#I'm not used toactually putting my thoughts down

[mizulekitten]

your version of a superangsty transformation galra Keith version go!

So remember when I said I was gonna write a thing to go with this? I lied, being in pain is not helpful for writing, so yeah… sorry >.

The only way I see a transformation happening is through druidmagic, so already this is not going to be good. I have two prominent scenarios,one where he’s hit with a bunch of druid magic during a mission and that causeshim to transform -interesting how after they got hit in the finale we see allthe other’s lying knocked out but not Keith…- OR he gets caught during amission and the Druids decide to experiment on him.

Either way this is gonna be PAINFUL. Human bodies may bemalleable, but we ain’t that malleable. We aren’t Alteans, who’sgenetic make-up/bodies allow for easy transformation and growth. No, Keith’stransformation is going to be fucking painful. Galra are all generally tallerthan humans, so he’s going to shoot up at least a couple inches in a quick amount oftime. If you thought puberty was bad, that’s spread over several years notseveral ticks. So you got growing pains, but then you have the fact that thatGalra have that ridge on their head. Human’s don’t have that, so now Keith isgrowing (or being forced to grow) a whole new extension of his body. His earstructure is going to vastly change as well, whether he’s now a chinchilla likeSendak, a cat, or just more elven ears that some galra have -you’re preference-All of this is going to be fucking painful man, like puberty’s got nothing onthis. This doesn’t even take into account the internal organs that might be/arechanging, or just other physical quirks we don’t know about. Fuck imaginegrowing a tail. And what exactly are the yellow eyes for, what are they goingto change about his eyesight?

Andhonestly the transformation is probably going to be the easiest part about all ofthis.

Ihave never experienced body dysphoria, so I won’t elaborate on it –if someoneelse would like to go ahead- but imagine the fucking body dysphoria.

Alsoif we’re going with the Druids are experimenting on him, we’ve seen Shiro andsome of the things he’s gone through, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.Keith’s going to be coming back with a lot of trauma too. If he comes back at all. Like I can only imagine what the druidswould tell him, what they’d do to him.

So youhave all of that going on, but we haven’t even gotten in depth into the potentialpsychological trauma.

Saythis happens before they’ve recovered Shiro, cause as of now we don’t know ifShiro will be coming back in s3. Shiro is/was Keith’s emotional center, theperson he knows the most on this ship, and the only real candidate of someonehe’d open up to. Even then that’s a stretch because Keith didn’t confide in him about maybe being galra in s2. So now youhave Keith isolated even more, because he doesn’t even have the OPTION ofconfiding in people. –I’m going off the assumption that they haven’t all closelybonded yet because going off season 2 they really haven’t-

Nowadd in the pressure of “I want you to lead Voltron” from Shiro. As much as Keithhas taken over in the past with leading when Shiro was out of commission, thatwas all done subconsciously, and most people know that doing something subconsciouslyis way easier than doing it consciously.Not to mention everyone’s going to be messed up because of Shiro’s disappearance,and Keith doesn’t have the interpersonal skills yet to bridge that, so that’sgoing to add even more pressure on him, isolating him mentally even more.

Hell,he’s gonna be one of the people getting messed up the most over Shiro’s disappearance,and now he’s expected to lead, after alsogoing through a painful as fuck transformation into the enemy.

Becauseas much as the Blade has come in being like “Hey, not all galra are fuckingevil and we want to help” that’s still going to take some time to actuallyaccept and process. Hell, as much as Keith was thinking logically in the s2finale, “We need someone with galra dna to get in and get out” he was alsodoing it to prove himself to Allura and the others, as well as himself. But nowhe looks like the enemy? Cut this guya break, he hasn’t bonded with the Blade yet at the end of s2, he’s notcomfortable with the idea of being galra.

Sonow you have: painful transformation, emotional trauma, self-hate, and we haven’teven got into the social ramifications.

AsI said before: I don’t think anyone’s going to actually be like “Oh gods he’sfull galra oh no, enemy, call space 911” –they are space 911- but just… Disclaimer: I am white, I have neverexperienced racism, and I cannot speak on what racism does to people, and ifsomeone wants to elaborate on the full repercussions of that, please, be myguest. That being said, here are two situations that I feel could/would happen.

Firstly,Hunk making jokes. It’s part of Hunk’s coping mechanism, his way of accepting “Okaythis is bizarre AF but it’s a thing now.” While the jokes themselves are comingfrom a good place, I can see Keith potentially internalizing them, seeing themas “he’s right, I am different,” and then just spiraling from there, but healso might not. Idk.

The2nd situation is what’s going to fuck him over mentally: saving aplanet, and having the inhabitants reacting negatively to his presence. Nowthis could also potentially be a bonding moment between him and the Blade ifthe Blade is also present, but that’s probably not going to stop him frominternalizing it.

Again:if anything wants to correct things or actually dig into that whole aspect,please, go a head

So thesocial ramifications aren’t going to come directly from his team, the jokesaside, it’s going to come from the people they save, and internally.

Likethis kid’s gonna have a fucking break down at this rate.

Shitthis isn’t even accounting for the fact that he’s an orphan with some clearabandonment issues. Again: not qualified to talk about it really, but imo thatmentality is only going to serve him isolating himself even more.

Thatbeing said: I am a slut for uh comfort so…

Theonly way I see this not spirally out of control and making Keith hate himself horriblyis if he and the Blade start to bond.And the transformation is a good place to start. “You changed, we can help you,this is alright.” And just going off from there.

Youcan also place this in the future where he and the team are bonded more closelyso that the internalization is lessened because he has people he trusts, it’dstill be there of course, but not as prominent. –My way of getting both hurtand comfort-