#but mostly shiro lol

[coolauntlilith]

Every now and then I replay the first episode of VLD and I wonder why I thought it be a good show lol

[crownconstellation]

some fun Guardians of Azuma tidbits from the Famitsu interview with Director Shiro Maekawa:

Maekawa & Producer Hisashi Fujii apparently got into a Lot of arguments during game planning lol. they seem to have mostly been about when & where to keep things the same as they were in previous RFs vs trying new things and innovating

the goal for Azuma was to return to the RPG-focus of RF the series was originally designed to establish, as they felt it was drifting a little too closely to Bokumono in more recent entries and wanted to experiment with adventure RPG features / emphasise that vibe before 6 came out so that the transition in feel between 5 and 6 wasn’t too overwhelming

The OST for the game was recorded by a live orchestra, which was the idea of the game’s composer Noriyuki Asakura

Mauro’s airship is just directly the one from RF4, albeit remodelled. [Not part of the interview: he is also apparently the De Sainte-Coquille of the game]

Iroha was named after the poem “The Iroha” (いろは), as a reference to her being effectively the Tutorial Character who “teaches the protagonist the ABC’s of the game”

Matsuri is the general staff favourite character! (She’s also Maekawa’s pick for a favourite.)

Kurama is a gamer. Literally described as a “game nerd & homebody” type.

Kai was designed with the intent of being “the most handsome male character” to emphasise the reveal involved in his removing his mask LOL

The gods all have full names — Ulalaka’s is “Harunoulalakanahinomikoto,” or “ハルノウララカナヒノミコト” (“spring is coming”).

Subaru & Kaguya both being available in the story (and marriable) was directly inspired by Oceans, as Maekawa said he liked the concept there & thought it was a bummer it hadn’t been in 4 or 5

Maekawa directly brought up same-sex marriage being available #ally

The four seasonal villages available in the game have their own specific village levels / rankings that can be improved to unlock new features and things like crafting recipes (similar to, say, SoS Trio of Towns’ town ranking feature). one example they used was the volcano near Summer Village becoming active & being usable as a hot spring source once you level the village up enough

They’ve added up / down as aiming & fighting directions for battle, as well as ranged combat (both of these being what bows and talismans were added for). Bows are manual aim & talismans are automatic aim

Overall it’s a game the team is very, very proud of & that they’re excited to share with fans! They got a lot of feedback from staff in different departments who acted as playtesters & went over everything until they were proud enough of the product to describe themselves as such.

[prosciuttoon]

Toshiro/Shuro is overhated

(mirror of my thread on twitter)

ever wanted to talk abt something so bad but u have so many thoughts so u cant even begin to organize a sentence. thats me abt shuro and its why i cant give my thoughts on him. i NEED to get this out of my system bc its takign up so much memory in my brain i need that space for thinking.

so i was really surprised to find so much hate for him even tho he seems pretty normal and rational out of the whole cast. ive deducted that its mostly abt his laios fight and that the ppl who hate him probably had bad experiences w social cues and relationships w neurotypicals bc of that. theres no way to avoid it bc its pretty much Right In Your Face that laios is ND. but thats not the only factor in why their relationship is rocky. its also the culture barrier. u have to understand toshiro was raised as JAPANESE NOBILITY ofc he would be a little conservative

also culture shock. idk if u know this but jp culture is very Mind Your Own Business like a lot of other asian cultures . ofc hes gonna be weirded out by a stranger invading his space. also his names not even Shuro. its just yt ppl not pronouncing his name right and settling for whats easiest.

img src: fan translation by savaralyn2 , i think its from the adventurers bible Complete Edition bc i dont remember it in the old one

ok you get the gist of the culture aspect of it. lets go into the ND/NT clash aspect of it. yes i understand its pretty hurtful to never be told when youre acting inappropriately. i am autistic too lmao. but you have to understand that shiro is one guy and he even does realize that repressing things is one of his fatal flaws. again. asian culture. non confrontational. that sorta thing. but these are genuine frustrations. if i were him id be annoyed too but id speak out about it. set boundaries. bc im blunt. shiros not. he was taught crazy strict manners (hierarchies, respect, politeness, etc).

his problem isnt ableism its a culmination of culture barriers, how he was raised to behave, and terrible lack of communication as thing caused by "all of the above" plus he just generally keeps to himself a lot which means repressing frustrations that will explode leading to a pathetic fistfight while hes starved, exhausted, and dehydrated. also. if he was ableist he would hate laios. he doesnt hate laios. at the end of the day, they are friends. NT and ND ppl can be friends u know. there will be rifts (like their fight) but you just have to communicate misunderstandings. theyre gonna be fine lol

anyways that was my whole spiel abt it. i think i got everything out that i wanted to? my head still feels a little full so i may add more later when i remember something

also i think its a little unfair to rule out the possibility of laios and him just being 2 very different kinds of ND bc its very common for misunderstandings to occur even then. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT BUT WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER! but for the sake of interpreting the Fight as a commentary on NT social rules and ND frustration, ill say toshiros NT. will we ever know? hes so far in the sidelines... youd really have to dig in the extra content to see the intricacies of his character.... please give him a chance

[neithercrazynorfree]

- Hunk’s capacity for violence

- The specific out of touch and unhinged worldviews each member of the team would develop as a result of spending a huge chunk of their lives floating in a giant castle in space/living with the knowledge that they’re cosmically ordained to defend the universe, like that wouldn’t absolutely fuck up the way you experience reality forever and ever

Concepts to explore

- Lance as Chronic Flop. Finding worth when everyone is rooting for you but All You Do Is Lose

- The parallels between keith and Kramer from Seinfeld

[iamurpaladin]

Hi!

I'm Ash (she/they), and I'm very quickly increasing in sideblogs!

This is basically anything voltron related (I joined the hyperfixation late, but the fanfictions good even if I can't actually watch the show anymore), but this will be mostly keith and probably also pidge bc they are my favourites.

