#naxzela

[sheith-fanworks]

Words: 2K, Chapters: 1/1

Rating: General

When Shiro finds out from Matt what Keith tried to so during the battle for Naxzela, they have to have a talk. Existing relationship scenario, Shiro-is-still-just-a-man feels.

[sheithfictioncatalogue]

any fics where keith ended up crashing into the barrier on naxella?

There’s a bunch in our naxzela tag, but I’ll compile them here (plus a new one).

Whatever I can - PrincessAmericaChavez @princessamericachavez

1k. (Teen). Contains: Major Character Death.

I’ve got no witty sinopsis. Just this: The ending of Episode 6 but SAD

devoid - fcllencngels @fcllencngels

1k. (Not Rated). Contains: Major Character Death.

Keith lived life without Shiro, but Shiro never expected to do the same.

all roads lead home to you - redluxite (wordstruck) @redluxite

2k. (Mature).

Keith had spent over a year on his own, believing that Shiro was dead, somewhere out in space.

Shiro has spent six days sitting in the medbay, wondering if Keith will wake up.

He tries to imagine it, taking how he feels and spreading it across hundreds of days, thinking Keith would no longer come back.Or, a canon-divergent AU where Lotor doesn’t show up to save the day, and Keith saves a galaxy.

go alone, and never speak of this again - arahir @arahir

14k. (Mature).

The ghost of what Shiro’s lost haunts him. Keith tries to find a way home.

“Shiro?” someone asks, and later he won’t remember who, but he’ll remember his own stillness, like maybe if he didn’t breathe or speak or move, time would stop moving against him.

He imagines it: the cruiser’s scattered pieces pulling in, piecing itself back together, the net of purple light coalescing, and the Galra fighter there, intact and safe. Keith—

“Shiro?” someone asks again.

Voltron falls apart.

How Rare and Beautiful - carryaworld @carry-a-world

1k. (Teen). Contains: major character death.

In an alternate universe, Keith doesn’t crash into the barrier at Naxela. Lotor takes down the shield, and Keith returns safely to the castle and his family.

This is not that universe.

- Kel

[arcadenemesis]

Flesh & Electricity

ch 4/5, words: 77k,  rating: e sheith, canonverse (now diverging)

“Katie,” he tries, voice croaking. The crack echoes off the walls and snaps his face to the side.

“Pidge!!”

The sting of his cheek is enough to bring tears to his eyes, and he can't bring himself to look at her when Matt and - much to his dismay - Lance wrestle her back. “Let go of me!”

Shiro is suddenly in his vision, half crouched and wide eyed. “Keith?...”

He flinches when he touches his burning skin, distantly hearing Sam’s aghast demand that his daughter apologise. “You're going to think I deserved that in a moment,” he mumbles, because her venom could only mean one thing.

“You were just going to die?” Pidge spits.

Keith forces himself to look up over Shiro’s shoulder, terrified. The palm she cradles is bright red. Keith can only imagine his face is worse. “Pidge, please,” he begs weakly.

“That was your grand plan? Crash your ship head first into Haggar and hope that would save us from Naxzela?”

[read on ao3]

[decaffeinatedshades]

Matt Holt and Keith as friends at the Garrison?

While we have never seen it on screen, it must have happened at some point. Sam Holt obviously had a high opinion on Shiro, so the two of them would have spent some time together. Matt and Keith would haave heard stories about the other. I headcanon that they must have met and maybe even became friends at one point or another.

When Keith was trying to ram his battlecruiser into the Galra ship's barrier in the battle of Naxzela, the paladins were to far away to have any idea what he was trying to do. Matt, though, was right there. And he was quite vocal about it. He realised what Keith was attempting pretty much immediately and screamed at him to stop.

Now I've seen some people saying "He didn't want to let anybody sacrificing himself, let alone another human", and I agree. But still, this is war, and Matt would have seen plenty of sacrifices. While the rebels most likely would have at least tried to save their people, there would have been casualties. Matt, at this point, has realised that people died in war. People died on Naxzela. When Matt was not sure how to proceed, he asked Keith about it. And got quite the shock out of his chosen course of action.

