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VLD S7E9: Know Your Enemy

Season 7 Episode 9: Know Your Enemy

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Episode Summary: Hearing that Sendak has taken over Earth, the Paladins hide their Lions on Saturn before landing incognito and discovering all the destruction Sendak has wrought, as well as the innovation found within the last free stronghold on Earth: the Galaxy Garrison.

[Google Doc]

Pidge: Dad, please respond. Voltron is coming. Hold on.

Hunk: Are we too late?

Sam: Katie? Katie, is that you?

Pidge: Dad, it’s me. I’m here.

Sam: Katie, I’m so glad to hear your voice. Where are you?

Pidge: We’re within the solar system. Heading to Earth now.

Sam: Wait! You must stop!

Keith: What? Say again?

Sam: Stop. Sendak has invaded the planet. He’s taken over Earth. If he finds out that Voltron is here, he’ll threaten the people of Earth in exchange for the Lions.

Keith: Reverse thrusters!

Hunk: Copy that. Hold tight!

[Cut to Garrison Command.]

Sam: Pick up those Galra ships’ locations. We need to scramble any transmissions immediately.

Curtis: Scanning location. I got it. They’re opening a channel. Triangulating position for broadcast. Sending interference.

[Cut back to space.]

Sam: Paladins, we blocked the patrol’s transmission. You’re clear.

Lance: Roger that. Let’s take ‘em out!

Pidge: Wait! Don’t destroy that ship. We might need it.

Lance: Really? For what?

Pidge: I’ve got an idea. We can’t fly our Lions to Earth without being spotted, so they’ll have to stay here on this moon in Saturn’s rings, which should keep them hidden from Sendak’s radars. We’ll fly in another way.

Allura: I hope the mice and Kaltenecker aren’t too frightened without us.

Keith: Hang on! We’re entering Earth’s atmosphere.

Hunk: This is weird. This is almost exactly how we left Earth, crammed in the cockpit of the Blue Lion.

Keith: We’re overweight. I’m losing altitude! Brace for impact!

Hunk: Hey, I know this place. I’ve been here. This is Plaht City. It’s about a half an hour from the garrison.

Lance: Woah, I can’t believe this is all that’s left of it.

Keith: We need to get to the garrison. Stay together. Let’s move quick and quiet.

[Scene change to the interior of Plaht City.]

Lance: Woah! Take cover!

Keith: I’ll distract it, you take the shot. Don’t miss. I wonder how many of these things they have around here. Pidge, any chance we could see those things before they get to us?

Pidge: Already on it. Looks like we’ve got four more headed our way.

Shiro: It’s not drones. Look.

Rizavi: Stay down, we got this!

Keith: I had it!

Griffin: Drones send distress signals when they’re attacked. Our weapons neutralize those signals. So unless you wanna deal with a swarm of those things, let us handle it. Now let’s get out of here before more show up.

[Scene change to the Galaxy Garrison.]

Pidge: Mom!

Colleen: Oh, Katie, I’m so glad you’re home!

Veronica: Lance!

Kids: Uncle Lance!

Lance: Oh, hey!

Mrs. McClain: My son!

Lance: It’s so good to see you.

Veronica: We never gave up on you.

Lance: I missed you so much. Oh, my gosh. You two are so much bigger now.

Lance’s Nephew: You’re the same size.

[Flashback 1 begins.]

Hunk’s Niece: Hey, Hunk.

Hunk’s Nephew: We’re going to miss you so much now that you’re going to be a space explorer.

Hunk: Well, I don’t know about space explorer. I was thinking more of a mechanic for space explorers.

Niece: Can you build us a spaceship?

Hunk: Uh, well, I don’t need to because we’re already in one.

[Flashback 1 ends.]

Sam: It’s good to have you home.

Hunk: So, my family?

Sam: We’ll get them back soon.

Iverson: Officer Shirogane. It’s great to see you again. My apologies for throwing you in quarantine.

Coran: Ah, so you’re the one who strapped Shiro to a table. I heard about that.

Shiro: You were just following orders, as any good soldier would. It’s great to see you, too. Allow me to introduce you to our Altean allies. Meet Allura, Romelle, and Coran.

Iverson: The honor is mine. Your technology has been instrumental in defending this small corner of Earth.

Coran: Oh, yes. Pop-Pop was quite the genius.

Iverson: And Cadet…

Keith: Yes, sir.

Iverson: I owe you an apology as well. I’ve heard about all you’ve done. I was wrong about you. It’s an honor and privilege to see you again.

Keith: Thank you, sir. I guess I wasn’t exactly the best cadet back then. I probably owe you a bit of an apology, too.

