#voltron curtis

[mushed-kid]

voltron as textposts etc. 55

(is this guy still making these?? idek if u guys find them funny anymore but eh theyre sorta fun to make)

[disgruntled-screaming]

Season 8, Episode 5. Curtis so far has a total of five lines.

...

Takeshi, you could have gone for someone else. Someone who spoke more.

[obsessedwithtodoroki]

Summery:

The team had returned after Allura's sacrifice.

Feelings are running high, and they have to learn to cope with the loss of not only a friend but a member of their family.

[cockybusiness]

u heard about "matching eachother's freak"

now get ready for "matching eachother's vanilla"

[t0oth-r0t]

some silly voltron thoughts;

shiro is actually very goofy and fun around his partner (originally this was gonna be about adam but it could also apply to curtis)

around the team, he's their leader and a parental figure. he provides them with guidance and instruction, and he's a mentor. he's the black lion's paladin, but with his partner, he's shiro and that's so special to me guys

like imagine he's baking with his partner, he's wearing some branded apron he was gifted by the garrison as part of a consolation package, and they both have flour in their hair and on their noses.

whatever they were making ends up burnt but they laugh about it and order postmates instead, turning on a stupid horror movie and eating storebought cookies until they fall asleep on the couch.

it's one of the few domestic moments that shiro *really* gets to experience as a pilot, but more importantly it makes him remember he's in his fucking 20's. it gives him a chance to actually feel like it.

when he's around someone he loves (especially if it's romantic), he lets himself feel like he doesn't know what he's doing. and that feels so, so good. for once, he doesn't have to pretend all of his shit is together, and he can relax and act his age.

[callum-23]

Voltron, as a series is amazing, but I can agree with other people, that the last couple of seasons were weak as heck

There were alot of times where it just made me sit back and go "yo wtf??" And just sit there in sadness as I thought about the wasted potential of the show

So here's a top 3 Voltron things we had in the show!

1. Adam. Oh gosh, I'm here for when I speak for most people that Adam was one of those characters where barely got to see any of them. (because he's dead) And too me, that's just messed up.

He's one of the shows cannon LGBTQ+ rep (along with Shiro), and just killing cannon representation off like that, is just No. WHY???

I wish we could have seen more of Adam, or even Shiro mention him earlier into the series with more of his memories/flashbacks, or even KEEPING HIM ALIVE!! Either way, we all wanted to see more of Adam, and it was really sad to just see his 4 or so minutes of screen time 😞

2. An actual Shurtis storyline. More on Shiro, here we are discussing his relationship with Curtis.

As much as I love Shiro's ending of his wedding and getting married to his husband Curtis, I can understand why some people were upset at this ending.

We never really saw much of Shiro and Curtis together aside from the wedding in the epilogue.

I feel like if they at least had some moments to showcase their relationship, or even flourish Curtis' character would be nice, as the ending of them getting married would make much more sense, and be more satisfying.

I've read some amazing fics on ao3 with Shiro and Curtis. Those fics honestly show what we could have had in the show, I feel like a good plotline for a Shiro/Curtis related plot/ subplot is them wanting to ask each other out or confining in eachother due to the stress off the war.

ANYTHING, just any plot between them would make Shiro's conclusion more satisfying.

3. A better character arc and ending for Lance.

Oh, good golly gee. Lance McClain. Where do I even start. Lance is, and always will be, my favourite character. He was honestly done so dirty by the creators ☹️

His ending of making him a farmer was not it. Like seriously, him settling down, having a simple life, and being a farmer when his lifelong dream was to be a pilot?? No. Just NO.

The rebound treatment, him getting treated like a rebound towards Allura. Honestly Allurance wasn't even that bad, if it was fleshed out more and we got too see more of Allura and Lance together, it could have been something. But the way they decided to execute it in the series itself was horrible.

Lance was a rebound, and Allura showed zero to no interest in him. Allura fell in love with Lotor, not Lance. Honestly, I feel like Lotor and Allura being together should have done some good in Lance's character arc rather than it being bad. It should have taught him to try to move on, or console in his friends, ie, Pidge, Hunk, even Keith etc etc.

Maybe this whole arc could have made him realise who he really needed was right infront of him all along. *wink wink nudge nudge*

Or possibly to realise his own self worth, and that he's more than just "a boy from Cuba"

I think they made him get with Allura beacuse he was such a "ladies man" but in reality he's so much more than that ☹️ He's a guy who values his friends and family, putting himself before others, and wanting the better for others, I wish they could have explored that in him more.

