#voltron giant tiny au

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saw a post on tiktok joking about riley from inside out discovering Wattpad in the first movie and AO3 in the second movie which like,,,,, relatable middle school experience.

a bunch of the comments were saying stuff like "and just WAIT until she discovers chai". i didn't know what chai was, but i DO know that ao3 isn't as popular in a lot of fandom spaces these days so i checked it out, wondering if it was something new, but turns out it's character ai?

which is SO interesting to me because like,,,, the whole thing that i've always LOVED about fandom spaces is the act of mutual creation.

i feel like the thing that is so amazing about fandom isn't just that it's a continuation of the canon stories, but that it's an entirely different way to create relationships with stories. exploring your relationship to a character, as a consumer, and using that to become a creator. taking what resonates to you from the canon and further exploring that tiny facet of it.

i remember that post on here from about ten years ago that argued that canon which tends to be dark has a lot of fanwork that's more lighthearted (college aus, post-war slice of life stuff) whereas lighter canon material gives way to darker fanwork. that sort of relationship with the text, a willingness to explore it on all fronts, is what makes fandom kinda amazing.

the way that popular fanfictions completely recontexualize fanon as a whole. how popular pieces of fanart can affect the way the fandom interprets characters and their relationships to each other. fandom has ALWAYS been interesting because it's constantly building on itself. it's like one giant mass that's influenced by thousands of people and each of the individual ways that they resonate with the text.

to me, fandom was never a passive experience. growing up with a lot of mental illness, relating to people in real life wasn't easy. but in an online space where the only thing i needed to enter a thriving community was opinions on different characters and relationships, i could find a space for myself. i know a lot of fanartists and fic writers and general fandom people feel the same way.

and i was kinda shocked at the amount of people who go to ai for fandom. i know back when chatGPT first got big, a lot of people were using it to write fanfiction. and i just think is totally misses the fundamental joy of fandom. because like, i want to read something written by someone who cried while learning about sasuke's backstory.

i want to see art by someone who's stayed up all night scrolling ship tags on tumblr. the whole point of fandom, to me, isn't just that my brain latches onto *thing* and so i want more *thing* (which it does). but i want that more *thing* to be created by someone who has thoughts on the text. someone who watched voltron and said "yeah this is kinda cool but i have ideas about keith's characterization in season three that i think was underexplored in the show and i want to try my hand at it".

anyways, i am so appreciative towards anyone who's ever drawn characters in their styles, had them wearing silly costumes, put them in an pokemon au, started conversation about which college major u think the dungeon meshi characters would choose.

everyone who writes and creates original stories about ur faves suffering, bleeding, owning a pet store, celebrating their birthdays, having sex for the first time.

the act of mutual creation which defines fandom is incredible. the fact that there's a whole community of people who have different takes on characters, who hotly debate whether it makes more sense if the character with the canonically horrific backstory would still have that backstory in the modern day. it's what makes these communities alive, active places that you can explore. it's incredible.

the ability to see a text, and to create such a personal relationship with it that it sparks more creation. that's what it's about.

[kickis-conan-king]

Okay bc I started rewatching soul eater and I have klance brain worms. Klance AU where Keith and Lance are both weapons but like kinda can’t really get soul resonance with any meisters and they kind of are rivals, each wanting to be a death scythe one day for different reasons. They end up getting paired together thanks to the DWMA getting tired of their shit and what’s this… soul resonance between them?? So they wield each other, kinda like how Patty and Liz did before they met DTK. Lance, being sharp witted and to the point, turns into a sword and Keith, a punk made of explosive firepower, turns into a gun. They’re a fucking amazing team. That’s all I got for the klance parts of this au but other thoughts about Voltron in this world: Shiro is a weapon and turns into like a giant kick ass axe and he’s already achieved the status of a death scythe. Allura is a meister and Romelle is her weapon, still a whip. Hunk and Pidge are a weapon/meister pair but can’t decide which way around although pidge as a meister with hunk being her huge fucking hammer seems good. Coran is a professor and was once the weapon of the Alluras father, a great meister who defeated a kishin, but no one knows what he turns into because stories vary so wildly and he never tells, just spreads more confusing rumors lol. PS I imagine Keith and Lance have a very Maka/Soul dynamic but a tiny bit more aggressive and snarky and the definitely kiss okay thanks the end.

[kayla-crazy-stuffs]

You want questions? Lemme just hit you with a list of words

What’s your most common source of inspiration?

A song on your Spotify wrap up that you thought would be in your top 5 and was or wasn’t?

Top 3 characters/duo/trio/etc that you like to write for?

One thing in dsmp S1 that’s canon that you would change

One thing in dsmp s1 that you wish was canon

These are about your fics you’ve writte:

Fav fic

Least fav fic

A fic that performed better than you thought

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Tell me a-bit about your fav oc (if you would like to or have one)

A fandom you like outside of dsmp

You’re fav gt trope to write for

An underrated trope you wish there was more off

Which do you prefer? Comments, reblogs it asks?

And lastly, what’s one thing you’re hoping will happen in dsmp season 2?

I sent many questions but you do not have to answer them all if you don’t want too 🥰

Thanks for answering! Have a lollipop 🍭

My Dreams, literally, sometimes I dream fic ideas and then I write them down

I don't have Spotify :')

1. 4 muffinteers, Karlnapity, Skeppy/Punz

I dunno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Dnf

I have so many but I'll say that Surfer Dream pt 1 and He could be different :)

Uhh, I dunno...

A warm place to stay

Tiny mer au (all the fics :'])

Okay so my favorite oc is Kyo, a 17 years old borrower that tries to find a place to stay with his 7 years old sister Kyoko, since 5 years ago they were trapped to be sold as pets but they managed to scape when Kyo was 15 almost 16. Also Kyo hates humans because it was their fault that they can't go back home and see their parents again (they're alive; don't worry) and because when they still were on the pet shop, the shop boss killed his best friend (him and Kyo were 13 years old back then)

I'll say 5 if that's okay; Creepypasta, FNAF (Aftons), One Piece, Voltron & Tmnt 2012

First time meeting fearplay; when the giant/human accidentally scares the tiny/borrower

Uhhh... Idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

All of them :)

Dnf being canon and not ruined, my Drunz friendship come back ;-; and Karlnapity being canon again but not being ruined :(

Thanks for the asks and the lollipop :D

Have a cookie 🍪 in return :]

[ghostlycreativeactivity]

Klance g/t

Havnt made one in a while huh?

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I wanted a giant Pidge with itty bitty Lance.  So I drew them. 

Enjoy!

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Matt Holt/Lotor, Matt Holt/Shiro Characters: Matt Holt, Shiro (Voltron), James Griffin (Voltron), Ina Leifsdottir, Nadia Rizavi, Ryan Kinkade, Lotor (Voltron) Additional Tags: Mattor, Matt Holt x Lotor, Platonic Shatt, Fairy AU, Fairy Lotor, Scientist Matt Holt, Slow Burn, At least my attempt at a slow burn lmao, Voltron Fairy AU Summary:

Matthew Holt is essentially a poster boy. Is kind to everyone, has that boyish charm about him, follows the rules - within reason, of course -, and is always there to provide a shoulder to lean on.

So what happens when Matt is assigned to a very...interesting specimen, and the first thing he thinks about is breaking every rule possible by busting him out?

HI EVERYBODY I JUST POSTED A THING SKFJSJJFJF

this fanfic will feed my own rarepair searching soul ^w^

it’s also got g/t content in it soooo yeah 👀

[pepplemint]

Fanfic Recc:s

I had this since a long time back actually, I think. I figured I might as well post it and give ya’ll something lol.

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Room with a View by isabeau25 (10,089 words): Lance manages to carve out a space for himself in a hidden part of the castle. The rest of the team find their way there eventually. ———- This was one of those fics I didn’t really expect to get as into as I did. Is really sweet and focus on the original team as a family. You know how you sometimes see art where everyone in a giant cuddlepile and it’s just too sweet and everyone is so comfortable with each other? This have got the same feeling, plus some Langst

————————————————-  Accepting Amelioration by XILVerify (4887 words): Shiro trusts his team with his life, but after what he and his daemon experienced at the hands of the Galra… well, trusting them with his soul is the one thing he just can’t bring himself to do. Or so he thinks. Daemon AU. Post season 1 speculation.  ———- Shiro and Hunk is a pair that have gotten very little bonding time in canon, so seeing them together here put in a situation where they are trapped in a distressing urgent situation is both interesting and engaging. I don’t know much about His Dark Materials or daemons to be honest but it’s explained well enough within the fic and I enjoy these representations very much. WARNING: Mentioned previous-to-fic assault

————————————————- The Purity of Sin by IcyPanther (105,002 words): Lance's first diplomatic mission had gone wrong. Very, very wrong. Instead of allies on planet Macka, he and Keith found only enemies who want to sacrifice them to their Goddess. The two Paladins are going to have to work together to survive the harsh desert, severe injury, relentless pursuit, with the added problem that in addition to losing copious amounts of blood, Lance is losing his senses one... by one... by one... ———- I’m sure most people have heard of this fic already but god damn it is INTENSE. You will feel stuff. I am terrible at keeping attention and tend to stay away a bit from longer fics but I couldn’t stop reading. WARNING: Explicit violence, religious rituals, character death

————————————————- Bury the Sun by maychorian (26,734 words): Sam Holt has been a captive of the Galra for more than a year. He has lost all hope of escape or rescue. But when a new prisoner arrives in his underground cell, a boy who seems to carry the sun in his smile, everything begins to change. ———-    An unexpected pair as Pidge’s dad kinda takes Lance too under his wings. This is really sweet at the same time as you can never forget the terrible situation they are really in. WARNING: Violence and mentions of torture

————————————————- I'll Be Your Journal by BreakTheDawn (5756 words): “Lance,” Hunk had pleaded. “I can’t believe you just did that to me,” Lance covered his face as his breaths started to become heavy and uneven. Looking back, Hunk doesn’t know how he knew, but he did. He knew at that point that if he didn’t fix that. Didn’t fix Lance. Then he would lose him. Hunk could not let that happen

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Or, that one time that Hunk crossed the line. ———-  I just love Hunk and I love seeing his perspective. Also Hunk and Lance friendship... There’s too little of it in the world honestly.

