#✕ ▌❛ form voltron! ( main ).

[kismetconstellations]

@sockdooe, This is the full original image:

According to the Tumblr post I originally snagged it from, it's an early piece of promotional artwork, meant to depict Keith as the series's central character. Shiro is shoved into the background, presumably to illustrate that he was intended to fulfill a Doomed Mentor role.

[tsukinoiri]

&. @kusatta​ // keith.

                 “don’t just stand there -- run!” 

[tsukinoiri]

"keith?" the sudden transmission was a surprise, blinking down at the comms. "what good news? do you even know where we are--?"

@purposeclaimed responded to your call!

"Lance!" The excitement in Keith's tone was almost evident. "Lance, can you hear me?! I'm on my way to the Castle! I have good news!"

[felassan]

this post is just some thoughts on/speculation re: the recent news (the new blog post and the IGN article etc). under a cut for length.

I’m so excited for the official first look at the gameplay!! (ofc) and psyched that it’s happening in early summer as opposed to late summer like August or thereabouts. it feels surreal in a good way that it’s now basically ‘DA:TV Eve’ :D With 15+ minutes of gameplay from the start of the game, we could gain a lot of new information and context such as who the PC is, where the story kicks off and the premise/framing of the story, who the starting companions are, etc.

it surprised me that the name of the game changed, but I like the new title, I think it’s cool and unusual and from dev comments it's not something they decided on a whim or anything. a title change makes sense in the light that Solas isn’t the only focus of the game or the only player on the board – that he’s a key player, but not the heart of it, and the companions are who is being centered. in any event the feel of a title to like say and stuff for me doesn’t affect gameplay or what it’s like interacting with characters etc. I would play this game if it was called Dragon Age: The Quantum Blorbening anyway.

‘The Veilguard’ is the name of our crew of companions, as in a group or faction. (It reminds me of “the Kingsguard”.) Obviously we can see from the name that this group will be involved in protecting and defending the barrier between the Fade and the waking world in some manner. I wonder, will it be a group we form, or a group we join/are recruited into? They must be a fairly recent addition to Thedas. What’s their relation to the Veil Jumpers, if any? Does the existence of the Veilguard imply that the theories that the game will begin with the Veil torn down already aren’t the case? Will the Veilguard always want to protect the Veil during the story, or will there come a point when they re-evaluate that idea? It sounds like they’re always able to take down the new evil threat, but will they always be able (or always want to) to prevent the Veil from being destroyed? also, in-world, who named them The Veilguard?

Maybe our PC’s own ‘title’ (Warden, Hero, Inquisitor, Herald of Andraste, kinda thing) will be Veil Guardian or Guardian of the Veil or something like that..? we obviously won’t be the only veil guard, but while the DA:O PC was ‘the Hero of Ferelden’, in-game they often were referred to in passing simply as Grey Warden or The Warden, despite there being another Warden present (Alistair). When the devs have been talking about The Avengers, I think about that and also get Guardians of the Galaxy kinda vibes. With Varric and Harding’s storyline in DA: The Missing, I wonder if he will be like the Nick Fury (he kind of brought the Avengers together and coordinated them right? Or at least recruited them all, put the team together?), with Harding joining the team itself..? Avengers assemble, form Voltron, etc. with stuff like “you’ll unite this team of unforgettable heroes”, it sounds like the PC (as in previous games) will end up leading the group in some manner, even if they are new to the squad. That reminds me of the HoF. ^^

Somewhere out there in the multiverse, on a different plane, DA4 came out and it was a multiplayer game. it’s good to hear about refocusing on creating a singleplayer game with a focus on characters, choices & decisions, worldbuilding, companionship with characters with their own deep storylines that intersect with the main plot etc, with the customizable hero and the cast of their companions at the center of an SP story. and no online team members, no live service etc.

The world of Thedas itself is still my favorite ‘character’ :D

Warden, Hawke, Inquisitor mention. 🥺

I don’t mind one way or the other about most gameplay specifics. Some of the aspects of combat gameplay (of course, I’m just guessing based on reading some lines in an article atm), like the pausing the action and the ability wheel to give orders, sound like ME: Andromeda gameplay, and Andromeda had good gameplay/combat gameplay that was fun and fluid to play.

One thing I am 😔 about tho is the change of party size from 3 companions to 2. I love Mass Effect and it’s a 3-person squad in that series too (and it works well ofc both in terms of gameplay and dynamics), but I’ll still miss having 3 companions with me in DA :< esp in a game with such a focus on the characters/companions. What can I say, I’m just a blorbo hoarder. I’ll also miss all party members being directly controllable.

