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Dualityverse Matt got my heart
Thank you so much @squirenonny for writing your Voltron duality series, it's been months and I'm not even halfway through all the art I want to make.
SpeedPaint and previously posted version under the cut
Inspired by the second book in the voltron duality series by @squirenonny
This drawing is honestly one of the best ones I made in ages, I am so proud of it. It literally looks exactly how I pictured it in my head :D
Also did I put matt's knee brace on the wrong leg? Was it even there at that point in the story? Who knows! I'm already halfway into book 3 so I might've mixed some stuff up...
Does anyone else also struggle with finding the perfect pose reference but the model is the wrong body type to the point that you have to Frankenstein the right body type together? It happened 4 times in this drawing TvT
What should I draw next? I'm thinking some klance but we'll see how that goes
Inspired by the second book in the voltron duality series by @squirenonny
I love Matt so much in this au. So much. So here's another sketch of him from right before the battle.
I wanted to make a full drawing out of it but alas, I got distracted by creating something else. I didn't want to just let this drawing rot in my files, so here you go!
(ignore that the other scar is on the wrong side, left and right is hard okay :( )
Inspired by the second book in the voltron duality series by @squirenonny
Ugh this was so nice to draw, I feel like I really captured his essence in the story here. (Insert corny quintessence pun here)
Btw did I ever thank @voltronreference for having such an amazing page, thank you so much, I would've died if I had to look up all references myself.
Inspired by the first book in the voltron duality series by @squirenonny
Thank you soooo much for writing such an amazing story, you truly inspired me to create something.
(A few somethings actually, I'm posting all fanarts up until now in order as to not accidentally spoil anyone)
This sketch is inspired by that one scene in chapter 18.
Also I know Keith is supposed to be regular Keith but purple, but creative liberties and whatnot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Voltron art dump!!!
Most of these are pretty old (1/2 years, they're in order from most to least recent), but I still like them :D
Uhh I guess it's pretty clear who my favorite characters are...
https://archiveofourown.org/works/59077405/chapters/164835976
Final chapter of Arc 1! We did it! It was so fun writing this and it's now my longest posted fanfiction! I'm looking forward to Act 2 already because we're dropping that slice of life tag like it's a potato straight out of the oven!
So, I've mentioned before that I found I really like writing Hunk's POV. But this chapter was NOT supposed to be in his POV and I am so mad at myself for it.
I like how this chapter turned out. It’s great. I like how he comes in as an outsider and has to watch this all go down and how his anxieties stand out compared to the teens who don’t immediately go to worst-case-scenario.
But I’m MAD because I realized during my final edit of the chapter that it was supposed to be written from Shiro’s point of view.
Not only did I miss a chance to write from my favorite character’s POV but now he only got 1 chapter in act 1 and his next is chapter SEVEN in Act 2! That’s SEVENTEEN chapters between his POV chapters!
I have no one to blame but myself. I have everything so meticulously planned up to the end of Act 3 and yet I somehow missed this. The chapter turned out great so I don’t regret it so much as I’m baffled how I missed that so completely and sad that I don’t get to write from Shiro’s POV for so long. Ah well. So it goes!
Hope you enjoy!
I got the link to work again. But I don't know how.
You know what. I'm not going to worry about it.
Also ignore the fact that I can't stick to a consistent schedule for some reason.
Last chapter is up on Friday!
Not a whole lot of thoughts on this chapter? I finished reading The Starless Sea (Fantastic book. Slow to start, but if you enjoy setting descriptions you'll love it and Erin Morgenstern does a SPLENDID job of making the story immersive) around the time where I finished editing this chapter and in the acknowledgements she mentions the importance of describing smell specifically, so I started trying to work in one strong scent into future chapters.
Hope you enjoy!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/59077405/chapters/163772938
I don't know how Tumblr works. Who knows how to make link posts properly. Not me.
Anywhizzle~ I'm done editing Act 1 which means I'll be posting a new chapter every week now until it's done! I'll be taking a short break while I get halfway through Act 2 so I have some wiggle room before I start posting again. Good news for that: Act 2 only has 8 chapters and I've written 2 out already so I don't anticipate the wait being very long.
Going back to the actual chapter I'm posting NOW ^^3 The goals were to show off Pidge's relationship with Keith and Shiro in this chapter. Pidge and Keith have grown close after training together for months and Pidge has met Shiro on occasion, but kind of know him more in a mutual friend kind of way.
This chapter is mostly sweet. Buuuut a little bitter when you consider what comes next...
