#so I always pronounced Thalia that specific way

[ofswordsandpens]

the show doesn't pronounce Thalia the way I pronounce Thalia I've lost the battle I've lost the war

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My thoughts on episode 1 and 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: (spoilers)

- The ACCURACY of the little Percy casting was unbelievable. They look identical.

- The SARCASM 🫶🏻👌🏻

- I’ve never been able to connect with Sally Jackson as a mother-figure in the books just because of my own rocky relationship with my mom, but the way she’s played really made me believe in her character and her love for Percy. It gives PERCY’s character more grounding and their relationship really drives the show.

- Sally just sitting in the rain with Olivia Rodrigo playing. Mood.

- “You fell in love…with Jesus?”

- The friction and “betrayal” between Percy and Grover was super interesting to see and I’m really glad they touched on that more than in the books

- I’ve been pronouncing Brunner wrong. Dam.

- Sally saying goodbye to Percy, knowing she was probably going to die 😭. Percy screaming for her.

- the Minotaur fight was awesome

- “YOU DROOL WHEN YOU SLEEP” Omg I can’t believe she said it. Leah’s delivery was different than how I imagined it but I loved it. She’s so matter-of-fact

- Again, I’ve always struggled with connecting with Luke’s character just because I felt like he was a little two-dimensional in the first book and then after that, you know, he’s evil and while I understood his motivations, I just didn’t really…care? Idk but his portrayal really helped me understand the depth of his betrayal and just how heartbreaking his story really is. I already love him more than I’ve allowed myself to from the books

- “She’s my little sister” I love their relationship while it lasts. Seeing how close they are really adds to the layers of both of their characters

- I’ve also been pronouncing Thalia wrong. Double dam.

- THE BLUE CANDY. PERCY BURNING IT NOT TO TALK TO HIS DAD BUT HIS MOM. That scene broke my heart.

- Leah. As. Annabeth. I’m going to be completely honest, Ive loved Leah from everything I’ve seen about her but I was nervous just because of how precious of a character Annabeth Chase has always been to me and I didn’t know if ANYONE, not specifically Leah, could live up to those expectations but omg I love her. Her bluntness. Her facial expressions. Her voice and delivery. Her sure movements and confidence and self-assuredbess that has come from success after success and training for so long. The way she is so unashamed to admit to using Percy and only watching him to see what he could do for HER. In her short amount of screen time so far, Leah was able to add layers to this character I’ve loved for so long that I didn’t even know where there. I never wanted her to leave the screen. My only complaint is that she didn’t have more lines. She is my Annabeth Chase. She’s not from the books. She’s not from the movies. She’s her own version and she stole the show.

- Luke saying Annabeth has a plan and that Percy will know what to do, only for PERCY TO BE FLOSSING AND PEEING AND PETTING GECKOS and trying so hard not to drive himself crazy with his ADHD and having nothing to do. I genuinely laughed out loud. Might be my favorite part.

- the fight scenes are so well choreographed.

- CLARISSE. She’s too pretty. I can’t hate her. And her ELECTRIC SPEAR. When it broke and she screamed, I got chills.

- The trident.

- Annabeth KNOWING Percy was Poseidon’s before anyone else cause she’s “always 6 steps ahead”

- People already keeping such important info from Percy “for his own good”

- “You are Poseidon’s son” “No, I am Sally Jackson’s son!” Might just be my favorite line. It’s so true. She raised him. She sacrificed everything for him. She loved him and cared for him and taught him that he wasn’t broken, he was singular, a miracle. She died so that he could live.

- Sally Jackson is parenting goals

- The way Percy instantly changed his decision to go to the underworld as soon as Grover told him his mom could be saved. Their relationship is unmatched

- Walker Scobell is already pretty well known, but I have a really good feeling his popularity is going to skyrocket after this show. He is such an amazing, dedicated actor. I know exactly what he is felling 100% of the time.

Overall, I absolutely loved it. In two episodes it’s become a comfort show that I can’t wait to continue watching!!

[poppitron360]

Hii! Can I ask for some of your more lighthearted (as in not too angsty) Leo Valdez headcanons?

