#human sendak

[monstersmashorpass]

SMASH OR PASS: Sendak , Voltron Legendary Defender

Please reblog for greater sample size, as per usual!

[xxking-glitcherxx]

What Sendak SHOULD look like

[devilsofficialfanfic]

Update Monday: New Fic!

Mayday Air Disasters: The Voltron Program: NTSB Investigator Sendak has been assigned to one of the highest profile cases of his lifetime, and his career is on the line. Fortunately, he has the help of the man who designed and built the doomed vessel, but will the skeletons in his past get in the way of the truth?

Listen, I have no excuse for this, but give it a go, won’t you?

[nocturn-warrior]

Kiss of seedcake• 🌧

Lotor x f!reader

Summary: building a life with Lotor on Earth after the galras were defeated, you decide to try for a child :)

Rating: fluff, smut (breeding kink)

Notes: this is set after season 8 events, in a timeline where my boy Lotor didn't die and lives happily with u on Earth. This smut has a plot.

Warnings: mentions of pregnancy and lactation, body changes mentions, mentions racism towards Lotor, my grammar because i am not a native speaker lmao

since Sendak and his army was completely defeated thanks to Voltron and their allies. And with an extra help of the space visitors, human kind quickly rebuilt its structures, combining the advanced technologies of their new colleagues with their own. Flying vessels, space travels and colonies, complex security AI systems and media were a great leap in history.

Not surprisingly, interspecies relationships emerged among the coexistence of humans and extraterrestrials, besides it was a taboo for some people, the most conservative ones, you could easily spot a human walking and a balmeran holding hands on the streets. But as expected, racism towards the space visitors was a thing, especially towards the galra people.

Being blamed for the death of so many, even not having affiliation with Sendak’s deadly army, the purple skinned people were a target to bigotry not just coming from humans but also from other extraterrestrials. With your partner Lotor, it wasn’t different. Making public appearances together, you could feel the reproved gaze of your peers, judging the nature of your relationship as disgusting, selfish. Some showed concern, fearing Lotor could harm you in any way, while others called you an enemy, a traitor for engaging yourself to an individual of a species that slaved, tortured and killed so many in the galaxy.

As the only begotten son of emperor Zarkon, so many wanted his head for what his father caused during centuries, and for reprehensible actions of his own. You were constantly reminded of Lotor’s thirst to acquire quintessence and what he did to reach his goals, the hundreds of alteans locked in tanks he utilized as cattle to harvest the substance. The United Planets Council decided he would not receive death penitence or be locked for his crimes, but he should be exiled.

“Exiled… I am used to this condition”

It was better this way; though Lotor wanted and deserved redemption, not everyone including the paladins would accept it easily. When you established you would not abandon him, they immediately intervened reminding you of what his family caused to everyone, of what your late friend princess Allura would want. You were tired of it all. You loved Lotor and wanted to keep him safe, even if it means cutting connections with your friends. You couldn’t risk having your boyfriend stabbed from behind by a vengeful self-proclaimed punisher.

Lotor understood the gravity of his actions he didn’t even tried to defend himself. But he repined every day about how quintessence drove him mad, crazy for power, and that those moments of madness showed up as nothing but foggy memories in his mind. It broke your heart to see Lotor eager to be accepted in this new multispecies society, but being doomed by his past. Deep in his core, all he wanted was that: to be accepted and to fix everything up. Even when he was still the prince of the mighty galra empire, all he did was for a bigger purpose. He knew he took the wrong route, though.

Four years ago you moved together to your family’s old farm; only you, Lotor and the desire to begin a new life. Part of the farm, including the barn and the stable were destroyed by the attacks, but luckily the house you grew up in was intact, except for the dust and spider webs covering the rooms. Nothing you couldn’t fix up. Lotor is a quick learner, his intelligence was always something you appreciated, and with a quickly explaining of how to use house devices, he became a master at it except for the vacuum cleaner.

“How can you pilot a high technological spaceship and be defeated by a vacuum cleaner, my dear?”

You would tease him, leaning against a wall while seeing your lover struggle to clean the dust of the living room. Lotor in his endeavor would blame the device instead of admitting he was having a bad time using it. You find that silly and adorable. It took some days for your house to be properly inhabited again, with Lotor’s help, everything was easy.

He would wash clothes, cook for you – that thin waist of his looked adorable in one of your late grandmother’s apron, and a few other things. But still, he missed space and missed the adrenaline. That mind of his was always hunger for knowledge and staying so much time without absorbing anything was frustrating and tedious. Lotor in fact would not complain about it, but noticing the lack of enthusiasm in your love, you gifted him with a box of the old books you used to read while graduating; psych, biology, chemistry, and others you kept a special interest about but were not exactly linked to your graduation; history and anthropology.

Besides you were a good storyteller, talking about the myths and cultures of your species along with its advances and knowledge on science, nothing compares to touch, read and learn about something from primary fonts. As you expected, Lotor was more than happy when you handled him your collection. Some of the concepts stored in the books were at least eight years outdated, but still he could have a notion of humankind’s plurality, maybe hoping he could integrate himself into society one day.

Everything was so perfect you feared something bad would happen to spoil the moment. Your days were simple and cozy in your home, and occasionally you had to leave to buy some groceries but would come back soon.

Four years ago when the invasion occurred, families found shelter in the rural areas once the galras attacked the big urban centers first. And from this, a small agriculture and livestock centered community was born. They provided food for the cities near the reagion, and living only one or two miles away, you groceries from first hand.

In this specific day, you arrived home carrying a bag full of fresh fruits, vegetables, flour and some animal products. Lotor was sitting on the couch. He wore a grey sweater that reached the mid of his wrists and black sweatpants that barely reached his ankles, snuggling on his muscular calves. Big boy problems. His starlight hair tied into a messy bun was occasionally scratched as he concentred on the book he was reading. In fact, he was so focused on the book that didn't even notice you comming.

"Im back, love!"

You said opening the door and he slightly jumped on his seat.

"Hello, dear! I indeed didn't perceive you arriving. I was quite concentrated on this book i've been reading"

He got himself together, cleaning his throat before helping you to take the groceries to the kitchen. His gaze immediatly directed towards the sway of your hips as you walked.

"Which one is this?"

You ask, placing the bags on the table and cleaning your hands. Lotor blinks for a while, being snapped out of his beholding state:

"It is about the development of agriculture and how it's linked to the appearance of religious cults. I am quite amused by the first forms of art created by your species, dear, and how the belief in gods and deities is linked to the discovering of agriculture. It is pretty interesting how such topics that don’t seem to be linked at first sight are related.”

He continues:

 “The most interesting part, my dear, is that most of these civilizations were situated in quite green and prosper lands, therefore their deities reflected in the places they inhabited. While the people that lived in arid and desert places had vengeful and warrior gods.”

He speaks with enthusiasm, smiling like you have not seen in at least four years. His lust for you was being masked with non-stop bragging about what he learned in that day. Lotor was indeed fascinated by how some ancient human civilizations valorized fertility and reproduction, but what excited him most was to put this in practice. His cock jutted against the fabric of his sweatpants when he saw those sensual statues of Venus in the pages of that book. He wanted you. He wanted to make you his own goddess of fertility.

After drying your hands on a towel, you swiftly turn to your husband, paying attention to his words. But the look on his feline eyes told you everything. The pupils were dilated, shiny like binary stars. You smirk, and when you do so, Lotor stumbles on his own words.

“I have been always fascinated with this topic too, my dear.”

