#the resolute defender

[awhoreintheory]

Done with no redemption

Lance heard him before he saw Keith, not because he was loud or anything, but because Lance was expecting him. His footsteps have always been annoyingly light like a ninja. Lance tensed, a sour frown taking over his previously good mood. 

“Lance, I—” Lance rolled his eyes, turning around with the fakest smile in his arsenal. 

“You what, Keith?” Lance asked pleasantly, cocking his head to the side. Keith paused for another moment, his eyes awkwardly averted to the ground as he fidgeted. 

“I ran away from you.” Keith sighed, hands dropping and finally looking Lance in the eyes. Lance felt it wasn’t adequately remorseful enough. 

“I’ve had a lot of time to think about it, and, yeah. You were right.” 

“You were right.” That single sentence seemed to just echo in Lance’s brain. Because— because his Keith didn’t just come out and admit something like that. Ever. You had to fight him tooth and nail for a half confession. (And Lance had evidence. He had to throw down with Keith just to get an answer to Lance’s real life, actual, love confession. Stubborn prick.) To say Lance was too shocked to speak would be an understatement. The shock gave way to an odd mix of amusement and seething hot anger.

“I was just running because I was afraid to face my feelings— actually, no. I was afraid of you.” Keith gnawed on his lip, thinking his words through. (Good, he’s learned his damn lesson about that.) “Because I tell you things I can’t even tell myself. Around you? My… walls are about as effective as paper is to fire.”

“Is that so?” Lance hummed, turning around and going back to folding his laundry. “Glad you’ve had some time for self discovery in the past 11 months that you’ve ghosted the team.” —and me, went unsaid, but the message was just as clear as though he had. 

“I’m proud— really! Congratulations, dude!” Lance's grin only got bigger, throwing one of Keith’s t-shirts at him. He caught it and unfolded it with a hurt expression. 

“Lance, please—” Keith’s eyebrows creased, like they always do when he’s hurt or confused. 

“Don’t “Lance, please” me, Kogane. It’s not like you ever listened to a single please from me. In fact, I don’t even think it ever even made you pause.” Lance calmly stated, wrapping up doing his laundry and storing it in Red. On the trip back to Earth with minimal supplies, Lance barely had any supplies— no moisturizer or anything! But he was making do in these trifling times.  

Keith was silent for a long moment as Lance continued cleaning up his Lion, throwing trash away and clearing out things he didn’t need as though Keith weren’t there in the first place. 

“...Is this not fixable?” It was a quiet, feeble question. 

“It was.” Was Lance’s simple response. It ignited a hope in Keith, but left him feeling uneasy. 

“..Was?” 

Lance straightened up, standing chest to chest with Keith, leaning in as though he were whispering a secret. “”I just don’t want to be stuck here for eternity with Lance.”” 

“From— from the game show? Seriously?” Keith asked incredulously, eyebrows now furrowing in anger and confusion. 

“Hmmm…” Lance tapped his finger to his chin contemplating. “Yep! From the game show. You and the team made it quite clear how you felt about me, ya’know?” 

Lance spun on his heel, plopping down and grabbing his armor to polish. “So, on that note; I need you to be civil until I leave the team.” 

“Leave the team?” 

“Yes, that’s what I just said.” 

“You can’t just— you can’t just leave, Lance! What about Voltron? What about us?” Keith’s temper was steadily rising, stomping towards Lance before he stopped and recollected himself. 

“One, yes, I can. Why would I stay somewhere I’m clearly not welcomed or appreciated? I’m going home after this shit-show. Two, there's six paladins, Keith. Simple math, even I can do it. Since, ya’know, I’m too stupid and should just leave something that complex to Pidge. Shiro can take Black back, you never wanted the position anyway, right?” Lance’s sugary sweet words were practically dripping in anger, Lance’s grin starting to annoy Keith. He knew just how hard he was hitting, and if he was honest? Lance was amused. 

“Of course we want you here! And— and, um…” Keith’s shoulders slumped, he was too flustered! He couldn’t think of an argument, yeah. He just didn’t see this coming— Lance was just confused! Keith reached for Lance’s wrist, brows furrowed and eyes oddly wet. 

“You can’t leave us, please. We need you.” 

“Well I don’t.” Lance yanked his wrist back with a disgusted turn of the lips. 

“Now get out of my lion.”

[violentdevotion]

I see you’re 19 and clearly know everything about the world. It will be a rude awakening as you grow up, if you’re even capable of doing so. I lived through 9/11 as a 20 year old, and I assure that 90% of Americans wanted revenge for 9/11 and rightfully so!

when there's a 9/11 part 2 and I want to kill innocent people who weren't even involved for oil & power revenge I'll let u know

[dayas]

“You know what it was. What it could’ve been.”

