#I’m a sucker for Blue Paladin Lance

[claybrownie7566]

So I finished Voltron (spoilers obviously)

*sniffs

I loved it. I loved it so much it hurts.

It was so much better than I thought it'd be and I have a LOT to say, and I need to vent so look under the cut if you want my thoughts (plug your ears, I scream a lot)

This has been a long ride but I absolutely did NOT want it to end. I know a lot of people don't like the later seasons and have mixed feelings but.....idk *shrug

I liked it haha

I liked the simplicity of the earlier seasons and all the cool weavings of the story, but I didn't dislike the later seasons. I love all of it. Every second of this show was just so wonderful.

Also don't go off on me but.....I do in fact live for Lance and Alura. There's not a ship I don't like, but I liked Lance and Alura together a lot. It was sweet and I don't really care if it was half-baked. I ate it up anyway. (XD)

OK NOW IM GONNA TALK ABOUT KEITH FOR A LONG TIME

Akkfjdnsn KEITH KEITH KEITH MY BELOVED. Keith and Shiro.

*noise I don't know how to describe

I would like to hold them gently.

I loved their dynamic at the beginning, and then it just got better and better and better. I loved that they had a silent understanding like "ok if something happens to me, literally everything is going to fall to you."

I also LOVED that Keith was part Galra. Wasn't expecting that. I also liked that it took everyone some time to like....figure out what to do about that.

Keith and Shiro's fight hurt my soul so bad.

I love Crolia. Mama Crolia and Keith.

AND THE WOLFIE AHHHHHH. Keith being a cinnamon bun for his wolf gives me LIFE. ALICJSNSKKC

That akdjdbns episode where he joins the blades had me dying like DONT TOUCH HIM YA LUNATICS LEAVE MY SON ALONE.

Actually the Blades of Marmora were one of my favorite parts of the show. A rebel organization of Galra working under the radar to protect and preserve the galaxy. Their armor is amazing, their development after Keith joined, his whole part in it, Crolia. Everything. Not to me too the blades themselves are really awesome looking like it was so much fun and it really added to the story.

I loved all his deadpanned one liners. I loved his journey with the blades. I loved his adventure with his mom. I love that he stepped up even though he didn't want it. I just heckin love Keith. He grew so much during the show and I just adore our little lone wolf.

Ok now I'm gonna talk about Lance

I loved him at the start, and I loved him more and more and then I exploded.

Sharpshooter Lance MY BELOVED. Ohhhh I am such a sucker for "I finally proved myself and earned respect" in stories. Like YAS KING BE THE GUNSLINGING PALADIN YOU WERE MEANT TO BE LETS FREAKING GOOOOOO.

Seriously. I adore him. And his little Altean marks at the end AHHHHHH *nearly weeps

I want to hug him so bad it's not even funny. He did such a great job and he is so good and *holds gently

TIME FOR PIDGE

PIDGE pidge pidge. I adore her. 18/10 would give a piggy back ride to. Ok so Voltron made me emotional a few times, but Pidge is the one that always gets me. When she was searching for Matt, and she arrived at the memorial and then sobbed be aide she thought he was dead I legitimately sobbed. Like we are talking tears streaming down my fave, heart audibly breaking because oh darling I felt it.

I have older brothers. One of which, is named Matt. I would go to the ends of the universe for them and watching Pidge go so far, achieving impossible things to find him, only to find out she failed and he died all alone out in space. That. Hurt. Oh my gosh. I love Pidge so much. I love watching her fight and I loved her relationship with the Olkari. That was so cool. She is so much fun to watch on screen, and she just added so much to the show. <3

HUNK MY LOVE

First of all, thank you Keith for recognizing how important Hunk is because MANS IS UNDERRATED. He kept the group together. He legitimately kept the group together. Also, my least favorite season was probably season 7? Anyways. The thing I LIKED about that season was that Hunk didn't get what the others did. They finally land on Earth and he finds out the Galra has his family. His little chat with Keith was great. And it's true, he just brought Life to the team. I loved in the first season how much he cared about Shea and the Balmerans. He knows they need his help, and he promised so he followed through. Love my sweet boy.

ALURA MY SWEET GIRL

Oh she has been through it hasn't she? I don't really know what to say about Alura other than....she is my friend :) whenever she is around it's just nice. I love that she got to pilot the blue lion and she just lit up the whole show. As much as the ending hurt me, it felt right. I wish it could've worked out better, but her sacrifice meant a lot, and I love her for it. Thanks for everything Alura *hugs her and cries

Anyways.

This show was phenomenal and I am going to miss it. It had such a great story and such fantastic characters. It's a show that's like your friend. Voltron is my friend haha.

I have a lot more to say about this, but I think I'll just wrap it up here. If you ever wanna talk Voltron or send me cool stuff about it please do. I'm here for it, and I will probably always be.

Thanks for everything Voltron :) I love you.

[askvoltron]

to all the paladins whats the food like in different planets? do you have a favorite?

lance here! i’ll start. alien food is weird—not bad, but nothing like my mom’s garlic knots. i did find some weird alien candy once though! it was blue and it tasted good! i’m a sucker for anything blue

[anchoredtether]

2020 Writing Roundup

Stolen from Rue! This was fun to reflect on!

Everyone is welcome to use this same format if they’d like to do the same!

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S T A T S

Words written:

A whooping 232,867 - which is more than half of all the words I’ve written on Ao3 in the past seven years LOL. I guess I wrote to keep myself sane this crazy year.

O N G O I N G: S T A R T E D / U P D A T E D

AN UNORTHODOX APPROACH  (21,586 words)

First new fic of the year, this is my Shrek AU! I really adore this fantasy AU and it’s fun to explore such a crack concept and treat it seriously. It’s also a Pikelavar AU of sorts. 

DEFENDERS OF AURITA  (62,538 words)

Only updated my fantasy AU epic with one chapter this year, and I’m actually kind of sad I didn’t work on it more. It’s been hard to find muse for it when it hasn’t gotten nearly as much traction as other projects. 

PARADISE LOST  (13,013 words)

Another new fic started in June, this is a Zootopia AU! Heavily inspired from Zootopia, Beastars, and The Last of Us, it’s an apocalyptic future involving hybrids, people who have animal traits in order to combat a deadly strain of cancer. Plus I just love fox!Lance and rabbit!Pidge. 

SCALING BACK  (6,041 words)

New fic started in March, this is one I’ve had stewing on the backburner for quite awhile actually, and decided to start. It’s basically canon but Lance is actually a merman and hiding it from the team. It surprisingly fixes a ton of plot holes and fits with canon narrative. 

SHATTER AND TESSELLATE  (19,661 words)

This new project kind of took over my life if you couldn’t tell from all the art I’ve cranked out this past year for it. Oddly enough the idea just kind of hit me one day in March. I think Rue’s “worst timelines” got me thinking along those lines and I came up with the idea of Honerva seeing into the future and kidnapping the future paladins and turning them galra to prevent Voltron from defeating the Empire. So it’s a Galra AU but in the worst way possible. 

SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (7,243 words)

Another new fic started in August, this Wonderland AU I’ve had notes and ideas for since 2018 or something. And it’s hilarious because I thought of Lance being the Cheshire cat long before Pike existed. Thanks to lots of brainstorming on Discord I’ve figured out a lot more worldbuilding for this AU and I can’t wait to expound on it. 

SLIDING LEFT MAKES MR. RIGHT (2,788 words)

Crack Tinder AU which says I posted in 2020 but I think I wrote it in November/December of 2019. This is a oneshot and it’s taking me forever to finish because it’s hard for me to write short things lol.

THE VACANT ETHER (31,121 words)

This is from the Stories in the Dark bang back in October 2019 and I’m still working to finish it. Post s8, horror, cosmic Reaper AU. This is a favorite AU of mine because of how nicely it fixes and explains all the plot holes of s8.

WHAT TIDES MAY BRING (20,704 words)

The Mer AU that Rue and I started writing last year! I really adore this AU and the Plance family feels it has, and sadly I’ve been slacking on my end with writing the next chapter but I hope to get more content in before MerMay this year. 

WHERE SAPPHIRE ROSES GROW (31,101 words)

I wrote a lot this year for my Beauty and the Beast AU. I’m quite pleased I finally got to the part where Lance learns Pidge is a girl because that’s when things start moving into motion (and obviously the romance starts developing, but still not for awhile yet because I’m a sucker for slow burns).

WHERE THE SUN MEETS THE OCEAN  (8,620 words)

I barely touched my Atlantis AU this year. This is another AU that doesn’t get as much love so it’s hard to find muse for it at times. 

R E F L E C T I O N S

Best title

I am really fond of Shatter and Tessellate. Not only does it sound pretty and gives great imagery but it’s symbolic of how the paladins are broken and put back together. 

Worst title

Probably Paradise Lost. It’s unoriginal (I stole it from the book by John Milton) though it fits the themes of the fic. But I also couldn’t think of anything better and I do find it funny that shortened it becomes PL which is like Pidge/Lance.

Best/worst last line

Best: from Where Sapphire Roses Grow: 

She opened her eyes to see Lance looking up at her with his captivating irises as brilliant a blue as the very sapphire rose that cursed him, eyes that were still human.

“I swear to you Lance… I will figure out a way to break your curse.” 

Worst: from Paradise Lost:

“Please…” she says in a muffled voice between sobs. “I can't - I can't do this alone."

“You won't have to,” he promises softly as he holds her close. “I'm here. I'm right here..."

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted?

I wrote uhhh.... way more. Than I thought possible considering all the stress that happened this year. I started six new fics and progressed a ton in others. 

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest.

This is a hard one to choose... but based on the content I covered this year for the fic as opposed to the fic itself, I’d have to say Where Sapphire Roses Grow. It’s so fun writing feral Lance and him protecting Pidge from the wolves was one of my favorite scenes to write this year. 

Okay, NOW your most popular story.

By a freaking landslide, Shatter and Tessellate. This really caught me off guard - I never thought this fic would be so popular, especially considering it starts out as a kid fic of sorts (paladins are all early teens at first) and most people don’t like kid fics. It’s also quite dark and highkey horror? So I’m shocked it’s so well loved.

Story most underappreciated by the universe?

By far The Vacant Ether. I thought it would gain a lot more traction considering everyone and their dog wants a s8 fix it fic, but then again TVE covers really dark topics and is technically a horror fic. So I shouldn’t be surprised it isn’t for everyone. But I am really happy with how it has turned out, even if less people read it. 

Story that could have been better?

All of them Hmm. I feel like Scaling Back could have been more imaginative, considering the second chapter mostly follows the events of a canon episode with little divergence. 