Keith didn't cut the communication with Matt. He was willingly flying into his death and tried to take at least some comfort out of a familiar voice without having to pain the paladins with knowing what he was about to do. What striked me from the first time I watched this episode was how Keith didn't try to explain or discuss with Matt. He knew it was necessary. And he knew that Matt would realise this after the barrier came down.

After this luckily didn't came to pass, there was one of the oddest things in the show: Nobody reacted. At all. And the only ones who knew what was happening were Matt and the other rebels. The rebels would have had no reasons to talk to the paladins about some Blade trying to sacrifice himself for their victory, bur Matt had. So why didn't he say anything?

I imagine Keith would have begged Matt not to tell anyone, with Matt making him promise not to do that ever again. Matt was scared for Keith and helped him escaping the backlash of his plan. Why would he do that for a stranger? Why would he scream at a stranger for trying to stop the destruction of innumerable lives? And then there is this whole thing about how they talked to each other - like old friends.. To mee, they have known each other quite a while. I see lots of people who headcanon them as being roommates at the Garrison. While I personally doubt that thanks to the age difference, they surely knew each other. I could even imagine Keith having met Pidge once or twice. Whelp, he didn't even remember Lance until the guy told him exactly who he was. He most likely still didn't remember that Hunk was also in his class.

I'm quite sad about not seeing more Matt and Keith interaction on the show, but who knows, perhaps we get a few comics or, idk, a spin-off to fill in the gaps. Not giving up hope.

[zuspacey]

Home is where the heart is

[callaeidae3]

“Maybe not with our weapons…”

These would have been Keith’s last words if Lotor had been a few seconds too late.

[jackiestarsister]

Another chapter from Matt’s point of view!

[shirogane-remaking]

moronsexualbeast replied to your post “im like pretty sure adam is white but we should keep drawing him like...”

he looked kind of tanned to me? I mean i dont go here but he doesnt look white imo?

naxzela replied to your post “im like pretty sure adam is white but we should keep drawing him like...”

I watched the episode and he really doesn't look as white as that one picture going around, if that helps! He's definitely brown.

spacings replied to your post “im like pretty sure adam is white but we should keep drawing him like...”

there’s a video of the full scene and he’s definitely as dark/maybe darker than lance.

EYES EMOJI???!?!?!!!!!!!!!!

[palevirgin]

@naxzela who could have guessed the real cure to sz spec disorders is to work on your Fe... so easy

[tenderley]

Happy BIRTHDAY oh my GOSH!

thank yoU SO MUCH!!!! ily !!!!!

[kny]

Mikah, we haven't been mutuals for very long but I've followed you for a while and! I know you're getting a bunch of this right now but want to tell you that I'm so sorry things are so difficult for you and your family, I can't imagine what you're going through. You're brave and you're loved and you deserve all the support in the world, keep your chin up 💙 I'll be keeping an eye out for your donate link;;

thank you so much!!! i appreciate you following me and i’m glad i found your blog!!! thank you for the kinds words and support. ❤️❤️❤️

[florideae]

You're the foot mutual, obviously, but ALSO you're the Best mutual uwu

oof. this nourishment….thanks bb

what mutual am i?

[callaeidae3]

“Maybe not with our weapons...”

[shootymcshoot]

You'll always be Howdy to me, babey :')

bepperosso ur making me EMotional (”: 

tell me whats ur nickname for me ayyy

[lanceville]

@naxzela replied: Uh yeah Clio no like this is a really bad and dangerous blogger actually and they've expressed repeated homophobic sentiments that make people feel deeply unsafe and that "belief" does kind of determine who they are as a person/how they treat others. "Disagree" to them literally means disapproving of the existence of gayness and yes, casting judgment on people/causing them harm. Idk how that can possibly be made respectful or mature. Beliefs do inform the content of someone's character; especially when those beliefs involve the oppression of entire groups of people

ah shit i didn’t know that this is the kind of blogger they are??? i assumed all of that based on what they said to those 2-3 asks that i saw. gosh i apologize for being the naive pacifist person i am ugh erfbjkerbejr every time i wanna believe in the good of humanity i’m shown otherwise smh 

i’m sorry if i made any of y’all uncomfortable i genuinely didn’t know any of that rip

[sapphicvevo]

Happy birthday, Ashley!!!! I wish you the ABSOLUTE best!

THANK YOU BEPS ❤️💞