It's here. The "Keith gains two new friends in one fell swoop" chapter. I was going to call it the "Keith acquires more than one friend" chapter, but I think at this point he would call Hunk a friend. Hunk is actually...probably the person Keith's age that he would call a friend.
So, to be clear about their relationship, if you were to ask Keith at this point what he thought of the boys (Shiro, Adam, and Matt) he would tell you that they're his friends and would probably call Shiro his best friend. This is true, but there's also a little more to it.
I like the idea that the Galra were originally a pack species. A lot of time has passed and evolution has occurred that makes it less obvious and Galra don't necessarily feel to drive to create a pack or bond as such, but they are comfortable with it and it satisfies a part of their natural instincts. Similar to how humans are a social species, but not necessarily every human needs a lot of socializing and many of us can choose when to socialize and for how long to satisfy ourselves, but in the end socializing and creating bonds is satisfying for most of us.
So, Keith, being half Galra, has some of those instincts. He isn't actively seeking out a "pack", but Shiro, Adam, and Matt are slowly integrating themselves into his life in a way where he would instinctually consider them to be part of his pack, especially since they're younger than him and he feels a responsibility towards them as a teacher. It's satisfying for him and so he's getting something out of it that simply socializing with other people has never given him before. Having a give and take at the beginning of a relationship helps center him around people who he considers to be strangers; which is why the start of his relationship with Shiro was so rocky. He wasn't sure how to interact when it was just Shiro talking with him, but once he had something to contribute (teaching Shiro to fly) he felt more comfortable around him long enough for them to establish a greater bond.
Anyway, this chapter is from Matt's perspective and I'm running my mouth on Keith headcannons lol. Matt's just a silly little guy. He's the youngest and he has simple needs and wants and does not allow anything to get in his way. Which, you know what, good for him
Enjoy the chapter while I untangle the MESS that chapter 13 has turned into
Writing Adam is so much fun. He barely gets any screentime or characterization in the show as is and in this fic he's years younger than in the show, which gives me a near blank slate to futz around with. I've been taking a lot of inspiration from other fanfic writers in his characterization, particularly CaffeinatedFlumadiddle's Storytime: Voltron is (Basically) a Disaster series which I just adore. Mostly I'm just having fun balancing a character who is serious yet sassy, nitpicky yet chaotic, and figuring out how he fits in with all the pre-established characters.
Pidge also is just so easy to write. She thinks logically, yet will take any chance to not be serious about a topic and turn a discussion into a joke. They're so fun to have in any scene and I get to practice writing someone with multiple pronouns at the same time.
In any case, enjoy the chapter!
New chapter of The Stars in Retrograde! This time featuring our favorite genius siblings :)
what if voltron was just a really long dnd campaign
I would like to join this religion
shiro and matt calling each other by their actual names is my new religion
Anouther little Voltron og meets reboot
Valentine Headcanons about (almost) every fictional character I love 💕
happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! I hope you know you are appreciated and cared for! Here are some Headcanons on how my fictional crushes would spend Valentine’s Day 💓
featuring: Daiki aomine, Sasuke Uchiha, Takumi Fujiwara, Rindou Haitani, Jean Kirstein, Ryusui Nanami, Spike Spiegel, Hisashi Mistui, Matt Holt, Taehoon Seong, and Damian Wayne
Daiki Aomine:
He’s playing basketball 💀
You’re 100000% sure he forgot what today was because when you gave him a handmade lunch AND a net for catching bugs he just stares at it like “what is this for?”
So as you sadly sit on the bench watching him play
But then he falls idiot
You sigh and walk over to him. “You ok Daiki?”
He groans and kneels with a bracelet in his hand blushing
“H-happy Valentine’s Day…”
You’re speechless. Only for a short moment of course, you quickly begin laughing your ass off
“W-what’s so funny?! Damn Kise telling me to do dumb shit…”
“I love it Daiki! Where’d you get it?”
“S-satski taught me…”
This man has the largest amount of pride but will always throw it aside for you!
Sasuke Uchiha:
You both would either stay home or be somewhere private
You both have this secret spot in the woods that you guys have been going to ever since you were kids
So it’s no surprise on your 15th valentines together that’s where the two of you would be
With the little snacks and dinner entrees the both of you made to surprise each other and the nice lighting and river it was perfect
This is also the time he’s most vulnerable with you; kissing your hands, neck, cheek, arms, and of course your lips ;)
He whispers sweet things in your ear and tells you how he’s never loved like this and won’t with anyone else
“You’re my everything (y/n). I look at you and see a future brighter than all the stars out tonight.”
