or, a celebration of some children’s characters we love to relate to (even if it makes cishets mad). hope you all had a happy pride month 🌈
Would you mind some company?
Colour Me In. This is from @ashleyaddams to @faithcael to celebrate their 2nd year together!
paint by numbers except I’m making the numbers
KURO WEEK - DAY 7: Scars
One day, while lounging in one of the observation decks, Lance had asked him about his scars.
Not the “what happened?” kind of question one would expect. No, Lance had known better than to ask this particular question. It was quite obvious what had caused most of Kuro’s scars.
Instead he asked: “Do they still hurt?”
That left Kuro pretty much at a loss of what to answer. Because… what was that supposed to mean? What was the Blue Paladin really aiming at?
It had taken longer than he’d ever admit to understand the true meaning of what Lance wanted to know. And when he did, he was even more confused. Because no one had ever cared about Kuro’s well-being, physically and mentally alike. He’d been put trough fights over and over again. No one had cared for the countless cuts and bruises, the abrasions and bite wounds. He’d been used as a vessel for the Black Lion and the Red Paladin. It helped them to escape in the end… But he’d felt more lost and torn than ever, afterwards. He’d felt raw and so alone. That feeling had only grown worse, when they’d returned to his new home – the Castle of Lions. The Princess, as well as the other Paladins had been wary of him. No one trusted him at first, no one really wanted him to even be on that damned ship. Well, except Shiro of course. And Keith and Lance, who’d found and rescued them.
No one really seemed to care that all this left scars on Kuro, that ran deeper than just skin and muscle. No one seemed to acknowledge, that he was human. That he was a living being that could suffer and hurt in more than one way. Or maybe they were just too busy tending to their own wounds…
Until now.
And here he was, trying to put into words what it really meant, to feel all of this; to laugh and be silly, but at the same time still be aware of the wounds that no scar tissue in the world could fix.
Well, to be honest, Kuro had never been good with words. So he opted for a “Sometimes” and a half-hearted shrug - for good measure. He’d seen Shiro do this and it seemed to work, at least for Keith.
“Mhm”, Lance, on the other hand, didn’t seem all that convinced. “They look different from Shiro’s.”
That was a statement. And one Kuro hadn’t expected. What he hadn’t expected either, was the stinging sensation that came with it. Like ice shards being pushed into his chest, it cut something inside of him open.
“That’s true….”, he agreed. “They do look different.”
“Why?”
It seemed like Lance had picked up on the sudden change of mood. But he asked anyway, because he knew this was something, that had been eating on the Galra-hybrid ever since he had set foot on the Castleship. And if he didn’t talk about it now, it would eat him up one day.
At least it was Lance who asked him. He liked the Blue Paladin. A lot.
“Well”, Kuro heaved a sigh. No turning back now. “You know, I like to believe that scars are like letters on a screen. They can tell stories about us like nothing else can.”
“Stories?”
Lance didn’t take his eyes off the beauty that unfolded right in front of them. Gas clouds and foreign constellations lit up the observation window. A whirlwind of color and light that bloomed like flowers in a sea of darkness and emptiness. But the way the other man leaned closer indicated he was listening intently.
“Yes”, he continued. “Shiro’s scars for example. They tell stories of battles fought well, of victories and courage… The will to live. And above all… They write ‘love’ all over him. In every possible way. Because everything he did, every time he killed, every time he survived… he did it in the name of love. He did it for Keith, for you, for his home planet. He did it for himself as well as for the whole universe.”
A moment of silence followed his little speech.
“And… what about your scars? What kind of story are they telling?”
Kuro thought back to when he’d cut himself with a shard of glass, in order to become more like the Champion. He thought back to every single scar he gained as a trophy, a sign of victory and strength, throughout his time in the arena. And to all the scars he’d gained in the labs… as punishment for simply not being enough.
“… Failure.”
“What?”
“They tell stories of failure. Because all I ever fought for, was an illusion. A lie. I always fought to become something I’m not. Something I’ll never be. And I failed… over and over again.”
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Okay, okay, okay. I swear, this is the last time my poor bean has a sad. I promise, the last day of @kuroweek will be way happier. :3
Also: tomorrow is kind of a continuation to this one. So prepare for some luro content ♥
“Ah…uh…sorry…”
“Oh, um, It’s okay…”
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High school AU where Keith & Lance take the same train in the morning
They didn’t know each other’s name at first, Lance thought Keith is hot, Keith thought Lance is cute, but they never talked to each other (shy boys lol)
Until this day, the train was full of crowd, Keith accidentally kabedon-ed Lance
It was awkward at first, but Lance tried make some small talks, then they finally knew each other’s name
Next step: change phone number lol
bonus:
Lance has freckles <3
Dragon Heir by Sanfu
eyy at last posting that new klance comic I mentioned a while back!! 8′)
so this will be based around s3 for some things, and not tied into canon for a bunch of others, also it’s gonna have a bit of an experimental plot unrelated to shipping, I hope I can pull that off lol enjoy!
part 1 and they’re already getting into trouble s m h
to be continued…
you had that same look in your eyes
words are meaningless (Bromance)
****** Lance endure a lot (I think about the process that they deepen friendship)
read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sz4dPa
by rinthegreat
He’d been so gentle – as if he were afraid one wrong move would break Lance. Lance can’t see any of that gentleness now.
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Kuro Week 2017 Day 4: Betrayal
Words: 1578, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Lance (Voltron), Kuro (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron), Keith (Voltron)
Relationships: Kuro/Lance (Voltron), Luro - Relationship, Lance & Shiro (Voltron), Shieth if you squint
Additional Tags: Violence, not graphic imo though, Betrayal, Major Character Injury, Blood, Mild Dissociation
read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sz4dPa