I ship klance but I am also open to other keith ships (I love rarepairs aaaa) as long as it isn't sheith.

I don't ship pidge with anyone, as I headcannon her as aro (and Keith as gay. No bi keith pls my guy wears skinny jeans and a cropped jacket that's as gay as it gets).

If you ship shiro with any of the paladins, please don't interact with me! I don't want to be rude, but I do think those ships are fucking disgusting due to the age gaps and the nature of their actual cannon relationships (like keith and shiro considering each other brothers).

Despite literally obsessing over voltron for several months now, I haven't watched the show, so if you could recommend websites I can watch it on, I'd very much appreciate it! Until then I'll just stick to fanfics lol.

[squeakyleftsneaker]

Also enjoying your Voltron watch! It's nice and refreshing to see the perspectives of people who haven't been influenced by the..."fandom" (please forever avert your eyes from the western side). Had the same reaction to certain scenes, so I'm like :D!!! when you get there too. I'm a big fan of Keith which can sometimes be exhausting because the fandom either mischaracterizes him or outright hates him for "getting in the way" of their personal fav Lance or Shiro while still apparently shipping him in those pairings. I also like Pidge but I feel like if there's anyone in the main cast people should be mad about it's her--whitest character the only one who gets everything and a satisfying ending to boot. Straight up the writer's pet fav.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME ONLY PIDGE GETS A GOOD ENDING???? BRO???????

I uh. My fandom interaction is PRETTY LIMITED so far lmfao, and I'm enjoying it that way. I am not a big shipping person mostly because like. I think a good writer can make near anything work!

I am again, a little... weirded out... that the only characters not voiced by white people are 2 aliens who have thus far lost an awful lot narratively (Allura especially so, in a way that is honestly so poorly handled by the show it makes my head HURT).

Hunk and Lance for me are.... falling pretty squarely into the unfortunate trope of Ambiguously Brown background characters which is a HUGE shame! They're SUPPOSED to be main characters! More to the point, Lance is like, our audience surrogate! He is us! Having him fall away so much is like having us viewers fall away.

I don't want erase the fact that the crew that worked on this show was NOT all white people. That'd be a massive disservice to all of the non-white people who worked on it! But I do think that the show would've significantly benefited from more time in the oven to ensure that white-biased tropes that are VERY COMMON to science fiction and can be reinforced subconsciously were less prominent in the show. Sci fi is Very White as a genre in the US. It just is. A lot of the language of the genre is HWITE. That's why good writers that CAN will take time to work through that! Make sure that you're not reinforcing racial biases in your writing! (Especially if 5/7 of your main characters are not necessarily white even by alien terms) (EVEN MORE SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CHARACTERS THAT AREN'T WHITE BE VOICED BY WHITE PEOPLE)

And I think that (so far at least) for all that Lance and Shiro are, as you mentioned, compromised in service of Keith (which they are to some degree for sure lol), Keith too is compromised as a character in service of other ones– I remember REALLY EARLY in the show I pointed out that they made him a hypocrite without ever textually engaging with it, there's been several other instances of shit happening with him and being dropped or altered or just ignored.

Idk I think the character I'm most angry for rn is Allura, who is being forced to shrink down and lose her anger, lose her competence, lose her CONFIDENCE for them to make this plot happen rather than just letting her be herself and having the plot arise from there. Closely followed by my seething RAGE about how they treat Hunk. Just. Ugh. Makes me nauseous. Makes my skin crawl. It's horrible.

Don't be angry for just YOUR favorite characters! Be angry that there was so much story, so much life, so much cool stuff completely left on the table because this whole thing was clearly so rushed no one could guard against all this dumb shit happening!

WE NEEDED LIKE A SECOND, MAYBE THIRD OR FOURTH DRAFT OF THE WHOLE SHOW DAWG

(That said I am only about halfway done with it! So let's see how it pans out!)

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Hello there! I've been looking through your Stardew Valley and mods headcanons and I really like them! Especially the Ridgeside Village ones, I adore everyone in that mod sm, especially my boy Jio <3

Anywayss speaking of Ridgeside, could you do like "What Ridgeside Village bachelor/bachelorettes would think or do if their child with the farmer wanted to become a fighter"? I hope thats not an odd request lol, I'd mostly like to see what Jio would think, cause again, love that guy, but I love all the romancables in that mod too so they can all be on here :]

Hewwo :3

Thank you for your kind words, dear anon! And don't worry, your ask is completely fine ☺️ Enjoy some more headcanons with Ridgeside Village, and have a good day! 💖

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RSV bachelors:

"Then, my child, I will be your teacher. Starting tomorrow. Be ready." No questions, no hesitation - Jio is ready to teach his and Farmer's child hand-to-hand combat and the use of blades. What? Fighter or not, the kid would benefit from knowing self-defence techniques anyway, the elf thinks.

Shiro will be a little confused. Does his child mean a career as a fighter in boxing, or in the army? Either way, he would support his kid in their endeavours, but before doing so, he would sit down with them and give them fair warning of the difficulties that might await them and what they might face. Especially if his and Farmer's child had a military career in mind.

"Sure about that, kiddo?" Considering Bryle's profession and Farmer's adventures with monster battles, the bodyguard wasn't too surprised at their kid's choice. Heh, the little one had a fighting temper from childhood. Well, then he'd sign them up for a kickboxing class if that's what they wanted, and show them a couple of moves from his arsenal himself.

"Our little one certainly has your spirit, dear." Jeric, as a caring father, would naturally be worried about his and Farmer's kid, who would be enthusiastic about going to their first boxing lessons, but later Jeric would calm down afterwards, and would soon be proud of the baby's progress. His child defeated their opponent, well done! Woohoo!

Well, if Kenneth's child is determined to be exactly a fighter, then he will not prevent them. After all, it will help his child become physically developed, strong and tough, and gain self-defence skills. So he gives the go-ahead, taking the kid's word that they won't start fights at school.