You put on an innocent facade, crossing your arms and leaning your beautiful hips against the counter. Lotor’s hands twitched, urging to squeeze them as you ride his cock gracefully like the goddess you were to him. He licks his lips and smiles:

“Nothing fairer, darling. You are a goddess yourself. But do you know what is missing?”

You obliviously shake your head to his question.

“A seed to be fertilized in this womb of yours”

Just by hearing his deep sensual voice, you feel your core flutter with excitement. The galran prince approaches you, closing the space between your bodies. All you do is to let him guide you onto his arms and give yourself to this blissful heat.

His thumb traces your lowerbelly, imagining it growing as a proof of the seed he implanted in your womb. He imagines your breasts swelling, leaking the milk that will nurture your child.

Lotor sinks his hand under your hair, softly bringing you closer to him and intensifying the kiss. Your fingers travel under his sweater, tracing his divinely sculpted abs one by one. The desire of being impregnated by him only grew stronger and stronger.

He strips you down, taking off your shirt and giving your breasts good squeezes before attaching his lips to the plump sides of them, leaving soft hickeys on your skin. You pant caressing his jaw as he does it.

Then, his long fingers skim down towards your groin. He gently slids down the waistband and kneals down in front of you. Hugging your hips, Lotor attaches his mouth onto your cut, sweetly suckling your clit as you tug onto his hair, undoing the messy bun he had.

"Lotor..."

You moan sweetly, and it sounds like the chant of Earth itself, like the sounds of raindrops falling onto soil.

His skilled tongue dances around your clit. Your legs tremble and if he wasn't holding you still by your hips, you would definitly lose your balance with so much pleasure being given.

And like a water dam being open, your fluids flow into Lotor's mouth and he delights on it like honey. He moans pulling off and looking up to see your divine glory squirm in pleasure.

Standing up, Lotor holds you on his arms in bridal style, you lean in like a dandelion seed being carried by wind and he places you onto the canopy bed, the plush cushion softly sinking with your body.

Looking up at Lotor while he takes off his own clothing, you get a sight of his purple large cock deliciouspy jutting against his pants. It wiggles tantalizing when his boxers are finally down, hard and reaching his lower belly.

With your fingers you trace his abs again, they are sculpted and perfect like a statue meticulously carved in marble by the best of the sculptors. His silver bodyhair stands on ends with your touch.

Lotor gently inserts his large cock in your entrance, being enthralled by your moans. Your cunt is tight for his size, but soon it accomodates his full length.

He moans loudly and sensually twitching his hips, you reach out to squeeze his muscular butt as it recoils and releases with his thrust. Your motion seems like an extra stimulus.

"Stars. May your womb be a fertile field where i will plant my crops. You are perfect!"

He pants, the pace increasing and your bodies sweating, your pleasured noises echoing through the wood walls.

"I am going to fill you up, dear. I am going to make you a mother; i am going to make you my own fertility deity."

That was when you orgasmed.

It feels like you two were perfcetly designed for this, like your bodies were shaped by universe to create life. You bury your hand underneath Lotor's hair, his front strands are falling and tickling your face. As his pace increases, you hold it tighter and beautiful gasps leave his mouth.

"I- i am comming..."

Soon, the river flooded the land and you felt his warm seed inside your womb. Pace slowing down, Lotor remains the last frictions with his cock still in your vagine.

He pants a chuckle cleaning his sweaty forehead with his forearm. You let out a dizzy smile, reaching out to cup his cheek as your brain process the event, beholding his how graceful he looks.

Releasing his cock, Lotor gently pushes the oozing translucid liquid to inside of you again, rubbing it onto your still sensitive cunt. His ejaculation is so voluminous it feels like every inch of your tube is filled up. The alien man leans in and kisses your cheek:

"You were so great, darling... I... wow! I have no words to describe it. You will be a good mama"

His sudden use of an earthling slang makes you chuckle. How can a man be so sensually irresistible, and seconds later make your heart melt with such an adorable, silly thing? This is a Lotor ability, you guess. He messes with your mind in the better ways possible.

Cleaning up the sweat, you snuggle onto Lotor's chest while calming down your nerves after such a moment. The seed has been implanted to your womb, and Lotor couldn't wait for it to grow.

[domesantis]

Lotor and Keith: The Duo We Deserved

Disclaimer: it's been around 8 months since I've last watched voltron. details may be inaccurate

Sometimes I think we were robbed of what could've been an amazing friendship.

Keith's discovery of his Galran lineage and Lotor's of his Altean heritage, and their indirect parallel of upbringing, I hoped these two would form an amazing bond as they're the only people that could relate to each other in terms of ostracization due to their race. But that hope eventually dwindled down when I realized that the showrunners were definitely not planning that, and in fact, even makes Lotor a bad guy again.

At the very least, I had hoped for a heart-to-heart conversation about them being mixed race and flesh out that aspect of them more. Yet again, I was let down.

During Keith's entire life, he has been ostracized by his peers and constantly bullied for being different. It has been the fundamental characteristic of him— his preordained Galran traits— embedded into every crevice of his disposition and being unable to do anything about it. When he finds out about his Galran heritage, we finally conclude the reason, in profound realization, why he's never fit in much back in Earth. Ultimately, this would give clarity and closure to Keith about why he's the way he is, but what the showrunners overlooked is the inevitable, imminent consequence of an identity crisis.

He's too galra to be human (antisocial, rebellious, fierce and stubborn), but too human to be galra. (compassionate, warm, weaker and smaller in stature, humanly physical features)

This is his reality everyday.

I distinctly remember Sendak belittling Krolia because of her half-breed son, Keith. It went something along the lines of: "Is the Blade of Marmora so low on soldiers that they recruit a half-breed and his mommy in?" Which, most likely, amplified his identity crisis. Poor guy.

I feel as though the same case could be applied to Lotor.

Raised by only Galrans and raised to be one, his father, Zarkon, would also say that something was quite fundamentally different about him. Compared to a stereotypical, standard Galra, he seemed to be quite more compassionate and carefree as a child, showing great intellect and promise in other aspects yet lacking in the personality traits as a Galra and embracing more of his Altean characteristics.

Growing up, Lotor always believed in goodwill, altruism, and attempted to prove to Zarkon that he could successfully subjugate planets by sheer goodwill without repercussions. However, his father's constant abuse for millennia, and cruelly destroying said planet, would of course, send him to spirals and awaken his long repressed Galran characteristics: Tyrannous, vindictive, cruel and spiteful.

Both Keith and Lotor had been abandoned by their biological parents, one in a literal way, and the other, emotionally. Both of them had something just fundamentally, unutterably different about them that they couldn't quite explain, thus thwarting the standards of "what they should be".

If Keith and Lotor had formed a genuine, wholesome familial friendship to replace their absent/abusive parents, they could've established an actual safe space where they felt belonged and heard. The rest of the team may also provide an emotional connection towards them, however, nobody knows their pain more than each other. After all, they both went through similar experiences. Mixed race solidarity!

Also. I think it could've been a great way to represent mixed race people (I'm sorry. Is that how you call them? Is this offensive?). I'm not one myself, so I'm not sure, but this would've been so great to promote inclusivity and accurately represent their struggles in the actual world. This also could've been an amazing plot point for Lotor's character development and fleshing out his character more onto a much more profound and raw level. Instead, they threw it all down the drain by betraying VOLTRON then dying. Disappointed.

Also, I'll be diving deeper into Keith's identity crisis more in one of my next posts, and Lotor's tragic fate.

Get me out of this VOLTRON hellhole. The hyperfixation is too much.

