#as for keith. again i watched voltron myself. i even BRIEFLY shipped klance when the show first came out

[my-current-obsession]

every time i see bakudeku compared to k/ance (now specifically in terms of them getting shafted in the ending and/or accused of queerbaiting) i take psychic damage

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Voltron: An Evaluation(spoilers) pt. 2

If you haven’t read my previous post about all the characters that had died, nearly died, or sacrificed themselves then go read that real quick.

I briefly mentioned relationships but now I’m going to go deeper into it. But can I ask who’s angry? 

I’m not even going to start with allurance. I physically can’t. I feel sick talking about it. But I’ll start off with Shiro being canonically gay and his relationships.tand then I’ll move on to Keith, then Lance, and finally Allura. Maybe some others.

Shiro’s character wasn’t all about him being gay. His character was meant to be a leader and someone that the other paladins could turn to when they needed him. But he is gay. He was the number one LGBT+ rep that we could get out of this show. He is shown kissing another man in the series and that amazing. But let's start from the beginning of the show. Who was the most likely to end up with in season 1? Allura. Shiro is a gay man but there were some things that made Shallura appealing and honestly, it would have been better then what we prepared a=ourselves for endgame two years later. They were both leaders, both struggling to be the leaders that Voltron needed. I’m truly sorry about this ship dying. But their last interaction felt good. You can tell Allura truly cares for him, and Shiro for her. They had development throughout the series. 

Shiro was only likely with two other people before Allura: Keith and Matt.

I’m not a big fan of Sheith but it has some interesting points and if it wasn’t for how sibling coded they were, I’d probably ship it. The main reason I don’t is that throughout the series all Shiro does for Keith is comforting him and lead him in the right direction. They never got the chance to joke around or really see each other away from everyone else. The fight scene between Kuro and Keith was what did it for me. They are brothers. So this ship is out. 

Shatt/Miro is actually something I shipped before Adam. There wasn’t any evidence, I just thought the ship would be nice to see. They were teammates and friends. I love Shiro and his character but he never got the chance to talk to Matt. Kuro did. It was just a nice thing to think about. But it would have been better with Matt, because maybe then Adam wouldn’t have had to die. Maybe then we could have seen development in Shiro in another way, one that we never got to experience.

Then Shadam became a canon thing that happened. I wanted to love this. I wanted to see their relationship develop. In the end, we never saw much. We saw a flashback of Shiro and Adam have a disagreement about Shiro going to space. We got to see Shiro look at Adam’s grave. That was it. That's all we got for them. They could have killed off Adam and still made it impact Shiro. Shiro needed to mourn his ex-fiance’s death. Instead, he was pulled into an endless war.

Overall, I wished he was never in a relationship. I wish they let him mourn Adam like Lance gets to mourn Allura. 

Keith could have literally ended up with anyone: Lance, Acxa, Shiro, Allura, and Veronica. 

Lance was the most likely to end up with Keith. I’m not even going to lie because their romantic coding was flawless and they still didn’t make it happen. It’s Naruto and Sasuke all over again. They start off as rivals and slowly grow their relationship all throughout the series. In the end, they are best friends. I’m willing to accept this. Klance is canon king in our hearts. But the true canon is that they are best friends. I love them because of how well these characters interacted and how their chemistry was so well done. They had real potential.

Keith and Acxa were coded weirdly. They felt as though they were connected. I honestly wouldn’t have minded if they had ended up together. It would have made a little sense. As characters, they helped each other a lot. They had many things in common. They could have been a well-written relationship and I wouldn’t have been mad.

Keith and Shiro. In Shiro’s paragraph I mentioned them being brothers but in this paragraph, I’m going to ignore it and say this is okay. It's a valid ship. I wish there was more evidence for it. 

Keith and Allura were canons in the 80′s show. I’m not saying that has anything to do with endgame but common! I’m glad they didn’t make it happen though. They wouldn’t have ended it well.

Keith and Veronica would have made no sense. I’m just saying, don’t put him with Lance’s sister. Lance doesn’t need that on his conscious. What if it ended badly and then their best friend dynamic would be ruined.

I’m so glad that Keith is single in the end. I’m so upset that they coded him into loving Lance. Because damn this boy loves Lance.

Lance was meant to be with someone all along. Keith, Allura, Nyma, hell maybe even Shiro!

Keith is what makes the most sense. Lance shows concern for Keith more than any other character. He confides in Keith and looks to Keith when he needs help. But when he’s working with Keith he says “we” can fix this. not “you” not “i” but we. And I love that. This isn't even evidenced I’m just saying I miss them. All 8 seasons they were romantically coded. I’m so sorry for this ship.

We knew allurance was most likely to happen. Lance liked Allura since the beginning. Their relationship didn’t develop much. It went from him liking her, then feeling like he loved her, into being rejected. What was the purpose of Allura and Lotor when Lance and Allura were meant to be together all along. I just don’t understand. Lance and Allura were in love in the end, but they were never in love before season 8. They were crushes. I hate this ship more now than before. I loved this shi but now, I can’t take it. They really fucking killed her guys.

Lance and Shiro would have made the tiniest amount of sense. Lance and Shiro had struggled to communicate and talk throughout the whole series. Shiro reaching out for Lance when he was trapped in Black's mind was awful to watch. Lance reaching out back for him. I just can’t handle them. It would have made sense if they had been able to figure it out by ending up together. As if they were soulmates. even if I don’t believe so myself.

Allura was a good, wholesome character. She wasn’t meant to be in a relationship. But she could have ended up with Lance, Keith, Shiro, Hunk, Lotor, or even Romelle. 

For Keith, Lance, and Shiro please refer to their paragraphs

I’m not saying Allura ending up with Hunk would have made sense but there were times when I shipped it. It wasn’t an awful ship but if they would have been written awfully. 

Allura and Lotor have been through so much together. He fell for Allura. He could have had an amazing arc with Allura at his side. instead distrust and pain took over and he went mad. 

Allura and Romelle could have been amazing together. They are both Altean. They are both beloved characters. They could have connected through so much of Altean culture the way Allura and Lotor did. 

I’m glad she ended up with Lance because they loved each other in the end. I’m mad that they killed her.

I’m glad Hunk and Shay can be happy.

I’m glad Pidge is being her asexual self.

I’m glad Ezor and Zethrid worked it out.

But honestly: Everyone of these characters deserved better.