to think that maybe in this reality, he was born on Te-Osh's planet? He's with the rebels from early on (and was definitely the annoying kid who always bothered his parents about getting him a younger sibling).

Which would mean that Hunk is the only paladin entirely separated from his family... but hey, at least he grew up with Shay? You know. until Honerva kidnapped and brainwashed him. Big downside there.

(also I haven't brought it up before now, but I like to think that Adam is both alive and a member of the Blade of Marmora)

[iota-in-space]

Remember that short period of time when antis hated Hunk's voice actor because he said about Pidge/Hunk ship (and also joked about Hunk being "submissive"). But nobody talks about it anymore because 1. it wasn't a big deal at all, and 2. none of those characters makes k/l impossible so they weren't really mad about it.