Sexiest story?

None of them have really gotten to that point yet... though I have been working on some future steamy scenes for some fics. If I had to pick one though probably Where the Sun Meets the Ocean because Pidge ogles Lance in that one. 

Saddest story?

Yikes this is a hard one. I think I have to say Shatter and Tessellate, because not only does that one cover death and kidnapping, but metamorphis and body horror. And it’s all the more sadder because they’re just kids. 

Most fun?

I think the one most fun to write is Where Sapphire Roses Grow. I love the time period, I love monster!Lance, I love Pidge and Lance bickering, there’s just so many good points to it. Plus BatB is a classic I loved and grew up with as a kid so it’s really fun to write out the themes I love. 

Story with single sweetest moment?

I think Lance comforting Katie in Shatter and Tessellate when she asks him to call her by Pidge from now on fits this one. Lance and Pidge have a lot of little moments like this in this fic but this one in particular is very tender. 

“Pidge is cute,” he finally says as he nervously rubs his wrist. “Reminds me of Pokemon.”

She makes a small sound which he thinks is an attempt at a laugh and turns her head to face him, tucking her hair behind her ear. “That’s where Matt got it from, actually.”

He smiles at her. “Is Matt your brother?”

She nods. “I’ve always loved owls, but I had a hard time saying it when I was learning how to talk. I watched Matt play enough video games that I could say ‘Pidgey’ though, and so I started calling any owl I saw as Pidgey. At some point the nickname Pidge stuck.”

Hardest story to write?

Easily The Vacant Ether. It covers a lot of heavy and dark topics and it’s hard to really nail the horror vibe sometimes. But also Sliding Left Makes Mr. Right solely because I can’t write short one-shots to save my life LOL.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?

Not really? Aside from just... cranking out a ton. I suppose starting 6 new fics can count as taking a risk. Keeping up with all my projects is also a project but I somehow manage to do it.

Proudest Achievement:

I think Shatter and Tessellate reaching so many kudos and hits. I seriously was not expecting that. 

What are your fic writing goals for next year?

Just keep writing I guess. I do have two ambitious plans, to finish Not All Pain Heals, my Teen Wolf fic that is long overdue to be finished, as well as The Vacant Ether which is the fic I have planned out the most and would be easiest to finish. 

[voltronauta]

It really doesn't matter to me Anything you want to write about I cool with

 I’m gonna talk about Sofía and the Black Lion if that’s okay!

So, after the arm-fiasco and Shiro stomping his foot down saying “no more arms” because so far they’ve been unsuccessful and they have other priorities (remember they tried three times) they go back to routine and all of that.

And just like with Keith, Sofía starts feeling one of the Lions’ energy but she thinks that everyone does and dismisses it. It isn’t until one day that she’s talking to Sylvio and Nadia about it that she discovers that they don’t, but they don’t know that she does. And she’s this close to telling them, but ultimately she decides otherwise.

So now she knows that she feels the Black Lion but the other’s don’t and that’s wild. So she goes down to the Lions’ hangar all on her own (which she’s absolutely not allowed to do) and is like “hi, big kitty, what is going on?” and the lion projects this idea inside her head: that Shiro is the ultimate Black Paladin but that he thinks he’s not a Paladin anymore and Black asks for her help (there’s a reason for this, too: Black can sense that Shiro wants Sofía to like him, so he sees this as an opportunity. Normally he wouldn’t even consider bringing a child into this mess, but he also senses the danger. All of the Lions (and the Atlas in its dormant state) do. The terrible menace that Honerva is. So desperate times, desperate measures).

And Sofía takes her mission to the heart, and her dad has taught her that communication is important so she just… goes to Shiro and tells him that he should fly Black again (in a very kid-like fashion, you know, like when kids just… approach you and tell you things), but Shiro is like “nope, Keith is the Black Paladin now” and Sofía is like “but he could fly Red” and Shiro tells her that Lance is flying Red and Sofía retorts that Lance could fly Blue and Shiro responds that Allura is flying Blue and then Sofía can’t argue because Allura doesn’t have anything to pilot anymore since the Castle is gone. So she just pouts and Shiro laughs and tells her that it’s okay, that he’s not angry but rather happy that he got to help bring the Universe to the point where it’s now and she’s like:

Anyways.

So instead of pushing she decides that she’ll ask to get to know more about the Paladins, Lions, and Bayards to figure out another strategy to get Shiro to pilot Black again. And she asks and Shiro tells her a lot of things, including how the Bayards take a different appearance according to the Paladin’s abilities and needs and Sofía asks him what the Black Bayard was to him and Shiro admits that he was never able to wield it properly. And Sofía has another idea: she’s going to have Shiro wield the Bayard.

Except… she doesn’t have the Bayard… But she knows Keith does… And she also knows where the Bayards and the Armors are (at the hangar for faster access in case of an emergency). So she figures she just needs to go down to the hangar and take it, right?

Well, not so fast, because Adam somehow knows that she was at the hangar (how do parents just… know when you broke the rules? Jeez) on her own and now she’s grounded (yikes) and can’t leave Adam’s sight. So she can’t do it.

But Sylvio and Nadia can (I’m a SUCKER for Sofía, Sylvio and Nadia being besties).

So one day during breakfast she goes to the McClains table and asks if they can go have breakfast with her on another table and they go and she tells Adam to go sit somewhere else, too, because that’s the kid’s table, sorry dad. And Adam does because, well, he figures she won’t technically be out of his sight so she won’t be able to sneak out with them. So he leaves.

And Sofía tells them that she needs a huge huge huge favor and that it’s a mission that the Black Lion told her to do and the other two kids are like “:0″ and they’re like “tell us!!” but Sofía makes them swear that they won’t say anything. Not to their parents and especially not to Lance. So they swear and she tells them.

And that’s how three kids steal the Black Bayard.

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Chaos ensues but this post is super long already.

[wayward-pendragon]

Klance Fic Rec!

I said I would do this and here it is (a little late)! This is a list of some of my favourite Klance fics with a mix of canon and AU. I have read so many more Klance fics than Iisted here so if this list is well recieved I’ll make another rec list?!  Okay, let’s begin!

AU

nothing’s quite as sweet by dimpleforyourthoughts

Summary: Keith is a barista who hates his job. Lance works at the cat shelter across the street.

I loved this one. I’m a sucker for coffee shop AUs man. This one is just super super sweet and I love it. 

call me, beep me by orphan_account 

Summary: (00:31) Do you think she gave me the wrong number on purpose? (00:31) Or was it a genuine mistake? (00:32) Like maybe she writes funny and I misread it? (00:32) Some of the numbers do look a little dodgy... (00:33) Cause, you know, her threes could very easily be poorly formed eights? And maybe she writes her sevens like her ones? (00:45) What (00:46) The (00:46) Fuck??? (00:47) Oh good, you are awake! where lance messages the wrong number and things kind of snowball from there

Wrong number AU. Iconic. This fic is hella long but so fucking adorable and funny please read this omg. It’s such a happy fic, I literally just smiled while reading. 

Dirty Laundry by Anonymous 

Summary: "Two whole months of free laundry in exchange for two weeks of being my fake boyfriend. Deal?” Keith hesitated for a moment. Was this really worth it? Hardly. Lance was an asshole, and he wasn’t sure what fake dating would entail. But, free laundry was free laundry, right? “Alright, it’s a deal.”Or: Lance makes the mistake of telling his Mom he has a boyfriend coming home with him for Christmas. Keith makes the mistake of agreeing to be Lance's 'fake boyfriend'.

What klance rec list doesn’t have this fic? It lives up to the hype though, man does it ever. Anyone who read my last fic rec list knows I am absolute trash for fake dating fics and this has literally everything you could want. Just read it. 

Not That Bad by varelsen 

Summary: “Am I really going to have to explain this to you?” “No, I’m totally fine with you shutting up right about now.” Hunk cups his hands around his mouth. “You. Are crushing. On Keith.”Or, a college AU featuring coffee shops, silly rivalries, motorcycles, arcade games, friendships, and lots of warm, fluffy feelings that are both confusing and delightful all at the same time.

Welcome my friends to story about two idiots who are clearly in love but refuse to admit it. A very cute college/uni AU. I read this one really late at night and I’m pretty sure I squealed like a little girl because it was damn cute. 

you never stood a chance by kagshina

Summary: lance to hunk ♡ >i’m gonna fukin die hunk oh mygod i sent >keith a work out selfie that i wan supposed to fcukin send to you and you know what it said >”BET YOU WANNA LICK THESE NIPS” >HUNK I WILL NEVE BE ABLE TO FCE HIM AGAIN I WANT TO DI E(Or, Keith is beautiful, Lance has a crush, and there's lots of shirtless selfies)

The summary says it all. Keith is beautiful. Really though, this fic is hella cute, it gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling. 

CANON

A Shove Towards Love by General_Button

Summary: A simple rescue mission turns into chaos when the species on the planet Novaria take an interest in the lives of two of its paladins.

This was my first Klance fic ever and I haven’t read it in forever but remember it being fucking great. 

Nightmares by Trashness

Summary: Lance's nightmares are getting out of control. It's effecting his and the team's performance, but he's at a loss for how to fix this.Apparently sleeping next to a warm body helps.

Basically just Keith and Lance cuddling for almost 15K but also deals with issues like homesickness and it’s just really really goddamn cute. 

My Youth Is Yours by MilkTeaMiku

Summary: An unforseen blast in the middle of a battle de-ages Lance into a child for a week. Keith does not understand babies.

Baby Lance is so fuckin cute and Keith having to take care of him bc baby Lance loves him just makes me feel all happy and giddy. I don’t know what else to call this fic other than adorable. 

Objects in Motion (When Unbalanced) by Mytay

Summary: Lance and Keith are constantly being mistaken for a couple. Lance is highly offended. Keith is quietly outraged.Pidge decides if she can’t have peace, then she can write an epic scientific dissertation on the romantic failings of two exceptionally dense paladins.

LOLOLOL Lance in this one ISTGGGGGG. Sometimes you just wanna shake him and yell because how tf can he not know he loves Keith smh honestly. 

In My Mind by Sarolonde 

Summary: How not to confess to the boy you like: Lance’s unnecessary bitterness edition.Keith can hear your thoughts, Lance reminds himself. Stop thinking! Stop thinking about how freaking attractive that jerk is! He’s not! He has a stupid mullet, that’s probably really soft and silky and I really want to run my fingers through it. And he’s always pouting but his rare smiles light up his face and make his blue eyes shine like—Holy quiznak, what is wrong with me?!

