Headcanons about Hunk that aren’t food related bc I hate vldofficial’s narrow and superficial outlook on him:
In high school, Hunk was a part of those coding/engineering for children camps where he’d teach kids STEM skills
He is squeamish about rollercoasters but loves watching them and their mechanisms
Hunk’s anxiety about flying mainly extends to when he is a passenger. Being a pilot and having some control over the ship gives him security
Is notorious for leaving things out and forgetting where he left them
He loves supporting his local sports teams. He’s not competitive at all but he loves all kinds of sports and the sense of community it gives him.
If you ask Hunk for help on something, even if he isn’t skilled in that thing, he will go above and beyond in trying to figure it out
Hunk can play the guitar and the piano.
He likes to play volleyball. Has good hand-eye coordination
Really likes learning in general. Has a decent amount of general knowledge about everything because he reads the news and books and whatnot. Because of this he can pick up a conversation with nearly anyone
If he hadn’t gotten into mechanical engineering, he considered studying medicine. He wouldn’t really want to be a surgeon but he thinks the way human bodies work are fascinating and likes to help people sooooo
If he had gone to college he would so be in some intramural sports team
He wants to change up his hairstyle but is too scared of ruining it. Grows out his hair and doesn’t know how to style it, hence the headband. Only cuts it when his mother nags him. Keith insists that he should let his hair grow longer.
Loved superhero movies at one point.
Goes to the gym. He is a rare leg day lover.
Does NOT have a green thumb. Bro could raise a whole kid but can’t take care of a plant. It will die under his care.
Hunk has a terrible poker face. You will win playing cards against him. He tried to cheat at cards once but he’s bad at cheating too everyone laughed at him.
Hello! :D I know it’s a silly question..but i was playing sims(as one does) and I wondered if you had any hcs of the paladins interior style? Like what colors (not only their signature I guess)and type of furniture? What type of home/apartment?I’d appreciate the help! Have a nice day!
okay absolutely have not had mental capability for like anything creative but I’ve also started a job in real estate so interior design make me go brrrrrrrr lately-
Shiro I feel like is either really plain and like necessities only or really homely. Like he either has the most basic cheap couches and tables and chairs and like, the plain white plates you can by at Walmart for like 10 bucks (you know the ones) and all the walls are just whatever color the previous owners/renters had them as so he has a random light pink room, a green room, etc. OR OR OR you walk in and get smacked in the face by comfort, like he has knick knacks and pictures and random antiques littering every surface, he has a china cabinet with the fancy dishes, he has a cabinet dedicated to coffee mugs and like only two of them match cause the rest of that set broke ages ago, all the other Paladins have their own designated mug, like it’s never specified but like, you KNOW the teal one with the cow that god knows where came from is Kieths, and that’s just how it works. I don’t think he has a specific color pallet bc it’d depend on like what the house looks like, and it’s either minimalistic or the vibe of the house.
Kieth has an apartment, his bed is on the floor, the only reason he has a couch is because Lance and Hunk just showed up with it one day and left it there. His cabinets are boxed Mac and cheese and canned beans, he uses paper plates/bowls and plastic cups/silverware, and there’s only like two pictures in the whole place, one of him and the other Paladins (and Allura and Coran) and one of him, his mom, and Kosmo. He’s not much of a stay in one place type so he doesn’t have a lot BUT if he were to decide to settle and make a home it’d have a garage, a huge backyard, and enough space for any and all of the Paladins to visit, and let’s face it, Lance probs did most of the decorating, as long as Keith has a place to sleep he doesn’t really care much what it looks like.
Lance is Aesthetic™️ and you can’t change my mind. He’s full on redecorating his house for every single holiday, his attic is a maze of shit only he knows how to navigate. His kitchen is probs black and white with a pretty accent color and his dishes all match the kitchen color scheme, like the fancy ones with the swooshy designs, ya know? So. Many. Throw pillows. Lol. Has pictures of his family and the paladins everywhere, along with various pieces of art. Walking in is like stepping in a magazine but at the same time feels so comforting.
Hunk plants everywhere. I don’t know how to explain it, but he’s a total plant dad. His kitchen is immaculate, the kind of place you love to hang out in, also has mismatched mugs bc he likes to collect them from places he’s gone and it’s a go to gift for him. I think he has a bunch of books on everything from How To guides to the entire Riordanverse. Tools scattered everywhere and various projects littering almost every surface. Has a blanket his grandmother knitted him draped over his couch. Random Voltron merch everywhere bc he can’t help himself when he sees it.
