#adam&keith

[alluraaaa]

When the paladins touched down on Earth, it quickly became Reunion Central. Not that Keith has a problem with it, he’s just unsure of how to approach it. He doesn’t exactly have anyone to return to.

However, he doesn’t have to think about that, the decision is made for him.

He’s pulled into many a meeting of the family, given introductions he immediately forgets and hearing stories about himself. Hunk, Pidge, and Lance are thrilled to show their first families their second one. Keith, Allura, Coran, and Romelle are passed around like trading cards to the tune of “These are my parents!”

Though Keith will admit he’s avoiding Lance’s family. Nothing against them personally, it’s just… there’s so many of them, and they’re all as touchy feely as Lance. He appreciates a good group hug from the team, but it’d be different with people he’s only heard stories about.

Luckily, he’s saved from a social interaction he doesn’t want to participate in yet.

“Keith. Akira. Kogane.”

Unluckily, it’s replaced by a less favorable one.

Keith stiffens, staring but unseeing at Hunk’s grandmother. She, and the rest of the Garretts, turn to the source of the full name yelled across the way. Keith… doesn’t. He stares at the ground, unable to hide his grimace as he hears boots marching towards him.

Someone please put him back into a magic robo-cat that shoots lasers. He’d gladly get into a space fight than talk to him.

“Where the hell did you go!?” he asks, grabbing Keith by the shoulder and turning him around. Keith stares up into brown eyes covered by glasses, rage in those irises. Behind his head, Shiro is sending him a sympathetic smile, unable to stop his fiancé once on the warpath.

“Your brother goes missing and you think the best reaction is to do the same!?” Adam all but screeches.

“Hi Adam,” Keith manages. He missed him, he really did, but he also 100% knew this was coming.

“Don’t Hi Adam me, young man! Where did you go? Do you know how much I was looking for you? I was so worried! And you didn’t even say anything, you just left! Right after I get told my fiancé is dead!”

“Sorry.”

“You’re not sorry and we both know that.”

“Yeah…”

Adam sighs, like this is the biggest problem he has right now, and pulls Keith into a tight embrace. But not too tight. He still remembers how Keith likes his hugs. Keith hugs back.

He’s just as warm as Keith remembers him, and he still smells the same, like vanilla and cinnamon. It’s moments like these where Keith gets why Shiro fell in love with him.

“You’re grounded, by the way.”

“What!?”

[bisexualcroissant]

“that’s my comfort character” and it’s always the most traumatised, depressed and sarcastic ones

[poeticghostbaby]

terrible year so far

but then i remember fanfiction exists

….

life ain't so bad now

[linipik]

Witches ✨

[bananangel]

[mushed-kid]

voltron as textposts etc. 43

i think i might’ve made the missionary one before idk.

[galaxy-brain-rasslin]

I hope Eddie Kingston and Keith Lee are doing well.

I hope Luchasaurus is able to have a smooth recovery.

I hope Adam Cole is doing okay, too (that bastard).

I hope Big E's neck keeps healing up.

I hope everyone else out with injury or illness is able to make as full a recovery as they can.

[tricodekus]

"Well... I don't see anything physically wrong with you, Shiro."

"Are you sure? Cuz' I'm sure I felt... something."

[ AKA Shiro is a liar about his injuries to see medic Adam. ]

my twitter - my instagram - my ko-fi

[kandii000]

Me drawing Voltron fanart in 2024??? No wayyyyyyyyyyyyy

[rel312]

Not my theater major ass watching Hazbin Hotel like:

Cady Heron?

BEETLEJUICE??

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE???

DR. FACILIER??????????

[alluraaaa]

for the promts: z (zoo trip gone wrong) with adam shiro and younger keith?

Kids have too much energy. Shiro knows he would’ve passed out five times by now if he was doing what Keith is.

The ankle biter in question is practically vibrating in place with happy stimming, staring through the glass at the hippopotamus enclosure.

“Never seen him so happy,” Adam muses beside Shiro, tucked against his side.

“Yeah, he’s really into hippos.”

“I can hear you,” Keith grouches, but he still looks excited. “Hippos can have twelve inch long canines. That’s a whole foot of teeth. How are you not into that?”

“Well I didn’t know that, that’s cool as hell,” Adam says easily.

“Language,” Shiro remarks.

“He’s eleven, that’s old enough for hell.”

“Definitely don’t say it like that.”

