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Are you following? The entirety of space, time, matter and energy is all happening at once in different timelines: It’s the idea of parallel universes. Right? So okay, let’s presume the multiverse is real. Well then, maybe somewhere in those infinite universes is one, or several, where I deserve you.

[elementalavatars]

Ok, but one of the things I’m absolutely in love with when it comes to Yuri!!! on Ice is that it’s really beautifully emphasizing how much your presence can impact another person and their life, even when you don’t realize it. 

Sure, we have the obvious things like becoming a role model or idol to others in your field. We have Yuuri being inspired by Viktor’s skating and Minami being inspired by Yuuri’s skating. But what was particularly lovely to me about Minami idolizing Yuuri was that Yuuri didn’t view his skating career as anything special, anything worth inspiring another, but he was wrong. It’s that moment of realization where even if you’re not living up to the standards you have set for yourself, even if you’ve disappointed yourself, your work/talent/effort/etc. are appreciated by someone, even if you don’t realize it. 

Then, though, we have these smaller moments of influence. We have Yurio leaving a mark on Otabek. We have ultra-drunk Yuuri leaving a mark on Viktor. Yurio and Yuuri weren’t even aware of their past interactions with Otabek and Viktor, respectively, but both left an impression - Otabek describes seeing Yurio’s strength, Viktor enjoys dancing with drunk Yuuri. It’s emphasizing that the interaction you have with someone, even when you don’t remember it, can impact that other person in a remarkable way, can change that person’s view of life or even their course in life. 

I’m sorry, I’m feeling mushy, but it really is just hammering home that no matter how insignificant you may feel, you matter. Your very existence shapes the lives around you, in ways you can’t imagine. 

[kwongs]

I remember all through high school and into college, I was so uncomfortable with even the thought of platonic physical affection that I could count on one hand the number of times I hugged someone per year. 

But now it’s gotten to a point that when I get a hug, I hold on for too long. I have to remind myself to sit further away from my friends when we’re lounging around, I wake up in the middle of the night feeling lost in all the empty space on my bed. And the worst part is, I’ve become so selfish about it. Sometimes it’s holding on for too long but I’m usually good about respecting people’s personal space. But then there are other times when I see how easy affection is for other people and how when you’re slim and pretty, you get to choose how hot or cold you are with other people and no one bats an eye. I know I have to fend myself off or I’m going to encroach on a lot of people’s boundaries, but what I wouldn’t give to have the choice to be hugged really tight, be in one of those really big swept-off-the-ground hugs, or just be held for a really long time. 

It’s on my mind constantly. It’s not even anything necessarily romantic, honestly I don’t know what it is. But every time I think I can ask for it, I remember how much space I occupy, how round I am, how big my thighs are, how it’s awkward to be near such a huge mass and it’s not pleasant for the receiving party to be smothered by a fatty, clingy loser. 

I don’t know. It’s dumb. I miss being numb to it. I miss going months without even thinking about it. Maybe it’s something that can be unlearned. Honestly, I hope so because I’m tired and it’s an unnecessary distraction. 

[ishouldbeanimated]

the dark

Sometimes Oikawa can’t sleep.

It started sometime back in high school - the sleepless nights fueled by anxiety and a bone-deep fear of failure. Getting through practice, classes, and all the attention from admirers was practically impossible sometimes, but he hated the extra attention he’d get if he let on that anything was actually wrong. It was easier to act fine than to handle suffocating concern that came with not being perfect.

(Looking back, sometimes even Oikawa is shocked at how he made it through high school without having a nervous breakdown.)

University was both better and worse. His team was strong, he was playing some of his best volleyball, he still saw Iwa-chan fairly frequently despite being at different schools. But something about being alone so much (not that he didn’t have friends or admirers anynore, but it was different than it had been at Seijou) let him live in his head too much, let the fears he tried so hard to tamp down with extra practice and extra smiles and extra everything consume more of him than they ever had before. Nothing was enough to calm the bristling energy that twisted his stomach into knots every day, for no logical reason.

(“When did being alone become so lonely?” Oikawa remembers thinking as he watched Iwaizumi’s train speed away.)