"I hope you're not talking about underground fights." June has turned on slightly protective dad mode, but he needs to know for sure that his kid meant relatively safe fights with certain rules, not the suspicious no-holds-barred fighting establishments that the movies like to romanticise. Plus don't forget about safety! As it is, he's fine with their choice of hobby.

Zayne was at a loss for words at his child's statement. Are they... exactly sure this is what they want to do? No, not that the head of the Amethyne family is adamantly against it, it's just that all this violence and blood... Well, if that's what they desires, so be it. Zayne would be proud of them, even though he doesn't fully understand his kid's passion.

A bit of an unusual choice, but Sean isn't too worried about it, to be honest. Because his and Farmer's kid is still young: today they want to be a fighter, and tomorrow they'll probably ask to sign up for painting or dancing. If that's the final decision, well, he'll support them in their endeavours.

"What? Wait, are you serious?" It's not that Ian is against his kid playing sports, but a boxing specifically? Is it because of the TV shows with fights they've been watching recently with their friends? He's not too keen on the idea, but will relent if his kid really wants to. The important thing is that they keep safety in mind.

Philip had to watch those kickboxing programmes sometimes, and the kind of injuries the contestants could get a bit scary, physical therapist thinks. He carefully approaches with this conversation to his kid, wanting to know if they really want to be a fighter.

"Sweetie, I don't think it's a good idea for you..." Anton sighed tiredly as his child pouted after those words and said that he didn't understand anything. Maybe he didn't understand, but he did worry about them, just like he worried about his spouse when they went off on adventures. Sigh, it's going to be a very long conversation.

RSV bachelorettes:

"All right, sweetie! So, fistfight or swordfight?" Honestly, what is there to be surprised about: Daia herself is a ninja (from the Cult, but shhh!), and Farmer is a part-time adventurer in addition to their day job. So kid's desire to fight (albeit in the ring, as they've explained to their parents) doesn't surprise Daia or her spouse. "So it's a fist fight. Hmm..." Then Daia will help her child get some skills.

"Oh, no no no no! Why do you need all this... violence? If you want exercise, how and football?" Faye initially reacted rather harshly to the child's plea to become a fighter and start attending classes as she thinks they are cruel for their kid. It will take time before the waitress comes to terms with the child's determination and doesn't stop patronising them too much, but she's just worried!

Similar to Faye's situation, Irene isn't too fazed by her child's eagerness to get involved in fights where teeth can be knocked out, fractures given or - Yoba forbid! - something worse. She'll calm down too, but always gives her child a small first aid kit, water, and anything else they'll need if they happen to get injured at practice.

"Sure thing, dear! Should I sign you up for a class already?" Blair's child was overjoyed that their mother not only allowed them, but even helped them pick a good place to start their training. They'll definitely get some healthy exercise, and yes, she believes in them. Everything's gonna be okay, the fisherwoman believes.

A fighter? Hmm, okay, Paula sees nothing wrong with their energetic child wanting to pursue such a hobby. But the army doctor will insist that her kid should learn from her how to properly give first aid to themself and others, to make sure they can give/recive help if there is some kind of emergency.

*Gasp!* A fighter? Why a fighter exactly? Maybe Alissa could suggest some other exciting sporting activity for them? Running or football? Oh, they... Alissa just doesn't accept all this violence, and she's scared to imagine her and Farmer's child in that situation. But if that's what they want...

"Being a fighter isn't easy. But if that's what you desire, we can sign you up for boxing classes." Corine is quite confident that her dear child can stand up for themself, she's just giving fair warning of what they can expect during training and competition.

Maddie was shocked, to say the least. "No way.Period." She certainly didn't like the idea of her kid swinging fists and potentially getting injuries, some of which could be lifelong. Considering the lab assistant is stubborn, Farmer and their kiddo will have a bit of a hard time convincing her.

Flor would wonder if it was because of action films and other programmes on television that their child suddenly made a statement like that. Though on the other hand, martial arts and boxing would help their child develop stamina, health and fortitude. Still, the red-haired girl will suggest sports less traumatic than fighting.

When Ysabelle's and Farmer's kid blurts out that "I want to be a fighter," she will ask everyone to have a family talk. The conversation won't be long, but she will clearly explain with Farmer to the kid what might await them in fights and whether they really want it. If not, she will offer them an alternative. If the kid insists, she'll allow it, but she'll worry periodically about every scratch they got in training.

"Wow, that's some fighting spirit!" The most important thing for Kiarra is that her and Farmer's dear kid actually want this and will be happy. Sure, she'll worry sometimes, but thanks to a good teacher, first aid lessons and safety rules, the graphic design doesn't worry too much about her kid.

[justsomevoltronstuff]

Hello hello!

I was wondering if you write for any of the BOM members.

If so can I get angst to fluff, Kolivan and Ulaz (separately) with a medic s/o who is a member of team voltron and they get poisoned?

If not, then Shiro, keith, and lance with the same scenario.

I do believe at this point only God knows when this ask was sent in, I'm like really bad at answering reqs in a timely manner but I think everyones aware of this at this point.

I absolutely LOVED this plot idea and may or may not be writing additional parts for the Paladins as well lol

as always, I hope you enjoy! please feel free to comment/reblog with your thoughts🫶

c/w: poison; medical facility; mentions of fighting; badly written 'fight' scene; Kolivan gets wounded in his and reader is the one wounded in Ulaz's; reader is a medic so if you don't like depictions of medical practices, even briefly, this probably isn't your fic love; Ulaz’s got out of hand and is more of a small one shot than a scenario. my bad.

dividers by @cafekitsune

For as long as you could remember, you had always wanted to be a doctor. Your dream was to help people. You'd joined the Garrison Space Program in hopes of getting the opportunity to further your knowledge in multiple areas of medicine, quickly working your way into position of field medic.