[autisticlancemcclain]

fic rec friday 50

hello and welcome to fic rec friday! where, on friday, i rec five of my favourite fics.

you've got to take a chance on something, sometime by spirkylurkey

Lance McClain is the office secretary. Salesman Keith is smitten, but Lance is dating Lotor from Corporate. (An Office AU in which I just TORTURE PINING KEITH)

I LOVE THIS FIC. im not generally huge on office aus, but i LOVE this one. messy gay love triangles, GNC lance, and pining keith being the one who shows UP. god i love them. and keith. just so goddamn badly. he is loyalty personified.

2. Something Borrowed, Something Blue, by @shyfoxes

Keith asks Shiro to help him make Lance a betrothal necklace. The results are less than stellar, but that’s okay. ATLA AU.

atla au!!! proposal fic!!! 2016 fic!!! dorky broganes!!!! this fic is so fucking cute. also this line: "He stepped aside to let Keith in then swiftly kicked him in the behind as revenge." is siblings at the core of them truly

3. Kitten Sneezes by @tomminowrites

Imagine: Keith’s kitten sneezes - The Red paladin wiggles his face desperately, trying to cram the sneeze back down to the depths. Instead, the feeling just crescendos, until… “ha-tchu!” There’s a beat of silence. Then Hunk and Lance are cooing into the mics with an infuriating awwwwwww.

keith having kitten sneezes is so goddamn funny to me. like here is this gruff guy who is awkward but does his best and is also obsessed with knives. and when he sneezes it sounds like a cat. ALSO. lance calls keith kitten in this

4. to tell the truth by @tomminowrites

Other than a few scuffs on his armor, Lance looks unharmed - but he just stares stupidly at the Red paladin’s outstretched hand instead of trying to rise. Keith leans closer. “The fight’s still on, you coming?” Lance looks up suddenly. “Dude you… you have really beautiful eyes, did you know that? I feel like nobody has told you that.” Uhhhhhhh. -- Lance is hit with a truth serum, and his unintended honesty hour will continue until Voltron finds the cure planet-side. Keith, meanwhile, can't shake off the part where Lance is... flirting? With him??

this is the only truth serum fic ive ever really liked bc it's super respectul u know?? doesn't rly feel like it's crossing boundaries. just sweet and funny. lance flirting with keith like its fact is so real

5. Starsong by @tomminowrites

The paladins are crewmates aboard a mercenary space vessel, sent to the outer reaches of the system to investigate the recent disappearance of Empire ships. Keith discovers that the ship's captain, Sendak, has actually been hired to capture a different prize: mermaids. With siren calls that interfere with ship scanners and songs that mimic the distress beacons of friendly crafts, astral mermaids are a threat commonly believed to be myth among most spacefarers. But when lives are at stake, the crew is soon to discover that one among them is not quite as human as he appears to be...

i feel like there's NO way i havent recced this before but onward regardless!!! this fic has the COOLEST premise ever like holy shit. mermaids?? who SWIM in SPACE?? among the STARS??? LIKE???and in an au with an atlantis like crew??? SIGN ME UP

that’s it for today!! i’ll see y’all back next friday for the next fic rec post!!!

[yuleshootureye]

I did my best to find a source for these; apologies for the ones I couldn't find or for any mistakes:

Hannibal, Season 2, Episode 12

adapted from Gone Girl (2014)

Gone Girl (2014)

adapted from Game of Thrones, Season 1, Episode 3

Gone Girl (2014)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Couldn't find any one specific source to attribute this quote to

this is a generic enough exchange, but OP is possibly referencing repeated exchanges between The Doctor and River song, in which case: Doctor Who (2006 - Present), Season 5 Episode 5, Season 5; Season 6, Episode 1; Season 10, Christmas Special

Couldn't find any one specific source to attribute this quote to

adapted from Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

Crush, Richard Siken

Crush, Richard Siken

"Rabid", Nicole Dollanganger

adapted from "Dog Teeth", Nicole Dollanganger

"No Children", The Mountain Goats

"$ting", The Neighborhood

"$ting", The Neighborhood

adapted from "Love the Way You Lie", Eminem ft. Rihanna

"Love the Way You Lie", Eminem ft. Rihanna

"Tear Me to Pieces", Meg Myers

Being Human (US) (2012), Season 2, Episode 12

Couldn't find any one specific source to attribute this quote to

Hannibal, Season 3, Episode 3

Couldn't find an origin for this quote

"505", Arctic Monkeys

"Going to Marrakesh", The Extra Glenns

"Icarus in Love", David Jones

Love and Space Dust, David Jones

Never Fade, Alexandra Bracken

adapted from Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

adapted from Elementary, Season 1, Episode 24

The Darkest Craving, Gena Showalter

Letters to Milena, Franz Kafka

"Wishbone", Richard Siken

adapted from Crush, Richard Siken

Black Iris, Leah Raeder

“Mirror Traps”, Hera Lindsay Bird

The Body, Stephen King

This Is How We Find Each Other, Fortesa Latifi

Luther, Season 1, Episode 1

STARTERS FOR DARK & TOXIC SHIPS

Lines taken from various forms of media for that particular brand of dark ships.

❛ You don’t want me to have anything in my life that’s not you. ❜

❛ You think you’d be happy with someone else? No way. I’m it. ❜

❛ I’ve killed for you. Who else can say that? ❜

❛ I’ll kill the whole bloody lot of them until you and I are the only people left in this world. ❜

❛ What have we done to each other? What will we do? ❜

❛ But the horror, the horror was for love. ❜

❛ This love burns you, maims you, twists you inside out. ❜

❛ It is a monstrous love, and it makes monsters of us all. ❜

❛ You lied to me! You poisoned me! You told me you loved me! ❜

❛ I love you, and it’s killing me. ❜

“I hate you”  –  “No you don’t.” ❜

❛ You’re killing me slowly. ❜

❛ I love you so, I’ll eat you whole. ❜

❛ Sorry about the blood in your mouth, I wish it was mine. ❜

❛ Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us. ❜

❛ Something ugly in you, you also saw in me. ❜

❛ You ruin anything you touch, and destroy anyone you love. ❜

❛ You are coming down with me, hand in unloveable hand. ❜

❛ You say that you love me but you act like you don’t. ❜

❛ Imagine our children, how fucked would they be? ❜

❛ Don’t you know I’m no good for you? ❜

❛ When it’s going good, it’s great. But when it’s bad, it’s awful. ❜

❛ Your temper’s just as bad as mine is. You’re the same as me. ❜

❛ I know this love will tear me to pieces. ❜

❛ I loved you enough. You just never believed it. ❜

❛ Why can’t you just let me go? ❜

❛ We have been each other’s prisoner for a very long time. ❜

❛ You said that you loved me with your knife pressed against my throat. ❜

❛ I’d probably still adore you will your hand around my neck. ❜

❛ Our love is a monster, plain and simple. ❜

❛ I loved you as Icarus loved the sun: too close, too much. ❜

❛ Loving you was the most exquisite form of self-destruction. ❜

❛ It terrifies me what I would do for you. ❜

❛ There’s a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of them. ❜

❛ We weren’t ourselves when we fell in love, and when we became ourselves – surprise! – we were poison. ❜

❛ We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way. ❜

❛ I would never kill you. Not in a million years. What I can do - what I will do is hurt you, worse than I did before. ❜

❛ You make me feel, and I don’t like it. I want it to stop. Now. ❜

❛ You are the knife I turn inside myself: that is love. ❜

❛ I say I want you inside me and you split me open with a knife. ❜

❛ If you love me, you don’t love me in a way I understand. ❜

❛ We love with claws and teeth and the blood is just proof of how much. It’s feral. ❜

❛ There is something wrong with you that is also wrong with me. ❜

❛ Love isn’t soft, like those poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close. ❜

❛ I need you to be a monster. Which is to say, I’m trying not to love you. ❜

❛ Kiss me. Kill me. Do something. ❜

[depressocafe]

Galra Genetics

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Basically just a list of unique Galra only genetics I've seen within the show.