1. CANNOT SIT ON A CHAIR PROPERLY

FOR THE LIFE OF HIM. YOU COULD POINT A GUN TO HIS HEAD AND HE STILL COULDN’T DO IT.

I NEED MORE FANART OF THIS PLEASE

2. Can in theory breathe fire but doesn’t bc it gives him a really bad sore throat.

3. Still reading TOA- I just found out that Leo’s full name is “Leonidas” (either that or it’s a nickname Calypso gave him, but the fandom seem to agree that it’s his real name) but he HATES it when Calypso calls him that, so my hc is ANNABETH is the ONLY one with “Leonidas” privileges. And that’s bc he’s so fucking terrified of her he doesn’t DARE appose her on it. I feel like she does use it respectfully though.

Hazel is also allowed to use it sparingly.

4. Oh yeah fuck canon Leo and Annabeth are besties and they bond over both being runaways and also engineering/architecture stuff. Leo’s DEFINITELY had a peek around Daedalus’ laptop- his design for an automaton that can house a human soul got him thinking about his mom. He always planned on maybe taking a closer look at those files but then the laptop got lost in Tartar Sauce. I know you said no angst. Whoops.

5. Leo and Hazel start a support group for demigods who have come back from the dead. Every Wednesday in New Rome. Biscuits and Orange Juice will be provided. They call themselves the “YOLTers” (You Only Live Twice- because YOLO is for the weak). Thalia is also a frequent attendee.

6. I hc him as hard of hearing after the explosion in Blood of Olympus. Specifically deaf in his right ear and chronic tinnitus in his left. He uses hearing aids sometimes and also uses ASL and Morse Code to communicate. I choose to view that as wholesome bc we need more disability representation.

7. He is a “Leonidas” ONLY at Starbucks. He then follows it up with a bunch of equally hard-to-pronounce middle names (which he completely made up) said in a rapid-fire Spanish accent and watches the Barista panic as her white ass tries to spell it all. It’s even funnier when she tries to say it back to him when giving him his order. He takes the cup (leaves a generous tip) and says “but usually I just go by Leo” and walks away.

That is pretty much my entire understanding of American culture right there-

8. Trains autistic. He loves them. In the one I’m currently reading- The Dark Prophecy- Calypso and Apollo go on a train without Leo and I’m just imagining them getting back and him being “But what kind of train was it? Standard gauge or narrow gauge? Man, I love narrow gauge trains. Did you know that there’s this place in Wales called the Ffestiniog railway, where they have this special type of locomotive where the engine- the sicky-outy bit- is like, either side of the locomotive, so that there’s no need for a turntable-“

Okay I might also love narrow gauge trains (I’ve been on the Ffestiniog railway, it is amazing) (Also that is not a typo, in Welsh I believe the double f makes a soft sound (like in “off”) and a single f makes a hard sound, more like a v (like in “of”) you learn a new thing every day!)

9. Ambidextrous but Left-hand dominant (Often has to specify to his tool belt that he needs left-handed tools)

10. When speaking will put weird pauses in the middle of a sentence and not stop between sentences like talkingreallyfastwhenhe’sreally exited and talking slowly when he’s tiredit’skindaweird and choppy like hisbrainisgoing a million times faster than hismouth.

11. His favourite Disney film is Frozen.

12. When he’s comfortable around you, you start to hear more of his hispanic accent.

13. Said it before, will say it again. Headcannon no. 13 is ALWAYS WITHOUT FAIL “They’re a Swiftie.”

He has to listen to music as a way of not being alone with his thoughts. I discovered Taylor at a young age, and she has remained one of the few consistencies in my life since then. She got me through some tough times (Not as bad as Leo, but she helped me survive 2020). I feel like Leo would be the same- not always knowing where he’ll be sleeping that night or if food will be on the table, he’d want comfort, stability. Taylor would be there.

14. He wakes Frank up at 3am with “Hey I can’t read that what does that say?” “…Leo you wrote this. You’re telling me you can’t read your own writing?” Little does Leo know that Percy came in with exactly the same request half an hour before. Frank is finding being the only non-dyslexic on the ship incredibly frustrating.