Obviously, there is SO much more I could cover, way much more, this doesn't even scratch the surface! But these are the top three ones that really just stick out to me.

I love voltron! This show is literally one of my favourite shows. It's not perfect, yes, but it's done what it could in it's two year running time, so sad it's getting removed off netflix 😞

[thatbluegalran]

OK I know that Tumblr isn't twitter and it's not about fighting with people but I really hate how much everyone hates the fact that Adam and Shiro didn't get together in the end. And because of that they take it out on Curtis. I do think that Voltron has a lot of missing parts in its story. I have a LOT of critiques towards the shows storytelling, but the only reason Shiro got with Curtis is because Adam passed away. I think it's a really important thing to show that war takes EVERYTHING from you. If we had been shown more of Shiro's relationship with Adam and Curtis we would've had a very sad story about a lover passing away and a very heartwarming story about finding the courage to move on. I really don't know why Voltron didn't take the time to make up more episodes about the character's relationships with each other, their experiences with literally having to leave everything behind to fight in a space war in a day, how Sam Holt, Shiro and Matt death with the extremely traumatising experience of being slaves and prisoners for the Galra, Lance and Hunk as characters are EXTREMELY empty I mean we only learn about their family TWICE. The show has so many missing parts but I think that Curtis and Shiro are cute and if they had a bit more time they could've been amazing. Anyways sorry for thr long ass rant and ThatBlueGalran out.

[voltronrubinaito]

“Curtashi this” and “Adashi that” what about a third option, because Shiro has two hands…

[bleepzip]

these two

[lisamanbit]

When my friend went to pass exam i quicly drew support art for her with Keith. After, another friend told about her exam and i drew Lance.

Curtis and Lotor for me

[audiiperson]

No because I love Curtis so much.

Like I would love for Adam to have survived, I do, but I love that they made it to where Shiro was able to move on. It doesn't seem fair to Shiro to bash him or be upset that he moved on. Adam left him because he didn't want to go through the heartbreak of possibly losing him and because Shiro wasn't taking into account how he felt about him applying to the Kerberos mission. And it's completely fair of him to have done that. But Shiro also should be able to be upset and bitter about it. When he came back to earth and learned of Adams death he was very obliviously distraught, but that grief isn't something they should make him hold onto. I'm so happy that they decided to have Shiro move on and heal. And Curtis doesn't have to have more screen time for them to make sense. We don't really need an explanation on why they got together or how.

Be happy for Shiro and stop shitting on Curtis please😭

[ssasides205]

had a realization that's making me insane but we as a fandom weren't angry enough abt sunshades

also, this is entirely related, so I'm dragging them here too, but the voltron fandom was not angry enough abt Shiro's sudden gayness

now, the similarities are these:

both were retconed gay during the second half of their series

both were given their "endgame" romantic interest at the very end of their series (yes I know TOA exists now, but it came out in 2016, 2 years after BOO)

both fandoms became really weird abt those who dared to have shipped the character with a girl (Nico was canonically gay for longer than Shiro was in their respective media, so it's very rare to see those old ships, but they exist all the same)

both fandoms were all too happy to start extreme shipping them with their last minute love interest (the voltron fandom latched to Adam so hard it makes the sunshades seem tame, Curtis way less so)

the differences:

the voltron fandom should've been angry bc Shiro hadn't had any buildup as a gay character (whatever shippers saw notwithstanding), the problem being that if the show had gone with it's original Shallura plans (I saw this in like a commentary on how the show got made), they would've had to make someone else queer (for bait reasons), and they couldn't make hunk queer cause they did the whole thign with Shay, and Pidge was the youngest so like,,, they couldn't make keith queer cause he's the only "white" character and therefore has to be the token straight protag, and if they made Lance queer without makign klance happen I think something would've exploded.

so last minute gay shiro, burry your gays trope included! but oh, don't worry, he gets married to this random two seconds background character in the end!!

the PJO fandom, on the other hand, went through more than half of HOO watching Nico and Jason be like thatTM and then just, acepted will? the same ppl who tell you valdangelo wouldn't happen cause they had only one interaction? those ppl??

what, they just took the 1.5 bit at the VERY END of BOO and ran with it? I know lack of representation was a lot worse back then, but if that thing came out now I don't trust y'all to call it out like you should

like, I remember spending that whole scene being like "who the fuck's this guy" cause I didn't register background characters unless they were plot relevant, and nothing about that scene was all that romantic either

it makes me so angry, and when they announced the show I hoped they'd make it as close to the books as possible bc then maybe more ppl would see it two, but apparently Riordan added to the first series post-fact? and the tv series is already making changes?? and they'll probably work sunshades into it earlier bc of TSATS but gods, even if they don't it might still not happen, bc y'all just settle for scraps.

anyway, sorry for the rant, I jsut wanted to get it off my chest, and sorry if I offended y'all, I just think you deserved better.

