#might post some Shance

[chrispineisagoddess]

[Shance]

sleeping beauty

By orphan_account

Lance is perfect and deserves to be respected and lusted over every second of his life by hot Shiro.

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[ashkazora]

1 & 19 for the ask game :)

Welp time to expose myself.

How many words have you written this year?

This year I published chapters 7-11 of wirip. Including the unpublished words, I've written over 120k for that. The small fics I've posted this year add up to just over 5k, while my unpublished zine fics is another 11.5 ish k words. So in total, roughly 137,000 words, plus minus! Though, I'm still planning on writing a lot more this year.

19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

Probably Kinkance (Kinkade/Lance) tbh. Since wirip is ending, I'm gonna try and write some one-shots in the same universe, including the kinkance post-wirip au! Other than that, I'm planning to stick most to gen as always. I've got a couple one-shot ideas for shance/klance but nothing concrete yet. I might also try my hand in writing a wrightworth fic but We Shall See.

Ask me a question from ao3 wrapped, writers edition!

[cata-strophes]

one grain of sand

[whatthehelliswrongwithme]

Voltron Part 29

Okay, guys, gals and nonbinary pals. It's time for the season 6 finale! As always I'll also put my thoughts bout this season as a whole into this part. Hope you enjoy!:

Lotor, hows the weather like in there? You know? Up your arse. Because you're so fucking full of yourself

Is Keith's scar-thingy permanent?

Lotor: "Omae wa mou shindeiru"

Voltron: "NANI?!"

This asshole is worse than Abra with all these teleports

Remember when I said that this show couldn't get more anime, when Sailor Moon appeared? Well now they've got a sword...... that's on fire

Pidge you just send you lion head/Voltron's fist flying towards Lotor. Weren't you sitting in that?

Allura, why won't you leave Lotor in the quintessence-realm? Do you still have feeeeliiiings?

Is it done? Is the ass dead?

Let the joyous news be spread, that wicked old ass at last is dead!

Good. Won't miss him

Noooo! Not the castle!

Sailor Moon hasn't said a word the last few episodes. But simply by standing next to Allura, I know that this ship exists

I love the idea of them saving the universe, while having all of their shit packed into the lions

They're just glorified U-haul trucks now

Hunk, what kind of eagle-eyes do you have to have seen this castle-diamond-thingy?

I don't really care about Shance. But I appreciate the scene of Lance angsting over Shiro

Heeeeey!!! "Shiro" is Shiro again!

But why the fuck is all of his hair white (gray?) now?

Also, wouldn't it feel fucking weird to just like not have your body anymore. And instead someone else's. Even if it's an exact replica of you....

But, also: SHEITH!

They're finally going to earth!!!! I've predicted it since season 2 and now it's finally happening!

Thoughts on the season as a whole:

I really, really liked this season

Seriously, better than season5 and much better than season4

Many good episodes, fave was probably "Cheaper by the dozen, but it's just Shiro" because of !Sheith!

But the DnD episode was also really good

I disliked that Keith aged 2 years on the space whale, to bond with his mom

Because it wasn't acknowledged AT ALL. Even though 2 years is such a long time!

I'm still conflicted about this whole "Shiro was actually a clone" thing

Might actually make another "Rant"-post about this

(Also, in terms of foreshadowing: Apparently "Kuron" literally means clone. So I can see how that theory existed.)

(I just knew, that "Kuro" means black. And I thought that this was supposed to mirror the Shiro-white thing)

{Huge thanks to @living-for-fiction and especially @non-plutonian-druid for explaining!}

It's nice to have Keith back in the MAIN-main cast. Feels good to have him back. Missed him

Shiro is his own whole situation. I'm glad to have him back. I just hope that the writers won't fuck his character up

Lance had some serious self-reflection since season1. And I actually kinda enjoy him now. Being so smitten by Allura is kinda cute

Allura is weird. She's got that whole angst/confidence issue going on, because she was fooled by Lotor. But honestly, she's kind of right. She really should have been more suspicious of him

(Also: Why didn't you "die" this finale?)

Pidge is my sassy, unhinged nerd daughter. And no one can take that away from me

Hunk is my nerdy, sunshine boy who's a little bit too much into cooking. But I still love him, and he had some good scenes

Lotor's dead. Good. Finally. Hated him from the start. He was irredeemable ever since he killed Furry

Moustache man is great. I'm still mad that the fandom gave Shiro the title of "Space dad", when he's clearly so much more deserving of it

Krolia, Sailor Moon and space wolf..... seem interesting? They haven't had any real time to shine

Though I still absolutely love Sailor Moon's design

Sheith! There was so much Sheith! And that's great! So much content! And honestly, these two just have the best dynamic between all the characters

Allurance is cute. And I'm kinda rooting for it now. I just hope, that it won't be as one-sided anymore

Lotura had a kiss! But also, one of the people involved in this ship died. So.... I'm sorry for any Lotura shippers

Klance, Plance and Punk had a few crumbs here and there

Shallura starved the past few seasons, and is now a skeleton in the corner. It's cute, but there's like no canon content/potential anymore

Predictions/Hopes for season 7:

Are they gonna do a space road trip to get to earth? Will they make truckstops, sit in a diner and drink milkshakes?

When Voltron combines, do you think that everyone inside can just walk from one lion to another? I want them to just, float through space, combined as Voltron, living out their lives.

Seriously, just imagine them, basically using their giant-murder-robot as a house

Sorry, Allura. But I want Keith to replace you again. You can do your own thing with this castle-diamond-thingy and the team-constellation of S1 and S2 returns

ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KEITH AGED 2 FUCKING YEARS!

Season 1+2 felt like one big arc, and it ended in a mech battle against Zarkon. Season 3-6 felt like one big arc and ended in a mech battle against Lotor. I'm gonna guess that S7+8 are the next big arc, which will also end in a mech battle, probably against space witch

I'm honestly expecting the worst, because everyone seems to dislike S7. So.... maybe I'll be positively suprised

I've noticed that the parts, where I just review 1 episode are getting more notes? Are these smaller, bit-sized parts better to read?

Anyways! Once again, thanks for all the support I've been getting! It's really fun to read your guy's comments! Appreciate all kinds of notes! Love Y'all!!!❤

[princepancakemage]

So this is a moment from a Dance Au Im working on >< 

Hunk offered to help teach Keith since he would get into(one-sided) arguments with Lance. Keith takes him up on the offer and the two bond! Tho he gets sorta embarrassed while practicing and Hunk is just trying not to laugh at him as he fumbles his moves. 

The ideas I have for this au are fucking killing me inside like you have no idea??? And I still gotta do a Shance piece later >< Idk when that will be tho c ause shits gonna go down come friday cause work is a binch ; ; 

This au will thus be named the “Keep Calm and Dance! Au”

[mizu-writes-kumo]

Shance Prompts?

Hey, I am interested in taking some Shance, Kurance, Svance (basically variants of Shance) prompts.  

I am not putting a limit on how many or anything really.  Or at least we will see how many I get.  I might have to create a cut off at some point.  I just closing on my first house soon so the next three weeks are going to be a little crazy as I get it ready and move in. Though I will try to respond with something for everything I receive to be fair. (If I for someone make a cut off and forget to mention it or anything).

I don’t know how quick I will be in posting, I know I also plan do some writing for my Wandavision Kurance AU to.

Send my ask or reply to this post.

[luddlestons]

I can finally post this! Well, I’ve been allowed to post this for some time now but I haven’t been able to remember. This is my piece for @shanced-wedding which was super fun to create and adorable <3 

They get a big fancy hotel on the ocean for their honeymoon and they might be a liiiitle bit super extremely exhausted after wedding partying all day.

[bionicdragonguardian1]

Voltron Rewritten Defender (1/8)

Also known as My Almost Raging Bitch List for this Goddamn Disastrous Disappointment of a Show

I binged all 8 seasons in under a week, so believe me when I say almost nothing was forgotten between seasons/episodes and I do tend to note that.

If it’s not obvious by the title, I’m planning an entire show AU. I am extremely open to people’s opinions on what I’m currently thinking and when I finally post this I’ll be open to criticism there too. If you would like to avoid seeing anything in regards to this feel free to blacklist #voltron_rewritten_defender because that’s what I’ll be using for this whole thing.

Enjoy, I guess.

Fair warning I am a multishipper, but for this show I leaned towards Klance, so if that bothers you that’s okay, I’m not going to be bashing any other ships (mainly just Dreamworks’ forced Allurance). If you think I missed something for any other ship lemme know! If you wanna have a ship discussion that’s cool too. The only other thing I can think of is that Allura’s attitude in S8 really stuck with me to the point that she bothered me throughout the entire rewatch (I was admittedly one of the people who thought she could be very Mary Sue ish when I first watched this) so that’ll show up now and again.

If you want to look at the Google Doc for the whole show, click the link, if not you can expand this post to see Season 1. I’ll be doing these in chunks, but as some of you know I do a FicRecList on one of my other accounts here @sorcerusdragonbionics​ so I’m gonna be alternating between that and these for the next couple days.