Getting the chance to actually go to space had never been in your plans, you liked having your feet on the ground, where you could be more useful. But signing up for the Garrison didn't leave you with much choice in such matters.

The mission was supposed to be straight forward and to the point, you were hardly even needed. The people in charge wanted you there for the soul purpose of logging the members vitals. Collect scientific data so that the Garrison can use it for their next generation of space suits.

You had only wished it'd been that simple.

It was difficult to tell time in space. Your easiest guesses had been the rotation of meals and when you and the other prisoners were let out to fight in the gladiator pits. You loathed the days you were meant to fight and mostly kept to yourself in order to attend to wounded prisoners best you could.

When Shiro had told you he was busting out, you hadn't even hesitated in packing up any medical scraps you had left and leaving them with your apprentice of sorts. Promising to return to free the rest of the prisoners. Neither of you wanted to leave them there, but getting both of you out would be hard enough.

Getting back to Earth proved far easier than you'd anticipated with the Galran technology. You'd tried to attend to Shiro's arm best you could while he piloted the two of you home.

Home. You honestly thought you'd never see it again.

The landing was, rough. But you'd survived, and then you'd been treated as if you were a threat. Saved by a bunch of cadets before you could be transported back to the Garrison, where you probably wouldn't have seen the light of day for a good while.

Thinking back on those early days, how you'd come to be with the Paladins of Voltron in the Castle of Lions, was almost nostalgic despite not having been so long ago.

Kolivan

Organizing some of your equipment, you tried to busy yourself to not think of the mission they were on. Trying not to get too concerned for the team you'd come to think of as your family. Trying not to think of the one you'd come to love.

Before you could spiral into worst case scenarios, the door to your clinic burst open, Keith holding it open while Antok carried an unconcious Kolivan through the threshold, gently placing him on your table.

You were in full doctor mode before he was down, already gathering up various tools to check his vitals.

"What's the situation?" You asked to no one in particular.

"I think he's been poisoned. He was grazed and just collapsed not long after."

“Are you hurt?” A quick scan told you Keith was relatively unharmed.

“No, it’s just Kolivan.”

Cursing under your breath, you started searching for the wound, making quick work of cleaning it and patching it up after pulling a blood sample from it.

"Get this to Pidge, tell her to run it with every type of poison we have, I need to know what was on that blade." Keith was out of the room before you couldn't even finish.

You prepped every antidote you had or could make, waiting to hear back from Pidge.

Satisfied with your preparation, you turned all your focus and energy to Antok, checking him over for injuries and checking his vitals until he huffed out an “I’m fine.” taking up position by the door and watching you as you began to pace, no more concerns left to keep your mind busy from your bedridden lover.

"Y/n."

Kolivan's voice was hoarse, but very much real. You felt tears spring to your eyes as you turned to look at him.

"I'm okay." He tried to sit up, stopping only due to your hand on his shoulder, pushing him back down on to the bed.

"Okay or not you're going to stay put until I say otherwise."

It wasn't much longer before Keith returned with the type of poison, and you had the antidote administered.

You watched as even Antok seemed to relax, he and Keith both leaving the infirmary to give you some space.

Kolivan watched in silence as you cleaned up your area, carefully stashing away every antidote for every poison you've ever come across or even just read about.

"I'm okay, my love." He says again.

"I know, but you're only okay because I know what I'm doing. You could have died today." You tried to keep the tears threatening to break at bay.

"But I didn't because you know what you're doing. I have nothing to fear if I have you."

You scoffed a laugh, glaring at him over your shoulder.

He just shrugged, holding open his arms for you. Crawling up onto the bed, you snuggled into his chest.

"The mission always comes first." He whispered, a reminder of the life you'd signed up for and willingly walked into the day you'd fallen for him.

"And I'm not saying it shouldn't, just that you don't have to be so reckless with your health."

"I am not reckless."

The pointed glare you shot him made him chuckle, holding you tighter.

"I'll always come back to you safe, my love."

"Safe enough at least." You grumbled, curling tighter around him, causing him to flinch slightly from pressure on his wound, and hold you tighter against him to keep you from pulling away because of it.

Ulaz

You didn’t often find yourself actually in the thick of battle unless the Castle was, but even then there was a level of safety.

Finding yourself actually on a Galra cruiser was not common for you. At least not since you escaped your prison. But you’d sworn you’d be back for the ones you left behind, and after plenty of arguing back and forth, you found yourself tagging along with the paladins to do just that.

Moving about the ship to find your way to the cells felt like second nature, you and Shiro leading the way. The operation was going smoothly up until you passed the hall you wished you could forget.

Ulaz had lived on that hall. Forth door on the left, knock twice, wait, knock twice again. It was ingrained in you, just as the safest path to it was.

You'd tried not to think of Ulaz or your time together on the ship, it was easier not to than to ponder what might've become of him. Had he been made? Would the other Blade's have gotten him out if he had? Was he even still alive?

Time wasn't a commodity you had as you found yourself in the cells, already wrapping up any wounds that needed immediate care and taking note of what could be done once back on the ship.

You'd been far too focused on assisting the wounded, you'd forgotten the dangers of mission and the fact that could easily turn into a battle.

The prisoner you were helping screamed just a moment too late and you felt searing pain as a blade made contact with your arm. You hardly had time to look at your attacker before all you saw was the back of a Galra soldier.

Breathing a weary sigh of relief, you finished your work and urged the prisoner to follow the others, before taking a quick assessment of your wound and the room around you, smiling when Ulaz dropped to his knees beside you.

"What can I do to help?" He asked earnestly, checking your wound himself.

"I think there was poison on the blade, so if I fall unconscious, get Pidge, the Green Paladin, to run a test to figure out what type, I should have the antidote-"

"Get away from them!" Ulaz grunted as he blocked Keith's attack.

"No, stop. He's not hurting me."