Iverson: Ah, and who’s this little fella?

Coran: Oh, Kosmo likes you. But be careful. If you touch it, it could zap you to a different universe.

Iverson: Hm?

Coran: Seriously.

[Scene change to inside the garrison.]

Shiro: Adam… I’m sorry.

Iverson: It’s because of them that Earth still has a chance. It’s time for our debriefing.

[Scene change to the Garrison meeting room.]

Sam: Sendak’s forces remain at bay, but without a meaningful supply line, we’re slowly being suffocated.

Shiro: No one else is putting up a fight against Sendak?

Veronica: Small pockets of underground resistance have attempted to do so with varying degrees of success. Eventually, all were discovered and systematically wiped out. Earth’s offensive capabilities simply don’t stand a chance against the Galra.

Hunk: Why don’t we bring more people into this base?

Sam: We’ve had to put a halt on our extraction ops as they were proving to be too risky.

Hunk: But there are good people out there. They could be protected. My family’s out there.

Sam: I’m sorry, Hunk.

Hunk: But if we have an opportunity now–

Griffin: Hey, do Paladins not understand the chain of command? Your CO said it was too dangerous.

Sam: Officer Griffin, that’s enough. Believe me, I understand what you’re going through, Hunk. We all have family out there, but we have to weigh our options. We can’t lose ten people to save twelve. I’m sorry.

Allura: Well, then let’s find out what we can do. You said you’ve integrated Altean tech with Earth weaponry?

[Scene change to a hangar bay.]

Sam: The Mecha-Flex-Exo fighters, or MFEs, are extremely agile with advanced weaponry, but are only capable of short-range attacks. Sustaining power with Altean-infused technology is an issue we’re trying to overcome.

Coran: Maybe I can help you out with that. I do have some leftover faunatonium. It’s an Altean fuel additive, but also has some unexpected side effects, so don’t get any on you.

Sam: And this is our battleship. It’s large enough to house all of the Lions and an entire command unit.

Sanda: It’s built, but it can’t fly. Everyone, there’s a subject we can’t avoid any longer. Sendak attacked Earth because he wanted the Lions, and now they’re here. It seems that we at least need to discuss our options.

Shiro: Are you suggesting that we willingly hand over the Lions to the Galra?

Sanda: Our supplies are gone. We spent all our resources on a ship that doesn’t fly. The weapons we do have are not enough to mount an attack. All we can do is protect a small pocket of Earth. But for how much longer?

Sam: The universe needs the Lions.

Sanda: So does Earth. They’re our only bargaining chip.

Sablan: I agree with the Admiral. Earth has been nearly destroyed. Countless citizens have been lost. But it could all be over if we give up the Lions.

Iverson: We have a fighting chance now that the Lions have returned. We need to take it.

Allura: I’ll settle this argument right now. We’re not giving up the Lions under any circumstances. There is no negotiating with Sendak.

Sanda: Maybe you should leave the matters of Earth to the people who live here.

Shiro: Please, Admiral. I respect that you’ll do anything you can to protect Earth. But trust us, we’ve been through more than you could ever imagine. We have fought the Galra on the fringes of the universe and in their very home. I know there’s a way to defeat Sendak.

Sanda: How? We barely know what we’re up against. We need intelligence, and we just don’t have it.

Allura: Maybe we do. That information you downloaded from the Castle of Lions contains Sendak’s memories.

Sam: How does that help?

Pidge: It might give us some insight into Sendak’s plan. Allura, you’re a genius!

Sam: We just need some time.

[Scene changes to the server room of the garrison.]

Sablan: Everything from the castle is stored here. Processing the massive amount of complex Altean data takes nearly every node we have. Sifting through that much information is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Pidge: Then let’s get started.

[Scene changes to the IGF-Atlas.]

Coran: I’m actually quite impressed, despite the obviously crude nature of Earth’s technological capabilities.

Sam: It has a lot of potential, but I’m unable to recreate the power of a Balmeran crystal. Maybe your faunatonium will work for this as well?

Coran: Afraid not. A ship like this might need two or three battleship-class Balmeran crystals.

Shiro: I don’t suppose there are any Balmera nearby?

Coran: In this young galaxy? [guffaws] Oh, yeah, it’s right next to the Wizblattle. Uh, that’s a no. No Balmeras around here.

[Scene change to the server room.]

Sablan: Those are Officer Holt’s designs for some of the injured soldiers. They’re extremely advanced, but like everything else, we don’t have an adequate power source to make them viable.

Pidge: Here they are– Sendak’s memories. It’s just code until we find a way to interpret it.

Allura: I might know a way.

[Flashback 2 begins.]

