#y'all trying to admonish shlav like some unhealthy ship

[just-shaladin-things]

How about... both Shlav and Shiro/galra are unhealthy for different reasons... that Slav still gives Shiro anxiety and is difficult for him to deal with due to his PTSD...

b r u h

why are you blaming slav for shiro’s unhealthy coping mechanisms, first of all.

second of all, their coping mechanisms clash. they’re both trying to heal from their individual ptsd (which they BOTH have), and their relationship is rocky at first. but that doesn’t mean??? that the relationship is abusive

and just like klance would be an unhealthy pairing right off the bat (in s1e1, where they both yell at each other constantly and get in fights and disagree and e t c), so would shlav. but they both make exquisite slow burn ships

shiro is probably the most respectful of slav’s anxiety throughout every single episode they’re in. contrast that to someone like lance, who scorns slav every chance he gets (which is a meta for another day), shiro is really not bad. they had an initial blowout, and then their relationship has simmered down considerably. where others continue to show distaste for slav, shiro really doesn’t show any. exasperation, sure, but not distaste

and in s3e4 we learn that shiro (sven) and slav make a really good team. the ship is not inherently abusive or unhealthy. they have the potential to work so well together, and that’s literally in canon. they have to work past their differences, just like all enemies-to-lovers ships, but it’s not like the relationship will always be unhealthy