#post-kerberos

[rizavii]

"I was fifteen when you left and I have been fifteen ever since." With Keith sounds like a really interesting concept, can I know more?

OMG OF COURSE U CAN.

ok so obviously Keith is older than fifteen when Shiro leaves for Kerberos, but the sentiment remains the same. in this fic, Keith feels like all the progress he's made and all the good that's come out of his closeness with Shiro is undone.

in essence, without someone to keep him moving and improving, Keith feels stagnant, like he's no longer growing as a person. he's spent so much of his life convinced that he'll never amount to anything, and then the one person that was able to tell him otherwise disappears. he's not sure where to go from here, and so he doesn't go anywhere. he doesn't feel like he can.

this is just one of several post-kerb fics i have in my brain :)

(the concept in the ask is from my writing list! i love talking so if anyone is curious about anything else on there, asks are wide open <3)

[snarky-magpie]

You can read the whole fic on AO3.

Something stirs in the corner, a shade that barely takes form, and Shiro moves on him in a fluid lunge, muddled from sleep but wrapping the polymer of his mechanical fingers around the shadow’s throat on an instinct distilled in him through countless fights. He doesn’t crush the fragile breathing tube quivering under his grip but exerts just enough pressure to make it seem like he might. He doesn’t relish killing, but he won’t hesitate to squeeze the breath out of this stranger to save his life. They will not defeat him again. Not now, when he’s close to his goal he can taste it in the arid desert air. The shadow squirms and wheezes, voice thready, but it filters into Shiro’s confused brain and triggers an emotional response.

“Shi-Shiro. It’s Keith.” 

Shiro’s hold slackens as a horrible understanding crashes into him.

Keith.

He’s almost injured Keith.

The one person who matters more than anything in this world, this universe, this reality. The bright light that has guided him home.

Shiro’s knees buckle, and he slumps down like a marionette with its strings cut. In an instant, Keith shifts and kneels next to him, putting a hesitant hand on Shiro’s flesh shoulder. He’s glad Keith’s not touching the prosthesis. Most days, he wants to rip the thing off and leave it in the dust, sickened by the artificial reminder of his captivity, but he knows that a soldier can’t afford to give up a fighting advantage, so he keeps the artificial arm and holds his disgust in check.

“Takashi, it’s me. You’re safe. Do you—do you remember me?” Keith’s voice breaks on the last question. He doesn’t sound like the cheeky cadet that loved teasing Shiro at all. Clearly, Shiro’s not the only one transformed by his year-long absence. 

“Say something. Please.” 

Shiro knows he should keep his hands off Keith, that he deserves better, not this broken half-monster he’s become in order to survive, but he’s pathetic and weak and desperate to touch, so he enfolds Keith in a hug and buries his head in the crook of Keith’s neck, inhaling the sweet smell of spicy chocolate. A rational fragment of his mind running in the background notices that Keith doesn’t resist and sinks into the embrace willingly. Tears of gratitude burn a path down his cheeks and fall into this lap with a splash louder than a clap of thunder.

“Takashi,” Keith whispers and brushes the dampness away. His hand is warm and soft and tender. No one has touched Shiro with tenderness in a year, and the gesture only unravels his loosely stitched soul further. The silence between them swells, unpleasant and ready to burst, until Shiro clears his throat once, twice, three times to spur his half-atrophied vocal cords into working.

“Keith.”

[lolmagicalgirl]

Sakura Card Captor fashion!! Approved by Kero!

[wonderlandcrown]

[fireheartwraith]

A dog you say... I'mma start Kerberos truthing them

[heliosphere-underthesky]

2023 vs 2014 (current sketches vs initial concepts)

Here are some moons with their original designs from 2014! I wanted them to have some essence of the original concept, but with plenty new twists.

Featured moons:

EARTH: Luna (The Moon)

MARS: Phobos and Deimos

URANUS: Miranda

PLUTO: Kerberos

[batt00ny]

Where are Factory Foreman, Director of Land Acquisition, Scapegoat, Clerk and Club President?

Unfortunately, Tumblr polls only allow me to fit 10 contestants! The 10 contestants were chosen based on how low the difference was between them & their winning opponent. Those 5 were the least close in their respective poll, so they are unlikely to really make a difference if they returned in the poll��.that's how I see it anyways!