I wonder if the 7 companions (seven is a lucky number ^^) will have a class split like 2 warrior/2 rogue/2 mages+1 ‘unique/special’ companion (e.g. Dog, Shale – maybe the flaming head Skellington?) or +1‘extra/secret’ companion or something (e.g. Loghain).

Also, speculatively, being that we’ve never had a qunari woman as a companion before, I hope one is a qunari woman, and since we’ve never had a dwarf woman as a companion before in a ‘main’ game (ily sigrun), I hope one will be a dwarf woman. That also makes me curious about the race and gender split of the 7. Maybe it’s like 2 humans/2 elves/1 qunari/1 dwarf/1 ‘unique or special’ (e.g. Shale)..? Maybe it’s like 3 men/3 women/1 nonbinary person, or the first 6 are a mix of men, women and nonbinary people, and the seventh is something like Dog or a spirit or something?

There were 6 companions in ME1. In DAII, there were 8 in the base game (Seb was DLC), but Bethany/Carver were only around for part of the game. today one of the main things people love most about DAII is its cast of companions. ^^ also, with the way the devs talk about the companions, it's giving "Found Family" trope vibes. that's another thing that people love a lot about DAII. ^^

will it just be the 7 of us, like the crew in DA2? Will it be like in DA:I, where the organization (Inquisition/Veilguard in this case) has main figures/an inner circle, but also commands other people? Or will it be like Mass Effect, where you have a crew which is comprised of companions (in this case 7) who join you on the field as well as a few other developed characters that hang out at ‘home base’? on the number paring down from 9 to 7, I’d rather quality and depth over quantity. In ME2, Kasumi and Zaeed (as DLC) didn’t have proper conversations on the ship. I wonder if “pare down” refers to it being versus the number of companions we had in DA:I, or whether at some point in development of DA:TV there used to be more than 7 companions and some were cut.

each of the 7 companions is from/represents a different faction. For example, while not stated to be a companion in the trailer he was revealed in, it's common speculation that he is, and Davrin is a Grey Warden. Going by the 4 factions Varric and Harding deal with in The Missing, surely 4 of these companion backstory factions in DA:TV are the Grey Wardens, the Antivan Crows, the Veil Jumpers and the Shadow Dragons. And the other 3..? the Lords of Fortune are a new addition to the lore that have also been prominent in recent material. A Grey Warden, an Antivan Crow, and a Veil Jumper walk into a bar.. : ) the composition of The Veilguard is reminding me of Duncan’s words about the Grey Wardens: “Men and women from every race, warriors and mages, barbarians and kings.”

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some more wild speculation on the 7 factions.

1. Davrin - the Grey Wardens

2. Bellara - ??

3. Harding - Inquisition/Inquisition remnants (I do not think Varric is a companion)

then, based on prominence in previous promo material and The Missing etc -

4. A Lord of Fortune

5. A Veil Jumper (STRIFE PLS!!!)

6. An Antivan Crow

7. A Shadow Dragon

??

or… this prev concept art (bearing in mind it might represent nothing at all except ‘general mood’ & no specific actual characters, or be from a different version of the game before a reboot or before cuts etc, who knows) shows 8 characters. could it be the 7 companions and the Player Character? Skellington Guy (green flaming skull guy) could easily be the (speculative!!) ‘unique/special 7th one’, assuming a 2/2/2 warrior-rogue-mage classbreak down among the other 6 (which is speculation only too ofc). lmk what you think : )

I’m nervous about upsetting or getting the new companions killed already HH.

It’s nice to read how strongly they feel about the new characters and their stories.  

I’m so excited to explore all the regions and varied biomes.

I’m still not clear/sure on whether “you can romance the companions you want” means all 7 companions are bi/pan+, or that there are no non-romanceable companions among the 7 (like no Stens or Varrics), or whether it was more like a general off-hand comment that can’t be read into that much.

I wonder if the Varric-narrated in-game cinematic from 1 year ago plays at the start of the game? Or after we meet Varric?

here is a link to a ramble/speculation about the new logo/icon.

