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“Why don’t you hang out with me anymore?” Lance asks, small. His chin lowers halfway to his chest, but he keeps his gaze stubbornly ahead. “We’re stuck doing this trip, and this is the first time since way before you left for the Blade that we’re actually spending time together. I’ve been sneaking out of camp to fuck around the entire time we’ve been travelling and this is the first time you’ve even noticed.”
“It’s not the first time I’ve noticed,” Keith says—how could he not have? “I just thought you wanted to be alone.”
“Yeah, but, like, with you.” Lance mumbles. “That was our whole thing. Just…” Lance reaches up to rub at the flesh of his neck, “can we be friends again? Like before?”
“Yes,” Keith says, quickly, unthinking. “And for what it’s worth, I never thought I was better than you.”
“You were,” Lance replies, softly. “But we’re better matched now.”
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07 Jun 2026
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“If there's anything I can do to convince you to stay, anything at all…”
He doesn’t even bother to finish his sentence; what could he possibly offer that would ever be enough to assuage Keith’s fears? Reassurance, maybe. He could list all the things he’s done right as the black paladin, assure him he’s a better leader than he thinks, start backing him up in his decisions and be the red paladin he deserves.
It won’t be enough. Nothing Lance could give him will ever be enough.
“Actually, there is something.”
Lance’s gaze snaps up to meet Keith’s. There’s something different in his expression now—less hopeless, more… contemplative—and Lance’s heart swells so quickly with hope, it’s painful.
Without breaking his gaze, Keith calls up his bayard and extends it toward Lance. “You be the black paladin.”
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Keith and Lance struggle to find their footing as the new black and red paladins of Voltron.
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09 Apr 2026
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Mel King is beginning to come to terms with the fact that she may be lonely.
She may also be coming to terms with the fact that she is growing rather fond of Dr. Frank Langdon.
This is fine, everything's fine.
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Or, Trinity Santos and Dennis Whitaker are excellent hosts, and it's about time Mel hopped on the friendship train.Bookmarked by BrenBiTheBooks
20 Jan 2026
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mostly void, partially stars by straddling_the_atmosphere for notsolstice
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
26 Sep 2025
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In between the sister desert cities of Piltover and Zaun sits the Firelight Observatory, far enough away from them both for the telescope to get a clear view of the sky. Astrobiologist Jayce Talis dreams of finding new life, out among the stars. He knows it’s out there, no matter what people tell him—he’s seen it, experienced it, felt its touch. But Jayce's mind is a trap, falling into dark places in the face of the constant questioning of his work and beliefs.
And on a clear, lonely night, when the doubting words in Jayce's head are the loudest, the lilting voice of a radio host beckons him onwards and teaches him to reach for the stars.
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07 Nov 2025
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A Little Death by AsterikaMay for SemiRetiredAuthor
Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender
10 Mar 2026
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“Aw,” the druid coos, “So much fire. So much rage in that trembling heart of yours. It’d be a shame if I simply quashed it, wouldn’t it?”
Keith stares straight at the druid. He bores his eyes into the shine of its face and looks his reflection dead in the eye. “Fuck—you.”
The druid tips its head all the way back till its face is far out of sight and it laughs. It shrills and twitches and ticks and shakes. “So much fire!” It shrieks. “So much fire and it’s—”
The druid reaches forward and wraps its long fingers around Keith’s face. They’re like icicles searing his skin with blinding cold. It might’ve drawn blood. He doesn’t know.
“—all gone.” The druid faces him again. “All gone.”
Keith shivers under the touch. He doesn’t understand. “What?”-
A Blade mission goes astray when Keith has an unfortunate run-in with a druid. He falls sick soon after, and is handed into Voltron’s care until he recovers. While he’s there, he contemplates his place in the universe, the depth of his illness and its mysterious connection to Lance, and why he’s not getting better.
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30 Jun 2025