If you do the Google Route it’ll have you ask me for permission, this is normal and if you request it I’ll give you commenting abilities.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t30IRJonrBFh0qvs8recf3ayGoQ0rx02y0Tg1e4NTaI/edit?usp=sharing

Key

Things I kinda wanna bitch about

Things I did genuinely enjoy and like 

Rewatch Thoughts (basically what I remember from further forward and how I feel like it reflects back on earlier seasons)

Ship Talk (behold my multishipping insanity)

Things I think I’ll do in the Rewrite

Writing Notes (mainly for me or as explanation for what I’m planning)

VA and Closed Captioning Things

Other Fic Thoughts

This ended up being music commentary in S8

Season One

Problems with the Season overall:

To be honest if I hated this season I wouldn’t’ve kept watching because by the time I started S3 had just dropped

Episode 1

Here’s the deal, WHY ARE YOU SO LONG BUT SO EMPTY?!?

Yeah, nope, that’s mostly it

Fix the problem of telling instead of showing about the other Lions and remove Allura’s explanation of the Lions if possible (thank you Kross for explaining why it felt so empty- this vid is actually where I started getting the idea to actually go through with a full series AU)

DON'T RUSH THE LION INTROS

Also let the 5 introduce themselves to Allura and Coran

Also Character Drive to Complete Mission Should Be A Thing

Flesh out Paladin Personalities so that the Aris Arrival is End of Part One (making it closer to the length of E1)

Flesh out Lion intros so part 2+3 are more like full Eps without Sendak

Episode 2

75 degrees… that’s definitely in Fahrenheit, which why?

How does no one have a watch with a date on them?

“A man can be driven to do anything if a beautiful woman is just really really mean to him”

More inbetween scenes bc I can

I will accept the transformation sequence here, I’m just not going to write it

Episode 3

Please watch the use of Earth Time Slices please, because it’s confusing

I love the portrayal of PTSD in this show and I would die before I change it

Bye bye transformation sequence

Pidge’s talk with Shiro can please change

Episode 4

“I say Vol, you say Tron” will come up again if it kills me

Lance, how do you know what hotdog water and feet taste like?

I love how Coran is completely nonchalant about the fact that he’s drinking a hair tonic

Shiro, don’t bring down the mood

Goddammit Sendak, you could stay for this arc, but god I want you GONE!

Keith, having an emotion? Really?

The Pidge plot DID NOT NEED TO HAPPEN LIKE THAT!

Fight me I will change it

Or minimally change the fact that their selfish motivations are revealed to BAD and should be changed

Oh yeah, let’s not give the ONE GUY with notable homesickness a character arc around that

That moment when you realize Allura is like ‘wtf is a peanut’

Allura, don’t push it, some people don’t want to talk about it

You will have something to talk about, BIOLOGY

Decryption happens here, and next attempt to find family occurs… when?

Poor Coran, if there is anyone who was more forgotten than Lance it was him

Keith isn’t wrong, but he also doesn’t know how to say it without getting mad, which mood

Just pointing out Lance is not only smart, but selfless, tell me how he’s not the main character

My inner Shance/Klance shipper is sobbing

“Bomb fuel” mentioned here, occurs… actually it’s ok

Timelines need to be a thing!

Can I make the fight scenes more intense? Yes, I write them for my YJ Scripts. Will I? Almost definitely.

Keith with that much fire your mask should be closed because smoke inhalation is bad

Can we explain Vrepit Sa before s6?

It feels like Coran forgets that 10k years have passed under an evil empire and part of me likes it, but it hurts me

Episode 5

The Katie flashback is hurts me

I want to add Gender Identity

Can we talk about how Shiro is a nickname for Takashi Shirogane?

That’s not how an EMP works

The Coran sitting on Hunk’s shoulders with a machine gun is everything

I know the back x-ray was a joke, but I still don’t like it

Rax is an idiot, just saying

Bonding Moment!!!

Episode 6

“Intergalactic time measuring competition.”

“We had a bonding moment!”

Where is Sendak’s arm?

Fight me, Pidge’s ‘gender speech’

It will be a gender speech if it kills me

Lance, why are you acting the way you are?

“I figured” and “We were supposed to think you were a boy” ARE NOT PROPER REACTIONS!

Rolo, sometimes I want to punch you in the teeth

Lance’s boner is going to get someone killed

Lance had 4sec of logic and then Nyma brings up Keith, which ofc does him in

Let’s expand on the Komar, yeah?

Quiznack means fuck and NO ONE can tell me otherwise

Keith’s ability to fly is impressive and it’s awesome

Friendly reminder that Lance acknowledged the bonding moment

Episode 7

I LOVE the laser gun sound effects!!!

I just realized that Allura has no clue what an Acronym is

We… literally just talked about this and YOU didn’t know that Shiro, I understand the point, but seriously?

LIONS are TELEPATHIC Shiro DID NOT need to say that aloud!

I do actually like the fact that Kieth gets excited before realizing what he did

FIRE and ICE PEOPLE come on! What the hell?! You barely had to try

“Yes sir?” Keith to Shiro, what?

I love them and their cute little arguments

Left vs Right, thank you Zamber

We be lovin’ Hunay bc it’s pure as hell

Thank you Shiro for validating Hunk’s concerns

You could check  a little faster, Allura

I LIVE for this scene

Was it actually Rolo?

Do they have teleporters?

Keith being weird is my favorite thing

I love good big bros who argue tradition to save their baby sis

Zarkon is a bit of a moron

THEIR LIVES ARE IN DANGER ALLURA!

They all came through different doors… how?

What if the answer was no?

I’m ok with Lance embarrassing himself when he’s cocky, some people seem to forget that

Bye transformation sequence, I explained you ONCE and that’s it

Prorock… why are you familiar?

Episode 8

I admittedly forgot that they didn’t know these things would be different

Flying fight scenes I can do, teleporting not so much

Poor Shiro he thought he had an idea and he was wrong

I love Coran’s reaction

Also NO SHIT Allura

UHHHH Pidge said that not and of the other three so how did He know?

Allura may piss me off, but I do love this speech

“Your Altean Energy”??? Coran, you’re an Altean, I’m confused.

The “Sacred Altean” thing I get, but you must be more specific cuz it makes Coran sound like he thinks he’s not a proper Altean.

Oof, angsty

Also, I  know we can’t kill Allura yet, but... 

I love that Hunk forgot they hadn’t formed Voltron

Bye bye transformation sequence

Ummm, they NEED to explain the Bayard Equip bc that’s… two very different things that occurred between Hunk and Keith’s Bayard Weapons

Why is this a scene? It’s not a dog. So, yeah, I’m with Keith here

Episode 9

THIS IS NOT HEALTHY ALLURA!

I just realized that this doesn’t come back until S..7? 8? Whatever, WAY too long

I can’t unhear “Training Dick”

Did they have homework on Altea?

Be still my Punk shipper heart

WHY is he SO pretty?!

Y’know, the glowing red eye is usually a bad sign

I could SO mean and hurt Keith here

That moment when you’re like 90% sure Shiro heard that somewhere

Not what haunted means Coran, but accurate

Why could Lance see Alfor for a second?

I too would like the answer to “where was the Red Lion?”

PTSD IS AMAZINGLY WRITTEN!

It’s a shame this is NEVER treated properly again

Thank you for NOT making the swimming thing a thing

You didn’t need to TRY Voltron, what the hell?!

Here’s the deal,  Altea not being Obliterated-obliterated is actually a really interesting idea

Lance still wins, for the record

If she was infected in any way this wouldn’t drive me crazier than a bot on Halloween

But she’s not so this is BULL

Shallura confuses me SO much…

Ok, admittedly the scene with Allura and Alfor is beautifully heartbreaking

Episode 10

The fact that Zarkon was a close friend to Alfor should be addressed

Also Shiro calling himself “an inexperienced Pilot” hurts

Allura’s a MORON!

YES! MASSIVE ISSUE WITH YOU COMING

Nice puppetry Hunk

What happened to THIS Allura?! She’s reckless but not INSANE (or so boring I might cry)!

Is this the same Druid from Season 8? Pretty sure it’s 8… I forget which, but the one Keith fought

“Don’t walk through that door!” / Keith does/ “I think I told him” // “You are a paragon of leadership, Lance”

Hehheh I love Hunk teasing Lance about Allura

I do actually the fact that I can’t tell what size the purple container is until Keith grabs it

Heheh the Allura interacting with the Galra soldier

The computer sounds like Lance

Also Shiro had that “holy shit” moment

I HATE WRITING TELELPORTING FIGHTS

I’m 99% sure that the ONLY reason I didn’t fall into the Galra Keith rabbit hole was the fact that I binge watched

This scene confuses me… so much now that I know Shallura was apparently never going to be a thing

So confused

Episode 11

That hair flip though...

Coran, I get it, but calm down

Okay, but Keith has a point. Seriously, he’s not wrong. 

For the record, Haggar scares me

So much makes so much more sense now that we know Zarkon is the Original Black Paladin

That… makes no sense… “enough essence to open a wormhole”

Why are you transforming? More pieces to shoot at is usually a smart idea…

Hey hey, THACE!

Why can’t you have two active at once? I’m honestly serious.

I mean too OP, got it, but you can maneuver around that for temporary stuff

Shiro, use your words, yeah?

“Thinking” uh huh you mean “telepathy” right?

I genuinely forgot that Shiro got booted from Black

Damn! Yes Shiro! Kick some ass!