All of Thedas is at risk from a big, scary new threat. As we know, Solas was never the only being interested in the Veil and its removal or destruction. (you can also outline lots of reasons why it should be brought down, like the way the world used to be, elven immortality, the effect on mages/magic etc). it’s also long been theorized that Solas isn’t the main threat/main antagonist in DA4, and maybe more like the Dragon to someone/something else, or a figure like Loghain in DA:O, who you can kill or convince to join you in your fight against the real overarching threat, in that case the Blight. Corypheus broke the Veil in the Red Lyrium future. Demons always want to cross it. the Evanuris are trapped in some way that involves the Veil being in place. Flemythal can never achieve true vengeance while her killers are sleeping or imprisoned somewhere she can’t reach. The Bio25 book says that “The Evil Gods have Thedas in their sights” and that “shadows of the past stir”. It also says that the “Deep Roads teem with evils both new and old”. There are theories about a double Blight. The most recent trailer has someone gushing “Glory to the Risen Gods. They’ve come to deliver this world”. Tevinter Nights hints at fck-knows-what – places and beings, “past the Veil of our world, neither demon nor spirit”, things with chthonic kinda vibes. Etc. a threat being “unleashed” has the implication of someone let something go.. or someone.. let something in... there are also other groups and beings to consider, like the Old Gods, the Forgotten Ones, the Executors.

I thought this phrasing from the IGN article was interesting, though it's not a direct quote from Gary. “Solas, who helped create the Veil, now wants to destroy it.” Helped create? Until now it was more like “Solas created the Veil”. Helped who..? 👁️

The other evil threats/the real threats, these ‘other gods’ (Gary McKay mentions them twice: “it might not just be Solas”, “the Dread Wolf is not the only god” you need be worried about), are surely the upside-down figures in this mural, right? Surely they are the “Evil Gods” (whoever /they/ are) mentioned in the Bio25 book, right? :D

[livin-like-larry413]

How brain dead of a fandom do you have to be to be okay with and perfectly rationalize telling someone to kill themselves and then celebrate the fact that they DID kill themselves after the fact just because they wrote something other than the main ship.

It’s almost like the people that entered fandom in the last 5 years, during and AFTER the pandemic have never grown up or interacted with general media in the way the “weird kids” have since the dawn of fucking fandom media literacy—and it shows.

In every other instance, it’s “protect your peace” / “like what you like” / “Don’t let other people shit on your interests”—but as soon as someone has a ship you don’t like or a headcanon that goes against the flow of factual canon or what YOU DEEM CORRECT, it’s hell on fucking earth and “how dare you actually have fun in this fandom space where nothing is actually real and these characters aren’t really people but I’m gonna treat them like they are and you should KILL YOURSELF for having fun with a FAKE world and FAKE people.”

How in the hell have you completely lost the plot of what fandom actually is—a place to have fun with the world in a way the creator either hasn’t gotten around to yet, or all together just doesn’t plan to do? To form a community where you have fun with others, make fond memories, and create something just for the fun of it? If you’re so fucking concerned about how other people will view you if you have fun with a piece of media that you can’t even really have fun with it, you aren’t really grasping the point of being in a fandom space, and you aren’t ready to join at all. You are a child.

If a select amount of you are so hellbent on being part of a toxic fandom for “lore” you’re a piece of shit. It’s not quirky and cute to be apart of the toxicity. You are an actual fucking child if you think it’s okay to speak utter vitriol and abuse to people in fandom spaces just because they don’t have the same headcanon, way of writing, ideas in GENERAL as you do.

I’ll repeat the words that have been apart of fandom for the last SEVERAL decades:

“If you don’t like it—Don’t read it. Back buttons exist for a reason. Block buttons exist for a reason. Use it.”

If you want to see what the aftermath of what utter horseshit toxicity looks like in large fandom spaces, do your own fucking research, I’ll even list 3 huge, prominent fandoms from the early 2010’s for the earliest instances: Voltron did it. Still does. Real people died and were threatened with death threats. The fandom died. Steven Universe did it. Still does. Real people died and were threatened with death threats. The fandom died. Homestuck did it. Real people died, were continuously threatened with death threats and the fandom died.

You see the trend?

It’s not that fucking difficult to protect your peace, whatever that fucking looks like. It is up to YOU to not look at something you don’t like within fandom and to just move on with your life. Interact with the media that interests YOU; not the invisible audience that you THINK you’re pandering to.

No one forces you to read or look at something you don’t want to. It is up to YOU to curate the space YOU want in fandom, NOT on SOMEONE ELSE to curate for you.

You are never the cause of someone’s death, unless you are actively there and doing it. But you ARE a driving force in their decision. Be the force that makes them NOT take their life, instead of egging them on.

Making a fandom space insufferable to be apart of is not a flex. It’s not cute. It’s not quirky. It is not “fandom culture”. It’s not the POINT. The world does not revolve around you. You are the master of your own stage, but NOT the master of fandom AS A WHOLE. You make your own experience phenomenal, or you make it abysmal, and you can absolutely do the same for someone else in a fandom.

You’d think after Inquisitor, people would get the fucking point.

