I Waited

You say he's gone like that will sink in this time, that I will accept it. You think I don't know the odds. But I do. I waited. And I can keep waiting. Voltron: Legendary Defenders OC, main 'verse with papavoltron. Please read OOC page and bio page first.

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

The boys knew they were essentially dead at this point. What they did was a crime to say the least. Keith remained unconscious, un moving. The blow to the head was hard and odds were he had a bad concussion. When Ayame spoke directly to him there was no response or movement that the kid heard him or was even aware of what was going on around him. Blood seeping through his dark hair it was hard to tell he was injured there. 

Yeah. They were sunk. Their burgeoning careers in the Galaxy Garrison were finished with how badly they beat a junior cadet.

Ayame’s jaw clenched as they took Keith’s pulse and tried to rouse him while waiting for the other officers.

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

All jumping as someone yelled at them, the boys turned with a frown. The one carrying Keith dropped the kid immediately. As Ayame got aggressive they did as told, no questions asked. Remaining on the floor unconscious Keith didn’t move as they boys scrambled do the position they were asked. Unsure what would become of them they kept quiet. 

Dark and furiously narrowed eyes remained on the cadets as Ayame rummaged through their bag for their radio then slipped the earpiece into their ear. “This is Fujimori. I’m in the first year dormitories with five senior cadets and one first year, Keith Kogane. First year is down, repeat first year is down.” They knelt next to Keith with a grim expression. “Yeah, alert Commander Iverson. Disciplinary action strongly advised.”

The majority of Ayame’s attention then turned to Keith, though that would change quickly if the bullies tried to leave before MPs arrived to take them to the commander’s office. “Keith, can you hear me? It’s Ayame.”

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

The older students didn’t reply to Keith, rather continued to move towards him though they seemed to be grinning. Glaring Keith raised his fists in defense as one suddenly lunged at him, the plan was to hurt him. Managing to dodge what ever the attacker threw at him, he didn’t take into consideration of the 4 other boys and was hit hard from behind by a book. Falling to the floor he screamed. “Leave me alone! I didn’t do anything to you!” Which to him was true, but they weren’t too pleased some punk kid took their ranks so easily. About to scramble up to have his hands pinned behind him Keith yelled. “What the hell?!” The ring leader finally spoke. “We can’t have you ruin our record. You come out of no where and all our hard work goes to waste.” 

Giving a hard blow to Keith’s stomach before another to his head, he passed out. As the group spoke one lifted the boys head by his hair rather confused by the outcome of their skill. He came from nothing and pass everything. Eventually they planned on leaving him somewhere for a short time before letting him go. Have him get removed essentially for not attending the classes and simulations. Dragging the kid for a bit by his legs before one lifted the boy and carried him off discussing if they should mess with him and hurt him a lot more than this. It was late, most of the teachers if not all were back in their rooms and all the students were on a curfew said for the late night classes. No one was around to witness what happened.

No one was around to witness what happened.

Or so those cadets thought.

Now, Ayame was known for being gentle. Their smile was soft, their voice pleasant and generally fairly even. When cadets thought of disciplinarians on base, they generally didn’t think of Ayame Fujimori. But in this moment, seeing Keith after hearing (admittedly from a distance) his yelling, they were furious.

“Break it up, break it up!” they yelled. Their bag ended up...somewhere...before lightly tanned hands snagged two collars apiece and pulled the unfortunate duo out of the set off their feet. “Up against the wall, now! All of you!”

[distantstarsintheireyes]

So You Want to Meet a Lion...

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

Giving a nod at their offer, Keith gave a small smile. It might be nice, but this feels so awkward on its own he wasn’t sure if it would get any better or remain the way it is. Lowering his gaze again he fiddled with his hands with a sigh. He didn’t really have any “fellow cadets”  to go to. Most of the students found him annoying and a show off. 

Neither Ayame or Shiro were about to assume anything about Keith and his interactions with the other students. But Ayame was starting to understand the pilot’s concern over the cadet. Well...best to give it time. Not everyone was exactly outgoing. There had been a period of time where Ayame was withdrawn as a teen. Being so outgoing now was due to a lot of effort and encouragement up until now.

“I heard your class is starting simulator training this week,” Ayame offered up over their tea. “You ready for it?”

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

@distantstarsintheireyes​

Walking down the halls after a night class meant for older students Keith sighed as he headed to his dorm. Shiro was on a mission and while they were away he tried his best not to cause trouble. So far he was doing alright. Letting out a yawn as he walked he noticed a few students were following him. His room was in the hall of the younger cadets, the boys following were older. This concerned him and at the same time annoyed him. Stopping he faced them. “If you want something from me stop acting like creepy stalkers and just face me!” 