This one is short and hilarious. Lance’s inner monologue kills me as he tries (and fails spectacularly) to stop thinking about his huge ass crush while Keith can hear his thoughts. 

Well y’all this is the end. Like I said at the top, I have so many more Klance fics to share so if you guys want another list shoot me a comment, ask or message! As always, feel free to talk to me about any of the recs or rec me some new fics to read! 

[king-klance]

Hey!

It’s been awhile, I’ve been super busy between school and appointments but, to that anon awhile back, I have been working on that prompt!  The only thing is, it’s getting a little long so I decided to post part of it so you guys can tell me what you think and I can work on it while not leaving you completely hanging! Thank you for being so patient!

Tags: Klance, pining!keith, jealous!lance, James (kinda), very lowkey allurance (I won’t put it in the tags)

Warnings: very light swearing, otherwise none

Prompt: klance fic where Keith starts showing interest in James trying to get over Lance since he and Allura started dating. Bonus points for jealous!lance and pining!keith

A/N: so Keith kind of uses James but a little differently...my boys still hung up on Lance...at least in this part... About 1.5K words

(I didn’t watch season 8 so sorry if the timeline is a little off canon) (also I call Lance the blue Paladin because he wears blue, same goes for Keith and red)

“I think he’s like the future”

“Lance? Why Lance?” 

“I just don’t want...I just...” Keith spared a glance at Lance. He found wide, curious blue eyes and slightly open lips, waiting for an answer. Keith spoke softly next,

“I just don’t want Lance to never see his family again.” Keith looked at Lance again, this time finding his eyes blown to size of the moon and his jaw on the floor.

“And...he’s a great pilot. And a great person, a great Paladin. A great friend. He says I’m the future but...I think it’s him.” Lance spoke up now,

“Keith, I-I don’t know what to say.” Lance was suddenly in front of Keith, so close, when did he get so close? Keith could swim in those eyes he thinks. Has Lance gotten closer? Yes definitely, how long has he been staring at Lance’s lips? He hopes Lance didn’t notice. No, Lance is looking at Keith’s lips too. Oh. Lance is moving closer now, Keith can feel his breath on his own. His eyes are closing-

“Kogane! Get up. Shiro wants to see you.” Keith felt a foot on his shoulder and quickly met the floor with his face.

“Thanks, James.” Keith said dryly. He looked up at his assailant. But what caught his eye lie beyond him. Two figures he recognized well. One possibly more than the other, a certain Paladin wearing (shining, really) in his new blue garrison uniform. Next to Allura. Standing awfully close, he might add. And laughing. Keith liked Allura, she’s driven and intelligent and most of all, compassionate. Her and Lance had that in common. They were perfect for each other. Keith groaned. When he stood, he noticed Lance on his way over to him and Allura heading in the opposite direction. 

“Hey, Keith!” Keith tensed, he and Lance hadn’t been as close as they had been in the past...Keith wanted to spend time with Lance, he did!  But he’s dating Allura and they’re a good couple and they’re happy. Lance is happy and Keith doesn’t want to ruin that for his best friend. How did he end up here? He always liked Lance, possibly maybe had a small crush on the man since they were young but love is a strong word. A very, very strong word. That describes exactly how Keith feels about Lance. So yea, Keith was tense. All he could muster was a tight smile and dodgy eyes. Which, of course, Lance noticed. 

“Was James bothering you? I never did like that guy.”

“No, no he’s fine. I’m just tired.”

“Are you sure? ‘Cause I can take care of him, if you know what I mean.” Lance exaggerated a wink at Keith. Keith huffed, a smile threatening his lips. Lance lit up at the ghost of amusement on Keith’s face.

“He’s okay, Lance. But thank you.” Lance’s face went soft for a moment, but quickly formed into...disgust? Confusion? Both?

“He’s....okay? What do you mean he’s okay?! That guy is a psycho!” Oh. Well Keith may have told him about James bullying him when they were younger.  Lance’s feelings are justified. Keith was about to tell Lance that him and James had cleared it up, even though their relationship is still rocky but that’s on account of James being a dick so, it was different. But, Lance wasn’t done.

“I mean he-he’s arrogant, ignorant, ungrateful, cocky, he’s a bad dude, Keith!” The blue Paladin was now pacing back and forth in front of Keith. He understood why Lance wouldn’t like the guy and he understood that Lance was protective of his friends but even this was a little intense.

“-rivals to friends and you cannot be friends with that guy!” Lance threw his hands up before they slapped down to his sides for dramatic effect. That part caught Keith’s attention.

“Rivals to friends? Lance, are you jealous? Do you...do you think he’s replacing you?” Oh Keith has been smug before but nothing compared to this moment.

“Wha-? No! I’m just saying, you have a tendency to-you know-make friends with your enemies and you can’t be friends with him!” Keith loved the attention but he also wanted to know why Lance was so bothered by this. He knows Lance had some problems with insecurity about belonging before but Keith thought he was past that. Not to mention all the times Keith straight up told Lance he belongs with Voltron. And, more importantly, with him. As his right hand man. Keith decided to push him gently, using his smugness as a cover.

“Oh? And why not?” He thinks Lance broke. But, only for a moment. Lance shook his head, his brown locks moving like waves with the movement, he must’ve just washed his hair with how much the light bounces off of it and how soft it looks and now is not time, Keith.

“I just told you! But don’t worry, Keith. I got your back. I will fulfill my flight partner duties and won’t leave your side until this phase passes.” Lance rolled his eyes but quickly regained his determined composure. Now he had his hands firmly resting on Keith’s shoulders, it suddenly feels warm in here, doesn’t it? Keith swears he can feel the Paladins breath on his lips...

“Lance! Are you ready for lunch?” Saved by the Allura. Lance quickly turned to her, yet Keith’s left shoulder still felt a solid pressure that kept him grounded after the moment of too-close but not-close-enough proximity. 

“I’m always ready, Princess!” Followed by a wink that might have killed Keith in a different way, one he would’ve liked, had it been directed at him. Lance was facing him again, with a stern half-serious expression.

“I will not leave your side starting tonight.” He thought for a moment. And, as if Keith wasn’t smitten enough already with bashful Lance, Lance just had to scratch the back of his neck and look ever so slightly downward with a dumb -adorable- blush that murdered Keith yet again.

“Make that tomorrow, I’m having dinner with Allura tonight. But never fear! Lance will be there!” And with that, he was gone.

 This was not a good idea. Keith knew that. He knew it was petty and shallow. Did that stop him? No. Because Keith also knows he is a sucker for Lance and, by extension, Lance’s attention. So, precisely two hours after Keith was left standing alone, he happened upon a defenseless James. Laying on a bench, with his phone held directly above him. It was too tempting to not kick him over and, well, old habits die hard and Keith did indeed kick him over. Which earned him a “what the hell, man?” And for some reason, impulsivity struck again and before Keith knew it he was telling James when and where to train with him tomorrow and promptly walked away. Why? He had no clue. Absolutely no idea. He thinks about the ocean. 

 And now Keith is in the middle of training with his childhood bully when he hears a strained and cracked “wha-?” to the side of the training area. Keith definitely hadn’t been holding back this whole time waiting for Lance to arrive, but, he does have some extra energy all of sudden so why not put it to good use to whip James’s feet from under him and send him straight on his back. Keith definitely isn’t showing off. But he spares a quick look over, he sees Lance with an expression that’s somewhere between astonished and mad and it sends electricity to his stomach. Satisfied, he helps James to his feet and holds his hand out to thank him for a good round. However, the moment James took his hand genius struck again and Keith pulled him into a hug before thanking him and high tailing it out of there, straight past a dumbfounded Lance to the water station. Keith’s ears were pounding and his face was certainly a tomato by now. Why? Why has he done that? Keith what the fuck??? James probably thinks he’s insane and Lance, oh god Lance. He doesn’t dare look behind him. Luckily, he doesn’t have to.

“Hey Keith.” Lance’s voice pierced through the panic.

“Hey Lance.” Keith began slowly, coming back down to earth. His body slumped down momentarily from the weight of an arm across his shoulders. It was comforting. Lance had always been comforting.

“How about a friendly wager?” Huh?

“Huh?” Lance’s arm slide from its position, leaving Keith cold but he then turned Keith’s whole body around to face him. Lance was far too close for Keith’s health.

“You and I. Sword fight. Tonight.” Well that put some images in Keith’s head that he quickly pushed away.

“You want to duel me?” Lance eagerly shook his head. Oh, those beautiful locks.

“Why?”

“What? You afraid I’ll beat you?” Keith knows he shouldn’t be egged into this but, he is a sucker for Lance. And for competition. Keith smirked, narrowed his eyes for effect.

“Alright. 6 o’clock. Here, we duel.”

“Deal.” They shook hands. Keith felt electric.

[i-see-london-i-see-klance]

Voltron Season 8 - Overall Thoughts and Reactions

Okay so let’s break this down a bit. Into the good, the bad, and the eh???

The Good:

I love that this season took the time to give us some character moments. Moments when it was just people talking about their feelings or just spending time being people. At points it was clunky, but even then I appreciated that they took the time to actually let us see the characters, not just the plot.

The Allurance romance was also really organic to me. It wasn’t in your face, but it wasn’t brushed off once they’d hooked up either. The show gave them moments together, but didn’t make it a major focus. I also loved that, yeah, they loved each other, but it wasn’t one of those true love, destined to be together romances. They loved each other like normal people did. And so when Allura...became one with the big bang(?), Lance was sad, yes. But he wasn’t emotionally destroyed. He was able to move on, which is totally realistic for a relationship that new. Just, slow clap for the writers on that one

Honerva. God, Honerva. She was just amazing. I don’t think the series did a very good job as setting her up as the ultimate Big Bad; she was kind of on the sidelines and in the shadows too much for it to feel completely organic that she kind of took over at the end, but GOD the season worked her up beautifully...well, up until they castrated her character right at the end, but I’m choosing to focus on the good. She was ruthless, she was powerful, she was badass. And her motivation was so refreshing. She was evil, but her drive was love of her family, and my god I loved that. She was amazing this entire season. I ADORED what they did with her.

The character cameos were incredible. I don’t remember that many new characters, if any, getting added, which makes sense because there’s no point in introducing us to new people and expecting us to care about them at this point. The cameos were mostly well used, and I loved how many old characters they managed to cram back in. Most shows make their characters a one off and the fact that Voltron doesn’t was something I loved about this show in general, not just this season. It was sweet to see so many familiar faces.