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1. Hair line/Markings:

The Galra seem to have a very specific hair line within the show that can be seen even on scalier Galra, such as Zarkon. This Hair line isn't as straight as others we've seen in the show and appears to point down closer to the Galrans' face in comparison to other races. Galra with markings instead of large quantities of fur tend to also have this as their markings end up pointing towards their face as seen with Ezor, Narti, and Ranveig. This is seen in only Galra and Galra half breeds, such as Lotor's generals.

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2. Mohawk/head point:

Mammalian Galra typically have a Mohawk on the top of their heads and reptilian Galra tend to have the scales end at a point as seen above. Though there are some Galra that don't quite have this such as ranveig, I haven't seen the specific type of hair growth on any other races. And while one could dress their hair up like a Mohawk, the Galrans tend to be more naturally occurring. Possibly due to skull shape? Or maybe some genetic evolution not told to us in show.

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3. Detached ears/predators ears:

This refers to the loose skin and tissue at the bottom of the ear. This is the area where you'd typically attach earrings to. Detached ears are when that skin and tissue is not attached to the side of the head where the jawbone meets the skull. Having detached or attached ears will not affect your hearing in any way. Galra tend to have detached ears or Animal ears genetically closer to that of predators. I tried to see if there were any types of classifications to animal ears and couldn't find squat.

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4. Elongated arms:

While human arms are typically long enough to be a hip length or a tad lower the Galran arms are a tad closer to the knee than other limbs shown in show. This also indicates that unlike humans, when Galrans' stretch their arms away from their bodies, the length from one arm to the other may not match the length of the individual's body like it does for Humans.

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5: Sharp pupils/overall eyes:

Just as said, the Galra typically have sharper more predatory like pupils compared to other races. Though some Galra seem to lack any distinct factors to their eyes compared to other Galra, my personal theory is that when a Galran undergoes large amounts of quintessence treatment, the quintessence in the body begins to take over and seemingly hide the pupil, iris, or other parts of the eye. We can see this happen first hand with Haggar/Honerva and Zarkon. As well as Sendak when we see an alternate version of him in season 8. Other factors of the Galran eye, the Sclera is yellow in color instead of white and the iris is usually red in coloration. I've also noticed that in terms of eye shape, eyes lacking in an iris or pupil, tend to have a more exhausted expression to them (dipping downwards and having eye bags). This could also be attributed to larger amounts of quintessence within the body.

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Like I've said in previous posts, I'm not an expert in any of this stuff regarding, psychology, genetics, ect. While I have studied with ambition into these topics I'm not a viable source for information regarding anything in relation to science and at most may know more than the average individual but that's about it.

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Post Made: 3/12/24

[uniquecellest]

Some fun AU ideas for Adashi

- Adam is half Galra/human but remained unaware

-Adam is half Altean/human

-Adam half Altean/Galra

-Adam was sent to earth to be a spy however he was extremely young and does not recall his mission at all

-Adam was captured; Shiro gets recaptured and thrown into the Gladiator ring again, they have to fight. Adam doesn't remember Shiro

-Shiro and all Paladins get to Earth the day the Galra invade. Shiro ends up saving Adam before Adam can unalive and Shiro is p i s s e d they went after Earth, especially Adam

-Adam and Lance get captured at different times/places resulting in Keith and Shiro to go after them, only they have to make a choice who lives: Adam or Lance (bonus for Adashi/Klance parallels)

-Matt teasing his friends Adam and Shiro constantly being a little terror to them

-more Adam, Shiro, and Matt being the og Garrison trio

-Krolia meeting a young Adam while she's with Keith's dad and Keith's dad being a mentor/role model to Shiro

-Matt, Shiro, and Adam discover Voltron earlier and are the paladins

-Adam meets Zarkon, Lotor, and/or Sendak and goes ferral on them for hurting shiro, Keith, and the other paladins

-They never broke up when Shiro went to space making

-Adam went on Kerberos replacing Matt, Sam, or Shiro

-Adam gets captured but is released as if a hostage, he was brainwashed/had a chip put in him

-Shiro vs. Kuron and Kuron brings Adam up to emotionally hurt Shiro (lowkey pisses Keith off bc no disrespects his brothers like that)

-Shiro and Adam reunite but are stiff thinking the other has moved on. They're only around each other when necessary unaware that they're also spending longer times together again - /and of course I still want him, but I can't when he's clearly moved on/ (cue Matt and Keith pulling a parent trap)

-rebel leader Adam whether it be on earth or a different planet

-Adam helps make Shiro a new hand

-trouble makers Adam, Matt, and Shiro (i.e. Matt and Shiro causing chaos while Adam tries to get them to chill)

- teenage Adam wanting to impress Shiro so he does something stupid that could actually result in explosion from the Garrison

-Shiro and Adam having relationships with the other Paladins before Kerberos (Pidge especially)

-Adam making Shiro blush easily

(Shiro: you know what you're doing

Adam: what are you talking about. [Actually knows what he's doing])

-Shiro and Adam loving to observe each other from afar from when they're cadets all the way to when Shiro leaves for Kerberos

-Adam is secretly an heir to a great fortune, but he had cut ties with his family and didn't get it til his grandparents passed away (Adam is not the only living relative just a sole inheriter)

-Adam sees Kuron and Shiro fighting and is the meme of "hey what's x + x kuron: correct answer Adam: shoots him Paladins: that was the right answer Adam: yes, but Takashi always does this (cut to Shiro and Keith doing the same fucking movement)

- Adam giving Shiro a silent treatment for dying in space

-Adam thanks Haggar for curing Shiro before unaliving her

-nervous cadet crushes bc they're 50/50 if the other will say yes if asked on a date. Someone makes a remark on the other making Adam or Shiro punch someone. The fight is broken by the time the one who wasn't present gets there (or maybe they're pulling their crush off) and don't get the full story until the one who wasn't fighting is helping patch up the one who was

-they're roommates as cadets

-Adam or Shiro is roommates with Matt while the other has a single room (cue Matt doing his best in getting the two idiots together)

-young Keith unaware that Adam and Shiro are dating so he tries to get them together (he enlists Matt's help)

[callmelyc]

✨My 2023 KL Fic faves ✨💞

(Aka my fic wrapped....some of it I read way too many I have 300+ pages of history ok)

This is my list from Twitter that contains:

- Fic Rereads

-New to me reads (recs etc.)

-New to the fandom in 23 reads

All fics hand-picked that I've read and loved (or thought about) alot this year! So let's do this 💫

•Disclaimer: this list contains a mix of ratings for fics so pls pay attention to ratings if you'd like to avoid NSFW•

✨. You don't have to say I love you by XRider

Rated G

-forbidden love, childhood trauma but a happy ending (also mute lance!)

