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tybalt-tisk · 6 years ago

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shallura inspired by @starrycove / @shalalalalura Protect AU. great thanks to @maggschuu who helped me find my mojo again. I haven’t written anything in months, so this is a big step for me because I’m finding my love to write again. Also, I did insert a “read more link” I hope it works. [ao3 link] //

It doesn’t surprise Shiro when Allura sneaks into his hotel room early that morning wearing only the hoodie she stole from him months ago and yoga pants that she uses strictly to sleep in. She does this often enough that he expects it, and the days that she doesn’t, he’s left disappointed because he feels like his day didn’t start off quite right. What does surprise him is that she has a fire in her eyes, the mischievous kind that’s usually only reserved for when she’s feeling impulsive enough to stress him out. One look at it and he lets out a defeated groan because he knows that whatever she’s planning on doing, she’s doing whether he wants her to or not.

She lets out a laugh; a sound beautiful enough to almost lull him back to sleep. “Oh, come on Shiro, don’t give me that look!” She pulls at the blankets that bury him in warmth but when his grip on the fabric is too strong for her to pull it away, she gives up and decides to pounce on his bed instead.

The vibrations from her movements are enough to fully wake him and he looks out the window and sees that the sun’s light is barely visible over the horizon. He turns to her sharply with suspicious eyes. “Allura, don’t tell me that we’re sneaking out again.”

She plops down on his bed with her legs folded under her. “Fine, I won’t tell you that we’re sneaking out again,” she says once she’s completely settled, but immediately follows it with, “but that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

His head hits the satin pillows again. “But it’s a bad idea and you know it’s a bad idea. Yet here you are, telling me a bad idea.” Trying to reason to her was a bad idea in itself because he knows exactly what she’s going to say next:

“You’re my bodyguard, Shiro, not my father.” He says the words at the exact time she does and it earns him a satin covered pillow to the face.

She leans over him and her silver curls fall from around her shoulders and cascade down, surrounding him in starlight. Watching her hair move is almost therapeutic for him. It’s better than any sunset or sunrise and he would be lying if denied that he doesn’t dream about running his hands through it. Her voice snaps him out of his daze. “Besides, you promised me that we’d go exploring before we left Osaka and I have meetings all day tomorrow, so today is absolutely the last day.”

Again she grabs at the blankets but this time she is quick enough to catch him off guard and it’s just enough leeway to snatch the covers away from him. She quickly wraps herself in the heavy material before she rolls off the bed to get out of his reach. “Now get up and get dressed so we can leave before everyone wakes up,” she says with her voice muffled from the covers.

She almost trips twice over the fabric as she made her way to the door. Before she walks into the hallway, she peeks out cautiously to make sure the hall is clear before she turns back to face him. “When I come back, you better be dressed and ready to go.” The fact that she’s comically smothered in a thick blanket weakens her threat severely. She pokes her tongue out towards him and with a dramatic flare of her blanket cape, she was gone.

He chuckles lightly to himself at her. It was times like this when he forgot that she was a princess. Sure, she was gorgeous, thoroughly educated, and although she definitely carried herself like royalty; with her head held high and her words spoken carefully, she so also had another side to her. The times when they were alone when he was just Shiro and she was just Allura, she would let her personality shine. She was playful, witty, had the mouth of a sailor, and was stubborn as a mule. He learned the hard way early on that she hated being bossed around and when she set her mind to something, there was nothing he, nor King Alfor, could do to stop it.

He swung his feet over the side out of bed with a stretch before he decided to take a quick shower before she came back and kicked his ass for the fun of it.

When he emerges from the shower fully dressed, as he suspected, Allura is already in his room. She’s in the mirror wrangling her hair up into the scarf she uses to hide her unique silver locks and she leaves only a portion of it out to frame her face. It’s then that Shiro realizes that in addition to sneaking out, she also doesn’t want to be recognized and her silver hair is a sure fire way to immediately get noticed. Unlike her usual expensive clothing, she’s wearing an oversized, shapeless dress that would be considered ugly by anyone with basic standards. Even though there’s not a single ounce of luxury on her, her confidence alone is enough to make her look runway ready.

After she ties the scarf into a neat knot, she turns to Shiro with a bright, eager smile and it makes his heart skip a beat. She’s practically bouncing on the balls of her feet with excitement. “Ready?” she asks as she puts on her sweater.

He throws the towel he used to dry his hair on the bed. “As ready as I’ll ever be,” he says with a return of her smile.

She’s out the door before he can blink. He grabs his keys, wallet, and out of habit, he reaches for his gun sitting at his bedside. Before his hand could make contact, her annoyed voice from the hallway reprimands him, “Shiro, you promised.” He’s not looking at her but he knows that she definitely has her arms folded stubbornly over her chest and her frown is firmly in place.

He shrugs with a boyish grin. “Sorry, it’s a force of habit.” He backs away from his weapon and silently follows her out. He takes caution to let the door gently close to not alert the others who share the hall. He knows that today will end with a lecture, but seeing how excited she is, he knows it will be worth it.

When they reach street level, he leads her to the garage and she’s already having objections. “The cars all have tracking devices and I don’t plan on being followed today. I want to take the trains,” she tells sternly him with folded arms.

His mouth tenses in a tight line with a disapproving look at her suggestion. Sneaking out was one thing, but taking public transit? He didn’t like the idea of her being so exposed.

As if she read his mind, she took a step towards him. “Stop overthinking so much, Shiro. Things are going to be fine.” She took another step forward and laid her hands on his chest. The contact made his breath catch in his throat and his hand twitches. When she speaks again, her voice is vulnerable and almost pleading. “I trust you with my life and I know that you will never let any harm come to me. And I know that I can be…” she pauses to think of the right word, “demanding at times, but just for once, even if it is just for a few hours, I just want to feel normal. I don’t want to be a princess. I don’t want any special treatment. I just want to be Allura.”

He looks down at her for a moment. From his height and her body language, she looks so small and so fragile and he can’t help but roll his eyes with a sigh. She knows exactly what she’s doing and so does he. He knows it all too well because she’s used this tactic with him countless times before and it has a 100% success rate. But will that stop him from letting her get her way?

Absolutely not.

But the way her eyes light up with joy is enough to almost make his worries go away.

Almost.

When they reach the train station, he translates all of the destinations, arrival times, and connecting trains they need for their adventure. She tells him that she doesn’t want to go on a shopping spree. Instead, she wants to view landmarks and visit shrines throughout the city.

It’s something he loves about her when they travel. She doesn’t look for luxurious items to feed into her status. She doesn’t like to eat at the finest restaurants or stay in the most luxurious hotel her money and power could buy. Not only did she like to observe the culture and be captivated by all of the wonderful things it has to offer, but she also liked to be a part of it. She liked to attend festivals and ceremonies. And she always made sure to read up on the traditions and customs of the country she visited to make sure she never offended anyone. Even though at times she hated being a princess, she took her role very seriously. She was a representation of her country and she always made sure she made a positive, lasting impression.

When he’s done making a mental plan of the destinations they should do and what order they should do it in, he buys them an all-day train pass and they make their way onto the platform to wait for its arrival.

They are just early enough just to get hit full force with the chaos of the morning commute. He grew up in a city just a few hours away, so he knows all too well about how hectic this situation will get. Around him, the locals wait impatiently for a train that’s never late and he can see how their feet grow tired of standing still. It's like the calm before the storm and he knows that as soon as that train arrives, all hell will break loose. “Stay close to me,” he warns her when he feels the vibrations of the rapidly approaching train.

As soon as the train stops in the station and the doors slide open, it’s like a dam broke loose as all the people rush to fill in the void of the car. Everything happens so fast and Allura is immediately overwhelmed with the chaos of it all. For a second, she loses a sense of herself and panic is on the brink of her mind as people push and shove their way past her. The feeling of drowning in the crowd lasts only a split-second before she feels a familiar hand close tightly around hers and she’s firmly pulled through the masses. Before she can get her thoughts straight, she’s safely on the train with one of Shiro’s hands on the small of her back and the other holding on to the overhead handles for balance.

There is hardly any space to breathe and the surrounding bodies are close enough to press her further into him and she feels as if she’s suffocating. She doesn’t enjoy this as much as she thought she would.

Shiro knows better than anyone that she doesn’t do too well in tightly crowded spaces. She’s never told him that, but she doesn’t need to. He can tell by the way she sinks into herself with stiff shoulders and how she takes deep, uneven breaths as if she’s trying to ward off an oncoming panic attack. Immediately, he can tell that she’s starting to regret her decision to take the trains, but it’s too late to turn back now. He tightens his hold on her and brings her in closer to him and he begins to rub rhythmic circles in her back. “You’re okay,” he soothes her, “I got you.”

The effect is almost immediate as her heart rate slows and her breaths come out in even intervals. Once again, she feels grounded. She feels safe and secure. She wants to thank him but she doesn’t trust her voice just yet, so she can only nod her head in gratitude. A sudden jerk from the train unroots her and she grabs on to Shiro to steady herself. She looks for a handle to hold on to but when she notices that they are all taken and that there are no seats available, she decides to wrap her arms around him to keep her steady.

His warmth has her sinking further into him and it causes Shiro’s hand on the handle to tighten. It’s definitely not the first time she had to cuddle up against him, but the familiarity does nothing to stop the jolt of electricity that shoots up his spine as she makes herself comfortable.

The longer she’s on the train, the more comfortable she becomes. All of the mechanical sounds become mere background noise and the sudden jolts from the turns ease into a gentle sway. All of the tension leaves her and she can finally enjoy the ride for what it is.

She’s fixated on the distant rolling hills and the mountainside outside the window. “This isn’t so bad,” she says against his chest. Soon, the inner city lights fill her vision and the colors from the neon lights melt together in a blur as the train rushes through them.

He makes a sound of agreement. “You get used to it,” he responds. As much as he wants to enjoy the scenery, his eyes are sharp and his senses stay focused on his surrounding as he looks around for any suspicious activity.

His focus is interrupted when he feels a soft, but firm pull at his cheeks. Her hands are soft against his face and he’s forced to meet her blue eyes. “Relax.” Her tone tells him that it's more of a demand than it is a request. He smiles when he sees that she’s back to her usual bossy self.

“What do you mean? I am relaxed. As a matter of fact, I have never been more relaxed in my entire life,” he tells her through a chuckle.

She shakes her head. “You call silently threatening everyone relaxed?” she counters quickly. “I need a break from my duties, and so do you. Today is for both of us. We are going to have a good day, but in order to do that, you need to relax, Takashi.” Hearing his name on her lips always unraveled him and once again, he has to tighten his hold on the handle above him. Noticing his reaction, she pauses to take a look around. A sly smile reaches her face and Shiro knows that she’s about to test him like she always does. Whatever she’s about to do, he knows it’s going to ruin him. Her hands leave his cheeks so they could wrap around his shoulders. Standing on the tips of her toes, she leans in close to whisper in his ear. “Your princess commands it.”

This was the side of Allura that Shiro was terrified of. She was never afraid to test the waters with him and she made it painfully clear. The lines between the bodyguard were always there. They were tested; often stepped on and usually blurred, but they were never crossed. Her favorite activity was to rile him up just to see him go red in the cheeks and stumble over his words. He’s gotten better at handling this playful side of her but he’s far from an expert.

He has to take a deep breath to compose himself before he looks down at her. “Why are you like this?” he asks her with an even voice that surprises him.

She only shrugs and moves to place her arms back around his middle, making sure to touch every part of him on the way down. “I like making you blush like a little school girl. If you don’t start doing as you’re told, it’s only going to get worse, I hope you know that.” She always had the special talent of getting her way.

“Fine,” he says with a huff. You win.” He doesn’t like to put up a fight with her when she gets like this because it’s only going to end badly for him. “I’ll try to relax. Does that make you happy?”

‘No, you make me happy.” Her words have a double meaning and they both know it but will do nothing to validate it. She smiles and she lays her head back on his chest to watch the city fly by.

