#this doesn't make sense unless you've seen s8

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vague ideas for vld 8 rewrite

also bfore this, lance got at least a little glowy when they were at oriande but it was really brief and no one noticed... or after allura literally brought him back to life or something

and keith and lance did some catching up, because a lot happened and no one ever like emotionally processes anything

keith and shiro also talk. seriously they’ve been through a ton. shiro at least mentions adam

at some point, shiro takes a few minutes to visit adam’s grave and mourn properly

shiro and lance also talk. lance was crying over not having done anything to save shiro, and someone should tell shiro about that someday and then he and lance should talk

anyway

lance asks allura to dinner, but doesn’t really think of it as a date. he still goes to watch the sunset with keith. 

he does confess after, but it’s more you’re an amazing person and an inspiration to everyone and i just wanted you to know how i feel. and i’ll be there for you no matter what

allura takes actual time to think about his confession and doesn’t kiss him right then and there

after allura finds out about luka yelling at romelle (luka just passes out afterward), they talk about the altean colony and what lotor was doing, even though it’s a painful subject for both of them

allura also tells romelle about the lance thing, because it’s weighing on her mind, and it’s a distraction from all the other stuff and thinking about lotor except shit now she’s thinking about lotor again

veronica goes out of her way to befriend acxa, but like, actually befriends acxa

kinkade is perfect and doesn’t need anything changed

except maybe there should be more mfe/paladin bonding. but that’s not really central to the plot

allurance start showing up together but aren’t clearly like together

romelle tries to talk to luka again. luka reveals more about what lotor had been doing

we get more insight into lotor’s backstory, like what else he was doing when banished and if he really was just draining alteans of their quintessence without their consent? like this is a man who wanted to work with other planets and other races and who practically idolized his mother and her people. even if he eventually got to that point, it would be nice to show backstory of him at least struggling with the decisions that lead him there

romelle and allura have more conversations. romelle also gets allura to come along with her and hunk to get her mind off of everything and help relieve some stress

keith and lance have more conversations, too. they reassure each other. keith is more sure of his role as the leader, but he still feels bad for fucking off to the blade of marmora. lance, who was definitely hurt by his leaving, forgives him for it and tells him building a relationship between the paladins and the blade is important, plus family is also very important!

in various battles

lance does his sharpshooter thing

mfes and paladins coordinate / back each other up

paladins experiment with their fancy new powers to try to find their limits

no one talks about it when keith’s bayard takes the same form as lance’s used to (not the sniper rifle, but the gun)

anyway, space pirates happen at some point. paladins end up taking off their armour so they don’t get tracked, and allurance get separated from the others. there are a large number of pirates chasing after them (not just two, c’mon the crew was bigger. and even after defeat, they probably would have recruited again? it’s been 3 years or whatever so there was time)

allurance take more damage. like a lot more. because they’re severely outnumbered and outgunned since they are literally weaponless. lance pushes allura out of the way at some point. allura gets pissed and finishes off the last of the pirates.

lance isn’t like fatally injured, but they’re both suffering from the bad atmosphere, so allura tries to heal him again. cue glowy cheeks for a moment. lance jokes that he meets one of coran’s conditions since he’s actually altean.

oh look, they’re talking about their relationship now. allura tells him lotor still haunts her, but she is trying to move on and genuinely cares for him, too

lance knows he’s not her first choice, but he’s never been that concerned for himself. so he reiterates that he wants to support her. blah blah they solidify their relationship a bit more

over with zethrid and keith, keith goes into galra mode for a moment, which throws zethrid off. she still manages to surpress him. acxa and veronica come to save the day. veronica pulls off the winning shot because it must be in mcclain genetics to be sharpshooters. when acxa goes to talk to zethrid once she wakes up, she gets veronica to come with her because you’re the one that really got me to warm up to the coalition

honerva is very much on her bullshit

Clear Day happens

allura stays back, lance gets the blue lion plushy, etc. curtis (that’s his name right) is there to cheer shiro on in the arm wrestling competition.

allura takes in the entity. lance puts the lion plushy next to her bed when she’s unconscious.

