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Heyy , I love your fanfictions , so beautifully written especially the ones about Lotor and Allura , which brings me to my question , do you think that if Lotor survived , he would make his way to Allura to win back her heart 💖 (AWESOME ART BTW💯🤗🙌)

Firstly, hello!!! Thank you for taking the time to write me an ask, these always make my day! Secondly, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Not only for your kind words, but also taking the time to read my fanfictions and look at my art??! 😭😭 I'm so honored!!! 😖🙏💖

In regards to your question, short answer: YES ABSOLUTELY! I can't help it, it's the romantic in me 😆 And below the cut I'd like to get into the why!

Also lookit that height difference, so cute~~

One of the most compelling things about Lotor's character is how ambitious he is. Not only is it a desirable trait in a potential partner, especially from Allura's perspective ;) but it makes his behavior and choices that much more interesting to watch. Although it's hard to say exactly what his endgame was in the show, particularly when it comes to the Altean colonies (we're supposed to believe he was using them as batteries, but to what end??! something still don't add up), there are some things that can be explained, both from actual given information from the show and personal conjectures I've made for myself ^^

Let's start with him becoming emperor. I personally like to believe that he actively wanted the throne. His relationship with other Galra overall is unfortunately not good at all, which you can see in his interactions with other Galra such as Throk and Sendak. But once he is given the opportunity, Lotor puts everything into becoming emperor and making the Galra Empire his. His appearance at the Kral Zera comes as a shock to everyone, and his demanding and domineering regard towards them all is awesome to watch. Plus it's his right! He is the prince after all, so I just love the idea of him coming into his own, demonstrating his birthright and his capabilities, and taking what's rightfully his.

Also what a power move it was to finally make Lotor the emperor in this version of Voltron??! The only other iteration I've seen is DotU, so it is possible that in the other shows and comics he also became emperor, but it's just SO satisfying to watch in VLD this banished, pariah prince quickly become ruler of the most powerful empire in the universe! You love to see it.

After he becomes emperor he takes his title seriously and uses it to acquire one of the things he wants, which is gaining access to the Rift with Allura's help and providing unlimited quintessence for all of the Galra. I'm sure there is more that he wanted to do with it, but again, some things don't add up and we sadly don't have all of the information, so I'm afraid we can only guess from here! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But in the meantime he doesn't take his role as emperor lightly. In his big speech in season 6 he is harsh, demanding, and even threatening. And I am all about it!!!

Don't get me wrong, while I absolutely love kind, soft, and romantic Lotor, I also dearly love cold, devious, and even malicious Lotor as well. You see this a lot with complicated male characters in epic stories: Kylo Ren and Qimir from Star Wars, Paul Atreides from Dune, Michael Corleone from The Godfather, and Sauron from The Rings of Power! What exactly I find so compelling about these kinds of characters can be summed up perfectly in this quote from Dune:

"...the Duke is really two men. One of them I love very much. He's charming, witty, considerate... tender—everything a woman could desire. But the other man is... cold, callous, demanding, selfish—as harsh and cruel as a winter wind."

- Dune by Frank Herbert, page 104

Lotor's unwielding ambition I think at times can give him tunnel vision, as we can see at the start of season 6 when Lotor wanted Allura to stay and help him with getting quintessence (again, using his resources and title as emperor to pursue what he wants) before Allura reminded him of his duties to his people in the moment. So he can be reasoned with lol!

And so! The reason why I bring all of this up, why I love thinking about the many sides of Lotor and how differently he acts with certain people, the many masks he will wear depending on what he wants, is to invite you to consider how he views his relationship with Allura. His growing feelings for her I'd say are more internalized until the last two episodes of season 5, but until then I like to think that it was never in his plans to get close to her. He wanted to team up with Voltron, yes, but he never could have anticipated falling for the Altean princess ;) What started out as a reluctant alliance and a simple means to accomplish his own end soon blossomed into genuine respect and love.

I have my own ideas as to how I would want Lotor to survive and redeem himself, just as I am certain you and all of us Lotura fans have our own ideas! And they are 1000% valid!!! At its foundation, if Lotor was to live and prove that he can be trusted again, I absolutely believe that he would do everything he could to make things right with Allura. Again, he is ambitious! Once he's decided on something, he will not stop until he's succeeded. If one plan doesn't work he forms a new one. He never gives up. He definitely respects Allura's agency, so of course he would never push her into a relationship with him (looking at you Lance ¬_¬) but I do sincerely believe Lotor would persist in terms of proving to her and the others that he can be trusted as an ally again.

