#they’re all shance

[rigb0ner]

do you have any good fics in general with lance being part of the ship? Doesn't matter which.

To name a few… 🖤💙

[ashkazora]

shance, kurance, lancelot, plance for the ship meme please

HOOO BOY. lets go.

Shance:

No matter what I would die for Shance. Healthy, unhealthy, canon, au, they’re all so fuckin good. Shance is one of the most versatile ships, and I love it. Not much to say, except more people should discover how beautiful Shance is.

Kurance:

Look. I like it. But I’m very specific circumstances. Though I think their platonic relationship is a bit more interesting than a romantic one, their complicated relationship intrigued me. Especially because of how Kuron treated Lance, and how Lance perceives Kuron (Shiro).

Lancelot:

I say this with a lot of love, but I love lancelot in the most toxic way possible. They're really fun when they're soft and loving, but them as worsties? *chefs kiss* delicious. The drama. The toxicity. The angst. I want them to be the worst couple ever. That, or the cutest. I love their relationship being Horrifying™️ as y’all who have read wirip could probably tell.

Plance:

This is the one ship that I just have fluffy feelings over. Friends to lovers all the way. Just two dorks in love, tbh. I usually read more plance over platonic relationships but that’s because I really dislike how fanon portrays their relationship (and IMO plance writers just do it better). But this one, I’m 50/50 over a ship/friendship. No matter what, love their dynamic.

Send me any ship and I’ll put em in a ship bingo!

[sparkspsps]

I had a fic idea ages ago that I never ended up writing....

So shiro and lance went to high school together. Shiro played football and was a brainiac while lance was a dancer, ballet specifically. They graduated and ended up going to colleges in different states and maintained a long distance relationship, visiting on holidays and breaks.

Obviously they got busier as time went on but they always maintained that when they graduated they would be together again. Lance is offered a place in a French troupe and ends up leaving school to go to Europe. They’re still together but seeing each other less.And then shiro graduates. And he got offered his dream job at the garrison working with rockets. He was so excited and when the next holidays come when lance is supposed to visit he can’t wait to introduce him to his coworkers and friends.

They meet up and lance is acting a bit distant. At the end of their time together he sits shiro down and tells him that he doesn’t know when they’re ever going to be able to have a life together and he doesn’t want to hold shiro back. He ends up breaking up with him wanting shiro to live more fully and stop waiting on him.

Shiro is crushed. He is so in love with lance and had even offered to quit his job and move to lance. He says that lance is his life and is more important than a job.

shiro is depressed and not sure what to do with himself and watches all of lances performances that he can find online. And lance gets hurt during one and shiro freaks out and hops on a plane to him immediately. Lance isn’t severely hurt but is crushed because he had to take a break from dancing. He was hurt because he was distracted by shiro who he also couldn’t let go and that affected his performance.

Shiro showed up and lance started crying. They kissed and admitted how much they missed each other. Lance went back with shiro to the states while he recovered. They’re so happy and it’s been so long since they were together.

Lance ends up deciding to stay, and ends up teaching dance since he was a bit older now and had always loved kids. He says he would miss his troupe but that his heart wasn’t in it anymore.

Happy end lots of love and I doubt I’ll ever get around to writing it maybe so here you go since shance content is much more sparse now <3

[i-will-die-halfway-after-never]

y’all. i went to a safari/petting zoo/animal feeding place called McClain: Unique Southern Experience. and just

the fic ideas are running rampant

lance heading the marine biology section

mcclain family just having fun together and takin care of the animals

family owned business

all the lance ships. plance, hance, klance, shance, no allurance because i don’t like that, polydins, ot3’s and ot4’s. ot5’s, 6’s, and 7’s

lance being in love with all the animals and the animals returning the affection

kaltenecker, blue, red, green, black, and yellow(they’re still lions) are his fav obv

i just love this and the fact that a place like this exists naturally, and is simultaneously materializing some of my fav headcannons, is blessing my entire heart, soul, and mind

it just so happens that the fact i was able to buy a 29in, pink giraffe was an added bonus

[whatthehelliswrongwithme]

Voltron Part 29

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

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

Is Keith's scar-thingy permanent?

Lotor: "Omae wa mou shindeiru"

Voltron: "NANI?!"

This asshole is worse than Abra with all these teleports

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

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

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

Is it done? Is the ass dead?

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

Good. Won't miss him

Noooo! Not the castle!

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

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

They're just glorified U-haul trucks now

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

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

Heeeeey!!! "Shiro" is Shiro again!

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

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

But, also: SHEITH!

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

Thoughts on the season as a whole:

I really, really liked this season

Seriously, better than season5 and much better than season4

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

But the DnD episode was also really good

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

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

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

Might actually make another "Rant"-post about this

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Though I still absolutely love Sailor Moon's design

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

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

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

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

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

Predictions/Hopes for season 7:

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

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

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

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

ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KEITH AGED 2 FUCKING YEARS!

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

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

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

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

[mizu-writes-kumo]

Shance au where they’re dating but don’t yet realize that they’re both superheroes? Maybe revealing the secrets when they’re moving in together

Oooohhhh!!! This was actually so fun to write. I hope youall enjoy it!

You can read it here on AO3: Chapter 47: Moving in with a Superhero

Summary:

Shiro hadn’t thought much about the dangers of moving in with Lance.

Until he packed all of his things for Black Lion into a few boxes…

[greenflamedwriter]

Shance Prompt

To all the Fanfics I’ll never write. But I don’t want to lose them so here they are.

Filler Episode [#0002]

Ship: Shance- Shiro/Lance

Voltron Au: Return to Earth and Shiro gets back with Adam and Lance is heartbroken of Kuro. Plot oriented.

They land on earth and everything is fine, until Lance see’s Shiro and Adam reunite and feels utterly destroyed. Then to top it off they have a row with the instructors and James is high and mighty and says that they should be in charge of Voltron since they are better candidates.

So Shiro agrees and says if they’re team can pilot the lions then build up to their standards and do better than Pidge, Hunk Keith and Lance and are prepared for the Galra then sure.

All of the team gets denied, except for the Red Lion- it lets James pilot it and Lance now realises how much of a spare part he’s been.

That he would amount to nothing but a cargo pilot. 

James is cocky as hell sure- but Lance doesn’t seem too upset like last time- he knew he piloted red because Keith stepped down that he was a fighter pilot because Keith left. 