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The Cost of Winning by IcyPanther (9596 words): "The Blue and Green Paladins serve no purpose to the Empire," the Galran commander smirked at his bound captives. "And as such you have no use except as arena fodder." He chuckled. "Give us a good show before you die." / Lance is determined to protect Pidge and save her from the arena. She will not die here. Over his dead body. Hopefully it's not quite that literal of a promise. ———- I’m starting to see a pattern here uuuh anyway I love this fic, I love Pidge and Lance working together. WARNING: Violence, Character Death

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A Little Unsteady (Hold Onto Me) by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee (13,385 words): Takashi Shirogane is nine years old when he holds his brother for the first time. “I’m here,” he’d whispered to his fussing baby brother, “I’m here, I’m here, I’m here.”  And Keith stopped crying. He didn’t laugh; he looked up at Shiro with big, skeptical eyes. A challenge. Like this tiny person was saying ‘oh yeah, prove it’. And Shiro, newly nine years old, promised that he’d prove it.Shiro and Keith's childhood in moments. ———- There’s a lot of Keith’s background story here that I fell really strongly for (though not canon compliant, I just like it.). If you’ve ever had that kind of relationship where you are like an older sibling figure, you can really feel this in your bones. WARNING: Child Abuse

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Leave Them Stunned and Stuttering by BossToaster (ChaoticReactions) (10,527 words): Five Times Shiro couldn't be knocked off balance, one time he was, and one time he trusted the team to see. Or, when sibling bonding goes wrong. ———- A little bit Everyone/Shiro. It’s fun to see the team all bond over trying to mess with Shiro.

———————————————— Fatalistic Daydream by Engineer104 (27,873 words):  Being a low-ranking Galra soldier stationed in a virtual backwater isn’t stopping Pidge from finding out what happened to her family. But the secrets she’s keeping from her friend Keith on top of the unwanted attention of an Altean prisoner-of-war are definitely...slowing her down. ———- Interesting AU where the Galra and Alteans are actively at war. Technically this is tagged as Pidge/Lance but there isn’t anything actually romantic so I feel it fits the gen category.

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Racing on the Thunder by Jennypen (5435 words): Freshman Shiro is pretty hung up on Senior Lance at the Garrison, but no-one else shares his opinion. At least, not until a hostage situation changes everything. ———-   I love this!! Baby Cadet Shiro (who are not so baby-looking) pining after the older Cadet Lance, and Lance is a BAMF.

————————————————- Closer to Your World by CastleSL (29,576 words): Students will be carefully selected and tested for the opportunity to fly out to Kerberos for scientific research. Only one student may be selected. Application and Testing will commence during the third trimester, June 21XX. There was more on the page, statistics and requirements and more details, but it was legit. The flyer was printed on standard Garrison announcement paper, the document signed by the Dean and board of directors. The chance to go to Kerberos. Hunk took a moment to think, then clapped his hand on Lance’s back, smiling. “Well, I’m rooting for ya, buddy.” He said, and Lance beamed like that was all he needed in the world. ———-   It’s been a while since I read this fic but it’s nice with a lil longer Shance fic - it’s also really well written. A sequel is also being written right now that is also good. WARNING: Mentioned character death

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Full Moons and the Mornings After by Impetus (6496 words): Shiro is an unlucky werewolf who can’t control himself during the full moon. Lance really needs to stop letting stray wolves into his apartment. ———-   This is like my favourite werewolf fic ever hahahaha. I love when werewolves are portrayed as big dumb dogs. It’s really cute and they’re both big pining messes.

————————————————-  Jaded by Impetus (8728 words): Shiro is the leader of Voltron. He is the strength and the calm in the face of the thundering storm of the Galra. Lance is someone Shiro doesn't quite understand. Shiro is someone Lance wants to understand with all of his heart. ———-   WARNING: Major character injury

————————————————- The Luxury of Lacking Confidence by oldmythologies (13,695 words): They knew how it worked; Lance was always the damsel in distress and Shiro was the big strong hero who came to save him. When Shiro’s lion is hit by a vicious attack, he is knocked off course and careens into an ice planet. Lance finally elects himself the hero and has to save Shiro from his own injuries and the Galra ships searching the planet. Shiro, feverish and low on blood, is forced to confront his demons; Lance has to learn how to fight them off. ———-    WARNING: Major character injury

————————————————- Tris for Guys by quiddative  (2907 words): It was all Keith’s fault—him and his stupid biceps showing up at intramural basketball two nights ago without his trademark cropped jacket (which was almost as outdated as his mullet) and making everyone swoon. And what was worse, even Shiro, their hotter-than-hell yet sweeter-than-sugar RA and current object of Lance’s helpless affections, seemed impressed. He actually went up to Keith after his team had pummeled everyone else into the ground, clapped him on the back, and uttered the words that Lance had been daydreaming about for approximately fifteen thousand years: “Great job, buddy!” So, as soon as he got back to his room that night, he logged into his student account and signed up for the first available complimentary personal training session the college’s gym offered. ———- The story of how Lance thirsts so hard he even makes the ultimate sacrifice and goes to the gym. Lance’s “voice” here is great.

————————————————-  Slowly, Surely by needchocolatenow (2997 words): Shiro is tasked with an assignment to deliver important cargo to Altea. Lance is his second. -- Or, the fic in which Shiro and Lance take a road trip through space in an unfortunately named shuttle. ———- Just a really cute story where humans have moved into space and Shiro pines and is as awkward as a kid with his first crush.

————————————————-  ordinary people are everywhere by lein (5625 words): The note, situated in the bottom right corner, reads simply: ‘Will you be my Valentine? Yes or yes.’ Surrounded by little hearts and unaddressed, it seems a little out of place nestled next to the carefully crafted drawings of both pigeon lance and the deviantart stamp Pidge sent to Keith that made him cry for upwards of an hour before he had wordlessly crawled atop the table to recreate it as closely as he could. Shiro grins as he picks up a black dry erase marker and circles a yes. ———- This fic is so underrated! It’s super cute and I fell in love already at the summary, but the fic in itself is really well written and nice.

————————————————- Lance's Guide on How to Embarrass Yourself in Front of Your Insurance Adjuster by Eilera (2035 words): “This is for my mama, Hunk. She was so worried about this whole thing. They just finished renovating. I’m not gonna let her down. If my name isn’t Lance fucking Hernandez Martine-holy fuck he’s gorgeous.” “Oh no. No. Lance do-“ Lance didn’t even hear him because there was a fucking gorgeous god walking up the path to the front door.

(In which Lance is helping his mama with an insurance claim and he was not prepared for the smoking hot insurance adjuster.)

———- Lance is Lance and this was funny and cute.

————————————————-  Left Side Or Right? by liddie (2698 words): When Lance accidentally locks himself out of his dorm room he finds himself on Shiro's doorstep hoping that this falls under Shiro's offer of  "Let me know if you need help with anything."

Luckily for him, it does. ———- Piiiining I love it...... I really do

————————————————-  Lactose IntolerLance by humblenoodle (1807 words): Shiro's aware, at least, that his current course of action is humiliatingly stupid, and he should really stop while he's still ahead.

But it’s not like he could just casually waltz up there and ask for Lance’s number, maybe even a date. That’s not how this worked. ———- 

This was really funny and cute, pining Shiro at his most awkward.

————————————————- Define Dancing by starbear (5495 words): “Dancing?” Shiro made a small, scoffing little laugh. “You’re kidding, right? “What? No,” Lance said, “Why?” “I can’t dance.” “Lies.” “No, I’m serious,” Shiro said, “Two left feet. I’m terrible.” “That I absolutely do not believe. I bet you’ve just never really tried.” Lance stood, abruptly, an unsettlingly determined look on his face. “C’mon, let’s do it.” “Do...what?” “Dance, duh,” Lance said. “Let’s go.”

