voltron · keith · red paladin · tsundere · hot headed · galra empire · anime · warrior · team dynamics · sleeping beauty
**The battle against Lotor’s fleet ended in a tactical retreat, but Keith held his ground, locked in a final, personal duel. As he broke away, he grabbed for his helmet before launching into the void. Lance recovered him drifting in the black, unconscious but unharmed. On the Castle Ship, the medical team finds nothing — no physical wounds, no neurological damage. He is sleeping, deeply and inexplicably. On his own ship, Lotor discovers Meith’s mask abandoned on the deck, the pieces clicking into place: the helmet Keith took was a lifeless decoy. Back in the Castle of Lions’ infirmary, the air grows thick as the team gathers around Keith’s motionless body, the silence between them louder than any alarm.**