[kismetconstellations]

@sockdooe, Yep, that's the one. No offense to the author, but it's really irritating to see a fic tagged with relationships that, as of two-hundred thousand words in, still haven't been so much as hinted at.

Would this author appreciate it if someone tagged a two-hundred thousand-plus-word Shiro/Keith or Lance/Hunk fic Keith/Lance? I sincerely doubt it.

Be courteous to your fellow fans and tag things properly, please. I don't think that's too much to ask.

My biggest issue with "Curtis" is that it's glaringly obvious that Shiro was married off to him at the absolute last minute in an attempt on the part of the showrunners to win online brownie points for being the first to depict a gay wedding in a show aimed at children. And, to try to cover their asses after being slammed with accusations of Burying Their Gays for killing Adam.

They used Shiro, who they planned to permanently kill after confirming that he's gay, as nothing more than a tool for their own personal benefit. And, it deservedly backfired on them spectacularly.

I still love Shiro/Keith, but, at my heart, I've found that I'm a multishipper for the both of them. Especially Shiro. Had the writers put in the effort, they could have made me care about, or, at the very least, tolerate his afterthought of a marriage. Shiro deserves to be happy. He deserves love. Even if I hate that it comes with the implication that he left his dream of exploring space and his newfound sense of purpose in being part of the Coalition and defending the universe behind to stay on Earth and become a house-husband.

Instead, "Curtis" is such a non-entity, his name is never once spoken onscreen. He and Shiro never have a conversation outside of shouting impersonal orders at one another in the heat of battle. And, he isn't even drawn consistently from one frame to the next.

For the life of me, I cannot tell if "Curtis" is meant to be in his late twenties, or his forties.

He also has no personality to speak of, outside of maybe liking animals, per a conversation he has with Acxa, rather than his "future husband", and Shiro only looks away from the Atlas's console interface to make eye-contact with him once.

In an entire thirteen episode season.

The showrunners had an opening to give Shiro and "Curtis" an interaction that would have hinted at some degree of chemistry, or even basic platonic affection for each other. When Shiro is slapped across the bridge of his ship- something I still deeply despise- "Curtis" could have rushed to his aid, expressing concern for his captain. Instead, it's Veronica, an actual character, who is at Shiro's side, checking on him and helping him to right himself.

"Curtis" does nothing more than sit and stand on the sidelines, soundlessly gaping at the events playing out in front of him.

That is why I call him a piece of set dressing. His only purpose is to fill out Shiro's bridge crew. They could have utilized any species of alien, a Taujeerian, a Balmeran, one of those deer-esque people from Season Three's Changing of the Guard, for the exact same purpose and absolutely nothing would have changed.

Since there seemed to be some sort of unspoken rule forbidding the show from having more than one LGBTQ+ main lead/Paladin, it honestly would have made more sense for Shiro to marry Coran.

They, at least, have a relationship.

Low bar, I know.

And, that's if you believe that Shiro needed to be in a romantic relationship for his sexuality to matter.

I don't.

Shiro, on his own, is enough. Adam dying didn't take Shiro's homosexuality away and turn Shiro straight. Shiro is still a gay man, whether he kisses a human male-shaped piece of set dressing onscreen or not.

I've made my feelings on Shiro/Adam fairly clear. Realistically, unless Adam underwent some intensive therapy and soul-searching to learn how to be more open, warm, and compassionate with Shiro, they never would have rekindled their relationship, even if Adam had lived and the desire to do so was still there. He and Shiro parted ways on poor terms, and while Shiro didn't appear to resent Adam for it, there would, undoubtedly, be lingering feelings of bitterness that a tearful reunion and rush down the aisle wouldn't resolve.

Shiro was brutally punished by the show's narrative for choosing his dream over Adam. Maybe Adam would feel some sort of regret for that, had he seen his ex return to Earth with a scarred face, prematurely silver hair, and one arm. But, going off of Adam's established characterization and how he acts like he's the rational man while Shiro is an irrational and hysterical woman, the temptation on Adam's part to lord the consequences of Shiro's choice over Shiro- "If you had just listened to me, maybe none of that would have happened"- would very likely surge to the forefront over any desire to offer comfort.

And, that's if Adam hadn't fully moved on and started a new relationship in the interim. Shiro's time in space amounted to two years for him, while it was five years on Earth for Adam. That's an ample enough span to have mourned his lost love, and begun at least considering getting back out there and dating, again.