Hunk: Found it.

Hunk’s Father: Good job, Hunk. Now, you remember what to do.

[Flashback 2 ends.]

Hunk: [groans]

Keith: Is everything okay in here?

Hunk: Yeah.

Keith: Look… I’m not really good at talking with people, and I… I don’t expect you to open up to me, but… if there’s ever anything on your mind–

Hunk: This situation stinks! I ca–I can’t believe we finally get back to Earth and it’s taken over by Galra.

Keith: I guess there is something on your mind.

Hunk: And I know–I know it’s stupid, but I used to daydream about coming home to a peaceful Earth. And that would’ve been great. But I realized that nothing… nothing would have been greater than seeing my family. But I can’t. And all I keep thinking about is that I wasn’t there for them. And I don’t even know if they’re okay. An–and I see Pidge and Lance with their families, and–I, I mean, I’m happy for them. I am. But it just… it makes me miss my family more. I–I just… I’ve never felt so alone and scared.

Keith: Look, Hunk, I never told you this, but of all the Paladins, you’re the one I’m most impressed by. It’s no secret that you’ve always been the most scared, but you’ve never backed down. Never. And to be brave is to go on in spite of fear. And that’s who you are, Hunk. I know you’re scared, but your family… they need you to be strong right now. Okay. Alright. Now we’re huggin’.

Hunk: Thank you, Keith.

Keith: Wha– Where’re you going?

Hunk: I’m going to get my family.

Keith: Not without me.

[Scene change to a vehicle bay.]

Griffin: You two heading somewhere?

Keith: This doesn’t concern either of you.

Veronica: No, but you’ll probably be concerned with the patrol drones that will spot you within seconds.

Griffin: And you might be concerned with the blast from Sendak’s automated low-orbit, long-range blaster satellite that takes you out.

Hunk: What’s your problem?

Griffin: My problem is I don’t wanna see our only hope for saving Earth get hurt. That’s why we’re coming with you.

[Scene change to the server room.]

Pidge: Uploading… And… there.

Sam: Whoa. Amazing!

Pidge: We’re mimicking the way the Castle of Lions interacted with King Alfor’s memories. Test it out. Ask him a question.

Sam: Um, alright. What is your name?

Hologram!Sendak: I am Commander Sendak, a royal officer to the Galra Empire.

Sam: Where are you from?

Hologram!Sendak: I am proud to say I was born with unquestionable Galra lineage.

Sam: Commander, explain to me your method of conquering planets.

Hologram!Sendak: There are as many ways to conquer a planet as there are planets themselves. Primitive species are the easiest. It usually doesn’t take more than one or two waves of attack to bring them to their knees.

Allura: What about more advanced civilizations?

Hologram!Sendak: There are always those willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. That’s why it is best to find something they value more than themselves and make that the target.

Pidge: What do you mean?

Hologram!Sendak: Citizens of advanced civilizations have the weakness of caring for each other.

Pidge: A military operation of that scale takes immense time and resources.

Hologram!Sendak: Our operations rely on the resources of the planet. They become our supplies and feed our occupation.

Sam: Have you ever failed in overtaking a planet?

Hologram!Sendak: Tenacity and time conquer all foes.

Allura: What if a planet refuses to give up, no matter the cost?

Hologram!Sendak: If a planet refuses to give up, then we annihilate it. But only one planet has ever refused. Altea.

Allura: I’m sorry, I think I need a break.

[Scene change to beyond the Garrison.]

Griffin: She did it. The signal’s sent.

Hunk: Okay, now what?

Griffin: Now we wait.

[Flashback 3 begins.]

Hunk’s Mother: Okay, just about done.

Hunk: Oh, I hate waiting.

Hunk’s Mother: But waiting’s the best part. It’s the time we get to spend together.

[Flashback 3 ends.]

Rebel: Come with me, quickly.

[Cut to a hideout.]

Rebel: Amazing. The rumors are true. Word of the Paladins’ return has inspired the resistance.

Hunk: Thank you for your help. Tell the resistance we’re gonna get rid of the Galra.

Rebel: Words we’ve waited a long time to hear.

Veronica: Is this where they’ve taken all the prisoners?

Keith: What are they doing down there?

Rebel: They have work camps operating day and night mining ore for Sendak. It’s been nonstop for months. He’s building something, but no one is sure what.

Veronica: I thought the labor force was outside the encampment.

Rebel: They were, but they’ve been moved in.

Hunk: What does that mean?

Veronica: It means… we can’t get you to your parents.

Hunk: No. No. Please.

Veronica: Believe me, if there was a way, we would do it.

Hunk: Can I at least see them from here?