Pidge is either a clean freak with a perfectly put together house (as long as you don’t open those drawers) or it’s a fuckin mess and a half with a walking trail from one room to the next but otherwise there’s no way in hell. Also has projects literally everywhere, collections of random space tech, we’re not gonna question it. Probs a fairly monotonous place, lots of whites and greys, has an entire bookshelf for family pictures and sentimental things but aside from that, it’s the house of a scientist. Has a plush green lion on her couch. Has two perfectly cleared out mostly untouched guest bedrooms in case her family or any of the paladins visit.
you know i think hunk would actively try and find out all the paladins favorite foods to recreate them. keith is the hardest though because he doesn’t know how to ask him because any time the others bring up missing earth keith doesn’t say anything. they go to a planet on a diplomatic mission and theres a feast and hunk watches keith avoid the food until it comes to desserts and hunk realizes that keith has a total sweet tooth so he makes it his mission to try and recreate as many earth desserts as possible to find out keiths favorite, keith is a little confused when hunk asks him to help test out the food because usually that’s lance’s job but hes not complaining. a couple weeks into it hunk recreates some beignets and keith absolutely loses it after the first bite, hunks pretty sure he even sees him tear up a little. after that hunk makes them every chance he gets just to make keith smile.
My panromantic demisexual boy (Lance makes jokes that he’s pan and uses cooking pans in the kitchen)
Two moms, they didn’t know how to cook so he took over to help them and ended up loving it
He and Lance were roommates at the Garrison and immediately clicked
He knits with Lance but fails miserably
He absolutely hates horror movies but will watch them with Lance and Pidge because they love them (and their commentary makes it better than if he were alone)
He loves hugs and will hug everyone if they look like they need it, especially Keith, and he will wait for Pidge to come to him first
Warm brown eyes with darker brown swirled between
OR heterochromia with one light brown and one dark brown eye
He loves to sing, and hums under his breath while cooking
Engineering or Culinary Arts Major
Uses his headband to tie back his hair * especially when he’s cooking
He is a DEEP SLEEPER and has sometimes slept past the alarm
Lance and Pidge always sleep on top of Hunk, and he lets them because he is Hunk and loves cuddles
He has anxiety, and he learned lots of breathing exercises to help himself
Because of that, he can help Shiro and the other paladins when they have panic attacks
Anon asked: hc's for how the voltron paladins deal with an s/o who get's anxiety attacks (like, the kind where they get nonverbal and wave their arms around) from being around too many people that are talking? it's something i struggle with and it'd be nice to imagine the paladins helping.
Shiro:
By your side in an instant.
Pulls you away to a secluded area of wherever you guys are at to hopefully calm you down a bit.
Will wait until your arm waving has calmed down before scooping you into a hug, keeping you close to him.
“It’s okay (Y/N), I got you, it’s just you and me now; nobody else is here.”
Keith:
Honestly freaks out a bit himself when he sees you in distress.
Of course he’s there with you and quickly taking you to the closest private room to help you.
Is awful at comforting you with words and will do the next best thing and cuddle with you.
“We’ll stay as long as it takes for you to calm down (Y/N), I’m not leaving...it’s just us here...it’s okay.”
Lance:
This boy will freak out himself.
By your side in a second and ushering you back to the castle of base camp because he wants you to have privacy and a peaceful setting.
Does spout many questions, but quickly stays quiet when he sees that is only making things worse.
“Please tell me what to do (Y/N), I hate seeing you like this...let me help you please.”
Hunk:
Rushes to your side once he sees you in distress.
Ushers you back to his room where he sets you on the bed and blubbering every sweet words and words of assurance he knows.
When you do calm down, he’ll run his hands over your body because he knows it calms you down.
“I got you (Y/N), you’re doing great...you’re always great...don’t worry, I won’t leave you, I’m here.”
Pidge:
She immediately sees the signs and quickly goes to you.
Takes you to your room where it’s secluded enough and wraps you in your softest blanket that she knows always comforts you and calms you.
Lays in bed with you in silence as you calm down and when you settle in her hold she’ll snuggle close to you.
“I’m here (Y/N), just us two...rest up, you’ve had a long day and I’ll be here when you wake up.”