It isn’t long before their stop and it’s not much easier getting off the train than it was getting on. It was chaos, but they managed to get off with no major issues. It's much too early to explore shrines and little shops, so the decision to eat breakfast isn’t a hard one. They find a little cafe in the city and Shiro translates for her. Her Japanese isn’t bad, but it's far from perfect. She can hold a simple conversation but it doesn’t last long before the conversation meets a language barrier.

Breakfast is nothing spectacular as it’s nowhere near anything that she’s used to, but she enjoys trying new cuisine and cooking methods. As usual, when they are alone, they speak as if they were best friends and not royalty and their assigned protector. It always surprises him how easy Allura is to talk to. She has a way with words to where they come out easily and she lets her guard down because she doesn’t have to worry about offending anyone. They can joke and tease and there is no punishment for not being “ladylike” as her tutors tell her.

By the time breakfast is over, the city has come to life. It happens so fast that Allura didn’t even notice when the streets got so full. They explore shops with handmade items that make Allura marvel in the craftsmanship of it. The locals are fairly nice to them. By no means do they blend in but they feel welcomed overall.

They walk to a park and Allura is blown away at the Sakura trees and how the petals cascade down and blanket the streets in a sea of pink and white. Shiro has never seen her so happy. From all the stress of paperwork and constant meetings over the last few weeks, it’s good to see her smile genuinely again.

They visit shrines throughout the city and Allura accidentally wedges their way into a tourist group and for some reason, she decides that she wants to stay with them. She’s learning much more from the tour guide about the shrine than she did when she read about it.

Shiro doesn’t know when it happened, but he’s suddenly aware that Allura’s hand is in his. How long had they been like that? If he were to guess, it probably happened between the trip to the museum and the bird sanctuary. Allura doesn’t seem bothered by it so neither should he.

“Is she your girlfriend?” asks an older woman as they wait for the train. Shiro feels himself go red and he’s grateful that she doesn’t understand the woman’s question. When he shakes his head, she looks saddened at the news. “Oh, what a shame. She’s quite beautiful and her eyes hold honesty. If I were you, I would never let her go.”

Shiro can only chuckle at the woman’s words. She had no idea of the teasing he would endure if Allura understood what was going on. “I don’t plan to,” he tells her with a smile.

“What was that about, Shiro?” Allura asks him once they are on the train.

“Oh, nothing. She was asking if I was from here and if I knew where the park was.” It’s a lie and he knows that Allura knows he’s not telling the truth but she drops it anyway.

The day carries on and all too soon, the sun starts to set and the sky turns a gorgeous gradient of pinks purples and blues. Allura looks saddened because she realizes that tomorrow, she has to be a princess again. And it hurts Shiro’s heart when he sees how defeated she looks at the realization. He squeezes her hand to grab her attention. “I have one more place in mind that I think you would like,” he tells her honestly. “But it’s a surprise.” He laughs at her reaction because he knows that she has a love-hate relationship with surprises. She loved the idea of getting a present but she hates the idea of waiting for it.

It’s a surprise indeed. In front of her stands a huge aquarium. It fills up the entire space and never has she felt so tiny. It has fish in it that she’s never seen before that range from small tropical fish to giant nurse sharks. They all share the same tank and they look so at peace. The artificial lighting makes color scales dance and glows with each movement of their fins.

She can’t help but be captivated by the calming effect the gigantic tank has on her and Shiro can’t but be captivated by the calming effect she has on him.

“Shiro…” she suddenly speaks. Her voice is distant because her mind is elsewhere. “Can we...can we stay here for a little while longer?” She asks him cautiously as if she were afraid he would say no. Which is silly because he would never deny her anything.

He tightens his hand around hers before he answers. “We can stay here as long as you want to, Allura.”

Allura was right. This did turn out to be a good day after all.

~ Also, is this something you guys are interesting in seeing more from me? Little proctect au stories? Let me know, so I can plan things out.

#tybaltwrites #shallura #protect au

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braincoins · 6 years ago

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Stronger Together (chapter 5)

Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Summary: Out on a mission to sway races to join the Coalition, the team finds a warrior culture that would make excellent fighters if they could be convinced to leave the Galra. But these people value Strength and think love is a weakness, which means Shiro and Allura have to behave themselves while they’re planetside.

But there’s more going on here than meets the eye. Are the Morashi really a good fit for the Coalition? And are there people out there with other agendas?

Ships: Shallura Warnings: N/A Author’s Notes: Sorry about last week. Heck, I'm kinda sorry about this one; this is a pretty short chapter. But I was in Indiana until Tuesday evening, and... well, apparently I needed to sleep all day today. >_>

(2,833 words - on Ao3)

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“It is good to have you here,” Vecca continued, “but I had hoped one of your leaders would come.”

“They’re distracting the populace,” Keith told her. “Making it seem like we’re all out enjoying the city instead of sneaking off to talk to people they’d rather we didn’t know even existed.”

“Of course the leaders would be the ones everyone would want to look at,” Fewel realized. “So they would draw the most attention.”

“I understand,” Vecca said. “They are clever as well as strong.” She beamed. “Good allies.”

“We do want to help,” Pidge said. “We want to help as many people as possible, and from the moment we found out the Morashi took slaves, we’ve all been a little uneasy.”

Keith added, “Allura’s going to do everything she can to…”

But he was cut off. “‘Allura?’” Vecca and Fewel exchanged a glance, then Vecca turned back to him. “Shouldn’t she be ‘The Princess’ to you?”

Pidge cleared her throat. “In formal settings, she’s ‘Princess Allura of Altea,’ but we’ve all fought together for so long now that we’re friends as well as comrades, you know? We probably ought to use her title, but…”

“Oh, I see,” Vecca replied. She laughed. “Well, now I feel foolish lecturing Shiro on his use of her name. I thought perhaps he had fallen in love with her and was doing a poor job of hiding it!”

Keith cleared his throat.

#Shallura #Voltron #Socks writes Voltron fanfic

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littlespacestars · 7 years ago

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Shallura Fic Rec #3

Time for another Shallura fic rec list! (categorized to the best of my ability)

Shallura Rec List #1

Shallura Rec List #2

Mulitchapter/Long Fics

(I’m including fics that have been updated/concluded since the last fic rec list)

Into the Woods - (3/3) - @andtheblueberrymuffin

Something wet and cold splatters against Allura’s cheek.

A moment later, a second drop lands on her forehead, and she groans, raising a hand to rub at her face. She feels… groggy, as though she just woke from a long, deep sleep. The wetness on her face makes no sense. She cracks her eyes open and finds that she is staring up at a gray sky, full of storm clouds, heavy with rain.

This is not where she last remembers being.

Or: The one where Allura and Shiro end up lost in space.

Slow burn, hurt/comfort, plot, huddling for warmth, mystery, feelings, gore related to hunting

The Princess and the Pilot - (5/?) - @ashesandhoney

In an alternate timeline, Shiro gets picked up by the Galra before the war starts and eventually ends up being given to the Princess of the Alteans as a joke or an attempt to start a war or as a mistake. Whatever their motive was for sending him, Allura is now left trying to figure out what to do with him.

Alternate universe, slow burn, prisoner Shiro

The Space Between Stars - (6/?) - wordswithdragons ( @shiroallura)

Stranded across the galaxy, Shiro and Keith must survive the cold blooded creatures that lurk upon the planet they crash landed on. Pidge, Hunk and Lance find themselves caught up on a Galra infested planet of winged aliens, while Allura and Coran face coming to terms with their greatest hope and sorrow: Altea. // A rewriting, fix-it fic of season two, featuring families, backstories, aliens, loss, and love. More info inside.

No Need To Say Goodbye - (1/1) - @smolsarcasticraspberry

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...

AU, angst, childhood friends, reunion

Masks - (1/5) - @braincoins

Shiro screws-up and Allura has to cover for him by pretending they're married. This means Shiro is now involved in the negotiations with an alien race rumored to have sent the Galra packing. They could be a great help to the Coalition, so long as they're not offended or insulted in some way. So it's Allura's job to convince them to sign on, and it's Shiro's job to be her consort. Neither of those should be that difficult... right?

Fake/pretend relationship, semi-au, Fluff & Politics, pining!Shiro, the other paladins & Coran are here too but not as much

When We Were Young - (8/8) - @ashesandhoney

When they were young they had hidden under tables at embassy events and eaten stolen pieces of cake. They had climbed up onto the roof at school and made up stories about the teachers walking to their cars at the end of the day. They weren’t the same species but that had never stopped them before.

It’s been tens years since he last saw her.

Childhood friends, AU - canon divergence, marriage proposal, alien culture, no Voltron

Find Me In The Night - (2/2) - @smolsarcasticraspberry

"Ah, yes. Charged particles from your local star interact with the magnetic field of the planet in areas where the magnetic field lines are close together."

Shiro laughs, in spite of himself. She's the nerdiest princess he's ever met. Not that he's met many, of course. Or any at all, before her.

"We call it an aurora. It's beautiful, isn't it?"

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When aliens land on Earth looking for a mysterious weapon under the Arctic ice, Captain Shirogane of the Galaxy Garrison is tasked with accompanying an alien Princess in her quest.

Mature, Shallura Holidays Month 2017, Pre-Kerberos Mission, Earth AU, winter fic

Touch - (3/3) - @ashesandhoney

The Sacred Alteans could bend quintessence to their whims but wielding that much power couldn't be consequence free.

Allura loses her sense of touch and has to learn to function without it.

A fic with scenes including: nearly bleeding to death, some angst over being the last of a species, fancy ballgowns and space pirates, tickling, sparring practice, Shiro being really into Allura wearing track pants, blow job jokes, quite a bit of pining, Allura glowing, some smut.

Explicit, mutual pining, fluff, mild hurt/comfort, AU - Canon Divergence, light angst

Of Small Talks and Forget-me-nots - (6/6) - Part 1 - Opl_Mor

Shiro has been chasing Allura since he was six and she stumbled into his land of make believe- his escape from the strain between his parents. A misfit pair with no one but each other try to navigate an often cruel and unforgiving world. Unfortunately, fate isn't always kind and sometimes pairs are pulled apart. This is a story of hardships and heartbreak, but more than that, it's about the power of mending those parts of life. This is about a modern princess saving a lonely boy in more ways than she could possibly know.

Childhood friends, friends to lovers, bullying, divorce, Shiro’s got a lisp, Allura is a ballerina black belt

Woman King - (20/20) - @juniperallura

Queen Allura rules over the Altean court, in the company of her young cousin Lance. As the bloody war with the Galra drags on, she searches for unlikely allies- including a supposed defector dwelling on the edge of the palace village. A Shallura historical/fantasy AU (with side Klance).

AU - historical, AU - fantasy, side Klance, light angst, slow burn, pining, mutul pining, secret relationship

When the Sun Sets - (4/?) - rainingWolf

Out of everyone in the entire galaxy, Shiro just so happened to chance upon Allura on a starry night. Set in a zombie apocalypse AU.

Zombie apocalypse, Zombie AU, romance, drama, action/adventure, angst, Altea, alien planet

Across the Universe - (2/?) - saintgenevieve

Allura takes a deep breath. “Pidge…what is a soulmate?”

“What?”

“Shiro told Keith I was his ‘soulmate,’ but I don’t really understand what that word means.”

Mature, Pining, serious pining and angst, Allura’s relationship with the paladins, friendship, love confessions, true love, grieving, some Klance

Loving the Alien - (3/?) - hatandgoggles

The story takes place in 1954, in a town in New Mexico. Roughly seven years after a mysterious object crashed into the nearby desert, a woman Shiro met that night returns to his diner when he needs it the most. Or will she only drag him into an adventure he never asked for?

AU - 1950s

Let Go Darling - (1/?) - evelyn_hayes

Allura blinks. She's suddenly outside, the pale moon shining down on her and the old house behind her. There's a man gripping her hand. Tall and shrouded in a peculiar jacket. His hood shadows his face, but she makes out a scar across his nose and a patch of white hair dangling from the front of his head. She searches his face and sees-

Black eyes.