15. Has the philosophy “anything is a fidget toy if you fidget with it” and STICKS to it

16. If Piper sees an item of clothing with an ungodsly amount of pockets, she is contractually obligated to buy it for him.

17. Eats cheese straight off the block. Like doesn’t even bother cutting it, he just *noms* straight into the block of cheese like it’s a chocolate bar. Similarly also eats Nutella straight outta the jar, sometimes without even using a spoon (and y’all know he doesn’t wash his hands).

18. Slightly more immune to electric shocks than normal bc of his way with machines (Valgrace nation do with that what you will)- similar to how Percy, as seen in botl, is a little bit fireproof.

19. You can’t tell me that during his first quest with Jason and Piper, they didn’t at least once triple-spoon with Leo in the middle bc he’s warmest.

20. In fact, “Cuddle Leo” is a common pastime for Jasiper. Particularly when it’s cold.

21. HE. CAN. SEW.

I saw a lot of people hc that Leo makes Percabeth’s wedding rings but that is factually incorrect. TYSON makes the ring. LEO makes Annabeth’s dress. I just started this fic where Annabeth, Piper, Leo, Reyna, and Rachel all go wedding dress shopping for Leo to get ideas, but he makes absolutely the most BEAUTIFUL gown for her- much better than any store. It puts all other wedding dresses to shame.

22. He can also knit, crochet (This hc was supplied by my mum who I’ve forced to read Heroes of Olympus), weave, and do macramé. He’s gone down rabbit holes about old-fashioned lacemaking. Him and Annabeth have sewing/crafting competitions at camp and on the Argo.

23. Autistic hand-flappy stim

24. He watches Stand-Up Comedy specials with Jason. I feel like if he wasn’t a mechanic he’d be a comedian (or run a taco truck, like Jason suggested in TLH). He takes his friends to as many comedy shows as he can. He loves them.

25. A Valgrace hc but it relates- while I was thinking up ways for Leo/Jason to propose (just a regular day in my brain), I had an idea for Leo to take Jason to one of those comedy shows that does crowd-work, and sits in the front row to get their attention. When the comedian asks who they are, Leo introduces Jason as his fiancé. When Jason goes, “Wait, no I’m not!” Leo yells “WELL WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE?” And gets down on one knee.

Also, sorry it’s taken me so long to respond. I’ve had this saved to my drafts and I’ve been slowly adding to it every time I get a new headcanon.

[lilislegacy]

Positive Percabeth imagines :))) (though ngl this is mostly about their daughters but still)

I imagine that Percy and Annabeth will have twin daughters, and they’ll choose names based off their loved ones. One daughter is named Zoe Elizabeth, after Zoe the Hunter, and Rachel Elizabeth Dare. The second daughter is named Natalie Grace, after Annabeth’s aunt Natalie (and also bc as einherjars Magnus and Alex will never be able to have kids so it’s also for Magnus’ sake) and Grace bc it’s the last name of both Thalia and Jason obviously but it’s a way to honor Jason especially. Natalie Grace is nicknamed Tali, pronounced Tah-lee, and I’ve always pronounced Thalia as Tah-lee-uh, so that way they’re honoring her too. Zoe has dark brown hair and grey-blue eyes, and Tali has dirty blonde hair and blue-green eyes.

Percy and Annabeth lived in New Rome for several years after finishing college, and they both helped create sacred temples and statues and groves and places for all the gods, as Percy started, Jason expanded, and Apollo basically vowed to complete. Annabeth of course did most of the brainstorming and research and building stuff, but Percy was actually the one who would ask various gods and be like “okay Nereus. These are some ideas we have to honor you. Can you tell me which you like best?” And then that god would send him a dream giving varying amounts of detail and instruction as to what exactly they wanted. So the twins, Zoe and Tali, were raised in New Rome for their first several years.

Meanwhile at Camp Half-Blood, they have expanded to have cabins for legacies, and they also started an academy, called Olympus Heights Academy. As more demigods were claimed and now legacies too, it made sense to start a school. When Tali and Zoe are eight, their parents decide to move back to Camp Half-Blood and become teachers. Annabeth predictably tries to teach too many classes at first but eventually settles on just teaching a couple classes, probably Ancient Greek history and language bc we know she taught Percy and also close combat with a knife. Percy teaches swords fighting obviously.

