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Hidden Desire
Chapter 2 ——- Later that afternoon ——-
The door hissed open and Shiro walked in, taking in the sight. Training bots littered the floor around Lance, who was trapped between the wall and his own cracked shield. The last three bots ran forwards, each firing their guns towards the blue paladin. As the shield splintered, there was a loud clatter as Lance hit the ground, bayard spinning away from him across the sleek, metallic floor. “End training sequence,” he wheezed, clutching his abdomen and rolling to lay on his back, panting heavily.
Impressed, Shiro walked over and crouched down next to Lance. “You’ve really improved,” he commented with a smile.
Lance didn’t immediately reply, instead opting to turn his head away from the older paladin. When he did speak, it was only after he managed to slide a fake smile over his face. “I guess,” he panted, sitting up. “But I’m still not as good as you or Keith.”
Frowning, Shiro stood up and offered his hand to Lance, “Hey…can we talk?” he asked apprehensively, brow furrowing.
Lance accepted his hand and hoisted himself up. “Sure, what’s on your mind?” Lance replied, wandering over to the bench. Sitting down, he picked up his towel, draping it over his neck, and snatched up his water bottle, taking a gulp before turning his attention back to Shiro.
Tentatively sitting next to him, Shiro turned to face Lance, looking troubled. “Did I - did I do something wrong?” he asked.
Lance lowered his water bottle in surprise, “What?…why would you think that?” he replied, feeling annoyed with himself. He had tried so hard to act normal, but it seemed like the others were starting to catch on.
“Well, there’s several things,” Shiro began slowly. “Ever since I’ve returned to Voltron, you’ve been avoiding everyone.” Lance opened his mouth to interrupt, but the older man held up a finger to silence him. “You’re always excusing yourself to get away from us, and when you can’t find a reason to leave, you put on that stupid fake smile thinking no one will notice. Keith already told me that you weren’t like this before I returned. In fact, he said that you guys were closer than ever. I mean, I know that since Keith and I got together, we really haven’t had time to spend with you, so is that it, or is it just me?”
Tensing up, Lance attempted to explain away his recent behavior, but it was all to much. Even as a child, bottling up his emotions usually led to him breaking down. Tears began to sting the corners of his eyes and he sat up, desperately looking for an exit. “I’m fine,” he choked wiping his eyes.
Shiro hadn’t know what to expect from this talk; he had, of course, hoped that Lance would open up to him, but he thought that Lance might try to change the subject, or even lie. However tears were not on that list and he immediately tensed up. “Hey, wait Lance I didn’t mean to-” he trailed off lamely. Shaking his head, Lance walked towards the door, “I need to shower,” he choked out, leaving a very confused Shiro to contemplate what just happened.
—— That night ——
Night had once again fallen over the castle ship. In his room, Lance lay motionless on his back, left arm draped over his face. He had been crying off and on for the last few hours, and as a result, his eyes were red and puffy. With a sigh, Lance sat up, running his fingers through his hair. He supposed he should have expected this. As much as he wanted to be able to hold everything in like Keith, he just wasn’t that type of guy. Perhaps that was why Keith liked Shiro so much. Their black paladin really was amazing; he was strong, and stoic and it was hard not to feel safe around him. In fact, when they first met, Lance had fallen pretty hard.
Lance buried his face into his pillow and sighed. It’s not as though that crush ever really went away, but from the very beginning, Lance was hyper aware that he was nowhere near good enough for Shiro. Come to think of it, he really wasn’t good enough for Keith either. Keith was loyal and cool and Shiro was calm and intelligent and they just seemed to be the perfect match. Then there was Lance, a skinny little nobody who wasn’t even really good enough to be in Voltron in the first place
Just as Lance let out another sigh, there was a soft knock on the door. Nearly jumping out of his skin, Lance looked at the earth clock on table next to his bed; 1:00am. Who the fuck is knocking at this time at night? Lance thought incredulously. When he didn’t immediately get up to answer, Lance heard Keith’s muffled voice through the metalic doors, “Lance, I know you’re awake, I can hear you sighing from down the hall.”
