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galraluver · 4 months

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If you’re still taking requests, may I have some headcanons for an S/O with chronic pain and fatigue, for Kolivan and Sendak?

I did what I could, so I hope that you like it

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~ Sendak ~

~ Galra generally don't have as many illnesses and conditions as humans do because it's basically bred out of them as a species, so when Sendak learns that you have a condition that causes chronic pain and fatigue he tries his best to make you as comfortable as possible

~ He researches your condition so he can better understand it without making you uncomfortable, although he listens to you so he can understand what you're going through from your point of view

~ He doesn't view you as weak because it's not your fault that you have your condition, but you're the only person he makes accommodations for

~ Based on what you've told him that you need extra sleep Sendak makes the bed even more comfortable when you need a nap

~ He also helps you practice relaxation techniques and simple physical exercise

~ Support groups aren't really a thing in the galra empire, although if you have mood swings or anxiety he schedules a talk therapy session with one of the best therapists in the empire via video chat

~ Sendak likes taking naps with you from time to time, at his age and with how busy he is he needs it

~ For your tender and sore muscles Sendak delicately rubs pain relief ointment on your skin where you're sore, he doesn't like seeing you in pain

~ If your periods are affected by your condition Sendak gives you a little extra painkiller so that your cramps aren't too bad and he keeps the right period products stocked in the bathroom as well

~ He eventually commissions Haggar to make a cure for you so that you don't have to deal with your condition for the rest of your life; it can be done because she knows ancient altean healing magic

~ Modern galra technology and medicine also gives her an advantage, it just takes her a little while to make a cure for you

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~ Kolivan ~

~ Shortly after Kolivan started courting you he noticed how there was something different about you; he never noticed it much before, but you seem tired and in pain more than the paladins

~ Before he could ask you about it you confessed that you have a condition that makes you experience chronic pain and fatigue, as well as a few other unpleasant symptoms

~ Kolivan isn't familiar with human conditions and illnesses, although he does everything he can to make you comfortable

~ You agree to move in with him so he can take care of you easier after he asks you

~ He asks Ulaz if he can make a cure for you because he doesn't want you to keep suffering from your condition

~ Ulaz can definitely make something, but it'll take a while because some of the things he needs are rare and hard to find

~ Until then he lets you rest as much as you need to, he even made the bed more comfy for you

~ You appreciate that Kolivan's willing to take the time out of his schedule in order to take care of you

~ He listens to you when you need someone to talk to and he helps you with simple exercises

~ If you need someone else to talk to you talk to the on-site therapist

~ Doing yoga with him every couple of days helps you to relax

~ Ulaz keeps muscle relaxant ointment in stock for you, it's effective in making your chronic pain less painful

~ There isn't much anyone can do for your chronic fatigue until your cure is ready

~ You take plenty of naps, though

~ If you need a massage then he gives you a massage if he's not too busy

~ You couldn't have asked for a better significant other, until your cure is ready Kolivan takes care of you in every way imaginable

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fuerstinlya · 9 months

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Royal greetings,

Well at least drawing young sendak turned out to be a bit easier!

Stay tuned darlings!

- Fürstin Lya

#young sendak #commander sendak #sendak fanart #sendak vld #sendak #vld sendak #sendak x reader #voltron #voltron: defender of the universe #voltron fandom #voltron fanfic #voltron x reader #voltron legendary defender fanfic #galra empire #voltron fanart

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vrepit-sa · 1 year

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NO FOE HAS EVER STOOD IN MY WAY AND NONE EVER WILL. // written by XENO, they/them, 24+. multiverse & crossover friendly.

#what do people tag promos with to get them seen these days idk #PROMO.#voltron rp #vld rp #galra rp #sci fi rp #good enough #sendak #commander sendak

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chibi-pix · 1 year

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I had come across this post with The Boulder and Toph and I had to do it, but with Pidge and Sendak. And, yes, utilizing Pidge being blind in an AU, but with a different outfit than I gave her in my MitD au series. But. This felt perfect. Another option was using Haxus instead of Sendak, but I liked Sendak more since, in blind AU/s, Haxus is a good guy.