Witch!Allura, Hunter!Allura, Demon!Shiro, alchemy, magic, crossover, feat. the IMPALA BABY, but in white, guadian demon, self-harm, road trips, true names, vassal and liege, angst, klance fluff, Shiro has PTSD, protective Shiro, implied/referenced abuse/torture, businessman Lotor

There is Love in Your Body (But You Can’t Get it Out) - (1/1) - @andtheblueberrymuffin

In the end, it doesn’t matter how exactly Shiro falls in love with Allura. He just does and it’s… Not a problem, exactly, but a consideration that lurks in the back of his thoughts. He doesn’t plan to do anything about it. They’re in the middle of a war. This isn’t the time for love. And even if it was, he is what he is and she is…. Beyond him.

Or: The one where mistakes were made and Shiro has to crash a wedding that shouldn't be happening in the first place.

Angst with happy ending, feelings, wedding crashing, emotional trauma is the real villain here

Duties of Heart - (1/1) - anglmukhii

They were both Jedi, but she was also a Queen. There were worlds of differences between them, yet they can only find peace and solace in each other. But between an Order that forbids it and her position that demands that if she marry, it must be for the good of her people: is there truly any hope for them?

AU - Star Wars Setting, break up, making up, angst, fluff, one fight scene, Jedi Shiro, Allura’s a Jedi too but she’s a queen as well, mentions of Keith, Shallura Secret Santa 2017

The Lost Kingdom (1/?) - littlewinterwonderland

"…in a single day and night of misfortune, the kingdom of Altea, perhaps the greatest civilization on earth, disappeared into the depths of the sea. It left behind only mystery, gloom and a boy with a heart made for the unknown"

Atlantis AU, Shiro is a nerd

Day to Day - (7/7) One-shot Collection - TKipani

Seven days when Shiro and Allura were a little more than paladin and princess. Series of drabbles/oneshots for Shallura Week 2016. These drabbles are sequential and connected.

Shallura Week 2016, sequential, the whole gang makes an appearance, drabbles and oneshots, connections, vague Klance if you squint

Lose It - (1/1) - viiisenya

Shiro is a decent enough hitman sometimes doubling as a thief, when the occasion (and payout) called for it. The last person he thinks would call for his services is influential businessman Alfor Altea of Voltron Inc., and what Shiro thought would be an easy job turned out to be a little more complicated thanks to one company heiress. He's usually the one that does the stealing but he didn't think he'd be the victim of a theft himself.

Hitman/thief AU, implied Klance, one-shot

We Were Young Once (We Are Young Again) - (1/1) - @andtheblueberrymuffin

They win.

In the aftermath, Shiro can’t quite wrap his mind around it. The war consumed every thought he had and every bit of his energy for so long that its sudden absence leaves behind a gaping hole. He expects to wake up, to find that Zarkon and Haggar are still out there and that the victory was just some cruel trick executed by his mind.

Or: The one where Shiro and Allura learn how to live outside of the war that's defined their lives for so long.

Slow burn, mutual pining, domestic fluff, post-war, recovery, some angst, arguing, emotional glowing

Throughout the Ages - (11/11) - MinnieTheMoocherDA

Shallura modern au where they've known each other since kindergarten. A collection of various one-shots depicting events in their lives as they grow up.

AU - Modern Setting, AU - High School, Keith and Shiro are adopted brothers, Allura and Lance are cousins

Fluff

Snooze Button - @alteanrituals (thesoulsikeep)

Mornings are the worst, especially after a battle.

Fluff, cuddling and snuggling, lazy mornings, established Shiro/Allura

Have a Magical Day - nayanroo ( @teslatricity)

The universe is mostly at peace again, and so it's time for its defenders to take a vacation. What better place to do that than Disney World?

Disney World & DisneyLand, established Shallura, minor background Klance, background Hunay, Allura doesn’t want any Mickey ears, she wants the right Mickey ears, and to kiss her boyfriend as much as possible

Compatible - thir13enth ( @ahumanintraining)

"I wonder what marks you would have, if you were Altean."

Fluff, exploration of a headcanon, beautiful beautiful fluff and cute humor

De-Stress - TKipani

Politics and battles are difficult, but Allura finds ways to de-stress. And Shiro is happy to help.

One-shot, battle sequences, fighting sequences, the couple that kicks ass together stays together, takes place sometime within season 4, ignores clone theory

Ice Deck - @ebonynightwriter

The Paladins awake to a chill in the Castleship – and a very different training deck.

Fun/Humor, ice skating, ship repairs, friendship, one-shot, canon universe, Shallura Month 2017

Just You and Me (Or Thank the Stars the Kids Aren’t Home) - thir13enth ( @ahumanintraining)

Domestic fluff, actual parents Shiro and Allura, ft. starrycove’s shallura children!

A Matter of Time - nayanroo ( @teslatricity)

The war's over, and the universe is starting to rebuild. As Allura leads the charge in forming new alliances, looking to the future, Shiro considers the kind of future he wants for them. But being a paladin means that your plans tend to go awry and your timing is never the greatest...

Shiro’s parents, engagement, Shiro is a bit of a disaster, he loves her so much y’all

“Shallura Fanfiction” - @clairelutra

Mutual pining/feelings, humor

Something Sparkly - @pensversusswords

“I’d love something sparkly,” Allura says.

Shiro is powerless when it comes to giving Allura what she wants.

First kiss, getting together, fluff, misunderstandings, Altean traditions

Contagion - @andtheblueberrymuffin

Based on my week, have some Shallura + paladins fluff wherein all the earthlings come down with the space flu and are not great patients.

Learn By Heart - @braincoins

It's Allura's first semester teaching, and she's prepared for anything ...except Takashi Shirogane.

Modern AU, Shallura Secret Santa 2017, College/University AU, hot for teacher, pining, fluff

Autumn Wishes - @juniperallura

For prompt "hold my hand/shooting star"

Shiro & Allura spend a day at the farm

Fluff, fluff without plot, Earth AU, Modern AU, fall vibes

Shiro and Allura Both Can’t Sleep - mckinlily

It is a generally held assumption that Shiro and Allura, both being unable to sleep, met up in the quiet of the night, and over the course pouring out their hearts to each other, fell in love. And while it is true neither Shiro nor Allura is very good at sleeping and they have met up at god-forsaken hours in the Castle, the heart-wrenching conversations are more a fiction than reality. This is due to the fact that—despite all attempts to appear otherwise—Shiro and Allura are actually both very young adults and just as susceptible terrible 2am ideas as anyone.

They do fall in love though. But it goes like this:

OR How Shiro and Allura got a lifetime ban from Hunk's kitchen and other fun stories.

Caught in the Act - @andtheblueberrymuffin

Established relationship, fic prompt, stuck in the elevator

Once Upon a December - RukiaG ( @rukia-g)

One-shots for Shallura Holiday Month. Some may be AU, some post-canon.

Shallura Holiday Month 2017, AU - bodyguard, Protect AU, AU - modern setting, AU - fairy tale, post-canon

Lost in Your Light - Cyan ( @vehicroids)

It hadn't been long at all since they found the blue lion, since they were all forced into an unknown part of the universe. Shiro struggled to sleep, thinking on it all. Thankfully, he wouldn't be alone that night.

Tooth-rotting fluff, fluff, traveling, post-canon, post-series, mutual pining, secret santa

Snow Angels - @bosstoaster (ChaoticReactions)

Advent Challenge, warm and fuzzy feelings, snow angels

Peace - @plumeriafairy14

Many decades in the future after team Voltron defeated the evil plagues of the Galra Empire, Allura sits in the palace gazebo with her husband, Shiro. They go through the photo albums they have collected over the years and Allura savors the intimate moment as the former Black Paladin holds her in his embrace while narrating the memory of each photograph.

Allura basks in his love and takes what she can; her time is running out, after all.

Future fic, Illness, bittersweet ending, Shiro and Allura as emperor and empress, minor Klance, reminiscing

The Aftermath - Rosey_Vasilia

After a particularly rough attempt to rescue a planet from Galra occupation, Shiro decides to try and help Allura stop blaming herself.

Background Klance, literally Shallura being soft, short fluffy one-shot, a mission goes wrong so Shiro comforts Allura

Basorexia - 13Vivacious13

It was ridiculous. Completely, utterly, inexplicably ridiculous. No one should want to kiss the back of someone's neck as much as she wanted to right now.

Movie night, space family time, fluff, pining

In a Snap - KatherineKatie ( @kittykattykatherine)

AU - Modern Setting, First dates, wingman, Keith means so well, snapchat, texting, light angst, flower shops, carnivals, humor, comedy, fluff

The Day Of - thir13enth ( @ahumanintraining)

in which Shiro tries to propose, but Allura is too confused to figure it out.

Definitely fluffy, marriage proposal, AU, Shiro’s parents

Artist’s Block - befuddle

Allura's suffering from artist's block, and Shiro just wants to help.

Artist and model AU, Modern AU

Sparkles - Meli_writes (@meli-writes)

Shiro wants to get out of the castle for a bit. When Allura agrees to go out with him he decides to get her something sparkly.

Space Mall, sparkly things, date, kisses, space dad, space mom, human vocab lesson, fluffy, cute, silly

Flight - littlespacestars (the shameless self-promo)

“Dad, I’m going to fly Blue!” A little girl speeds into the hangar with her arms out at her sides, triumphantly making a beeline towards the lions.

“Wait, wait, wait.” Shiro lifts his daughter away from the blue lion and props her on his hip, holding up a finger. “Just so we’re clear. I said Uncle Lance could fly Blue with you in his lap. This isn’t like you and me in Black.”

Lance strolls up behind them and leans against Blue, grinning from ear to ear.

“With a safety belt,” Shiro enunciates. “Lance.”

Tooth-rotting fluff, overprotective Space Dad, actual space parents, Uncle Klance, star babies, Shallura babies

Birthday - littlespacestars (the shameless self promo)

“Uh, Allura?” He doesn’t move an inch, only side glances at her and then back at the plump mouse standing upright on its hind legs. “There’s a giant—”

“Oh, don’t be alarmed, Shiro!” Allura sets aside her watering can and quickly scoops the stout mouse into her hands. She strokes the top of its head and gives it a fond smile. “This is just Platt, no need to worry.”

“Platt,” he repeats, still a little dumbfounded. “Okay, so it’s normal for you to have a yellow and green mouse. Noted.”

AU, minor angst, hurt/comfort, Shiro is human, Allura is still an alien, Shiro wants to celebrate her birthday, fluff, Shiro’s a dork, space mice, Shiro likes Lord of the Rings, Allura’s been stranded on Earth for six years now

Angst

Try Your Best (And Don’t Succeed) - mckinlily

Grief/mourning, Shiro has PTSD, Allura is a mess, Shiro is a mess, everyone is a mess but they’re trying the best they can, angst with a hopeful ending, set in season 2, gen or pre-slash, Allura-centric

Things Will Turn Out Fine - distinctive_pineapples (@obscure-sentimentalist)

“Would you mind telling me a story?” he asks, brushing a hand against the back of his head as if embarrassed by the request. “Maybe an Altean folktale, or something about your family. I… I’d just like to have something to remember you by.”

And oh, does that make her want to weep.

Future fic, Shallurangst, inspired by another show, angst with a happy ending, hopeful ending

Past and Future - @ebonynightwriter

During a Rebel training mission, Shiro and Allura are cut off from the group, and stranded on an unknown planet. Pushing to reunite with their team, they move forward, unaware of the dangerous forces around them…

Drama, tension, fighting, space battles, PTSD, psychological drama, mind control, mind games, developing relationship, feelings, one-shot, canon universe, season 4, Shallura Month 2017

S5 Shallurangst Drabbles - wordswithdragons ( @shiroallura)

this is a series of shallurangst drabbles posted to my tumblr over at shiroallura. do not all follow the same timeline, although many of them do fit together, the bottom three each individual takes of different possibilities set after s5. enjoy and maybe have tissues if you're weepy like me

Protect AU: I Have a Princess (and she has me) - killashilla

After a royal Altean gala is violently interrupted, Princess Allura and her bodyguard Shiro wait out the chaos alone while testing the boundaries of their strict roles in each others lives.