Tali and Zoe are at this point beginning to learn their abilities. Both of them can breathe underwater. Zoe can control water, ocean water most easily but with some degree of control over fresh water. She is an expert in close combat fighting. She is skilled in strategy and has an affinity for the arts. She is a natural sailor. Natalie can communicate with horses and their cousins. She has siren powers, similar to charmspeak, but water based and music/voice linked. She is an expert at swords fighting. She is skilled in craftsmanship and strategy and has an affinity for academics. She is a natural sailor.

You noticed the siren powers? I headcanon that Sally is a third generation legacy of Venus, and Percy didn’t really get anything from Venus except good looks, extra ability to learn Latin, and extra meddling in his love life, but Tali did. I saw someone make a post about, what if daughters of Poseidon could sometimes get siren like abilities? I loved that idea, and had to include that in one of the twins. Normally a second generation legacy of Poseidon wouldn’t ever have siren abilities, but bc of the distant relation to Venus, Tali did get that ability.

The twins will of course go on their own death defying quests and adventures. Percy and Annabeth will happily be living in Camp Half-Blood, visiting Sally and the rest of the Jackson-Blofis family as much as they can.

Oh I also have another funny idea. I actually woke up one morning earlier this week daydreaming about it. Percy and Annabeth, after college, are trying to plan their wedding. But they keep getting into fights about small random things. And this is so out of character for them. Eventually Annabeth realizes that this is Hera meddling and at first she’s furious but eventually tries to reason with Hera. Hera eventually gives specific instructions on something that she wants to be created at Camp Half-Blood to honor her. I’m not entirely sure what it is yet, but whatever it is, it’s gonna be nearly impossible to create. But Annabeth has to do it if she wants to get married to Percy. So she struggles for months with this building project, finally it’s nearly done. Then Hera says that she will allow them to marry, but they have to be married nearby whatever it is that Annabeth had to create, and their marriage will be dedicated to Hera and will act as the way to consecrate the sacred building thing to Hera. So now Chiron has to allow demigods to get married at Camp Half-Blood, allow the queen of the gods to officiate it, and he can’t keep their mortal family from the wedding! So now there are mortals in Camp Half-Blood. But it all goes well, but now a tradition has begun of campers wanting to get married by Hera’s sacred thing, and now Chiron has to deal with weddings and mortal families and he’s seriously annoyed at Hera but he can’t show it bc she’s the queen of the gods.

Hope you like these headcanons!!! :)))

~wolfyboi

thanks for the ask wolfyboi!

awww, these are all so fun and cute! i love thinking about their future and their kids! it just being me so much joy. they deserve to be happy more than anyone. i do hate hera so the thought of them having to dedicate their marriage to her makes me a little queasy, but the idea of chiron having to deal with a ton of people getting married at the camp made me giggle

this put a smile on my face. thank you!! ❤️❤️

[oanico]

it’s thalia back with another muse woop woop ! meet my newest son nico ! please feel free to send me a message if you’d be interested in plotting (here or on discord Thalia#1536) or simply like this post and I shall roll into your dms to plot !! you can find more information on my sweetie below the cut ! 

✧･ﾟ:*. ( rafael de la fuente | he/him | cis male | 30 ) is that ( nicolás orta aguilera ) i just saw at noche’s bar? rumour has it the ( hacker one / IT person ) is affiliated with ( anonymous ). ( dust free computer screens, exhausted smiles, soft humming of servers, fresh coffee, watching the sunrise ) reminds me of them… are they gonna make it in las vegas? .*:･ﾟ✧

nicolás orta aguilera is his name, however, due to the feeling of discomfort he got whenever someone pronounced his name with an english (english speaking) accent he decided to simply go by nico, leaving the pronunciation of his birth name to his family and his family alone. (if you call him nicolás he will be like major yikes but also be like DAMN if you pronounce it correctly without asking him to say it). 