[Scene change to a lab in the garrison.]

Shiro: You wanted to see me? I thought you were with Pidge and Sam.

Allura: Sendak’s memories were hard to hear. But it did remind me of something my father once said. He told me that there are those with the power to destroy, and those with the power to create.

[Scene change to the labor camp.]

Keith: I see movement. It looks like the workers are exiting.

Hunk: That’s them. My mom, my dad. Don’t worry, you just need to hang on a little longer. We’re going to get you out. I’m going to get you out.

[End.]

[ursae-minoris-world]

AO3 meme

I was tagged by @sodomhipped and @museaway! Thank you guys! :)

Rules: Go to your AO3 account and find the following:

What ratings do you write most of your fics under?

General Audiences (27)

Teen And Up Audiences (15)

1 Explicit fic appears too, but that's a fic I actually illustrated for a big bang!

What are your top three fandoms?

Voltron: Legendary Defender (41)

Good Omens (1)

... the rest are 1 time fics for the "make me (crack) ship it!" event: a Barbie (2023) movie X mlp cross-over, and Ratatouille because it was a cross-over with vld, for the same event.

What is the top character you write about?

Keith (35 fics) followed closely by Shiro (31).

Then comes Hunk (19) and then the rest of the paladins all at 17 (Pidge, Lance, Allura).

What are your top three pairings?

Going with relationships in general:

Keith/Shiro (Voltron) (28)

Allura & Coran & Hunk & Keith & Lance & Pidge | Katie Holt & Shiro (6)

Keith & Shiro (Voltron) (4)

If we ignore Keith & Shiro for being kind of redundant with Keith/Shiro, we have Keith & Lance (3) tied with Keith & Voltron paladins (3).

What are the top three additional tags?

Fluff (20)

Mutual Pining (12)

Not Voltron: Legendary Defender Season/Series 08 Compliant (11)

Does any of this surprise you?

Overall, not really, and I don't think anyone is particularly surprised either lol. VLD is what started me writing fanfiction, and sheith is very much my OTP, and they still occupy my mind a lot. I've got other fandoms I'm fond of and that I would like to write for, and specially I have a few Imodna (from critical role campaign 3) drabbles that I don't know how to share (3 sentence stories and such from the ficwip prompts).

My surprises are:

Needs more Hunk! I thought I wrote him more than that. I failed my boy!

I didn't expected fluff to be the biggest tag lol, and I expected hurt/comfort to be in the top 3. Although it makes sense that "not vld s8 compliant" shows up since it's been tagged in almost every fic since the show ended lol. I actually checked the "fluff" tag for my fics and it's a combination of fics for events (either because it was for an exchange or because I just wanted to write something heartwarming for a character's birthday, or christmas etc), and fics where it's paired with tags like "fluff & angst" lol. And some fics that are just fluff / humor because I do love fluff too.

I tag whoever wants to do this!

[avidbeader]

Got tagged by @amidalogicdive!

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

83

2. What's your total ao3 word count?

648,594

3. What fandoms do you write for?

In order of works, VLD, Harry Potter, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Sense8, and Ted Lasso. Dead Boy Detectives is probably next on the list.

4. Top five fics by kudos?

The Perils of Innocence (no surprise there) - HP

The Quintessential Bond - VLD

From the Outside Looking In - VLD

A Disturbing Lack of Flora - VLD

An Unacceptable Bargain - VLD

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to. But either I get to it right away or they sit there until I have the time and the motivation together for it.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Either "Unseen", a HP fic where Hermione saves Harry but because the (IMO awful) canon pairings happened, he can't properly thank her, or "The Dying of the Light", a preKerb Sheith fic about Keith learning of the Kerberos mission failure.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Oh, there's so many happy endings in my fics! But I'll say "Rebuilding Reality", my fix-it for S8, since we have to go through all the mess first.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not hate as in antis being dumb, but I have gotten some unnecessary "criticism" on "The Perils of Innocence" because people don't like something about it. Or can't read the original books/pay attention to the first movie and realize that Harry doesn't get the first Hogwarts letter on his birthday, meaning that it's perfectly valid to think that the school sends out all acceptance letters at the same time each year.

9. Do you write smut?

Now and then.

10. Craziest crossover?

I haven't done a crossover yet. Might do one between VLD and Dead Boy Detectives in the near future.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I tried translating "The Perils of Innocence" into Spanish myself, but got a lot of unnecessarily harsh comments on it and took it down. Someone asked to translate the same fic into Polish on FFN and I gave my permission, but I think they stalled out on the third chapter.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not yet, although I have an outline of something that I might write with another fic author.