While I was NOT a fan of the last 2-3 episodes, the last 5-10 min of the final ep actually managed to be really touching and sweet, and I thought it was well done. Allura’s sacrifice kind of came out of nowhere, but at the same time it made sense. She’d been showing off all these fancy quintescence powers since the first season, when it became clear that it was going to require fancy quintescence powers to save the day it’s perfectly logical that she’s the one to do it. And having her have to sacrifice herself to save everything feels more realistic after the extent of the damage that was done rather than have her and Honerva just fix everything and then carry on like nothing happened. It makes her seem less overpowered, even though SHE AND HONERVA ARE TOTALLY GODDESSES YO. And then I’ve always been a sucker for those “where are they now” type endings where we can get a brief bit of final closure when the show doesn’t really have time to spend on the aftermath. And the end results seemed very fitting and in-character for the team, unlike some “where are they now” segments I could mention (*coughDIGIMONcough*)

The Bad:

Ugh so many things

The writing felt all over the place this season, and a lot of details were handwaved or really badly explained. I don’t need an in-depth explanation for everything that’s happening, but too many times the answer the show gave for things happening was “Whoa that’s weird but hey moving on!” and it felt really lazy to me. Worse is there were a few times where they actually acknowledged the gaping plot holes and then never explained them (i.e. Earth’s defenses, Voltron and the Atlas fusing) which just draws more attention to the poor writing. I wouldn’t mind it so much if there had been a precedent for this kind of thing throughout the show, but the only example I can think of where some random superpower shows up out of the blue without explanation was when the Atlas turned into a giant mecha the first time, and it pissed me off just as much then. I get that this is the final season. I get that the stakes have to be raised because this is the climax of the entire show. But if you’ve upped the danger so high that the only way you can make the heroes believably triumph is by giving them random new powers, you have done a really shitty job of writing your climax.

Bringing back the original paladins. Don’t get me wrong, I love the characters, and any extra screen time for Alfor and OG!Zarkon brings me so much joy. But the entire segment felt really unnecessary and out of nowhere. These characters had already gotten their arcs, we already had closure when it came to them. Sure, it was sad. They all kind of died. But there was no need to bring them back. They were really dead and gone. Not to mention having them interact with the new paladins just made it more obvious that they were supposed to mirror the original team, where Lance piloted Blue, Keith Red, and Shiro Black. Blaytz and Allura had pretty much nothing to do with each other, they weren’t foils to each other’s characters, and their interaction was just kind of weird. And while Alfor chatting up Lance was kind of cute in the “meet the parents” kind of way, once again the personalities don’t match. It was awkward and out of place and overall those episodes felt really meaningless and forgettable

A lot of Allura’s actions this season kind of bugged me as well. She did something risky and stupid, starting doing questionable things, and then in the end she essentially faced no actual consequences for these actions. I mean, sure, in the end she kind of DIED, but that wasn’t related to her mistakes so I don’t think that counts.

The meh:

The fanservice. I’m kind of torn on this one because while it’s nice that the show took the time to add in little extras to please the fans who have been with this show all along, a lot of it was really blatantly fanservice. Lance’s altean markings come to mind as an example. They just appear, they never get explained or acknowledged or have any reason to exist or impact on the story. He’s just got altean markings now. And the only reason I can conceive why they added that in was for the fanservice.

The season’s treatment of Coran really irked me too. It was really inconsistent with how it treated his relationship with Allura, sometimes making it very clear that he’s her closest remaining thing to family, and other times ignoring that connection completely. I THINK what they may have unintentionally implied based on when and who was showing the emotions was that Coran cares a lot more about Allura (acting as her guardian when Lance asks her out, weeping in the flashback when Alfor asks Coran to stay by her side) than Allura cares about him (telling Lance on their date that she has no family left at all), which, yeesh. As if I didn’t already have problems with Allura’s writing this season

The lions were a mixed bag this season. I can’t say they had personalities anymore, and I suppose they haven’t for a long, long time but at least they had a few moments here and there where they were acknowledged to be their own characters, rather than just machines. It just wasn’t enough. Remember when Red was actually finicky and temperamental? Remember when the Black Lion actually seemed to care about her paladin? Remember when Blue had sass? The show clearly doesn’t

Overall, did I think this was a good season? Yeah, I’d say it was decent. Not the best by far, but also definitely not the worst. And considering the path the show has taken over the last few seasons, I think we got an ending that was as satisfying as we could expect. It didn’t blow me out of the water, it didn’t change the world, but it met my (admittedly low) expectations. It’s over and I walked away being okay with how it ended, rather than disappointed or frustrated. I’m sure I’m one of many people who will say that the show definitely started out way stronger than it finished, and that it never quite lived up to the potential of the first few seasons, but at least I can say I saw it through, and I did enjoy at least seeing how it ended. But I’m also really glad it’s over, because I think it was starting to wear itself out, and that’s why the quality slipped. It got too big and epic, and it needed to end before it turned into Supernatural, where there’s always got to be a bigger threat. I don’t know if I think the good of the final season outweighed the bad or vice versa; while I think there were more little things and moments that made me happy this season, the problems I had with it were pretty huge. And they REALLY ticked me off. But it’s probably close enough that I can say they balance each other out.

I guess I’ll just say that while I’m kind of sad it’s over, and I wasn’t entirely thrilled with how the series progressed, I’m still happy I watched it and I got to be a part of this fandom and phenomena. Someday I might watch the whole series again, for nostalgia’s sake.

But I also might just stick to the beginning, when all we had was a small team of misfits, and a universe of possibilities :)

[sassysweetcollegegirls]

The thing about loving you

Keith had been one of those guys in life to charge first and ask questions later. So standing in the heat of battle he always just did whatever he felt was easiest, the naturalist most basic thing he had to get him and everyone else out alive.

When Lance was with him that idea was shot. Lance liked it planned he liked it to have a start begining and end he could follow almost like a play book. He wanted things to have a basic direction he could fall back on if he had to charge in and play the hero card.

Keith knew they were like oil and water sometimes. He felt the radiating annoyance and frustration from the other side of the room. But this is what Keith didn’t understand:

He had spent so much time just looking at Lance. He knew that the color of his eyes was like this mix between ice and sea blue that he wanted to bottle so he could paint it to show the other just how stunning it was. He knew the slope from his nose to his lip was plain instead of angular. He knew the number of freckles on his left cheek and the right. He knew how soft and pink Lances lips were because he had a little tube of Carmex that just seemed to go on forever.

He knew the shape of his shoulders and how they his body was built. Keith knew Lance had a treasure trail and a v in his hips and that he showered two times a day. He knew what kind of shampoo the guy used. He knew that he sang in Spanish in the showers and English with Hunk.

Yet Keith had never once. Never once looked at Lance and thought of him as anything as less then stunning. He’d never said anything either. He’d actually done the opposite. He’d called Lance on every cheap shot on every win everything he could ever have done right and wrong and slammed him for it. It was joking of course... Lance always hit him back but Keith knew. Knew he was hiding.

So tonight watching Lance as he is holding one of the most dangerously Handsome men Keith has ever seen in his arms at some ball on planet earth to welcome them home and celebrate. Keith feels this low twist in his gut that he knows isn’t anger and it isn’t hate but it’s something deeper and he’s afraid of it. Because Lance is essentially the Mr. Perfect.

So he stands on the wall his eyes on Lance and Kincaid trying not to think of a way to get the fighter pilot away from Lance. And Keith’s only good reason is this, Lance’s god damned smile.

It’s one of the smiles that Lance uses when he’s the most relaxed. It’s full and calming and so breathtaking.

***

After a while of watching Lance Keith’s heart hurts. His fingers stop feeling so hard and he sighs softly turning to leave after seeing one drunken stumble almost kiss to many.

But a voice stops him,” Keith wait.”

It’s not Lance but Kincaid. Kincaid is holding Lance up by the his shoulders one arm around the waist,” C-can you take him?” He asks and his voice is soft almost scared,” I couldn’t convince him it wasn't a contest.” 

“ I aM aWinNnER” Lance says joining the conversation and his eyes look to Kincaid for confirmation

And Keith is a sucker because it’s Lance except he’s just gooey. “ Come on Buddy let’s get you to bed.” Keith says stepping up beside Kincaid and taking Lance from him. Keith takes lance’s waist and squeezes making him shift his weight over to Keith. Lance isn’t heavy, he is just soft and pliant against Keith,” Think you can walk?” 

“Where going mullert?” Lance asks like it’s the funniest question on the planet. 

“To Bed. You Drunk.” Keith is trying not to smile because it is a little funny. Lance is loud and preposterous but this is different,” How many did you have?” 

“forve.” Lance giggles 

“Forve?” Keith is smiling,” so your a light weight then?” 

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. KIF. NO.” 

“Kif?” Keith is trying to contain a laugh now, and he looks at the hall trying to remember which room is Lance’s. “Hey Lance... Which one is yours?” Keith asks and Lance stand up and looks at the doors puzzled and then at Keith panicked. 

“Kif. I’m Lost.” 

“Lance your not Lost.” 

“Kif I am lost. “ Lance starts to sniffle and little tears build in his eyes. 

“Jesus Lance don’t cry okay. Your not lost Okay? I’m here....Let’s just go to my room okay?” Keith groans and grabs Lance’s hand taking him down the hall a little ways and too his room where he pulls Lance inside. 

Kosmo is spread out on a bed on the floor his legs in the air sleeping and Keith watches his eyes open and then close again. Lance stumbles forward and toward Kosmo ,” KO-FLOOF.”  he reaches his arms out to touch him. 

“LANCE NO.” Keith reaches out to warn him but Kosmo has already blipped out of the room and Lance lands face first in his bed,” He doesn’t like to be touched in his sleep...” 

Lance says something but it’s muffled by kosmo’s bed and Keith rolls his eyes to go forward and roll Lance over. 

“What was that?” 

“Kif?” 

“Yes Lance?” 

“Ko-Floof left.” 

“I know Lance.” 

“Kif?” 

“Yes Lance?” 

“Are you mad at me?” Lance’s eyes are clear and for a minute Keith has to really think about if he’s drunk or not, but he knows he is. For some reason that gives him the courage to be honest with his answers. 

“No. It’s hard for me to ever be really mad at you.” 

Lance sits blinking and then he looks at the clothes he’s wearing and the clothes Keith’s wearing and he touches Keith’s jacket,” Kif needs to wear the sexy goth sex suit all time.” 

“The what?” Keith’s ears turn pink and he looks at Lance his head tilted sideways. 

“Sexy.Goth.Sex .Suit.” Lance repeats each word and smiles like hes proud of himself. 