Lance was only here because Keith had to step down, just because of Lance’s ego? No he was so over that.

So Lance turns to James shakes his hand (stopping the arguments as Pidge was yelling at James and was defensive) 

Lance tells him, congratulations, he’s sure the team will teach him the ropes and that they should hurry to perfect their team dynamic. He turns to Iverson and says he has background experience on the Galra and has loads of intel to teach the cadets. They need to be ready for war as the Galra will not hold back- so Iverson agrees for Lance to be their informat to teach the class everything he knows.

Well- Iverson doesn’t Agree persay, but tells Lance he expects a module of what he will teach the kids that have to approved by the lectueres, Lance agrees and admits to giving a tour of the Altean Castle and giving his presentation inside.

Shiro is pissed off and ready to fight for Lance to stay but Lance intervenes “Shiro this works out, we need a pilot from the Garrison to be here. By Military standards a former pilot and a few dropouts have no weight or loyalty, they want to make sure Voltron is on their side first.”

“Of course we are! We want to protect earth-”

“But not become dictators like Zarkon- think of this as the accords from Civil war, look it’ll work out once they see what you can do-” And the fact that the country will assume Voltron was some terroist weapon so YEAH they needed to show they had control of Voltron.

“What we can do- Lance you’re a part of this team too!” Lance smiled though it didn’t reach his eyes.

“I know, which is why it’s better to be on the side lines, the Garrison know nothing about the Galra, Altean teach and the things they need to make them stronger, like Bulmarian crystals or Weblums that eat planets, they need to be prepared and they won’t understand a word Coran is saying and Allura is stuck with Voltron since she’s a new member. She and James can learn more together- this works out! I can help speed things along!”

“What about Shiro he can do all that stuff!” 

Pidge yelled and Lance shook his head even though Shiro nodded along with her.

“No- Shiro is the senior officer and would be working with Iverson and the other instructors and even Head of state- he’ll have his hands full trying to make sure the freakin army won’t use us as some sort of terrorist threat we can’t afford infighting with other continents when ACTUAL aliens might come out of nowhere and kill us- two pair of hands are better, guys...trust me, I know what I’m doing.”

“Are you really okay with this?”

Lance blinked surprised at the pure venom coming from Keith, Keith glaring right at him and his mouth slipped shut “I- of course, no use beating around the bush, I wasn’t meant to be a fighter pilot. I should accept my loses while I can.”

_____________________________

Iverson and other lectures start chewing Lance out and he snaps.

“To be perfectly candid, Sir. I’ve been to space and seen everything and have more experience with the Galra, the Alteans craft the materials needed such as Balmera and Weblum- Coran and I can teach you all there needs to know about what we are facing, I can give you my intel and what you do with it is up to you and your superiors.”

Iverson grit his teeth “Fine, Cadet. I will let the instructors know about the extra curriculum-”

“Oh these involves them too actually, how about I give you a tour of the Altean Castle- as science officors have to be in depth to replicate Altean technology since they’re much more advance and we need the extra fire power we can get- it would be easier since I can tell them whats what-”

“Fine, Mclain, do whatever you need. Sort out a trial Seminar and we’ll see if it’s appropriate for the cadets.”

Lance does everything, he helps out and ends up taking over, without warning he’s advanced from Cadet to Intruscter to [whatever the ranking system in the military is Idc] and ends up outranking Keith which is funny, he also gets better with the simulations and becomes a really good teacher, he and Iverson suddenly start getting along it’s scary- Lance avoids Shiro/Adam like the plague and just keeps busy.

Meanwhile James is not working well with the team and ends up crashing Voltron, the team have a comparison of when Lance left and knew the difference and were worried James was going to be a problem.

 Lance stays behind and becomes a teacher for the Garrison cadets and teachers them about the Weblum, Balmera and goes into detail. Students find out he died, and shit he shows his badass scar-

 and then the super dream team!

Romelle! Lance! Matt! Sam! and Shiro all work together to speed up the process to make Earth defendable, they work on the barrier and Lance only manages to get the remaining materials they can get while Shiro and Adam are working on the blueprints for the Atlas.

“Lance?”

Lance turns surprised to see Shiro looking flushed “I...We were thinking of a crew for the Altas.”

“Yeah…?”

Shiro held his gaze “I want you to be on my team, with Coran and the others.”

Lance almost dropped his data pad. “I - what?”

“Lance, you’re good- you would’ve been chosen by Voltron if-”

“But I wasn’t, it’s because I was there, when given the choice Red went to James, I’m just a spare…” Lance goes to walk away, Shiro grabbed his arm. “Are you saying I’m a spare? That I’m wasting my time on Atlas and should let someone like Iverson be in charge of it?”

“What? No! That’s not what I’m saying-”

“Lance maybe you outgrew Voltron, maybe both of us can be more than that, why can’t you see it when I say you’re a good pilot and a great sharpshooter-”

Lance eyes stung but Shiro was on a roll “I would be honoured to have you on my team, if you say no I hope it’ for the right reasons and not because you don’t think you’re good enough.” Shiro squeezed his shoulder “You are good Lance, I couldn’t ask for a finer pilot.”

Shiro left knowing that’s all he had to say, and Lance scrubbed at his face and hurried away, he had reports to deliver.

Lance gets along with Kinkade and James old team, James himself fumes that Lance was able to be flexiable to get along with both teas of Voltron and Mfe’s. Lance is also able to pilot the are fighter and breaks records. Lance is finally more comfortable in his own skin and ends up going to the shooting range with Kinkade, being so flexable makes James irritated.

Lance talks to James and is able to break through to him that being the best isn’t what matters in the grand scheme of things. So Lance talks about James trying to bond with Pidge and the others and that bonding with his fellow cadets is good for the team.

Lance ends up flying red to show James how it’s done.

Lance felt relaxed being back and could feel the content purr and smiled once he landed he walked out seeing James fuming face.

“I would kindly suggest you give me my lion back.” Lance smirked “She’s all yours.”

James took a step forward and yelped when the barrier swooshed down and he slammed into it, he fell back clutching his nose “What!?”

Lance smirked “I don’t think she’s ready to give me up as her pilot.”

Turns to see Shiro, Keith, Pidge and Hunk and Allura watching fondly.

Lance flushed “You guys were right and the lion- she was teaching me a lesson, I wanted to feel like I earned a spot at being her pilot. I wanted to work for it- but I didn’t, the Red Lion accepted me as I was it was me that felt inadequate.” 