Shallura Protect AU, AU - bodyguard, AU - Real World, angst with feels, pining, mutual pining, blood and injury, undressing, forbidden love

I Miss You - SirFangirl

The princess who lost everything managed to lose something once more.

Angst, spoilers for season five, Allura knows a fake Shiro when she sees one but won’t admit it, the white lion knows what’s up, Shiro misses his friends and doesn’t deserve to suffer like this

Home (It’s in Her Hands) - palladioaigis

She's the light at the end of the tunnel, his everything, his home, and his love for her transcends time and space.

[[ Written for the Shallura zine Stars Aligned, Issue Two: Onwards.]]

Shallura Zine, Shiro needs therapy or a hug dammit, reunion

Stay With Me - nachseon

It’s not fair. It never is.

Angst, heavy angst, emotional hurt/comfort, mutual pining

Checkmate - rainingWolf

Shallura, Klance, drama, angst, action, romance, remix, VLD Fanfiction Remix 2017

Kintsukuroi - 13Vivacious13

Shiro is still coming to terms with the past. Allura notices and tries to help the best she can.

Emotional hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending sorta, mentions of non-consensual body modifications, nothing too serious happens, I promise, mostly just reflecting on the past, established Allura/Shiro

Only Human - @bosstoaster (ChaoticReactions)

Collection of whump fics, tumblr prompt, leaning against walls to hide needing support, injury, hurt/comfort

Kuron/Clone Theory

Exchanges - thir13enth ( @ahumanintraining)

no returns, no refunds.

Clone theory, some angst

The Return of the Real Shiro - Meli_writes ( @meli-writes)

The real Shiro returns to the castle and finds a man with HIS face pretending to be HIM.

In his search to find a paladin he runs into Allura and he's so relieved because that last he heard from her she was screaming in pain.

Now, he has to explain that he is the real Shiro not that phony walking around the castle.

Shallura hugs, the real Shiro, Shiro returns, from wherever

Gravity - @braincoins

He looked at the clone. Monster, he thought. You didn’t mean to be, didn’t even want to be, but that’s what you are. He couldn’t help thinking that perhaps he and this clone had more in common after all.

Shallura Month 2017, angst, emotional hurt/comfort

Clone - littlespacestars (shameless self-promo)

Kuron is aware he’s a clone. He tries deciding whether or not to come clean to Allura about it, or let it surface on its own.

Shallurangst, One-sided attraction, Kuron wishes he were the real Shiro, angst

Like Real People Do - (5/5) - @andtheblueberrymuffin (Part 1 of Like Real People Do)

“Shiro knows this is wrong. Everything is wrong. But they need him. Keith said so, and Shiro knows, he knows, that if they need him he has to help them. It’s what he would do. It’s what he does. (Everything is fine.)

Or: The one where something is very wrong with Shiro after his second escape from the Galra.”

Tragedy, Post-Season/Series 03, Speculation about Shiro post season 3, ‘Shiro’, Implied/Referenced mind control, mind control aftermath & recovery, clone Shiro, prepare your tissues and cry deeply

Survivor's Rites (3/3) - (Part 2 of Like Real People Do) - @andtheblueberrymuffin

The Paladins have suffered losses before, but nothing quite like the one they're dealing with now. It's difficult to find the time to grieve when dealing with betrayals and Lotor's continued attacks. None of them are well-equipped to move on, in any case.

Or: the sequel to 'Like Real People Do.' Now with more misery.

Past character death, grief/mourning, post season 3, lion swapping, angst

Heartlines (8/8) - (Part 3 of Like Real People Do) - @andtheblueberrymuffin

After months of searching, Shiro has finally found his way back to the Castle of Lions, but nothing is quite how he remembers it. Everyone looks at him like they're seeing a ghost, for one thing....

Or: the conclusion to the 'Like Real People Do' series, where the fallout from the Galra Empire's experiments with human cloning nearly destroys everything the team has worked so hard to build. Takes place directly after the end of 'Survivor's Rites.'

Angst, emotional hurt/comfort, normal hurt/comfort in later chapters, clones, lion swapping, trauma, grief/mourning, plot, slow build, post season 3, implied/referenced underage drinking, original character death(s), attempted sexual assault, DOES NOT GET FAR

NSFW

Unconventional Piloting Methods - Pixie_rings ( @materassassino)

Flying a giant robot lion while having sex isn't the best idea.

Unsafe flight practices, do not attempt at home, vaginal sex, vaginal fingering, higher than the mile high club

Make You Feel Pure - sublimation ( @667-darkavenue)

“After all he’d been through, it couldn’t be clearer that universal forces had bent themselves backwards to pull him into the orbit of someone who cared for him, who trusted him, and who needed his care and trust just as much...”

Pool sex, breast play, outercourse, oral sex, praise kink, attention kink, praise kink, body worship, existential crisis midsex, stumbling upon all the embarrassing kinks you’re into midsex, sex with your girlfriend so good it opens your third eye, soft dom Allura

Playlist - befuddle

“If there’s anyone to blame for cockblocking, blame your shitty taste in music!”

Domestic AU where Shiro tries to get his groove on, and Allura just isn't having it.

Sex in public, car sex, fluff

Infomercials - befuddle

“We need it! We can’t keep replacing my bedframe at the crack of a new quintant to avoid suspicion. This will solve all our problems!”

Not graphic, suggestive content, humor, Shiro and Allura keep breaking the bedframe, this is the Shallura discord’s fault, the Shallura discord’s legacy, shitpost

Incandescent - CalicoTomcat

Shiro and Allura share an intimate evening and morning together, savoring a peaceful moment on the Castle of Lions.

Established relationship, oral sex, vaginal sex, genital piercing, fluffy and adorkable

Belong To You Alone - sublimation ( @667-darkavenue)

“Smile back, ask questions about him, go along with his suggestions. You’ve seen me do it.”

He thought it over. “Isn’t that… We have to leave in a day, with or without the army.”

“Oh, Shiro.” Allura smiled. “He’s not trying to ask for your hand, he just thinks you’re nice to look at. It’s harmless.”

“Well. I’ll give it a shot.”

When Shiro gave something a shot, he didn’t hold back.

Space politics, throwing Shiro under the bus as sexy leverage, blow jobs, frustration, jealousy, smut w/ plot, attention kink, praise kink, misunderstanding & miscommunication

Dirty Talk, Dirty Thoughts - Meli_writes ( @meli-writes)

Allura has always wondered what The Paladins meant when they shouted things like: "Fuck you!" or "Suck my dick!" in the middle of a fight against Zarkon's army. One night she asks Shiro what it all means and he tries his best to explain. ;)

Funny, sexy, dirty talk, dirty thoughts, angst, smut, embarrassed Shiro, flirty Allura, sexy Shiro

Alien Anatomy Altean - FeyduBois

Shiro and Allura's first time does not go as planned due to differences in biology.

Alien sex, alien biology, anal fingering, crack, smut

Une Petite Mort Thermique - pixie_rings ( @materassassino)

The one sexual taboo Altea had, and she is about to break it.

Anal sex, alien biology, kink meme

Just So I Can Feel Something - @smolsarcasticraspberry

Sometimes you can't sleep and the only thing that helps is fucking your co-worker in the break room cos you haven't been kissed in 10,000 years.

OR: that time after Crystal Venom when Shiro and Allura hooked up on the sofas and tried to act like it didn't mean anything.

"Allura took a sip of her tea, hoping the hot steam would hide her blush, and leaned over to put her mug down on the coffee table. Her body shifted with the movement, and her hand drew away from Shiro's. To her surprise, his fingers tightened around her own. As if he didn't want to let go.

She glanced down at his hand where it gripped hers, and then up at his face.

"Sorry," he said. "I just… I haven't been touched in a long time. It's nice.""

Smut, fluff, flut, porn with feelings, post Crystal Venom, canon compliant

Reunited - bittergoldilocks

Before Shiro disappeared they had been at the beginning of a tentative relationship which had amounted to stolen kisses, secret meetings, hushed affections, and one adventurous encounter in a supply closet. When “Shiro”- the clone- had “returned”, Allura thought it was over. Not only did the meetings stop, eventually even the kind words did too. She had been devastated. And Shiro seemed to somehow understand this now.

Reunion sex, praise kink, crying, slight angst, Real Shiro, love confessions

Relinquish - @braincoins

The Coalition's newest allies are annoying and picky and Allura's on the verge of losing her cool with them. Shiro steps in to give her a night away from responsibility and decision-making.

softdom!Shiro, oral sex, fingering, how to be sweet and loving while also fucking someone senseless, and also still be goofy dorks

She Still Pulls on Me - nayanroo ( @teslatricity)

some nights, shiro can't sleep. on those nights, allura sets aside her crown.

Mention of nightmares, throne sex, shallura exchange

To the New Morning - babyfairy ( @babyfairybaekhyun)

Morning showers are often Shiro’s favorite kind of showers.

PWP, smut, shower sex, fluff

Relaxing - head_and_heart

Shiro has an idea of how to help Allura relax after a long mission

Porn without plot, oral sex, vaginal fingering, sex, no excuse for this just smutty smut

Silk and Tongue - Meli_writes ( @meli-writes)

“I have something in mind that I think you’ll enjoy, want to try it?,” he asked her again. She was flushed and her pink body marks glowed a little brighter from her arousal.

“What did you have in mind because I kind of like it here,” she said while she rocked her hips to grind against him.

He smirked and brought his hands to rest on her hips. “I like you there too, but I was thinking you might like doing that against my mouth,” he said.

Allura’s hips stopped, but Shiro noticed her breath quicken in excitement.

Pure smut, silk robes, hungry licks, porn without plot, Allura tries something new, shameless smut

Galaxies Collide - @smolsarcasticraspberry

Shiro and Allura take a joyride in the Black Lion. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

Mind Link AU, flut, smut, some plot, dom Shiro, not super dom, but like a lil bit, soft dom Shiro, they’re gonna bang in the Black lion okay, it was inevitable

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sleeping at last is shallura culture

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Weekly Voltron Fic Recs #56

We’re hitting the busy season at my job tomorrow, so I’m not sure when the next list will be. Happy New Year, anyway!

Rules: You can find past weekly rec lists here, and non-list recs in my general fic rec tag. Also follow @maychorianrecs for individually tagged posts, the easier to search and reblog. This is stuff I like, and I have a huge bias toward Lance, hurt/comfort, and general fluff, in that order. Gen unless otherwise noted. Please comment on the fics if you read and enjoy them!

Disaster Hearts by lieutenantshirogane Words: 719 Author’s Summary: After a mission goes wrong, Coran struggles to let go. Luckily, Kolivan is there to help. My Comments: Not a combo I had considered before, but it’s so good that I just had to read and rec this one. So good.

Bushel and a Peck by isabeau25 Words: 5,158 Author’s Summary: It’s not Hunk’s first job interview, but it might just be his favorite. Series Part 3 of The Five Lions Cafe My Comments: We’re coming up on the busy season at my job, and I was grateful for this spot of pre-emptive stress relief. It’s so lovely and relaxing. Read the whole series.

Cream Waterfalls and Violet Stars and All The Broken ThingsbyMashpotatoeQueen5 Words: 3,185 Author’s Summary: Coran had children once. (A fic about before and after, and the family that our favorite Space Uncle might have lost in his ten thousand years of slumber. Sad… but hopeful ending?) My Comments: Beautiful and haunting vision of Coran’s lost family and how he sees them in the new children he deals with every day. I love the idea of Coran as a family man, and this is a great exploration of that concept.

Shopping for Disaster by Engineer104 Words: 6,108 Author’s Summary: Allura just wanted something sparkly, and Pidge just wanted to get her ears pierced. And they will, after a mishap involving a kid, a Druid, and a Galra ship. My Comments: Bonding time with Pidge and Allura turns into an action/adventure with plenty of badassery from both. Very fun read.

