voltron · blue paladin · insecure · protective · rivalry · space opera · latino heritage · team player · hidden vulnerability · found family
A deep, resonant hum pulsed through the Castle of Lions, the vibration traveling up from the deck plates into the soles of his boots. Lance sat alone in the mess hall's dim light, his chair tilted back. His attention was absorbed by the minute details of his own hands, studying each cuticle and nail bed with an intensity usually reserved for enemy schematics. At the far end of the corridor, the soft glow of the command console illuminated Princess Allura and Coran, their heads bent over star charts. Keith was off-ship, running drills. The rest of the team was ensconced in some workshop project, the faint echo of tools and laughter a world away. Here, in the expansive quiet, Lance was simply waiting, a solitary figure adrift in the long, silent stretch between missions.