“I guess you don’t need to be on the Atlas afterall, you’re still needed here I see.” Lance smirked “Hard to be in two places at Once...but it was thanks to you Shiro.”

Shiro flushed and ducked his head.

“Well if you change your mind, the offer still stands.”

Feel free to adopt this fic if you want I guess...

[angstyzebra]

Were Did Lance Go?

The team goes to a planet to settle a dispute when things start to get a little... hairy. (shance, hurt/comfort, werewolves and vampires)

(Yes the title is purposely spelled that way) This is a gift for the @langston​ Halloween 2020 event for @good-legs-lance​! Read below or on AO3 here!

Also I want to add on more but am not able to at the moment, so expect at least one more chapter of this in the future.

Lance’s leg shook as he waited to arrive at the next planet. The team was going to a place called Halloweera, as the neutral party in a rivalry occurring between the two types of aliens who lived there. Vampires and Werewolves. Yes, this planet had a name frighteningly close to “Halloween,” has vampires and werewolves, and they’re fighting. They've met so many other types of aliens and planets before, but maybe this time it felt odd because these aliens were seen as fictional creatures on Earth, Lance knew them as such his whole life up until this point, and so many aspects of the situation just hit scarily close to home.

The vampires and werewolves were having issues with one another regarding the full moon. They both needed to go out to hunt for animals each full moon, but kept getting in each other’s way. Running into each other on these hunting nights messed things up because of their scents. Werewolves and Vampires had strong scents which caused the other to lose track of their animal prey.

The team’s job was to bring peace and compromise between the two groups so they could both get what they needed without messing up their hunting plans. Their idea was to divide areas for each type of alien to hunt in. Vampires weren’t to trespass into werewolf hunting territory during the full moon and vice versa. It was a simple plan and the meeting was expected to be short and simple.

---

The discussion went well, and while the two groups were still not quite fond of one another, they agreed on the plan Allura had explained. There was a party afterwards thrown in celebration and to thank the paladins. As Lance stood in a group with a few vampires and werewolves, his mind began to wander and he thought about the beings on this planet, hoped that one day soon they would get along much more peacefully. He watched as they bickered in front of him, and he knew they could achieve so much more if they just worked together.

He would usually be one to flirt at these types of gatherings but now he was in a relationship with Shiro. At the thought of his boyfriend, his attention turned to the black paladin. Shiro and Allura were talking with the leaders of the vampires and werewolves and it seemed to be going well, all of them smiling as they chatted. Lance wanted to be like Shiro, good communication skills and getting along well with all of the aliens they met. At this thought of admiration for his boyfriend, Lance decided to get this group some drink refills to help make a good impression. He asked for their empty cups and excused himself.

As Lance walked over to the refreshments table, he looked around the room at everyone. The werewolves and vampires were all very tall, nearly twice the size of Lance. The vampires had blue skin and red eyes, and the werewolves were furry and had yellow eyes. Very similar to Earth's idea of their appearances. Distracted from taking in all of the aliens, Lance nearly bumped into the small werewolf child standing in front of him. He stopped suddenly and crouched down closer after regaining his balance.

“I’m sorry about that! Wasn’t looking where I was going, huh?” The child said nothing but held out to him what looked to be a piece of candy, a small round shape inside of a shiny blue wrapper. Lance, having a soft spot for kids, accepted the gift and thanked the child. He unwrapped what looked to be red chocolate and put it in his mouth, making an exaggerated noise of approval. “Mmm this is delicious! Thanks!” The child smiled before hurrying away. He must’ve just been shy.

Lance completed his journey over to the drink table and poured the green juice into their cups. He was about to head back to the group when he suddenly began to feel uneasy. The lights and noise of the party were suddenly too much for him to handle. Lance spotted a nearby exit and hurried over to it. He just needed to leave for a moment, he would go back when he felt less dizzy. Lance sat down on the ground of the dim, quiet hallway, but light spots still danced across his vision. He was about to attempt to send a message to the others to let them know where he had gone, when the world suddenly began to turn and everything went black.

---

Lance slowly woke up to the sound of people murmuring behind him. He tried to turn his head to see who it was, but found he couldn’t move. The anxiety this realization brought had made him more alert, and he glanced down to see his arms and legs tied down to a metal table with leather straps. Another glance to the side brought what seemed to be medical tools into his perspective.

Oh no.

A werewolf stepped into his view, smiling menacingly at him with pointy teeth and sounding unsympathetic as he spoke, “Ah, finally awake! I am so sorry we had to meet this way, blue paladin. But we are... unhappy, with the decisions you paladins have come to today. We will not stand to make amends with those vile, blood-sucking monsters. It is time you are shown our perspective.”

“Ya know, you’d be a lot more productive if you just worked together.” Lance tried to speak calmly but his voice came out shaky. He didn’t want to be afraid, but it was obvious that he was terrified. “And what do you want with me anyway?”

Those glowing yellow eyes easily saw right through him. The werewolf smiled deviously, turning to pick up a large needle. “Oh, you will learn soon enough.” He approached Lance with the needle in hand, and all Lance could do was call out for help as loud as possible.

---

Shiro was worried. While the rest of the team has been accounted for, he hadn’t seen Lance recently and couldn’t find him anywhere in the celebration hall or in any of the surrounding hallways and rooms. When that group of aliens notified him of Lance’s disappearance after leaving to get them drinks, he started to internally panic. He was hoping Lance was only using the bathroom or making small talk. But when he checked the suit trackers, blue was the only one completely missing. Shiro sent a message to the rest of the team to meet outside for discussing a plan to find their beloved missing blue paladin.

They were deciding who should go where to check, when they heard two werewolves around the corner talking while walking back to the celebration hall. "I know this plan will work, just keep calm and don't say anything about it." one said to the other.

"And what plan is that?" Allura inquired, stepping towards then with her bayard in hand.

Caught off guard not thinking anyone was around to hear their conversation, the werewolves stood shocked and unsure of what to do. "It's just plans for a surprise party!" one of them blurted out, obviously lying by the change of pitch in their voice. "It's for our friend."

Luckily for the team, Keith wasn't afraid of scaring people into giving information.

The werewolves told them of the plan to turn Lance into one of them, so that the vampires would lose trust in the paladins. They had no reasonable end goal in this plan, they only wanted the paladins to suffer for not giving them what they had wanted. And with the information of Lance's location, they all rushed off to save their friend. The team could deal with the political consequences of what happened later, right now he needed them.