The Paladin's all looked at you like you were insane. "He's Galra, Y/n." Hunk stated incredulously. "You're literally bleeding."

"And he dispatched the one that made me bleed. Look I'll explain on the ship, but lets get these prisoners to safety."

Lance moved to pick you up, but Ulaz tightening his grip and standing effortlessly with you stopped him.

"Lead the way, Paladin." He said gruffly.

Somewhere between the holding cells and the lions, you lost consciousness entirely. Comforted by Ulaz’s presence and the knowledge you’d be safe as long as he had you.

“We’re just going to let him stay here? What if he’s leading them right to us?”

“He hasn’t left Y/n’s side for longer than it takes to go to the bathroom, does that really seem like someone who’d compromise them?”

“He’s Galra Keith.”

“And when have the Galra ever not been completely forthcoming with exactly how they feel about us? Face it Lance, even the Galra have emotions and aren’t all bad.”

“But he was on a Galra fleet cruiser, that’s not exactly a green flag.”

“Y/n trusts him, so we at least need to hear them out.”

“Do they always talk this much?” Ulaz whispered.

You chuckled, followed by a coughing fit. Cracking open your eyes and squinting against the bright lights of your infirmary. 

“This is mild for them.” Your voice was hoarse from lack of use. “You get used to it though.”

“Y/n!” Lance screeched, rushing to your side, shoving Ulaz away from you to check you over. “Keith, go get the others! Y/n how are you feeling? Do you need anything? What can I do to-” 

You reached your hand up, covering his mouth. “Dim the lights, they’re gonna give me a headache. And don’t shove the love of my life away from me again or I swear I’ll leave all your healing to those ten thousand year old pods. Understood?”

His eyes widened in shock, looking between you, to Ulaz, and back again.

“Love of your life?” The muffled question felt just as incredulous as it was probably supposed to sound. Pinning him with what he dubbed the ‘Mom Eyes’ he quickly moved to dim the lights. 

Ulaz returned to his spot beside you, gently pulling your hand up to his lips and kissing the back of it gently.

The other Paladins joined you, each taking turns to fill in the blanks of while you were out. Pidge informed you of the type of poison on the blade and how shocked she was that you actually had the antidote. Hunk mentioned the few survivors that have refused any type of healing, holding out for you to check them over. Finally, it was Allura that demanded to know why in the universe you thought bringing a Galra on board was a good idea. You just shrugged and shared a look with Ulaz. 

“Because we’re married.”

The room filled with various amounts of confused faces, indignant squawks –yes, squawks– and a barrage of questions sounding over top others. Your voice couldn’t be heard even if you tried to answer any of them.

Ulaz brought the room to silence with a laugh, an honest to goodness full belly laugh unlike one you’d ever imagined getting from him. He looked at you fondly, kissing the back of your hand once more before turning to your team.

He filled them in on how you’d met while you were imprisoned, how you’d come to fall in love, the ceremony of a wedding the two of you had completely alone in his quarters, and finally of how he was instrumental in yours and Shiro’s escape. He told them that neither of you had ever expected to meet again after that. War wasn’t kind on anyone, but especially not on lovers. 

When he’d been notified that there was an escape attempt happening at the cells you had been held in, he left his post to go check it out. 

“Knowing Y/n, I almost expected their return for the captives. I needed to know they were safe if it was them. I truly mean all of you no harm. I just wanted to make sure my Y/n was safe.”

“What made you break away from the Galra in the first place? It’s cool you’re in love with our Doc, but you’re still Galra, no offence.”

“I was never truly affiliated with the Galra Empire. Much like you, I seek to bring it down. I was working on the inside as a spy when I met Y/n. I am just glad they are mostly safe now. Thank you Paladins, for caring for them while I couldn’t.”

-Admin Rori💜

[komohine]

Shitpost, and also here’s my headcanon Jaith timeline:

Note that i hc Keith to be a bit older than James, maybe like 3 months.

When they were really young (like, under 9 years old) James and Keith were playmates and were on pretty good terms and decently close. Keith was the shy reserved guy in kindergarten, James was extroverted and charismatic. Fast friends.

Keith’s dad dies when he’s 9ish years old. Keith does a complete 180 mental health wise and pushes everyone, including James, away from him. James, being so young, doesn’t know how to deal with this so, after a pretty long go at attempting to comfort Keith (ex. he would sit by him in daycare and sneak him XL candy bars because Keith had nobody to spend the summer with and because, according to James, “he’s making the whole place miserable”) he eventually resorts to being an asshole to try to get a reaction out of Keith (cue S7 flashbacks where James was… an ass to Keith). His bullying era lasts from middle school to the first year of Garrison cadet training. Then he kinda gets punched out of it lol.

James apologizes for making fun of his parents, I hc its a projection of his own insecurities because thats what ppl said to James since I hc James’ parents as rich and all. Rich, but they don’t gaf abt their son, and view him more as an embarrassment than their child. It’s why he was in some random ass daycare during the summer as a child.

With the help of Shiro, mostly, Keith starts to slowly recover (maybe 14 years old now). A puppy love, crushing situation arises between James and Keith. They never officially date, but it’s pretty clear to anyone paying attention that they’re more than just friends. In the beginning, Keith prob mistook his crush for hatred (hence, the attached image… lol….) but after confiding in Shiro he sorted that out. Secretly holding hands, waiting around corners to pass each other notes, Keith dragging James into possible trouble and James always being the one to get them out (Keith doesn’t care abt being caught but James sure does lol)…

Then Shiro “dies” when Keith is 17. Keith does another 180 in mental health and pushes everyone away again, despite James’ best efforts. He quickly spirals out of control and gets expelled from the Garrison. He leaves without another word to James. James had to find out through the rumour mill that Keith was expelled (he thought Keith just didn’t want to be bothered). Keith then proceeds to be completely untraceable, James prob thinks he’s dead. Keith then does canon Voltron stuff. James is absolutely wrecked by this because 1) the love of his life is possibly dead and 2) he made a promise to Shiro when he was younger that he’d take care of Keith and clearly he has failed.