Lance’s heart leapt into his throat and he scrambled out of bed, opening the door and there was Keith. Clad in black plaid pajamas,the red paladin stood in front of him, lips pursed and arms crossed. “Keith,” Lance breathed, face heating up, “What are you-?”
Keith held up a hand to interrupt, “What the hell is your deal, Mclain?” Keith asked irately.
“I don’t know what you-?” before Lance could finish, Keith stepped inside the room, pushing Lance hard onto his bed, looking angry.
“I don’t know if you hate me and Shiro, and at this point, I just don’t care, but your mood is affecting everyone and you need to-” Keith began hotly, his hands clenched into to fists. Tears welled up in Lance’s eyes and he finally blurted out what he had been hiding all this time, “I love you,” he whispered.
Keith froze, shock written all over his face, “You lo-.”
Lance continued, “I love you, Keith, and not just you. I love you and Shiro so much that it hurts. Things were fine at first, I had given up on Shiro and I was hiding my feelings for you and it wasn’t supposed to go any farther than that. But then Shiro left and you changed! I tried to be there for you, tried to make you happy, tried not to let my feelings get in the way, but you were so angry!” His voice shook and tears began to fall freely. Now that he had started, he just couldn’t stop and the flood gates opened. “You snapped at me every time I opened my mouth and you lashed out at everyone and it hurt so much. I really didn’t realize how much I loved you until that moment and everything went to fucking shit!” he sobbed, sitting up on his knees to face Keith, who’s mouth fell open in shock. “And then Shiro came back and we were all overjoyed - me included - and that hasn’t changed, Keith. I’m so relieved that he’s back and that he’s safe and I’m so glad that you two are happy together because I love you both so much and that’s all I want for you both!” Keith opened his mouth again but Lance shook his head, voice growing louder, “Does it hurt that you guys never talk to me anymore? Yes! Does it hurt everytime I see you kiss? Yes! But you guys are happy and that’s what matters to me so I’m fine, Keith. I’m completely fine so get the hell out of my room!” Lance yelled getting up and shoving the red paladin back through the doors.
Keith stumbled backwards and just gaped at him, completely at a loss for words, but before he could so much as blink, Lance choked back a sob, “Just…go back with Shiro, Keith.” And with that he shut the door, leaving the red paladin in complete and utter shock. Previous Ao3 Link
AHHHHHHHHHHH IM STILL CRYING OVER THIS
I’m rewatching the new VLD season and doodling along. That scene…that broken “Keith”….ahhh. (That entire season. Oh my god.)
Ahhh this is so cute
i love you
/ no reposting please
hey uhhhh
raise your hand if you feel emotionally drained from season 6
Yes
I heard about Princess Keith and the “DnD” episode and I had to drop everything to do this..
This also like an apology for all the angst I’ve been throwing out.
Long hair Shiro doodles
If you'd like to reblog/repost, please give me credit! Thank you!
Something I’ve been working on for a while now…
I made this for a AU I planned…probably gonna post more later idk lmao
It’s Keith’s turn
Fanart of @tofuloo ‘s beautiful Yeehaw AU
This AU kinda took over my life, like, from readin’ fics ‘till drawin’ art. Thank you for this blessing uwu <3 <3
I was busy thinking 'bout boys♡~
LAUGH!!!!
Wanna be yours
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner, breathing in your dust. I wanna be your Ford Cortina, I will never rust. If you like your coffee hot. Let me be your coffee pot. You call the shots babe, I just wanna be yours
Secrets I have held in my heart. Are harder to hide than I thought. Maybe I just wanna be yours, I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours.
Wanna be yours, wanna be yours, wanna be yours
Let me be your 'leccy meter and I'll never run out. And let me be the portable heater, that you'll get cold without. I wanna be your setting lotion (I wanna be)Hold your hair in deep devotion (How deep?)