-alt universe non canon/no voltron

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45973999/chapters/115719643

💫. Life Sound by savemeaplate

Rated E (NSFW)

- prince Klance, enemies to friends to Lovers, non human Lance

-medieval fantasy setting, no voltron

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28395438/chapters/69578217

✨. Lifeline by peachyaslans

Rated T

-soulmates, shared injuries, friends to Lovers

-pre-canon & canon divergent

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/51176287

💫. Due West by europa_report

Rated T

-secret relationship, angst, Krolia & Lance bonding

-post S6, canon divergent

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/15588417

✨. Home by erinwantstowrite

Rated T

-canon rewrite, alien lance, team as family

- a revamped canon universe that's currently ongoing

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/38455249

💫. How long can this love hold it's breath? by artimess_chimes

Not rated no NSFW

-love letters, mutual pinning, denial of feelings

-canon universe, BOM era Keith

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/50344408

(y'all knew this was coming I shouted about it as it updated on twit):

✨. My soul has your claim, my soul is in flames by TellyMauve

Rated T

-confess or be trapped, love confessions, not actually unrequited love

-canon universe, canon divergent s7

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/46906135

✨.status rouge by perfchan

Rated E (NSFW)

-lance skincare shenanigans, getting together, crack treated seriously

-post canon universe, cracked me up the situations are ridiculous in the best ways

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/48173959

💫. Insomnia by viren_writes

Rating E (NSFW)

-mating rituals, jealous Keith (I love this tag), aliens made em do it

-canon universe, post s6

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/21502387

💫. Challenger of the maze by erinwantstowrite

Rated T

-smart lance, team as family, lance arc

-canon like universe, lance centric with hints of kl

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/38368447

✨. I killed sendak for this by hiuythn

Rated T

-humor, husbands and temp amnesia

-post canon universe, very sweet

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/17659658

💫. Galaxy station 87 by iridania

Rated M

-mystery, illness, unreliable narrator (it got me good and normally I see thru them)

-canon like universe, missions

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/15930527

✨. One life for the two of us by iwriteshipsnotsailthem (a fave writer)

Rated T

-single parent Lance, tattoo artist Keith, fluff and angst

-alt universe no voltron

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/21800272

💫. The greatest unknowns by keithsgaycousin

Rated G

-single parent Keith, pediatrician Lance, falling in love

-alt universe no voltron

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/33240130

✨. One wheel short by youareinacomawakeup

Rated T

-alt universes, angst & langst, shit gets real

-somewhat canon compliance lots of alt universes

✨. Breathe into me by cyberkogane

Rated M

-jealous Keith, lance has a Galra bf, endgame Klance

-alt canon universe

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/15234423

💫. If it's not broken by emo_texas_toast

Rated E (NSFW)

-humor & smut, lance trying to seduce landlord Keith, happy ending

-alt universe no voltron

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/46620268

✨. Ten minutes on the clock, 20 years on the mind by negativefouriq

Rated T

-bamf lance, angst, hurt/comfort

-canon like universe, I think about this one alot

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/38976807

💫. You're a dream to me by icedpink

Rated T

-alt universe canon divergent, secret relationship, team as family

-v cute

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/45049723

✨. Love me twice, save me thrice by witty_name

Rated M some nsfw

-fae court, magic, intrigue

-alt universe no voltron, their love is so magnetic

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/25599466

💫. Wicked rather than virtuous by 2dick2down

Rated E (NSFW)

-dramatic lance (he's so funny), miscommunication, jealousy

-alt universe no voltron

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/19198666

✨. So, Darling (save the last dance for me) by negativefouriq

Rated T

-pov outsider, smitten Keith, soft klance

-alt universe canon divergent

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/48090406

💫. Dusk till Dawn by hannaadi88 & hunkydory

Rated E (NSFW)

-fae lance, angst, ambitious lance

-huge warning and spoiler: not klance endgame, Reccing it bc it was good but it hurt like a bitch at the end

Https://archiveofourown.org/works/26258401

[kismetconstellations]

I loved your post on Shiro and there's so much I agree on with it. Now I'm interested in seeing your take on Keith for the character game plz!!! ❤❤❤

Aww, bless your heart. Thank you! I'm glad you found something to enjoy in all of my heavily biased, opinionated, and probably unhinged rambling. ^///^'

I'll give it a go, but, just a small warning/disclaimer in advance:

I have not watched Seasons Three through Six in their entirety. I am vaguely aware of certain developments from these seasons, thanks to my interaction with fanworks incorporating them, but I cannot offer any sort of detailed analyses based on events exclusive to them. For example, I can't comment on Keith's relationships with the Blades in any meaningful way, as I'm only familiar with his interactions with them in Seasons Two, Seven, and Eight.

My answers for Keith are not going to be anywhere near as in-depth as they were for Shiro, since I watched this show for Shiro. But, I will respond to every question to the best of my ability.

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

I like Keith because of the hidden depths to his character. Superficially, he's the hot-headed loner stereotype. He's a "discipline case". He stole the car of a renowned ace pilot sent to recruit students for the local military academy. He spent a number of years in the foster care system after being orphaned at a relatively young age, carries a knife on his person at all times, and doesn't take well to being challenged or having his abilities called into question. He's prone to rash decision-making and acting on impulse, and will lash out and say callous, hurtful things that he doesn't truly mean in the heat of the moment. ("Are we even friends?")

But, he craves love and acceptance from the people around him, even when his instinct is to push them away for self-preservation's sake. He scarfs down his food like he's never going to get another chance to eat, again. He can be a bit slow to pick up on the meanings of certain concepts or ideas, and some aspects of socialization are completely lost on him (not comprehending Lance's "Voltron" cheer). He likes cute things in a reserved, understated sort of way. He likes hugs.

Though he'd never admit it.

He's rash and quick-tempered, but it comes from a place of passion; from a strong sense of justice, and desire to protect the ones he cares about at any cost.

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

That he's very much a semi-feral cat in human form. Shiro is his Person, the one who earned his trust and unwavering devotion, and he's slowly learned to open himself up to trusting others, but he'll still bite someone's finger off if they're not Shiro and have the misfortune of making him angry.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

He seems to have lost some of his internal fire in an effort on the part of the writers to turn him into Discount Shiro.

Shiro is "retired" from his position as Black Paladin and head of Voltron, and sidelined completely through no choice of his own because Keith has taken over his role on the team.

Keith gets to kill Shiro's personal tormentor after Shiro couldn't so much as best Sendak in combat.

Season Eight has Keith retreading ground that Shiro already tread, laying into Zarkon about his being unworthy of piloting the Black Lion and Paladinship. Even though that exact confrontation between current and former Black Paladin had already been handled in a much more impactful manner back in Season Two, when it was Shiro engaging Zarkon in a hand-to-hand fight inside of the Black Lion's inner quintessence while the Black Lion, herself, spectated and had the final say in who was the victor.

Not only did Shiro and Zarkon's conflict have higher stakes, both narratively and for the characters, as Zarkon was actually still alive and an active threat to the universe, rather than existing inside of Haggar/Honerva's head, Shiro and Zarkon had history. Shiro was imprisoned and held captive, forced to fight in the gladiatorial arena, on Zarkon's ship. Zarkon was able to wrest control of the Black Lion out from under Shiro mid-battle on multiple occasions, and used his persisting connection to the Black Lion to track Voltron down across multiple galaxies.

These two finally getting to face one another on the battlefield was a longtime coming. It had proper build-up, felt completely earned, and provided all parties involved (Shiro, Zarkon, the Black Lion, and the viewer) ample reason to be invested in the outcome.

It was also a visual treat, with dynamic, impressively animated choreography and physics highly reminiscent of Saiyan battles in Dragonball Z, against a gorgeous backdrop.

Contrast that with Keith yelling at a Mega Zarkon inside of Haggar/Honerva's head, because the showrunners had to artificially up the ante somehow, while standing stock still against a backdrop that isn't nearly as stunning.

And, the Black Lion immediately coming to his aid when Mega Zarkon decides to strike,

instead of watching as her Paladin is slowly strangled until he says the right thing that convinces her that he is worthy.