---

It was a small, old building in a forest near the main werewolf territory. They snuck inside and ran to where they heard the sound of rough screaming. They found four werewolves in the room. One strapped to a table in the middle of the room, one injecting something into their arm with a big needle, and two off to the side observing.

The one on the table… it was Lance.

He was covered in fur, not recognizable at first glance. But Shiro would know those ocean blue eyes anywhere. Before they could do anymore harm to him, the paladins took them down and tied them with some nearby rope. It wasn't hard with the lack of security, they probably weren't expecting to be found out.

Shiro approached the table and took Lance's head between his hands while the others cut the straps from his arms and legs. He was crying, speaking quietly and mostly incoherently about the pain he was in. "You're gonna be okay, Lance. We're taking you back to the castle now and Coran will fix you up fast. It's okay, it's okay…" Shiro continued to whisper reassurances as he scooped him up into his arms and carried him out of the building.

"You're gonna be okay."

[pftones3482]

Not to ramble, but its WILD to me how changing the number of female or male characters in a show or movie changes the shipping dynamic

Like

I have an absurd amount of gay (m/m) ships. Can't count the number.

I can count the number of gay (f/f) ships. Because so many shows only have one or two female characters, and usually those characters are either related, in prior relationships/clearly paired with a male protagonist, villains, or they have a wide age difference.

Take Voltron, for example.

The two main female characters for the majority of the series are Pidge and Allura. But almost no one ships them mainly because of the age difference and the fact that Allura is almost immediately paired up with Lance/Shiro in the beginning. (Just to clarify, I don't ship Allura and Pidge, but this is helping to further my point)

Meanwhile, the male ships for that show are numerous, even in just the main group, and especially when you take polyamory into consideration. The three most popular ships in the fandom (klance, sheith, and shance) are the same three men in a different pairing.

Another popular and slightly older example: Avatar. Yes, there are slightly more main female characters. But let's count them. Katara, who is paired with Aang from day one. Toph, who is considered the little sister figure in both canon and the fandom. Suki, who is almost instantly paired with Sokka. Azula, a villain and Zukos sister. I could go on but those are the big four. A lot of female characters, but very rarely do I see them paired together because of how their dynamics with each other and the guys in the show are written.

Now look at the new She-Ra.

The only main male character is Bo. There are other recurring male characters, yes, but he's the only one who's in every episode.

Every single ship I have on that show, once I exclude Bo from the line up, is lesbian. And Bo is only in like, two of my straight-passing ships. He def ain't straight.

Steven Universe. I don't watch it, but I know the VAST majority of the main ships are f/f.

But those shows kind of fall on opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of guy to girl ratio

The Good Place.

I'm straying from cartoons, I know, but hear me out: there's an even ratio of men to women in the main cast. Eleanor, Tahani, and Janet (not a girl), and Jason, Chidi, and Michael (the grandfather figure). Remove Michael from the ship equation bc ew, thats my dad, and suddenly my ships are all over the place. I have an equal number of m/m, f/f, and f/m ships (of course Janet is not a girl, so we can also include nb/f and nb/m ships in the line up).

Honestly its kinda late and I'm tired and my point maybe fell away a little but like....I'm way more likely to ship f/f ships in female heavy cast shows, and m/m in male cast ones, but when the number of men to women is nearly identical in the main cast, I literally ship everyone. And it makes the dynamics so much more fun.

So if you ever see someone with a ton of m/m ships, and you're wondering why they don't have any f/f ships, or vice versa (though the first is MUCH more likely), take a look at what they're watching/reading. Count how many male and female characters there are. I've found that that really can make a difference in what I ship

If someone who's better at words right now knows how to make this more concise feel free lol but I'm going to bed ✌🏻

[legendarysharpshooter]

Lost Prince (S1) Prologue Pt. 1

A/N: My entire tumblr account got deleted for... really stupid reasons, so now I’m  reposting this because I enjoyed having it on tumblr and I’ve had a renewed interest in writing.

Pairing: Shance

Next,

A03

Sirens blare all around them as the Castle takes hit after hit. He stumbles into the bridge and spies Coran running about, struggling to check everything at once. His father, King Alfor, stands in the center of the room. He makes his way over.

“You called?”

“Akiva,” Alfor replies, turning to look at him, expression grim. His son stands tall before him. The two are nearly identical in appearance, though Akiva is lither, less filled out. Alfor knows, however, that his son is just as strong as him, and just as tactical as well. Allura may be too young to understand his decisions, but his oldest certainly will.

The ships jolts as it takes another hit. Coran scrambles back to the front of the bridge, brows furrowed in concentration as he reads the screens.

“We must hurry!” Coran shouts. “Zarkon is getting closer!”

“Akiva,” Alfor says, looking back down at his son. “I have a special task for you.”

“Where are the other Paladins?” Akiva asks, glancing once more around the room. His father sighs.

“They’ve gone to hide the Lions,” he says. “You too, must take the Black Lion and hide it away from Zarkon’s reach.” Akiva’s gaze slides past Alfor to Coran as he takes in the scene. He knows Zarkon is powerful, but to send their only chance at winning away?

“Please, my son,” Alford pleads, stepping down from the podium. He places a hand on Akiva’s shoulder. “You are the only one capable of piloting the Black Lion, you must use that connection and build a stronger bond with it. It’s the only way to protect it from Zarkon and give the universe a fighting chance.”

“And what of Allura?” he asks. “And the remaining Alteans? We can’t just leave them to die!”

“Those that have chosen to stay will remain here to hold off Zarkon as long as possible. Some have volunteered to go with you and help protect the Black Lion. They are down in the hangar, waiting to leave with you,” Alfor answers. The Castle shakes and the pair stumbles.

“We don’t have much time left!” Coran shouts, fingers flying across the screens. Akiva stares out at the ships growing closer. He watches one charge up its ion cannon.

“And where is my sister?” he asks. Alfor places both hands on his shoulders.

“There are many paths to take in life,” he says. “Allura has her own path to walk. I can only hope that one day your paths may cross again.” Akiva watches his father for a long moment, eyes brimming with unshed tears.

“This is goodbye then,” he mutters.

“My journey may end here, but yours must continue so that one day Zarkon can be stopped.” Akiva sucks in a breath and pulls his father into a hug. Alfor returns the embrace quickly before they’re pulling apart and his son is disappearing down to the Black Lion’s hangar.