It was after a particularly bad episode of not sleeping and overthinking that he and Iwaizumi decided to move in together. He likes to think Iwaizumi proposed the idea only because he wanted to spend more time with him and not because he was slowly self-destructing. Maybe it was both. Either way, it helped Oikawa and it got them here and… that’s all that matters now.

Oikawa’s vision isn’t very good in the dark - everything’s more blurred than usual, Iwa-chan’s face and form lacking detail even from a few centimeters away.

Iwa-chan rolls over, flops onto his back. Let’s out a half-snore sound that has Oikawa tipping his face into his pillow to hide his own smile and silence the huff of a laugh that wants to escape.

Sometimes Oikawa can’t sleep. He feels 3am nearing and hopes he’ll be able to catch a wink of sleep before his alarm goes off at 6:45. It’s hard to be awake, by himself, in the dark, when every part of him wants to tap Iwaizumi on the shoulder and ask to cuddle or talk or kiss him until he falls asleep.

But Iwaizumi’s there beside him in the dark, sharing his bed and reminding him that, even in his darker moments, when he can’t sleep and anxiety creeps under his skin, he’s not alone.

And that’s enough.

[kwongs]

[kwongs]

L A N C E | lieutenant_lance

MAIN | Shiro | Hunk | Pidge | Keith | Lance (Here) 

AESTHETIC: If you think Keith is all about that Aesthetic (TM) Lance is 10x worse. Lance, hands down, is the embodiment of every wannabe 'gram model but boy, is he close to actually being one. 

TOP LEFT: Idk but this to me is, yes a little bro-y, but also, you only have this many sunglasses because you go to the beach a lot and you lose them halfway through the trip but find them again in the aftermath tucked in car seats or backpacks and it’s just?? Yeah Lance owns a lot of sunglasses, and yes he looks good in them, but also he just thinks it’s low key hilarious that he has so many 

TOP MIDDLE: Lance was probably that kid who took band in school and then wrangled his friends into starting a band because being a “rock star” was super cool. The band doesn’t really ever form but he and Hunk still jam from time to time and Lance use to take piano lessons from Mrs. Shirogane believe it or not and sometimes he and Pidge will play around on the mixer and make tracks that are either hilarious or surprisingly good and Lance keeps each mix saved on his computer. But one night, it’s probably a family/neighborhood party and someone brought over their guitar and someone’s dad brings up his dusty bass from the basement and Lance just. jumps. on it. They hook Pidge up to the speaker system and he and Keith argue about who gets stuck with the tambourine (neither of them do in the end) and it just kind of happens and it’s a mess at first but it actually starts to sounds pretty good and it’s fun and everyone thinks it’s hilarious and adorable and they play until one of the speaker blows out but Pidge has the whole thing recorded. 

TOP RIGHT: But seriously, isn’t this just so Lance-esque. I actually read it in his voice. 

BOTTOM LEFT: Lance is all about that dorky graphic tee life. superheroes, space, harry potter, doesn’t matter, he has something to commemorate the occasion. Top Gun isn’t one of his all time favorite, it’s mostly for the Aesthetic (TM) - and because pilots and planes tbh. 

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Ok, have you seen this boy’s night routine. You can’t tell me he doesn’t DIY his own masks, and on the special occasions, shells the big bucks for something more extravagant, because Lance will be damned if he ever sees a frown line on his face. 

BOTTOM RIGHT: I think Lance feels very much at home with the ocean and water in general. He loves sand, the smell of salt, how the beach looks during off season, and how it never matters how long the ocean pulls away from the shore, it always comes back (hopeless_romantic_irl) 

[kwongs]

K E I T H | kkeith

MAIN | Shiro | Hunk | Pidge | Keith (Here) | Lance 

AESTHETIC: I’m not joking when I say Keth is emo hipster garbage but he will deny it tooth and nail. He’s lowkey tortured artist and highkey all around dork who got really into photography because Shiro had a brief fling being super into photography. Keith stuck with it a little longer and, like most things he puts time and practice into, he gets annoyingly, really good at it (guess who this annoys) 

TOP LEFT: “Hey Shiro, bet you can’t leap over that puddle.” 

