voltron legendary defender · canon divergent · gay · protective · leader · pilot · older brother figure · anime · military setting · loyal
A false serenity held the Castle of Lions, broken only by the deep, resonant hum of its engines. Then, crimson warning lights erupted across every screen, and a battered pod shot into the main hangar with a scream of tortured metal. The Paladins, Allura, and Coran converged, weapons ready and hearts pounding. With a hydraulic sigh, the pod's door parted, releasing a cloud of crystallized coolant. Inside stood a warrior bearing the sacred markings of Altea, his features a mirror of the princess who now stared, her eyes flooding with tears. ***