Shiro learns how to dance, and falls in love along the way. ———-  I tend to like fics that are snippets through time, but this one stand out :)

————————————————- Ten Days by WashiPuppy (??? words): Most people never got to learn exactly what their mind is worth, how resistant it is. Lance knew now, and the answer was ten days. It only took ten days for something in him to break that he wasn't sure he could get back.

Shiro had survived a year and come out as someone still able to smile, to be kind and gentle with those around him. Scarred, but not shattered.

Lance wore no new scars. But he still hadn't made it ten days.

———- So you like slow burn? Well what about the characters doesn’t even interact for three thirds of the fic lmao. Honestly though this fic is really good and well written! The focus isn’t on romance at all and I even forgot about it a couple of times, but none the less it’s 100% worth the read.

————————————————-  Black to Blue by PuppetMaster55 (153,825 words): Lance, the undisputed (no longer, since he finally got the team to stop questioning his position like a month ago) leader of Voltron finds himself in the absolute strangest scenario: being the Blue Paladin.

Lance, still finding his place on team Voltron, wakes up to the weirdest world: one where he's the Black Paladin.

OR, I take a universe where Lance was always the Black Paladin and have him swap bodies with canon Lance, throwing both sets of teams for a trip.

———- I mean I assume most people have already read this fic but just in case someone missed it? Read it. This is the Lance as Black Paladin au you always wanted.

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Breaking Wind by AshesTheTerrible (10,044 words): Shiro is settling into his new body and finally trusting himself to rekindle things with Lance. Intimacy proves to be a lot of stumbling after such a long time without. And nobody is safe from awkward bodily functions during sex, not even Shiro. ———- Like the mature dumbass I am I love this fic about farting. It’s really well written and have such a good, soft relationship though it’s worth it ok.  WARNING: Explicit

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ticket to ride by mettaverse (2085 words): The officer raises his hand. “You were going thirty miles over the speed limit for a date?” Lance opens his mouth and the officer lowers his sunglasses just to glare at him. “Sixty in a thirty lane. You know how fast that is?” “Um. Fast? Pretty fast?” “Dangerously fast.” He pulls a pad of paper out of his pocket. “I'm gonna have to give you a ticket.” ———-  Short AU-fic that I just find really cute

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How to Dig Your Own Grave by flyingisland (8804 words): The complete anthology, written from first-hand experiences and mortifying, soul-crushing interactions between Lance McClain and one very attractive neighbor. ———- This fic is kinda wonderful. Lance mess up so bad over and over and it’s hilarious. It’s all fine though in the end ;)  WARNING: Explicit, Sex Work (Pornography)

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easier to lose by quiddative (???? words): Shiro is at the peak of his NHL career. Unfortunately, being famous has its downsides, particularly when it comes to dating. And that’s on top of the fact that he’s still in the closet.

However, a chance meeting with college student Lance, who seems to be the only person in the entire city who doesn’t know who he is, gives him hope that maybe he won’t die alone after all. Just as long as he can keep his identity a secret. ———- This fic isn’t actually finished when I add it here, but I expect it to be soon. I kinda love sport-AU’s not gonna lie. This one hit me right in the weak spot.

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Five Minutes by WhatTheBodyGraspsNot (4176 words): When Keith is unwillingly tricked into a speed dating session by Shiro, he finds himself meeting several unusual characters. The most unusual of all, however, is the loud one in the letterman jacket. He's obnoxious and has no regard for the other people around him and he keeps making his way closer and closer to Keith within the ring rotations. Can Keith pull himself together to get through this meeting? Or will he find himself interested by the end of their five minutes? ———-   I like Keith being stubbornly set on being bitter and hating things he’s dragged into lol. Even when he kinda really doesn’t.

————————————————- gladly break my heart (for you) by godsensei (1747 words): “You want me to... touch you?” Lance asks, a mildly dubious look on his face. Keith feels his face go hot. “Yes! You touch everyone else. I just-- we’re boyfriends, right?” he asks, feeling stupid, but so hopeful. Lance searches his face for a moment, before his eyes soften, a sweet smile blooming on his lips. ———-   This is just fluff and touch starved Keith and I’m all for it. ————————————————- i want your heaven and your oceans too by mothpoem (11,610 words): “Not—not that you’d be my rebound! I mean, you’d be helping me take my mind off of this guy, but to be a rebound, I’d have to have dated him first, I think, and he doesn’t even know I like him, so. You wouldn’t be a rebound. At worst, we become badass partners-in-crime with a grudging respect for each other, at best, we’re soulmates for life and this is fate trying to help us find happiness. So. Um.” Lance swallows and looks up at the Blade of Marmora soldier through his lashes. “What say you?” They look down at their hands for a moment, fingers twisting together in deep thought. Then they’re pulling their gloves off, revealing pale, half-bruised knuckles of the human variation, and their mask is dissolving, giving way to big blue-purple eyes and an achingly familiar jet-black cowlick. “Who,” says Keith Kogane, in that low-pitched rumble that makes Lance’s stomach roil in the good way—holy fuck—“is this guy you’re trying to get over?” ———-   I drew a scene from this fic so I guess in a way I’ve already recc:d it, but I’m gonna do it again. I love awkward misunderstandings and Lance’s rambling in this fic is both kinda hilariously in character and well written. WARNING: Canon-typical violence ————————————————- Keith's Type by AmbitiousSkychild (24,050 words): “How would anyone notice what anyone else’s type is in the middle of all this?!” Matt demanded, laughing. “What’s Keith’s type?” Lance blurted out like an idiot. “It’s… obvious,” Pidge said. “He gets all flustered over shitty puns and most physical comedy. And have you seen the way he stares at Hunk when he’s going on about the mechanics of something? Like how the lions work? I’ve literally seen him blushing when Hunk goes into explanation mode.” “So, you think he has a crush on Hunk?” Lance squawked. “No. You bonehead,” Pidge laughed. “I’m saying any dad-joke-telling, klutzoid with good grades has probably got a pretty good shot at Keith.” Or: It figures that after years of getting it hilariously wrong face-to-face, Lance finally gets good at talking to Keith through a screen, which is, like, one of his biggest accomplishments. Then, Pidge makes the comment that Keith has a type, while heavily implying that it's Matt. But, listen, with everything going on with Voltron, the coalition, the Blade of Marmora, and Coran, Lance isn't going to get distracted worrying about it. Ask anyone, he's always been great with measuring levels of importance.... ———-   I kinda have a weakness for the emotional jealousy, the one that isn’t angry and hot but insecure and hits where it hurts. And yeah. Matt and Keith have (kind of?) a past together and Lance is alone-ish after Keith left the team. ————————————————- King and Reaper by PastelClark (35,512 words): Allura had told them once that Voltron was their destiny. If anything, Keith thinks, Lance had proven that while finding the lions might have been on the dime of some greater plan, compliance to their supposed fate was not strictly required in any remote sense of the word. In fact, by Lance's standard of doing things it was all rather bullshit. (Or: The story of the destruction of Earth and its aftermath, feat. questionable science in regards to weapons of mass destruction, gratuitous Star Wars references, theoretical chess games with the emperor of most of the known universe, explosions, the greatest bromance of all time, the worst romance of all time, far too many guns, concussions, extreme misuse of the French language, awkward flirting, and Lance in an overly-dramatic trench coat.) ———-   BAMF rebel leader Lance and mental images that kinda kick you in the inspiration, honestly. Everyone is older and different. Voltron kinda failed.

————————————————- Keith the Amnesiac by jilliancares (8878 words): In which an accident leaves Keith temporarily without his Voltron-filled memories and he may or may not spill a few of his better kept secrets to Lance. ———-   This story is great if nothing else because it feels so realistic in how it handled Keith’s amnesia. This is very much just what it’s like to have those small differences in how you perceive the world vs how you normally do.

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Let's be (dis)honest by noero (1581 words): Lance is backed against his bathroom wall, one hand gripping his sink and the other nervously combing through his hair. Keith is in front of him — down on his knees — calling Lance’s bluff.  ———-   Nothing really to say about this other than I liked the competitiveness between Keith and Lance and it was fun. WARNING: EXPLICIT

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Sun In Our Eyes by MatchaMochi (9349 words): “Think you can beat me hotshot?” He doesn’t falter, just nods and holds up his sniper. His hands don’t shake, his lips don’t tremble, (his heart though, that wild erratic thing stuttering in his chest, makes the blood rush to his ears, makes him think: Oh god.) ///

In which Kinkade pines and Lance has too many feelings. ———- 

So this is THE Kinkance fic, but just in case someone didn’t read it yet - I’m gonna add it here. (RYAN/LANCE)

———————————————— i'm willing to wait for it, i'm willing to wait for you by ThePackWantstheD (10,338 words): Lance McClain is hard to hate. He’s easy to love. Or: James Griffin falls fast and hard for a charismatic cargo pilot, dates him for six months, and then waits for him for five years.