14. All time favorite ship?

Sheith

15. What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I am not giving up on any of them.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I'm told description of action scenes and dialogue and incorporation canon bits into my world.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I find endings very hard.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

Maybe a line or an exchange, but not a prolonged conversation.

19. First fandom you wrote in?

The *very* first that I can remember is making stick-figure comics involving Wonder Woman and Barbie and fairy tale princesses. The first time I shared anything I wrote with someone else was for "Star Wars". "Harry Potter" is the first fandom where I posted fic online.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Sorry, can't choose.

If you like the questions and want to play, consider yourself tagged.

[snarky-magpie]

Tagged by @starlight-vld - please go check out her stories because she writes wonderful stuff!

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven't written ten fics, share as many first-sentences as you have. (So apparently I have 14 fics? Not bad considering I picked up writing fanfics only a year ago :D ... or maybe bad, lol. I do write short-ish stuff, mostly, that helps. ) 1. The Misplaced Note “We’re still dealing with resistance from rebelling Galra forces in certain fringe sectors." 2. Stealing the Seeker There. 3. Star Quality “I can see why you wanted company, Lance. This is pretty boring. Do all auditions take this long?”

4. The Long Way Home Shiro’s eyes fly open.

5. The Distance Between Us Shiro first notices Keith in a different light during a sparring match. 6. Coming Home What an absolute rotten tooth of a day.

7. The Head and The Heart Once we enter the privacy of his quarters, Shiro doesn’t waste time and dives in on my mouth again, desperate and frenzied.

8. The Whole Ship's Sleeping The Atlas doesn’t recognize day or night, but we adhere to the Earth’s time schedule to preserve the illusion of normalcy, regardless.

9. A Second Chance A familiar cacophony of voices accompanied by pleasant smells washes over me as I step inside Hunk and Shay’s family restaurant.

10. Under The Mistletoe I brush past the couple of idiots who think it’s a genius idea to exchange their life stories at the door of a busy coffee place. --- Tagging, honestly, whoever wants to participate! I'm always nervous about these things...

[beccadrawsstuff]

Lance drags Keith out to a rly pretty rly romantic planet to propose but Keith, completely oblivious, beat him to it on accident.

My VLD Ship Exchange piece for @ascindio!!  Hope you like it, I’m good for nothing but embarrassing and fluffy domestic shit loooool 

[10ratsinahat]

This is my gift for @princessmuk during the @vldshipexchange

It’s summertime and Keith hangs out with the local merman Lance who likes to talk a lot. They eventually enjoy each other’s company. Also Lance likes to sneak in a smooch once in a while.   I enjoyed working on the piece! Also the water was fun to create lmao

[the-squirrel-queen]

Here’s your art @mangofrappe for the @vldshipexchange

Explanations under the cut

Please don’t repost (reblogs are appreciated)

Dm me, I do commissions 

Pallura piece: Pidge and Allura fell asleep while watching a movie on Pidge’s laptop

Sheith piece: Shirt discovers his Galra arm can make weird glowing spheres and shows Keith (it was as close to “magic” as I could think of)

[wajjs]

Okay everyone, I have ONE writing commission slot open. I only ask in exchange that whoever is interested blazes THIS post!

Fandoms I can write for: VLD, DC Comics: GL and/or Batfam.

Things I won't write: a character being a "yandere", extensive/explicit torture scenes, scat & body waste related kinks. Anything else can be discussed.

Ships can be talked about/discussed.

The fic might be anywhere between 1 to 5k.

For examples of my writing, there's my tumblr tag "blob writes" or my ao3 (username: wajjs), though all my fics there are currently available to registered users only.

what if I open one commission slot and the payment method is blazing Kiseia's "I'm gonna milk you" post

[ella-animine]

The very late gift for the VLD Ship Exchange

I have a lot of reasons why this didn't come out until today, the primary reason being that I had to do most of the work on a group project that hit me like a freight train. So the negative is that its a little delayed, but the positive is that because I was working for longer and in short increments, it turned out to be actually very long... so, I think that about evens things up?

Anyway,

my gift to @lceithkogane

for @vldshipexchange

I had a lot of fun writing this. Not so much on the group project.

 Shiro couldn't remember the last time he had been to a wedding in his life. He was just always so busy, and to be totally transparent, he just didn't know that many people that were getting married. Most of his close knit friend group were in long term relationships, not ready to marry yet, or single and liked it that way. Truthfully Shiro wasn't upset by the lack of weddings in his life, they were always such big ordeals and he lived a pretty quiet life these days. He couldn't work from home forever though, and a coworker he collaborated with had invited him and insisted he come and get out of his shell. 