Ok, here’s the deal, Keith’s not listening to Coran, but he doesn’t have all the info (LIKE THE FUCKING BAYARD), Zarkon’s the OG Paladin, and he’s in distress

I HATE TELEPORTERS!

“Could have been” … uh Kuron exists ?? 

Also, Shiro with yellow eyes is fucking terrifying

We ain’t ficking stupid VLD

Zarkon’s a fucking idiot

Written properly his power-hungry attitude works even with him destroying his own ship

But it wasn’t so it’s null

You aren’t even subtle about Galra Keith

How can Allura see through Illusions?

Nobody knows!

Shiro, you have no jetpack, how are you so fast?

“Who cares, wormhole!” mood

I… uh… I want to do SO many things with this idea

Preferably not what they actually do...

[sarcasmandcrying]

Shance Holiday Gift Exchange

Hello, this is my Shance Holiday gift for @veilofemptyspace . I hope you like it! Happy Holidays!! I don’t have my laptop and have to post this from mobile, so I hope it doesn’t screw with the format or anything.

Thank you to @shanceholidayexchange2019 for putting together this fantastic event!!

“Sleepy Grey”

Lance could feel his heart going crazy, thumping up a storm in his chest. He loved the holidays, and this year would be the amazing because he would be celebrating it with all of his friends. He’d been bummed that he couldn’t travel home to see his family, but Shiro had invited him, along with Hunk, Pidge, and Allura to his and Keith’s place for Christmas. Shiro was just nice like that.

Lance was of course excited to spend the day with his friends and felt warmth in his chest that Shiro wanted him to be there for such an important day. Shiro, who Lance had had a crush on basically since the moment he saw him stressing out about some homework in the library, but working diligently at it even through his frustration.

Since then, Lance had pined endlessly, unable to get Shiro’s beautiful eyes or strong arms out of his mind. Even the way he would raise one eyebrow and laugh when something amused him would release a bolt of electricity into Lance’s insides. At this point, Lance couldn’t do anything about his pounding heart and tingling stomach when Shiro did even the simplest, most normal things.

Lance knew there was no way Shiro liked him, he wasn’t even going to get his hopes up, and he definitely wasn’t going to go through the pain of getting rejected. Still, sometimes he couldn’t help but wonder if something would ever be possible between them. He always managed to stomp down the hope, though, so convinced that there was no way Shiro would ever even notice him.

Which is why Lance’s face was now burning red while his face screwed up in confusion, his nose and eyebrows scrunching a little bit. Shiro has just payed his head into Lance’s lap, snuggling as close to the young man as he could get. He’d had a bit too much of Hunk’s famous eggnog, his face dusted pink and his eyes drifting closed as he let out a contented sigh.

And, of course, Keith was standing at the entrance to the living room, doubled over with laughter at Lance’s predicament. Hunk and Pidge, though also amused, managed to hold back, hiding their giggles behind their hands. Allura had already passed out on the other couch, softly snoring away.

Lance didn’t know where to put his arms or how to move, so he ended up stuck with his arms in front of him, his eyes glued to his hero, SLEEPING... ON HIS LAP!

Eventually, Keith came to his rescue, waving his hand in front of Lance’s face, then moving Lance’s arms so his hands rested on Shiro’s shoulder rather than being held out awkwardly.

Hunk put on a movie, sitting beside Lance and getting comfortable on the couch. The others also sat down around the room, Pidge next to Allura and Keith on the other side of Shiro.

Even with the movie playing in the background, Lance couldn’t tear his attention away from the man sleeping so comfortably on him, every minuscule move Shiro made intensified in Lance’s mind.

Lance tried to calm his breathing, to slow his heart, to concentrate on the tv. He loved The Nightmare before Christmas, he could almost recite it by memory at this point.

After a few minutes, when Shiro released a happy hum, Lance realized that he had slowly started carting his hands through Shiro’s soft hair. His face warmed once again, but he didn’t stop. Shiro seemed happy and Lance loved the feel of his hair between his fingers. Nobody else seemed to notice.

Throughout the movie, Lance’s eyelids became heavier and heavier, his hand in Shiro’s hair slowing. Slowly, his heart finally calmed down, his breathing evening out, his eyes drifting shut into sleep.

Lance was warm. It was so comfortable and he felt safe. He couldn’t wake up now, not when everything was cozy. Yet, his brain was awake, wether he wanted it to be or not, and his body would eventually have to follow suit.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he noticed was black and soft. A blanket? No, it was a shirt. A shirt worn by a broad chest. The chest was connected to a body, of course, Lance noted as his sight travelled up towards a face. A beautiful one. Shiro’s. His warm smile and soft grey eyes. Eyes that were open and looking directly at Lance. Lance, who’d been sleeping snuggled into Shiro’s side.

Lance’s face burst into flames, his ears felt so hot. He stammered out some kind of greeting, which sounded more like a squeal than anything else, but didn’t know what else to do. Luckily, Shiro did. He smiled at Lance, then pulled him close once again into a hug, where Lance fit snuggly against his broad chest. He released a sigh and in less than a minute, his breathing evened out. He was once again asleep.

Lance wanted to spend time thinking about what this meant, whether this meant that Shiro liked him or wanted to be with him, maybe he just thought of this as sleeping beside a brother? No, that couldn’t be right, he was cuddling Lance. Oh well, nothing Lance could do about any of the questions he had now. He might as well just enjoy it while he could. And so, he slept.

[pepplemint]

Fanfic Recc:s

I had this since a long time back actually, I think. I figured I might as well post it and give ya’ll something lol.

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Room with a View by isabeau25 (10,089 words): Lance manages to carve out a space for himself in a hidden part of the castle. The rest of the team find their way there eventually. ———- This was one of those fics I didn’t really expect to get as into as I did. Is really sweet and focus on the original team as a family. You know how you sometimes see art where everyone in a giant cuddlepile and it’s just too sweet and everyone is so comfortable with each other? This have got the same feeling, plus some Langst

————————————————-  Accepting Amelioration by XILVerify (4887 words): Shiro trusts his team with his life, but after what he and his daemon experienced at the hands of the Galra… well, trusting them with his soul is the one thing he just can’t bring himself to do. Or so he thinks. Daemon AU. Post season 1 speculation.  ———- Shiro and Hunk is a pair that have gotten very little bonding time in canon, so seeing them together here put in a situation where they are trapped in a distressing urgent situation is both interesting and engaging. I don’t know much about His Dark Materials or daemons to be honest but it’s explained well enough within the fic and I enjoy these representations very much. WARNING: Mentioned previous-to-fic assault

————————————————- The Purity of Sin by IcyPanther (105,002 words): Lance's first diplomatic mission had gone wrong. Very, very wrong. Instead of allies on planet Macka, he and Keith found only enemies who want to sacrifice them to their Goddess. The two Paladins are going to have to work together to survive the harsh desert, severe injury, relentless pursuit, with the added problem that in addition to losing copious amounts of blood, Lance is losing his senses one... by one... by one... ———- I’m sure most people have heard of this fic already but god damn it is INTENSE. You will feel stuff. I am terrible at keeping attention and tend to stay away a bit from longer fics but I couldn’t stop reading. WARNING: Explicit violence, religious rituals, character death

————————————————- Bury the Sun by maychorian (26,734 words): Sam Holt has been a captive of the Galra for more than a year. He has lost all hope of escape or rescue. But when a new prisoner arrives in his underground cell, a boy who seems to carry the sun in his smile, everything begins to change. ———-    An unexpected pair as Pidge’s dad kinda takes Lance too under his wings. This is really sweet at the same time as you can never forget the terrible situation they are really in. WARNING: Violence and mentions of torture

————————————————- I'll Be Your Journal by BreakTheDawn (5756 words): “Lance,” Hunk had pleaded. “I can’t believe you just did that to me,” Lance covered his face as his breaths started to become heavy and uneven. Looking back, Hunk doesn’t know how he knew, but he did. He knew at that point that if he didn’t fix that. Didn’t fix Lance. Then he would lose him. Hunk could not let that happen

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Or, that one time that Hunk crossed the line. ———-  I just love Hunk and I love seeing his perspective. Also Hunk and Lance friendship... There’s too little of it in the world honestly.

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The Cost of Winning by IcyPanther (9596 words): "The Blue and Green Paladins serve no purpose to the Empire," the Galran commander smirked at his bound captives. "And as such you have no use except as arena fodder." He chuckled. "Give us a good show before you die." / Lance is determined to protect Pidge and save her from the arena. She will not die here. Over his dead body. Hopefully it's not quite that literal of a promise. ———- I’m starting to see a pattern here uuuh anyway I love this fic, I love Pidge and Lance working together. WARNING: Violence, Character Death

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A Little Unsteady (Hold Onto Me) by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee (13,385 words): Takashi Shirogane is nine years old when he holds his brother for the first time. “I’m here,” he’d whispered to his fussing baby brother, “I’m here, I’m here, I’m here.”  And Keith stopped crying. He didn’t laugh; he looked up at Shiro with big, skeptical eyes. A challenge. Like this tiny person was saying ‘oh yeah, prove it’. And Shiro, newly nine years old, promised that he’d prove it.Shiro and Keith's childhood in moments. ———- There’s a lot of Keith’s background story here that I fell really strongly for (though not canon compliant, I just like it.). If you’ve ever had that kind of relationship where you are like an older sibling figure, you can really feel this in your bones. WARNING: Child Abuse

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Leave Them Stunned and Stuttering by BossToaster (ChaoticReactions) (10,527 words): Five Times Shiro couldn't be knocked off balance, one time he was, and one time he trusted the team to see. Or, when sibling bonding goes wrong. ———- A little bit Everyone/Shiro. It’s fun to see the team all bond over trying to mess with Shiro.