“Woah,” Keith says, drawing their attention again. He’s not watching the hippos anymore, instead watching the path they’re standing on, where a ten foot long snake is slithering past them. It’s muddy brown and heavy looking but moves with ease, and Keith crouches to watch it with wide eyes.

In a flash Adam is gripping Shiro’s shoulders and hiding behind him, using his boyfriend as a shield to a snake that doesn’t seem to care about them. He says, “What the fuck?”

“Language,” Shiro says again. “I’ve heard of zoos letting animals wander, I just didn’t know this was one of ‘em. The reptile exhibit is right by here.”

“You sure?” Adam asks. Keith takes the disposable camera he was given and snaps a picture of the snake.

“That thing’s huge,” Shiro says, “there’s no way they wouldn’t see it missing. And if it did escape, they’d be making a big deal of it.”

“Okay. Okay, yeah, that makes sense,” Adam says, but still has an iron grip on Shiro’s shoulders. Okay, his boyfriend has ophidiophobia, noted.

They all watch it slither away, either entertained or terrified. It isn’t long before Keith is back to the hippos, pointing out and describing their behaviors to Adam and Shiro, who listen with interest.

“Wow, looks like we have an expert here today!” a voice says, drawing the trio’s attention. She’s an employee, judging by the uniform she’s got on. No one willingly wears a tan polo with tan khakis and a chunky walkie talkie. Either way, she’s adopted a “talking to kids” tone and is addressing Keith with a big smile. “I take it you’re fond of hippos?”

Keith nods. The woman responds, “That’s lovely. Our friends here are real happy to have such smart visitors!” She gestures to the hippos, who seem more interested in napping than humans with trivia, by Shiro’s guess. But he commends this woman for trying to befriend Keith “hates strangers” Kogane-Shirogane. He’s been there.

Speaking of, he’s awkwardly nodding along to what she’s saying, before his attention is grabbed by one hippo diving into the water in the corner of the huge enclosure. The woman is then ignored entirely, and she finally turns to Shiro and Adam.

“He’s one smart cookie,” she says in that quiet, conspiratorial, “talking about kids right in front of them” tone. “Y’all must be having fun today.”

“Oh yeah, he’s been begging to see this exhibit,” Adam says, “We’re having fun too, but he’s overjoyed.”

“Yeah, plus it’s really cool that you let the snakes wander like that,” Shiro says.

“Not that fun,” Adam grumbles, and Shiro chuckles.

“I’m sorry?” the woman asks, concern beginning to take over her bright smile.

“We just saw a snake crawling around,” Shiro clarifies. “Is that… not a thing here?”

The woman blanches. “…Please excuse me,” she says before speed walking away and hurriedly hissing into her radio.

Shiro, wide eyed, turns to Adam, who looks two minutes away from a panic attack.

“Okay Keith time to go,” Shiro says.

Oblivious to the entire conversation that just occurred, Keith whines, “Five more minutes?”

From the direction they saw the snake go, a scream rings out.

“Now,” Shiro says, and Keith doesn’t protest any more. The three of them promptly start hauling ass.

[prompt alphabet - send a letter!]

[starshineswirl]

I lowkey hate that it’s assumed that Keith and Adam’s relationship fell apart after Shiro died at Kerberos. Because yes, Keith is an angry person and yes, he would have been absolutely furious and full of rage at times after hearing the news.

But. Grief is messy and complicated and we have to assume that there were some days where he was hurting and scared and vulnerable.

And that’s where Adam comes in.

Because really, all they had left of Shiro was each other. There had to be times where they hugged and comforted each other. Times where Adam dried Keith’s tears and pressed kisses to his hair in hopes that it could show Keith that everything would be okay. Times where Keith made dinner or cleaned the apartment when Adam was too depressed to do it himself.

I have to assume that Keith was particularly clingy with Adam some days too — especially after nightmares hit or the days that followed the memorial service. And when he got that scared and vulnerable, he would stick by Adam’s side the whole day or crawl into bed beside him. All because he needed to seek out Adam’s comfort and — more importantly — his security. 

Because, really. This boy lost his mother.

His father.

His brother.

I have to assume he sure as hell wasn’t about to lose Adam too. 

[kentjohnson91]

[linipik]

the character page for my mer!keith comic Once Upon the Seashore (and the Adashi fic set in the same universe :3c) 

[klanced]

when adam met 11yo keith he immediately knew that keith was gay and was like i have GOT to support this kid!! (runs into traffic) meanwhile shiro spent years operating under the assumption that keith had like a gender thing going on

[mushed-kid]

vld as textposts etc. 60

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