The hangar is full of Alteans of all ages, moving quickly back and forth as they load the Black Lion up with supplies for their journey. Akiva takes a moment to watch the organized chaos, wishing he had had time to prepare himself.

“My Prince.” A young Altean, no older than Allura, approaches him, bag in her hands. She bows and holds the bag out to him. “King Alfor requested we pack your most essential items for you.” He smiles and takes the offered item.

“Thank you,” he says before getting right down to business. “How close are we to departure?”

“We are loading the last of the supplies,” she responds. “Once everyone is on board we will be clear to leave.”

“Prepare to leave in five doboshes.” She nods and runs off. Akiva watches her go before looking up at the large sentient creature. The largest of the Lions towers over them all, mouth lowered to allow everyone access. A faint growl rumbles through his mind, and he knows it’s the Lion reassuring him. He knows it’s Black’s way of acknowledging and accepting the situation.

It’s Black accepting him fully as its new Paladin.

They traveled by wormhole to a star system far, far away from war and landed on a young, primitive planet. The inhabitants, at first, were wary of the newcomers. They feared the Alteans’ strange technology, leagues ahead of their own. Soon, however, agreements were reached among all and treaties laid out to help the planet grow but also protect the system from the Galra’s looming threat.

Many years passed, and the planet, known as Earth, grew. Prospered under the peaceful guidance of Altea’s Prince.

Sadly, peace would not last and with the Prince’s passing, war reigned supreme across the land. Alteans learned all too quickly the folly of man and the greed of Mankind. They feared what would happen if war returned to their home, reminded all too much of the Galra’s destruction.

Fearful of their home being destroyed, they fled and hid away where none would find them. War on Earth waged for years until finally, Akiva’s granddaughter stood up as a champion of peace. She followed in her grandfather’s footsteps and, with the help of the Black Lion, brought peace once more to Earth.

The Black Paladin became a symbol of peace, and Alteans, warriors and protectors. Together, they-

“Lance, what are you doing?”

A young boy sits by the window of the classroom, papers spilling off his desk. His white hair glints in the sun as his pencil scribbles across the page before him. His tongue pokes out the side of his mouth in concentration. Bright blue Altean marks rest on his cheeks. His feet swing back and forth, too short to reach the floor.

“Drawing,” he answers, pushing away his paper and starting on a new one.

“Maybe you want to do that later?” she suggests. He shrugs.

“I have to do it now,” he says, hand feverishly scrawling across the paper.

“And it can’t wait until recess?” He shakes his head and frowns, blue eyes scrunching up in frustration but never leaving the paper. The teacher sighs and steps over to his desk. “And why is that?”

“Because I’ll forget.”

“Forget?” she asks, confused. He nods. “Forget what?”

“What it’s showing me,” he answers, like it’s the most obvious thing in the world. He starts on a new picture, the old one fluttering off the desk.

“What it’s showing…” the teacher’s eyes follow the picture as it lands on the floor. She stares at it a long moment, taking in the old, scraggly looking cat. Her gaze takes in all the pictures around the desk then. They range from landscapes with strange flower and two moons, to hooded figures with strange masks.

Her attention lands on one particular piece. This one contains a young Altean with long, curly white hair. Her eyes remain closed and she slumbers inside some type of pod. A tiara circles her head.

Eyes wide, the teacher looks at all the other ones. Of the one of a planet long thought destroyed, yet here it is fully intact. An image of large creatures with purple fur, yellow eyes and sharp teeth. She looks at a picture, clearly of the Black Lion, and four other lions with it; below them the Paladins of old.

She sees a ship, sleek and elegant in design; one created to maneuver quickly through space. Another ship appears in a second picture, this one cut in half through some type of hole.

A prince with white hair and purple skin, gazes back at her, surrounded by four others.

“What are all of these?” she asks, but Lance shakes his head and continues to draw. “Lance?”

He breaks his pencil and rips through the paper but continues trying to draw. He drops the pencil and picks up another, shoving paper off his desk until he finds a new, clean piece.

“Lance!” The teacher tries grabbing his arm, but he shrugs her off, determined to see this one through as well. His hand slows as he begins to take his time with this one.

Slowly, a boy with big, yellow eyes, shaggy black hair and large, fuzzy ears emerges on the paper. Next to him is another boy, this one with a scar across his face and a splotch of white in his hair. He places the pencil tip on the paper and begins drawing another person but stops and drops the writing utensil.

Tears begin streaming down his face as he stares blankly at his desk. They drip onto the paper, smudging details on the drawing.

The nurse rushes in then, an Altean herself, long blue hair pulled back into a braid. She kneels beside the boy and leans over to try and catch his attention.

“Lance?” she asks, voice gently. He continues to stare down, eyes seeing something that nobody else can see. Carefully, she places a hand on his shoulder and give a small shake. It snaps him out of whatever trance he had been in. He blinks and looks over at her.

“There you are,” she says, smiling. “Are you feeling okay?”

“I…” Confused, he looks at all the pictures around his desk, and then at his teacher. Weren’t they talking about something important? Why is everyone staring at him? His head swims, trying in vain to piece together something he can’t seem to remember. It dances at the edge of his mind, just out of reach.

“Why don’t you come lay down in my office for a bit?” the nurse suggests. His teacher begins picking up the pictures, haphazardly stuffing them into a neat pile. He watches her for a moment before slowly rising out of his seat.

The whole class watches him gather up his things and disappear out of the room.

The day Krolia shows up is one Lance will never forget. It had been a day like any other, up until Galra cruisers are spotted by Earth’s moon.

Lance is with the Black Lion when the sirens go off. He jumps up, startled, and runs over to the wall. There he activates a switch that sends the Lion further into the ground and seals it off from danger. He watches it go before running out of the cave himself and finding his way home as quickly as possible. Once he’s out, the path itself closes giving the outward appearance of being a rocky wall.

His half-sister finds him wandering the halls of their home. Her short, curly brown hair bounces in the air with every step she takes. Deep, dark blue Altean marks are the only indication that they’re even remotely related; a result of his Altean mother marrying their Altean father after their human mom passed away. His sister stops him in the hall.

“Everyone’s been looking for you, you know,” she says.

“I was busy,” he mutters. She eyes him skeptically.

“With?”