———————————————— Fatalistic Daydream by Engineer104 (27,873 words):  Being a low-ranking Galra soldier stationed in a virtual backwater isn’t stopping Pidge from finding out what happened to her family. But the secrets she’s keeping from her friend Keith on top of the unwanted attention of an Altean prisoner-of-war are definitely...slowing her down. ———- Interesting AU where the Galra and Alteans are actively at war. Technically this is tagged as Pidge/Lance but there isn’t anything actually romantic so I feel it fits the gen category.

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Racing on the Thunder by Jennypen (5435 words): Freshman Shiro is pretty hung up on Senior Lance at the Garrison, but no-one else shares his opinion. At least, not until a hostage situation changes everything. ———-   I love this!! Baby Cadet Shiro (who are not so baby-looking) pining after the older Cadet Lance, and Lance is a BAMF.

————————————————- Closer to Your World by CastleSL (29,576 words): Students will be carefully selected and tested for the opportunity to fly out to Kerberos for scientific research. Only one student may be selected. Application and Testing will commence during the third trimester, June 21XX. There was more on the page, statistics and requirements and more details, but it was legit. The flyer was printed on standard Garrison announcement paper, the document signed by the Dean and board of directors. The chance to go to Kerberos. Hunk took a moment to think, then clapped his hand on Lance’s back, smiling. “Well, I’m rooting for ya, buddy.” He said, and Lance beamed like that was all he needed in the world. ———-   It’s been a while since I read this fic but it’s nice with a lil longer Shance fic - it’s also really well written. A sequel is also being written right now that is also good. WARNING: Mentioned character death

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Full Moons and the Mornings After by Impetus (6496 words): Shiro is an unlucky werewolf who can’t control himself during the full moon. Lance really needs to stop letting stray wolves into his apartment. ———-   This is like my favourite werewolf fic ever hahahaha. I love when werewolves are portrayed as big dumb dogs. It’s really cute and they’re both big pining messes.

————————————————-  Jaded by Impetus (8728 words): Shiro is the leader of Voltron. He is the strength and the calm in the face of the thundering storm of the Galra. Lance is someone Shiro doesn't quite understand. Shiro is someone Lance wants to understand with all of his heart. ———-   WARNING: Major character injury

————————————————- The Luxury of Lacking Confidence by oldmythologies (13,695 words): They knew how it worked; Lance was always the damsel in distress and Shiro was the big strong hero who came to save him. When Shiro’s lion is hit by a vicious attack, he is knocked off course and careens into an ice planet. Lance finally elects himself the hero and has to save Shiro from his own injuries and the Galra ships searching the planet. Shiro, feverish and low on blood, is forced to confront his demons; Lance has to learn how to fight them off. ———-    WARNING: Major character injury

————————————————- Tris for Guys by quiddative  (2907 words): It was all Keith’s fault—him and his stupid biceps showing up at intramural basketball two nights ago without his trademark cropped jacket (which was almost as outdated as his mullet) and making everyone swoon. And what was worse, even Shiro, their hotter-than-hell yet sweeter-than-sugar RA and current object of Lance’s helpless affections, seemed impressed. He actually went up to Keith after his team had pummeled everyone else into the ground, clapped him on the back, and uttered the words that Lance had been daydreaming about for approximately fifteen thousand years: “Great job, buddy!” So, as soon as he got back to his room that night, he logged into his student account and signed up for the first available complimentary personal training session the college’s gym offered. ———- The story of how Lance thirsts so hard he even makes the ultimate sacrifice and goes to the gym. Lance’s “voice” here is great.

————————————————-  Slowly, Surely by needchocolatenow (2997 words): Shiro is tasked with an assignment to deliver important cargo to Altea. Lance is his second. -- Or, the fic in which Shiro and Lance take a road trip through space in an unfortunately named shuttle. ———- Just a really cute story where humans have moved into space and Shiro pines and is as awkward as a kid with his first crush.

————————————————-  ordinary people are everywhere by lein (5625 words): The note, situated in the bottom right corner, reads simply: ‘Will you be my Valentine? Yes or yes.’ Surrounded by little hearts and unaddressed, it seems a little out of place nestled next to the carefully crafted drawings of both pigeon lance and the deviantart stamp Pidge sent to Keith that made him cry for upwards of an hour before he had wordlessly crawled atop the table to recreate it as closely as he could. Shiro grins as he picks up a black dry erase marker and circles a yes. ———- This fic is so underrated! It’s super cute and I fell in love already at the summary, but the fic in itself is really well written and nice.

————————————————- Lance's Guide on How to Embarrass Yourself in Front of Your Insurance Adjuster by Eilera (2035 words): “This is for my mama, Hunk. She was so worried about this whole thing. They just finished renovating. I’m not gonna let her down. If my name isn’t Lance fucking Hernandez Martine-holy fuck he’s gorgeous.” “Oh no. No. Lance do-“ Lance didn’t even hear him because there was a fucking gorgeous god walking up the path to the front door.

(In which Lance is helping his mama with an insurance claim and he was not prepared for the smoking hot insurance adjuster.)

———- Lance is Lance and this was funny and cute.

————————————————-  Left Side Or Right? by liddie (2698 words): When Lance accidentally locks himself out of his dorm room he finds himself on Shiro's doorstep hoping that this falls under Shiro's offer of  "Let me know if you need help with anything."

Luckily for him, it does. ———- Piiiining I love it...... I really do

————————————————-  Lactose IntolerLance by humblenoodle (1807 words): Shiro's aware, at least, that his current course of action is humiliatingly stupid, and he should really stop while he's still ahead.

But it’s not like he could just casually waltz up there and ask for Lance’s number, maybe even a date. That’s not how this worked. ———- 

This was really funny and cute, pining Shiro at his most awkward.

————————————————- Define Dancing by starbear (5495 words): “Dancing?” Shiro made a small, scoffing little laugh. “You’re kidding, right? “What? No,” Lance said, “Why?” “I can’t dance.” “Lies.” “No, I’m serious,” Shiro said, “Two left feet. I’m terrible.” “That I absolutely do not believe. I bet you’ve just never really tried.” Lance stood, abruptly, an unsettlingly determined look on his face. “C’mon, let’s do it.” “Do...what?” “Dance, duh,” Lance said. “Let’s go.”

Shiro learns how to dance, and falls in love along the way. ———-  I tend to like fics that are snippets through time, but this one stand out :)

————————————————- Ten Days by WashiPuppy (??? words): Most people never got to learn exactly what their mind is worth, how resistant it is. Lance knew now, and the answer was ten days. It only took ten days for something in him to break that he wasn't sure he could get back.

Shiro had survived a year and come out as someone still able to smile, to be kind and gentle with those around him. Scarred, but not shattered.

Lance wore no new scars. But he still hadn't made it ten days.

———- So you like slow burn? Well what about the characters doesn’t even interact for three thirds of the fic lmao. Honestly though this fic is really good and well written! The focus isn’t on romance at all and I even forgot about it a couple of times, but none the less it’s 100% worth the read.

————————————————-  Black to Blue by PuppetMaster55 (153,825 words): Lance, the undisputed (no longer, since he finally got the team to stop questioning his position like a month ago) leader of Voltron finds himself in the absolute strangest scenario: being the Blue Paladin.

Lance, still finding his place on team Voltron, wakes up to the weirdest world: one where he's the Black Paladin.

OR, I take a universe where Lance was always the Black Paladin and have him swap bodies with canon Lance, throwing both sets of teams for a trip.

———- I mean I assume most people have already read this fic but just in case someone missed it? Read it. This is the Lance as Black Paladin au you always wanted.

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Breaking Wind by AshesTheTerrible (10,044 words): Shiro is settling into his new body and finally trusting himself to rekindle things with Lance. Intimacy proves to be a lot of stumbling after such a long time without. And nobody is safe from awkward bodily functions during sex, not even Shiro. ———- Like the mature dumbass I am I love this fic about farting. It’s really well written and have such a good, soft relationship though it’s worth it ok.  WARNING: Explicit

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ticket to ride by mettaverse (2085 words): The officer raises his hand. “You were going thirty miles over the speed limit for a date?” Lance opens his mouth and the officer lowers his sunglasses just to glare at him. “Sixty in a thirty lane. You know how fast that is?” “Um. Fast? Pretty fast?” “Dangerously fast.” He pulls a pad of paper out of his pocket. “I'm gonna have to give you a ticket.” ———-  Short AU-fic that I just find really cute

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How to Dig Your Own Grave by flyingisland (8804 words): The complete anthology, written from first-hand experiences and mortifying, soul-crushing interactions between Lance McClain and one very attractive neighbor. ———- This fic is kinda wonderful. Lance mess up so bad over and over and it’s hilarious. It’s all fine though in the end ;)  WARNING: Explicit, Sex Work (Pornography)

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easier to lose by quiddative (???? words): Shiro is at the peak of his NHL career. Unfortunately, being famous has its downsides, particularly when it comes to dating. And that’s on top of the fact that he’s still in the closet.