“Lance needs to not be so drunk.” Keith responds softly groaning. He pulls Lance to his feet and then he’s digging through his drawers and pulling out a pair of sweats and a hoodie for Lance. When he turns around Lance is trying to undo buttons while he sways but he’s stuck and he’s making Keith’s favorite frustrated face. The one where his eyebrows fold at the middle and he sticks his tongue out a little and his nose scrunches up like a bunny. “What are you doing?” 

“Kif the buttons are mean.”

“I can see that.” Keith chuckles and steps forward. His fingers gently replace Lance’s undoing the buttons slowly. Lance watches swaying slightly biting his fingers,” You shouldn't do that you know.”  Keith pulls the button up off Lance’s shoulders and Lance looks at him pulling his fingers away from his mouth to let the shirt fall away,”Arms up.” Keith’s voice is soft command and Lance follows it, Keith smiles and puts the hoodie around Lance’s head and feeds his arms carefully through the sleeves. He is gentle every touch he places is savored and stored away for him to remember later. He meets Lance’s eyes as he pulls the hoodie down over Lance’s stomach. “Better?” 

Lance nods. Keith Smiles and looks at the dress pants and then Lance’s feet.

“Where are your shoes?” 

“Gone.” 

“Shoes don’t just disappear Lance.” 

“Magic Kif. Magic.” Lance giggles wiggling his toes and Keith shakes his head. 

“Alright, Think you can handle the Pants or do you need help?” 

“ I can do it.” Lance says confident taking the soft pants he struggles for a minute looking at the button and then he attempts it once and then twice.  Keith  chuckles and then he reaches forward and undoes the button for Lance unable to watch him struggle. 

“Thank you KIf.” Lance mumbles and he lets his pants drop and steps out of them . He struggles for a minute to get the other pants ready but when Keith tries to help he yanks them back.” NO Kif, I can do my own PANTALONES.” 

Keith holds up his hands and steps back and lets him finish it takes him a bit of stumbling but he finally gets them on and Keith sighs with relief because he can guide Lance to his bed and lay him down. 

Once laying down Lance grabs the purple hippo Keith’s mom managed to find in a gift shop and hug it close to him. He lays down next to Lance all the lights turned off. 

“Kif?”

“Yes Lance?” 

“Do you hate me?” 

Keith looks at Lance confused. Part of him dies a little at the very thought of the question. The other part of him understands it. “I’ve never hated you Lance...” Keith reaches gently over to touch the red paladins face because all of a sudden he feels like theres no reason he should be hiding. Lance might not remember anyway so what does he have to lose? “ I love you, every little bit of you. I know how you feel about rain and donuts, that you sing in english while you cook but Spanish while you shower. That when your in red you sing this stupid song about flying in the red lion...You like planning out your missions and random shenanigans that Pidge and Hunk come up with. You have these beautiful eyes that...I get lost in all the time... Sometimes I think about kis-” But Keith doesn’t finish his sentence because he see’s that Lance’s eyes have closed and he smiles,” This is the thing about loving you. Your always worth it.” 

So Keith does one last thing before he closes his eyes. He takes a deep breath and pulls the blankets up over Lance and he kisses his forehead. Because he knows that Lance may never know how he feels. But being Kif,or Keef or Keith or Mullet. Is better than not having Lance at all. 

[riplever]

Fire & Ice Ships

Do you dig the cliché fire/ice-type character combinations in shows? 

All these ships follow the same formula in character design and yet I still fall for them all. 

Rules:

Not just for romantic ships! 

No right or wrong answers! 

Fire-type character on the left

Water/Ice-type character on the right 

“Yay” or ‘Nay” with appropriate degree of enthusiasm 

Provide short explanations for why they’re fire or ice respectively in a bullet-point below

Justify/explain feelings about this as concisely as possible in conclusion

Use this as a template and reblog with your own! 

Natsu Dragoneel X Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail) = Yay 

As typical as it gets, a fire dragonslayer and ice alchemist mage at odds with each other over everything small and petty but also proving that they can work together and combine their powers to do epic magic 

= Accidentally got into it after reading some smut fanfiction but I also really want Natsu/Lucy and Gray/Ultear so I love it 

Kagami Taiga X Himuro Tatsuya (KNB) = Yay!

Character for fire (火神) in Kagami’s name, character for ice in Himuro’s (氷室) name, intense intimate past, designed as complements 

= They have promise rings people!!! Married, exes, and then they reconciled. Amazing

Abarai Renji X Kuchiki Byakuya (Bleach) = oooh Yessssss

Metaphorical fire Renji with wild red hair, ferocious abilities, hot temper; metaphorical ice Byakuya with meticulously combed hair, ruthless abilities, and composed mannerisms 

= A mature version of fire/ice combis. They worked past their different ideologies by duelling and then treating each other as equals in the aftermath. Beautiful relationship development 

Matsuoka Rin X Nanase Haruka (Free!) = Yay!

Hot-tempered, passionate, red-themed Rin reignites the spark in the heart cool, water-loving and blue-themed Haru 

= Another classic pairing formed of classic fire-type water-type personalities. Of course I’m all in 

Keith X Lance (VLD) = Yayyys

Red Paladin of fire, right arm position, for Keith; Blue Paladin of water, left arm position for Lance. Fire and Water

= It’s really easy to like them because their set-up is so typical, though to be 100% truthful I fell into the rabbit hole after reading the fan theories about this ship potentially becoming canon 

Lance X Allura (VLD) = yay but only my way

Same as above. Fire and Ice. Unrequited love turned rebound turn bad tragedy

= Any negative feelings I have for this ship is completely the fault of canon. I have great beautiful ideas for them of my own

Keith X Allura (VLD) = Yay a litttle. Why not

Same as above. Fire and Ice

= These two were never really portrayed as fire/ice in canon, but shipping isn’t all about canon anyway. Feels like a great potential partnership 

Zuko X Katara (ATLA) = Nay

Prince of the Fire Nation gets acquainted with a fiery waterbender. Enemies to comrades. Drawn to each other, emotionally charged scenes

= The zutara fandom makes a lot of fair points that I end up seeing even without actively following tags/blogs and yes I get it but I found the many moments Katara had with Aang truly beautiful and touching. Maybe if Zuko had converted to good earlier in the seasons I wouldn’t be nay about this  

Azula X Katara (ATLA) = Big YAY in the fight-till-death way

Strongest firebender meet strongest waterbender. The fiercest fighters

= Would love to see the two of them fight. Azula of complete sound mind versus Katara on the night of a full moon, so that they can bring their respective lightning and blood bending to the arena 

Zuko X Sokka (ATLA) = Yay as a bro-ship mostly

Prince of the Fire Nation becoming bros with the elder brother of the fiery waterbender. Fast friends. Works great tgt. Dumb boys. Great humor 

= Kind of a crack ship that I’m serious about but without diving too deeply into fandom they’re a bro-ship to me and that’s cool too 

Results:

8/10 = Yay 

This shows that I’m a sucker for clichés and have simple tastes. 

A little annoyed at how all the names from Western cartoons don’t come with last names. 

> Another one: Support Ships/Rival Ships? 

[little-starlight-beam]

Fairy Princess and Dark Hound

Day 4: Kosmo for @sheithnewyear Where Kosmo spends some time with the new addition to the Shirogane family. This is an impromptu sequel to “Holding the World”, and I'm a sucker for dogs and babies interacting.

AO3

Kosmo curled into his favorite sunspot in the living room. The rays of the afternoon danced across the wooden floor of the desert hut that once belonged to Keith’s father. Shiro and Keith had renovated it, adding on a few rooms to compensate the unannounced visits from the Paladins, namely Lance, because he may or may not be in the dog house and needed a place to crash (much to Keith’s displeasure). That and the fact that now they have a new addition to the family and a two-room hut wasn’t going to cut it. So, there they have been constructed a year prior to their baby’s arrival. Leaving poor Kosmo to suffer through the loud power tools and constant strings of swearing from Keith if something did not go according to plan. That Kosmo had to teleport to get peace and quiet, either with Rei or with Lance and Pidge (though that wasn’t any better).

Now that everything has been settled, the nursery had been completed and with the helpful hand of Rei and the Paladins with the interior decorating with a chic celestial, cosmic theme. Because, being a daughter of “Defenders of the Universe”, they had to have a space theme room. With a hand-painted mural on the various constellations of Earth. The true centerpiece of the room as the rest of the walls was left unpainted, only to be adorned by empty frames that would soon be filled with family photos. Though, scattered across the room were small hints of space and the stars beyond Earth.

Kosmo’s ears twitched to the sound the creak of the floorboards. He looked up to see a Shiro, carrying his infant daughter, who was wearing a pretty pink tutu that paired with a bow headband that was just as big as her head. “Alright Princess, it’s time for some solo time while Daddy makes some lunch for us.”

Shiro spread out one of her blankets and scattered out a few of her favorite toys to keep her entertained. She bobbled her head with grunts and gargles of protest.

“I know Amalthea, but you’ll be fine, Kosmo will be here watching you.” Shiro patted her bum affectionately before stepping into the kitchen where Keith was already starting the meal prep.

Kosmo tilted his head to the side as he watched Amalthea struggling to reach for one of her plush toys that looked suspiciously like the Red Lion. He stuck his rump in the air as he stretched out his stiff muscles before giving a brisk shake to loosen him further. Amalthea turned her attention to Kosmo as he sauntered toward her, You are a puny one. He lowered to be eye level with her, But your eyes are clear like your fathers’ Kosmo looked up at the kitchen where Shiro was wrapping his prosthetic arm around Keith’s waist to steal a kiss. You have warrior eyes, brave, strong and above all else, kind. Your fathers have faced many battles together, but their eyes never gave up that kindness. No matter what hardships they faced.

Amalthea beamed up at Kosmo with her pudgy fingers clawing at the air in an attempt to reach up to touch Kosmo’s snout. She babbled, her steel-gray eyes focus and unyielding, which was amusing for Kosmo to watch. He huffed in what sounded like a laugh as he closed the gap between them. Her fingers groped at his snout in hopes she could get a better grip while her legs were kicking uncontrollably. Squeals of delight escaped her lips that was accompanied by a string of drool as her hands clapped against Kosmo.

He lowered himself further on the floor, tucking his feet under him as he curled into a comfy position. He watched as Amalthea army crawled closer to him. Once she was within reach, she gripped at his thick blue fur and pulled herself up on Kosmo. He allowed her to continue her climb, flinching only when she tugged too hard that threatened to pull some of his fur. He glanced over his shoulder to see Amalthea nestling on his back.