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This ship isn’t something I ever considered until this fic, but heck it got me on board. I like everyone’s reactions and James’ belief. (JAMES/LANCE)

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no need to say goodbye by smolsarcasticraspberry  (13,557 words): The juniberry tree blossoms every seven years, and when it does, a gateway opens up to another world - a world that Shiro first explores as a child. There, he meets Allura. They do not speak the same language, but children do not need words to play. Every seven years, when the gateway opens again, Shiro steps through to visit the girl he knows on the other side. But the gateway only stays open as long as the juniberry flowers bloom... 

———- This is one of those stories that are simply wonderful, even if you’ve never seen the original show because it build up such a cool new world in the relatively few words. It also deals with Shiro in the aftermath of war and pining. (SHALLURA)

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Drip Like Honey by avoidingavoidance (7171 words): In which Romelle recommends a hot Tumblr boy to Allura, but when she checks him and his stream out, she finds that he seems awfully familiar.

———- Obviously this is right up my alley. Da-mn. Allura is top as heck. WARNING: Explicit (SHALLURA)

———————————————— Frostbite by Rueitae (6109 words):  Pidge is a renowned super villain. Lance is a hero in training. During their latest encounter, Lance pushes his powers to their limit and Pidge has some soul searching to do.

———-  I doooo love superhero AU’s and this is both super sweet, funny, well written and paints a clear picture of the universe which we are thrown into. I like it a lot. (PLANCE)

[rueitae]

2018 Fic Roundup

I did this last year and it was nice to do some self reflection and make some goals for 2019. I encourage all my writer friends to do this! No tagging necessary, just tell each other to do it. <3

It’s long, so putting the rest of the fic and reflection questions under the cut.

Stats:

Fics Posted (Gen): 6

Space Birthday (9,595 words): Hunk can feel it in his bones; it’s his birthday. He wants to have a nice one... and does... after accidentally raiding a Galra outpost with Lance and Pidge.

Pilot (4,340): Shiro finds himself in a different reality post s2. Here, the mechs are called Gundams. (Shiro in the Gundam Wing universe/reality)

Code (7,321): Pidge and the others keep fond memories of Earth through oldies musical trivia. It comes in handy on a mission.

Self Insert (6,357): Lance reads a story to his niece and nephew on the eve he leaves for school at the Galaxy Garrison. The kids have Opinions on how it should go.(i totally still need to change their names to the canon ones)

Too Soon and Not Soon Enough (1,796): Keith is 13 and is supposed to go to the Galaxy Garrison next year at Shiro’s encouragement. Until the Galra invade and plans change.

Welcome to the Neighborhood (2,237): Allura gets used to being not dead and that includes meeting her cosmic neighbors.

Fics Posted (Plance): 17

Wrong Diamond (2,384): Gentlemen thief AU. “At midnight, I will steal the heart of Voltron,” the note says. Pidge has a thief to catch.

Diamond in the Rough (8,045): prequel to Wrong Diamond. How they meet!

Road Trip (4,710): Lance and Pidge are back on Earth. Zarkon has the others and the two are on the run from a bureaucratic Galaxy Garrison that doesn’t want the world to know about aliens yet. Oh, and Lotor is with them.

Exsanguination (16,255): Pidge is a vampire hunter captured by Haggar. She finds some unlikely help in the vampire’s similarly undead servant.

Power Up! (3,500): Pidge is on the cusp of finding out where Zarkon is holding her father using less than legal methods. She’s caught in the act by her lab partner (Lance, a superhero in training).

Plance on Ice (2,300): A figure skating AU! Pidge and Lance are former competitive partners having a date free time on the ice

Being Plance (3,900): Pidge and Lance pull a personality switch prank over on the rest of the team. Canon verse.

Keeping Cool (3,098): Mermaid AU! Pidge is in trouble with pirates and gets some unexpected help from the sea.

The Cake (839): Canon verse, Lance gets a cake for his birthday and assumes it’s from Hunk.

Frostbite (6,109): Pidge is a renowned super villain. Lance is a hero in training with something to prove. Lance over uses his powers one day and Pidge has some soul searching to do.

Crystal Clear (5,516): Another superhero AU. Lance is captured by his arch nemesis. They have a heart-to-heart, taunt, and flirt.

The Secrets of Beasts (2,007): AU canon verse. Years down the road, Green keeps Pidge from going on a mission with the others. It takes Kosmo to find out why.

See You Yesterday (8,132): Lance works nervously as a bartender for a 1920s mafia when all he wanted to do was leave the farming life. One night he gets a strange patron who changes his life - and his perspective of the world. Time travel AU

Shot Through the Heart (1,087): post canon AU. Lance and Pidge keep Nadia and Sylvio entertained.

Seasons of Magic (11,744): Pidge is a mage. Lance is her dragon familiar. Series of domestic-ish one shots. Not in sequential order.

Between Rocks and A Hard Place (8,144): Canon verse. Pidge and Lance are trapped due to a caved-in mine, with pirates waiting for them on the other side. And Pidge is hurt.

Cow-parent Trapped (1,099): s8 canon continuation. Pidge visits Lance at the farm and does not expect Kaltenecker to make them talk to each other.

Lotura 1

Birthday Prompt #5 (5,500): Oh gosh I never named it. Fantasy AU in which Lotor is essentially Rapunzel and Allura is Aurora with a better (depending on who you ask) birth-prophesy. Tiny hint of Shallura in this as well.

Collaborations: 3

First Encounters for the (Altean Plance AU): Pidge is an independent noblewoman and Lance is her bodyguard. Writing done with @hushman and @pidge-suggestions

To Sail, To Break, To Earn (Plance - 10,268): Lance is a pirate and Pidge is a mermaid. There’s also a curse involved. With @sp4c3-0ddity

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like A Christmas Carol (Plance- 14,384): post s8 canon verse with @hailqiqi and @sp4c3-0ddity. Exactly as the title says. Lance is the subject of a ghostly intervention. Crack treated seriously.

Fey AU (Plance): with @vivalachocolate this was @sp4c3-0ddity ‘s prompt to Viva but I was nosy and added a chapter and I’m so glad she wasn’t mad at me for it. 😅

Ship/Character breakdown:

Ship breakdown:

I guess the 17 Plance fics speak for themselves. I did write one Lotura fic as a special birthday prompt because @ritsykitty is such a good friend.

Character breakdown:

I have a gen fic for each Paladin, but then the Plance fics outnumber those, so Lance and Pidge would be my go to.

Characters that had the main focus:

So for character POV, each Paladin has one, then within Plance, Pidge has 12 and Lance has 7. Interesting, I thought it was more even. Hunk had a POV in a Plance fic too briefly!

Specifics:

Best/worst title?

Best title: Urgh I liked a lot of them. Too Soon and Not Soon Enough probably. I like how it summarizes the story without telling you how, but by the end you know.

Worst title: Seasons of Magic aka I tried to come up with a clever title when I realized I wasn’t done with it. It’s so bland to me. I’m also basically trying to rebrand from mage/familiar AU. I don’t think it’s working 😅 (not that I care I’m trying to make it easier to reference but I’m too late)

Best/worst last line?

Best: “I love you too, Pidge,” he [Lance] says, nestling her head to his chest and not bothering to correct her. “You’re the best nemesis a hero could ask for.” - I love that line so much, from Crystal Clear. Enemies to lovers is such a good trope.

Worst: Pidge groans. At this rate her double life is definitely doomed to unravel. - for how much I love Frostbite, I really hate how lame it ends. Like I totally could have said that better or continued the scene a bit but I am LAZY.

General questions:

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted?

I wrote waaaaaaay more than expected. I figured I’d write something every few months. Now I can write a 2k fic in a setting if I’m on game.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year?

I was just doing gen fic last year, never would I have expected to be so taken by Plance that it became my main muse.

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest.

Honestly? Probably Pilot. It was one of my earliest VLD fic ideas to do a Gundam Wing crossover and to actually finish a one shot early in the year (when I was still dipping my feet into fandom again) just made me so so happy. I still smile thinking about the continuation possibilities. One of my favorite parts of Shiro’s character is that he is the ace pilot. Because of Keith’s role that sometimes gets overshadowed. I was so pleased to get to highlight that.

Okay, NOW your most popular story.

On Ao3, that would be Exsanguination. No surprise there, it was my first posted Plance fic and I continued it.

On Tumblr it’s First Encounters, the first of the Altean Plance AU based on the art and headcanons. I was just struck with a clear opening image one afternoon and wrote it all right then and there. I had no idea it would be so well received.

Story most underappreciated by the universe?

Space Birthday. It may have been a bit of a mess since it was my very first VLD fic, but it has everything I love. Hunk bonding with an ‘enemy’ over cooking, Team Punk, Plance in distress, Hunk saves the day thanks to mechanics. Also heartfelt stuff with Keith. And he’s the only Paladin besides Lance to get an actual birthday themed fic from me.

Story that could have been better?

I really hate to say Wrong Diamond, but I totally could have done much better with it. It feels skimpy. Probably why I am still writing in the AU.

Sexiest story?

Ha. That would be a tie between Crystal Clear and Exsanguination. The first I actually tried and the second completely by accident. I’m not sure it worked though.

Saddest story?