However, a chance meeting with college student Lance, who seems to be the only person in the entire city who doesn’t know who he is, gives him hope that maybe he won’t die alone after all. Just as long as he can keep his identity a secret. ———- This fic isn’t actually finished when I add it here, but I expect it to be soon. I kinda love sport-AU’s not gonna lie. This one hit me right in the weak spot.

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Five Minutes by WhatTheBodyGraspsNot (4176 words): When Keith is unwillingly tricked into a speed dating session by Shiro, he finds himself meeting several unusual characters. The most unusual of all, however, is the loud one in the letterman jacket. He's obnoxious and has no regard for the other people around him and he keeps making his way closer and closer to Keith within the ring rotations. Can Keith pull himself together to get through this meeting? Or will he find himself interested by the end of their five minutes? ———-   I like Keith being stubbornly set on being bitter and hating things he’s dragged into lol. Even when he kinda really doesn’t.

————————————————- gladly break my heart (for you) by godsensei (1747 words): “You want me to... touch you?” Lance asks, a mildly dubious look on his face. Keith feels his face go hot. “Yes! You touch everyone else. I just-- we’re boyfriends, right?” he asks, feeling stupid, but so hopeful. Lance searches his face for a moment, before his eyes soften, a sweet smile blooming on his lips. ———-   This is just fluff and touch starved Keith and I’m all for it. ————————————————- i want your heaven and your oceans too by mothpoem (11,610 words): “Not—not that you’d be my rebound! I mean, you’d be helping me take my mind off of this guy, but to be a rebound, I’d have to have dated him first, I think, and he doesn’t even know I like him, so. You wouldn’t be a rebound. At worst, we become badass partners-in-crime with a grudging respect for each other, at best, we’re soulmates for life and this is fate trying to help us find happiness. So. Um.” Lance swallows and looks up at the Blade of Marmora soldier through his lashes. “What say you?” They look down at their hands for a moment, fingers twisting together in deep thought. Then they’re pulling their gloves off, revealing pale, half-bruised knuckles of the human variation, and their mask is dissolving, giving way to big blue-purple eyes and an achingly familiar jet-black cowlick. “Who,” says Keith Kogane, in that low-pitched rumble that makes Lance’s stomach roil in the good way—holy fuck—“is this guy you’re trying to get over?” ———-   I drew a scene from this fic so I guess in a way I’ve already recc:d it, but I’m gonna do it again. I love awkward misunderstandings and Lance’s rambling in this fic is both kinda hilariously in character and well written. WARNING: Canon-typical violence ————————————————- Keith's Type by AmbitiousSkychild (24,050 words): “How would anyone notice what anyone else’s type is in the middle of all this?!” Matt demanded, laughing. “What’s Keith’s type?” Lance blurted out like an idiot. “It’s… obvious,” Pidge said. “He gets all flustered over shitty puns and most physical comedy. And have you seen the way he stares at Hunk when he’s going on about the mechanics of something? Like how the lions work? I’ve literally seen him blushing when Hunk goes into explanation mode.” “So, you think he has a crush on Hunk?” Lance squawked. “No. You bonehead,” Pidge laughed. “I’m saying any dad-joke-telling, klutzoid with good grades has probably got a pretty good shot at Keith.” Or: It figures that after years of getting it hilariously wrong face-to-face, Lance finally gets good at talking to Keith through a screen, which is, like, one of his biggest accomplishments. Then, Pidge makes the comment that Keith has a type, while heavily implying that it's Matt. But, listen, with everything going on with Voltron, the coalition, the Blade of Marmora, and Coran, Lance isn't going to get distracted worrying about it. Ask anyone, he's always been great with measuring levels of importance.... ———-   I kinda have a weakness for the emotional jealousy, the one that isn’t angry and hot but insecure and hits where it hurts. And yeah. Matt and Keith have (kind of?) a past together and Lance is alone-ish after Keith left the team. ————————————————- King and Reaper by PastelClark (35,512 words): Allura had told them once that Voltron was their destiny. If anything, Keith thinks, Lance had proven that while finding the lions might have been on the dime of some greater plan, compliance to their supposed fate was not strictly required in any remote sense of the word. In fact, by Lance's standard of doing things it was all rather bullshit. (Or: The story of the destruction of Earth and its aftermath, feat. questionable science in regards to weapons of mass destruction, gratuitous Star Wars references, theoretical chess games with the emperor of most of the known universe, explosions, the greatest bromance of all time, the worst romance of all time, far too many guns, concussions, extreme misuse of the French language, awkward flirting, and Lance in an overly-dramatic trench coat.) ———-   BAMF rebel leader Lance and mental images that kinda kick you in the inspiration, honestly. Everyone is older and different. Voltron kinda failed.

————————————————- Keith the Amnesiac by jilliancares (8878 words): In which an accident leaves Keith temporarily without his Voltron-filled memories and he may or may not spill a few of his better kept secrets to Lance. ———-   This story is great if nothing else because it feels so realistic in how it handled Keith’s amnesia. This is very much just what it’s like to have those small differences in how you perceive the world vs how you normally do.

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Let's be (dis)honest by noero (1581 words): Lance is backed against his bathroom wall, one hand gripping his sink and the other nervously combing through his hair. Keith is in front of him — down on his knees — calling Lance’s bluff.  ———-   Nothing really to say about this other than I liked the competitiveness between Keith and Lance and it was fun. WARNING: EXPLICIT

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Sun In Our Eyes by MatchaMochi (9349 words): “Think you can beat me hotshot?” He doesn’t falter, just nods and holds up his sniper. His hands don’t shake, his lips don’t tremble, (his heart though, that wild erratic thing stuttering in his chest, makes the blood rush to his ears, makes him think: Oh god.) ///

In which Kinkade pines and Lance has too many feelings. ———- 

So this is THE Kinkance fic, but just in case someone didn’t read it yet - I’m gonna add it here. (RYAN/LANCE)

———————————————— i'm willing to wait for it, i'm willing to wait for you by ThePackWantstheD (10,338 words): Lance McClain is hard to hate. He’s easy to love. Or: James Griffin falls fast and hard for a charismatic cargo pilot, dates him for six months, and then waits for him for five years.

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This ship isn’t something I ever considered until this fic, but heck it got me on board. I like everyone’s reactions and James’ belief. (JAMES/LANCE)

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no need to say goodbye by smolsarcasticraspberry  (13,557 words): The juniberry tree blossoms every seven years, and when it does, a gateway opens up to another world - a world that Shiro first explores as a child. There, he meets Allura. They do not speak the same language, but children do not need words to play. Every seven years, when the gateway opens again, Shiro steps through to visit the girl he knows on the other side. But the gateway only stays open as long as the juniberry flowers bloom... 

———- This is one of those stories that are simply wonderful, even if you’ve never seen the original show because it build up such a cool new world in the relatively few words. It also deals with Shiro in the aftermath of war and pining. (SHALLURA)

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Drip Like Honey by avoidingavoidance (7171 words): In which Romelle recommends a hot Tumblr boy to Allura, but when she checks him and his stream out, she finds that he seems awfully familiar.

———- Obviously this is right up my alley. Da-mn. Allura is top as heck. WARNING: Explicit (SHALLURA)

———————————————— Frostbite by Rueitae (6109 words):  Pidge is a renowned super villain. Lance is a hero in training. During their latest encounter, Lance pushes his powers to their limit and Pidge has some soul searching to do.

———-  I doooo love superhero AU’s and this is both super sweet, funny, well written and paints a clear picture of the universe which we are thrown into. I like it a lot. (PLANCE)

[coolspacequips]

Hmm, is been too long since Shance .. I'll brb

[thatguysmyhero]

hey do you have any fic recs? i'd love to read some shance but don't know where to start

bud i have a ton of faves but can’t remember them all so i’ll just share some (i’ll make a proper, well organized fic rec list sometime in the future swear!)

these are only some completed ones that i can name but there’s definitely more!