At least as deep as the Pacific Ocean, I wanna be yours.
Wanna be yours by Arctic Monkeys
preview of my sheithy sheith art ;D
So... I decided to rewatch Voltron. Here are some of my favorite stills of Keith (forever my favorite character <3)
In Defense of Season Seven
This season has so many incredible things to offer; the animation, the voice acting, the writing, the character development, like… I think it’s one of the best we’ve had so far. I love season six the most because of how heartwrenching the last few episodes are but this season was still phenomenal. This fandom likes to focus on the negative more than the positive, even if the negative is a minority, so I’m gonna give some opinions on these negative things.
- “forced relationships”
Whomst?? Do you mean Keith and Acxa? Because literally Acxa saved team voltron and Keith didn’t want to leave her behind because he’s honourable and he felt like they owed her. Ezor and Zethrid teased Acxa about liking Keith but neither of them responded, and in fact Keith had nothing to do with their shit. They were just trying to mess with them. Even if there is some kind of attraction there it’s on Acxa’s part and is definitely one-sided. I personally think they could even be related, like… I know heteronormativity has us all expecting that when a girl is teased about liking a guy the two will end up together because we’ve been trained to think that way but really, I know they won’t do that. Keith isn’t just gonna like… open up to this chick he’s known for ten minutes and want to be in a relationship with her. And there’s no amount of friendship bonding they could do in 13 episodes that wouldn’t make their romance feel clunky and rushed in comparison to the deep and meaningful relationships I love this series for. They’ve been building Keith and Shiro as a relationship since season one and it’s been established that they’re stronger now after their battle in season six. The only logical and sensical choice for a Keith romance is Shiro and I know Acxa coming in isn’t gonna change that, regardless of how she might feel. Even platonically Shiro basically owns Keith’s heart, man. No one is gonna replace that.
If you mean allurance, allow me to point you to the entire fucking series because they’ve also been building up since season one. Lance has gone from this flirty entitled brat to a respectful and dedicated person and honestly it’s one of the best character changes in the series. He’s loved - not liked because she’s pretty, but loved - and respected Allura since season three and Allura has been falling for him as well. She had that thing with Lotor but that doesn’t mean her being with Lance would be forced. Lance didn’t feel entitled to her at all, in fact he was more worried for her safety than her and Lotor getting together. He wanted her to be happy because he loves her, even if that meant not being with her. That’s huge. It’s a great way to have a relationship build instead of the guy getting the girl because he thinks she’s hot that we always get with m/f romances.
- “we were queerbaited with sh@dam/ad@shi”
No, we weren’t. Y'all if I see one more fucking person saying this season was bad solely because Adam died I’m gonna throw myself off a bridge. Lots of people died. That wall was fucking massive. That’s what happens in war (real slick also @ the person who literally accused Bex of defending the decision to kill a gay character when she herself is LGBT+). We literally saw the man for like three minutes of screentime and I don’t understand why people expected to see more than that. Shiro is our LGBT+ rep, not Adam. Adam was a plot device meant to deliver the reveal that Shiro is attracted to men. He was never meant to be an important character nor was he meant to get back together with Shiro. There was no queerbaiting of any sort this season.
- “Keith swooping in and saving Shiro was Keith stealing his agency, he should’ve killed Sendak himself”
This entire show is about togetherness; facing the abyss alongside those you love. Shiro had to face one of his biggest demons this season, and with the theme of the show I’m surprised people think he should’ve done it alone. He ran head first into that fight with Sendak; no holding back, no fear. That’s what mattered. He fought bravely and fiercely against his greatest rival and honestly the confidence he radiated in that scene inversely paralleled season one in which he fought Sendak one on one and ultimately lost. This time he didn’t lose– he had help. A major theme of his arc is learning that he doesn’t have to face his demons alone, and it’s entirely poetic that it was Keith who killed Sendak, in my opinion. No one else could’ve done that and had it feel so right. He’s always tried to look out for Shiro, and he literally brought him back from the dead. He didn’t stop Shiro from going into the fight, he just came in to give him a hand when it was too much for Shiro to handle alone. It was done really well.