6 years pass and Keith comes back. They’re both 24-25 ish now (i think?). Cue S7 prolonged eye contact and also the other scenes where James and Keith are together. All his life, Keith was just a bit taller than James. He was always smug abt that. But coming back after 6 years, he finds that now James’ is slightly taller than him.

Throughout these 6 years James has never once gotten over Keith. Neither did Keith, but yk. James is still hurt over the fact that Keith up and disappeared for 6 years, but eventually after many apologies and an actual “I love you” they get back together kiss and are happily ever after 💞

Bruh imagine reuniting with your long lost love after 6 years and then immediately being thrown back into war and nearly dying multiple times id actually lose it

[misc-obeyme]

In-Game?

Okay next in the daily chat series is this one featuring Leviathan!

"But CC," you may be saying, "didn't you already post a daily chat story with Levi?"

Yes, I did a while ago. But then I deleted it. So if you saw that and were confused, I'm sorry! The problem is Levi lol. No, but seriously, I didn't like how that story turned out, so I decided to delete it and try again with a different chat. I find I sometimes have trouble writing Levi's character and honestly I think it's because his anxiety really hits close to home?? I mean, in the game, it's really not that bad. He just gets nervous sometimes when MC gets romantic and out in crowds of normies lol. But I've been dealing with anxiety (social anxiety specifically) for my entire life, so I tend to overthink it when I write a character with a similar affliction. I think I write the character's anxiety more like my own, which makes it feel too OOC to me. BUT I think I did okay this time, so here it is, attempt number two!

GN!MC x Leviathan

Warnings: none!

LEVIATHAN: Where did I go wrong? For Memory Kiss 2. Ugh, I got the bad ending.

MC: Want to replay it together?

LEVIATHAN: Sure! I just need Suzu-chan's happy ending… … and Shiro-chan's true ending. When you come, bring some drinks. Thanks!

It had all been going just fine. You had brought a few cans of devil crush super spicy mango juice to Levi's room. He had already started up the game Memory Kiss 2, prepared to play through it with you.

You just hadn't anticipated how awkward playing a dating sim together had the potential to be. Now you were sitting next to Levi on the floor of his room, blushing to your roots as the character on the screen swooned at one of your suggested dialogue options. You were both surprised that this option had worked.

Moments ago, Levi had expressed his doubt about it. "That line's just too flirty!" he said. "Suzu-chan will probably be offended that you're being so bold!"

"No way," you disagreed. "It's a great line."

"Why do you think that?" Levi asked.

"It would work on me," you said.

Levi had spluttered at you, unable to respond properly to this revelation. Despite his anxiety at what you just said, he managed to choose the dialogue option in question.

You both watch in stunned silence as Suzu-chan reacted with a multitude of little hearts.

You were embarrassed now because you actually thought Levi was right. It was an overly flirty option. But sometimes it was nice to hear something bold, something that left no room for uncertainty, something that indicated the person you were talking to wasn't just slightly interested, but actually wanted you.

The fact that this video game character seemed to agree with that assessment was pretty embarrassing.

"Y-you were right," Levi managed to say.

You cleared your throat and tried to brush it off. "Of course I was right," you said.

Levi put down his controller. He wouldn't look at you. "B-but you're nothing like Suzu-chan," he said. "And you said…"

"I know what I said," you interrupted, mostly because you didn't think you could stand it if he repeated what you had said. "Suzu-chan is a video game character, Levi. She has a programmed personality. Real people are more complicated. And I… well, I…"

Levi turned to you suddenly, grabbing both of your hands and squeezing them. He still couldn't quite look you in the eye. "Do you want me to start staying stuff like that? This sort of… Asmo-like stuff?!"

You laughed. "I don't know if I could take you seriously if you tried doing that."

Levi drooped a little. "Yeah, it would be more funny than anything, huh?"

"I just want you to be yourself, Levi," you said, watching him smile and blush at this comment.

You let go of his hands and picked up the controller. You had a feeling about what was coming next in the game, so you pressed through some of the remaining dialogue until a new set of options came up.

You selected one of the options, letting the game highlight it without actually choosing it yet. You put the controller back in Levi's hands.

"I want this from you far more than any flirty line," you said softly into his ear, leaning in close to him.

Levi froze at first, his eyes on the screen. You had highlighted the option that said only kiss me.

But then he seemed to gather up his confidence. He hit the button on the controller, choosing to kiss the character, who reacted with a sweet little kiss sound. But Levi wasn't looking at the screen anymore. The controller was abandoned on the floor as his arms circled around your waist, pulling you close.

You could tell that he was still nervous - a slight shake in his touch, the light blush on his cheeks, the way he kept his eyes closed - but he still leaned in to press his lips to yours.

Levi always started off timid, but with a little encouragement, he lost himself enough to let go of that anxiety. So you kissed him back, putting your arms around him and clutching onto his shirt as you pulled him closer to you.

Sure enough, this was all Levi needed. His response was to become needy, arms tightening around you, his movements more desperate, even a gentle nip at your bottom lip.

You pulled away just enough to whisper in his ear. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to distract you like this. What about the game?"

Levi made a low noise in his throat, half groan, half growl. "MC, for once I don't care about the game. Right now, real life is way better."

You laughed because this actually meant a lot coming from Levi. You kissed him again and he was ready for you, both of you losing yourselves in each other while Suzu-chan displayed on the screen, forgotten.

others in this series:

Mammon | Barbatos | Solomon | Lucifer | Simeon

Asmodeus | Diavolo | Beelzebub | Belphegor | Satan

masterlist | Thank you for reading!