TOP MIDDLE: Aesthetic (TM)

TOP RIGHT: “This compass is actually broken and this is a very serious plea for someone to please come find me. I repeat, this is not an artsy way of saying “get lost in the moment” I am 100% very much lost here, in this moment. Someone please send help” 

BOTTOM LEFT: 

Lance: ~ E D G Y ~

Shiro: prince_of_darkness.png 

Keith: i’m blocking both of you 

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Keith only posted this shot because the lighting was prime. (but it’s because he’s a huge sap and he loves his friends and is genuinely happy when they spend time together. he has a hidden folder he shamefully labeled ‘fam’ with pictures of them together doing mundane things like video games or homework and videos of them all trying to clamber over Shiro in the front seat at a drive thru window at 2am and the like)  

BOTOTM RIGHT: Everyone on the team is a low key savage sass monster. Everyone has some sort of documented dirt on each team member and sometimes it goes from zero to destroy faster than hyperspeed. Lance and Keith (surprise) are the main culprit to this - mainly with each other. Lance has vines where they prank the shit out of Keith and Keith has more saved screenshots of the dumb shit Lance does on Snapchat, he could make a stop motion movie. Look. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Second to all the really beautiful shots Keith posts, are pictures of Lance/including Lance looking like a complete idiot or Keith roasting Lance alive because Keith is S U B T L E. Really it’s a stand off piss contest that will probably never die down so every picture is Lance pulling a stupid face or Lance with food all over the front of his shirt and all over his face and Lance hates it (ok he doesn’t actually hate it. far from it actually. what. who said that.) This particular picture, Lance bugged Keith to use his photography skills to photograph something worth commemorating (aka his bicep) and Keith took advantage of a prime opportunity. 

[kwongs]

P I D G E | p.idgeot

MAIN | Shiro | Hunk | Pidge (Here) | Keith | Lance

AESTHETIC: Pidge doesn’t strive for an aesthetic, aesthetic strives to be Pidge. 

TOP LEFT: The Lego keychain was a gift from Lance and the piece of the keyboard was broken off, also by Lance. Pidge likes when irony comes full circle. 

TOP MIDDLE: Found and sent from one incredibly drunk Mathew Holt in the middle of finals week. The picture was attached to a horrifically mispelled text that was later deciphered as “you’re a baby astronaut” + 50 of these faces T_T

TOP RIGHT: The comments go as follow: 

Pidge: I’m going to fucking drink this 

Lance: Holy shit. Rip in peace Pidge

Hunk: Pidge ... wait ... 

Keith: ... 

Shiro: Pidge. No. + a fifteen paragraph arguement with a fucking thesis on why this is a bad idea. 

BOTTOM LEFT: Pidge has blackmail on everyone like it’s a fucking day job. This comes in handy for payback, meme-ing, and birthdays. This is on the tame side because sibling love and all that. 

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Pidge is top tier genius, this is as canon as canon can be. I love intelligent-as-fuck Pidge but also Pidge who hasn’t even reached the tipping point of their massive potential. 

BOTTOM RIGHT: What’s more beautiful than a hand crafted hard drive :’) 

[kwongs]

H U N K | theincrediblehunk

MAIN | Shiro | Hunk (Here) | Pidge | Keith | Lance 

AESTHETIC: Bright colors saturated in sunshine. Actual angel baby Hunk. Look, you can’t tell me he isn’t 100% #teamfollowback, always leaving a comment on your birthday, and one of the first people to like your photos. Hunk is all about sharing nice things ie a new recipe he found, the bright points in his day, his friends!!!! etc 

TOP LEFT: Spam musubi! Cute as fuck spam musubi Hunk is a stress baker/food maker. Cooking is cathartic. It’s measurements, experimentation, and the end result is a final product that took time, dedication, and attention to detail. And it’s something to share with the people he cares about :’) 

TOP MIDDLE: Did. I. Mention. How. Hunk. Likes to share. Nice. Things. He does. With. His. Loved ones.  