And now we get into Allura's opinion in all of this!! What would she think were Lotor to survive and come back into her life again? And well, I have a really long answer for that too lol! We already see in the series finale how she came to understand Lotor's perspective. We also could see in seasons 5 and 6 how much she really liked him and how head over heels she was for him. Like how adorable was that?? Our girl deserves to be that much in love ;_; After Sincline's return and Lotor appearing in Allura's room in season 8, it is clear that she was still torn up about him, and that she still had feelings for him.

This tweet sums up basically all of my favorite ships:

Of course in this context I mean this as a joke lol, but there's truth to it! Because at the end of the day, no one is going to understand Allura like Lotor understands her. Even Coran, who comes from the same planet and circumstances as she, would frequently express his doubts about her decisions. His heart is in the right place, and they have a very sweet father-daughter-type relationship and he just wants to protect her. But he just doesn't get her the way Lotor gets her. Nowadays when I think about the difference between how Coran treats Allura and how Lotor treats Allura, I think of this quote from The Acolyte showrunner:

“'Do you want to be a part of this thing that I'm a part of?' Most fathers do this with their sons and their daughters, but when fathers do it to daughters, it's tricky, in my opinion. When an equal, like The Stranger, like a partner, says, 'I've experienced something, and I think you would benefit from it. I have a similar history to you, and in adulthood, I would lay it at your feet as a possible tool kit for you to pick up and forge your life with, unlike something that's instilled in you the way that your father instilled a lot of your hopes and dreams in you.'”

- Lesyle Headland, interview with Collider

Though this quote is very specific to Osha's different relationships with Sol and Qimir, I think it applies to Allura, Coran, and Lotor too! Like all parents with their children, Coran has this idea in his head as to what is best for Allura. And I love the man with my whole heart, but it's clear that he would rather keep her safe than let her grow.

Lotor, on the other hand, wants to see Allura grow and thrive. He not only wants to see her reach her full potential, but he also sincerely views her as an equal. They also have so much more in common than they do with literally any other character in the show. He alone can see her power, her potential, her greatness. In turn, he wants to share with her his experiences, his ambitions, as well as his desires. And she is drawn to him in part because of them!

So I genuinely believe that, given enough time, they would both be able to reconcile, to heal the wounds left behind by their hurtful words and their parting, and resume their relationship which had only just begun. Because despite all of the pain they went through and all of the things they said to each other, some of which I'm sure they didn't mean in the moment, they still cared for each other. After all, Allura was the only one who didn't want to leave Lotor behind in the Rift! Between the two of them, the feelings were still there. They never left <3

As more time passes after the show's finale I find more and more things to appreciate about both of Lotor and Allura's characters. Your question has enabled me to dive deep into these new appreciations, so I sincerely thank you for that! They are my number #1 ship of all time, and I am always happy to go on suuuuper long tangents about them 😆 And if you disagree with anything I said, that's okay too! In the end I do hope you were able to get something out of it, and thank you once again for asking! Have a wonderful rest of your day!!! 💖💜

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Katie "Pidge" Holt has been betrothed to Lance since birth, but when she meets the lieutenant for the first time, she realizes he's a goofy flirt who appears to only see women for their looks and nothing else. Once she disguises herself as a man however and gets to know the real Lance, Pidge quickly falls for him and decides to go after him when he's called to war. Will the two let go of their facades and show each other their true selves? Or will their quarreling and prideful natures continue to keep them apart? 💙💚

Based off of the 1962 Russian musical Hussar Ballad! And it's completely free to watch on YouTube! It is a delight from start to finish, you won't regret watching it 😆

Thank you @missmist93 for the inspiration 🥰

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Trick or treat!

A treat just for you~ 😁💖💜

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃

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🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃

AU where Allura and Lotor dress up as a witch and vampire for Halloween, except they're actually a witch and vampire for real 😝🪄🦇

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@loturaweek2024 Day 5: Historical Period - Part 2

I want to be rid of these shackles, he wanted to say to her. To cease taking the lives of others. To pursue my own desires without any obligation, nor the guilt for wanting them.

I want it, but most of all… I want you.