Anyway, I hope y’all enjoyed this one! Until next time!

#Pidge #Commander Sendak #VLD Pidge #VLD Sendak #Pidge Gunderson #Katie Holt #VLD #Voltron Legendary Defender #blind pidge au #taken from Avatar the Last Airbender #taken from ATLA #inspired by ATLA #inspired by avatar the last airbender #sendak is ready to throw hands with the small blind child #pidge probably only knows to call him a kitty because lance or hunk told her his appearance

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sendak-n-shiro · 1 year

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Another lil one I did a long while ago

#shendak #commander sendak #vld sendak #takashi shirogane #shiro voltron #vld shiro #vld #voltron fanart #voltron legendary defender #voltron #fantasy #medieval #knight

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curtashiism · 1 year

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I'm not much of a Shendak shipper but I'm just throwing it out there, Shendak would make an amazing Phantom of the Opera AU

#shendak #takashi shirogane #sendak #commander sendak #voltron #voltron legendary defender

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viikt0rr · 2 years

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Sendak is hot. I don’t care what you have to say that man is beautiful. Argue with a wall.

#commander sendak #voltron #vld sendak

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hattr · 1 year

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The foreshadowing that Shiro was going to fight Sendak was crazy. They just had to make them both loose an arm and get a magic floating one instead

#voltron #shiro voltron #commander sendak #no arm lol #voltron season 7

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discordiansamba · 4 months

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Sam returns to Earth before Shiron allies himself tentatively with the paladins and before Karrion becomes Keith again. Therefore, he is left to debrief the Garrison on the status of their two missing pilots- which is a mess of a report that he's dreading to make. How do you inform the people they used to work with that two of your own are working for an evil space empire now?

He's fairly certain they were both brainwashed. He can't think of any other reason they'd join the Empire. He certainly can't imagine a reason why Shiro would, in his right mind, ever agree to being turned into a Galra. Which is. another thing he's going to have to report to the Garrison- as well as the fact that Keith was, apparently, half-Galra the entire time.

That second part is definitely not going to make him look good.

So needless to say that when Voltron finally returns to Earth with Keith and a Shiron who is mostly Shiro now but not entirely in tow, things are... very tense. They're nearly mistaken as enemies, until the paladins defend them. They can both confirm that they were brainwashed- Shiro keeping the part where he's not... entirely unbrainwashed yet to himself.

But also. Yes. They did spend the last several years working for the Galra Empire. That part they cannot deny, brainwashing or not. Admiral Sanda has half a mind to throw him both in the brig and be done with it- except as someone points out, that would only work so long as Keith agreed to stay put. Since he can teleport now.

She doesn't, in the end- if only because they can provide them with valuable intelligence. They might be three years out of sync with the rest of the universe, but Shiro definitely knows Sendak. He hated him even when he was working for the Empire. Both Keith and Shiro are itching for a chance at redemption- and what better way to get it than helping stop Sendak's invasion?

(and if Shiro gets to kill Sendak while he's at it. well. that's just a bonus.)

#commander and druid au #shiron and sendak of course. fucking hated each other #sendak scoffed at the witch's experiment. as if you could ever be a TRUE galra #and Shiro is still just enough Shiron to really be itching for a chance to take that bastard's head

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puppsworld · 2 years

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“Siblings, am i right?” I love these dummies, they’re linked because of their stupid ass altean magic. nonsense ensues and they share horrible horrible magic headaches with eachother

#vol...tron?#voltron legendary defender #voltron #vld #vld kuro #vld kuron #galra kuro #galra kuron #these two are my favorite little espionage agents my blorbo little criminal outlaws #well #only one of them is currently a criminal #kuro is a spy on the inside as an overseer on a base nearby the castle of lions #its the only reason its been hidden for so long #kuro is CONSTANTLY bothered by Sendak #he can never get any breaks in this damn base #he hates this star system and needs a vacation from this stupid commander and his horrible horrible plans #alien swap au