Shiro had simply been too polite to refuse.

So now he sat at a tall table for the cocktail hour, a weak drink in his hand for the appearance. Shiro wasn't much of a drinker, but it was the principle of the cocktail hour. He had made small talk with a few people, but was mostly keeping to himself.

"Mind if I join you?" Shiro looked over to find a well dressed man in a stylish navy blue suit approach his table, drink in hand. "This venue is pretty crowded, and I've got to get away from the bar. Do you mind?"

"No, go ahead." Shiro responded with a smile.

"Ugh, thank you so much." The man sidled up at the table shooting a grin over to Shiro. "You know, the groom's niece is at the bar sucking down drinks as fast as they'll let her."

"Yikes." Shiro glanced over the bar to investigate.

"Yeah, she's only 21, a college kid." Shiro's acquaintance mused. "I remember what that was like..."

"Hmm." Shiro responded, watching as a young lady threw back another drink.

"I should probably stop her..." Shiro chuckled at the disinterest in the man's voice. "The name's Lance." He extended a hand; Shiro took it and shook once.

"Shiro."

"Any relation?"

"To the couple? No." Shiro took a small sip of his drink. "Just a work friend, if you could call it that."

"Hm, sounds deep and meaningful. I'm sure they're happy you made it."

"Oh yeah." Shiro chuckled. "It was more of a formality."

"Yeah well, they wanted a big wedding." Lance commented. "They got one."

"Yup."

"Sure was rough putting it together though." 

"Oh?" Shiro turned to face his conversation partner straight on.

"Oh yeah; the flowers almost didn't come on time this morning, a week ago I had to haggle for the venue because they double booked, and the bride almost threw a hissy fit when the pearls in her bouquet didn't precisely match the iridescence of the pearls on her necklace." Lance huffed and sucked down about half of his drink. "But, that's how it goes."

"Are you involved with the wedding party?" Shiro asked.

"I'm the wedding planner." Lance chuckled wryly. 

"Don't wedding planners wear those funny headsets to yell at people and cue effects?"

"That's what they want you to think, but usually it's just cell phones, clipboards, and the occasional walkie talkie." Lance sipped at his drink again. "The headset thing is more of a fantasy really."

"I see." Shiro smiled.

They stood for a few more minutes making idle chatter. After what felt like not nearly enough time Lance pushed back his jacket sleeve to look at his watch, frowning.

"Hmm, this cocktail hour has lasted much longer than an hour." 

"Why's that?" Shiro asked.

"The dining room still isn't ready." Lance checked his phone. "And the bride and groom decided to take the 'scenic route' I suppose." Lance looked at Shiro with only a slight glimmer of amusement. "It's fine, it'll just cut into time on the dance floor."

"How much longer?"

"Maybe about 20 minutes?" Lance shrugged. "10 after I talk to them." Lance finished the last of his second drink. "This was really nice, I hope I run into you some other time tonight."

Shiro smiled as he watched Lance leave. He had been such pleasant company Shiro also hoped they found each other again.

True to Lance's word, the cocktails moved into the dining room after about 10 minutes, and people were directed to their seats in the carefully planned arrangement. Shiro was toward the back, at a table of a few other people from his company. In the scheme of the wedding it made sense, he wasn't family or close friend, but Shiro could hardly hear the speeches despite the use of a microphone. He tried to smile, chuckle, and laugh along with the rest of the crowd despite this, and managed to convince himself that he was having a good time. 

By the time the dinner had been cleared away and the focus moved to the dance floor Shiro began to glance around a bit more in search. People moved in couples and groups to the dance floor and Shiro hung back enough to be mostly avoided in the migration. After looking a bit more intensely Shiro found what he was looking for. 

Lance was gesturing to a clipboard and talking to the young woman in charge of the music selection. After a smile and a nod Lance turned a bit and managed to catch Shiro's gaze. He smiled back and chuckled a bit when Shiro waved. He stuck his clipboard under his arm and made for Shiro's direction.

"What was it you said earlier about running into each other?" Shiro asked. Lance chuckled.

"I found a way to pencil you in among all my responsibilities."

"You know, if I wasn't looking for you I probably wouldn't even notice you floating around and orchestrating the whole show." Shiro managed to catch the proud straightening of Lance's shoulders. "It really is lovely."

"Well that's the idea isn't it? Give the bride and groom the most magical day of their lives, and they don't have to worry about a thing?" Lance laughed sardonically. "I have to bust my butt to make this all look effortless. Although, the paycheck is nice."

"You have steep rates?" Shiro asked.

"For the people with deep pockets." Lance smirked, then feigning innocence, "Weddings are expensive, don't you know?"