You can read The Wolf Dog and His Blossom on AO3 here!! 💖💜

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Warm-up sketches that I ended up really happy with so I wanted to share them! Not sure why Lotor and Allura look so cranky in the second pic, but that's the vibe we're going for 😆💖💜

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@loturaweek2024 Day 7: Free Day

The night before Princess Allura and Emperor Lotor's wedding 💖💜

Takes place in the same AU where Lotor and Allura decide to get married after their successful mission into the Rift in season 6!! Includes lots of political drama and angsty romance, my two favorite things hehe.

Bonus doodle because our girl deserves to be head over heels in love! 😤

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Last month I did a doodle request day on my Instagram!! It was a ton of fun, and I wanted to clean up some of my favorite requests!

Pidge in a silly hat requested by @adobedragon 💚

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@loturaweek2024 Day 5: Historical Period - Part 1

The Wolf Dog and His Blossom 💖💜

More of my Goryeo Dynasty AU~ Part 2 is coming soon and will be a short story with accompanying illustrations! I'm SUPER excited to share it with you!!

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I'll definitely be making at least one more post hehe 😁 Thank you again for all of your wonderful creations!! ✨

Lotura Week is still open!!!✨

The week may have come to a close, but submissions are still more than welcome!! If you would still like to participate and haven't gotten a chance to yet, or would like to add more of your amazing ideas please feel free to tag @loturaweek2024 and use the hashtag #loturaweek2024 ! I will be checking through the month of October! 🥰

For now I'd like to thank each and every one of the incredibly talented artists, writers, and editors who shared their beautiful works this week: @captainicequeen555 @iwlam @imhereformysciencefriends @the-lightning-strikes-again @lolabearwrites @adobedragon @zarasst @fire-of-the-sun and @/starlights_eve on Instagram!

It was such a delight to see your creativity everyday, and of course I cannot forget those who contributed by liking, reblogging, and commenting on all of the posts! All of you made this week enjoyable, thank you so much!! I hope we can continue this next year and keep our love for Lotura strong!!! 💖💜

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@loturaweek2024 Day 4: Retro Voltron

My first time drawing DotU Lotura!!! I love 80's Lotor's little shorts~ 😆💖💜

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Seeing this made my whole day!! 🥹🥹 Thank you again for sharing your wonderful art, you have inspired me!!!! 😍💖💜

DAY 7. Free

From the amazing fanfiction Empyreal Within, of @minamorsart

Final art for @loturaweek2024 Hope you like it!

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@loturaweek2024 Day 2: Sci-Fi Fusion

Planet Altea is a desolate world used by the Imperium to harvest the rich quintessence scattered across its infinite deserts. Seventeen-year-old Lotor of Daibazaal, son of the Duke Zarkon and Lady Honerva, dreams of a paradise lost and a mysterious girl. But little does the young lord know that his visions will soon lead him to fulfilling a great and terrible destiny...

VLD x DUNE

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@loturaweek2024 Day 1: Fairytales and Mythology

Based off of the Russian fairytale "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" 💖💜 The animated adaption is a particularly beautiful and delightful experience, I highly recommend checking it out!!

Thank you @missmist93 for the inspiration and sharing this story with me!

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Modern Lotura!! May be part of my VLD detective AU, we'll see~ ;)💖💜

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I look forward to participating and seeing your amazing works!! c:

Lotura Week 2024 is coming!!!

Rules/Guidelines:

Use the hashtag #loturaweek2024 and/or tag @loturaweek2024 to have your work shared! DMs are also welcome if your post is missed.

Any form of content is encouraged - artwork, fanfiction, edits, manips, cosplay, etc.

ALL characters/ships are welcome as long as Lotura remains the focus and tags are used accordingly

Please do not use this as an opportunity to spread hate or negativity - if you don't like it then keep scrolling!

Content will be monitored and shared solely from Tumblr, however participation is welcome on all social media sites and can be shared onto this blog if notified.

All submissions are accepted through the months of September and October.

NSFW content is to be additionally tagged as #loturaweeknsfw for filtering purposes - minors please DO NOT interact with NSFW content!

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If you have any questions/concerns please don't hesitate to reach out and shoot an ask or private message. Thank you all, hope to see you soon for Lotura Week 2024!!! 💖💜

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I love these memes. They fit Lance's personality so well 😆💙