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mullettaegi · 2 months

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i know the galra had ten thousand years and unlimited resources to build up their defences and offences, to create an insane amount of weapons, to do evil experiments, and rule far across the universe, but HOW does it go from voltron being the defender of the universe, the most powerful weapon in the universe, something that zarkon has been hunting after for ten thousand years, something that made sendak (a very strong galra commander who would not let anyone stand in his way, according to himself) gasp and RUN.

yes he didnt fully run away but he retreated; he watched his battle cruiser get blown to fucking pieces, and remember this is the first time the paladins formed voltron. there was no sword. it was like their second or third time flying in their lions, and the only one that has had consistent flight simulations and training for however long is lance, and even then i think we saw him struggle to strategise a battle plan when going after the yellow lion with hunk because we heard him say he would cover hunk, we saw him carry that out but then get overwhelmed by the galra fighters in the air and take off after them.

hes a damn good pilot, and they all are, especially in the lions, but this is on a next level to what they could've been training for at the garrison.

so, this takes me to my point, why in the fucking world was voltron so fucking nerfed in the later seasons. like yes i dont want an easy win for voltron every battle, yknow, its about them working together as a team, its about voltron not always being the solution (aka when its better for them to split off into lions while they strategise), its about them actually coming up with strategies instead of just going in voltron first and hoping for the best.

its been a while since i watched the later seasons but rn im mostly thinking of atlas. like it just doesnt really make sense to me tbh? to build the atlas, yes, its essentially a replacement for the castleship, a place for a team to watch voltron from the sky, provide back up, but then to have it form into a voltron-esque robot ??? i just dont think thats where they should have taken it.

im glad for the castle of lions to take an important role in some episodes, where again the answer lies outside of JUST voltron, but it doesnt really make sense to build another giant robot.

it kind of takes away the development the paladins are supposed to go through as well, to work together better and stronger as a team thus opening up more weapons from voltron and learning how to fight in different ways.

idk i think the entire thing was kinda over-thought at the end as they were trying to keep the show going, but missing some of the other storylines they could've gone down, (black paladin lance, lotor redemption arc (which he did seemingly have but all along they planned to throw that in the bin), the team coming together as friends more often developing their bond as voltron but also as people, the team seeing their families again, not killing off shiro's FUCKING CANON BOYFRIEND IN A STUPID FUCKING SHITTY WAY ADAM DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE YALL ARE JUST COWARDS, and also the team kinda reflecting back to how they were jn the beginning and realizing they have grown (i say the team but i mostly mean lance and hunk because the writers just did not give two shits about them they really didnt get the chance to become fully thought out characters, they just had some insecurities and interests that were ignored until convenient then ignored again)).

#voltron legendary defender #i will not let this show die but also half the show doesnt actually exist its just made up in my head #i choose what to believe and what to ignore in this show tbh #ummmm yh feel free to ignore this #im still tagging tho #voltron #vld #mullettaegi #but overall voltron itself was done dirty like ??? how are you gonna make a show about a legendary robot and then just add another robot too

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galraluver · 5 months

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Sendak: I just thought of something, Hepta

Hepta: *cheers* Incredible!

Sendak: I didn't say what it was, yet

Hepta: Oh…

#Incorrect Galra Quotes #Incorrect Voltron Quotes #Incorrect VLD Quotes #Commander Sendak #Lieutenant Hepta #Sendak #VLD Sendak #Hepta #VLD Hepta #Voltron #Voltron AU Where Everybody Lives #Voltron Legendary Defender #VLD #Galra #Galra Empire

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fuerstinlya · 9 months

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Royal greetings, my loves!

here is the drawing of the idea someone came up with!

The question/idea/request:

requested scenario by @teenagewrizzl (thx!):

"Lotor steals Lyas first dance in front of commander Sendak"

feel free to write me scenarios, questions, or requests/suggestions! :D

Thank you for the idea my love, and stay turned darlings!