Hshshsnansna seeing that ask got me in a HUGE HaaH mood. Like, I went through and read a bunch of asks, and I'd probably go reread the fic itself if I had time. So!! Is there anything about HaaH you've always wanted to share but never had the chance to? Headcanons, worldbuilding, backstory, hidden details- anything at all??
Oh friend… There is so much. I have a Word document that’s like 17k of JUST headcanons and world-building for this fic kghsdkjhdkfg I’m not crazy, I swear.
It took me a while to respond because I had to comb through and find stuff that wasn’t spoilery, but tada, have some Home and a Half Hunk and Shiro (and Matt) headcanons and backstory under the cut!
Also, as for hidden details… Same as the Garrison professors in the show were named for staff members, Neuhahn and Ania are named after IRL contributors to the Voltron animated series–Chris Neuhahn was a producer and Ania O’Hare was the casting director.
And here are some Hunk, Shiro, and sorta Matt headcanons/backstory that shapes their characters in HaaH. (Please note, these headcanons ignore absolutely everything from about season 6 of the actual show and on. I stopped watching Voltron after Season 6 because I just couldn’t handle the writing anymore. T_T)
Hunk:- He’s mixed ethnically, and although his parents are from Samoa, his family tree actually spans many different countries, mostly in Polynesia, including Tonga, but even places as far away as Malaysia.- His parents were converted to the LDS church by Mormon missionaries in Samoa. A few years before Hunk was born, his parents moved to Utah to be closer to the church, so Hunk has only ever been to Samoa once, on a vacation to visit family.- His first name is actually “Hyrum,” and until he met Lance at a Garrison-sponsored summer astro-camp when they were nine, everyone just called him by his real name.- Lance actually meant to call him “Incredible Hulk” at camp, butttt to nine-year-old Lance’s utter mortification, it came out “Incredible Hunk” instead. “Hunk” stuck.- He has a little sister who is even more sensitive than he is.
- Although Hunk’s parents originally agreed on the plan to move to America, after the family arrived, they experienced difficulty fitting in with the very selective Utah culture, and Hunk’s mother grew disenchanted with the church. Employment was difficult to find in their small, rural town, and Hunk’s parents both struggled with being isolated from their extended families. Tensions over whether or not to remain in America, as well as over money, led to some miserable fights that contributed to Hunk’s aversion to conflict when he was younger.
- Hunk sometimes had to play the role of family peacekeeper, working hard to make sure that his youngest sister wouldn’t notice the strain.
- Nevertheless, despite their share of troubles, the family is extremely close-knit. Hunk values his family and their opinions more than anything in any world.
- Which is how he ended up agreeing to go to Garrison, even when he really just wanted to help his parents kickstart the restaurant they were planning to open. His mother felt that working in a family restaurant, even if Hunk is a great cook, would squander his incredible academic and engineering talent (which Hunk thought of as just a hobby), so she begged him to go and continue his schooling instead. Hunk couldn’t say no to his mother, even if the thought of being shipped off into space terrified the living daylights out of him.
- Hunk doesn’t curse and is somewhat uncomfortable with people cursing, at least in front of him. Although Lance used to have a pretty colorful repertoire, when he learned that cursing made Hunk uncomfortable, he immediately adopted all of Hunk’s weird Utah replacements instead. “Holy crow” and “let’s kick some trash” are things they actually say seriously.
- Hunk is always down to cuddle and is never embarrassed by asking for or giving cuddles to anyone. He would 200% cuddle Shiro if he thought Shiro would let him. (Shiro would, in fact, let him.) Hunk’s favorite person on the team to cuddle is actually Keith, because Keith (who was taught to comply by Garrison scientists with all unexpected/unsolicited touch) will just sit obediently for hours letting Hunk hug out all his stress. Hunk knows that something is off about Keith’s behavior, but his leading theory—that Keith allows the hugs because he’s touch-starved—is unfortunately false.
- Hunk knows the lyrics to every Disney song EVER.
- And he’s like a dog with a bone when it comes to secrets. Once he discovers that someone’s keeping something under wraps, he goes a bit crazy with curiosity and cannot stop thinking about what they might be hiding. The rules of privacy go totally out the window when he gets like this, but time and again, Hunk’s adage that it’s always better to tell the truth bears itself out.