- “Shiro isn’t the black paladin anymore”
Okay, to be fair before the season even aired I was upset as much as the next guy but my upsettedness dwindled because I knew they wouldn’t be sidelining him. The directors love Shiro so much, okay? Like… yes he’s suffered but everyone has. So much thought and care was poured into his character and his arc and I’m so grateful for that. Being the captain of the Atlas is an incredibly important role, and the sole reason she can even transform into a mecha is because of his arm. He’s seen giving orders not only to the paladins but to literally everyone. He’s still very much a leader, even without the black lion. That’s what his arc is about; that he’s more than just the black paladin. He’s more than the burden that was placed on his shoulders. Yeah they solidified a lot that Shiro was the true black paladin but honestly passing the torch to Keith doesn’t bother me one bit. Keith has grown into his position so well and he clearly excels, just like Shiro always knew he would. Shiro has outgrown the role of black paladin and has moved on to the role of Captain Shirogane. He’s incredible this season and I’m so happy with what they’ve done with him.
- “they queerbaited k/ance”
Uh… no. They said months back that they never intended for it to be canon and the fact that people got that vibe actually surprised them. Yes Keith and Lance got along this season but that just is a testement to their growth as individuals. They’ve outgrown the rivalry and I’m glad to see that. Lance can be Keith’s right hand man and is content in that position and Keith trusts him. That’s huge. I’m so happy they ended up like that and I’d love to see more of them being friends next season.
- “the writing was bad”
Okay, that’s an opinion. You’re allowed to have those. Thing is though, that it really wasn’t. Because we’ve had such short seasons getting a long one where a lot of stuff happens has overwhelmed everyone who watched it all at once. It might feel poorly written to some because the focus is heavily on plot development and not relationships between characters as in previous ones. Essentially, shit got real this season and there was no time for that kind of thing, even with 13 episodes. With the battle for Earth over, the only big bad we’ve got left is Honerva, who has fucked off to who knows where. They’ll definitely end up fighting her in s8, but s7 really had a “final battle” feel in the finale. I feel like a lot of the last season will be dealing with the aftermath of this one, to be honest. Characters talking things out, Allura and Lance becoming official, Keith and Shiro possibly also becoming official, picking up the pieces and rebuilding Earth like we already saw them doing, etc. It’s gonna be less plot heavy and more “chill”, I think. An interesting choice for the final season to be sure but the battle for Earth was so fucking intense it’s hard to top that. Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like 7 is gonna be the most intense season of the show.
- “the sheith was OOC”
?? This one confuses me. Maybe it’s because we had so much of it last season that the general lack of interaction between them got to some people but really? Pre-Kerberos backstory? Keith begging Shiro to fight and stay alive? Keith helping Shiro defeat Sendak? That moment where Keith is holding him and that look they give each other?? Like?? We were blessed and it was perfectly in character. Next season I think we’ll see what Joaquim meant more that their bond is now stronger now that all the crazy shit on Earth has gone down.
Those are the only complaints I’ve really seen so far, but there are probably more. These are just my opinions on these subjects and of course not liking the season for any reason is your opinion if you don’t. You don’t have to like all of or even some of it. This is just my input.
I take it back
My micro phase is gone
SHEITH is back
There was a time when I used to ship sheith
Now Keith is the precious Shiro/adam son
I am loving it.
I joined the voltron fandom
For the klace fanart. 3 months before I started watching the show I came across the klace and instantly fell for it. After a point I couldn't take it and just started watching it.
And then the feeling just went away. The content that the fanart promised, I couldn't connect no more.
And then I came across the sheith and it just felt right.