Also for clarity: The numbers ARE NOT a ranking. They're numbered to help with images. Idk it would help me so maybe it'll help someone out there XD The contestants are all ordered in alphabetical order to eliminate as much bias as possible!!! Good luck!

[empty-blog-for-lurking]

Almost tempted to have past!kl4nce lovers-to-exes-to-acquaintances in c&ai au for the sole hilarity of Keith's exes unionizing

[the-feral-gremlin]

TW: parental death, death by fire. PROSHIPPERS/SHEITHERS DNI.

Whatever you do don’t imagine Keith’s dad getting Keith a weighted stuffed Hippo as a baby/kid.

Whatever you do don’t imagine keith clutching it as he waited for his dad to come home, the babysitter sending Keith’s dad a million pictures of Keith sitting on the couch coloring with it.

Whatever you do don’t imagine his dad placing it in Keith’s arms telling him to wait for him outside, little Keith trembling as Flames crackled and the house groaned.

Whatever you do don’t imagine Keith waiting outside on the back of the fire truck or on a gurney, Hippo in his arms, blanket wrapped around him, waiting and waiting for his dad.

Whatever you do don’t imagine 10/9 year old Keith sitting at his father’s grave with tears in his eyes, knees to his chest, clutching a stuffed purple hippo.

[1-800-internal-damnation]

heaven comes to he who waits

[kusatta]

" you really want an honest answer to that ? " / @kyujosha + adam, ♡.

[kerberosstyxnixcharonandhydra]

I would wish to see

OK OH LORD THIS IS GONNA BE LONG, some is stuff discussed w/ my pal @idiotv2 and some is just mine (we each have our own versions but there's some stuff shared so!)

without further adieu: These are kinda old lol. I'll be doing an eventual post about their USC interpretations

ALL:

yeah theyre all related in this one.

They're also all italian immigrants!

There is a front related to each one (Charon's Ferry - clothing store | and i cannot remember the others tbh. kerby's was a trampoline park tho. they go feral in there)

ALL SOME FLAVOR OF NB (they/them) and all of them aroace...except hydra who is the token allo /hj

all our cogs have some slight basing on animals so. furries the lot of them (affectionate)

All have some form of bone/joint/frame/shell issues (The head attorney does too) <- that's their Zizi btw (italian gender neutral for aunt/uncle figures)

All lost their shells but in different ways

(Left is relationships, right is an old reference with their shells + my friend's oc joey. hes funney i like him.)

Charon:

the oldest and tallest

got put into a leadership position but would rather not TM

I'm pretty sure that with their shell Charon was considered to be pretty attractive

Wolf based, i believe they're a timberwolf but we may not have been that specific

Our designs and HC's diverge around when they all lose their shells so -- Charon (to me) becomes a spotlight thing

(Based on the light almost looking like a moon and how wolves howl, and them not wanting to be IN the spotlight)

legal surname is Christy

Gorgon thing also, can reflect damage back at you. maybe also turn you to stone if you step into the beam of light and theyre MAD)

SO SCARED OF BUGS THEY CRY AND GAG AND THROW UP IN THEIR MOUTH (i joke but they are terrified)

COFFEE SNOB

Lost shell due to illness (from their Zizi)

Styx:

Second oldest/second tallest

The affair child TM (this is unfortunately true!)

Their animal was a hyena and boy they laugh like one

THEY ARE ALSO A DHAMPIR (male vampire and human woman) or the rough equivalent. the trait of fucked up bones appears in frame issues x2!

used to do ballet for fun in italy, fell and fucked up their foot/leg so bad they had to stop (it also required a transtibal amputation)

they have a wheelchair for bad days, but often use forearm crutches, or a cane + prosthetic (styx and graham and the foreman in the prosthetic legs club)

NO ACCENT BTW. i cannot stress this enough their voice is a dead monotone with no accent or inflection

Surname is Showalter, despite relation to Charon

DOES IN FACT DRINK BLOOD SOMETIMES. and has a life drain ability (i think it should be through their voice and this is my HC list even though i share many w/ my friend)

Showed a few symptoms of the same illness and skipped right to "get this thing off me NOW before it gets worse"

Nix:

The forgotten middle sibling (REAL) who has a passive cheat that makes people unable to sense their presence (They are a cognitohazard)

This can be rectified if you're around them a lot, but it fucks up your brain forever pretty much. They can also amplify the effect to sneak around if they want (but machines like automatic doors and cameras also forget they exist)

Almost perfectly identical to the head attorney, even when they had shells

They use this to fill in for Nyx (originally when Nyx was too ill to work even after using sick days) and they now intend to go to law school

They're why everyone hates lawbots bc they would give fake CnD's and court orders

Weird bird/cat/bat hybrid thing. cat with feathery wings (and they have white patches which are remnants of their freckles)

Surname is Christy

my freak child with an eating disorder (due to derealization and the feeling that "well im not real why bother" yeah cosmos doesnt take kindly to that.)