All my sad fics have a bit of crack to them. Pilot is pretty melancholy. Crystal Clear has a good Plance argument that gets heated. Road Trip in general though might take the cake. It’s full of angst amid some humor due to the premise.

Most fun?

Shot Through the Heart in terms of tone.

Story with single sweetest moment? Space Birthday

"Uh, Keith, hold up a tic."

Confused, Keith turned back around. "What?"

Hunk rubbed the back of his neck. "So uh, you know we're friends right? Like, I meant what I said we're like brothers. We're tight. I mean, we share a mind inside of a giant robot."

Keith blinked, clearly surprised. "Yeah, I kinda got that from the hug you gave me back then. It was nice," he said with a smile. "And we work well together."

"Yeah so - wait what? No, I'm supposed to be giving you the pep talk here."

"It's fine, Hunk. I'm doing important work and so are you. I already had this talk with Allura."

"Oh. Well, what I'm trying to say is that we're friends. I care a lot about you and your feelings. So if I say something that's weird or you don't like, you gotta tell me. I'm a terrible and nosy person and I'm sorry."

Keith stood silent, processing the words, and then smiling. "I've accepted the side of me that's Galra," he said simply. "It's still a little weird, but I've always had this feeling that something didn't add up." He smiled a bit. "I don't mind a question or two, but I'm still learning myself."

"Deal, no Galra questions for a while then. Just as long as you come visit more often, okay? We all miss you.

"...hug it out?"

Keith snorted and obliged into Hunk's waiting arms. "Always."

Hardest story to write?

I struggled with the ending to Exsanguination. It took forever to come to me.

Easiest/most fun story to write?

I wrote The Secrets of Beasts in one setting and I still can’t believe how easily it came out. I blame the Plance discord folks for putting everyone on a baby craze.

Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters?

Not particularly? I write based on my existing understanding of the characters and nothing really surprised to that note.

Most overdue story?

Welcome to the Neighborhood. I wanted to write that Allura gen fic all year (as I wanted one for all the Paladins) and I hoped s8 would give me the motivation. It was not worth the cost.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?

Collaborations! And participating in a zine! And signing up for events (exchanges and bangs)! I learned that it’s not that scary. People are chill and so easy to get along with. Also the task isn’t as daunting as I think of it’s an idea I love.

What are your fic writing goals for next year?

This is hard because I’m already doing above and beyond what I ever expected to be doing writing wise. I suppose it will be to finish my gen fic since I’ve been writing a lot of plance lately.

[i-see-london-i-see-klance]

I heard you had a Voltron dragon rider au... Sounds pretty kick-ass, what's it like?

Oh gosh, I haven’t actually added much to that AU in a long time, but I still love it because come on DRAGONS. Anything is better with dragons.

The plotline in general was always pretty vague, mostly because it was loosely based on season one and maaaaybe a bit of season two, can’t remember, but it essentially boiled down to “Like v:ld except instead of in space they’re in a magical kingdom and instead of giant robotic lions they have giant fire-breathing dragons.” You can check out my Voltron Dragon AU tag if you want to read all the past stuff that’s come up.

But while we’re on the subject, why not add a little to this ‘verse? How about a ficlet?

Pidge cautiously poked her head through the doorway to the castle’s stable, wincing as the old and rusted hinges squealed loudly in protest. Despite their constant use in the past few months, the hinges were still squeaky and stiff. Coran had probably been meaning to fix them, but there were just so many repairs needed around the castle that it must have been bumped further down the priority list. She made a mental note to look into fixing them herself, figuring it couldn’t be too difficult even if this castle was built by an ancient advanced civilization, and then focused back on the task at hand.

She tiptoed through the corridor leading between the stalls, dodging through sunbeams that speckled the floor from the sparse openings overhead and the pools of flickering light from the torches spaced out every few feet. She suspected they were powered by some kind of magic, considering they never seemed to need tending, but she’d never really asked Coran if that was the case. This part of the stable, designed for Alteans and other human-sized beings, looked otherwise rather similar to a normal stable like the ones back in the tiny village she’d grown up in. The stalls beyond, however, were a little more unique. Their doors were iron, for one. And then inside, each stall was easily the size of a full barn itself, if not bigger. But they had to be, considering what they housed.

As if sensing her thoughts, a familiar clicking purr echoed down the corridor, and then a massive triangular green head poked out of one of the nearby doorways, frills flared in curiosity. Pidge’s face broke into a huge grin as she spotted her partner, and she made quick detour in her journey to bump her forehead against Green’s snout. Her dragon huffed out a small puff of smoke in greeting, nudging her ever so gently. She was still almost knocked over.

“Sorry, Green,” she murmured, reaching up with her free hand to scratch her dragon under the chin, her other hand holding a wrapped bundle against her side. “But I’m on a mission right now. Hopefully if this works, you and I can go flying later.”

The dragon snorted as if in disbelief, rolling its eyes, but she was pretty sure Green was just trying to mask their hopeful excitement. She still gave the dragon’s chin one more scratch and a friendly pat on the snout before she continued on, Green turning back to disappear into the shadows of their massive stall.

Pidge stepped quietly as she passed by the next few stall doors. Most of them were empty, she knew, and it was both thrilling and heartbreaking to imagine a time in the distant past when each and every one of them had been filled with dragons. But now, there were only the five dragons that had been partnered with her team, and the ancient dragon slumbering in the bowels of the castle itself, too old to even leave to stretch its wings. Still, Princess Allura remained hopeful that there were still dragon eggs potentially hidden away somewhere secret and safe within the depths of the castle itself, so possibly that could change someday.

For now, at least five stalls were filled, and the one near the end of the hallway was Pidge’s current destination. She tiptoed past Red’s stall, not willing to catch the temperamental dragon’s attention when her partner Keith wasn’t around, and then scurried to her target. As she arrived, she quickly checked both ends of the corridor to see if anyone was watching, and then she reached up to pull open the special door set into the side of the stall’s entrance to let smaller beings like her through.

Inside it was much darker than the corridor she’d just left, the windows near the top of the stall all closed tight and no torchlight to guide her. She stood frozen near the doorway as she waited for her eyesight to adjust to the faint light that made it under the stall door, blinking rapidly.

Eventually her eyes managed to pick out a few details. A huge ridged and spiny back rose and fell before her with each breath the dragon took, her wings tucked carefully along her spine. Her golden scales flickered in the darkness like little coins catching the light, shifting with each inhale. The dragon seemed to be fast asleep.

Pidge edged around the perimeter of the room, trying not to wake the golden dragon. She had to take an exaggerated step which turned into a sort of hop to clear the long tail draped across the floor, but then it was a clear shot to the dragon’s side, and what was curled up there. Or rather, who.

“Hunk,” she whispered softly, reaching out to shake the young man’s shoulder. When he didn’t immediately wake, she shook him again, harder, and hissed, “Hunk!”

A single eye blinked blearily up at her. “Whazzat? Pidge?”

“Hey,” she greeted him with a grin, still keeping her voice low. “Sorry to wake you, but I need some help.”

Both of Hunk’s eyes were opening now, but based on the way he was blinking slowly, he was probably still half asleep. “Help?” he repeated.

“Yeah.” She finally untucked the bundle she’d been carrying from under her arm, plopping it unceremoniously into his lap. The whole mess fell open to reveal what looked like the remains of what had once been some kind of stirrup. “I may have tried modifying my saddle again, and I think I messed it up. Again.”

Hunk’s blink was less sleepy this time, and more incredulous disbelief. He took in the twisted and mangled bits of metal and leather she’d presented to him, before finally looking back up at her with a raised eyebrow.

“You know you’re going to owe me so much for this,” he told her plainly, looking very unimpressed. A yawn cracked his jaw.

“I know. But you’re the only one here with any decent blacksmithing experience,” she pointed out, shrugging one shoulder. “Please?”

He sighed, rubbing his forehead. “Fine,” he said, gathering up her bundle and climbing to his feet, being careful not to nudge his sleeping partner awake in the process. “But you’ll be the one mucking out Yellow’s stall for the next week in exchange.”

She winced, but it was no less than she had expected. “Deal,” she agreed, reaching out her hand to offer to shake on it.

They shook, and then Hunk grinned at her, shifting her ruined equipment more firmly into his arms. “Alright then. Let’s fire up the forge and see what we can do with this.”

Pidge pumped her fist, already bouncing with excitement to see what magic Hunk could pull. “Yessssss,” she cheered quietly.

Yellow’s sleepy snore seemed to echo her perfectly.

There you have it, a little more dragon AU to enjoy. Hopefully it was as kick-ass as you were expecting!

[isthisvoltron]

Battle of the bands AU

Part two, The list:

It was the next day, and everyone had crowded around a piece of paper, taped to the window of a concert hall called The Lion. You stood on your toes, trying to get a look. The list for the qualifiers. You had no doubt you’d be on the list, you’d heard some of the bands that auditioned. The sound haunted your dreams. But there was still this nervousness, knotting together in the pit of your stomach. Just that tiny bit of unsure, that made you want to push to the front of the crowd.