Shiro (and Matt?):
- Shiro is the only member of his immediate family whose first language was not Japanese. His grandparents on both sides immigrated to the US from Japan due to work transfers relatively late in life, when their own children, Shiro’s parents, were already young adults. As the first family child to be born in America, Shiro’s parents strongly emphasized the need to learn English well, which unfortunately resulted in Shiro being pushed away from learning Japanese when he was young. Even though he’s a capable conversationalist now, he’s struggled his whole life with regret over not learning the language when he was young and could have picked it up easier.
- There’s a running joke in his family that he’s actually an ogre in disguise, given that he is much taller than many of his other family members. Tradition demands that the first photo of every holiday gathering is a joke group shot in which Shiro’s posed so his entire head is outside the top frame of the picture.
- Shiro was mercilessly bullied as a child because of his height. The other children frequently suggested that he didn’t belong in their grade because he was too big and that the school must held him back multiple times for being dumb. (Shiro was never held back. In fact, he had excellent grades from kindergarten to the day he graduated from Garrison—and no, not because his parents forced him to study; in fact, throughout his schooling, they often ended up having to force Shiro to go to bed already instead.)
- On top of being teased for his looks, Shiro was naturally shy. He barely spoke, even to his teachers, and would stumble miserably if he was put on the spot in class, contributing further to the rumor that he was stupid.
- Shiro loved learning, but he hated everything that happened in school and didn’t have a single real friend outside of his cousins until he went off to middle school and met Matt Holt in sixth grade.
- Barely two weeks into their first middle school year, and it was already obvious that Matt was the school’s biggest nerd; he’d been bumped up two grades because of his obvious genius and was the textbook definition of an alien conspiracy theorist (It’s not a conspiracy if they’re REAL, guys!) But the strange thing was that no one bullied Matt—he was just so quick on the sarcastic (and biochemical) comebacks that teasing him wasn’t even worth it. Instead, the school’s resident assholes took it out on targets a little less likely to corrode their homework with miniature magnesium bombs—read as, they picked on polite, well-meaning Takashi Shirogane instead.
- Out of pity more than anything else, Matt finally stood up for Shiro one day and ran off the assholes. (It was not, as Mrs. Shirogane insists, with a home-made taser. It was not.) After something like that, well… You sort of feel obligated to befriend a guy, don’tcha?
- Becoming friends with Matt Holt transformed Shiro’s life. Even if Shiro wouldn’t originally speak up for himself, he was ferociously proud and supportive of his first real friend, and learning to be bold for Matt taught Shiro the value and meaning of standing up for not only others, but also himself. Being friends with someone as off-the-cuff and tricky as Matt helped Shiro grow more spontaneous, less self-conscious, and ultimately much more confident—even if, to this day, most of that confidence is still focused on helping others, rather than on being self-assured.
- It was Shiro admiration for Matt’s father, Sam Holt, that led Shiro to take his childhood obsession with military history a step further by actually joining the military. Shiro and Matt enrolled in Garrison together, although Matt was part of the research rather than the combat division.
- Matt was the one who convinced Shiro to get his hair styled in an undercut. It was originally just a dare, but Shiro ended up loving it afterward. The “Undercut Incident,” as it has come to be known in the Shirogane family, was the official straw that broke the camel’s back and resulted in Mrs. Shirogane declaring Matt Holt a “bad influence,” the only impact of which was that Matt had to sneak in through Shiro’s bedroom window instead of coming to the front door when he wanted to hang out.
- Shiro has received two separate Medals of Honor for making dangerous supply deliveries to war-torn countries across the globe, delivering the vital food and medicine that helped save hundreds of lives. He has also been part of several missions to save stranded astronauts from failing international space stations.
- Shiro is actually a giant memelord, but his crushing sense of responsibility keeps him from indulging in quality shitposting in front of anyone he actually knows. He had a ridiculously active secret Vine account before leaving on the Kerberos mission. His snaps are legendary. Deep down, Shiro dreads the inevitable day someone connects him with his cringey social media accounts.
- Literally the worst at adulting. His mom still filled out his tax forms for him and booked his dentist appointments. He has no idea what the hell he’s doing leading Team Voltron when he can’t even remember which of his clothes are machine-washable and which aren’t.
- When they were in their third year at Garrison, Matt conned Shiro into volunteering as a camp counselor for Garrison’s summer astrocamp program, even though Shiro had minimal understanding of how to take care of children and mostly just BS’d his way through, hoping that none of his campers had anything close to a serious issue.
- He won “best camp counselor” the very first year he volunteered. Mostly because Lance cheated and voted for him 23 times, but still.