“Lance! Veronica!” The pair jumps and slowly turn to face their mother. She stands at the end of the hall, hands on her hips and frowning at the both of them.

“Can’t you hear the sirens? Now is not the time to be playing around,” she hisses. “Come here at once!”  

They slowly skulk over to their mom and step into the security room with her. She mutters to herself, chastising them both as the door shuts with an audible click. Lance’s other half siblings sit around the room with Altean military personnel and government officials.

All eyes remain on the screen on the far side of the room. Footage of three Galra cruiser plays on a loop.

“They triggered our alerts after entering the inner ring of the solar system,” a Garrison official say, voicing somewhat distorted over the phone. The footage changes then to show one ship shooting down the other two. “For some reason though, this one shot the others down. It is currently enroute to Earth as we speak.”

“Have you sent out a hailing frequency?” Lance’s mom asks.

“They’ve been unresponsive to all our attempts. Would you like us to shoot it down?” She stares at the screen for a long moment, weighing the pros and cons.

“Disable the craft but do not kill,” she answers. “I wish to speak with whoever is in that cruiser.”

“Understood.”

It seems like forever to Lance before the Garrison is arriving with their prisoner.

Lance stands with his mom as they bring the Galra inside. He watches, curious as she stops before his mom, handcuffed and disarmed.

Her skin is purple. Hair a deep, dark purple on top and a magenta below. Her ears are pointy like an Altean’s. The sclera of her eyes is yellow with her irises matching her skin. She has two dark stripes on her face, one on each cheek.

She kneels before Lance’s mother.

“Queen Ourania,” she says. “I am Krolia of the Blade of Marmora.”

“And what business do you have on Earth, Krolia of the Blade of Marmora?” his mom asks.

“We picked up frequencies similar to that of the Lions of Voltron. I was sent on a scouting mission with the Galra to locate the source,” Krolia replies. The Garrison officials beside her raise their weapons, preparing to shoot if necessary. Ourania raises her hand, silently asking them to hold their positions.

“Did you find what you were looking for?” she asks.

“I believe there is a Lion located on this planet,” Krolia says. “And seeing Alteans here only confirms my suspicions.”

“Alteans came to this planet many years ago to be away from Zarkon and his war,” Ourania confirms. “We have found peace and prosperity with the natives of this planet…. And your presence is a clear threat to that peace. Are we meant to leave you free or shoot you where you stand?”

“I shot down the only ones who will bring harm,” Krolia argues.  

“To lull us into a false sense of security, perhaps,” The queen responds.

“I want to help.”

“And why should I believe that?” Krolia huffs, expression conflicted as she weighs her options. She slowly shifts her attention to the boy at his mother’s side, eyes soft  yet tightwith worry. Lance watches her back, a sense of comfort washing over him. Something tells him she’s friendly… but still… his mom seems hesitant to trust her. Maybe there’s something he doesn’t know?

Krolia sighs in defeat, realizing she has no other choice.

“The Blade of Marmora i-”

“I know of the Blade,” Ourania snaps. “Do not recite their creed to me. My ancestors were there at their founding.”  

“Then you should know of what we do,” Krolia says instead. “I have been working undercover in Zarkon’s ranks to put a stop to his empire.”

“What proof do you have, then, of your allegiance to the Blade?”

“My blade,” Krolia responds, gesturing to the guard on her left. The Garrison official shift, eyeing her warily.

“Do you have her blade?” The queen asks him.

“Yes, ma’am,” he responds. “But… we removed it from her when she landed.”

“Give it to her.”

“Bu-”

“Anyone can claim to have a blade,” she says. “Only true members of the Blade, however, can activate them. Please hand it to her.” Hesitantly, he pulls the blade out and hands it over.

Lance watches, eyes wide, as the knife glows and grows longer. When it finally stops glowing a sword rests in her hand.  

“Lance,” she says and the boy jumps. He looks up at her with wide, blue eyes. She smiles and affectionately runs a hand through his hair. “Sometimes for the sake of peace, one must fight. I know that your lessons have said some bad things about the Galra... Zarkon’s reign will forever be a dark stain on their long history. It’s important to know, though, that even Alteans aren’t perfect. The Galra are not inherently bad, they have become misguided. It’s important to know that too… and to remember that they were once our allies and they can be our allies again.” She looks to Krolia and then the guards.

“Release her,” she says to them. “She can be trusted.” The Garrison officers, lower their weapons as Krolia turns to be released from her handcuffs. Ourania looks back to her son. His eyes swim with confusion and curiosity. A desire to know more, lurks in the depths of his conflicted gaze. She smiles softly.

“There are pieces of history not even your teachers know about,” she tells him. “Secrets that only those of Akiva’s heritage are privy to, and I think it’s time you learn about his involvement with a young prince and their mission to take down a corrupt leader.”

[rigb0ner]

ok highschool au where shiro is the captain of the football team and lance is on varsity swim and 1 day shiro leaves a big amount of hickies on lance’s collarbone and lance has to go to swim and he’s like oh fuck and gets embarrassed cause theyre so visible so next time he n shiro are making out he makes sure to leave them right on the side of his neck as revenge and shiro doesnt realize till it gets pointed out at practice and he’s just like “fuck you lance” and matt goes “well obviousley”

HEHEHEHEHEHE ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[rangoatemybabynsfw]

Shance has been fooling around, but because of their work relationship decied to keep it secret so they could figure everything out for themselves away from prying eyes. Well one day they get caught getting frisky in a supply closet

Lol the trope of getting caught being frisky in a closet is so time-honored and beautiful

Lance: Hey Shiro, there’s something really important I need to show you in this room.

Shiro, unsuspecting: Alright Lance what is it you need to show me?

Lance, after pushing him into the closet: My love and affection

*cue a little making out and then returning to their duties with none the wiser*

*Later*

Shiro: Lance can you get something for me out of that closet?

Lance: Sure thing! What is it you wanted??

Shiro, after pushing him in: A few dozen kisses from you

*cue more making out and heavy petting before returning to their work*

*Later*

Keith: Where’s Shiro? We’ve got dignitaries waiting on us…

Pidge: He’s dry-humping Lance in a closet somewhere again.

Keith: Wh–What?

Pidge: They think they’re discreet but those walls aren’t soundproof and with how often Shiro presses Lance to the wall, he ends up butt-dialing us in the middle of their romps. Wish they’d just go fuck in their rooms already.