- Fürstin Lya

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mckinlily · 3 months

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Um, okay this is a loaded question, and if you want to play it safe, you can answer me in DMs, but...I personally feel that there's something wrong about how VLD placed Keith in the lead. In a way, I can see him becoming Black Paladin, but Shiro...it feels more natural to me, it feels right that Shiro is Black Paladin. I'm not into VLD beyond Shiro, Keith's parents, and the Lions personally, but I know someone who loves it and makes good points about Keith as a leader, but something just isn't aligning for me. Maybe it's because Shiro and Keith are two radically different archetypes, and they got swapped when they shouldn't have, I don't know.

I came here because I saw one of your post S2 rewrites, and I appreciated it. So, again, feel free to answer me in DMs (if you have problems DM-ing me, let me know and I'll fix it for you) if you don't mind discussing this with me.

As a final note, I'm not trying to hate any particular character. They're all fine on their own, and I don't want to treat one as worse than the other. I just want to figure out this problem I'm having with Shiro and Keith.

Thank you for reading this, and take care.

You came to the right blog! Because I adore Keith and believe he certainly has qualities that could make him a good leader—and absolutely hate him as the Black Paladin.

The thing I never understood about Voltron fandom debates about who should be the Black Paladin is that they always seem based in the idea that because Shiro is a leader and the Black Paladin, that means the Black Paladin is the ONLY leader on the team.

It is worth noting that that premise was disproven in episode one. It was Allura who made the final call on whether the paladins should run or stay and fight Sendak, and Shiro explicitly bowed to her authority. From then on, Shiro and Allura both lead Team Voltron until the show decided to destroy their characters, accepting influence and trading responsibilities depending on which one of them fit the situation at hand. Typically, Allura functions more in a commander and diplomat role and Shiro is more of a field officer, but they both pick up the lead where needed.

I know you didn't bring up Allura, but I think it is vital she is included in any conversation about leadership in Voltron. She is introduced as THE princess of an entire planet, she has more knowledge and experience of the intergalactic landscape than any of the other characters, she's been set up to be a leader since birth, and she IS the leader of Team Voltron for two whole seasons. Shiro makes it VERY clear he considers her to outrank him.

So the question you have to ask any time you consider replacing Shiro as Black Paladin: why NOT Allura? If the Black Paladin is the "best leader", why are you skipping over the one character already established and thriving in a leadership role? (And then you have to ask yourself if that character being a Black woman has anything do with that.)

Now I do think there are ways narratively you could answer that question. For instance, if you keep the Lions as sentient beings, that means they can make choices—including wrong ones. For instance, for a time when I believed anything might be salvaged after season 3, my head canon for Black choosing Keith was that Keith was the one missing Shiro as intensely and desperately as Black in that moment. Therefore, the choice was not about Keith being "better" but rather them being at the same place emotionally and that allowing the bond. The major problem with the Lion swap in canon is that we're given NO reason for Keith to be Black Paladin besides "plot device said so". Especially when we have Allura right there. It's just bad writing.

(By the way, you don't have to be pro-Black Paladin Allura. There's nuance to be had, and I personally am actually more One True Black Paladin!Shiro. But you can't just dismiss her--a capable and proven leader--from the conversation. Erasing her character is not the answer.)

ANYWAY. Back to Keith. Or rather, leadership on Team Voltron. Thing is, there are many different WAYS to be a leader. We already touched on the differences between Allura and Shiro. Keith does a good job of making split second decisions in battle or calling shots if Shiro is incapacitated or somehow separated. If you're in the middle of a fight, the plan has gone to shit, and the team just got separated, Keith is great at telling people what to do and mobilizing because something needs to get done NOW.

But that's not the only way to lead. Keith, for instance, is terrible at pep talks. He misses a lot of the nuances going on between him and his teammates off the battlefield. He doesn't plan ahead, like, ever. Sure he's great at making up stuff on the fly, but sometimes you need a plan.