but now to the more important things about my son. he grew up in a loving family, adored by his parents and has always had a very close relationship with his siblings. it was the type of family where everything was discussed no matter how embarrassing the subject was, and a solution would be found together. it was a very comfortable environment to grow up in, he never had to worry about anything because there was always enough love to go around. 

his family is originally from venezuela, his parents moved to the united states (las vegas) before the birth of their children and only ever go back to venezuela to visit their family. 

at a young age already he had a good knowledge of coding, and technology as a whole. he treated his laptop as his most prized possession. it was an object he would never entrust anyone else with, no matter how much his younger siblings wanted to play games on it, it just wasn’t allowed. 

he used to play around a lot hacking into his teacher’s computers, messing around with their screens, making a slight mockery of them in the face of other students. you could say he wasn’t the most respectful to authoritative figures, unless he believed they deserved his respect. his english teacher, in particular, was one of the main targets of his hacking, due to the fact that he was always rather biased and cruel towards him. something nico could simply not stand for. 

after graduating high school, he didn’t quite know what he wanted to do with his life, so he spent a year at home helping his mother around the house. however, after a while he decided he needed something to do beyond chores. so he enrolled in college and studied computer sciences. shortly after graduating he started working as an IT specialist in a large company. 

he was always happy to help out, and loved his job. the only thing was that he couldn’t appreciate how little recognition the IT department got for anything. he couldn’t appreciate that his skills and vast amount of knowledge was solely used for restarting a computer because some dumbass came in being like “It’s not working idk what’s wrong with it??” and dumped it on his desk. after a while he became very disappointed and bitter about the way that people treated not only him but the other members of staff. 

so he decided to do something about it, he began to do some hacking jobs on the side, spilling classified information to the public under the alias la rebelión. 

it did not take long for him to accept the proposaal of the anonymous and participate in their endeavour for peace within nevada (he has been part of the group since it’s very early days in 2017). it is a part of his life that he has kept entirely hidden, even from his own family. nico lives two lives, one where he stands up before the sun rises, downs coffee like it is his only life source, and diligently goes to work. then there is the other part of him where he stays up late at night, and acts on an illegal basis to rid the city of it’s true bullies. 

HEADCANONS. 

nico doesn’t care for gender he loves whom he loves and he doesn’t care to put a label on this either as he does not wish to ever be classified as anything other than the person he is. 

he is fluent in english and spanish. 

he likes to keep his home very tidy and is very particular about where he puts things, everything has its specific spot in his house and if it is not in the spot he will most likely freak out and think he lost it, turn the entire place upside down to find it. 

nico has a dog called cariño (img) whom he loves dearly and when he is allowed will even take to work. due to the fact that he has a dog he has a small back yard in his house, where he is always happy to watch his angel run around and enjoy himself. this dog is literally his baby and he will do anything for her. she gets a christmas present every year that she gets to open herself. 

he’s a genuinely kind and sweet guy, he’s just very tired of being used. 

[yuufa]

Never Alone [Voltron Secret Valentine 2017]

This is a fic for @thalia-freaking-grace, whom I had to gift for the Voltron Secret Valentine 2017! Truth be told, I had some difficulties deciding what to ultimately do. However, I’ve seen that you are quite fond of Lance, so I decided to make him the focus of this fic. However, you already expressed how much you love every other paladin, so I’ve made sure to include them all! I tried to make little Klance moments as well. Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy this story!

Sometimes, the castle-ship was far too quiet for Lance’s taste.

Due to his upbringing, he was used to noisiness. Be it cheerful chattering, occasional squabblings or loud, but hearty laughter filling the room; it was a world that he was familiar with. A world that he’d often complained about, but only now, when he wasn’t living in it anymore, did he realize how much he actually missed it.

In order to compensate this lonely void in some-, no, in any way, Lance was prone to seek out the company of the other residents. Although he tried to be subtle about it, he knew that at least Coran and Hunk have since long grown aware of this habit of his. The blue paladin was thankful that neither of them were telling the others about it, because coming off as needy would just add to his feeling of worthlessness in the face of all these talented people. Sure, Hunk and Coran had already reassured him multiple times that he was just as important as the rest of them, but a part of him just couldn’t bring itself to actually believe it.