So far, no disciplinary problems with Keith had made it to Ayame’s ears in Shiro’s absence. That was either a good sign, or the teen had convinced his instructors to refrain from contacting the medical student. Either way: without Shiro there to encourage Keith’s visits, contact had dwindled.

Until today, apparently.

Ayame came back on-base with their bag slung over their shoulder, walking towards base housing just in time for Keith and a group of older, larger cadets’ entrance into the student barracks. And it didn’t exactly look like the older teens were there for a friendly chat. A soft epithet escaped Ayame and they changed course to jog towards the cadets barracks instead.

Shit, shit, shit. Shiro was the one who’d been a cadet here before, not them. So Ayame honestly had no idea where Keith headed until his angry voice could be heard. Probably could earn himself a reprimand for disturbing others, but at least it gave Ayame an idea where to go, and they changed direction, hoping to find the teen before trouble struck.

[sailorsmoon]

He’s the youngest pilot ever to lead a mission into space, Takashi Shirogane!

[metiredlr]

superb you funky big angel

[distantstarsintheireyes]

So You Want to Meet a Lion...

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

Seeing the plate nudged closer Keith sighed and kept to himself. Didn’t reach fort the sweet. “Question.. um.. no not really.” Lowering his gaze some he fiddled with his hands. This felt weird. He wanted to ask when he can go, wasn’t sure if they meant for him to stay the night or not. So far it seemed this was about just dinner. 

The two adults--Shiro in particular--certainly only meant for it to be dinner. This wasn’t trying to be preferential treatment or to alienate Keith from his fellow cadets. “Let us know if you ever do. And if you’d like, we could do this again sometime.” Shiro gave Keith a wry grin while Ayame sipped their tea to hide their own smile. “I know this seems kind of strange. But seriously: you have people on your side here, Keith.”

[modedamour]

[distantstarsintheireyes]

So You Want to Meet a Lion...

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

Raising a hand at the ruffle of his hair, Keith winced a bit not expecting that. “Alright.. thank you.. for the offer then.. I suppose..” Sighing he looked over at Shiro as they got up to get milk. Lowering his gaze a bit with a soft hum like sigh. He still didn’t understand why Shiro was so invested in. What they saw in him, no one else was able to see. Leaning back into the couch a bit, wanting to disappear now he stared at the sweets on the table. Debating whether he should take it or not. 

Oops. A bit too far? Shiro made a mental note of that as he brought back a mug for Ayame to put tea in and a glass of milk for himself.

And subtly nudged a plate closer to Keith.

Ayame tucked a lock of hair behind their ear with a smile of thanks at Shiro before pouring themselves some tea. “Not a problem. Have any burning questions while you’re here?”

[distantstarsintheireyes]

I waited.

[distantstarsintheireyes]

AT LAST I’ve drawn Ayame and their brothers, Tatsuro (on the left) and Seiji (on the right).

[distantstarsintheireyes]

I started out working on a lovely beach pic of Ayame and their older brothers but then this took over oops...

[azurehcarted-blog]

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[hoelko]

HE HAS A FUCKING RAINBOW OVER HIS HEAD IN EPISODE 1 WE ARE BLIND AS BATS Y’ALL

[distantstarsintheireyes]

So You Want to Meet a Lion...

[distantstarsintheireyes]

red-and-black-paladin‌:

Frowning a bit that seemed impossible in his case, either take care of himself or fall apart. The thought of leaning on someone, getting help was almost laughable to him. He did that, several times. Trusted others and in the end got hurt because of it. Tried to get help but got ridiculed. He learned not to trust, and fend for himself to survive. Even with Shiro he was wary but grew a bond with him considering the man was true to his words so far. Still the thought of leaning against someone again was something he didn’t want to do. Well aside from Shiro thus far. Silent he simply stared at the two as if they were crazy. “Yeah… right…” 

“I don’t expect you to suddenly have stars in your eyes and feel relief there’s people on your side.” Ayame shook their head slightly. “Just keep in mind: you’re welcome here. No strings attached, no quota of interactions to fill, no reports due. Takashi’s a pretty good judge of character on top of being a damned good pilot, so I think he knows what he’s doing when he’s invested in you, Keith.”

“And even if you don’t take us up on it, there’s still cookies now.” Shiro ruffled Keith’s hair on his way to the fridge for some milk. “I promise they’re more than edible.”

[distantstarsintheireyes]

@red-and-black-paladin suggested young Keith, Shiro, and Ayame things, so have a family photo. <3