Amalthea yawn, snuggling further into Kosmo's dense fluff of fur. Her steel-gray eyes fluttering shut, her long lashes fanning over her rosy cheeks as sleep wrapped its comforting blanket around her. He watched over her as she slept, unmoving like a gargoyle, keeping ever vigilant on the sleeping angel. But even the grips of sleep were beginning to take their hold on Kosmo. His eyes have grown heavy as he blinked his eyes in protest. Sleep, however, was a relentless mistress and the grips were growing stronger until Kosmo could not deny the sweet realms of slumber.

“Keith, get the camera!” Shiro whispered yelled when he went to go check on Amalthea in the living room when all was too quiet.

Keith pulled out his phone, opening the camera app, “Why?”

Shiro placed a finger on his lips, using his free hand to point at the living room to where Kosmo and Amalthea were snuggling together as they napped. Amalthea would rise and fall of Kosmo’s steady breathing. A fairy princess and her dark hound enjoying their fleeting dance with Somnus in fields of vibrate wildflowers and a bright blue sky.

Keith snapped a few photos on his phone, trying to get the perfect angle and lighting. A soft smile never leaving his face as he admired the two with each click of the capture button. “Good boy Kosmo.” He gently patted Kosmo's head before kissing his daughter on the cheek. He left them to enjoy their afternoon nap, leaving him and Shiro to have some needed ‘free time’.

[calligraphist-artemisia]

Shifting Futures (Part 2: Revelation)

Summary: While trying to save Shiro, the Black Lion accidentally sends him to the future, where he encounters a much older Keith and Pidge. To them, he’s been missing for ten years and declared dead for five of them. The two vow to do everything they can to get him back where he belongs, but when new and old feelings rise to the surface, will they still want to? And does Shiro really want to go back?

A Shkidge time-travel fix-it AU.

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Also posted on AO3 and fanfiction.net

Part 2: Revelation

Not knowing what else to do, Shiro guided Pidge to the living room and sat her down on the couch, maintaining contact with a hand on her back until she was calm enough to speak.

“So I guess I've been asleep for more than just a few days, huh?” Shiro kept his tone light, hoping she wouldn't start crying again.

Pidge shook with quiet laughter, and while it was short-lived, Shiro counted it as a victory none-the-less. “It's been about two weeks.”

Two weeks?

Shiro frowned. That couldn't be right. He took a second, better look at Pidge, with her longer hair and an air of maturity she didn't have when he last saw her. She was taller as well, standing at least to his shoulders, but it was her eyes more than anything that belied her age. It had been much longer than two weeks and they both knew it.

He chose his next few words a bit more carefully. “How long has it been since you last saw me?”

Pidge's gaze sharpened as she regarded him for a moment. “What is the last thing you remember before waking up here?”

“We were fighting Zarkon. I remember bonding with the Black Lion and overpowering Zarkon's hold on her. I... I got the bayard back. And I used it against him and then...” Shiro paused, thinking back. “And then just pain. It felt like I was being pulled apart. The next thing I remember was waking up somewhere, but I couldn't move my body. I think it must have been you that I heard.”

“You were awake for that?” Pidge sounded surprised.

“Kind of. I don't think I'd call that being awake or even conscious. I couldn't even recognize who you were,” Shiro told her. “But, Pidge, are you saying...?”

She looked away from him. “Shiro, no one has seen you in ten years. That's how long it's been since we fought Zarkon.”

Shiro felt as though he'd been sucker punched in the gut, all of his breath whooshing out of him. All of his thoughts, swirling with possible scenarios about where he was and what was happening came to a full stop.

“We have a few theories, but now that you're awake I think we can figure out the truth. It... it kind of sounds like the Black Lion teleported you here to safety, which is in line with our original thought that she sent you off somewhere else in the universe, and that would explain why you were asleep for so long. A journey like that would put an incredible amount of strain on your body, not to mention the drain it likely had on your quintessence. We'll have to keep that in mind while we devise a way to send you back, if it's even possible, of course.” Pidge rambled on about some of her other theories involving parallel universes and alternate realities, and Shiro let her, content to sit and listen to the sound of her voice.

Appearance aside, she was the same Pidge. Her spirit, her intellect, it was all there. Unbroken. Maybe even stronger than before.

“How are the others doing?” He asked when she paused to take a breath.

Pidge looked a little taken aback by the question, mostly because he'd knocked her out of her train of thought, but she recovered with a soft smile and gestured to the wall next to him. “Why don't you take a look?”

He turned to where she was pointing and stood to get a better look at the wall of photographs. In the center was a large picture of the five Lions, with each of the paladins standing in front of them as a group. Keith was in the middle, still in red armor, but clearly taking up the mantle of leader like Shiro asked him to. Pidge and Hunk were to his left, unchanged in the line-up, but to Keith's right... Lance, taking his place before the Red Lion, and Allura, in pink armor, stepping up to pilot Blue.

Shiro kept looking.

Each picture told a new story; revealed a new piece of the future to him. Some of them were taken on Earth, with the paladins and Coran (and a blonde girl – an Altean?) wearing Galaxy Garrison uniforms. A massive ship, bigger even than the Castle of Lions, painted in white and orange. There was a Galra woman who looked startlingly like Keith. Others of new worlds with a whole host of faces he couldn't recognize.

There were pictures of Allura and Lance, standing proud with a group of children who bore their likenesses. A little boy with Lance's grin and Allura's silver hair, pale blue markings adorning his cheeks. Two little girls, identical as far as he could tell, with brown hair and markings under their eyes like their mother. Actually, all of them had Altean marks, even the youngest two – a third girl with white hair and a baby boy whose dark curls were just starting to grow.

He spotted Hunk with Shay and their families, posed outside of a small bakery. Hunk and Shay, with a baby of their own, smiling down at the little one.

And then there was Pidge, wearing a white dress and happily wrapped up in the arms of a very familiar man with black hair.

“Keith?” Shiro turned to her, surprise evident on his face. “You and Keith?”

“We've been married for six years. And together for... about eight, I guess,” Pidge said. “We got married right after the Galra surrendered. We had so many close calls, so many late nights spent worrying... when we finally got the chance to rest, we organized a small ceremony.”

Shiro looked back at the photo. “I'm glad you have each other,” he said after a moment.

He reached up, as if to touch the frame, but held himself back. It was a relief to know Keith hadn't been left on his own again. He had Pidge, supporting him and fighting by his side, worming her way into a permanent place in his heart that few could claim.

“We've missed you, you know. When... when you went missing, we spent weeks searching, but...” Pidge's voice faltered. “Keith never gave up. Even when the rest of us did, he always had hope that we'd find you one day.”

“Where is he? He was just with you in the kitchen, right?” Shiro asked, facing back towards her.

“He's showering,” Pidge said, sounding amused for some reason. “He'll join us when he's done, uh, taking care of things. Why don't I get you some food while we're waiting? You're probably hungry after everything you've been through. And after that, maybe a tour? We'll have to introduce you to Kosmo too...”

“Kosmo?”

Pidge grinned. “Keith's space-wolf. He's going to love you.”

Shiro had no idea how to respond to that.

[no-i-didnt-notice-im-short]

Prompt if you want to do it but don’t force yourself: Lance (or any other character) having everyone forget their birthday, sorry I’m just a bit of a sucker for those. Love ya blog by the way ✌️✌️

Hey! Sorry it took me so long to write this! 

Hope you like it ❤

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANCE!!” His mother all but yelledcompletely waking him up from his deep slumber. He usually didn’t sleep in tillthis hour, but he has been pulling all-nighters the past whole week trying tofinish his assignments, even though it was summer vacation. Those assignmentswere going to determine if he will be in Fighter or Cargo pilot. As till nowhis title was only Pilot.

His 4 older siblings filed into his room with theirfather standing next to his mother, who was holding the cake with the design ofa beach on it, her smile was so wide that her lips almost touched her hair line.

It was his 17th birthday, the last one beforehe was legally declared an adult, which wouldn’t mean much to his familyconsidering he was the youngest and will always be the spoiled one. Not thatanyone minded, his siblings loved him and he loved them. There was neveranimosity about the whole issue.

Lance sat up straight, grinning as he looked around theroom at his family. He will miss them so much when he leaves for Garrison thisyear, possibly more than before. There was something about the upcoming schoolyear that was giving him bad vibes but he pushed it to the back of his mind sohe could enjoy his birthday.

Being the youngest in the McClain household meant thatyour birthday was a national holiday. Anyone who worked would take a day offand since it was already summer vacation everyone would be free to celebrate.

His birthday routine was the sameevery year. The one thing that never changed so he always looked forward to it.It starts off with his family waking him up with a cake (he would have hisalarm off that specific day so he is completely surprised by his family), whichthey then take down to the beach for a small family party, which then turns into lunchat the nearest Shake Shack in the evening and then roller skating with hisfriends at night. 

His wish every year? That this never change.

Lance woke up feeling like shit.

Last night Keith kicked his ass in training and he was nowdealing with the aftermath. He shoulders felt like they were wrapped in cotton fromthe inside, which would’ve felt good if it didn’t make moving them so damnhard. His brain felt like it would explode under the pounding headache he seemsto be experiencing. He tried to push the covers off himself but his thighs feellike they were on fire. So he settled into subtly sliding off his bed. 

Thiswould’ve worked if the alarms didn’t suddenly blare up causing him to fall off thebed and up his headache tenfold.

Despite his protesting body, he got up and wore his armor.

He ran, tearfully so, to the bridge to see what was going onand was surprised to see Allura standing there with what looks to be stopwatchand an annoyed look on her face.

“If this was a real alarm, you would have killed Voltron.”

Lance went pale as he looked around and noticed thateveryone was there before him.

“You don’t even have your bayard.” Pidge retorted.

He wore his armor in such a hurry he didn’t even registerwhat he was doing. It was all muscle memory. 

Allura hadn’t made a pseudo alarm in months, he simply forgot they were a thing.

“Sorry. Long training session yesterday.”

“No it wasn’t.” Keith said, amused “I mean sure I kickedyour ass, but that happens every time.”

“Keith is right Lance. Keith was training with you and yethe was one of the firsts to reach the bridge. After Shiro of course.”

Lance decided that if he talked back it would turn into anargument. His head pounded just thinking about it.

“Sorry.” Lance said as he went to sit in his place.

“Well, now that everyone is here.” Shiro clapped his handsonce to grab everyone’s attention. No one noticed Lance’s wince at the sound. “Letus all go and have breakfast so we can start today’s training.”