"You don't get any discounts or special rates?" Shiro watched as Lance shrugged.

"I do, but..." Lance rolled his eyes. "If you want a perfect wedding..."

"Well what magic are you making at this precise moment?" Shiro smiled, and if he inched just a bit closer well it must have been to hear Lance over the swell of music.

"I was just on my way to thank the kitchen staff, actually." Lance replied. "Not because I need to, but because I want to."

"They must be good kitchen staff." Shiro commented.

"They are, but it's mostly because a buddy of mine owns the catering company and, well... he's been working for a perfect wedding too."

"Ah, well then don't let me keep you." Shiro commented. "You seem busy."

"Oh no, I just need to breeze through." Lance responded. "You could come with me if you want. Haven't you always wanted to see the kitchen during a wedding?"

"You know, that has ALWAYS been my most pressing concern at a wedding." Shiro smiled.

The two of them walked to the kitchen and Lance swung the door open without a second thought. 

"Hunk, buddy..." Lance walked for a man wiping off his hands. They shook hands briefly and then hugged. "The dinner, was excellent. My compliments to the chef."

"I'm glad you thought so. The bride was so picky about the dish and accommodations I seriously thought I was gonna lose it, but..." The man, Hunk, smiled and seemed pleased. "We did it!" He picked Lance up in another bear hug, clearly pleased about the result.

"Oh! Hunk, this is Shiro, my new friend." Lance winked. "He happened to catch me while I was on my way here, and I am showing him how I work my magic."

"... Uh huh. Well, it's nice to meet you Shiro." Hunk shook hands with Shiro politely. "I have no idea what Lance is up to, and I'd like to keep it that way." 

Shiro chuckled as Lance pouted for a brief moment. 

"I don't blame you." Shiro said with a friendliness that eased the conversation. "I really think I ought to head back to the reception anyway."

"So soon?" Lance seemed surprised.

"Well it's winding down." Shiro responded. After a moment of silence from Lance Shiro spoke up again. "Isn't it?"

"This hall is reserved until 11." Lance replied calmly. "It's 7:30."

"Oh." Shiro responded. "Then... I guess I can hang out." Shiro glanced to Hunk and shrugged. Hunk chuckled and moved to take care of something else.

"Sooo..." Lance stepped closer. "I will have you know that as a wedding planner I am an EXPERT partier."

"Is that right?" Shiro smiled, tension totally eradicated.

"Oh it's a requirement." Lance joked. "On the application for wedding planner school there's a checklist of party necessities you need to be proficient in."

"And what types of things ARE you proficient in?"

"Well dancing, for a start." Lance replied, holding out his hand. Shiro smiled softly and took Lance's hand. The contrast of Lance's softly moisturized hands with long fingers to Shiro's strong and work weathered ones made something flutter in Shiro's heart. 

Pulling close to each other, they swayed back and forth a bit before Lance led Shiro through a few sways and turns; the two of them smiling, hearts full. 

They continued to dance together, even after exiting the kitchen and making their way onto the dance floor. No one payed them much mind, too focused on their own dancing to notice, or simply too polite to say anything.

The hours passed by quickly, spent dancing and talking between drinks and minor responsibilities. Shiro almost didn't want to let go of Lance's hand after the last song of the night finished.

"Shiro..." Lance said, quietly whispered between them. "I had a really great time tonight."

"So did I." Shiro smiled fondly. "Thank you for showing me around. You really are an expert partier."

Lance chuckled brightly, hand pressing into Shiro's bicep from where it had fallen from his shoulder. "Maybe we'll meet again at another wedding?"

"Maybe," Shiro said. "But I'll admit that I don't know very many couples that are getting married any time soon."

"I know too many couples that are getting married." Lance sighed. 

"You never know," Shiro began, "maybe we'll see each other somewhere else?"

"Maybe..." Lance mused.

It was time to leave. Shiro smiled softly and stepped away, hand lingering and fingers brushing Lance's for a few blessed moments as he moved.

It was over, the wedding was done and Shiro walked away from the vibrant wedding planner and into the dark night on the way to his car. He drove in silence back to his apartment building, and climbed the stairs to his floor. The only sound he made was the jingle of keys in the lock and the click of the door as it shut behind him.

After changing into some more comfortable clothes, Shiro sat in the living room on the love seat and watched the evening news that had recorded earlier while he was out. 

About an hour to an hour and a half after he returned home, Shiro heard the sound of another set of keys jingling and he smiled fondly. He glanced to the door as it opened.

"How was work?" Shiro called, turning back to his program. The groan he got in response made him chuckle. Hearing footsteps approach Shiro tilted his head back. He received a swift kiss as penance for the earlier response.