both allura and keith offer extra reassurance to lance when the decision is made. he is their sharpshooter after all.

before they go to use the entity to get info on honerva, they take time to see their important people, because they all know it’s hella dangerous. keith finds krolia and shiro and hugs them both. allura visits coran and romelle and the other alteans. you know. things like that.

stuff in honerva’s mindscape goes down pretty much like it did in canon. when keith’s stuck outside, though, he calls the other paladins by name, starting with lance. the yellow eyes and fangs make an appearance for a bit again too.

additionally, we get lance and alfor using their altean broadsword bayards at the same time.

allura goes even further when showing zarkon his wrongdoings

lance steps in to stop her, and she takes a moment to recover herself

zarkon apologizes. he also says something about being poisoned by the rift or the entities within.

zarkon talks to keith, recognizing his galra heritage. keith’s eyes go galra for a moment, and everyone sees, but there’s no time to talk about it

as they leave, we see allura reject the entity and rid it from her system

when lance begs allura to wake (once they’ve left honerva’s mind and are trying to stop her), he gets a little glowy again. when she wakes, he says his first i love you where he’s only said “like” before.

wheee final battle time

we see more of curtis on the bridge with shiro

we also see acxa with veronica

with all the quintessence flowing and the presence of parts of oriande, allura and lance get glowy

keith goes galra mode for the end of the fight, and his eyes stay that way

most of the fight proceeds the way it does in canon

however, when honerva gets to her “ideal” reality and then is rejected by lotor, she yells in anguish, and loses control of her power. it consumes her and she dies, but there’s a chain reaction from what she was doing, and all realities are still dissolving

voltron ends up in the space where they can see all the threads of reality. they can see the threads disappearing.

just as the last threads vanish, allura unleashes her own power and they end up in the glowy place where we can see the past paladins. honerva is there. lotor is also there.

honerva is back to who she was before the rift. like she looks younger and is in altean clothes

lotor apologizes to the paladins

allura acknowledges—to his face—that he was trying to do the right thing, but his methods were wrong

they come to the same conclusion on how to fix what happened

allura says her goodbyes. she spends longer with lance, touching the altean marks on his cheeks.

take care of my people—our people—she says

she turns to walk with honerva into the light, but lotor cuts her off

you should not pay for the sins I committed—he says. take care of her—he says to lance. you did what i could not.

they may not be my sins—she says—but my people, my universe and every other universe, have been harmed. i vowed to protect them, and so i will.

the light becomes blinding

and epilogue

allura wakes from a coma. coran and romelle watch over her. lance is by her side, and keith is by his side.

she is blind, but she is alive

she rebuilds altea, and takes her place as their queen

she separates herself from lance, realizing that she relied on him for comfort although her feelings were different from his

they are still close. they are still family. he has a place in her court, although he is rarely there.

he is a diplomat and a sharpshooter. the universe may not be under threat, but there are still skirmishes and tensions between planets and peoples. 

he has a place on earth, too, with his family—his earth family—although veronica is off helping the blade with acxa

he spends his time teaching children and telling stories. he travels from one side of the universe to the other. where hunk brings people together with food, he lights the universe with his smile and touches the hearts of many

keith rebuilds daibazaal with the aid of the blade of marmora and the other galra who remain. their traditions are ingrained, so he works hard to change them. a thirst for victory and power are not inherently bad, but he teaches them to value more than battle.

although he focuses on the galra, he talks to the other paladins often. he watches shiro become an instructor, shaping the future paladins and defenders of the universe.

after he sees a new government established and stabilized for the galra, he talks to lance (he was the first to know when allura and lance broke up). they watch another sunset together, confident that this will not be their last.

keith tells lance his feelings—ones he��s hidden for years, because lance and allura aren’t the only ones willing to make sacrifices

allura smiles when she finds out (the mice tell her, of course, after keith and lance visit, holding hands when they think no one is looking). she keeps the blue lion plush and the picture from her first date with lance.

she is queen of altea and a leader within the universal coalition. she may find romance again, but she has thousands of years, and right now—she has a family and home once more. that is all she needs.

keith and lance are the two wings of voltron. they are guardian angels of the universe, but they cannot fly without each other.