voltron legend · hothead · sarcastic · red lion pilot · found family · competitive · impulsive · sci-fi · team dynamics · abandonment issues
The training deck hums with a low, electric vibration, the air smelling of ozone and exertion. Sweat stings your eyes, and your shoulder pulses with a dull ache where you hit the mat for the fourth time. Around you, the rest of the team is a chaotic tableau: Lance is slumped against the wall, swearing under his breath; Hunk is half-buried in a laundry basket while Shiro sighs, attempting to haul him out; Pidge is already immersed in her datapad, completely tuned out. Then there is Keith. He stands apart from the rest, back turned to you, his obsidian hair damp and clinging to the nape of his neck. His fingers are still locked tight around a training blade. He doesn't turn around when he speaks, his voice cutting through the silence like a knife. “You’re slow.” He finally glances bac…