Children of the Empire by foxysquid for Meteorysh Words: 10,147 Author’s Summary: Those who find themselves without parents can turn to Emperor Zarkon for parental guidance instead—but Thace would rather not. Shuttled off to a school for orphaned children, he has to adapt to a strange place, with no one to rely on. Fortunately, he may not be as alone as he thinks he is. Written for Galra Secret Santa, as a gift for meterorysh! There are also some accompanying illustrations, which you can find here. My Comments: Absolutely stunning. Achy and touching, fantastic worldbuilding and characterization. I felt so bad for tiny Thace, losing his parents and shipped off to a school where he had to guard himself every second of every day for fear of being outed as a traitor. The friendship with Ulaz and eventual conclusion were extremely satisfying. This read like the beginning of an original novel, one that I would gladly devour in like a day at a most.

Words of Good Cheer by BossToaster (ChaoticReactions) Words: 31,364 Author’s Summary: 12 days of Advent fics for the winter season 1) The gang gets stuck in their cabin on vacation (Modern AU) 2) The lights and noise of the holiday party prove to be overwhelming for Shiro 3) Ryou and Lance attempt to make Hunk a treat. 4) Shatt - Shiro and Matt get their Christmas snuggle on 5) Shallura - Shiro shows Allura how to make snow angels 6) Sheith - Shiro falls through the ice on a snowy planet and needs to be warmed up 7) Alone at the Garrison over break, Keith and Shiro work together to ignore the holiday 8) Shunkeith - Sweet Tooth AU, Hunk has to stay over when they’re snowed in 9) Baby’s Ryou’s first Christmas 10) Old Friend’s Senior Sanctuary AU - Lance convinced Shiro to help make a 2018 calendar for charity 11) Ryou disappears on an ice planet and Shiro fears the worst 12) Smol!Shiro worries how Santa will find the castle My Comments: Each of these little fics is absolutely adorable and worth reading on their own, and we get twelve for the price of one! Four are shipfics, Shatt, Shallura, and Sheith, plus Shunkeith, but the chapters are labeled so you can easily skip them and stick to the gen if you want.

Vasish by ElementKitsune for AstroPhantom Words: 2,255 Author’s Summary: Sometimes, you just wake up and go see a storm with your favourite princess. (Coran and Allura go stormwatching) My Comments: Sweet Allura and Coran interaction before the fall of Altea. It’s cute, and a little sad, but mostly heartwarming.

Stranger Danger (2) by YukiSetsu Words: 2,076 Author’s Summary: Sequel to Stranger Danger (part 5 of Whumpmas series). After the last incident, Lance didn’t think he’d run into David again anytime soon. He was wrong. My Comments: Sequel to a previously recced fic, and just as good as that one. The realism of this is what hikes up to true levels of disturbing. Great protectiveness from the others.

Epoxy to the World by buckysbears (DrZebra) Words: 2,245 Author’s Summary: Shiro, Pidge, and Keith are forced into a Galra gladiator arena. The two younger paladins see a side of Shiro that he desperately wishes they hadn’t. My Comments: Very intense and emotional. This is pretty much Shiro’s worst nightmare. I don’t blame him for losing himself a little bit along the way.

What’s In A Name? by bouquetofwhoopsiedaisies Words: 1,532 Author’s Summary: “What is ‘Keith’?” Kolivan asked one evening. Keith looked up, blinking in confusion. “I’m Keith.” “Yes, but what is ‘Keith’?” Kolivan pressed.“Well, as far as I know, mostly human, and some Galra.” He really thought Kolivan already knew this. He had been there when Keith’s knife changed form, indicating that he had Galra blood. How much, none of them knew. Kolivan huffed, looking impatient. “The word. ‘Keith’. What does it mean, in your language?” (The Blades get curious about the name of their smallest member. Pidge does some hacking to find out the surprising answer) My Comments: Cute, fluffy, and funny. I like the little bit of Galra culture, too, and Blades being protective and teasing of Keith is always a plus.

Castle Glitch by YukiSetsu Words: 2,394 Author’s Summary: When a bug from Pidge’s laptop accidentally infects the Castle, Lance ends up having to face an extreme gladiator bot without a weapon and armor. As expected, things get dangerous really quick. My Comments: Excellent whump, excellent protective team. I don’t know how many ways to say that I’m enjoying everything this author is doing, but here it is again.

Sick Day by FanaticFangirl2602 for RandomDragonDoodles Words: 2,727 Author’s Summary: Keith should have seen it coming. Actually, he did see it coming. The little voice in the back of his mind had been scolding him for going so hard for the past month, but all he’d done was push it aside and ignore it. A dumb decision. My Comments: Nice little Keith-centric sickfic in a college AU. Hits the spot.

All Swallowed in their Coats by yet_intrepid for stover Words: 2,317 Author’s Summary: Shiro and his new roommate, Matt, would tell you that they are nothing alike: Shiro is an overwhelmed grad student, while Matt is a dropout and avid science youtuber. But then there’s a blizzard, and maybe things change. My Comments: Great modern AU with Shiro and Matt realizing that they have much more in common than they think. Past abuse.

Fruit Loops by SerenePhenix Words: 3,571 Author’s Summary: Shiro never stood a chance. My Comments: Wonderful team-as-family feels in a modern roommate AU. So cute and fluffy and sweet.

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by WinterSky101 Words: 2,510 Author’s Summary: In which Pidge is a Christmas elf. ‘Tis the season, after all. My Comments: Cute and sweet and fluffy, with just a touch of angst at the end. 'Tis the season!

If Only In My Dreams by yet_intrepid Words: 5,918 Author’s Summary: The team agrees that Space Christmas isn’t that great with Keith off on missions with the Blade of Marmora. But it’s a lot, lot worse with Keith held hostage by the Galra. My Comments: Awesome whump fic, very snappy pace and intense emotions, and the Christmas theme just heightened the whole thing to the rafters.

In Stitches by A_Zap Words: 6,118 Author’s Summary: With every stitch, a bigger picture can be seen. And each one is made with love.In which everyone on Team Voltron learns more about Lance as he knits the day away. And maybe he learns something too. My Comments: It’s been a while since I’ve read a fic with Lance as a knitter. This was very warm and soft and fluffy, lots of great bonding and sweetness. Very satisfying.

Tradition… Tradition by imperiality Words: 6,802 Author’s Summary: It’s bright! It’s loud! It’s festive! It’s everything Shiro hasn’t really had for Christmas, and it’s wonderful. Then the night winds down. And it’s down to 3. They talk about traditions. Some are lonelier than others. My Comments: The entire team has a lovely Christmas, but the ending conversation between Shiro, Matt, and Keith was the most emotional and heartwarming thing in the fic. Little bit of angst and emotional hurt comfort for lonely boys who miss their homes, but mostly they’re just happy to count their blessings where they are.

One by One by LitDragonWagon Words: 8,512 Author’s Summary: Shiro remains in a state of Not Surprised about all the people who join him in his bed. (Just a cute fic about the paladins platonically sleeping together due to nightmares, and healing.) My Comments: Paladin cuddle puddle to the max. This was very relaxing to read. Brief mention of Klance.

Previously Recced Fics That Updated:

Little Crystals (19627 words) As Color Fades Away (243019 words) This May Sting (6856 words) Gate Keeper (122883 words) Young Blood (9761 words) The Purity of Sin (47036 words) The Sea In Between (81074 words) Beacon (25201 words) Shadows of Stars (95789 words)

#voltron legendary defender #fic rec #weekly voltron fic recs #vldgen

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queenallura · 7 years ago

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Heyooo! I just passed by your blog, and I just wanted to say, I love it so muuuch, and you must be lucky to have the actual ship name's URL! :) one last thing, I want to know if you've read some shallura fanfics, and if so, pleaseee give me some fanfic recommendations. Thank youuuu! 🖤💗

Aaaaah sorry, I just saw this ask! Sorry for the delay.

I’m gonna be honest and say that I actually don’t read a lot of fic??? Grad school is pretty demanding so I have less free time. But I do still have my faves, so let me list a few:

by prudence ruled by @m-azing is incredible and easily one of the best fics i’ve read for the fandom and for the ship. the worldbuilding is ridiculous, it feels so full and vibrant. altean culture, recovery after the war, allura and shiro’s roles within that structure, everything is fleshed out. and bodyguard romance!!

accustomed by @ahumanintraining will forever be one of my faves. it was the very first shallura fic i read (and one of the earliest ones ever, if not the earliest) and i love how it’s about crossing cultural bridges and getting to know each other and all that good stuff i love.

she stops my bones from wondering by @materassassino is one of those hurt/comfort fics that just soothes you. allura and shiro have such burdens, being able to find peace with each other is important. so soft, so pure.

though all to ruin fell the world by @smolsarcasticraspberry utilizes one of my personal favorite tropes and that is the beautiful friends to lovers. and also one of the things that made me fond of the magical altean shiro theory.

ch 3 of in need of something good right now by @bosstoaster is the shallura chapter of a multi ship, multi-chaptered work. it’s not overtly romantic but it is so playful and fun and includes fake dating which is always great.

where sleep will be peaceful; unharried by terror. by gallantrejoinder takes on the very popular fandom idea of shiro and allura co-sleeping but i particularly like its gradual slowburn approach. it’s cheesy and gentle and delightful.

#shallura #anonymous #fanfiction #Anonymous

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dreamworksworddump · 8 years ago

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Voltron fics, listed by ship

The fics are listed by ship, and my personal favorites are italicized. Updated as of 9/13/17

Pallura:

Rubyfruit in June -Pidge and Allura attempt to track down the remaining Altean colonies while figuring out their own relationship. Fluff, romance, angst

Captured: -Pidge and Allura get captured. angst, romance

Girls like girls: -Pidge and Allura try to figure out how to ask each other on a date, while fumbling with their cultural differences. fluff, romance

Lanlura:

How did you sleep? -Lance asks Allura how she slept after her first day as the Blue Paladin.

Lost to memory: - Allura is trying her best to move on from the destruction of her planet. Lance is there to help her heal.

Hallura:

Beginnings: -Hunk and Allura grow close, and it comes as no surprise when they finally kiss.

Kidge:

Say it -Keith hasn’t told Pidge he loves her yet. Romance, fluff, slight angst

Where they both get captured ask: -Could you do some Kidge where they both get captured? A sentence starter could be "No! I won't leave you behind!" (You decide who says it) angst

Smut/angst ask: -Keith fucks up on a mission, ricking his life, and Pidge doesn’t like that.

Smut/angst ask #2: -Keith is impulsive, and Pidge is sick of it.

Kidge fluff: Middle of the night -Pidge can’t sleep, and ends up in Keith’s bed.

Klance:

Hands -Lance thinks about Keiths hands, amongst other things. Fluff, romance

Movie night -It’s movie night and Keith’s stolen Lance’s usb. Why? Fluff, humor

Beach day -Keith and Lance have fun at the beach. Fluff

Healing pod au: -Based on Kaxpha’s healing pod au, Lance has healing abilities and uses them even when he hurts himself in the process. Keith does not approve. angst

On a lonely beach: -Lance thinks, as he dies alone. angst

Keith and Lance, like a sun: -Keith dies just like he lives, shining as bright as the sun. angst

Keith and Lance: -Keith sends Lance off. angst

Beach buddies: -Keith and Lance have their vacation day at the beach, during which Lance realizes his feelings for Keith. fluff, happy

Stay with me: -Lance helps Keith through his first Galran heat. Angst, smut

An exceprt from a fic I’ll never write: -Keith never thought he’d be so angry to see Lance in red. angst

Four times they talked and one time they didn’t: -Like fire and water, Keith and Lance balance each other out. angst, smut

Klance Galra/altean au: -Keith is a prince of the galran empire, and Lance is an altean prince. A clusterfuck ends with them getting engaged. angst

Lance and Keith are forced to work in the caslte gardens ask: -Keith and Lance work in the castle garden as a punishment to their constant bickering.

Lance and Keith get captured and tortured ask: -Lance and Keith get captured by the Galra and tortured for information. angst, slight romance

Bad boy Keith asks out Nerd Lance: -At a school stargazing event, Keith asks out astronomy nerd Lance.