[avidbeader]

Hello! I was looking for a very specific sheith twt thread fic and I wasn't sure who else to ask about it. It's set post s8, with Shiro married to what's-his-face. Shiro has major ptsd and not dealing with it well, so Keith comes out to help him from time to time and husband is super jealous about it. I believe it's told from the husband's pov? The only actual lines I mostly remember are one Keith says after husband explodes at him in a jealous fit, where Keith says "this is not about (me?)", at which point Keith then starts to take Shiro out to help him with his post war baggage, and another one where Keith says "I'm not going in (your house). You made it clear I'm not welcome" when husband verbally apologizes for screaming at him and tries to make amends. I know that's not much to go off of, but if you happen to know who wrote it and could let me know, I would greatly appreciate it! (but also if you don't, no worries either lol. Without any other context, I feel like this is a needle in a haystack situation so I will not be offended if you do not want to help hahaha) thanks for reading through this at the very least! :)

Those lines do ring a bell. I want to say that it was written by Andy (pejaposarambi on Twitter), who is the one who tends to do the most detailed and nuanced stories involving the "husband". But you can also send an ask to @naarna, who is currently downloading and saving hundreds of Sheith twitter fics in order to send them to the authors in a format that will be easy to upload to AO3. If anyone's come across this recently, it'll be her.

Good luck and let me know if you find it - I'd love to read it again myself!

[gloomyshoujo]

Mostly just an experiment with some brushes, that turned into accidental concept-y art landscape?xD Idk. I imagine Keith and Shiro are stuck on a terrifying alien planet, where the sun never shines, and the only light on the planet is from the weird rock formations. There are glass-like shards in the air, so just breathing without a suit on would cut their lungs. And unknown to them (in this shot), there are terrifying creatures in every corner, always in the dark, waiting to strike.

I think I liked the idea of such a giant creature being so quiet, so ominous, that you never know it's there. You just feel like somethings off, or maybe you see something in the corner of your eye; or a shiver goes down your spine, because you swear you feel as if you're being watched, or something breathed down your neck. I sort of got inspired by my own fears of spiders lol.

Aha idk, but it'd make for a cool fic. Not sure if I'd ever write for it, but there'd definitely be some whump and angst in there.:-3c

[theamityelf]

I was thinking about your Mini's au while I was making som fanart if it and I was wondering how UDG/V3 would be able to work with the concept.

I'm totally sure with Udg with V3 minis (that just seems like...not great lol) However V3 with UDG characters seem a little more fun and can we could get more creative with it instead of having just either THH or GBD as their mini senpais (although it's kinda funny to think about there being a DOUBLE amount of senpais to take care of.)

Theres kind of a lot of ways we can go with this. We could just have the main characters (WOH, Komaru and Toko) and only them. Which could result in the pairing (or more) of the V3 characters to take care of 1 of the 7 minis. (I'd say Shuichi and Kaede take care of Komaru because it's adorable. Imagine Shuichi with 2 very energetic enthusiastic girls. He'd die + Naehara maybe who knows ooooooh~)

But we could also go the route of including other characters from the game such as Yuta, Taichi, Hiroko, Izuru perchance, and even Shiro and Kuro Kumas. Add in Byakuya for some spice That would bumb us up from 7 to 11 ( bears cause I'm not totally down for it. And izu could be done differently) It makes pairs easier to divide!!

For more fun we could include Hajime and Makoto from the demo!! It evens out the characters much well and they could accompany Kaede as they did in the demo but now we have a Protag squad (yaaaaay) Additionally it allows for some good sibling bonding for Makoto and Komaru!

I was imaging that for Trial 1 they disappear halfway and nobody would be able to find them afterwards (referencing the end of the demo because it just cuts off mid trial) which adds some drama for the V3 students that were assigned to them. In a similar light, Hajime and Izuru switch places mid trial and Makoto is still nowhere to be found. Allows us to include all UDG characters present and even more issues!!

For the pairings it would be hard to say but I'm working on a chart at the moment and if interested I'll totally share it in the next ask! (I work better with charts it's unfortunate 😞)

I dunno hehe, It's really a 4 am idea it might not be coherent lmao but I had fun writing this out. Thanks for letting me get my ideas out lol, I hope you enjoy reading this!

(Btdubs I'm still working on that mini rp server, I'll get back to you when it's up and running >:D)

(Awesome!!! So exciting!!)

(Mini Classmates AU Masterlist)

I really, really like the idea of the V3 cast having to pair up to care for Mini UDG cast. I would definitely love to see your chart, if you do make one. Right now, my thoughts are:

Komaru, Toko, the Warriors of Hope, and Yuta makes eight minis for the sixteen participants.

Kaede and Shuichi can share custody of Komaru, like you said. That works great, for the reasons you said.

Himiko and Tenko can maybe share custody of Yuta, because that would be challenging for both of them for different reasons, and I find that kinda funny. They would have to adjust in cute ways. Himiko is exhausted just watching him, but he fully buys into her magic stuff, and she becomes amenable to being more active.

Kokichi and Kiibo share custody of Monaca, but Kokichi is too un-trusting to actually share custody. (The rules are still that you die if the mini you're caring for dies.) This means that, if all else goes the same (which it of course probably wouldn't), then Kiibo wouldn't be around Monaca almost at all until Chapter 5, and then he loses his antenna. Monaca would understand the significance of the antenna so quickly. Honestly, she probably clocked it long before he even lost the antenna, and she mentioned it to Kokichi early on.

(I thought about having Kokichi paired up with Gonta, but I think not doing that shows off how special it is that Kokichi trusted Gonta with some of his plans.)

Kirumi and Maki share custody of Kotoko. It would be mostly Kirumi at first, but it would bring out a very cute side of Maki.

I'm torn between having Kaito and Angie share Masaru and having Korekiyo and Angie share Jataro. But I already have a fic for Kiyo, Angie, and Jataro, so actually maybe Rantaro and Angie could share custody of Jataro. They would be so supportive and patient.