Weird luck powers. once made buck roll BAR 7 times in a row just by looking at him weird

Also lost shell bc of illness.

Kerberos:

doberman pinscher (parents weren't going to straighten their ears but i assume another family member did under the guise of getting their ears pierced. sickness and despair in the world

SO PROTECTIVE OF HYDRA FOR REASONS THAT ARE SO FUCKED

conspiracy theorist (but not in a fucked up way, in a funny way. like cryptid hunting) (theyre also so oblivious. we had a joke about them asking THE PERSON THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT about... well themself, without knowing)

One time Hydra got dumped on their doorstep at 8 years old and they never got a moment of peace since (they were like idk 10? 11??)

can obtain messages thru electronic signals ("MOOOM THE TV CALLED ME A BITCH AGAIN" "lol youre so imaginative")

Surname is Showalter

GOT HIT BY A TRAIN AND THEIR SHELL BROKE APART

HYDRA:

IDIOT BLACK CAT ENERGY

The shortest and youngest, but oh so feral

talked to god once we dont need to focus on that

IMMIGRATED ON ACCIDENT I CANT STRESS THAT ENOUGH

kind of a brat but in a PTSD way (neglectful/abusive parents)

"mommy why do you have beef with me im 4"

had 2 imaginary friends growing up, a greek fish who's name translated to Jabberwocky, and a talking house (both are in fact real dw about)

their parents didnt wanna immigrate but they were 8 and didnt understand so after a tantrum their parents packed a suitcase and dropped them with kerberos

they also didnt get a chance to learn english for for like the first few months they only spoke italian (and some greek)

vessel of fate sort of.

Surname is... well they legally changed their name to be.... hydra Hydra. after the mario movie (the live action one) where mario's surname is also mario. theyre wacky.

lost their shell in a drunk driving accident (the designated driver was drunk and drove them right into another car head on)

anyways have some funneys

[sasouken]

kusatta / sc.

"i really enjoy star wars as a series but i never wanted to be a part of star wars." there are some differences, sure. like matt not possessing the force — which would have been so kick ass and helpful. instead, he got trauma and some pretty sick fighting skills. he had no choice but to look at the positive things. he shakes his head before he leans back, resting it against the wall, glancing over at keith. "sorry. i. . . really shouldn't complain. shiro, you. . . the others— you've all been through worse."

[threadboundgold]

@honeyccombhive Kai vs Mene

jesus fucking christ

[heliosphere-underthesky]

Some arts in the works! Here's a preview of some moons in the solar system:

Kerberos, moon of Pluto (Pluto IV) Miranda, moon of Uranus (Uranus V)

[alienboy51]

i feel like people forget when shiro went on the kerberos mission, he was in space for a year. i was trying to figure out when shiro and keith met because i wanted to know how long they've known each other. i saw a couple people saying something like... keith and shiro had only known each other for a year or two before shiro left?? which??? HEY??? MAKES ZERO SENSE??? maybe i'm beating a dead horse but i haven't been in the fandom since 2019 so sue me. i've decided shiro and keith knew each other for at least four years? i was previously under the impression keith and shiro met when keith was 12, but that... wouldn't make much sense. it would put shiro at 19, and i doubt that's old enough for him to be a senior officer or whatever he was. it was high ranking, i know that much. evidently the garrison doesn't accept kids under 15, maybe meaning pidge had to lie about her age to get in? although in the paladin's handbook that came out after season 2, it was stated she was 15. anyway, shiro and keith have a 7 year age gap, because as stated in the previously mentioned handbook, shiro was 25 as of season 2, and keith was 18. this means that in the flashback episode at the beginning of season 7, shiro had to have been at least 20 and that would place keith at 14 or 15. i doubt there's anyone who cares about this, but i couldn't find any information online and i was frankly scared to look very deeply for fear of finding sheith posts. 😟