MANNNNNNNNNNNN

All I’m saying is they were so powerful and would have been THE epic ship. They both knew it — she said it herself!

I love Claire. I respect her as a character and she is certainly so much more than just a nurse or even a potential love interest — definitely a hero in her own right!!!

And I get why she would be with Luke later on considering his powers + potential stability and tbh!! As she should and as it should be.

HOWEVER — I am just saying. They kind of give me John Constantine and Zatanna Zatara vibes in the sense that they do their own thing but always end up coming back to each other. Soulmates vibes in my personal opinion.

Like I understand completely why Claire was like ‘no I’m not doing this’. Like she isn’t the ‘I can fix him!’ And I LOVE THAT SO MUCH. I just REALLY wish her and Matt could have been endgame. The dynamic was top tier, chemistry explosive, tropes abound and to be honest… I think they could have explored both of them growing as characters further together, as friends if not as more. Definitely not in a ‘fixer’ way but just genuinely learning and growing in a healthy way. A close friendship AND relationship definitely could have strengthened them both, and she keeps showing up when he needs her, just like she promises to. It’s sad that they can’t even be friends like that though like we really got bare minimum breadcrumbs 🥲

But as I said!! Endgame in my mind, in which they both respect each other’s choices and decisions but work it out and get back together and are THEE Marvel Power Couple w/ Claire’s autonomy and development cemented in the Daredevil universe.

Honestly might fic it out, might not, but definitely rec me stuff!! Tbh I do feel ship closure to a certain extent but they’re definitely one of my top OTPS now 💀

[celisea]

His Resolution

[its-captain-sir]

Found out venator is actually a latin word that means hunter and now I'm scrambling to figure out what it means that the Republic capital ships were all called venators. Like yeah it was probably just picked as a cool sounding battleship name but I WANT it to have a deeper meaning

[archerincombat]

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: we’re not “bringing back” the chimney discourse. you can’t bring back what never got resolved in the first place.

[itsmochichu]

lance, internally: there is absolutely nothing straight about me -

[indigo-altean]

VLD sceneries » Altea in Honerva's mind ("Knights of Light, Part 2")

{with the old/new Paladins and the Lions}

> Suggested by @the-not-so-dark-age 💜 

[alien-romantic]

20 Big Dog Run energy is taking control of how you address others

Sounds weird, right? But hear me out.

Changing your language choices from “I don’t think I want to play this game” or “I think this isn’t the best for me” when you address a person or group to something like “I don’t want to play this game” and “This is not good for me” still conveys the same point without any form of guilt on your behalf. 

Using the phrase “I think” almost negates you needing to explain yourself when others question; “This is me and my opinion! I understand if others disagree with me!”. It becomes defensive. 

To learn that you don’t need to give reasons for your feelings is a ground-breaking experience. To say “I don’t want to play this game”, to be asked why and to reply “Because I don’t want to” is liberating. You have been assertive in your feelings, and that’s a good thing. By also being more to the point and direct in conveying your feelings, you narrow the margin of misinterpretation by others in your words! 

You do not have to defend yourself and your feelings from other people. Not everyone deserves you to explain yourself. As long as you know your own personal reasons for anything, that is honestly enough. No bones about it.

(x)

[funandjaemes]

also i must make it clear i do not care for bvz. you can’t make me care for a nobleman who thinks his dark and troubled past is enough motive to become racist

[a-haunted-sock]

Andromeda Reigns

Finally! Here is my piece for the incomparable @rueitae‘s fic Depths of Desire  for the @storiesinthedarkbang!

I gotta admit, I’m pretty proud of this one! I’ve hidden tons of easter eggs in it that all come up in the story, so be sure to read it and then come find them!

[coolnonsenseworld]

Part 1 - Part 2

The closer Lance leans in, the more hope Keith can feel draining and draining out of him, leaving him anguished, tormented and empty. He isn’t strong enough for this.

“Can I kiss you?” Lance whispers and Keith’s eyes burn with tears. He blinks them away.

He doesn’t get many nice things lately; it’s always hope and trust and then a painful heartbreak - everything that was built, ripped away from him, wrenched from his hands. So he whispers a weak, cracked “Yeah”.

And Lance doesn’t stab him, doesn’t betray him, doesn’t lean back and laugh in his face about all the things Keith always wanted and never got. And he is not there when Keith wakes up either.

He is too tired to feel sick.

Dreams peel him away like autumn peels trees to sleep.

[space-tomato]

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[freckles-arelife]

Happy 24th birthday José María Giménez!

[itsmochichu]

killing me softly

[indigo-altean]

VLD sceneries » the park from "Launch Date"

{with Lance and Allura}

> Based on @505a's suggestion ❤