1. Lonely (But Not When You Hold Me) [G] by SouthernBird - still my favorite fic to this day since it’s the one that got me into shance!!! it’s a fix-it-fic post s2 and it’s just pure wholesome goodness with shiro comforting lance read this if you wanna catch soft feelings 

2. Back At Your Door [Not Rated] by zombiegardener - modern au with a dose of miscommunication like you know those fics where they sleep together and one of them thinks it’s just a one night stand??? this is IT it’s angsty but god shiro was so tender and careful with lance in this one also they get together in the end so it’s all good

3. Sweet Disaster [E] by avoidingavoidance - modern au f*ckbuddies shance!!! it’s got the steamy horny naughty bits WINK WINK and also the good fluff at the end 

4. The Black Wolf [T] by Sarolonde - shiro gets turned into a wolf and he finally got the perfect excuse to cuddle lance lol bit of an angst there as well but they’re both okay 12/10 would definitely read again even just for BIG WOLF SHIRO 

5. Becoming a Prince [E] by kitausu - or that royal engagement au! this is better than actual romcoms out there tbh 12/10 might actually have a movie deal soon 

6. Dive right in [M] by robotjellyfish - lance having the hots for the new neighbor shiro and then followed by them having all different kinds of fun dates for the summer! there’s also some bit of action so *WINK*

7. Not a Chance, Your Highness [E] by keir - OLDIE BUT STILL A GOODIE this is a classic honestly one of the very first smutty galra/altean shance out there this still rocks

8. Just Friends [T] by strawberrylovely - or shiro and lance growing closer as friends and then something else after they get back on earth *eye emojis* hint they become loving boyfriends who are just so sweet and caring for each other

9. Not Broken [T] by rinthegreat - modern au with former swimmer shiro and swimmer lance! lance is shiro’s number one fanboy and shiro was shocked because he retired long ago and nobody seemed to remember him anymore BUT OF COURSE LANCE DOES

10. Telltale Blush [E] by thinkpink - or shiro and lance get tipsy and some kinks were revealed coughs daddy kink it’s so steamy and horny it’s perfect shiro was literally so hot in this one i can’t even

also i don’t think i need to add this but there’s Black to Blue aka the shance bible if you haven’t read it yet which you should okay i don’t make the rules

[corancoranthemagicalman]

New Year’s Wrap Up!

I decided to do this again this year! This year, I don’t think I wrote quite as many small ficlets on Tumblr, but I wrote a shitload of unposted things between a few friends of mine. I won’t even begin to try to give the word counts on those, so as last year, I shall be using my stats on AO3 strictly. I might mention one or two WIPs that I had hoped to finish this past year, but probably not overall.

Fics that you wrote in 2019:

I Dream In Wishes And Triangles (Found on AO3, Gravity Falls, 2.3k, T+)

Steal The Stars (And Put Them In Your Eyes) (Found on AO3, Voltron, 6.6k, M)

Can’t Fight the Moonlight (Found on AO3, Voltron, 2.9k, G)

Traces of You (Found on AO3, Gravity Falls, 2K, T+)

A Long Walk Home (Found on AO3, Teen Wolf, 2.8K, M)

Take A Deep Breath (We’re Doing Just Fine) (Found on AO3, Voltron 1.9k, G)

Death’s Discrimination (Found on AO3, Voltron, 2.1K M)

Where Sleep Never Comes (Found on AO3, Voltron, 1.2K, G)

Something Understood  (Found on AO3, Supernatural, 2.9k, T+)

The Names Are Coal For My Furnace (And It Burns, Burns) (Found on AO3, Critical Role, 800, M)

Dragon’s Gold (Found on AO3, Voltron, T+, 3K)

A Rolling Stone From Texas (Found on AO3, Supernatural, 20k, M)

Lighthouse On The Shore (Found on AO3, Stardew Valley, 2.8k, M)

In Darkness She Is All I See (Found on AO3, Stardew Valley, 1.3k, T+)

Putting On The Ritz (Found on AO3, Good Omens, 3.3k, T+)

Age It 6000 Years, Then Let It Breath (Found on AO3, Good Omens, 2.5k, T+)

Talk To Me (Like Victorians Do) (Found on AO3, Good Omens, 3.5k, M)

My Life Is Very Lonely (For I Want You Only) (Found on AO3, Good Omens, 2.7k,  T+)

You Only Want To Socialize (But I Don’t Think We Should) (Found on AO3, RPF, 5.5k, T+)

With a Good Omens WIP that is currently at +20k and several fan fics in the Game Of Thrones fandom with my friend, one of which. between. the both of us resulted in 60k words in just the month of June. I have a few pieces here and there that are all WIP as well, but as before I’m just gonna used what I posted. (And possibly that one Good Omens fic because I had planned on it being done already but school happened.)

Total Fics: This year including that WIP but not including my self indulgent and unpublished works, I’ve done 20 fics! Last year I did 19. But, to be fair on myself, I did not have college last year.

Total Words: This year, including those precious 20k words on that WIP, I’ve hit 95,661 beating last year’s 75,533 by 20k words! HA. Definitely counting that WIP in my records for this year.

Ship/Character Breakdowns: Percival De Rolo, Crowley/Aziraphale, Original Characters/Original Characters, Bill/Dipper, Bill/Original Character, Shane/Original Character, Sebastian/Alex, Dean Winchester/Castiel, Jack Kline, Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale, Sheriff Stilinski, Shance, Svance, Hunk, Klance, Lotura, Pali/Nick, Cee/Tom Holland, PJ/Aquabats, Pali and the Crew.

Best/Worst Title: My Best Title (because obviously, I’m so great at that) Talk To Me (Like Victorians Do) cause I am a bitch weak for a pun. Gonna go with The Names Are Coal For My Furnace (And It Burns, Burns) because it’s just so lengthy for a title. :/

Best/Worst First Line: Putting On The Ritz definitely has the worst. “It was a fancy restaurant. Suzanne would give it that.” It fits the comedic sort of narrative I was going for, but if I’m being hypercritical, it’s not very attention-grabbing. For my best, I’m going to go with a favorite. I love beginning lines that are picture-esque and my most picture-esque was from You Only Want To Socialize. “The wind howled on this fine October evening. It sang the tune of skeletons coming out to socialize. Ghouls and creeps from the depths sauntered and laughed their way into the moral realm. Candles hidden in the mouths of grinning pumpkins lit the way into town from the graveyard from which they all had risen from. As the undead crossed the threshold of the graveyard, they were given human form on this one night as the moon hung overhead.”

General Questions

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted?

I wanted to write more this year but was worried about school getting in my way. What actually happened was instead of writing fics that I published, I wrote shameless self inserts with one of my best friends to help me relax in between my very busy schedule. I wrote way more than I thought I was going to be able to just because there was absolutely no expectation on an unpublished story.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year?

I’m gonna be honest, I think the most unexpected one was writing porn for Stardew Valley, fam. But also Good Omens? I had always seen it on the outskirts being a Supernatural fan but falling in love with the televised series so heavily made them own me completely and I don’t think I had truly expected it.

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest.

Another year where it’s not my most popular but I enjoyed writing it. I loved writing A Rolling Stone From Texas. That piece of work took me three days to write and it’s the most I’ve written in the span of three days. So out of pride, that one. Out of just... the most love I’ve had for a fic is My Life Is Very Lonely if I’m being honest. A trope I’ve fallen in love within the Good Omens fandom is the Outsider POV, and researching a very specific year in American history just so I could write Irving Berlin understanding pining was just so much fun! And the reception of it was something I was woefully underprepared for and every ounce of attention I’ve received to it has clenched my heart.

Okay, NOW your most popular story.

I’d say A Long Walk Home is my most popular story with Putting On The Ritz as a fairly close second. The day I had posted A Long Walk Home that Teen Wolf fandom devoured it and I love that fandom so dearly.

Story most underappreciated by the universe?

Uh, this question is always hard. Maybe A Rolling Stone From Texas? My Life Is Very Lonely is like, my lowest kudo’d and hit Good Omens fic but the love I get for it is overwhelming whilst I’ve never really had any attention to A Rolling Stone. Maybe A Rolling Stone isn’t that great (spoiler: it definitely isn’t). At the time it felt underappreciated, but at the moment I can’t think of any that I feel are underappreciated. 

Story that could have been better?

A Rolling Stone? The Names? I would say I Dream too but I’ve just evolved in my writing style since then. I’ve evolved so much since I’ve written everything, since I’ve written what I wrote last week, so I feel like there’s no point in thinking about what could be better now when I know that I did the best I could at the time.

Sexiest story?

My sexiest story this year did not get published. I’mma be honest. Actually, this year I’ve both written more sexy but also more sensual. I’m a fan of the sensual. My Life Is Very Lonely would probably be sexier if it wasn’t so sad. Lighthouse On The Shore and Steal The Stars were both fairly sexy. (If you wanna know my really sexy writings, Ask C Something and maybe I’ll drop a line or two from some very sensual self-inserts that include Jon Snow, other GOT characters, or a certain Mandalorian ;)

Saddest story?

Last year I answered this with “I don’t like sad.” This year, my saddest piece is hands down - without a doubt - My Life Is Very Lonely. Can’t Fight The Moonlight was more bittersweet than sad, as was Steal The Stars and Traces of You. My pieces all had more diverse emotions, I think, but overall I myself felt so sad and as if I was actually the one pining while writing My Life Is Very Lonely.

Most fun?

Jeepers, the most fun to read? Putting On The Ritz? It was definitely fun reading my first anon hate! I’ve never gotten any anon hate (bless) but the first and only time I have it was the most resentful piece I’ve ever received and I am telling you I was so flattered and my ego so boosted that I had made someone so infuriated that instead of doing something enjoyable with their time they just sort of cooked over what to tell me I was doing wrong with my writing.

(oh wait maybe that one Destiel ficlet I wrote on Tumblr about Dean calling Cas nicknames? That one was light and cute.)

Story with the single sweetest moment?

You know I’m going to cheat and pick three again this year.