[leenfiend]

Kissing you on the mouth for your Lance son of Hermes take. I didn't even really have an opinion before but after reading your post I'm immediately sold and so invested in the au

Do you have ideas on what the other characters godly parents would be? Hunk with Hephaestus makes sense to me, and I'm a fan of Keith son of Ares (learning to accept his godly dad could match with his arc about accepting he's part galra, a supposedly evil/violent side of him, + the anger and fighting skills), but not sure about the others...

hello!!! I'm glad you see the vision hehe. I actually sent many a paragraph to heynhay about this only yesterday. I was firmly on the son of Ares Keith headcanon but then... someone reblogged my post saying Keith son of Zeus (I think it was @pidges-lost-robot and i was like WAAAAIT.

Okay so here's my many many paragraphs explaining headcanons for each. Shiro son of Zeus: Okay so in my head Shiro & Keith are both sons of Zeus but for very different reasons. They're like Thalia vs Jason types. Shiro is a great leader, he's ambitious, he's brave, he's a legend. His dad is so proud. He's been on like 20 quests and absolutely demolished all of them. All the kids in camp know he's So Cool and Talented. He can be hot headed sometimes but ultimately he's really adept at setting aside his feelings for the Greater Good etc. Ideal hero type and ideal son to the big guy upstairs. Keith son of Zeus: Keith is all the bad traits of Zeus (sorry to him). He's got a short temper, he's impulsive, he's closed off. He's a prodigy without meaning to be. Everyone pays attention to him but (despite what Lance thinks) it's because they think he's a freak, he's not a big three kid the way you're Supposed To Be. And he doesn't want to be a leader. This really rubs Zeus the wrong way. Keith would rather disappear into the ranks of his fellow campers than be the star of the show and that goes against everything children of Zeus are supposed to be. His dad definitely refuses to claim him for a long time which makes Keith just some weird really powerful kid who doesn't know who his godly parent is. Luckily Shiro takes him under his wing : )) (too bad Shiro doesn't come back from his latest quest tho, no one knows where he went off to and Chiron doesn't want to send out a quest because if something kept Shiro The Legend from coming back to camp it must be really bad). Hunk son of Aphrodite: ANOTHER ONE I'M FIRM ABOUT. I think Hunk's defining characteristic is his love for his friends. Hunk is always looking for peaceful ways to solve problems, he's always forming relationships with people before doing anything else, he really values giving love to those around him. It also doesn't hurt that he's kind of squeamish and particular about a lot of things, as a lot of Aphrodite's children are. But I really think his greatest strengths are the ways he's able to relate to others. I know a lot of people say Lance is the glue that holds everyone together, but I think it's Hunk. I know the fanon is that Aphrodite's kids are all just big flirts but I think both Selena and Piper are great examples that that's not true, and Hunk would absolutely be their brother. Pidge daughter of Hephaestus: I've seen some people saying Athena for Pidge but that's another one where I just can't get behind it. Pidge is so smart in so many ways but so stupid in others. She's too impulsive and single minded to be a daughter of Athena, imo. Her main love is figuring out how things work, what makes them tick, and using that knowledge to help those she loves. Children of Hephaestus are know to hold grudges, fight for their families, and let's not forget Hephaestus spending literally all of his free time trying to play pranks on the other Gods with his little contraptions like that is all Pidge would do all day long. Plus she befriends a robot and that is who she talks to for the first like 3 episodes of Voltron that is so unbelievably child of Hephaestus energy. Anyway thank u for asking this question I've been thinking on it for days. I am also open to the idea of Shiro being a son of Athena, I think that would suit him well. And also in my head I like to think Keith would potentially just remain unclaimed until he stomped his way to Mount Olympus and forced whoever was his parent to fess up.

[catras-breakup-song]

ugh, okay. i know i try to avoid discourse, especially when it's via my original content, but this is really pissing me off so i just need to take a risk of backlash and get this out there.

i was recently reminded of a youtube video from a while back (reuploaded below) that i really did not like, despite it kind of having a point (albeit for the wrong reasons) but now i can articulate why:

if you watch this without context like an average viewer of the show, it just looks like a genre of fan-made edits that i absolutely adore, which is highlighting parallels & patterns between characters. the problem is that this was made with the intention to paint such existence as a bad thing; that is, to accuse catradora moments in season five of "ripping off" or copying from prior scenes of glimmadora.

to borrow from a comment i left, as a multishipper of both... i simply love that these parallel each other. i'm a huge fan of recognizable repetition that isn't extremely obvious or carelessly spoon-fed to the audience. i don't see this as "i'm upset because my preferred ship isn't canon (however valid that is by itself), so the one that is stole from me, and that's bad" but rather "it's cool, and in a good way kind of ironic, that these two rival ships among fandom have so much in common." i don't want to negate how anyone feels or their right to have other beliefs but i see this as a positive thing, or at least neutral if nothing else, so i just don't understand what the big deal is.