Korekiyo and Gonta share custody of Toko. Because bugs and serial killers and the arts; it just feels like it would be a cool match in a lot of ways. Toko sits on top of Gonta's bug catcher. Also, Gonta casually picks up Toko's author vocabulary. Also also, I like the idea of these three spending time together.

Kaito and Miu share custody of Masaru? They would get so parental about it so quickly. Like, they would genuinely talk to each other like divorced parents. "Has he eaten?" "You're giving him a lot of screen time." Miu has a clear willingness to be maternal at the drop of a hat, and Kaito would match Masaru's high energy and need for attention really well.

Tsumugi and Ryoma share Nagisa? Ryoma having someone to care for would be a big deal for him, and the shared mental illness would be out of this world. Tsumugi might craft a tiny Nagisa Shiota cosplay.

Again, these are just the initial brainstorm matchups, lol.

But having the participants share a mini-person goes well with the rule where two people can survive together in this one (and also maybe parallels the Monokuma-and-Monokubs dynamic, but I digress). Plus it allows the potential for drama, because it seems like it would be a no-brainer that, if you were to survive with one person, it would be the person you share a mini with, but some characters feel differently.

Maybe Kirumi is the one who cares for any minis who lose both caretakers (if that ever happens).

And maybe part of Angie's new rules, once the student council stuff starts happening, is something about sharing the minis communally as a protective measure or even turning them over to her so they're all protected in one place, but then someone points out that doing this would mean that Angie could kill anyone without consequences by killing their mini. Angie wouldn't actually do that, but whether the unspoken threat of it is intentional or not remains unclear. She doesn't end up getting everyone's minis, but maybe she gathers a few together, from other student council members. Having a lot of minis in one place has the potential to prevent one's self from being murdered.

The downside to this is that I'm now realizing that the Mini Classmate AU's are arguably more fun without plot, lol. A part of me kind of just wants these characters to hang out in the situation rather than doing a Danganronpa. But also. It's fun either way. 🤣

[vldfix]

hello! if you don’t know you don’t have to answer but i’m being dragged back down deep into the voltron fandom (lol i managed to escape for a few years but i can never fully escape and i lowkey love it so it’s fine) but i was wondering if you knew how the voice actors feel about the show nowadays? do they like the show? i know it’s been a while since the show ended so like there’s a reason they wouldn’t be recently talking about it, but i heard rumors about how like for example, steven yuen didn’t really like to talk about voltron (again, idk if that’s true, it’s something i heard)

i guess i’m just curious to see if they still have ever recently acknowledged it, or reminisce about the time nicely lol!

HEYIM SO SORRY I JUST SAW THIS NOW 😣�� i fear it’s a canon event as ive also been dragged back into the fandom recently (the voltron chokehold is unfortunate but real)

i’m gonna be honest i don’t keep up w the VA’s much, i like some of the other medias they voice act in :3 i know jeremy shada (lances va) does cameo and in 2023(?) he did a cameo that got popular in the vld fandom bc it was him as lance (if that makes sense) the og poster who ordered it has a private account now but @/mintcane_ (on tiktok) has art of it, it’s one of his most popular videos :3!!

the voltron official account on tiktok and instagram actively posts a lot, on tiktok it’s mostly memes/trends.

josh keaton’s username and bio on instagram is also a reference to his role as shiro :3 @/spacepadre and he also has a cameo !! he also attends comic cons as a voice actor bc much like the other actors he has a bunch of popular roles

steven yuen has not talked about or engaged in voltron stuff in years LMAO but he’s supa popular aside from his role as keith and he’s an actor as well as a voice actor

kimberly brooks has the roles she’s acted in in her bio and allura is there first and she posted a video on instagram in june 2024 as apart of a trend that was ongoing for voice actors and she made reference to her role as allura ^_^

i think rhys darby is a comedian i couldnt find much about voltron or coran on his ig page unfortunately

tyler labine (hunks va) doesn’t engage w voltron stuff either and there wasn’t rlly much on his page relating to hunk 💔

ik bex tk (pidges va) was cancelled due to stuff they said about voltron and also engaging in really hateful behaviours here on tumblr a few years ago but nothing recent about vld or pidge

i hope this helped a bit sorry if it’s kind of all over the place 😭😭

[ashippingpotato]

MOTHER

I WANTED TO ASK

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SHIPS ON VOLTRON THAT AREN'T KLANCE?

Ye totally!! Tis not a lot tho lol mostly just Adashi (Shiro and Adam) and Romellara (Romelle and Allura) lol

[littleshysheep-at-da]

I’m normal about them I say lying through my teeth. So another Doll Custom because the Wives. This my Shiro x Ariel Agenda. But this is why I haven’t been drawing a ton recently I was working on these! And waiting for the right weather to spray them.

This is my first Nendoroid custom and only like, under double digits for modding/customs I’ve done with decent knowledge (I’m gonna say putting makeup on and cutting doll hair as a child doesn’t count lol). These were originally “Station Staff” Kamaishi Mana Nendoroid #373 and “Motorman” Matoba Marina Nendoroid #374! I can’t take too much credit for the faces here because I literally used the original faces as a base just drew over and recolored them. I made a choice to give Ariel the more rounded eye and Shiro the more angular ones (which I think is the correct choice) but Ariel’s do look a little big on here. The Hair was mostly just sculpting the bangs and Shiro’s braid. I used spray sealant (I have safety gear don’t worry) and water color pencils for the faces (except Shiro’s eyelashes that had to be acrylic paint to show up) like the doll repainted pros do but Shiro’s eyebrows were to thin to make white. I used miliputt (that is almost certainly spelled wrong but two part clay) and acrylic paint for hair which I then sealed with spray sealant and mod podge (just for gloss and texture cause raw paint feels bad to touch to me). I plan to buy them Nendoroid Doll bodies for some more pose-ability (trying to get the stand around Shiro’s braid is a challenge ngl) and outfit options!