It’s safe to say he only and will only ever love you
Takumi Fujiwara:
You’ve always went on Tofu runs when you could with Takumi, and it was no different for Valentine’s Day
When he arrives at your house he’s standing there with a small bouquet
“Is there anything you want to do today?” He asks you as he drives to the hotel
You shake your head. “It doesn’t really matter as long as I’m with you!”
He can’t help but smile
When he’s done with the deliveries he pulls into a parking lot in front of Lake Akina
“Can w-we just sit here for a while then? I really just want to be with you.”
You smile at him and lean your head as close as you can to his shoulder. “I’d love that Takumi.”
Rindou Haitani:
Rindou takes you dancing
You both love to dance so it was a win
But of course after that he takes you home
You both cuddle on each other and watch random movies
Rindou has the finest liquor out and the sweetest chocolate and all your other favorite sweets
He kisses up and down your shoulder as you sit in his lap holding one of his hands
“You’re mine (y/n). And you’re gonna be for my next valentine and the one after that…”
Jean Kirstein
He cooks for you!
He makes you sit there patiently while he scrambles around creating the perfect meal
“Jean, i don’t mind helping you. I think it’ll be a lot easier if-“
“I got this (y/n)! Just sit there and look beautiful! Tell me about your day. You know I love to hear your voice.”
After he’s FINALLY done cooking, you dine together in the not so fancy living area, but the both of you don’t care
Jean did his best to clean up and set the sweet, loving tone and that’s all that matters to you.
“I love you (y/n). Thank you for making me so happy.”
Ryusui Nanami:
This man goes all out💀
As soon as you wake up it’s the most perfect breakfast in bed
He has to leave to work but literally leaves you his black card to treat yourself and constantly has people arriving with beautiful flowers every 5 minutes
He comes back for lunch and talks to you
“Has your valentines been well? I’ll make sure that you have the best day ev-“
“I really like all the things Ryusui really i do, but…I just really want to spend time with you…”
He pauses
Then calls in like it’s nothing!
The rest of the day is the two of you lay in bed together and act all cutesy!
“I’m glad you’re my valentines dear. It’s been one amazing day.”
Spike Spiegel:
This broke man does his best I’ll give him that
He buys you flowers and takes you to a pretty nice restaurant. Nothing too fancy but it’s nicer than you normally go to
He lets you order first and gets him something small, which is weird for this man
You both talk for hours the waitstaff is so annoyed
After you two are FINALLY done you both walk back to the Bebop
“Why did you eat so little Spike? You’re normally chowing down!”
He chuckles and keeps walking, “wasn’t that hungry.”
“Come on spike, we’re practically married, I can tell when you’re lying!”
He sighs and mumbled something
“What?”
“I wanted to make sure I had enough money for you to eat…”
You stop in your tracks
“Spike…”
You kiss him lovingly
“Thank you Spike. I love you so much.”
He smiles, “ditto.”
Hisashi Mitsui
You’re probably his first valentines tbh
He waits at a cafe with flowers in his hand
When you show up he’s bright red. You’re not even wearing and saying anything spectacular he’s just so nervous lol
You sit next to each other and talk snack and laugh about everything and anything
After the cafe you head to the park
And after that you go to little stores you see along the way
Mitsui buys you a stuffed animal you were looking at and you bought him a chain necklace he glanced at
It was a really great valentines, especially since it was first
“T-thanks for being my valentine (y/n). I’m glad i get to spend it with you.”
Matt Holt:
He makes this super cool heart shaped projector thing!
He hands you this heart
It rises shifts into being a projector that displays all of your favorite memories together
It shows the new inductee dance and how the two of you jumping around without a care in the world
Then it shows a lazy night of the both of you “studying” for an exam as the camera zooms into Matt’s face and your giggles from behind the camera
And one of your favorite memories of all, your day at the beach together. Throwing water at each other, making sand castles, resting you head in his shoulder as the sun goes down
“Matt…this is beautiful… I-I’m speechless…!”
“It’s alright.” He begins, “I know what you’re gonna say. I love you too.”
Taehoon Seong
Mans has no idea what to do
He acts like he doesn’t care as Hansu tries to give him ideas but really he’s terrified of messing something up
So when the day comes you hear a knock on the door you’re surprised to see a nicely dressed Taehoon with a rose in his hand
“Happy Valentine’s Day idiot.”
You smile and kiss his cheek. “Thank you Tae Tae!”
You Motion for him to come in
When he does there’s a nice breakfast for two in the dining room
“I know you don’t like to go out Tae, so I thought we could stay in for the day.”