the thing i'm mad about, personally, is how we can never get along and just respect each other's preferences. i think that's actually a more pressing issue that we should be taking seriously as opposed to kids' cartoon ship wars, and that's not even exclusive to SPOP. i'm not sure how many are left over this year, but i know a lot of us initially came in waves after being disappointed with voltron when it ended, and similar stuff happened between klance/sheith shippers (mind you, i was not a multishipper in that case, but i still had the decency to respect the other team even if i criticized it and mostly leave that community alone).

so, from a different perspective, i choose to appreciate this video for (accidentally?) connecting two of the most important main relationships in she-ra.

this is not an attempt to change the creator/reuploader's minds, nor is it meant to come across as inconsiderate of someone who disagrees with me. that being said, we are both as separate parties allowed to express ourselves with the same media and form our own judgements based off it.

[bokunoheros]

hello everyone, today i will be opening commissions!!! below, you can find the media, ships, and genres i'm willing to write for.

all commissions will be personally shared, not posted on this blog unless it is for bnha and you are okay with me posting it.

please DM me if you wish to commission me!

0/7 slots are taken!

MEDIA I WILL WRITE/DRAW FOR:

  anime:

assassination classroom bnha  bungou stray dogs haikyuu hetalia fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood fruits basket noragami ohshc soul eater suicide squad: isekai the disastrous life of saiki k

   shows:

american horror story futurama hazbin hotel helluva boss inside job it’s always sunny in philadelphia stranger things the boys the umbrella academy voltron

   games: 

boyfriend to death (1 & 2) (so sorry if yk what that is) genshin impact honkai star rail ikemen vampire ikemen villains mystic messenger project sekai: colorful stage

SHIPS I WILL WRITE/DRAW FOR:

canon character x canon character

oc x canon character

self insert / reader x canon character

oc x oc

self insert x oc

matchups* (yourself or an oc x a character assigned from me!)

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smut /NSFT** (**not safe for tumblr)

dark content / dead dove: do not eat

generally toxic content

fluff

angst

yandere + descriptions of gore (if desired)

any AU you can think of 

*MATCHUP RULES:

tell me your name (or what you prefer to go by), age, and sexuality

list at least 5 semi-detailed facts ab yourself /personality traits you possess /whatever you think will help me understand you as a person

tell me your top 3-5 characters from the piece of media you select (this will help me assess your personality also)

matchups will include headcanons and reasons as to why i paired you with the character i did, and a 150-700 word blurb to accompany them

WRITING PRICES:

100–300 words: $5-7+ 350–600 words: $7-10+ 600–1000 words: $10-13+ 1500+ words: $15+  2000+ words: $20+ 3000+ words: $30+ 4000+ words: $40+ 5000+ words: $50+ 6000+ words: $60+ 7000+ words: $85+ 8000+ words: $100+ 9000+ words: $140+ 10k+ words: $170+ etc, etc, etc — the most i am willing to write is up to 20k words.  *initial matchup prices will range from $10–15

   ***these are all base prices, i am willing to negotiate depending on the content of the work.

examples of my writing include: tdbk threesome (10.4k words); “....katsuki!” (3.6k words); LIPSTICK STAINS & MIRRORS (7.7k words)

here, i have examples of my art listed below so you can see for yourself what my styles are like and if you want a piece of art or if you’d rather stick to my writing!!

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some NSFT (softcore stuff mostly)

screencap / official art redraws

OCs

ships

light gore

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your pets !

DRAWING PRICES:

sketched head/bust shot — $7+ sketched half-body — $13+ sketched full body — $17+

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[kissedbyaphrodite]

Promoting my fic "How I feel this river rushing through my veins"

Fandom: Voltron

Main tags: Half-Galra Keith, Quintessence-sensitive Keith, Druid Keith, Keith Can Manipulate Quintessence, White Haired Keith

Summary: "There he is" Haggar grinned, revealing her jagged teeth "My Apex"

The witch reached out to hold Keith's face, only for him to growl and try to bite her. Haggar laughed at him.