You looked around, trying to find the best route. In your search, you found the voltron squad. A smile appeared on your face, as you found yourself approaching them before even thinking about it. “Here to find out that you didn’t make it?” You grinned, watching them turn to you. Keith crossed his arms, sending you a glare. “If we didn’t make it, you sure as hell didn’t.” You put a hand over your chest, and gasped, feigning surprise. “Sir, I am hurt.” You said pointedly. Keith rolled his eyes, but you saw the little upturn in the corner of his mouth. You’d get him to like you eventually, internally making it a personal goal. “But for real, did you guys make it?” You asked, the smile returning to you. Pidge huffed, making their annoyance known. “No, these jerks are crowding the freakin list!” They made sure to say loud enough, for the herd to hear. You chuckled under your breath, finding their little outburst adorable. “Do you guys want to wait it out? Or try to push to the front?” You asked, shifting your weight to your right foot. Everyone seemed to look at Shiro, awaiting an answer. “I say we wait a few, and if it hadn’t dispersed by then, we push through.” You all nodded, “sounds good to me.”

You leaned against a brick wall, and slid down to the ground. You brought your knees up, and leaned your elbows against them. The sun caught your eyes, looking up. the sky was so blue, as if whatever god made this planet, felt bad for the people inland that couldn’t see the ocean. So he built a giant mirror above, to reflect it for all to see. Your thoughts were interrupted by a different blue, like two small pools trapped behind someone’s eyes. You unfocused a bit, and widened your vision to this persons face. It was lance, hovering above you with a big grin on his face. “Digging the view?” He asked smugly, noticing that you’d been staring. You hadn’t even noticed you were staring, you were briefly lost in thought and almost hadn’t noticed him there at all. “Huh? No, you just moved yourself into my field of vision and didn’t move.” You tried to justify it, mildly flustered as you tied to avoid the fact that you had been looking at his eyes longer than you’d like to admit. Even if you didn’t realize it was him at first.

“Oh, I’m sure~.” He sat down next to you, more than happy with himself. You sighed, realizing now that you’d never live this down. “Believe what you want.” You said offhandedly, looking the other way. Lance leaned his head against the wall, and looked at you a moment, the sun drenching your face, highlighting the E/C in your eyes, each little fleck a different shade when he looked close enough. “I choose to believe that you were staring.” He said, staring himself. That is, until you looked back at him to roll your eyes. “Whatever noodle boy.” Lance paused, had she just called him... noodle boy? “I’m sorry, who?” He tried not to smile. “You, noodle boy.” He feigned a frown, and pouted at you. “I’m not a noodle, look at these guns.” He then proceeded to hold up, and flex his skinny boi arms. You just laughed. “Uhuh.”

Keith stood out of earshot, with the rest of the group. But he could see the facial expressions, and lance flexing. He rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms. “Can’t he leave the poor girl alone? Why does he have to flirt with everything that moves?” He grumbled. Shiro rose an eyebrow, sliding in next to Keith. “Are you jealous Keith?” He asked with a tinge of amusement in his voice. Keith scoffed, dismissing it immediately. “Of course not.” Pidge joined in, grinning from ear to ear. “Are you jealous of lance, or of Y/N?” Hunk choked on the slushy he’d been drinking, Shiro didn’t seem to really react, but Keith looked frightened. “Why would I be jelous of Y/N?” He asked in his signature ‘I don’t understand’ monotone. Everyone sighed, mildly exasperated with the boy.

Both you and lance looked up, noticing two tall blond people approaching you. It was lotor, with allura holding onto his hand. They both wore sunglasses, thinking they were cool. “Wow there sure are a lot of hopeless losers here.” Lotor earned himself a small jab in the ribs from Allura, and a laugh from you and Lance. “What he means, is that there sure are a lot of people here.” Allura corrected him, smiling at the two of you. Lance smirked, giving her a nod. “And none of them are as beautiful as you.” You just rolled your eyes, catching the death glare lotor gave lance. You interrupted before it got ugly. “We’re waiting them out.” You patted the ground next to you, signaling for your super model pals to sit down. And just as they did, a grinning pidge came running over to you, waving a paper around. “We made it! Both of our bands did!” They shouted gleefully. Lance cheered, but the rest of you stared. “Pidge- did, did you steal the list?” You asked, trying your best not to let any laughter slip through. The now noticing the angry crowd that had followed her over. “Now I don’t think that really ma-“ Pidge was in the middle of saying when you shot up and grabbed their hand, running away to find safety. “I’ll scold you later.” You said as the two of you ran, the rest of the band members catching on and following.

These voltron kids are crazy. You were kind of into it.

[cas-snit]

Voltron S7 Reactions [Semi-vauge spoilers ahead]

Aight so I just binged the whole season and holy heck. Here are my reactions from during the whole thing- Have fun guessing what happened when. Also, spoilers. Lots of that. 

[FYI- This contains some Allurance dislike. Mostly cause I’m a hardcore Klance shipper. However, you can ship whatever you ship, and honestly Allurance is pretty cute, so I promise I mean no disrespect.]

hahaha keith omg I stg I thought that was the classic anime protaganist desk it very nearly is your an anime protaganist now, Keith

In other news, tiny keith is adorable

ohmygod I love shiro so damn much this perfect bean smol keith smol shiro aaa whats-her-face the altean is great HE DESERVED THAT BEAT HIM UP, KEITH I see where keith got his daredevil additude I lowkey ship hunk and whatsherface ADAM Adammmm aaaa the boi the fabled gay boi Adaaaaam I love himhe's precious he cares he's scared he's amazing

'Shiroooo my boi my poor boi I love you Shiro my determined boi SHIRO SHIRO YES GODS I LOVE YOU 

aaaaaa

so good

okay but why would they separate keith from his wolfo

Pidge is me thooo

f this can't be good nope not good

ohshit boi

'it's super dangerous. it's perfect.'amazing

aaaand hes dead

ohheck hunk

Heck yeah space wolf!!! best wolfo poor boi;;

oh its THESE bitches

lance please

corannnn

and mice friends!!

gayyyy

coran ohmygods

heck yeah badass chick

Acxa is great

oof

coran you dumbass

ohhhh coran;;

'that one with the flippity hair' amazing

holy sht Keith

amazing

I love you so much

'can't we just fight???'amazing

they're dead

whats a decathebe

whats a decethebe

don't u dare touch him bitch

YEARS??? YEARS??? A DECATHEBE IS A YEAR??? HOLY FUCKSHIT THIS ISN'T GOOD EVERYONE YOU LOVED IS PROBABLY DEAD

wut wut is this episode what the fuck nopethis is clearly a fever dream

ohmygods

lance no

ohmygods

how did that work

hahahaha

Keith

amazing

lkjhdszbw

hahaha

this is so stupid

'I'm not that DUMB'

what happened to matt where my baby

I called it kinda

ohshit

good wolf

kick his ass, Keith!!

go alluraaaa you baddassmofo

holy shit

aaa Kroliaaaa

none of this is good this whole episode is full of not good

my poor bbys

that doesn't logic but okay i don't trust you're all insane listen to hunk holy fuck giant eyeballs are never good

I meanyou wanted bonding exersizes

lionssss there they are

VOLTRON IS BACK BABYS

hahahaha yessss

MILKY WAY

THEY'RE HOME, BABY

also I'm still pretty sure everyone you ever loved is dead yep they're all dead fuck off, galra Matts dead I know it

bitchy leader of the garrison is a bitch

Colleen holt is amazing

oof

sam holt is great as well

ohshit theres the galra

ohhhfuckfuck

Sendack sucks

oof they're all deaaaaaad

you're all gona die

im sorry kiddos its true

Veronica noooo

VERONICA

WAIT WHAT WHAT WHAT ABOUT LANCE??? VERONICA IS HIS WHATNOW??? AMAZING

THey're all  gonna die

THey're all dead

you're all dead

all gonna die

GO LANCE

They aren't dead

yesyesyes

they aren't

those ones aren't

sorry bby

Keith's edgeboi not friend with the douchebag haircut!!!