What it seems to come down to is that people who are vehemently against the mere idea of Shiro and Keith being romantically involved with each other and have no desire to explore any other prospects because their true focus lies elsewhere (Keith, Lance, and pairing them together), but still wish to maintain the guise of wanting happiness for Shiro, pair him off by default with his canon love interests. Regardless of the fact that Adam was shown to be a not particularly great partner, and these authors have to invent a personality for "Curtis" whole-cloth, since he is completely lacking one in the source material.

They don't care how transparent it is that the showrunners hated Shiro and mistreated him at every turn, but still wanted to use his sexuality to garner praise and online asspats. They don't care that the sloppy, half-assed manner in which the wedding was handled unintentionally implies that married life aged Shiro twenty years in the span of six.

(As my sister said, they made Shiro look like he could be his own grandfather.

What did this show have against bishounens? How do you take a supernaturally gorgeous man and turn him into your average middle-aged salary man from any given manga or anime? He's supposed to be thirty-two, here, not fifty-three. I hate this aged-up design. Sincerely. The glasses could have been cute, though I don't understand why the staff needed the disabled man to have failing eyesight on top of everything else. ["You took my hand." Then his whole arm. "What more do you want?"] But, the hair and chin scruff are mortally offensive.

Just the other day, I came across a fan redesign that's a vast improvement on all fronts.

Shiro, sweetie, I'm so sorry that these clowns insisted on treating you like garbage all the way up to the bitter, loathsome end. TT___TT )

All K/L authors care about is sticking Shiro in a "happy" relationship, no matter how out-of-character, and slapping a flimsy Band-aid on his trauma in service of their ship. You can't treat Lance and Keith like the most depressed people in the universe who only have each other as everyone else has moved on to lead happy, fulfilling lives, if you also have Shiro isolating and buried in his work, believing himself to be a "broken monster" unworthy of love.

[rileyh20]

I need to stop making my favorite characters genderfluid, help

[adashulaz]

Keith hating Shiro and Curtis being together because he thinks that Curtis is trying to take Adam's place. It causes a strain in Keiths and Shiros relationship because Keith will start fights with Curtis in hopes of causing him to leave. To Keith, it's necessary because he doesn't want Adam to be forgotten.

So Keith tends to avoid going anywhere with the others if Curtis will be there. He doesn't like fighting, he doesn't like the way the others look at him with such pity. So he just decides to decline if he knows Curtis is there. If Curtis ends up there while he's there then he'll just leave. This routine continues on until Shiro or one of the other Paladins manages to convince him to go to Shiros house.

Keith doesn't want to go but Shiro wants him there due to it being Adam's birthday. Keith went, expecting to have to avoid Curtis so he won't fight with the man on Adam's birthday. It goes completely off track when Keith sees it. It wasn't something that was there before. Keith's knows that it's new, not that new but still new. It made him want to break down in tears.

It was, at least Keith was assuming it is, an alter for Adam. It had a photo of Adam in the middle, a photo that Keith was familiar with. Adam wasn't smiling in the photo but he wasn't upset, he was simply trying to read a book but he looked up when he noticed Shiro taking the photo. Around the photo were candles and flowers, ones that Keith remembered Adam getting every single time they went shopping. The flowers were new, fresh while the candles were a bit older. There was some wax missing and Keith only held back his tears when the lingering smell finally hit him.

Adam wasn't forgotten. Curtis wasn't taking Adam's place. If anything, Curtis was helping keep the memory of Adam alive. Keith couldn't take his eyes off of the alter. Even after Shiro put a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it to say that it's going to be ok. Keith only looked away when he heard something fall in the kitchen. The kitchen made him want to cry even more.

Curtis was there, making two different cakes. One of them were meant for Adam, he could tell by the frosting. Curtis wasn't trying to replace Adam. Curtis wasn't trying to erase Adam from the family Keith clung onto. Curtis was only joining it. Adam was important to Curtis just like he was important to Keith and Shiro.

That fact caused the tears to spill. Adam wasn't going to be forgotten, he wasn't going to be replaced. Shiro wouldn't be with Curtis if that was true.

[keithkog]

SO UH MATT JUST CAME OVER AND TOLD ME SHIRO AND CURTIS ARE GOING INTO SPACE??? Like I thought Shiro was absolutely done but no this is apparently a good third year anniversary trip- I’ll have to go see them before they set off.

I was a little surprised when Shiro got married, the two had been dating in secret on the Atlas. Literally none of us knew except Coran, it was crazy.

-Keith