Hunk: You just have to catch them wherever they’re at. Then they never use that room again. I did it with the pantry. Just keep doing it until there aren’t any rooms they can play around in. Eventually, they’ll have to resort to waiting until lights out for their fun times in their rooms.

Pidge: Yeah, but who wants to see that? Lance all pushed up against a wall with Shiro all over him? Making out and groping. Gross.

Keith, blushing: Yeah…gross. 

Keith, still blushing:…

Keith, clearing his throat: What room was that again?

[zacekova]

Fanfic Authors Tag Game

Tagged by @thelionshymnal​

Ao3 Name: zacekova

Fandom(s): Umm, I read for a lot more fandoms than I write. But most of what I write has been for Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Akagami no Shirayukihime, and Voltron. And I’m currently working on fics for Katekyou Hitman Reborn, Mo Dao Zu Shi, and Voltron

Number of fics: 72

Fic you spent the most time on: Hmmm... I don’t actually track hours of work, so I’m not sure. It’s probably either Whitewaters or Home Isn’t a Place. The former was outlined, drafted, edited, and posted within 8 months, and the last few weeks were brutal, literally half of my day almost every day could be spent working on it. Home Isn’t A Place doesn’t have nearly the same published word count, but I’ve been working on it on and off since I got the idea in November 2018. And it has a lot of background info written and a very thorough outline. 

Fic you spent the least time on: I have to assume Selfish Intentions since it was one of those “put on a song and write what comes to mind” things and what’s published is what I got down within the 7 minutes of song (with a few extra minutes to proofread). 

Longest fic: Whitewaters -- 58k words (Voltron | Shirocest) 

Shortest fic: Selfish Intentions -- 253 words (Captain Harlock | Introspection) 

Most hits: Every Hour Has Come To This -- 11,220 hits   (48k | MCU - Stony | Post-Avengers)  (I’m linking to it, even though it’s an old fic and really needs some editing. A lot of editing...)

Most kudos: Show Me Your Scars -- 861 kudos (1.6k | Voltron - Shance | Soulmate-Identifying Marks) 

Most comment threads: Every Hour Has Come To This, again, with 112 total comments, 56 comment threads

Fave fic you wrote: Oh that’s definitely Rest For the Weary (Tsubasa Chronicle - Kurofai | 9k | Nihon Country). I set out to write exactly the kind of fic I’d wanted for that arc and by golly I did it and, for once, I did it really well. I’ve re-read it at least half-a-dozen times since finishing it and it’s still everything I’d wanted it to be. 

Fic you want to rewrite/expand on: Well I still need to finish Home Isn’t a Place (Voltron - Thulaz | Historical Fantasy | 19k), but that’s not quite the same thing. The Phoenix and the Komainu (Tsubasa Chronicle - Kurofai | AU | 26k) is also unfinished, but I’d like to start basically from scratch, rewrite the whole thing and do it better. And, you know, have a decent outline so I have a hope of finishing. That’s like, a backburner goal. Hopefully I’ll get to it eventually. 

Share a bit of your WIP or share a story idea that you’re planning: Let’s go with a snippet of my final KHR prompt request, which will be an R27 college AU: 

Tsuna’s never seen the guy before because Tsuna usually sits at the back of the hall in a seat right by the exit and then bolts the moment class is over to sprint all the way across campus for his next lecture. He's only heard the rumors, the complaints, the gossip around campus.

What he knows is this: 

TAs don’t often get their own articles on ratemyproffessor.com, since they’re just TAs, but Reborn, apparently, has practically broken the system by gaining the second-highest number of reviews of any professor in the entire state, which is even more impressive when you find out he’s only been a TA for the head of the math department for two years. 

Every single review (once you filter out the attractiveness category, anyway) is a zero.

Tagging: @wichols​ @kalira9​ @ptw30​ @ashinan​ @bosstoaster​

[lavender-ages]

I just noticed you reblogged that ask game from me um,, Lance, Pidge, Allura, and Azula?

AAAAAA THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS THANK YOU SM

(this may be very long lmao)

Lance

Sexuality headcanon: het

Gender headcanon: cis male

A ship I have with said character: allurance is one of my top otps, but I also like plance. And shance ...so I should hc Lance as bi? akasklklklakl who cares

A BROTP I have with said character: Lance and the Voltron team of course, especially Garrison Trio. He’s a great buddy for everyone and I think he’s on very good terms with Ezor

A NOTP I have with said character: klance. I don’t really like lancelot as well (but the ship name is maybe the best lol)

A random headcanon: he can cook pretty well and got even better once he started dating Allura, he had to impress her. Hunk was happy to give him lessons, but Lance knew ever since he was a kid, he loved helping his mom!

General opinion over said character: he’s maybe the funniest of the team, I always laugh a lot at his funny scenes! On a more serious note, Lance had one of the best character developments, I’m super proud of his growth as a man and as a paladin. I really love him now.

Pidge

Sexuality headcanon: somewhere in the aro/ace spectrum

Gender headcanon: nonbinary. uses she/they pronouns

A ship I have with said character: I don’t really ship Pidge with anyone but I find plance, punk and pallura super cute

A BROTP I have with said character: same as Lance, Pidge and Voltron team, especially Hunk and Lance, Matt (I mean they’re even actual siblings). 

A NOTP I have with said character: Pidge/Shiro, age gap really too big

A random headcanon: Pidge is a Potterhead and thinks to fit better as Slytherin but all the online tests she made gave Ravenclaw results, so she wants to have a new Hogwarts house lol

General opinion over said character: one of my Voltron faves since the very start, clever, strong, compassionate, sarcastic...best person. The arc of finding Matt is one of my favourite plots in the show and when they reunited I felt so emotional

Allura

Sexuality headcanon: in human terms, bi/pan (I think aliens don’t actually care about sexualities)

Gender headcanon: same discourse as before, cis female but she’s Altean and can shapeshift into whatever she wants so... human genders are pretty useless

A ship I have with said characters: as written before, allurance. I really love it. Romellura and pallura are other good ships. I liked shallura in s1, but later I started to see it as brotp

A BROTP I have with said characters: again, Allura and team Voltron, Romelle, Keith (I like how they grew into good friends during the show), Shiro. Coran isn’t really BROTP, it’s a second father to her so I don’t put him here. I think Allura also bonds well with Acxa and her sister-in-law Veronica

A NOTP I have with said character: lotura. I really hate it. A lot. More than klance akkjaslkfdklfsadlkf

A random headcanon: Allura curses A LOT (and doesn’t just say quiznack). Since she was little she used to make special bday cards for Coran and never stopped. Another hc I find very good is that Allura, Acxa and Romelle hung out together one night, drinking and yelling against one specific purple prince, a catharsis let’s say. Ever since that day they started going out together, Allura love to drag Romelle and Acxa into elegant clothes shops (when they find clothes too expensive Allura is super happy to buy them for the girls!)