Let’s face it; he wasn’t as smart as Pidge. He also didn’t know much about mechanics, unlike his friend Hunk. He also wasn’t as much of a charismatic leader as Shiro. Hell, he was painfully aware how much of a better pilot Keith was than himself! There were also Allura and Coran, both well-versed in multiple sections - be it repairing the ancient ship or wrecking havoc despite not controlling a lion like the rest of them did.

Taking everything into account, Lance couldn’t help but wonder - where did he stand amidst them all?

A heavy sigh escaped his throat as Lance shook his head in an attempt to clear his mind from these negative thoughts. He knew very well that it wouldn’t help him to dwell on these things, but unfortunately, they were quite persistent in dragging his spirit down. Therefore, he knew that he needed distractions and thus, had already stepped out of his room to wander around the corridors. The only sounds echoing throughout them were his own footsteps, which he’d become quite accustomed to at this point. It didn’t mean that he was particularly fond of them, but beggars couldn’t be choosers and human beings were known to be incredibly adaptable.

The first stop in his little journey was the kitchen, as it was one of Hunk’s most frequented places. However, when he arrived there, he didn’t meet the man he had expected to - instead, it was Pidge, who was currently getting her share of delightful green goo.

“Hey Pidge.”

“Hey.”

The aggravating tone in her short reply made Lance raise his eyebrows quizzically. Curious as he was, Lance had to inquire right away:“Something wrong? You don’t look exactly happy.”

“What gave it away?” Almost immediately after that sarcastic retort, Pidge sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose, quietly apologizing to the other paladin. Although taken aback, Lance quickly recovered and simply nodded, gesturing for his newfound companion to continue on. “Just tired today.”

“You sure?”

For a moment, Pidge seemed to weigh her options, before letting out a sigh as she opened her mouth again:“Well, and there’s also this stupid machine that teaches you altean that has thrown me a bunch of words at my head that aren’t only a pain in the ass to pronounce, they’re also hardly apt to be used on a daily base! I mean, when will I ever need to know what ‘athymia’ means in altean?”

“Athy- wait, what?”

“Melancholy.”

“Oh.”

“Anyway, I’ve just had it for today, so I’m going to eat some goo and tinker at some machines now.”

This seemed fair enough. However, Lance couldn’t help but feel as if she might grow even more exasperated if she’d go with this plan. Or at least, it would turn out like this if her mood didn’t improve.

It’s at this moment when an idea hit him.

Lance wasn’t sure how Pidge would take this in, but it was worth a shot. Therefore, after a moment of consideration about phrasing his next words, Lance said:“Yeah, I mean, you could do that, but how about you do something else? Change things up a little from your usual routine?”

This time, it was Pidge’s eyebrows who rose up in question, before she responded:”Like what?”

“Like leaving your cares behind for a bit? For example, you could try out a face mask, lean back and just chill out”, when Pidge’s face took in annoyed features, Lance made sure to continue talking before she could counter in any way,”I know, I know, it’s not really your thing, but hey, never said that this would be the only thing we’d be doing.”

As Lance grinned mischievously, Pidge’s expression turned into one of slight confusion again. Although the annoyance wasn’t completely gone, it seemed like as if she was at least willing to hear him out. Lance knew he had to keep on or else, she might leave in an even worse mood than before.

“My plan is to assemble everyone for that. I mean, we’ve all been kinda tense lately, so we could use some relaxation, right? But that alone wouldn’t be fun, would it? So what we’re gonna do is lube Keith some of that lovely goo-”, he nods at the food in Pidge’s hands,”on his face.” Pidge intervened right afterwards:“He’d notice it right away that it’s- no, before that, how would you convince him to join to begin with?”

“Well, if Shiro and Coran said something about ‘team-bonding’, I’m sure even he’d have to comply. As for the recognizing thing… I could always ask Coran if it’s possible to change the colors for that goo. Maybe Hunk could help, too.”

“If anyone could do that, it’d be them for sure.”

“So, what do you think? I mean, just imagine Keith’s face full of that stupid goo!”

The green paladin seemed to think for a moment, before a snicker escaped her lips, her grin rivaling that of Lance in terms of mischief. “You know, this could be actually pretty entertaining in its own right.”