But it's not just Keith. For instance, when Shiro, Lance, and Pidge go on the mission to rescue Slav, it's Pidge who calls all the shots. Is that not leadership? Pidge is often the one telling people what they need to do to solve technical problems. She's a center for information, typically the one collecting it, organizing and interrupting it, and then instruction others based on her conclusions. We see her take point on a mission, give orders to her teammates, coordinate efforts, problem solve in real time and relay a new plan in order to navigate unexpected challenges. Why not argue PIDGE should be the leader?

And there's when they freed the Balmera and Hunk took the lead. That mission was more challenging, but I'd argue in that arc, Hunk's leadership mattered less in terms of orders and more in terms of determining what type of team they'd be. Hunk was ADAMANT they free the Balmerans and set a tone for the team where they didn't leave suffering people behind. Hunk set up a moral imperative for the team that they'd be lesser without.

And Lance! There's actually lots to say about Lance and his strengths and types of leadership. But it's easy to point out that Lance is the one initiating fun and team bonding outside of battle. And when you're operating a giant robot held together by emotion connection, that's pretty dang important!

Point is, they're ALL leaders. They all have the capability to take point when needed. We SEE them all take charge at different points of the show.

So what's the Black Paladin then? If Shiro's The Leader then what does that mean? And this is the cool part! Because you know what Shiro is really really good? Know who else to put in charge. He's the one who first acknowledges Allura as an authority because he sees she has knowledge and experience he and the others do not. He selects which paladins to go together on which missions based on their strengths and the situations. He steps back and lets Pidge or Lance or Hunk call the shots if they're in an area of their expertise. Shiro's job isn't to tell people what to do. It's to decide who to put in charge of what and place them in best position for success.

There's another aspect of Shiro's leadership that is supporting his teammates, offering comfort, teaching, and giving the kids something solid they can believe in so they don't have to care the full weight of the war. But like letting others take charge where they shine, Shiro's leadership is all about enabling those he leads. One of my favorite Shiro lines is "It's too dangerous—I'm coming with you." Shiro's goal is never control. He is support. He leads the paladins because he sees the best in them and helps them reach it.

Narratively, also, Shiro is just set up to be the Black Paladin. The parallels between himself and the Black Lion are too obvious. From both being controlled and abused by Zarkon to Shiro's missing arm and Black's mission bayard. It's a kid's show. The symbolism isn't all that subtle. And if that weren't enough, we literally get an entire episode A plot in Space Mall about it where Shiro literally fist fights Zarkon for the Black Lion and in the end, he wins because he makes it clear it's the Black Lion's choice and trust.

Remember when I said the problem with Keith in the Black Lion in canon is that we're never given an explanation beyond "because I said so"? We're shown repeatedly why the Black Lion chooses Shiro. Even before we meet most the Lions, the other paladins themselves choose Shiro as their leader when Lance asks him if they should go through the wormhole. We repeatedly see Shiro seek to understand the Black Lion better, and Black responding. We see the similarities between their situations and backstories. We see them bond.

And I think this is really important because when Shiro is in the Black Lion, it's not about him being "in charge." It's about his relationship with the Black Lion. Yeah, of course, the other paladins are leaders! And they should be! But none of them have Shiro's relationship with the Black Lion. In this narrative, the Black Lion isn't a prize to be won but a relationship to nurture, and Shiro has put in the work for that relationship.

Which is really important because it means the Lions aren't a hierarchy. The Black Paladin is one role, an important role in Voltron, but no more important than any of the others. "The Leader" is not the most important person in the room. Instead, Shiro is a facilitator who enables all the others to perform their roles better.

Also can I just remind everyone just how well the Red Lion fits Keith? The paladin who keeps throwing himself out airlocks get the Lion most likely to go AWOL and fly off to save him. Keith defends his friends and team by attacking first and asking questions later, and Red started destroying a planetary body to get to Keith. The kid with abandonment issues gets the Lion who doesn't hesitate a second to go after him. And even the way they're shown to bond—that it's so physical and based in action rather than words—it's so Keith. I freaking love Keith as the Red Paladin. He gets to be as chaotic and free as he was always meant to be and gets a Lion who meets him every step of the way.