General opinion over said character: my favourite character in Voltron, I can’t put into words how much I love her. Her death made me cry a lot, I was very sad but it was also an emotional and pure moment, like...she’s literally a goddess. Anw in my post-canon headcanon she comes back (which is kinda implied in the show already, so I just go on from there).

Azula

Sexuality headcanon: disaster bi. Or lesbian who still doesn’t know she is lesbian...anw sapphic

Gender headcanon: cis female

A ship I have with said character: I think she had a crush on Ty Lee...they’d be a nice couple, after Azula works on her toxic behaviours of course

A BROTP I have with said character: I love her squad, I hope they became REAL friends after she healed. Same thing with Zuko

A NOTP I have with said character: dunno, Zuko? Sokka?

A random headcanon: when they were little, Azula secretly loved having Zuko combing her hair. They also used to sneak into the royal kitchens and steal food.

General opinion over said character: best villain in atla and among my top villains generally. She makes me kinda sad, when I think of her past, she didn’t deserve all the pressure and...lack of love she got, She’s a decent person deep down, even if I love her villain side.

[lancedmcclain]

so because it’s sad gorl hours here are some shance hurt/comfort hc’s that help me cope (had to add a cut because it got... a little long):

when lance feels out of it, shiro notices 3 things about him: a) he gets a lot more talkative b) loses sleep c) finds a way to sit with someone so that he feels touch 

pertaining to exhibit a: when i say he talks a lot, i mean he RAMBLES. it’s one of the first things he does that tips shiro off because, yeah, lance is a social guy, but he’s witty and energetic and likes to have fun

sad lance talks just for the sake of talking. it’s like he can’t stand the lull in conversations, of everyone drifting off and breaking into smaller groups

he needs everyone to talk to each other, to talk to him

but, shiro notices, this is only the case when they’re around the rest of the team. when they’re alone, it becomes a lot more difficult for lance to do that because there’s only so much one person can do to continue a conversation. when they’re alone, lance is still talkative but it’s almost... an empty talkative? aimless. 

he points out everything and anything he notices (’oh hey when did you get this shirt?’ ‘was this picture always here?’ etc etc)

and shiro answers all his questions and when he’s done shiro will ask what’s bothering him 

one day, shiro asks him why he talks when he feels down (shiro just wants to understand him better, since shiro handles his lows the exact opposite)

lance hesitantly admits it’s because he’d rather focus on someone talking - no matter what the subject is - than on his thoughts.

shiro always listens to him, but not so far that he feels like lance is ignoring the issue, which can be even worse in the long run. in those cases, he’ll gently interject and ask what’s up 

okay. b: loses sleep. this one hurts shiro a lot because he’s had his own share of sleepless nights. but this hurts because some nights shiro will wake up and find lance curled away from him, sniffling quietly as if he doesn’t want to wake shiro 

they dont talk on those nights. shiro just pulls lance towards him, and rubs his back until the tears stop. he keeps it up until lance mumbles out a sleepy and exhausted ‘thank you, i love you’ before he passes out. shiro follows him almost immediately. 

c: he finds a way to sit close enough to touch. 

like exhibit a, lance is a naturally affectionate person. he’s loud and boisterous and full of life, which translates into pulling people into hugs and walking with his arm hooked through the others’.

for sad lance, touch is different. 

for this lance, it’s the length of his thigh pressed against shiro’s. it’s sitting shoulder to shoulder against hunk. it’s squeezing down to sit in between keith and pidge. 

for sad lance, touch is something he is starved of. it’s something he craves but won’t ever admit. 

so when shiro notices the signs, he knows exactly what to do. 

it’s shiro hooking his ankle with lance’s under the table. it’s holding his hand and rubbing soothing circles against his knuckles. it’s wrapping an arm around lance’s shoulders and letting lance koala hug him. it’s sleeping pressed against lance’s back. it’s waking up with his arms around shiro’s waist. 

and slowly, that spark in lance’s eyes will come back. his voice is stronger, sharper. 

lance knows. he always knows when shiro is trying to cheer him up. 

sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn’t. but he’ll latch onto the lifeline shiro throws him with both hands because even if it doesn’t help the problem at least it’ll stop that aching in his chest. 

and he is so grateful to have someone like shiro, who always seems to know what lance needs

[farklelucas]

Shance: xmas edition

i’m in an exam right now but im doing this instead lmao

who starts putting up decorations in october? oh you know lance has had a santa  hat on since halloween ended!!! shiro, who loves spending thanksgiving at the mcclain house and thus values the holiday, begrudgingly also wears a santa hat and sings along to all i want for christmas is you at 3 am.

who buys the advent calendars? takashi “i eat chocolate to live” shirogane (a headcanon i refuse to let go of) has thirteen of them hidden in various places throughout the house

who places mistletoes all around the house? do you know how kissable shiro looks in the early light of december mornings???? do you know how much lance loves his boyfriend???? plus he’s in charge of decorating and shiro can’t stop him

who wraps the presents for other people? shiro is the only one in charge of gift wrapping. he wraps all of the paladin’s gifts, and all gifts for him end up in gift bags.

who puts the final star/angel on the top of the christmas tree? honestly they’re that irritating that they would do it together.

who’s the one that hates eggnog? shiro thinks it’s gross; lance has it in an i.v. from thanksgiving onward

who’s the one that bakes christmas cookies for guests? they bake them together!!!

who sends out the christmas cards? shiro because lance will forget lmao

who knows all the words to twelve days of christmas? lance knows every single word and sings it, loudly and constantly, to shiro, who is enamored 

who’s the better snowman builder? shiro and lance is mad about it

who starts snowball fights? lance, but who finishes them? shiro.

who’s the one that wakes the other on christmas morning by playing christmas songs really loudly? lance screams “ALEXA PLAY THE CHRISTMAS CHANNEL, VOLUME TEN” and then dances around the entire building 

send me a ship for some christmas headcanons