TOP RIGHT: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

BOTTOM LEFT: Guess who’s in that picture. Guess. 

BOTTOM MIDDLE: It was a BAD idea but a GOOD time ok. 

BOTTOM RIGHT: Caption: “Finals Week :( But that means it’s time to finish up these post its and colored pens :D” It’s canon that Hunk is as smart as he is adorable, which is to say, it’s a lot. His notes are just as cute as he is. 

[kwongs]

S H I R O | t.shirogane

MAIN | Shiro (Here) | Hunk | Pidge | Keith | Lance 

AESTHETIC: You can bet all the change in your pocket Shiro is all about that exhausted but proud parent look. All of his posts consist of humble bragging about his kids, posting embarrassing pictures of his kids, (he’s team dad, he’s given up on denying he’s team dad and has embraced it) and pretty much projecting that his life is the epitome of sitting in the front of the mini van with a band of rowdy young adults screaming in the back. 

TOP LEFT: The caption is just this face “:’)” The team got Shiro this for his birthday and was expecting his reaction to be hilarious but instead he stared at it for a good seven minutes and without warning, burst into tears. The next fifteen minutes is pure panic because Shit We Made Him Cry Guys What The Fuck Oh God This is Bad We Fucked Up and eventually devolved into a really weepy dog pile. 

TOP MIDDLE: Adventures include late night donut runs, late night grocery stops, french fries at absurd hours of the early morning, etc. Shiro is the Initiator Friend ™, the one with a disposable income, a car, and initiative. (”look let’s compromise and get chinese. stop arguing”) 

TOP RIGHT: The “let’s wear matching sweaters for a Christmas card and send it back to our parents” friend. Coordinator extraordinaire and also sappy as hell. 

BOTTOM LEFT: Keith and Shiro are brothers ok it’s canon. Idc whether it’s by bloodlines or not, they’re brothers and like brothers, they embarrass the ever-loving fuck out of each other. Exhibit 1: A poorly lit picture of their dumb faces from a bad angle. The caption for this is just the crying laughing emoji because look at Keith’s hair

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Hunk took this one and Shiro didn’t notice for a couple months but when he finds it on his camera roll he’s like super proud??? Because Hunk, on top of how great he already is, is also an amazing photographer!!!! This is such a good angle and the lighting is really good; like Hunk that’s not fair, you literally cannot be this perfect. Shiro hardly ever posts pictures of himself (unless it’s in a group) but he posts this because he really likes it and nice things by excellent people are meant to be shared. And tbh, Shiro’s entire account is honestly a compilation of when his old man heart just couldn’t. He centers his life around Pidge winning hackathons and building hard drives, pulling in embarrassing baby pictures of Keith and gushing about the milestones in his brothers life, having spa nights with Lance and then the next day posting a video of a Lance parkour gone hilariously wrong. Honestly, this is as close as he gets to carrying pictures of his kids in his wallet. 

BOTTOM RIGHT: The Van. Horror on wheels. It’s actually Hunk’s van now, but it still houses the majority of their shenanigans. 

[kwongs]

voltron | instagram au shiro | hunk | pidge | keith | lance

[claustrofobiart]

Sorry…

[hannahvardit]

aunt may does right by her nephew. 

[star-plasma]

lonely but ok

[realfakeeggs]

Remember Me.

[brenna-ivy]

It’s finally finished! I’ve been working on this for a week and I’ve loved every second of it. I needed a good excuse to really get the hang of Clip Studio Paint and I wanted to make a big background-heavy piece again. This setting worked perfectly for that.

I recently saw this video by @hewhois and I got instantly inspired. It made me want to draw a modern male witch in his private den. I loved the peace and comfort that the video emitted and I did my very best to create a similar feeling. It’s so difficult to capture a very specific mood, but I hope I succeeded!

[kaylapocalypse-deactivated20201]

WITCH BOY ALERT

cute witch boy alert

[moonsieroll]

“If you’re lucky, they say he’ll give you a his heart!”

Please do not trace, copy, or distribute! Thank you!

[laerugo]

Korra: Bro love by ~hakuku