Keith had Shiro's essence teach him how to "see through the Lion's eyes" in order to unlock the Black Lion's wings,

something Shiro, himself, had to fight to figure out with no one other than the Black Lion guiding him.

Despite Shiro's bond with the Black Lion being the strongest bond between human Paladin and Lion, indisputably and unquestionably, Post-Resurrection Shiro has no connection to her at all. He's a silent passenger in her cockpit, or the cockpit of whichever other Paladin-Lion pair chose to carry him. He might as well not be present at all for all of the acknowledgement and deference he's given by both his found family, and the show, itself.

None of this is Keith's fault. But, it's difficult not to feel some measure of anger, watching him usurp Shiro's role entirely, while Shiro is sequestered off on his own ship to be nerfed and disrespected for a full thirteen episode season. Especially when Keith is younger and able-bodied and easily achieves or has handed to him things that Shiro fought with all of his might only to either fall short of (defeating Sendak), or barely scrape by on the skin of his teeth (cementing his bond with the Black Lion to unlock her ultimate power). Keith's success at Shiro's expense only serves to further fuel the noxious ageism and disgusting ableism perpetuated by this show and its fanbase.

And, Keith's own personality seemed to suffer for it. Perhaps it's meant to be character growth, but he seems so flat, void of the traits that made him distinctly Keith, throughout Seasons Seven and Eight, following Season Seven's opener. I'm positive there are passionate fans who could and have elaborated on this with the detail and insight necessary to fully illustrate the dearth of Keithness. But, I think it says something that even someone like me, who watched this show for Shiro and skipped over nearly four entire seasons due to the absence of him, picked up on the less-than-satisfactory change.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

A shonen anime series, either Sci-Fi or Isekai, where he can be the hero who reluctantly heeds the call of Destiny and pull off risky, reckless maneuvers on a futuristic vehicle, and/or masterfully take down foes with a great big sword, to his hearts' content.

5. What’s the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

"Hold On", by Chord Overstreet; only because of this Keith/Shiro video.

6. What’s something you have in common with this character?

I, too, love dogs and would die for Takashi Shirogane.

7. What’s something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

Treating him like the competent adult he actually is. The one who lived on his own in a shack in the middle of the desert for a year, and set off bombs to distract Garrison security personnel while he snuck inside of the quarantine zone to figure out what they were up to. Before even realizing they had a miraculously alive Shiro sedated and strapped to a table.

8. What’s something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Feminizing and infantilizing him, always in service of a ship. Keith has moments of emotional vulnerability, because he's meant to be a multi-faceted human/alien hybrid. That does not make him a weepy blushing "uwu" uke who sobs, wails, and cries while being choked and split open on Lance or Shiro's intimate parts and calling them "daddy".

He's a semi-feral cat in human form. He'd more than likely use his teeth, inflicting serious damage on those very sensitive parts, should someone try to make him choke on them, and I can't see him ever wanting to be sexually dominated by anyone. Putting aside that Shiro is a bottom and would never, Keith would sock Lance or any other man square on the jaw, or drive his knee or foot into an even more vulnerable area, for so much as trying to pin him down and make him "take it".

And, I know this is a popular headcanon and the show, itself, tried to lend credence to it by having Krolia thank "Kuron" for looking after Keith for her, but Shiro did not "raise" Keith. Shiro was an ambitious ace pilot in his very early twenties, contemplating the prospect of engagement and marriage to his long-term partner while their relationship began to unravel, battling a terminal degenerative illness, and planning to pilot a voyage into deep space. When was he meant to have found the time amidst all of this to have adopted or parented a preteen/early adolescent?

He and Keith were close, as a mentor/protege and friends typically would be, but Keith certainly didn't look to Shiro to be a stand-in or surrogate for his father. Nor did Shiro view Keith as his son. Keith confronting Shiro over Shiro's attempt to conceal his illness from him plays out exactly the way a confrontation between two peers who view each other as equals would.

Keith marches up to Shiro without so much as a greeting, very abrupt, direct, and upfront, unafraid of castigation or reprisal. The opposite of what one would expect from a cadet approaching his senior officer, or any kid confronting an adult authority figure about a perceived deception.

Likewise, Shiro steps down to put himself on the same level as Keith.

While maintaining a respectful physical distance, Keith leans forward into Shiro's space, resolutely standing his ground and refusing to let Shiro hide or deflect.

And, Shiro ultimately gives in and chooses to be honest with him, rather than pulling rank and brushing Keith off, telling him that everything's fine, or it's none of Keith's business, and treating him like a child.

Their relationship can't be so simply and neatly classified. Though Keith does refer to Shiro as his "brother", there's enough ambiguity there to be threatening (see Keith tenderly touching Shiro's face

and pausing over Shiro as if he intended to kiss him

), and I think that's why very specific shippers dilute Shiro into Keith's parental figure, even going as far as interpreting Shiro and Keith as, or outright making them biologically related. It's a transparent attempt to rule out any possibility of a romance between them while pretending to pay perfunctory tribute to their bond.

As if these shippers actually care about it or Shiro in any way, shape, or form.

And, it's sincerely grating to have to scroll past.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

I see no reason why I couldn't be. Though, I don't think my cat would get along with Kosmo very well.

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Once again, I would be too nervous to approach him.

11. Would you date this character?

No. He's way too young for me.

12. What’s a headcanon you have for this character?

I have to go with the fairly popular(?) fanon reading that Keith falls somewhere on the Autism spectrum. Canon seems to back this by some degree, with the aforementioned "I say 'Vol', you say--" "Vol-tron?", and showing Keith covering his ears and closing his eyes on the carnival ride he and Hunk get stuck on, as if suffering from overstimulation.

13. What’s an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

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14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

Probably cliche and expected, but... Biker Aesthetic. Leather jacket in black or red, fingerless gloves on his hands, of course, tight jeans, perhaps with a tear or two in the legs, and heeled boots.

He'd also definitely wear hoodies and hooded jackets with drawstrings, so he can pull the hood over his head and secure it tightly when he's feeling overstimulated and wants to shut out the world.

15. What’s your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn’t matter if it’s canon or not.)

Keith/Shiro. Their love for each other is legitimately, canonically death-defying.

"Keith, I was dreaming. Keith... you saved me." "We saved each other."

I get emotional every time.

16. What’s your least favorite ship for this character?

The portmanteau starts with a 'K', and rhymes with pants.

17. What’s a ship for this character you don’t hate but it’s not your favorite that you’re fine with?

I think Keith/Acxa is interesting and has potential, and I kind of wish the show would have done more with Keith/Allura than the brief ship tease we got in The Ark of Taujeer.

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

I think Keith and Hunk's friendship is very sweet, Keith and Kosmo are adorable, and in a purely platonic sense, Keith and Lance do have their moments (that I don't reflexively tune out because the fandom has caused me to dread any interaction between them.)

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don’t like?

Nothing comes to mind.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn’t matter?

I think Keith has some pretty solid friendships as is.

21. If you’re a fic writer and have written for this character, what’s your favorite thing to do when you’re writing for this character? What’s something you don’t like?

I like how concise, direct, and to the point Keith is. He doesn't meander, or waffle, or embellish, or put on airs. He says exactly what he means to say the first time, and doesn't put up a facade for anyone.

I've yet to find something I dislike about writing for him.

22. If you’re a fic reader, what’s something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don’t like?

I like when he's actually written faithfully to his canon characterization, scrappy and slightly rough around the edges, but fiercely loving and possessing a strong- if sometimes somewhat misguided- sense of justice.