That dangerous four-letter word that Crowley had warned Warlock about reared its head like an angry bull in the China shop of his heart. He swallowed the broken pieces, tears stinging at his eyes. “Aziraphale.” Crowley gasped, clutching at the lapels of his coat and pulling him forward. “I’d wait six more millennia for you.” He confessed. He felt dirty. Dirty in the gaze of this pure being. This being of pure light, love, encompassed him in this rapture of a dangerous, four-lettered word. - Talk To Me (Like Victorians Do)

His words still Cee’s movements as she moved back to look at him. Her soft expression melted into something fond and adoring. It was enough to make Shane feel overwhelmed again, but this time it was in a good way. Slowly, this overwhelming radiance was a good thing. No more nights of a cold, chilly companion. Now his sunshine laid in bed, wrapping itself around him in warming beams. - In Darkness She Is All I See

Jack nodded and swallowed the forming bitter-sweetness on his tongue. He turned to the picture frame beside his bed. He paused as he reached for it. Sparing Uncle Dean one more glance, Jack took the picture reverently in his hands. He turned and took two steps toward his uncle before holding out the picture.

“This belongs to you.” Jack’s voice wavered for a moment and perhaps he hadn’t done as well swallowing that emotion as he had thought.

Uncle Dean shook his head. “Nah,” he pushed the picture frame back toward Jack’s chest, " take him with you.” Uncle Dean took in a deep breath before nodding. “He always wanted to see the world.” Giving a half shrug, Uncle Dean gestured with his chin to Jack’s suitcase. “Take care of him for me.” - A Rolling Stone From Texas (going back, this was a completely rushed fic that I wish I had bitten the bullet and taken my time with, but overall it was littered with a few small and sweet moments.)

Hardest story to write?

Mhm, probably the WIP I’m doing now? Just because I’m at the sad part near the end (yanno, the Day of Darkness or whatever the proper writing term is) that’s always the hardest part for me. Everything else was an experiment for fun. Maybe like functionally all the Good Omens fic since I’m teaching myself HMTL so I can make footnotes, but like anything else wasn’t too hard.

Easiest/most fun story to write?

The easiest was probably any of the ship focused ones. I just get into a “this makes me happy” mood set yanno? I definitely had fun writing A Rolling Stone, My Life Is Very Lonely, and actually most probably the WIP I am trying to finish up. I keep counting it since most of it was written in the previous year.

Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters?

As in like did I project pining so hard that I completely understood heartache but also happiness in knowing who owns your heart in My Life Is Very Lonely? Cause yes. I think also writing A Rolling Stone really helped me understand how old Dean Winchester is since I felt like I didn’t even have to age up his character. RIP Dean, man.

Most overdue story?

The WIP that I’ll finally maybe drop hints of? I want to drop hints but I’m also so afraid of someone beating me to the punch and doing it better. My one true fear. It was supposed to be done back in October but unfortunately the holidays and such took everything over that my school didn’t already own. Anyways, it’s a Good Omens fic fused with my literal favorite movie of all time. So there’s your hint.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them? I think I took a lot of risks in creating lore this year. It’s always so hard to know whether your lore will take off or not and I think I took a chance on that. Not only in my published works but in my unpublished works as well. I learned that if you take the time to really just dedicate yourself into that lore that it doesn’t matter as much if other people enjoy it because you’re putting down those ideas and creating art. Creating a world of your own and it’s amazing.

What are your fic writing goals for next year?

To complete my writing goal of last year and write a piece of work longer than The Cat and the Shadow. To work on writing more things to be published to really share what I love so that hopefully encourages other people to share what they love! And, maybe, eventually start a fic that has weekly updates because I crave for that validation of someone waiting eagerly for an updated chapter.

Last year I had the goal to have a more popular story than Eat A Little Dream Of Mine. Eat A Little Dream Of Mine still has the highest hit count, being one of the first few dozen Monster Prom fics to have ever been published to AO3. A Long Walk Home wasn’t too far from matching it, though. Only off by 300- or so hits. But Putting On The Ritz beat A Little Dream’s kudo count by 19!! Goal accomplished!!

I don’t know if anyone wants to do this, but my followers and mutuals are more than welcome to! I’ll specifically tag @paliseizy @damejudyhench @yuzuling @revasnaslan @ineffablefool @isthatbloodonhisshirt And I’ve probably missed someone in my post-holiday haze and I apologize. Thinking is hard.

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Update!

Chapter Four of Copper and Indigo, my Soul Eater!Kidge AU has been updated and can be read: [here].

I’m also putting an update about the status of my update/ upload schedule under a ‘Read More’ for those that are curious! I should hopefully be updating another fic later this upcoming week as well as uploading for Kidge Month 2k19!

Thank you all so much for dealing with my inconsistent nonsense!

Okay, so, gonna try to make this quick! As of this week, I have started up at a new job in my field! I am still, however, working my old job on the weekends to try and get my financial situation under control. I won’t go in to specifics here, but my finances are currently so tight I’m barely managing to make all my payments on time. The two-job thing should only be a short time deal - maybe a month or two at most - and will ultimately benefit me in the long run so is a necessary evil.

But this has actually done nothing but inspire me!

I’ve been in a way better head space since I got the official start date for the new job and it’s really reinvigorated my passion! Voltron may have ended, but I’m not going anywhere! You’ve all been so sweet and kind to me and my works, so I want to return that kindness by giving the kind of content you want and deserve! I may hold off on updating my shorter form fics - specifically Squeaky Brakes and Here (In Your Arms) - solely so I can finish writing the rest of the chapters, and then update those once I’ve been able to edit/ between bigger form chapters for T,S,aEB and CopaInd. I’ll be planning to upload a bigger post focused around T,S,aEB after I post the next chapter - which is about 40% done, get hyped ya’ll! - so I’ll address that there.

I have a few other shorter form Kidge fics planned in the background that I’ll start slowly dropping once I get the other three short ones done. I’m also participating in the Heith MiniBang, so I’ll have a fic for that in out around August, as well as some other ship fics (Shance and Plance, respectively) I’d like to make.

I might not be super active on this account during July, as I am running the Kidge-a-Palooza account solo and want to make sure to share as much stuff there as possible! You will all be able to expect a fic a day from me throughout July, though, and I should still be able to update my longer form fics during that time as well!

Outside of that, I’m starting to dip my toes into BNHA (Boku no Hero Academia) and might start uploading for that fandom as well. For that series, I’ll most likely be producing for TodoDeku and Kacchako, but there are other ships I’m open to in that fandom as well. I might also start doing stuff with Persona 4 and Persona 5, once I have the time to beat both games.

Lastly, I’m also working on an original work of fiction that I hope to finish before the Holiday season for upload on Amazon. I might start making small posts about that for those that are interested, and will make a proper post once it’s completed and available for purchase!

Hopefully this wasn’t too mind-numbing for you all! Thank you all so, so much for sticking around and reading my stuff! I really appreciate every last one of you! <3

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working on a series of shance oneshots for a possible oneshot compilation, hope ill get to post the firat story soon, i figured having some oneshots to write and flush out while working on bigger projects will be good for me, keep my brain going and the creative juices flowing

so far i have mermaid stories, dog owners shance, friends inspired shance and other neato shit, i might even work on some oneshots from previous stories like how to steal a million maybe and other old movie shance aus, ive always wanted to write a rear window shance au but never felt motivated so this might be a good way to get it done posibly!

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Just read your cool shance fic were they race cars in street races. Think you could please post more for that. Like maybe lance wins a race against sendak. Shiro so proud of him that he twirls him around in his arms and kisses all over his cheeks. Than if sendak tries to start something shiro smirks and says blue lion beat you fair and square while casually holding a crowbar.

Sorry this took some time to get too.  Again it’s been a rather busy month and I’ve just been so tried from work.

It is also posted on AO3!

Warning: Gun violence, mentions of car accidents

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Shiro doesn’t like what was happening.

Not one little bit.

Not when Lance was so freshly released from the hospital after being struck by an unknown driver that sped away.  Still on some strong pain medication to function. And not after the doctors had said he was lucky to have escaped with broken collar bone and terrible bruised and sore body. That his tucking and rolling with the hit, no doubt saved him from more serious injury.  And definitely not after the representative that had been with Lance at the time had cover all the bills out of…thanks, Shiro assumed, for shoving him clear of the cars path.  

At least Shiro had convinced Lance to say as long as he possibly could.

But the fact that Lance was racing…

Well racing after everything was a terrible idea.

But there was no choice.  

Lance had been too cornered into things to even have a whisper of a thought of backing out.  

Sendak had seen everything to that detail.

If Lance didn’t show and race, the title Blue Lion name would be taken from him.  The streets would take it away from him with no chance for him to defend his claim to it.  And he would be branded as a coward, despite being hurt to the understandable point of not racing by most.  The whole race had been made into event before everything. And the only way Lance was getting out was if he was in a coma or dead.

Shiro knew the accident and everything was Sendak’s doing.

Everything was too conveniently close for it to be just a coincidence.  And far too vague in facts to really link Sendak to it. Though it was all such clear sabotage, it’s crazy the crowds that adore Lance can’t see it.

That and Shiro just knows Sendak.  

All the crap he pulled to get Shiro in his gang.  The stuff that had cost Shiro just about everything, and made him run to his old stomping grounds.  

There were other reasons, sure, but Shiro can’t lie it was a background fact.

And now Lance was racing him.