Klance, captured and tortured: -Keith and Lance are captured, and Lance sacrifices himself to help save Keith.

Keith and Lance after a close call ask: -After a close call, Keith and Lance cope.

Lie to me: - Keith is dying, and asks Lance to lie to him.

You’re not being very helpful: -Lance is bleeding out, and Keith has a dislocated shoulder. How will they ever get out of this one? A three part story, each post links to the next.

Hance:

Angst ask: - Yo for that angst list, could you combine "you cheated on me, you don't get another chance" and "Im not blind, I see the way you look at them." Using Hance ;) angst

Sheith:

How they met: -How Keith and Shiro met, pre relationship and pre Garrison. Originally written for Sheith month, but posted earlier instead. Fluff, slight angst.

Hurt/comfort ask: -Keith comforts Shiro on one of his bad days. angst, romance

Royalty/Knight au: -Keith is the powerless prince, and Shiro is the noble knight who fights for him.

Summer nights: -On that final Summer night before Kerberos, the silence of the night becomes too much to bear.

I really did love you once: -Keith confronts the clone.

Shance:

Gladiator ring: -Lance and Shiro are forced to fight against each other in the gladitorial ring, or else their friends will be sentenced to death. Angst

Garrison/Voltron: -As they form Voltron, Lance gets a glimpse inside Shiro’s head. Angst

Anger/depression: -Shiro has insomnia and Lance helps him through it. angst

Illness: -Lance gets sick and Shiro helps him through it. fluff, romance

Fake dating Shance ask: -fake dating shance? pretty please fluff, romance

Farewell: -After their break-up, Lance tries to get over Shiro, but ends up sleeping with him one last time.

Lance dyes Shiro’s hair: - After the events of s6, Lance helps Shiro feel better by surprising him with a new look.

Pidgance:

The story where Lance is trans and straight and doesn’t like Keith: -Keith confesses to Lance, not knowing that he’s dating Pidge, and that he is trans. slight angst, fluff, romance

a/b/o: -Pidge realizes that she is an alpha, and tries to figure out how it affects both her relationship with Lance and with the team. Lance ends up going into heat, and she helps him through it. slight angst, romance, smut

Biking: -Lance rides his bike into a pole and meets a really cute girl. Fluff

Boys only school au ask: -Lance walks in on Pidge getting dressed, not knowing that she is really a girl, and not a boy.

Fluff ask: -Pidge and Lance build a pillow fort. fluff

Beach day: -Pidge and Lance spend a day at the beach. fluff

Fake flirting ask: -In order to win against Lance, Pidge starts fake flirting, which turns real all too soon.

Pidge takes care of sick Lance ask: -Lance gets sick, and Pidge takes care of him.

Vampire hunter au asks: -Pidge and Lance are vampire hunters, and end up running into each other one night.

Height differences: -Pidge has a tall boyfriend and takes advantage of that.

Plance: scars: -Pidge feels Lance’s scars.

Cheap beer and fumbling hands: -They never have time to be teenagers anymore, so during a diplomatic ball, Lance and Pidge sneak off to do rebellious teenager things.

Marriage proposal: - Lance proposes to Pidge.

Confession: - Pidge confesses to Lance. Lance flounders.

Shidge:

Dancing: -Shiro and Pidge enjoy a moment at a diplomatic ball, and have a dance. romance, fluff

Her first kill: -Pidge kills someone for the first time, and Shiro helps to calm her down. angst, fluff

Taking forever to get together ask: -Shidge, taking for fucking ever to get together. angst, romance, slow burn

Shallura:

Cowboy/fancy party au ask: -In the cowboy au universe, Allura and Shiro end up at a fancy party,. romance, smut

Allura is pregnant and has some worries ask: -Allura is pregnant with Shiro’s child and wonders how they will turn out.

Loturra:

Love: - Allura and Lotor talk, before and after the betrayal.

Gen/other:

Summer au: -A modern summer au, in which the Garrison crew hangs out, and becomes friends with the mysterious new kid, Keith. fluff, fun, gen

Starlight: -Pidge thinks of home and the stars outside her window. slight angst

Collection of death fics: -A collection of fics, both shippy and gen, in which someone dies. angst

Altean Lance pt 1: -An Altean Lance AU. angst

Altean Lance pt 2: -The second part, in which Lance thinks of his fiance, Lotor and his feeling for the new red paladin, Keith. angst

Pidge’s birthday: -It’s Pidge’s birthday, and the paladins celebrate. fluff

An excerpt from fanfiction x: -The paladins are captured by none other than Prince Lotor, and Pidge sacrifices herself to save her friends. angst, horror, gore

Keith: Phobia -Keith is afraid of bugs. slight angst

Lance: Phobia -Lance is claustrophobic. slight angst

The healing pod: -If there was barely anything left to put in the healing pod, does that mean that the person it rebuilds is really the same as the one before? angst

Three things she was never good at: -Pidge gets hurt on a mission, and trains too hard to make sure it doesn’t happen again. angst

Selfless: -Lance has an issue with self sacrifice. angst

Betryal hurts ask (zarkon/haggar): -Haggar feels betrayed by King Alfor, and hurts him more than he could ever imagine.

Cowboy au ask: -They’re all cowboys for some reason.

Lotor/Lance with a zuko-esque redemption arc: -Lotor and Lance get along well as they try to take down the galra empire.

Keith is special: -Lance feels like Voltron doesn’t need him anymore, and leaves.

In the code: Kidgance: - Pidge writes messages in her codes to her crushes, and hopes they never find out.

#voltron #my fics #vld fic list #lance #pidge #shiro #hunk #keith #allura

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forgiven-whimsy · 8 years ago

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Perchance to Dream

summary:

Allura struggles with the aftermath of Shiro’s disappearance.

shallura

T rating.

angst, comfort. spoilers for season 2.

Read on Ao3

See more Voltron content on Spacelion-mama

It’s been about a year since I last wrote fan fic, please be kind.

Shiro was gone. His absence was a wound, it ached in her gut, caged her breath and battered her heart. Her eyes burned with unshed tears, denial in every painful breath. Allura fell into herself, shutting down, taking to her mission of finding Shiro with manic zeal. She was an observer floating over the Princess of Altea, a visitor in her own body, in a universe gone wrong. It hadn’t been a dream, they’de landed a crippling blow to the Galra empire and Zarkon. They received reports from the Blades of Marmoa that confirmed instability in the government, and rumours of either a dead or dying Zarkon. There were whispers of the return of the crown prince but nothing concrete. Allura filed the information away, ever the diplomat and tactician; there was still work to be done. Her heart, however, rebelled at the absurd state of being she’d been forced into, Shiro was gone.

She counted the night cycles, refusing to sleep, believing, albeit irrationally, that by remaining conscious of the passage of time, that it would somehow slow, she didn’t want to get used to him not being there. Exhaustion forced her hand, and she dragged a blanket to the black lions cockpit, curling up on the chair and inhaling Shiro’s lingering scent. Her dreams were a place where he existed, wry grins and gentle words. In her dreams she didn’t hold back and kissed him whenever she saw him; untroubled at the idea of acting on her love for the black paladin.

Keith found her in the black lion, what little sleep she did manage to get did nothing to hide the heavy circles under her eyes. His voice intruded on her dreams, changing the cadence of Shiro’s voice until he vanished, and she was forced back into bleak reality, flushed and wanting. She jerked to her feet and began gathering her things.

“You should pilot Black, Allura.” Keith called after her as she stepped onto the ramp. “Shiro won’t mind, besides Red is really attached to me, Black knows you and knows how close you were to Shiro, he won’t mind.”

“No closer than I was to the rest of the paladins,” she lied while sweeping her heavy locks into a bun.

Keith stopped her, the gentle touch earning a flinch. To his credit Keith pretended not to notice, “He talked about you, Princess. He cared about you, he-”

“I have duties to attend to Keith. I’ll consider your suggestion in case of emergency only. I’ll leave it to you to tell the others.” Allura fled from the hangar vowing never spend the night inside of the Black Lion again. If she slowed her breath and listened past the hum of the castle ships engines she could almost hear Shiro’s voice still flitting through the back of her mind; echos of a too-sweet dream fraying her control.

Days turned to weeks, insomnia continued to plague her but Allura pushed herself to breaking, never leaving herself much time for introspection and daydreams where thoughts of Shiro invaded and tore her to shreds. She dedicated herself to mentoring Keith, testing her abilities with quintessence manipulation. She subjected herself to Pidge’s testing in an effort to understand her newly awoken powers, in return she tutored the youngest paladin in Altean language and culture. She slept in hidden corners of the castle, too exhausted to dream, in positions too uncomfortable to sleep well in. Coran did his best to get her to rest, to get her to open up about her loss, which was everyone’s loss but she couldn’t find the words to describe the wrongness of reality, she refused to voice her worst fears and insisted she was fine.

The remaining paladins pulled in ranks, leaning heavily on each other. They touched, hugged, reassuring each other whenever they entered the other’s orbit. They attempted to bring Allura into their world, to touch her, and reassure but there was still a distance between them, a distance previously bridged by Shiro’s presence. Shiro who could see right to the quick of her with a look and the whisper of a touch. So Allura gave the remaining paladins the same platitudes she gave Coran. She’d spied Lance gripping Keith in a tight embrace, his narrow shoulders shaking in grief. She’d followed the sounds of low murmurs and sniffles to find Hunk in the kitchen sitting on the floor hugging his knees with Pidge sitting beside him holding his hand. Allura could never bring herself to share in their comfort, receding from their offers of friendly affection and understanding, an outsider to their easy intimacy.

Weeks turned to months, and Shiro’s scent inside the Black lion’s cockpit faded, replaced by Allura’s own. The stilted silence between her and the paladins began to see glimmers of familiar banter. Distress calls and diplomatic missions began taking precedence over their search for their missing friend. They formed Voltron time and again to fight against Galra retribution. After one particularly hard won victory Allura found herself laughing at one of Lance's jokes, each shake of her shoulders unloosing needles of guilt into her gut . Her tears remained locked behind lashes, evidence of hopelessness she would never admit to, she wouldn't grieve for a man who wasn’t dead.

It was late into the night cycle on the ship, the paladins, Coran and even the mice were all sleeping. Allura was on the bridge running diagnostics, sending out sensor drones and reviewing information her previous drones had sent back. She was looking for anything that might hint at Shiro’s whereabouts. She almost didn’t notice the moving seventh blip on the security screen. It wasn’t registering as an intruder. Allura rubbed her face and tapped the screen pulling up security camera feed. Her heart lodged into her throat as familiar black and white hair strode out of view. Allura mumbled to herself, pulling up the next camera on the ghost blips trajectory, “can’t be possible…” She couldn’t get a clear view on the cameras, always a moment too late to get a clear view, but she saw the metal of his hand, the familiar shape of his back, strong shoulders. He was headed towards the bridge and Allura turned in anticipation of the doors opening.

Shiro walked onto the bridge, a hand rubbing at his temple, the scar on his nose bridge crinkling as he took in the dark bridge and Allura backlit in the blue of the half dozen open windows of her workspace. Allura’s hand covered her mouth and she slowly shook her head.

“Princess? What’s going on?” Shiro’s voice was rough and he cleared his throat, “we were fighting Zarkon, but I think I blacked out…”

Allura closed the space between them stopping short of touching him, shaking hands hovering over his chest feeling the natural heat of his body in the space between them. Her vision blurred and cleared only to blur again, It was Shiro’s hands on her cheeks rubbing away the tears that brought about the realization that she’d started crying. He shushed her pulling her into his chest and she gripped his familiar black vest.

“You vanished.” Her voice cracked, “After the fight we towed in your lion and you were gone.” She ended on a sob, “we thought you were dead.” Shiro’s arms tightened around her.

“How long have I been gone?” He whispered into her hair.

“Seventy five quintents,” Allura said easing her hands open so she could smooth the line between his brows with a finger, “too long.” His chest rose with a sharp intake of breath.