ADAM ADAM NO BABY

Griffin shut up

Coran i love you

Hunkkkkk Hunk my perfect, precious, amazing bby you're gonna make me cry

smol hunk is??? precious tbh all hunk is precious hunk is amazing

hunk my child it will all be okay

this new prosthetic is wigging me out tbh

pidge is perfection

ohmygods a wilhelm scream

theyll come to youuuu your lions love youuuu

NO DO NOT ALLURANCE OR WHATEVER ALLURA STAY AWAY stop stooooop no nonono stoppit Veronica stop shipping this

you got this bbys

red red please reddddd lance come on I think red is mad at lance tbh mad at him for still liking allura and not keith- pfpfpf jkjk

lanceee come on boy you got this call that lion to you

VERONICA no please veronica- come on bby

RED RED YES Red has a snse of dramatic timing

BITCH NO YOU MOTHERFUCKING BACKSTABBING BITCH DIE DIE IN A FUCKING FIRE

fuckfuckfuck

bbys noooo

nonono

my children

nuuu

don't touch themmmm

dumbass bitch you don't bargin with the galra dumbass motherfucking bitch

goddd this better work

go my children

no shit youdumbass bitch you can't bargain with the galra come on come onnn aaa captain shiro fuck yes

blow that motherfuckin shit up

oh fuck

hell yes

call your fuckin lions

you got this

call those bitches

bitch don't you dareee hahaha yes go girl you backstabbing bitch throw them off

hahahaha yessss

ohshit

bitchy bitchy is getting her ass whooped

ohshit shes dead ornot thanks black lion honestly shes still gonna die hard for me to care about her when she betrayed us all but okay

VOLTRON TIME KICK SOME ASS

ohshit

motherfucker

of course they'd fire on their own ships its fucking sendak

fly little earth birds jeezus little earth birds listen to your leader

Iwant a star trek au with shiro as a captain of a starship I might draw that tbh

hahaha yesss

particle barrier ftw

come on come onnnn

ohshitohsit

come on shiroooo

holy fuck

jeezus christ

the atlas is amazing

come on, earthbirds do this

benifits of the new prosthetic: doesn't have to get close to shit Downsides: looks weird

SHIRO SHIROOOOO

come on lancy boi be the bi we need

shiro whered you gooo

as much as I love lance and allura kicking ass this is a setup for a canonical ship and I dissaprove

GO SHIRO GO come on, shiro go space dad Is shiro okay?? SHIRO YES MY BOY

Sendak no

hahaha GO KEITH

is it rlly tho

no stoppit stoppit the allruance

ohfuck whats dat FUCK NO

ohfuck

holy fucking shitbals

nuuu my little earth birdies you dont stand a chance

hahaha go pidge

nononono

don't touch the atlas you bitch

fuckfuck this isn't gooood

NO NO STOP COOME ON SHIRO BABY

OHMYGODS I LOVE THE ATLAS

oh holy fuck

holy quiznak

nononono my babys nooo

MATT HE'S OKAY MY CHILD I THOUGHT THEY WHERE GONNA KILL HIM OFF

Hunk my boy You're okay thank the gods above

PIdgeeee Pidgeyesss my childrennnn

lance lancelancelance

Alluraaaa KEITH

aaaaa holy shit mother of all gods holy fucking shit whens the next season I need it now

[eternitas]

Voltron Dance Academy AU

okay for this hear me out: I am not a professional dancer and I know jack shit about dancing but this is a fun thing spooking in my brain for a while now so bear with me please okay? okay

It’s headcanon time!

An AU where everyone is a dancer and shit

Basically there are two majour big dance academies in Altea: Voltron and Galra

It all starts by the Garrison closing down and the crew having to find a new dance academy.

Lance, Hunk and Pidge were put in a trio back in Garrison and therefore know each other and for comfort Pidge goes to see Matt and Hance join bc what else to do?

Keith is with Shiro and just “wat now”

so Shiro is just “Well Matt and I will just unwind tonight, wanna come?”

 And somehow they all end up at this open dance night, where they just have their fun and all dance a bit, until the club anounces the dance stage open for the more brave guys. 

Lance runs onto the now free dancefloor only to bump into this chick.

LO AND BEHOLD IT’S OUR GIRL BLUE

But the music aready starts and they roll wth it

Lance thought he is a great dancer, but oh boi, this girl leaves him in the dust with her precise and lively steps he is absolutely WOOED

If he is a level 10 dancer she exceeds the 70 Level line by far

Still everyone cheers them on and it’s super much fun!

Especially because both have a lot of fun together and despite not knowing each other and improvising a lot they click and dance pretty well together

Even if Blue is the one leading and hogging most of the spotlight

Shiro notices a few more people at the sidelines who seem to be with the girl, cheering for her (aside of this one chick who looks grumpy af all the time)

The next song comes on and a pretty small girl and a giant come forth bringing some BANGING JAZZ and michael jackson style steps to the floor (fedora and vest included)

They do all the stuff, from tap dance, jive, swing- a wild mixture, but stylish af

The song ends and Shiro sees the grumpy girl of the group return from the DJ. He wats to hold Keith back, but the guy already sprints onto the stage and almost clashes with this smaller girl (guess who)

And oh boi as the music sets in she gives such quick ballet moves Keith is left in the dust like Lance prior

Of course this is Keith, he aint going down without a fight and show off his own skills, but she owns the stage with her grace, as if she is flying over it, as if gravity doest exist

Keith “I dance ballet almost my entire life” Kogane is put in place by nobody else but this chick he never met and he is both furius and absolutely stunned

“Let’s get a big applause for the one and only Red Lioness of Voltroooon!”

Shiro: Voltron? Lance: Hold up! Isn’t Voltron that prestigeous dance academy?

“And now exclusevely just for this night The Lions of Voltron with their debut choreography!”

Nobody of them knows what the f is going on, but the music starts and they witness an absolutely epic dance group performanc led by this one young woman with the short black hair

It’s as if they all are one entity, their moves precise and totally synched up. 

Not only the synchrone parts, but the place swaps, the double moments, the acrobatic movements, it’s absolutely fitting and a perfect picture.

It leaves the crew absolutely stunned

The club goes back to it’s usual routine and everyone disperses.

Pidge runs at Matt (who had probably his third vodka lemon in hands) and fangirled about those quick jazz steps, the smooth movements of that very small girl that was dancing

he just nods and slurps his drink because yes mhm i have no idea what is happening, but yes let’s give my little sis some acknowledgement, god I am so drunk where is Shiro I need an adult

Hunk and Lance were basically not even listening at each other and just talking in one big waterfall about how AMAZING that just was

and Shiro quickly follows Keith who makes a B line to the girl he danced again

“What’s your name and where did you learn to dance like that?”

Red just turns to him absolutely unamused and scoffs

“Excuse me?”

Blue makes a face and gives a short whistle, but before a fight breaks out Black and Shiro pull their hotheads back

“Scarlet/Keith”

The two look at each other andd exchange soft smiles

“I’m sorry, he’s-” “It’s okay, I get it. Maybe we could talk outside?” “Yeah good idea.”

The others notice Shiro and Keith leaving and quickly travel behind.

Lance just leans against Hunk and gives Blue a charming smile

“Hey gorgeous.” And she smirks back just as flirty. “Hey there handsome~”

Count Lancce absolutely LOVESTRUCK

Red just keeps glaring at Keith and murmuring “This is ridiculous, let’s just leave.”

And before Shiro and Black can really talk a loud “There you are!” has the lions turn around, Blue just groaning annoyed.

Entrance Allura and Coran

Did I say Blue had Lance lovestruck? Oh no, boi just fell in love at first sight ho mama mia

Blue: Allura PLEASE Black: Olea, just don’t.

Allura just talks in one flow to Black about how they can’t just leave during an open end night and how they still had practice yare yare

“Allura, I get that, but we all needed a small break, just a little... change of pace, we’ve been practicing the routine non stop for the entire day.”

Cue the Crew feeling a bit awkward and third wheelie.

“And who are these guys?”

Lance: your future lover~ Green: he wished Blue: pFT

“Um, my name is Shiro. We actually just saw them all dance and heared they are called the Lions of Voltron so we... got a bit curious if they meant the academy of Voltron...”

Hunk explains that the Garrison had to be closed down and that all of them were looking for a new dance school

and immideatly everyones miens change

Red: good luck with your search then. Black jut puts two fingers to her lips to shut her up.

“Actually...” She starts with a smile and then Allura approuches them as well.

“This is actually great timing... How about we invite you to apply for Voltron?”

Some character info dumb and more word building under the cut

Blue: aka Oleander Alvaro

Called Olly or Olea by most

Specializes in Latino and hip hop

Dubbed the Blue Lion of Voltron, being in Lion Class by now

Extremely outgoing and goofy, but also very emotional and ready to throw some fists if necesary

despite seeming to have her shit together she is absolutely NOT OKAY

why be okay herself when she can make sure her crew and friends are okay? : )))))

Usually seen with her hair in a ponytail tho ofc v stylish with enough short hair framing her face

Very wavey/curly hair

absolute latino beauty

She and Red may “not get along”, but when dancing they are one entity

The dances she does with Yellow are usually just for fun, beause they have chemistry

Has no problem dancing leading parts

Green: aka Silvana Forest

for some reason people only call her Forest?

Specializes in Swing and Jazz/Tap-dance

Wears contacts, but glasses when tired

Dubbed the Green lion of Voltron

a tiny with barely 157cm

Makes a lot of compicated choreographys and steps, sometimes even acrobatic stunts

The crews intelligent brain and data manager

She likes to film practice and analyze steps to give scientific and objective tips for improvements

She usually dances pair with Yellow, but also likes to have story choreographies with Red

Snarky lil shit and dubbed ”gremlin” by Blue

You think she chill? Nah bruh she’s gona roast you if she sees fit. Totally no filter and will make you feel like shitp urely with words because she CAN

Yellow: aka Sun Désert

“All your puns on my name? I heared them already”

Specializes mostly in very traditional and classic dances like Waltz and polka and stuff

Always dances the leading parts for pairs and can adapt perfectly to everyones style

dubbed the Yellow Lion of Voltron

Such a big silent and fluffy man. Very teddy bear. Cuddles are always welcome

Basically the heart of the crew and the only male

knows how to party and have fun, but is quick to be the repsonisble mom friend (i mean he’s best friends with BLUE)

Blue uploaded Sun and Forest dancing jive on Elton Johns I’m still standing and it blew up quite positively being the starting point of putting the Lions on the radar for people

Big burly black man dancing with a tiny white girl it’s the cutest and funnies image.