Lance and assured Shiro things would be fine.  

All would work out in the end if he just raced .

Even if he loss, within a week, the crowds would whisper and talk of his condition during it all.  Mutter how it wasn’t fair in the end. Sendak’s victory would become meaningless as they all saw the truth of it.  Whatever standing he managed to gain would falter under it. For Lance nothing would be lost.

If he won, well that would no doubt solidified his Lion name.  

Just like Shiro’s had been.

But Shiro doesn’t like it.  

The whole thing makes him anxious beyond belief.  So much so he feels sick to his stomach.

Yet the idea of leaving and not watching Lance made it ten times worse.  

When Keith suggested they go to some other area for some air, and a less public descent into a panic attack, Shiro nearly bit off his head.  He doesn’t fault Hunk though for taking the offer, and thankful that Pidge stay by his side. Quickly understanding leaving would just make things worse for Shiro.

“He’ll be fine,” Pidge assured flatly over the rumbles of car engines and cheers.  “He can do this track blindfolded.”

Shiro hummed.

His eyes fixed to the girl making her way between the cars.  She runs her hand over Lance’s old blue mustang as she does. The show of luck wished it felt like.  Before she stood in the middle to call out the track path and terms of the race, one last time.

Shiro can’t see Lance in the shadows of his car.

But he gives him a hopeful smile on the off chance he was looking over at him one last time.  Even if Shiro would much rather be bend over a trash can hurling.

“Lance will be okay.”  Pidge repeated again as the countdown began.

Shiro watched as the flag is dropped.

The two car engines roared loudly as tires squealed for a moment.  Looking for traction before they rocketed forwards. Sendak’s black Dodge quickly taking the lead over Lance’s beloved Blue.  

Similar to how most races went for Lance at the start.

The crowd knows this and expectations nothing more

But Lance is at Sendak’s heels as they speed away.  Approaching the first bend of the track. Red of brake lights flash as they both barreling into it.  Quickly disappearing from sight around it.

Five minutes.

That’s how long it too to race the set track on average.

Meaning it was going to be five minutes until the race was over.  Lance and Sendak would both return to cross the finish line. Hopefully close to each other’s heels, with Lance in the lead.  It was just five minutes.

But Shiro could feel his anxiety spike with each passing second.

He didn’t trust Sendak to race… clean.

Lance was already in pain and a bit loopy from the drugs.  Without a doubt his reaction time was diminished greatly. And Sendak was already willing almost kill Lance for any bit of an advantage.  

There was no doubt Sendak would try something to insure a victory.

God, five minutes was so long.

And Shiro can’t be there to watch every turn.

The circuit is too big.  And the idea of getting on one of the motorcycles that trail behind is paralyzing for Shiro.  It always had been. Even if it’s so follow after the race and see. So he was blind to what’s happening out there. He was just left there to stand and wait.

“Hey!  Earth to Black Lion!”  Pidge voice snapped harshly as Shiro felt the younger shorter girl jab at his side painfully.  Like he was ninety percent sure it would bruise, but she gave him little room to complain. “Here, look at this!”  She stated as she shoved her a tablet at him.

On screen is just a basic street map with one little blue dot on it.

The dot following the track of the race.

Lance .

Shiro realized before Pidge started to explain beside him.

She put a tracker in his car.  Or maybe more so a device that monitored every little thing could be hooked up to.  Speed, gas, heat, gears, tear pressure, to name just a few. More than enough to monitor things from afar.  A way to instantly see if there was a sudden shift in anything.

He doesn’t hear her talking beside him as he tore the tablet out of her grasp.

Eyes glued to the little dot.

There was no dot for Sendak.

Shiro can’t tell who was leading.  Nor could Shiro really make out any maneuvers Lance might be trying to make to defend a lead, or gain it.  Well he probably could guess something if he looked at the readout the device was tracking. Shiro knew how drive, and how to drive to race , and how he knew Lance drove to make a good guess at what he was doing.  But he couldn’t tear his eyes from the little dot.

Watching it make turn after turn on the map until…

Shiro looked up as the roar of an engine sounded over the last bend.

And to his instant relief it’s the 70s blue mustang drifting in wildly.

Shiro doesn’t fault the slight over steer as the car corrected itself.

Hell he doesn’t care about anything once the race is over.

Just that Lance got out of the car completely okay.

Which he did…sort of.

It looked like he half fell out of the driver’s seat.  Caught by some excited spectators that were close. They help him to his feet gingerly as everyone else starts to crowd around the blue mustang.  Complete ignoring the black Dodge as it rumbled past the finish line and parked a bit away.

The crowd parted instantly as Shiro made his approach.

Lance instantly in Shiro’s tight hold.

Shiro could feel relief flood into him at the feeling of Lance’s familiar warmth against his chest.  He gripped the back of Lance’s shirt as he held him. Mindfully being careful of how tight as he did so, not wanting to hurt Lance.  Doing his best to kiss every surface of skin and hair that he can manage. And he could feel Lance holding him as tightly as he can managed, burying his face in Shiro’s neck.

“I did it, I won.”  Lance repeated over and over in a soft laughing whisper.

It was something Shiro could barely hear over the cheers and excitement of the crowd.  But he knew well enough to know when it turned to soft sobs of relief.

Shiro didn’t lessen his hold as it happened.  Rather he took to assuring Lance with small whispered “Yes you did,” “You did so good,” and “I’m so proud of you” against Lance’s hairline.  Over and over again. Coupled with gentle ‘I love you’s as the crowd started to dissipate for something else.

Letting his relief settled as he just held Lance.

The angry sound of a car door was heard.  Along with the frustrated grumbles of Sendak snapping at his men.

Shiro pulled away a bit and turned to look at Sendak.

To glare at him one last time.  

Make it clear that he could not expand his territories to their city.  He was no longer welcome there, or near Lance. His men and him and overstayed their welcome.  That is was just best to go in the night and never return.

Only…

Shiro’s blood ran cold at the site.

He was frozen for a second as he watched Sendak storm forward towards them.  Hand moving behind from behind his back in all to familiar motion. The glint of  the gun’s metal caught some light from a street light.

Sharply, Shiro spun them around.  

So his back was to Sendak, and he could shield Lance from a bullet hopefully.

BANG!

Screams of panic erupted from a collect of spectators.  Followed by the fury of movement everyone trying to scatter for safety.  Shiro could hear the surprised yelps of his friends, and the sound of them ducking.  And he can feel Lance half try to drop to the ground and take Shiro with him.

He waits for the pain but it never comes.

Instant he heard Sendak let out an engaged cry of pain.

“Have you no sense of honor!”  Came a loud accented voice.  

Shiro turned to the sound to see Allura.  A sweet, kind, and rather rich woman, with a love and knowledge of cars that is so refreshing among the nuts that flock to the circuit.  Lance had taken her advice about something when others had rudely blown her off, and she’d been a friend since. Her white hair and name brand clothes make her usually stick out.

The small gun in her hand did that more now.

She doesn’t waver under the snarl Sendak threw at her.  “I expected you to be a sore loser. To complain and grumble.  Refuse to fade away without the last word” She growled as she continued.  Keith hurried to her side with a tire wrench in hand. Pidge follows his example with a tazer crackling loudly.  “ But to stoop so low .  To be so lacking in general decency of the streets, I have no words.”  She huffed as she settled the gun back into her purse gingerly.  “And against the beloved Lions, really shows the lack of your intelligence.”

Sendak growled roughly as he stood to his full bulk height.

Ready to advance towards Allura.

Despite the shifting tides against him.

“Leave this city as soon as possible.”  Shiro snapped, pulling Sendak’s attention back to him and Lance.  He rubbed gently at Lance’s back as he felt his love stiffen at his side.  “You lost to a far better racer, one you tried to sabotage as well. With speaks more Lance’s victory than anything else.  I suggest you take the loss, and go home and lick you wounds before the tides shift completely out of your control.”

Sendak growled roughly, but one of his men sees the sense in Shiro’s words.

A few of the spectators are seeming to take a turn on them.  Being a Lion is a coveted thing in their town. In their world.  Everyone there knows so, and they all love Lance one way or another.  Sendak trying to hurt him would gain nothing for him.

He pulls Sendak back towards the black Dodge.  

Piling him in before they hurriedly drive away.  

Shiro doesn’t watch them drive away, knowing everyone else probably is. He turns to Lance with a soft and wide smile.  He knows Lance’s claim to the name Blue Lion is safe. No one was going to think of taking it from him now. And he’s proud of his boyfriend for his accomplishment.

Lance smiled back tiredly.

“Alright, let’s get you back home to rest.”  Shiro said warmly.

“That sounds nice.”  Lance said tiredly with a sigh as Shiro carefully guided him towards the back seat.  He let Shiro help in as best he could with the smallest of hisses and groans of pain at the movements.  “Cuddling with you after today, that sounds nice.”

“Yes it does.”  Shiro said warm as crawled in carefully beside Lance with a small signal for Hunk to drive.  The sound of police sirens rang in the approaching distance as Shiro closed the door and Lance eased into his side..  “Yes it really does.”

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AN:  I don’t know  The ending is a bit rushed, but I didn’t really know how to end it.  Sorry about that.  But I hope you enjoyed this!