Oh my gosh that sounds perfect
“Heh, I guess so. At least I’m with you.”
Damian Wayne:
Spoils you with acts of service
As soon as you wake up you’re greeted with the smell of a nice breakfast in the dining room
Then you sit in bed as he feeds you chocolate cover strawberries, watching silly movies and drawing pictures for each other
At the end of the day he prepares a bath for the both of you
You wash each other not like that weirdos and you even blow some bubbles at him
When it’s finally time to sleep he massages your back and whispers about how much he loves you
Then of course you fall asleep on his chest as he holds you
“Goodnight beloved. I hope you understand how much I love you.”
Voltron actor AU where everything’s the same but Voltron is a live-action TV show and the paladins are actors:
Their names are the same in real life. They go by different names in the show.
Keith and Lance still have a “rivalry.” Red and Blue didn’t originally have it, but when the cast first met and the directors saw how Keith and Lance interacted, they wanted to write it in.
Shiro’s arm is still a prosthetic, although the scar is fake.
sometimes the makeup crew forgets the scar. literally no one notices until it’s the end of filming
“Shiro…” “Huh?” “…they forgot the sca–” “are yOU FUC–”
Shiro, Keith, Lance, Hunk, and Allura all do their own stunts.
Pidge is only 17 and their mom won’t sign the waiver for them to do their own stunts.
No one really knows how their little production company was able to afford hiring Allura, who’s a big time actress and super talented.
they eventually find out that she’s a giant mecha/space nerd and came to /them/ asking for a role and willing to do it for free
No one really knows if Coran has a script or if he was told to just say whatever
Lance calls Keith “Red” so often that Keith thinks Lance has forgotten his name
he hasn’t.
The paladins, Allura, Coran, and basically all the actors boycott after season 2, demanding retribution for the way they wrote Hunk and Lance’s characters.
Hunk has an engineering degree in real life.
Matt isn’t Pidge’s real life brother, but when they first meet it goes something like: “baby sister!” “big brother!” and they end up inseparable.
Pidge’s mother is known for calling Pidge at work just to talk to her son, Matt
Hunk and Shay’s on-screen chemistry was actually a real thing. Shay was cast at the same time that she was working in the costume/design department, so they’d known each other since the show started.
they’re dating now
Every time Lance’s character hits on Allura’s on-screen Lance spends five minutes defending Blue’s character after filming
“he just craves attention, okay? he just wants love!! he’s smart and beautiful and wants to belonG”
despite this, Lance is basically his character minus that shoddy writing in season 2
Keith and Lance have their own shipping fanbase. It starts out with just their characters, but then Some Mysterious Person starts taking candids between sets and posting them online and klance is born
it’s Pidge. Pidge runs five fan accounts.
the pictures are super incriminating, but no one shows them to Lance or Keith
there’s a betting pool on when they’ll get together
Keith gets super into his roles and ends up genuinely upset after filming the scenes where the princess reacts badly to Red being part Galra.
Allura gives him a 15 minute hug after
Bonding Moment Discourse is actually a thing. There was a prop malfunction on set while they were filming and the directors told them to stay put, so Lance ended up being Cradled for a solid half hour.
later, they find out that they could’ve moved and just chilled for that time, instead of actually holding each other.
“I get it Keith, I get it. You just wanted to hold me. Who doesn’t amiright??”
Me: *watches the official trailer to season 3*
Me:
What if Matt and Krolia and Romelle are there too so we get to see their DnD Personas as well. I’m just imagining Matt’s DnD form looking like a slightly larger version of Pidge and doing something similar to that one dude who intimidated people into not seeing their character with a dorky name like "RebelKing the Feirce" or something. Krolia doing what Shiro did and being the exact same character every time she dies. Romelle being confusedTM but excited.
but didn’t lauren and joaquim say that christie (the show’s character designer) did design keith’s dnd character (a barbarian named thunderstorm darkness) even though he wasn’t in the episode??? ahem???? WHERE ARE THEY HIDING THOSE DESIGNS???????????? WHY ARE THEY DEPRIVING US FROM SEEING KEITH’S AMPLIFIED EMO DARKSONA??????????????
I hab Voltron ort for y’all. A bunch of different variations and I have more things planned.