“Right? See, not only will our skin thank us for that long-needed care, we’re also gonna get a laugh out of it! It’s going to be great!”, Lance sounded way too enthusiastic about this, but what could he do? The thought of smacking some goo into Keith’s face without having to run for his life immediately was way too funny. Pidge smiled and spoke up once more:“Well, guess you’re not wrong about changing things up once in a while, but we can’t do that right away. I mean, we have to do preperations first.”

Lance paused for a moment, before grinning askew as he rubbed the back of his neck. He’d gotten ahead of himself there, didn’t he? “Uh, yeah, guess you got me there”, Lance admitted. Pidge laughed quietly, before getting her reply in:”At least we have something to look forward to, huh?”

“Look forward to what?”

Both paladins turned around in surprise, looking at the mighty stature that was Hunk. The gentle boy blinked, confusion clearly apparent on his face as he looked to and fro. Lance and Pidge exchanged glances, before their grins returned to their faces. As their gazes turned back to Hunk, the yellow paladin furrowed his eyebrows and took a careful step back. “Uh, guys?”

“You’re the man we were looking for, Hunk.”

A few minutes afterwards, Hunk was in the loop and very much on board with this idea. He might be one of the nicer guys around, but even he couldn’t pass up on the occasional prank. Given the harmless nature of this specific one, there wasn’t much to worry about to begin with anyway. “I think I can change the color of the goo. I’ve been experimenting a bit, you see? Actually managed to give it a blue color”, stated the tallest paladin among the currently present ones. “Awesome”, were the two cents of Pidge, while Lance went for a:“That’s Hunk for you!”

Hunk meekily smiled, scratching his cheeks as he said:”Haha, thanks. Uh, what kind of color would you like it to be? Would it be that mint one? Or the one that’s completely white? I think it’d be faster to do the former, because I wouldn’t have to figure out how to make it white. I mean, mint is kind of green and blue, right?”

“Hmmm…”, Lance seemed to ponder about it a bit, but before he could answer, Pidge chimed in,”If we want to do it as soon as possible, I guess we’d be better off with the mint one, Lance.”

“... Yeah, you’re right. I mean, the white one would’ve been also funny on another-”

“Lance!”

“Jesus, you’re childish.”

Lance laughed and soon enough, he was joined by Hunk and Pidge. It was nice to just hang out together, Lance thought. This was exactly why he loved to surround himself with other people - it was far more easier to laugh, far more easier to enjoy himself. He could feel his mood improving and from what he could tell, both Hunk and Pidge seemed to be in the same boat as well.

“What are you all laughing about?”

For the second time, all heads inside the kitchen turned around to the entry. Instead of just one person appearing, it was actually two this time - Shiro and Keith. They looked just as confused as Hunk not a few minutes ago.

The Garrison Trio exchanged glances, then put on their most innocent smiles and looked back to the newcomers. “Oh, nothing~”, Pidge almost sang, her goo slightly wobbling as her hands moved a bit. Meanwhile, Hunk began to hum as he finally began to do some cooking. As for Lance, he just couldn’t help but open his mouth as well:”That aside, what were you guys up to?”

Shiro and Keith looked at each other for a moment, before returning their attention back to the rest of the paladins. They were looking skeptical, but neither of them seemed to want to pry any further. Instead, Shiro gave the answer to Lance’s question:”We’ve been sparing up until now. You guys should do that too.”

Yikes. Lance gave Pidge and Hunk a ‘See what I meant?!’ look, before his eyes went back to their leader. “Yeah, we know, but at the same time, I think it’s high-time for us to relax! Especially you two, you’re gonna end up all shriveled up at this point!”

“Lance, I’m making sure that I stay hydrated”, Shiro countered, eyebrows slightly furrowed. Keith nodded along and Lance had to resist the urge to facepalm himself. Seeing how exasperated Lance got with the two of them, Pidge joined in on the conversation:”I don’t think that’s what he meant, guys.”