“I...remember floating, I think. Feelings, but no thoughts and then waking up in my lion.” He took a step back from her, “I need to sit down.” Allura helped him into a chair, but when she attempted to give him space he grabbed her hand and shook his head, “I don’t want to float away again.” She nodded and let him pull her into his lap and wrap his arms around her, she wrapped herself around him in turn, inhaling his familiar scent, watched the dancing pulse on his neck and roamed over his face and shoulders with still shaking hands. Every touch an affirmation that he was alive, and that it wasn’t another bittersweet dream.

“You won’t float away, Shiro. Whatever happened we’ll figure it out together, what’s important is that you’re back from wherever you were.” Her cheeks were still wet, and her vision continued to blur, her voice a shaky whisper full of cracks. Her throat constricted around the lump lodged within it. “I missed you so much.”

Shiro tightened his arms around her waist and pressed his forehead against her shoulder, “I’m sorry.”

Allura brought his face back to her, caging him with tender but firm fingers, she bit her lower lip and shook her head at him. He had nothing to apologize for, but she couldn’t get the words out, so she kissed him instead. It tasted of salt, and her lips trembled against his, it lasted a heartbeat. Their breath mingled, Allura brushed her nose against his, Shiro’s short exhale was music. Their lips met again, softer this time but growing desperate. Her world spun into a realm of soft noises barely heard above the rush of her pulse. Allura fisted Shiro’s shirt in her hands, while Shiro gripped the back of her neck to pull her closer. The first glide of his tongue pulled a whine from her throat, and she let him taste her and tasted in turn. She thrummed with desire, her heart wild against her ribs as she drank him into her. Shiro’s lips were soft and slightly chapped, his teeth sharp but gentle when he worried her lip. The stubble on his chin was rough against her face, and his scent, the one she’d lost, filled her with each short desperate breath she took through her nose. She whimpered into his mouth, and he answered with a quiet shuddered moan. They broke apart panting in air, Allura’s world was bursting with colour again, spinning and loud, right.

“Should we wake the others up and let them know I’m back?” Shiro tucked a wispy strand of white hair behind her ear.

“Let them sleep, I rather enjoy having you all to myself at the moment. We’ll tell them in the morning.” She smiled and leaned towards him once more, his kiss-bruised lips returned her ardor, and Shiro hummed a contented sigh when she withdrew. Allura curled herself more comfortably onto his lap, pulling her legs up and tucking her head under his chin. He kissed the top of her head and she was perfectly, deliriously happy.

Exhaustion dogged at her, but she fought it murmuring a quiet conversation with him. The rumble of his voice was a balm for her body, his strong heartbeat music. He rubbed her back and her eyes drooped. She startled when he rose with her in his arms, “shhh, you need to sleep, Allura, I’m just bringing you to your room.”

“I don’t want to sleep,” but she closed her eyes and laid her head against his chest, “what if you’re gone when I wake up?”

Allura startled again when he laid her on her bed unaware that she’d drifted off in his arms. Shiro settled beside her, and she twisted until she was facing him, a leg thrown over his hips, her head on his arm, the need to touch him overwhelming her. “Are you sure this isn’t a dream?”

His fingers brushed against her neck and he kissed her forehead, “it’s not a dream this time.”

“Promise?”

“Promise. I’ll be right here in the morning.”

#voltron season 2 spoilers #Shallura #Angst #comfort #ambiguous ending #shiro/allura #voltron legendary defender #sometimes mama writes stuff #welp #there it is #shut up mama

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braincoins · 7 years ago

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Title: Operation: Christmas Fandom: “Voltron: Legendary Defender” Summary: The Black Paladin and the Princess of Altea are being troublesome. Time to do something about it. Ships: Shallura Warnings: N/A Author’s Notes: This was originally written as a Secret Santa backup for @materassassino last year. It fit the Day 26 Prompt (Mistletoe) for SHM this year, and she was gracious enough to let me use it. :3 Thanks, Pix!

For anyone curious, the paladins got the Castle's manufactor to make something that at least looks like mistletoe. It isn't the actual Earth plant, but it's close enough.

Ficlet below the cut (1,714 words - also on AO3)

They gathered in the dead of night, in secret, to scheme. The princess of Altea and the leader of Voltron were proving to be more troublesome than anticipated. This couldn’t be allowed to continue. Something had to be done. They plotted their next moves carefully, crafting their plan, leaving nothing to chance or the vagaries of luck. There would be no escape.

Shiro leaned his head back against the wall and cursed under his breath. He’d been careless, and now they were trapped. There was hardly room for the two of them to stand, let alone try to mount an assault on the door.

He was still a little groggy from the nunvill; it had hit him harder than he’d anticipated. And yeah, it didn’t taste all that good, but they’d been celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah and that was what they had instead of eggnog. Thinking back on it, he realized that Keith had been refilling his cup for him – and frequently at that.

“I swear I’ll make them pay for this,” he promised.

“I have… what did Lance call it? Dabs?”

That took him a bit to figure out through his headache. “Dibs,” he corrected.

“Dibs, then. I have dibs.” The princess was not pleased.

“I suppose I can’t deny you that. How did they get you?” he asked her. “I know they got me drunk and probably hauled me in here, but…”

“They said you were sick and refusing to come out of this closet for some reason, so I came in to try to help you.” She scowled. “Then they shut and locked the door behind me.” She looked over her shoulder at the door as if it were, itself, complicit in this betrayal.

Shiro cocked his head a little as he noticed something on the ceiling above them. He blinked his eyes a little as they adjusted to the wan light of the closet and then he groaned. “I will murder them in their sleep.”

“Please don’t; the universe does still need them.”

“Okay, not literally, but…” He pointed up.

She looked above them and frowned, tilting her head cutely. “What is that?”

“It looks like mistletoe.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Oh, right, sorry.” He cleared his throat. “There’s a tradition in some cultures on Earth that if you and another person are standing under mistletoe, you have to kiss each other or you’ll both have bad luck.”

She blinked and studied the plant hanging from the ceiling. “I’d say we already have bad luck. For that matter, the paladins should be worried about their luck once we get out of here.”

“I don’t know about bad luck, but I do have a headache.” He couldn’t really move his arms enough in the tiny closet to rub at his temple. Even knowing it wouldn’t make the headache go away, he badly wanted to.

“Well, I can imagine,” she said. “I’ve never seen someone drink so much.”

“I didn’t really realize how much I was drinking.”

“I did think it was a bit unusual, but I didn’t want to say anything. You were all celebrating your ‘Christmas’ and I wasn’t sure if I would be interrupting some sort of important tradition.”

“Please feel free to interrupt next time,” he advised her.

“Normally I would let you suffer the consequences of your actions, but considering that this seems to have all been part of their little scheme, let me help.”

“Help?” he asked.

She barely had the room to do it, but she managed to get her hand on his chest, just over his heart. “I might be able to ease your pain, if you’re willing.” It was hard to see in the very dim light, but it looked like her cheeks had darkened slightly.

He licked his lips, suddenly that much more aware of how close they were. “Anything you could do to help would be appreciated, Princess.”

She smiled and her hand glowed. It was a strange experience: warm at point of contact but cooling and soothing as the feeling flowed through his body. He closed his eyes and sighed in relief as tension was smoothed away and his headache ebbed to near non-existence. It was almost transcendent, and when the sensation vanished, he felt… diminished somehow. He opened his eyes again to look at her.

“That… that was incredible.”

She smiled up at him, and he was even more certain she was blushing. “Do you feel better?”

“Much. Thank you. I didn’t know you could do that.”

Her smile widened. “It’s much the same as sharing energy with a Balmera crystal. It’s just… well, nevermind.”

“No, what is it? I want to know.”

She cleared her throat, eyes darting away from his. “Normally, Alteans only share energy with someone they’re close to. Very close to.”

“Oh.” He felt heat again, in his cheeks this time. “Well, um. We are close, after all. Can’t be much else in here.”

She laughed a little. “That wasn’t what I meant, and you know it.”

“Yeah, but it got you to laugh.” He squirmed around enough to get his hand over hers on his heart. “Thank you so much for doing that for me, even if it was… awkward for you.”

She finally looked at him again. “I was glad to do it. To be of help to you, I mean!” she added quickly. Her blush hadn’t died yet.

“You were. Are. A help, that is. But I don’t ever want you to do something that would be…”

“Oh, no, it wasn’t! I didn’t mind!”

“You’re sure?”

“Oh, yes, absolutely. I wouldn’t have done it if I hadn’t been willing to!”

They went around like that for a bit and then fell into an awkward silence. He realized he was not only still pressing her hand to his chest, he was idly stroking her skin with his thumb. The blush that had finally started to fade roared back into his face with a vengeance. “Sorry! I…” He started to pull his hand away.

“Don’t be,” she said immediately. “It feels nice.”

He stopped and put his hand back where it had been, resuming his petting. “Your skin is so soft.”

“Thank you.” She was back to not looking at him, and the quiet began to settle in around them again. She looked up at the ceiling. “This plant brings good luck if you kiss under it or only wards off bad?”

“Um. Y’know, I’m not sure. I think it’s more like you will have bad luck if you don’t kiss under it.”

“Oh, so it’s a curse. That seems appropriate.”

He chuckled a little, eyes tracing over her face and neck since she was looking at the mistletoe and not him. He licked his lips again. “You know, they probably won’t let us out until we satisfy their voyeuristic tendencies.”

“Hm?” She lowered her gaze back to his and tilted her head. “How do you mean?”

“They probably have a camera or something in here. They’re waiting for us to kiss under the mistletoe.”

“Oh.” She looked back up at the ceiling and then back to him. “On the one hand, I don’t want to reward them for their plotting. On the other, I would like to get out of this closet.”

“So would I,” he said softly, then cleared his throat. “I mean, I agree 100%. With everything you said.” He swallowed hard.

“And it’s just a kiss, right?”

“Right. A quick one. Doesn’t have to be…”

“Intense?”

“Right.”

“Or passionate.”

“Correct.”

“Well, that’s not really so bad. I mean… I’ve already shared my energy with you.” Her blush was blooming again.

“And I’m so very grateful for that.”

“So, really, what’s a little kiss? Between friends.”

“Right. Friends,” he agreed too quickly.

She licked her lips and he couldn’t help watching the motion. He was vaguely aware that he was breathing faster than was normal and tried to slow it down. His eyes were hyper-focused on her lips and he was worried about his breath after all that drinking but this wasn’t anything romantic they’d already established that but he could still feel the lingering tendrils of her energy in him, still remember what that had felt like, and she was leaning towards him, crystalline eyes falling closed, and he reminded himself that this was just a quick kiss between friends to get out of this closet and start avenging themselves upon their captors.

And it was a quick kiss. One second, maybe two. But his breathing was still fast and they both opened their eyes when it was over, and there was an eternal second of acknowledgement that passed between them before he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back into him. She kissed him hard and moaned against his lips, and he suddenly wanted to never leave this closet again if it meant being any farther from her than this.

“How long do we leave them in there?” Coran asked. They’d all been listening in over Allura’s comm links, and the paladins had been high-fiving their success as the talking had given way to softly contented sounds.

“We should go open the door now,” Lance suggested. “Embarrass the crap out of them.”

“They’ll murder us,” Pidge reminded him.

“I dunno, they might be in a slightly less homicidal mood now,” Hunk pointed out.

“We are not going to open ourselves up to attack like that,” Keith said. “Coran, unlock the door. We’ll just go about our business. At some point, they’ll think to try the door again and find it opens now, but until then, we don’t have to be anywhere near that closet. That is officially the Kill Zone until they get out.”

Coran pushed a few buttons. “Right. There we go. And, uh, while I’m at it…” He muted the comm link, which set off a chorus of disappointed groans. “No, no. She’s like a daughter to me. I do not need to hear more of that.”

“Well, Operation: Christmas was a success, everyone!” Lance announced. “I say we celebrate.”

Pidge shrugged. “Might as well. This is probably the last chance we’ll get for a while. It’s going to be nothing but cleaning duty for the rest of our lives after this.”