"Oh, feisty as your mother" She chuckled "Fret not, I won't hurt you. You're too precious for that"

Quintessence

¹- The fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies

²- The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form

[puhpandas]

the fact that theorists like ryetoast and john and even non theorist fnaf enthusiasts like dawko are all so sure that Gregory vanessa and Freddy are going to have a big role as protags and be heavily involved in the plot of 'saving cassie from vanny' in whatever big game after sotm is so reassuring to me like thanks guys for making me feel like I'm not insane for wanting the main characters to be main characters when so many ppl/theories in the fnaf fanbase make me feel that way because I don't want the fnaf 4 bullies banding together and forming voltron to stop the mimic to be the story. literally making me feel crazy for expecting them to come back

[ocdeeznut]

In rewatching s8 i have some thoughts. Why it didn’t work as an ending, and what i think could have been changed.

WARNING THIS POST IS LONG AS FUCK, so strap in if you’re interested.

- The feel of the writing is distinctly off. Not bad, but it doesn’t feel like you’re watching Voltron anymore. It feels grittier and more like a high stakes adult animation than the other seasons. Which, again, isn’t necessarily bad, but the shift is too quick and it could have been executed better if they spent more time digging into the individual characters and their growth during s6/7.

- The issue of ‘there’s always a bigger enemy’ starts to make the plot feel stale. You get bored of a bigger robot, higher stakes, more to lose. They start killing people and planets for a cheap audience reaction when we weren’t all that invested in the first place. It felt like a split second decision by the writers to destroy Olkarion. Something like that needs to be pencilled in from the beginning. There were too many attacks on Olkarion, and as a consequence we got too used to seeing it’s people in peril. There should’ve been a distinct shift where we, as the audience, realised Voltron wasn’t going to be there to save them this time. Whether that’s a writing, animation or atmospheric issue i’m unsure. Maybe it’s just a me thing.

- The Atlas should never have been able to transform. That for me was the biggest investment turn off. Why do we need Voltron anymore if there’s a bigger, stronger robot on their side? If they were going to replace the castle, they should have made it clear and stuck with the intention. That’s not a support ship anymore, that’s something else entirely. I’d gladly watch a show JUST about the Atlas, with Shiro at the helm, but it’s not Voltron.

- Too many things happen at once, and it’s massively convoluted. 13 episodes is not enough time to: introduce a romance, have me actually care about that romance, kill off a main character, form a new version of voltron, redeem three main antagonists, AND cutely tie up all the glaring plot holes of the show. S8 needed to be two seasons at least. If things were spread out and more passion was pumped into the writing, it could’ve worked.

- Allura’s character was ruined. She became a nagging, reckless, martyred love interest. I love her dearly, i have from S1, but they did her SO dirty. Lance, too. They both deserved better.

- I think, personally, that Sendak should’ve been the final villain. Not Honerva. Her arc was rushed and her CORE motivation made little sense. They used the flimsy excuse of her corruption to redeem her love for Lotor, and his name was literally raked through hell and back for a very mediocre payoff. If that was the plan from the start, it needed to be hinted at more.

- There was too much, as i call it, flip-flopping. The alteans are alive, now they’re evil, now they’re not. We can’t get into Oriande, but now we can! Personally, i need explanations, and strict universal rules. If those rules are to be broken for whatever reason - it has to be a show stopping exception and a main event. Everything is excused and explained away when it doesn’t make any sense.

- Now, i actually really likes the subtle art style and animation adjustments in the season, visually it was spectacular so i have no critiques there. If only the plot could have done its outer shell some justice.

AND GET LANCE OFF THAT DAMN FARM.

[hurtwithabitofcomfort]

Introduction time !!!!

Tldr; I am Kel, I’m 23, I enjoy Sickfics and plan on writing for Genshin Impact when I get back in the swing of things!

Hello! It’s nice to be back on tumblr and rejoining the community. My name is Kel and it’s been a while since I was last on tumblr and writing/posting fanfiction.

So — I was heavily into the whump community here on tumblr around 2015-2018! I was angsty, in high school and wanted to find people to connect with. Well — Now I am still angsty, in my 20s and wanting to share my writing and head canons with people! I used to write fics often mostly for Marvel, Voltron and Musicals.. However I will sadly not be writing about any of those anymore but those are my roots.

I don’t have a lot of free time to write — I am a teacher and most of my energy is put into caring and teaching middle schoolers! It’s my passion but it takes up most of my spoons.

I’m also chronically ill — so that both helps inspire me when it comes to writing but also makes it rough since I struggle to find energy to write… But I am gonna try!!

I love Sickfic — specifically writing and reading emeto. I am also a fan of other forms of sickfic, as well as whump, hurt comfort, angst… A little bit of everything.

My current main fandom that I plan on writing for is Genshin Impact — I want to write fics for Kaeya but I might also write for other characters as time passes..

Anyways !! It’s nice to be here :) I am excited to take up space here on tumblr and share my thoughts.