“Then what is it?”, Keith demanded to know. One could bet that Lance was more than eager to answer:“What I said before - relax! No training, no fighting, no worrying, no nothing! Just get together, take care of ourselves and chill out! I mean, we can’t be constantly tense all the time, can we? I mean, that’s just asking for trouble later on!”

“I’m not tense”, Keith protested. Lance gave Keith an inconceivable look:“Oh sure, you’re not tense. Right.” Before a possible fight could escalate between the two of them, Hunk intervened hurriedly:”I’m actually with Lance on this one! Breaks are important and every once in a while, we’ve gotta take it easy. So why not get together and simply enjoy our time together without anything trying to kill us?”

“That last part wasn’t necessary, Hunk”, Pidge remarked and all Hunk could give was a sheepish smile. Shiro seemed to ponder, before letting out a sigh. “I guess you’re not completely wrong in what you’re saying.”

“Yes!”

“But right now, you don’t look exactly tense yourselves”, Shiro exclaimed, Lances’ outcry instantly turning to a more discouraged one. The rest of the Garrison Trio didn’t look too enthrilled either, but they’ve all agreed already that this get-together had to take place at least a day later. After all, Hunk had to experiment first, in order to get the right color done.

Seeing how bumped out the others looked, Shiro couldn’t help but smile and add to his previous statement:”... But that doesn’t mean that we should go without any food in our stomach, should we?”

“You understand us, Shiro!”, Hunk shouted, his eyes lighting up, before he focused back on his cooking. Pidge let out a sigh of relief, finally settling down on a chair. However, she eyed what Hunk was cooking and Lance could bet that she decided whether to wait for him to be ready or simply suck it up and eat what she’d gathered already. Meanwhile, Keith quietly sat down as well, having already decided for Hunk to do his magic. Even Shiro seemed to rather wait instead of get the food from the automate and in the end, Pidge disposed of her own plate.

On the other hand, Lance didn’t want to just sit down as well and instead, decided to ask Hunk the following, simple question:“Need a hand?” Hunk turned his head around and blinked, before giving his friend a grateful nod:”Sure. I mean, you guys need to learn that eventually, in case I’m down with sickness or anything!”

“Oh, by the way, Hunk? Did you take a look at the anti-gravity machine in the hangar yet? You know, the one we got from those people back at Nox?”, Pidge asked and got promptly an answer from the chef himself:“Actually, I’ve done that before coming here! Man, those Noxerians sure have some interesting mechanisms in their technology, don’t they? I mean, have you looked at that complex circulation?”

As Pidge and Hunk lost themselves in their conversation about their newest acquired device, even with the latter still cooking - Hunk was quite the multi-tasker, after all -, Lance started to tease Keith, who always retorted back whilst Shiro had to pacify them. Later on, they were joined by Allura, who had just finished some repairings on the ship. She told them that Coran would be on his way soon enough, because there was only so many ticks before an Altean got hungry as well.

Food was already served when Coran finally managed to arrive as well and for the first time since a while, the entirety of the Voltron Crew enjoyed a meal together. There was cheerful chattering going on, some squabblings - most of them coming from Lance and Keith, which came to no one’s surprise - and laughter echoed throughout the room.

In the middle of this all, Lance leaned back and simply took this whole scenario in. The kitchen being filled with loud noises was a great comfort to him. Even if only for a little bit - even if this wasn’t his family -, he’d still dived back into this all too familiar world thanks to these people.

Thanks to his friends.

The blue paladin didn’t even realize the soft smile that had made its way on his face. Keith was the first to notice, addressing the wearer of this rather rare expression:”Lance?” Blinking, Lance turned his head around to face the black-haired boy, then mumbled quietly:”Thanks.”

“What?”

Quickly, Lance’s smile turned into a smirk as he raised his voice more:“What’s up, mullet boy? Missed hearing my voice?” While Keith gave him a confused look, Shiro could be already heard groaning. Pidge smirked as well and Hunk couldn’t help but sigh a bit. Coran was already bracing himself for the blue-red duo to get into another banter while Allura shared Shiro’s sentiments:“Guys, really-”

“Ah, younglings these days-”

As the conversation grew louder once again, there was one thing that Lance hadn’t forgotten about.

There was still operation ‘Keith Goo Mask’ to be realized!