He’s usully very chill but if you manage to fuck up and get him angry you have a storm coming boi

Red: aka Scarlet Rose

Aside of Black nobody calls her Scarlet, always only Red. Probably becase of her RED HAIR AND HER NTIRE NAME SCREAMING R E D

Has been dancing ballet almost her entire life but at some point she didn’t want to just dance ballet.

Actually she used to go to the Galra Academy, but then she met Alfor and... well she quit and applied to Voltron

(I have an entire post idea or her backstory so stay tuned)

Specializes in Blallet and Modern, but has a good grip on tango and other latino dances thanks to Blue

the second big Lion video was Greens recording of Reds debut solo on this song  but it was also her “trial” to see if she will stay on Voltron because he two academies have different philosophies

Obviously she was accepted

Silent but different than Sun

DANCING IS LIFE

she will dance as much as she can and always be rather practicing than anything else

gets easily frustrated with herself and prefers to dance soli than doubles

easy to aggravate and high tension 25/8

Her standarts for someone to call themselves a dancer are incredibly high

still the crew loves and values her even if their start with red were very difficult

Black: aka Noir Schwarz

Specializes in honestly everything. You give her a song and she will dance to it

She is the one making the group choreograhies

leader of the crew and the BIG MOM/BIG SIS

she has a very strong bond to everyone, but the strongest to Red as they BOTH had started at Galra and know each other the longest

used to dance a lot of pairs and duos with Zarkon but they... fell out

long story

since back then Noir suffers of chronic pain in her back and shoulders that it sometimes makes it hard for her to dance

she shoulders a lot of the problems in the group and sometimes there are fights because she is being too forgiving and nice to the bullshit that happens to her

“I have to stay strong for everyone.... I just have to keep up for the others.”

She helps out the others with their routines and will jump in for duos and the like if they are in a pinch

never complains about that stuff

“I got this.” She doesn’t got this

Infos about Voltron and Galra

Voltron is an old academy run by Leonard Weiss

He wanted for Alfor to join the comitee once he finished his course but Alfor had a terrible accident and is now on recovery rehab overseas, now Allura tries to live up to her fathers legacy

Corran does EVERYTHING, without him the school wouldn’t be able to run at all

The whole study goes for 5 years all devided in different named classes with “Lion” being the currently 5th and last class

The schools philosophy is less on the accuracy of steps and how technically well you dance and more on what feelings you can convey (thats why Red was on trial for an etire year. Her steps and technique were flawless but she seemed like a puppet)

who graduates from Voltron as a bright future to them

but because of Galra being so popular and their entire schoolbody doing anything to make Voltron seem bad and like a joke of a school their applications are almost none. 

Actually the current lions and Allura are currently their only students????;;;;;

meanwhile Galra is about to be the one dominating school in the entire city and around. Thing is that they are incredibly racist and basically the entire system is bullshit. If you aren’t on the same level as their best students you are immideatly inferior and will be made down, if you are no bowing to the tyrany of the Galra then you’ll have a bad time my riend

Voltron is strict and hard but they are “human” in that sense

but if by the time the Lion class graduates they don’t have more students the school will be closed and... well goodbye Voltron

That’s why they are fighting so hard

Altean Class exams

1st Class- a Duo, a soli, 1 group choreography (end of year)

2nd Class - 2 duo, two soli, 2 group choreography (3 times a year)

3rd Class - 3 duo, 3 soli, 2 group choreographies (3 times a year)

4th Class - 3 duo, 3 soli, 3 group choreographies (3 times a year)

5th Class - the Castapendio also known as Alchemy Trial requirements: 2 classical pieces, 2 modern of those 2 duo, 2 soli, 2 group choreographies + 2 completely free dances (makes 8 dances in total) at the end of the year To practice for the Alchemy Trial the 5th Class has no additional classes to hold.

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"a little space please"

New chapter update on :

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[chibi-pix]

Pidge sitting on a sandbar, her “knees” up, she’s like a little island for Lance to just perch himself on so they could enjoy each others’ company in the ocean and talk.  Oh how I missed drawing giant Pidge with her itty bitty boyfriend. So now here we go!

[i-like-cookiez]

read my fic you cowards

[phoenixyfriend]

Voltron S6 E7 Liveblog

Hey so my computer shut down the first time I was running through this episode, and Typio manages to save everything EXCEPT the in-process things, which honestly makes it kind of useless, so I had to start over partway through.

Anyway, here’s Wonderwall Voltron.

TBH I absolutely adore this fight sequence. I hate what it MEANS, but I love the actual art.

Lotor is REALLY good at maneuvering. We already knew this, but still.

The Singline is a giant mecha, but it’s a MAGICAL GIRL giant mecha.

SOMEONE GET THIS BOT A SLINKY DRESS.

Lotor fights with Sincline the way he fights in the Arenas. Sure, he’s strong as hell, but the majority of his advantage is based in being FAST and AGILE. Even in the Sincline ship, he’s flippy.

WASTED

This is not a good time.

We’ve seen Keith use this plan before (against Lotor, too, though in that case the shooter was Acxa).

BIG BOY

BAD TIME

Once again, the animation for this fight is FANTASTIC.

I really like Krolia’s pout.

POSE

POSE

AMAZING ANIMATION

LOTOR HONEY NO

>:3

I mean, if Daibazaal was’t ALREADY in ruins...

Please tell me you’re ready to stop.

Ooooooooooooooooof course not.

Eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

NICE

SURE WHY NOT

(Also I love the co-leadership that happens when Keith, Allura, and Lance are all in play.)

YE

Could you please stop being creepy for like five seconds.

I really do love the fighting animation.

THAT DOESN’T. NECESSARILY SOUND LIKE A GOOD THING.

“Keeeeeeeeeeeeeith. Buy the expensive cat fooooooooooooood. The wet, brand name stuff.”

SCREM CHILDREN

“Imma get you with mah LASER EYES.”

*long sigh*

PIDGE WHAT THE FUCK

She has a point.

NO SHIT HONEY

*thumps head against desk* BOI

Nooooooooooooo shit

SHINY

I imagine that this is how you save on background animation.

Wormhole chest beam. A little derivative, but Nice.

LIKE A ROLLER COASTER RIDE

EVERY INCH OF ME IS LIKE

WHOA

WHOA

Vampire face

This sequence seems really Not Safe for anyone with photosensitive epilepsy...

Oh boy.

These

These all just look like meme faces

Oh dear

She’s not wrong.

I love Allura’s bleednig heart.

...that sounds DISTURBING when put that way, but I guess people might find it funny so whatever.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww sweet

Holy fuck

Someone call The Doctor.

Lance has SO MUCH faith in Allura’s abilities.

Coran’s a good egg.

..............I mean I had spoilers but it’s still SAD.

EXACTLY

Noooooooooooooo

It’s a hard decision but... it has to be made.

Awwww, she has to leave behind the trash sculptures.

OH MY GOD NO

All the stuff Allura has to leave behind... Heirloom jewelry and dresses that remind her of home, all that sort of stuff...

Dammit Kaltenecker, cooperate.

This is funnier than it should be.

*gasp* SHE KEPT SOME TRASH SCULPTURES

I just gave a helpless little “Oh” at this.

HEY ROMELLE

WOW RIP MY HEART OUT WHY DON’T YOU.

(And hey, Coran referring to ancient Altean machinery as “old friend” ticks off another Accidental Prescience box.)

Hey. Hey.

Why do this to me.

STOP SHOWING ME ROOMS TURNING WHITE TO MAKE ME SAD

WHY IS IT WORKING

How can you hear the boom in space. (I normally wouldn’t comment but they included it in the SUBTITLES so...)

Tiny speck.

MASSIVE BOOM.

Oh my gosh...

(I’m reminded of the crystals in the DnD episode. Intentional? Probably.)

He sounds so bummed as he says this and it’s a great illustration of just how bittersweet this entire season is.

I feel sad for Kuron. Someone in canon please acknowledge the sadness regarding Kuron.

DON’T YOU DARE BLAME YOURSELF

STAHP

Allura what was that. What is that smile.

This is. An interesting look. That could feature in many interesting AUs.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Huh. I guess the white splotch WAS a quintessence thing.

That’s ominous.

Oh, okay, less ominous.

“Bro. Bro. Are you okay, bro?”

“MY BOY IS BACK, BITCHES!”

ROMELLE.

(Krolia doesn’t even FLINCH.)

HUGGING

Hell yeah he did.

Coran and Sam just Immediately became besties and trusted each other with the important shit.

WELL THIS SHOT CERTANILY LOOKS FAMILIAR

Okay, finally done! Wow, that was intense. I’m dying. I’m also probably going to pretend half of this didn’t happen. You know, the usual stuff.