[tsukinoiri]

&. @skyguarded liked ★ for a smol starter

"don't just stand there --- run!"

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We Are Connected: Chapter 1: Discovery

It had been quiet for a few days. There had been no distress signals for a while now, making Keith on edge. Almost all the Paladins were on edge. This was normally the calm before the storm. Keith looked out towards the stars. Shiro walked up to his friend.

"You okay?" He asked. Keith glanced at Shiro before looking back at the stars.

"It's been too quiet for a couple days now. It's making me on edge." He said. Shiro smiled and placed a hand on Keith's shoulder.

"We can take this time to rest. Just because it's quiet, doesn't mean it's a bad thing." Shiro said, smiling. Keith sighed and relaxed a little.

"Yeah. I guess." He said. The other Paladins entered the main deck of the ship, walking over to the two. Hunk sighed.

"Man! It's nice to be able to relax! We're not having to form Voltron, not having to take down any Galra. This is nice." He said. Pidge nodded.

"Yeah. I've gotten time to create and algorithm that would, within a statistically acceptable margin of error," Pidge started, pushing up her glasses. "Provide a list of target-rich Galra environments, color-coded, of course, because what are we, animals?" Pidge said. The others looked at her like she was speaking another language. Pidge's smile fell and her shoulders dropped. "In simpler terms, I made a Galra finder." She said. She really wished that her team members understood the complexity of science like she did. It would make things much easier to explain. Lance's eyes widened.

"Oh cool! This will make taking down the Galra much easier!" He stated. Allura was scanning through the solar system, making sure that they hadn't missed any distress signals in the past few days. She scrolled past something that made her look again. She zoomed in and her eyes widened.

"It, can't be." She said to herself, catching the ears of everyone else. Shiro walked over.

"What is it, Princess?" He asked. Allura immediately called for Coran, who entered through the doors.

"You needed my assistance, Princess?" Coran asked. Allura looked over at him like she had seen a ghost.

"Can you come look at this? I think my eyes are deceiving me." She said. Coran walked over and looked at the planet she was focused on. Coran stood there for a moment, then, his eyes widened.

"Y-You aren't seeing things, Princess. That is Pandora." He said. The Paladins looked at the two Alteans in confusion. Lance tilted his head.

"What's Pandora? Does it have cute ladies?" He asked. He was then elbowed in the side by Pidge. Clearly, whatever the two were looking at, it was a serious thing. Allura turned to the Paladins.

"Pandora is home to the Na'Vi. They're an alien species with excellent fighting skills. They have been one of Alteas' greatest allies for many decafeebs." Allura explained. Coran turned to them.

"We thought that Pandora had been eradicated, just like Altea." He said. Allura nodded.

"Their Chief, Aengtew, and his mate, Seäumni, were very good friends of my father's," she explained. She turned to Coran.

"Coran, do you think it might be possible to pay them a visit? It has been a while since I've seen Pandora." She said. Coran nodded.

"It shouldn't be a problem. Though, you do have to remember, Princess. It has been ten thousand years. Things may have changed a great deal." He said. The Princess sighed and nodded.

"I know." She said. Her smile returned and she looked at the Paladins. "We could think of this as training!" She said. "Like the Olkari, the Na'Vi believe that everything is connected. They believe that everything has the same energy. Seäumni once told me, that all energy is only borrowed. And someday, you must return that energy." She said. The Paladins looked at each other. They all nodded. Shiro looked at the two Alteans.

"Why not. It seems like a good learning experience. Plus, if there are any Galra there, we can form Voltron and protect the people." He said. Allura smiled and nodded.

"Then to Pandora we go." She said. Thus, began an adventure the Paladins would never forget.

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//Here's chapter 1. Let me know what you think about it. Also, if you would like to request a one shot, or something like that for Voltron, please don't hesitate.//

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INTRODUCTION !!