Lance stalked behind everyone while massaging his templestrying to ease the pain. At this point, Lance was sure soon this is going to becomea migraine if he didn’t do something about it. He hadn’t had a migraine in solong, he almost forgot what they felt like.

He sat down next to Hunk, who shot him a worried look butsaid nothing. Everyone dug in to the equivalent of pancakes they had stacked in the middle of the table. The conversation ranged in topics but none caughtLance’s attention forcing him to be quiet and stare at his plate.

He nibbled at his pancakes, convincing Hunk he ate as to notdraw attention to himself. He stood up to leave to his room just as Shiro said,“C’mon guys. Clean up and meet me in training room in 15 minutes.”

“Actually Shiro, I was wondering if I could skip today’straining. I don’t think I feel well.” Lance internally cringed at how small hisvoice came out.

“Is it serious?” Shiro said. Lance could decipher the lookShiro was giving him. “Because we really have to do some group training, we haven’tin a while. So if you could manage today, then please don’t skip.”

Lance knew Shiro was concerned and didn’t mean to guiltLance into staying as he didn’t know about Lance’s intrusive thoughts and insecurities about always  not being good enough for the Blue Paladin mantel.

“Nevermind, it’s not. I can handle it.” Lance said, faking hisupbeat voice while trying to forget about his upcoming migraine. “Catch youguys at the training room.”

Lance went out of the kitchen to get away from the noise. Hestarted thinking about the possible reasons for this incredible bad attitude heseemed to have; He usually had an alarm set early in the morning where he wouldtake a hot shower before the day starts to ease his muscles into a long day.

He took out his phone and looked at the his clock settingsto see that the alarm was switched off. Weird. Lance thought. He lookedaround more and found the reason. His blood ran cold as he looked at the date. 28thof July. How could it be his birthday already? And better yet, why has noone said anything?

He wouldn’t have made a big deal about it, since they were in space and all, if it wasn’t forthe fact that they celebrated Pidge’s birthday a couple months ago and eventhrew a small party for Shiro before as he hated big celebrations. Lance madeit his mission to know what everyone liked so he wouldn’t do something that mightmake them uncomfortable.

This all just proves that they kept track of the dates. So theothers should’ve known it was Lance’s birthday. He remembers mentioning it many times. He didn’t remember himselfas he always tends to not think about it as to not ruin any possible surprises anyone might have planned. Itwas what he did back home and just kept doing it in space.

If he felt like shit before, this was a whole new level offuck-shit-ory of feelings setting in his stomach. They didn’t care. Why wouldthey? Lance has been the one to make all the effort in getting to know histeammates. The others put effort too, just not with Lance.

He reached the training room the same time as Hunk.

“Hey buddy.” Hunk waved at Lance. “You don’t look so good. Didyou sleep last night?”

“What?… Oh yeah. I did. Thanks for asking, Hunk” Lancestayed where he was, giving Hunk a chance to notice that Yes.Something is wrong.

“Well in that case. C’mon! Lets kick Keith’s butt!” Hunksaid.

“Yeah!!” Pidge yelled from the other side of the room. Godknows how she even heard what they said as she had her headsets on.

Lance walked behind them whilekeeping a forced smile as to not show how much this actually hurt him.

He didn’t make it two minutes in the simulation before he receiveda major kick and decided to excuse himself to his room. He felt nauseous andthe new injury to his stomach certainly didn’t help. How could your head and stomachhurt at the same time?

He went to his room, locking the door behind him as hereally wanted to be alone right now, closed the lights as his eyes were becomingsensitive due to his headache and threw himself on his back on his bed andstared into the dark.

His mind drifted off to what he could be doing on hisbirthday if he was home. His family waking him up and going to the beach forthe party, lunch and then possibly a bar this time instead of roller skating.His siblings have told him ever since he was 16 that the year turns 18 they would be in Cuba so they could take him to a bar to have his first legaldrink.

He never felt as homesick as he did at that moment. What he wouldn’tgive to go back to his family just for a day to tell them how much he missed them,how much they truly meant to him and how, no matter how old he gets, he willalways be his mother’s little dolphin.

His curled in on himself and imagined the sounds of thewaves as he closed his eyes, which did nothing to stop his free-falling tear.

Maybe if he stayed in this position long enough, he will wake up onhis bed back on earth.

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[anchoredtether]

HINTS FROM EPISODE 1 THAT PLANCE WILL BE ENDGAME

I started low-key shipping Plance from episode one. And it was partially because of all the hints. I’m a sucker for symbolism so I noticed all of this right off the bat. This quote from a s7 review really stuck out to me:

As we near its confirmed endpoint, those stories are slowly wrapping up. Of those stories, a relationship that I suspected would alter course following season 6, now seems all but inevitable by the time Voltron ends, and it has arguably been on that path all along. [x]

Endgames are planned from the beginning. You don’t just decide to pair off two characters half way through a show (at least, not a well written one). This means that the writer will show subtle hints and various symbolisms to subconsciously make the idea of the endgame comfortable in our minds. That way, even if the romantic feelings don’t hit til way later, it won’t come as a surprise. This is why certain characters that end up together will always be seen standing next to each other and whatnot, even from the very beginning. 

While I think these hints could be an indicator of Plance being endgame, it’s also interesting to note the interactions between these two in episode one has a much more dramatic impact, one which I don’t think the writers would have created without some kind of greater intent:

The entire show’s plot literally could not have happened without Lance and Pidge’s interactions together in episode one.

And if you’re going to have at least one endgame by the end of a show that doesn’t want to focus on romantic relationships, wouldn’t you want to subtly set them up from the very beginning? (that’s called good writing) And, in a sense, make the whole show’s genesis revolve around their interactions?

If you want to delve into where the Plance seeds began, dive below the cut.

FIRST OFF BUT NOT TERRIBLY IMPORTANT (and many people have pointed this out already) I think it’s interesting that Pidge blushes at Lance in the very first few moments of the series.

Now I had it spoiled that Pidge was a girl before I started watching Voltron, which meant I was hella confused when they were referring to her as a “him.” So most people might not have caught this since Pidge was believed to be a boy at this point. 

I think Pidge was physically attracted to Lance from the very beginning. I mean who wouldn’t be with that face? She continues to only ever blush around him or in direct relation to him. This is interesting considering no one else (not even random alien girls) has shown any kind of attraction towards Lance.

Especially considering Pidge gets annoyed with Lance for flirting/showing interest in other girls in episode one and this is a consistent pattern with her for the rest of the series.

Those smaller points aside, let’s look at the more important bits.

Episode one begins our characters on their path with Lance and Hunk sneaking out to hit up the town (or something) and Lance notices Pidge. Not only does he notice “him”, but he pursues. Loverboy Lance, who was about to go sneak out to flirt with girls, decided instead to follow a “boy” out of sheer curiosity.

We find out Pidge is monitoring alien chatter and Lance specifically asks her about Kerberos. While I think this is also to showcase Lance’s strong point of being observant, I think it also shows his interest in Pidge. It is because of this interest that he followed her when he could have snuck out with Hunk.

Shiro’s ship proceeds to crash, and the group goes to save him (and from Lance’s perspective, try to beat Keith to it). The group then figures out the signal of Voltron and finds the Blue Lion.

Mind you, this couldn’t be possible without Lance.

I’ve no doubt that Keith would have saved Shiro himself (Lance, Hunk, and Pidge contributed literally nothing to help) and they would have eventually found the Blue Lion on their own, but Blue wouldn’t choose Keith or Shiro.

Blue chose Lance.

Lance arguably brought the paladins together because he was the only one who knew each one of them individually, and I think that’s part of the reason Blue chose him to be her paladin. Lance brought them together (both literally and metaphorically) to the Castle of Lions.

Things get interesting when Lance starts flying Blue and the group encounters Galra and has to decide whether to take the mysterious wormhole. To have Lance of all people say that the alien cat ship is speaking to him and letting him know to take the wormhole to who knows where, everyone’s probably royally confused at this point.

While Lance does ask Shiro, their “senior officer,” what they should do it is ultimately Pidge’s approval that he waits for before proceeding. Lance considers Shiro “his hero” and arguably admires and respects him above everyone else, Hunk is his best friend and a very rational person, but he waits for Pidge’s approval before deciding. 

Pidge is acting as Lance’s right-hand man here. Which, why would she be? Lance barely knows Pidge at this point, still even thinks she’s a guy. Lance may already know Pidge is a genius but if he’s looking for advice he would have relied on Shiro who has experience with aliens and is the youngest pilot to ever fly on a mission. Why would he take Pidge’s opinion to such high value unless it was supposed to mean something?

I don’t think Lance would have taken the leap if it weren’t for Pidge.

While Lance is continually pegged as the dumb one, I think he’s smart enough to know that if he goes through the wormhole the chances of seeing his family ever again are slim. We all know Lance cares deeply about his family and it’s a recurring theme throughout the series about how much he misses them. Another similarity is that Pidge and Lance alike are the ones most attached to their families. Interesting then, that the one who would miss his family most is the one who flies through the wormhole after the approval from the one who is trying to find her family lost in space.

It’s almost as if they’re trying to say that Lance is making the sacrifice of possibly never seeing his family in order to help Pidge find hers. A kind of sacrifice that you only see amongst the strongest of bonds, even lovers.

I know you’re all probably thinking “what the cheese, Ivy, there’s no way Lance could’ve known those things about Pidge when he still thought she was a guy and she just gave approval because she was determined to find her family!!” That is very possible. But I think this is symbolism on the writers’ part.

I also think there was a reason for Lance being the only one to not realize Pidge was a girl this whole time. Lance is the most observant one. That is his biggest strength - he notices things others don’t and acts accordingly. He sees things before others do - that is one of the most basic skills for being a sharpshooter. This is reiterated again through Pidge when Lance noticed Kerberos was a berserker button for her.

To have the observant one not notice something as obvious as Pidge being a girl has to mean something. Yeah, it could have just been for comedic effect, but I don’t think that was the entire purpose behind this scene.

What is Lance’s MO? Flirting.

He has never flirted with Pidge. Partially this may be because he thought she was a guy at first, but I think it’s supposed to be symbolic of something else. If Lance and Pidge get together, it’ll show he fell for the girl he never flirted with. It’ll show he fell for the girl who never brought out his lesser qualities. Likewise, Lance doesn’t start flirting with her now that he knows she’s a girl. Seems kind of out of character for him, at least in season one. This shows that Lance valued Pidge as something more than someone to merely flirt with.

Speaking of flirting-

Many speculate that Pidge shows love through violence. Which, I would argue is probably a safe bet since she’s socially awkward and doesn’t know how to deal with people. Pidge’s version of “flirting” was also in episode one.