Okay but this brought the thought to my head. Imagine Matt like tripping next to Shiro and trying to grab his bicep for balance but Shiro had he floaty arm so no bicep. Matt just fucking like face-plants. And starts cackling when he sits up. And that causes Shiro to join too
‘It’s been a while, Captain’
following promises 🔥
Me, when Lotor was first introduced:
MATT HOLT‼️🤭
Unpopular opinion
Season 8 was good
Yeah, some things were questionable
But the writers did a good job
Y’all a just salty
*Matt returns* Voltron Fandom: Holy shit our meme son is back safe and sound!! He's gotten so much hotter! I love him so much. *Shatt shippers arise from their graveyards and drink from the new content so that they may be stronger* One person muttering under their breath: Langst where Lance feels like he's going to be replaced by Matt. *Entire Voltron Fandom perks up*: Langst? Langst! LanGST?!?! *Entire Voltron Fandom chanting louder and louder*: LANGST! LANGST!! LANGST!! *Shatt shippers cry because people are demonising their meme son in order to emotionally destroy the best blue boy*
SEASON 7 SEASON 7 SEASON 7
boi where do I start wow what a season super intense
KEITH AND SHIRO FLASHBACKS YES
actually explains so much thank you writers
Romelle having to get used to the paladin lifestyle is hilarious I love her
faunatonium what the hell
drawing straws as to who gets to ride with who
um yeah so zethrid and ezor are gone well then
anyway I love axca
Kosmo is a pure pup and I love him very much
speaking of Keith just admit it if you give it a name you’ll get attached to it and you don’t like attachments
also using Kosmo for food transportation yes
just the entirety of gargle waffle snick
also same lance I’m so bad with names I relate
that one druid guy bro I was shook
KOLIVAN IS BACK YES
I love Krolia
using Kosmo as battle transportation yes I am living
THE I LOVE YOU BETWEEN KEITH AND KROLIA
THE HUG
SKIN CLEARED CROPS WATERED WHAT DID THE WRITER DO THAT
the shit that went on between the paladins when they were lost in space wow that hurt
ALSO WHAT’S THIS HUNK CHARACTER ARC AND SAVING EVERYONE’S ASS YES I AM LIVING FOR THIS
Colleen Holt is a strong badass mother and she will not take shit from anyone I already love her
Sam Holt will also not take anyone’s shit
Colleen and Sam Holt are a power couple and no one can tell me otherwise
mess with them and you will be cut down
just don’t mess with the Holt Fam
The fighter squad all radiate big dick energy and I love them all
they have my entire heart
the way they portrayed Shiro and Adam’s relationship
lgbt+ was probs normal considering the events take place after WWIII so it wasn’t a big focus
the lifestyle they lived made it hard for relationships and they showed that well
the fact that they showed that war takes who it takes and doesn’t leave remorse or sympathy behind for the people who survived and how those left behind have to deal with it wow its so realistically portrayed you don’t see that in your average tv show
the fact that shiro didn’t have time to grieve because of everything that was going on and it’s so prevalent in today’s society wow props to the writers for how well they wrote this
Hunk trying to get his parents back just everything about that
the fact that this stuff like labour camps has happened in the past and continues to happen to some degree today and the way they showed it in a children’s tv show the writers are amazing
SNIPER LANCE SNIPER LANCE SNIPER LANCE
KOSMO AND KEITH FUCKING UP EVERYONE ELSE SIDE BY SIDE I AM LIVING
the fact that Allura helped Shiro with his arm I love her
also gonna have to get used to the new arm design but I like it so far
the entire MFE fighter squad fucking others up
SPACE BATTLES I AM LIVING ANIMATION 10/10
Shiro being the captain of the Atlas makes me feel a certain way and I love it
look at my boy finally taking a leadership position after everything’s that happened to him
so proud
Iverson is soft as hell I love him
admiral sanda is pulling some admiral holdo last Jedi bs on us never liked her but thank you for your sacrifice
ALSO VERONICA HELL YES
THE SIBLING DYNAMIC BETWEEN LANCE AND VERONICA YES
MORE BATTLES
GIANT ROBOTS PUNCHING THE SHIT OUT OF EACH OTHER YES
THE ATLAS DID THAT
giant alien robot hurt all my favs that was some intense shit felt like I ran a marathon or something
shiro built a giant robot with just his hand and the power of big dick energy
also the atlas is thicc
SHAY DEADASS MOVED THE ENTIRE BALMERA SO SHE COULD SEE HUNK MY HEART
EVERYONE WITH THEIR FAM
MATTHEW HOLT
HAS A SIGNIFICANT OTHER
HAS COOL NEW HAIR
I WANT TO SCREW HIM
ALSO WANT TO SCREW JAMES GRIFFIN
whomst?
whomst are you mysterious altean
are you someone from motor’s quintessence colony
whomst
I need answers