━━ ☆ Welcome to the Takashi Tuesday blog! I'm here to provide you with your weekly Shiro content, since we don't have nearly enough fun media of him. Who is Takashi and why do they have an entire blog? Takashi, better know as Shiro, is a character from the animated show Voltron: Legendary Defender. His full name is Shirogane Takashi, he's around 25-27 years old; As well as a pilot, the black paladin and the leader of Voltron. What kind of content is going to be here? All things Takashi related! Art, snippets, fanfics and other forms of media. There is no plan for a type of order, like art, snippet, fanfic, art, etc. Just whatever feels right that particular Tuesday! On that note, while you don't have to have watched the show to enjoy the content here, there will be many spoilers so if you plan to, be prepared. Does that mean follows can request or submit things? Yes! The submissions and asks are on. Request ideas, ask Shiro related questions or send in your own art, snippets, headcanons. The guidelines are mentioned under the submission area but to reiterate; I will ask that everyone is (moderately) appropriate because you never know who's in these spaces. Suggestive comments and other silly things of that nature are allowed but please no explicit NSFW. Is it just going to be Shiro? It is mostly about Shiro but that doesn't mean other characters won't be mentioned! But for shipping that I'll be posting about will likely alternate between Curtis/Shiro and Adam/Shiro. I will not be posting about Shladins, this means any ship between him and a paladin. (ex; Shance (Shiro/Lance), Sheith (Shiro/Keith) If those are your preference, this isn't the place for you sadly! But other characters will be featured on this blog of course. What is the upload schedule going to look like? Every Tuesday will be a main post, which may be a submission or an ask but there may be double or even triple posts on those days. There is no general time frame, just whenever I have the spare time. ━━━━ ☆ For the record, I have no idea what I am doing with this, it may be unorganized and a little unprofessional but we're all here for a good time. Please be respectful, this is a safe-space for all kinds of headcanons that are appropriate. If you do not agree with it, keep it to yourself. Any question feel free to ask, I'll get to them as soon as possible. Your weekly Takashi content will begin Tuesday, seeya soon! :)

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The Voltron brain worms are eating me alive…

Tell your James Griffin headcanons to me oh wise one who came up with the Catholic guilt headcanon.

Can he cook? (I believe so, I believe he’s a great cook)

How do the other Paladins feel about him? Do they know about his history with Keith?

How does he feel about the Paladins?

What are his relationships like with the other MFE’s?

Do you think he has siblings? To me he screams only child.

I could really talk all day but I’ll shut up about this, for now…

Shout out to this ask for making me finally update my headcanon masterlist. (also I have some James headcanons there already here and here)

Okay first things first, if you enjoy my Catholic guilt James stuff you HAVE to go check out this art, this art, and this art by my mutual if you haven't already. They bring it to life so well and their technique is just *chefs kiss*.

He can definitely cook, and I see the Arab version enjoys making Arab dishes for his friends. He makes a full mezze (meza? meze? idk I can't write Arabic words in English for shit) for the MFEs first chance he gets.

I'd like to think Hunk and Pidge probably think of James as the smart kid from class that was definitely going places but probably didn't interact with him pre-series to form much more of an opinion on him. Lance probably hates his guts around the start of the series given how much he beefed with Keith. I do think Lance probably calms down and respects him as a pilot by the time the Paladins get back to Earth since he matures A LOT over those two years. As far as Shiro goes, I think James would be a bit of a regret for him. While he would never regret taking Keith in, I do think with how caring he is that he would feel a bit guilty that he brushed off a kid who looked up to him so much.

Hunk walked in on them kissing once, which I'll probably write at some point. Teenage Lance was probably too busy having a one sided rivalry with Keith (and being a bit self absorbed) to notice anything of the sort. Pidge probably knew as I think both James and Keith helped them bust into the Garrison. Shiro had no idea, as they got romantically involved after he disappeared. I have a scene in my main Jaith series where he's actually rather surprised that they're together.

After the Paladins get back, I see them all more or less having a respect for James if not being outright friendly. I think Allura would be really impressed by him when they meet. I mean, she clearly trusted going into combat alongside him.

On James' side, he has a VERY positive opinion of Shiro and never really stopped looking up to him. He respects Pidge's tenacity. Despite the blow-up at Hunk, I do think he also respects Hunk and admires how empathetic he is. Though he doesn't necessarily dislike Lance, he found him irritating back when they were classmates. All that said, I think he does harbor some resentment towards the Paladins as a concept. Chain of command and merit are both something he places high value on. I think the Paladins having some mystical connection giving them authority would definitely strike a nerve, at least at first. He comes around, but yeah I do not see him being thrilled with the concept of divinely granted authority (may or may not tie into his religious trauma oops).

I have some MFE headcanons here. The MFEs are very found family. Kinkade is his best friend and they roomed together all four years at the Garrison. Rizavi would kill for him but is also his number one pain in the ass (she takes very liberal interpretation of James' orders). Leifsdottir became friends with him by following him around vaguely like a lost dog for months their freshman year until he finally asked her what she was doing. They help eachother with math a lot because James is good at calc type stuff while Leifsdottir is more a stats person.

I personally think he's second youngest of four with two older brothers and a little sister. To me there's not way he isn't either a.) the middle youngest b.) an only child treated like a disappointment. He just has those vibes.

(also never shut up, I love gettign asks)