But if you say, no, Keith should be the Black Paladin. Well. What about Red wasn't working? Why was that role not one Keith fit in? Because from my reading of canon, Keith was thriving in Red. He got a secure attachment to his favorite person in the world, he gets the freedom to fly while also being part of something bigger, and he's making friends. It's still in its beginning stages, but he's figuring out how to bond with Lance, Hunk, and Pidge and you get the sense these are a kind of friendships he's never experienced before. But you know what could kill that really fast? Making him The Leader, a position that inherently sets him apart from the rest.

This is actually a problem twice over for Keith because unlike Shiro, who is shown to be given his role voluntarily by everyone around him and repeatedly shows he's earned that trust and respect, Keith is basically thrown into the Plot Device Machine and gets a t-shirt that says YOU'RE THE LEADER NOW. And we never get a reason beyond that.

This is actually my biggest problem season 3 and the Lion Swap. Because as soon as they made that choice, the Lions became a hierarchy. But what other explanation do we have? Keith won Favorite Character status got "prompted" to Black Paladin. But as soon as Black Paladin is a promotion, that makes the other paladin roles inferior. Red becomes the "second in command". So Lance get prompted but can never be equal to Keith. Allura gets the "Training Wheels" Lion/Blue, and they didn't have to write that as a massive demotion, but they sure did anyway. Hunk and Pidge are no longer leaders because they aren't in the "Leader" Lions.

It makes me so mad. One of the things I loved first about Voltron was the message of equality and servant leadership. The idea that a leader (represented by Shiro) is someone who elevates and enables everyone else. A recognition for the more "feminine" types of leadership—nurturing, compassion, emotional support. Which support roles are seen as vital and just as if not more important than being the "boss."

But we only got two seasons of that before they pulled the rug out and said, "Nope. We're returning back to patriarchy." Suddenly the Lions were in a strict chain of command, one character was the boss and the rest were his subordinates. There was a top position and a bottom position, and the characters were all fighting over each other. Perhaps most damningly, the Lion lost all personality and agency and become trophies to symbolize a character's power. And I'm not saying they're an accidental representation of how women are treated in Western media but I MEAN. It's right there.

My response when anyone says "[X] character should be the Black Paladin!" is—Why? Is their connection with the Black Lion deeper than Shiro's? Do they have more in common with Black than Shiro does? What could they achieve or obtain as the Black Paladin that they couldn't where they currently are?

And, though I don't think most of us realize it, the answer to that last one is power. Because we're soaked in patriarchy and a certain portrayal of "leadership (derogatory)" that many fans automatically assumed the Black Paladin HAD to be in control of and have power over the other paladins. So of course you want your favorite character to be the Black Paladin! You don't want your self-insert to be inferior!

But that's all the patriarchy talking. The other paladins are NOT inferior. There is NOT a hierarchy of types of people. Keith doesn't have to have Shiro's role because he's already equal as Keith.

Keiths look different from Shiros, but they're all equal and valuable as they are. Same goes for Lances, Hunks, Pidges, and Alluras. The whole point is they're stronger together. Their differences make them BETTER.

So yeah. Of course, Keith has some good leadership qualities. There's plenty of situations where it only makes sense for him to take the lead. But why on earth does he need to be the Black Paladin to do that? He's already Keith!

#voltron: the legendary salt mine #thanks for the ask!#oh gosh this got so long #would you believe this is the SHORT version?#I have a LOT of feelings about leadership and patriarchy and how it shows up in voltron #i didn't even get to go into hunk and lance's roles #and how they deserve so much more respect and appreciation than they receive #hunk especially #if you're somehow not sick of me and want to chat more feel free to dm #or hit my inbox and i'll answer with another monster probably #mckinlily writes #long post #could i use a read more? yes #will i? unfortunately for everyone no

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