Keith grinned. “Worth it.”

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Title: Overture Fandom: “Voltron: Legendary Defender” Summary: Shiro gets one hell of a surprise. Some explanations are required. Ships: Shallura Warnings: N/A Author’s Notes: Happy Birthday, @materassassino!! I know this has been a rough year (and a rough month), but I am still happy to celebrate your birth because I am glad you’re alive and that you’re my friend. You’ve been a help and an inspiration to me, and you’re one of the reasons I’m still in this screaming dumpster fire of a fandom. (Well, the VLD fandom at large; Shallura fandom is overall pretty chill in my experience.)

I hope things improve for you, because you deserve all the best in life, sweetie!

Also, despite how this starts, it is not smut. I promise. I just wanted to incorporate another thing I know you like, Pix. ^_~

Fic below the cut (2,450 words - also on AO3)

It’d been a long day, and Shiro was looking forward to some solid bunk time. If he dreamed at all on nights when he was this tired, he couldn’t remember them. He never quite got enough sleep, with the night terrors throwing him into wakefulness more nights than not, but every night he could make it through without waking was good. Right now, he wanted nothing so much in the entire universe as a single night’s peaceful rest.

So he was more than a little surprised to see Allura in his room when the doors slid open. “Princess,” he greeted her. “Can I help you?” She was in a faintly-shimmering robe the light blue of a cloudless summer sky. Her hair was down, and she was smiling. He walked in and let the door close behind him, assuming that she needed to speak with him privately. Hopefully something good, judging by that smile? But then why not just tell me in front of everyone else?

She chuckled at his polite question. “We’ll help each other tonight,” she said, before opening the robe and letting it drop to the floor.

“WHOA!” He looked away hurriedly, feeling his face catch fire. She wasn’t wearing a single stitch, and he flailed for the door’s control panel to set the privacy mode so no one else would walk in and see her like this. So much for being tired.

“You seem… surprised?” She sounded confused.

“A BIT!” he declared. “Can you put the robe back on, please?”

“Why?” Now she was sounding hurt. Dammit. “Does the sight of me not please you?”

“Uh… that’s definitely not the problem.” He cleared his throat, tried to think of the unearthly cold of deep space, and unzipped his vest, yanking it off hurriedly and holding it out towards her, still keeping his eyes averted. “If not the robe, then this? Something? PLEASE?”

After a tick or two, she took the vest from him. He waited until he heard the quiet zzziip! before he risked looking at her again. His vest barely covered her decently, and she had her head turned, eyes closed as she sniffed at the collar. “Mmm. It smells like you.”

That’s not helping as much as I’d thought it would. “I could use an explanation.”

She looked back to him. “As could I.” She folded her hands in front of her, brow furrowing as she cocked her head. “This is the next step. I would have proceeded with this before now if we hadn’t been so busy of late.”

“Next step of what?”

She frowned. “Of our courtship.”

“Courtsh-…?” His eyes widened.

“You… you didn’t know we were courting?” She sounded suddenly very fragile. It made him ache a little that he had shaken her so much.

He came over and escorted her to the edge of his bunk. “Sit. I think we need to have a talk.”

“Obviously.” She sounded a bit steadier, but she looked down at her hands in her lap, fidgeting, as she sat.

“Explain to me about this courtship?” he asked gently. He kept a hand on her back, hoping it would soothe her (and since she was only wearing his vest, it was one of the few decent places he could touch her at the moment).

“I hadn’t thought it necessary, but… I suppose I must.” She was still looking down at her hands. “I know that your culture is different from mine in a great many respects, but you were following the steps so perfectly…” She sighed. “If anything, I assumed you were being cautiously old-fashioned, in order to obtain Coran’s favor on the match, since he’s the closest thing I have left to a father.” She cleared her throat.

He rubbed her back consolingly. “What steps?”

“The first was that time on the bridge, when we were in the Scattered Rings of Rynox.”

“The Sca-… oh, the iceberg graveyard?”

“Yes, that,” she agreed. “When I came onto the bridge, intending to work, and you took my hand, suggesting I rest more. I-I even thought you might offer me some comfort, but of course we were attacked before that could happen. The intent seemed clear enough to me. In Altean culture, that was the opening, the offering of courtship.”

“Really? Just taking someone’s hand and urging them to go back to bed?”

“Well, not just that. It was the way you did it, the tone of your voice, the…” He could barely see her blush on her cheeks, but her ears darkened with it as well. “… the softness in your eyes. It was the depth of your concern for me, your willingness to express it… I thought it meant more than it did. I’m sorry.”

He cleared his throat and was silent for a moment. He stopped rubbing her back, trying to think of what to say. In the end, he decided to let her continue explaining. “Were there more steps after that?”

“Of course. We don’t go straight from an offer of courtship to…” She gestured down at her bare legs, but she still wasn’t looking at him, and her hands folded themselves back into her lap.

“What were the other steps?”

“Does it matter?” She turned her head away.

“Hey.” He reached a hand out to her far cheek, pulling her face back towards his so he could look her in the eye again. “It matters.” He smiled encouragingly.

She blushed again and looked down, and he let go.

“The next step was when you and the paladins were teaching Coran about… ballbaskets?”

“Basketball,” he corrected with a faint grin.

“I was watching from the observation room as the six of you played, and then I wanted to come down to get a closer look. And it seemed to me that your style of play changed once I was on the training deck with you.”

“Changed?” He tried to think back to that day.

“You seemed more… how do I put it? More… showy, perhaps a touch ostentatious.”

“Ostentatious? I was n-…” But then he remembered. He had started showing off a bit (and spent the next three days denying it to Keith). She had seemed thrilled with his flashy baskets and perfectly-executed jump shots (when he could pull them off), and he’d looked to her to see her reaction every time he scored. He blushed.

“You were,” she insisted gently.

“I… suppose I was,” he admitted.

He caught the edge of her smile. “I thought you were demonstrating physical prowess, and, honestly, I thought it was a bit much at first. I already know how good of a fighter you are. But then it occurred to me that perhaps you wanted to show off something more peaceful instead. Something that was fun and non-violent, given that we are in a perpetual state of war. And that spoke well of you.” She paused before adding, “And seeing you smiling and happy made me happy in return.”

His blush spread. “Um, well… thank you.”

“It had been so long between the hand touch and your next required demonstration that I worried you had thought better of courting me. I hoped it was just the war distracting you, but I couldn’t be sure. I was relieved when you seemed to be showing off for me. And then, a few quintants later, we sparred together, right on schedule.”

He remembered that one immediately. “Oh, you and me versus all those training droids?” He grinned. “That was a hell of a workout.”

“It was meant to show how well you could protect me, or, well, that’s what it would mean in Altean courtship.”

“Not that you typically need protection,” he commented.

“Of course not,” she agreed immediately, “but a demonstration of the willingness and capability to do so – on the off-chance it might be required – is important. And you had asked me to join you, so I thought that was your desired purpose.”

He shook his head. “You’re going into the field more, you’re out there in the fight with us. I wanted a chance to practice fighting alongside you, just as I’ve practiced with all the paladins.”

“Oh.” And she fell silent.

It was getting harder for him to remain quiet. He was going to tell her when she spoke up again.

“And then, of course, you provided sustenance for me.”

That threw him a bit. “I… did what?”

She looked at him again, finally. “You brought me food last movement.”

He was still confused.

She sighed. “You picked up two dishes of supper and brought one to me. You even bade me enjoy it and you smiled, and… Well, traditionally, you would have made it yourself, but allowances must be made for the fact that we’re in space and…”

“…and I’m not much of a cook,” he finished for her.

She chuckled. “You have made all the required demonstrations: of concern, of prowess, of desire to protect and to serve. You smiled and were kind, and I already know,” she lowered her gaze back to her hands in her lap, “that you are brave, loyal, strong, and compassionate.” She murmured something else, and he saw her ears practically light up with her blush.

“What was that last part?”

He had to strain his ears to catch her saying, “And you’re also very handsome.”

And now he was blushing again. He cleared his throat.

Her voice was closer to normal volume as she finished up with, “You have made your required demonstrations and so it was my turn to let you know they were accepted, welcomed, and returned. This was to be a night of joy and pleasure to move us into the next stage of courtship. But if all of your actions were truly just coincidence and happenstance, then naturally you would not feel for me what I feel for you.”

She was done explaining, but even if she weren’t, he couldn’t hold his tongue any longer. “I never said that, Allura.”

She risked a sidelong look at him. “Never… said what?”

He swallowed hard and smiled, hoping he didn’t look as nervous as he felt. “I never said I don’t return your feelings. I-I did show off for you a bit, playing basketball. I did want to impress you. I didn’t think of it as part of any sort of courtship, but I did like seeing you smile at me. I…” Come on, you can do this. She embarrassed the hell out of herself, after all. This isn’t nearly so bad. “I thought you were the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen the first moment I saw you. And since then, my feelings for you have only grown.”

She raised her head to look fully at him as he continued.

“You’re so strong, so brave, so driven and passionate. You’re intelligent and clever and you – you awe me, Allura. I can’t believe this is all real sometimes, but it is and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be than here with you.” He took his hand from her back so he could (somewhat awkwardly) cradle one of her hands in both of his own. “I wasn’t intentionally ‘courting’ you, but then I never thought you’d be interested in such a thing with me. I would love to get to know you better and, um… more personally,” he finished, before wincing. “That sounds terrible. What I mean is…”

“You would like to court me?” she asked, face lit up with hope.

He looked into her eyes and nodded. “Yeah. I really would.”

She was blushing again, but her smile was radiant. “Perhaps you could teach me about Earth courting customs?”

“I can teach you about some of them, anyway. There’s a lot of different ones.”

“I’d be happy to learn.”

“Good.”

“But, if you could set my mind at ease about something?” She bit her lower lip in worry.

“Of course, Allura. What is it?”

“You… you aren’t disgusted by my body, are you? That’s not why you asked me to cover up, is it?”

He blinked. “No! N-no, that is definitely not… You… you look incredible. But it’s just, well, that was a little sudden, that’s all, and I… I’m not sure I’m ready for that step yet…”

“You need to ‘catch up’ to me, is that it? Because I am, in effect, farther along in the courtship than you are?”

“Uh…” He thought about that and nodded. “Yeah, that sounds about right.”

She rose to her feet and he stood automatically, out of respect. “I understand. I’m sorry for all of this misunderstanding. We’ll have to be clearer about things going forward.”

“Yes, we will. But I look forward to it.”

“As do I.” But she sighed regretfully. “I suppose I have to give you your vest back now.” She hugged herself. “I like feeling surrounded by you.”

He cleared his throat. Inky cold blackness of space, he reminded himself. Frigid winds of the Arctic training site. “I do need it back at some point.”

She motioned for him to turn around and he did so with mixed feelings of regret and relief. There was another quiet zip and the rustling of fabric and then she was standing next to him, once more robed as she offered his vest back to him. He thanked her as he accepted it.

“I should let you get some sleep. We can discuss this more tomorrow.”

He escorted her towards the door. “Absolutely. Thank you for… enlightening me, Princess.”

“Allura,” she corrected, “and thank you for your understanding about all of this.” She brought up the door control panel and undid the privacy lock. It slid open in response. “And, one more thing?”

“Hm?” he asked pleasantly.

“Do your people kiss? During courtship,” she clarified.

He smiled and nodded. “Yes, we do.”

She stepped towards him, sliding her hands up his chest to loop behind his neck. It was almost a reflex to drop his vest so he could wrap his arms around her. His eyes fluttered closed as their lips met. His heart felt like it was going to thud out of his chest. He had no idea how much time had passed when she finally pulled away again.

She beamed warmly at him as she stepped away. “Good night, Shiro.”

He returned her smile. “Good night.”

She turned into the hallway and the door closed behind her. He let out a breath he hadn’t known he was holding. He had been bone-tired when he’d first walked through the door this evening, but that seemed like an entire lifetime ago. He was still exhausted, but he had a feeling that any dreams he had tonight would be good ones.

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