I hate when he's infantilized and portrayed as a soft, weepy, fragile child in fics that are meant to take place during the show's main timeline. It comes across as borderline fetishistic, and kind of creeps me out. Especially when he's being paired with Shiro and the author continues to emphasize how "delicate" and "small" he is in contrast to Shiro's strength and size.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Just as Shiro reminds me very much of the 2003 iteration of Leonardo, Keith invokes 2003 TMNT's Raphael. Short-tempered, always ready and raring to deliver a well-deserved beatdown, prone to acting rashly, strong sense of justice, intense, unbreakable bond with his team leader.

The major difference is, aside from Keith and Shiro not butting heads like Raph and Leo frequently do (and obviously not being siblings), Raphael never lost his internal fire over the course of the series, no matter what trauma he endured.

The same cannot be said for Keith.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

I can't recall my first impression of him, truth be told. Now... Admittedly, I'm not quite as taken with his character as I sort of hoped I would be, given how he's portrayed in well-written fanfiction. I like him just fine, but...

Maybe it's the product of me being overexposed to him by a fandom that is utterly obsessed with shoving the milquetoast pairing of him and his "rival" down everyone's throats. Or the fact that he's made to usurp Shiro's role, to the point that some of his fans openly wish that Shiro would have remained dead in service of Keith's character arc.

Regardless of the reason, Keith kind of doesn't do much for me. Strange for someone who happily ships him with their favorite to say, but that's the reality of it.

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Thank you so much for the submission! I hope my answers were somewhat satisfactory, and not completely incendiary. (I'm not really equipped to handle torches and pitchforks.)

[selenewells]

“Sir, Commander Sendak wants to contact us,” the blue-haired girl reported. “Put him through.” Lotor nodded. A full-length hologram of Sendak appeared in front of Lotor. “Lotor, where's the Lion?” “Well, hello, Sendak.” Lotor leaned back in his chair boredly. “The Emperor will be furious. There's already a bounty on your head.” “Oh, that paternal concern.” Lotor stroked his chin lazily. “Sendak, that's very sweet, but I don't understand what you're talking about.” Sendak lost his temper. “Listen you, bright star in our Galra firmament! Regulus! Leo's alpha! Where's my Lion, alpha?” “What? What's he talking about?” The boy with the human appearance stood behind the Prince. “Yeah, you didn't send that sassy girl. Passport is very funny when I don't know what keeps me off my own ship. Then the boy, the youngster… Let's humiliate Sendak with a weird fight. It'll be hilarious if he loses. To a half-blood, right, Lotor? And the apotheosis of this show is no Lion. Where's the Lion, Lotor?” Sendak's feline ears twitched nervously. Lotor froze in bewilderment. But only for a second. “Are you suggesting that I stole it?” he purred. “Would you like to see my ship, Commander? Oh.” The Prince picked up the black cat as he passed by. “Isn't that him by any chance? Oh, he's not red.” “You declared war on me, Lotor,” Sendak exhaled. The screen went out. “Don't mind him, Kova. You're better than a Lion.” The Prince stroked the cat. “What does he want?” The blue-haired girl turned away from the console. “What kind of game is Sendak playing? Why is he making it up?” The boy leaned toward Lotor. “That's not his style, Matt.” Lotor stood up. The cat moved onto the Prince's shoulder. “Besides, the boy really was there. Looks like we'll be seeing Voltron soon.” He turned to the girl. “Acxa, find Zethrid and Ezor. It's time to go.”

© Voltron: Paladins of the Galaxy

— Сэр, коммандер Сендак хочет связаться с нами, — отрапортовала синеволосая девушка. — Соедини, — Лотор кивнул. Голограмма Сендака в полный рост возникла перед Лотором. — Лот��р, где лев? — Ну, здравствуй, Сендак, — Лотор скучающе откинулся на спинку кресла. — Император будет в ярости. За твою голову и так назначена награда. — Ох, эта отцовская забота, — Лотор лениво поглаживал свой подбородок. — Сендак, это очень мило, но я не понимаю, о чём ты. Сендак потерял самообладание: — Слышь ты, яркая звезда на нашем галра небосводе, Регулус значит — альфа льва! Ну и где мой лев, альфа? — Что? Интересно, о чём это он? — парень с внешностью землянина встал позади принца. — Ну да, ну да. Это же не ты подослал эту дерзкую девчонку. Паспорт — это очень смешно, когда непонятно-что не пускает меня на мой собственный корабль. Следом мальчишка, юнец… Давайте унизим Сендака странным боем. Вот будет ржака, если проиграет. Полукровке, да, Лотор? И апофеоз этого шоу — льва нет. Где лев, Лотор? — кошачьи уши Сендака нервно задёргались. Лотор замер в недоумении. Но лишь на секунду. — Ты полагаешь, что я его украл? — промурлыкал он. — Хочешь осмотреть мой корабль, коммандер? Оу, — принц подхватил на руки проходящего мимо чёрного кота. — А это случайно не он? А, он же не красный. — Ты объявил мне войну, Лотор, — выдохнул Сендак. Экран погас. — Не обращай внимания, Кова. Ты лучше льва, — принц погладил кота. — Чего он хочет? — синеволосая отвернулась от консоли. — Что за игру ведёт Сендак? Зачем он это выдумал? — парень наклонился к Лотору. — Это не его стиль, Мэтт, — Лотор встал. Кот перебрался на плечо принца. — К тому же, мальчишка действительно был. Похоже, скоро мы увидим Вольтрона, — он повернулся к девушке. — Акша, отыщи Зетрид и Эзор. Пора улетать.

© Вольтрон: Звёздные паладины

[discordiansamba]

Shiron building up such a rapport with his crew, that they end up sticking with him through thick and thin. When he chooses to stay with the Galra Empire when Lotor takes over, they stay. If their Commander wishes to work with the paladins now, they trust that decision.

His crew is likely composed of a lot of misfits- Galra who for one reason or another, don't quite fit in to the Empire at large. Perhaps some of them are mixed, perhaps some of them come from bloodlines where one of their ancestors committed treason. Maybe some of them have been demoted for not always following orders. But he brings this crew of misfits together, and makes them work as a unit. They trust this man with their lives.

They are aware their Commander was once something called a 'human'- not born a Galra. Many are wary of him at first. They are equally wary of his druid brother, with his mixed blood and ties to Zarkon's witch. But he proves himself to them, as does Karrion. They are loyal to their Commander before they are loyal to the Empire.

When both brothers disappear alongside Voltron and Emperor Lotor, they decide to stay the course. The Galra Empire is descending into chaos, turning into an every man for themself situation. They remain allied with the Voltron Coalition, because it was what their Commander would want.

(And perhaps as Shiro unlearns being Shiron, his crew slowly learns what it really means to do the right thing.)

The thing is that Shiro and Keith still deeply care about each other, even after everything that's been done to them. In a lot of ways, they've become different people- but their bond, their relationship with the other is still the same as it was before they became Shiron and Karrion. They're still brothers. They still have the same banter, treat each other the same way.

They're still willing to do anything for the other.

Their quarters on Shiron's ship are connected by a shared training room. They spar a lot- Karrion doesn't want to get complacent and end up becoming the type of druid who uses their magic for everything. Shiron knows that he has to stay at the top of his game if he wants to be taken seriously, since it's not exactly uncommon knowledge that he's an artificial Galra. It's their way of bonding with one another, a time when they can both be themselves.