I just find it very interesting that all of these interactions between Lance and Pidge happen in episode one and are pivotal to the group flying away in the Blue Lion and progressing the plot. I think they could have easily had Hunk probe Pidge about Kerberos or have Hunk encourage Lance to make the leap (or even Shiro) but they stuck to each interaction being between Lance and Pidge.

The writers know this and they’re doing it for a reason. The fact that they have these kinds of interactions when Lance still thinks Pidge is a guy only makes these interactions more suspiciously intentional.

So if there’s an endgame that has been in motion since the beginning?

It’s the boy who was chosen by Blue and the girl who told him to take the leap and enter the wormhole.

[klanceficatalogue]

Idk if you guys are still taking klance fic asks but do you have any ones where they go to an amusement park, maybe even one with a Ferris wheel scene I’m a sucker for that kind of cliche stuff

anon. anon we are always taking klance fic asks. so many. we are drowning in asks pleas e help plea

//kidding obviously we love y’all and your asks

-Rotem

All the Way Down by speaks (39404|1/1|Teen And Up)

“You make it sound like we’re going into battle,” Hunk laughed worriedly on Lance’s other side. “I thought this was like, some kind of carnival.”

A chortle bubbled of out Coran’s throat as he slapped his side in amusement. “Some kind of carnival, he says! What an understatement! Allura, I think it’s high time to show the paladins precisely how and where we’re going to be spending the next three days. After you, Princess.”

A happy, childlike grin rapidly overtook Allura’s regal professionalism, and then a brilliant chink of light shone into the castle hall as she opened the front doors to the mountain they’d landed on twenty minutes ago.

Lance went slack-jawed as his eyes adjusted to the white-blue light of Krossin’s distant neutron star, and he almost stumbled as he and the other paladins followed Allura and Coran out onto the grass to take in the view laid out before them.

This place was a utopia.

Single Rider by historyoflight (1905|1/1|General)

“…Sir?” Keith snapped out of his daze as the ride attendant tried to get his attention. He apologized quickly, but then started internally freaking out once she told him to follow the pretty boy’s group. He froze for a moment and turned to Shiro, giving him an “I’m too gay for this” look. Shiro just smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Keith turned back around and began walking, making a mental note to get his brother back for this.

the universe waits for no one by klancevld (10387|1/1|Teen And Up)

“I’m trying to distract myself from the probability of my eminent death when this ride shoots off.” Keith grunted. They were pulling into a dock that would launch them from 0 to 100 miles per dobosh in half a tick.

“I thought you said you weren’t scared.” Lance taunted, raising his eyebrows.

“I never said that! I just—”

“Hate to miss?” Lance finished.

“Hate to miss La–.” Pidge purred before Hunk cut them off by an elbow to the ribcage.

Keith shrugged them off, tightening his grip around his own shoulders, still housed by Lance’s jacket. “I hate you. I hate you all for making me do this.”

“Hey,” Pidge said innocently. “No one forced you to do anything.”

“Yes, as I recalled you were very eager to join us, Keith.” Lance poked with an air of lightness based on Keith’s aptitude to resort to acute animosity when he was scared. And Lance didn’t want to meddle with that right now, judging by the way Keith tensed at his side, stiff with coarsed breath.

But Lance did tend to ask for it—even when he didn’t necessarily mean to, and Keith turned to glare at him. “Listen, Lance…“

(Or, Team Voltron goes to an amusement park)

[thorias]

Hopes for S7

I want this to be the season of Lance, Hunk and Pidge. S6 was really heavy on Keith, Shiro, Allura and Lotor, so some balancing of the scale is in order. The Garrison trio have stronger ties to Earth than the others, so let’s focus on them for a change. 

Romelle stays with the team! She’s ours now. She can never leave. 

The gameshow episode being used to get a lot of unresolved things out in the open, like how much was Allura effected by Lotor’s betrayal, etc. If it’s mostly for fun, cool, but let’s explore some character stuff that might not come up otherwise while we’re at it.  

More info on Acxa. And what is this thing between her and Keith already? Is she his half-sister, his love interest, something else? Let’s shed some light on this finally.

I know it looks like the Galra will have already attacked Earth before the team gets there, but I hope they at least get enough of a respite to have reunions with their families and some time at home to just be normal people for a change. 

Let us see Iverson’s reaction to the dropout and the three class misfits returning to Earth as galactic heroes flying the most awesome warship in the universe. 

Allura. Meets. Lance’s. Family. Just give me this. Please. I will beg if I have to.

Since the VAs shot down the beach episode *sniff*, I’ll settle for Allura having nothing to wear, so Lance’s sister takes her shopping for human clothes. Coincidentally, that can also be where Allura gets... 

...this outfit. We still don’t know who that girl is, but there’s nothing saying that it can’t be Allura in different clothes. 

Allura, Coran and Romelle being weirded out by Earth culture. I want to see them completely baffled by the most mundane stuff imaginable, like them staring at an ordinary light switch or a roll of toilet paper and being all, “WTF is that thing?” 

The space mice continue trying to keep Lance company. I’d be disappointed if their convo in S6 was a one-off. I really want the mice shipping Allurance to actually go somewhere. 

An Allura scene that mirrors the Lance/mice scene. Like Allura’s feeling confused about Lance and (I don’t even care how it happens, I just want to see it) ends up talking to Kaltenecker about it.  

Allura stays with Lance’s family while on Earth. This is non-negotiable. I will accept nothing less. 

Allura’s magic fails her. I love the girl to death, but let’s be honest, she’s becoming a walking deus ex machina. Her magic can do literally anything the plot needs it to do. This has to be setting her up for something. Unless the writers want Allura to become a living, breathing plot device, there has to come a point when she relies on the magic, trusts it to accomplish any crazy feat, but then she needs it to do something really important and it just doesn’t work, which leads to big time consequences. 

Lance gets to use his broadsword. We haven’t seen it once since he unlocked it in S5 and I’m getting awfully impatient. I want to think they’re saving it for a big moment, but IDK anymore. 

Jealous!Allura. I’m a sucker for a good role reversal, so maybe Lance runs into Jenny Shaybon when they return to Earth and Jenny’s super impressed with how much he’s grown/matured/etc, which maybe makes Allura a little uncomfortable and she’s not sure why. 

This is entirely my headcanon, but I really hope this girl is Jenny Shaybon:

Give Lance’s breakdown the attention it deserves. Ideally, it would happen in a big episode focused on him like The Black Paladins was for Keith. If this gets rushed or glossed over, I’m gonna be mighty pissed. 

Seriously. Enough with Keith stealing the attention from everybody! I’m fucking over it! Let someone else have the Big Damn Hero moment or the huge spotlight episode for a change. Lance and Hunk are still waiting for their turns. 

Show us what Voltron weapons the Blue and Green (and I guess Red too, though I’m assuming it’s the duel swords we saw in the SDCC trailer) bayards make FFS. I don’t know why this hasn’t happened yet. 

If/when Allurance becomes official - and I’m not really expecting that until S8 - I want there to be more focus on Allura’s side of things since S6 showed it primarily from Lance’s POV. I’m not saying Allura has to make any decisions about it just yet, but let’s spend some time exploring how she feels about it and make her feelings less vague. 

Lance gets to talk to Shiro about his insecurities and not figuring out what Shiro tried to tell him in the astral plane. Josh Keaton apparently said they’d talk about something, but we don’t know what. It still bothers me that that build up didn’t seem to go anywhere except Lance feeling guilty about not being able to help Shiro, so at least let it inform his development later. 

[oceantidesandsightlines]

Look at that, I wrote a short lil thing! I wrote it awhile ago, actually. My niece ships Klance as hard as I do, so I wrote it to cause her emotional distress. But it has a happy ending! It’s short, but I’m sticking it under a cut just to be nice.

Prefer to read your 566 word drabbles on brand new, barely broken in AO3 accounts? Well boy howdy, here you go!

They’re on a planet that barely has a name when Lance finally sits him down. Finally lets the words spill out. Each one lands like a sucker punch; unerring aim that shatters his ribs and leaves his heart skipping beats all over the place. Keith's world narrows down to nothing but Lance. Lance, fiddling with the frayed hem of his jacket. Lance, saying it the same way he’d share the weather. Lance, acting like it hasn’t got him fucked up and almost believing his own lie.

Lance died.

He gives the Cliff’s Notes version, tells Keith about ramming Allura and Blue out of the way and taking the big hit himself. “Had to save my girls, y’know?” He laughs with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. “I had surgery once, when I was younger. Had my gallbladder removed. When they put me out, it was like my eyes closed all on their own and then I just woke up with one less thing inside me,” Lance says. He pulls a single olive drab thread from the jacket and inspects it closely. “It was a lot like that. Didn’t hurt or anything!” Lance is lying, but Keith does him a favor and doesn’t call him on it. He keeps talking. Of waking up to sparkling lights and Allura’s worried face before jumping right back into the thick of it.

Keith doesn’t really know what to say. What’s left to say anyway? They all know their deaths have already happened and just haven't caught up to them yet. None of them really believe they'll see Earth again. It’s a pleasant enough dream though, and Lance rocks himself to sleep at night to memories of his mother’s off-key lullabies. Keith’s heard him hum tunelessly to himself when thoughts of home start to weigh him down. They sit in silence for a few peaceful minutes, legs bumping where they’re sat together on a low wall. The planet's single Earth-like moon paints Lance blue in it's dim light. Lance may pilot the red lion now, but he'll always be the Blue Paladin. Hell, he still wears blue armor. Keith has trouble disconnecting his own identity from that of the Red Paladin, and figures Lance is probably much the same.

Blue suits Lance, though. From his blue eyes to his stories of blue water. Keith knows, academically, that the ocean is... vast. It’s the only thing big enough to contain all of the vibrancy and brilliance and noise that is Lance. The deep deep depths of the blue blue ocean. To match his blue blue eyes. And blue blue lips growing cold as he’s reduced to a blue blue corpse in a busted up lion. He wheezes a bit at the thought and reaches out, slowly. Wraps a hand around Lance’s wrist just to feel the drumbeat of a pulse against his finger tips. Lance silently watches and lets him.

And when Keith gently tugs, brings their orbits finally crashing into each other in a gentle press of warm lips, he doesn't stop him. He returns the kiss and wraps his arms around Keith's shoulders. When Keith used to look up at the stars, they’d twinkle back at him in blues and reds. He enjoys the poetry of knowing that he and Lance have always been written in the stars. They just had to catch up to their own love story.