"Tell you about it after I change?" 

"Okay." Shiro smiled and watched as his husband walked out. Minutes later he returned and quickly curled up under Shiro's arm.

"What's wrong Lance?"

"Mm, just tired." Lance looked up to Shiro with blue eyes that Shiro fell in love with.

"Are you going to tell me about your night?" Shiro prompted.

"Ohh, it was kind of the same old same old." Lance responded, laying down across Shiro's lap and yawning quietly. "Big weddings are always pretty much the same, exhausting."

"Nothing interesting then?" Shiro fast forwarded through the commercials as Lance grinned.

"Well... there was this guy I ran into." Lance tried to contain himself. "Super buff, and I think he was flirting with me."

"Competition..." Shiro muttered.

"For you? Never." Lance beamed. "You're the only one for me, Shiro. That's why the best wedding I've ever planned was ours."

[cthulhu-lemon]

@toffeecoco1 Here’s some blushy Klance bois for the @vldshipexchange!

[bees-spaghetti-knees]

A piece for @xsssakura for the vld ship exchange! Sorry if it’s not to your liking, but you said you didn’t mind most things.

[paladinspride]

Hi! I'm from the VLD Ship Exchange. I have a few questions regarding your gift! What kind of topic/dynamic would you want? Would you like an AU of your liking? If you were to choose between one ship, which one would it be? Or do you want the three of them in the same gift? Also, I really love your art!!

Hi! You know what, I completely forgot what ships I signed up for and what that application looked like. Ha. 

It obvious I totally dig Klance but I think for this exchange we were supposed to pick a ship we don’t usually work with? You are free to pick which of three ships appeals to you the most. :) 

I am easy for dynamics. I love FLUFF, I love tropes like accidentally falling asleep on each others shoulders, sleepy cuddles, dancing or coffee shop aus. 

I hope that helps!

[saltwife]

Throk/Claw Guy was on there!

Alright alright! I’ll put my stuff under the cut to save everyone else :v

(A lot of of this I just cut and pasted from a general exchange signup; I didn’t just sit down and spend a half hour writing this, so like, don’t feel intimidated ;)

So first, in general...

Do Not Want:

Rape (I’m ok with a certain level of dubcon but please do err on the side of less rapey)

Miscarriage, stillbirth, any trauma to pregnancy

Child abuse/injury/death

Bad things happening to dogs

A/B/O

scat/watersports/emetophilia

Mpreg

Bestiality

Yes Please! (in no particular order)

dark humour/black comedy

Crack (particularly when written totally deadpan)

Angst

Pining

Fluff

Fix-it fic

Missing scenes/episodes

Oh no we are Stranded and Must Work Together Also One of Us Has Hypothermia

hurt/comfort

Making up after a fight/misunderstanding

Lotura: IDK, maybe a scene in the aftermath of the White Lion episode, getting to know each other better, getting closer... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Or if you want to write some future ‘established relationship’ stuff I’m down for that too... Cute sickfic with one taking care of the other, general domestic fluff, hair washing maybe... :3

Sexus: Either something set before the unfortunate events of season 1, or just ignoring them, or presuming that Haxus somehow survived and found Sendak... Maybe a reunion type thing? Where they find each other again? :3 Or something where they have some kind of stupid fight or misunderstanding where Haxus is really hurt/upset and he goes back to his own quarters to like eat his feelings (I may HC Haxus as a TV-Hannibal level foodie)... Something something they’re both a mess but then they make up (and it’s hot)? Or Sendak taking care of Haxus for his birthday? :3

Throk/Claw Guy: Angst or crack! Or something overlapping! Would love to see something where Throk is released after his prolonged torture at the hands of Haggar and the druids, and CG (feel free to make up a name or use one of the fanon ones) takes care of him and nurses him back to health. Or where CG rescues him! Domestic bickering! Forbidden workplace ‘romance’!

But really if you get a rad idea just do your thing! And for the record I am fine with NSFW if you are (and as long as you’re over 18)!

[ellenmellenart]

Happy Valentine’s Day to @fromageinterrupted <3 <3 <3 It was super fun to participate in the Plance Valentine’s Exchange, I had a great time drawing these dorks

[ki-sanna]

As if season 7 wasn’t sad enough

A gift for @fragile-lynne for @langstronevent2k18

Thanks for The Feels such a fun request! (Click for better quality) 

[nowritena]

My Gift to @ellipsesarefun For the Keitor exchange at @keitorexchange

I hope you like it! I decided to go for the college AU Since i liked it so much, I also had to make Lotor human so I just decided to give him a skin colour simular to Allura’s.