Shiron takes his role as a Commander very seriously. His quarters are filled with archival records, on everything from war tactics to Galra history. He memorizes the name and face of every Galra under his command- he's ruthless to his enemies, but those in his service regard him as both an excellent leader and a fair boss. He's level-headed and calm under pressure, but is a fearsome warrior. He often has to be goaded into taking breaks, because otherwise he won't.

Karrion might as well be Shiron's shadow. It's rare to see one without the other, unless Karrion has been called away by Haggar. His talent as a druid is a rare one, and as much as he doesn't want to become totally magic dependent, he spends a lot of time on his studies. His quarters are cluttered with a collection of magical artifacts from across the universe, and boards with half finished magical theories. It reminds Shiron of his shack back on Earth, the one Karrion no longer remembers.

Karrion will often drag Shiron off the bridge to take a break, to eat something. Shiron will often do the same, because his brother is just as bad. They patch up each others injuries. They fight side by side. Karrion still laughs at his brother's bad jokes. Shiron will lecture his brother when he lets his recklessness get the best of him. Sometimes they'll just hang out, just the two of them.

They also reinforce the other's brainwashing. Haggar no longer needs to condition them, because now they are conditioning each other. They are both loyal to the Galra Empire. They both chose this. They never call the other by their original names- even Shiron, who remembers.

Shiro and Keith are dead. They killed them themselves.

(eventually, they will understand that's not true.)

[mosscreeper-ao3]

Okay so for some Jaith fluff, I cannot stop thinking about their daughter that I came up with for that drabble. So here’s more about her.

Her name is Samara

She’s half galra, half human and was born during the occupation of Earth by Sendak’s forces

She has dark purple hair and a little stripe down her nose but otherwise looks human

She calls James “Baba” and Keith “daddy”

[lowcountry-gothic]

Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki. Published 10/31/2023 by Drawn & Quarterly.

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[galraluver]

Can we get fluff scenario of young Sendak cuddling with reader, purring and melting to their touch pls?🥰

You most certainly can 🥰

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On his way back to his bedroom in the palace Sendak cupped his hand over his mouth and yawned, feeling tired after everything he'd done that day; being a part of Zarkon's royal guard was rewarding, although it could be exhausting sometimes as well. The young galran man looked forward to snuggling in bed with his beautiful human wife, (Y/n). After everyone in the palace ate dinner and dessert together in the dining room (Y/n) helped the kitchen staff with the dishes before she went back to their bedroom where she could read one of her favorite books. Sendak felt lucky to have her as his wife, after he met her for the first time about a deca-phoeb prior he finally understood what it felt like to be lovestruck. Every time he thought about their first meeting he smiled at the memory; (Y/n) had been so defensive at first because she thought he was the Sendak from her reality, thankfully he'd been able to convince her that he wasn't the same person.

(Y/n) felt silly for thinking that the younger version of Sendak in the alternate reality was the same one she knew, she was glad that she'd been proven wrong about his identity. Living on Diabazaal was amazing; she got to have that reality’s Sendak as her husband, they got to live in the palace together and she even had her duties which were fairly easy. While she waited for Sendak to return to their bedroom she read one of her favorite books to pass the time; they would be too tired to have sex that night, although it was the perfect night for some intimate snuggling and kissing. Right before (Y/n) could turn the next page the bedroom door opened and she looked up from her book only to see that her husband had come back after checking on something. She greeted him as she turned the page and put a bookmark in her book before she put it on her nightstand, saving her place so she could eventually start reading from where she left off.

“I apologize for interrupting you, were you in the middle of a good part?” Sendak apologized sheepishly as he walked towards the bed whilst removing his shirt, dropping it in the hamper next to the desk so (Y/n) could cuddle up to his bare chest.

“I was only turning the page. I missed you, though.” (Y/n) answered assuringly; she subconsciously bit her bottom lip when Sendak removed his shirt in a sexy way, whether he intended to be sexy or not.

Sendak climbed onto the bed and laid on his side, wrapping his arms around his wife's body when she scooted over towards him. He lightly rested his chin on the top of (Y/n's) head whilst caressing her back with the pads of his thumbs affectionately, relieved that he finally had the opportunity to be completely alone with her. (Y/n) loved how fluffy Sendak's fur felt the touch and she enjoyed running her hands across his perfectly sculpted torso, the soft purring sound he made was also one of her favorite things about him. She whispered how much she loved him and in return he whispered his love for her, all while rubbing her upper back. (Y/n) slid her hands from his abs and up over his shoulders, lightly running her fingers through the fur at the base of his neck.

“Hey, Sendak?” (Y/n) asked her floofy husband, meeting his gaze when he looked at her; a random thought popped into her mind and it was kind of funny, but she didn't want to make him suspicious.

“Yes?” Sendak inquired, curious as to what she wanted from him.

“Do you remember when we met?” (Y/n) queried whilst forcing herself not to smile.

“How can I forget? You thought that I was the Sendak from your reality.” Sendak answered with a flat tone, remembering how she reacted to him once he'd introduced himself; it kind of bothered him that she brought it up while they cuddled in bed, although he wouldn't say anything about his discomfort unless she said anything negative about their first encounter.

“And I'm still sorry about that, but the look of confusion on your face that day was just so cute.” (Y/n) responded, allowing herself to smile as she spoke with a happier tone when she recalled how confused he looked when she mistook him for someone else.

Sendak rolled his eyes, even though he knew that the look on his face that day probably did look kind of hilarious during the little identity mix-up. (Y/n) giggled before she closed her eyes halfway, giving him a hint of what she wanted. Sendak closed his eyes and closed the distance between them, gently pressing his lips against hers in a loving kiss. (Y/n) reached up and cupped the bases of his big fluffy ears so she could rub them in the way that would have him purring louder, and as if on cue Sendak began purring enthusiastically. She had to be careful with the way she massaged his ears because if she wasn't then he would get a little too excited; usually that wasn't a bad thing, although she was too sleepy to have sex and she didn't want him to deal with a bad case of blue balls.

Sendak melted into his wife's touch when he felt her hands delicately massaging the bases of his ears; the sensation of her fingers lightly running over the fragile shell accompanied by her warm palms cupping the bases left a warm happy sensation swirling in his lower belly. Their first meeting had been rough and things had been strange between them for a while, but that was all in the past and it gave them a fond memory to look back on. Sendak rolled onto his back which gave (Y/n) better access to his head and neck area, allowing himself to be completely at her mercy. (Y/n) scooted up a little further so she could comfortably lean over her significant other, only briefly pausing the massage before she started up again. The look of pure bliss on his face made her feel extremely happy; when she rubbed over certain areas his purring would get louder in contrast to when she rubbed other areas such as his shoulders.

“You're so cute.” (Y/n) whispered in a barely audible tone, moving her hands down so she could use her thumbs to massage circles near his bonding glands.

“I know, but you're cute too.” Sendak crooned without opening his eyes, a goofy smile replacing the softer one that graced his lips earlier.

(Y/n) leaned down and pressed a quick kiss on Sendak's lips, then she sat up again so she could keep making her large fluffy husband purr. Having the opportunity to just relax in the privacy of their bedroom was something they'd both needed after how busy that day had been, until they went to bed Sendak and (Y/n) were happy with what they were doing. While she massaged the base of Sendak's neck they discussed what they would do the next evening after dinner; if Sendak was lucky then he wouldn't be needed, which would give him the opportunity to take an intimate bath with his lovely wife. He appreciated how well she took care of him when he was exhausted and he strived to take care of her so she would always feel cherished, just as any significant other should. At some point (Y/n) found herself laying on top of Sendak with her legs dangling on either side of his body, that way she could be as close to him as possible.