Season 2 turned me from a casual Voltron fan into a complete Sheith disaster. The first two steps after that were:
1. Start a Shiro appreciation blog (and spend hours upon hours digging through and queueing up the gorgeous fanart)
2. Work through the AO3 tag and compile a list to rec to others who’re new or who need some extra motivation to fall into this fandom
Here’s the first batch of Sheith fics I’ve enjoyed thus far (it’s a long list, so make sure to view under the read more). Another set hopefully coming soon, as I have the time to continue reading.
Stargazer | Miaou Jones ( @miaoujones ) | 1,020 | Teen | 2016-09-05
Shiro is gazing out into the universe when Keith turns to him, and Keith can't tell whether Shiro is looking at the stars or the space between them, but he'd bet Shiro has always been a stargazer and always will be.
easy now, with my heart | @amillionsmiles | 1,137 | Gen | 2016-06-20
And for a fraction of a—second, tick, whatever it is up here in space—Shiro closes his eyes. His hand circles around Keith’s wrist lightly and then he squeezes, and, for the first time, Keith lets himself hope.
Moment Of | unalignedant ( @likeawarmdrink ) | 1,237 | Teen | 2016-06-29
It isn’t that Shiro is ashamed of his mechanical arm, exactly.
An Open Doorway | Miaou Jones | 1,344 | Gen | 2016-07-15
Keith is going to see Shiro now because he wants to, and not because anyone would call him a coward if they knew anything about it and knew Keith hadn't done it yet. And also not because Keith wouldn't be able to disagree if he were called a coward... No, Keith is definitely going to talk to Shiro because that's always been the plan when Shiro came back.
in this desert land i know some rain must fall | amillionsmiles | 1,777 | Gen | 2016-09-09
Some people, like rain, are worth waiting for.
// or: Keith leaves, and Keith returns.
til you set fire to my atmosphere | amillionsmiles | 2,062 | Teen | 2016-06-22
And it’s like the first punch Keith ever landed on him: quick and glancing, right at the ribs, out of left field and yet simultaneously a long time coming.
The Body Burns Away | Carrionflower | 2,534 | Gen | 2016-07-04
His arm was gone, replaced by inorganic machinery that clicked and whirred, but the physical memory of its loss remained burned into his nervous system. It translated as a haunting pain that spiked and ebbed but never fully receded, always constant like a needle digging into his brain.
Shiro's coming apart at the seams and Keith is the only one that can see it happening.
this corner of the universe | amillionsmiles | 2,656 | Teen | 2016-06-29 to 2016-06-30
“PDA in uniform can result in a demerit of fifty to a hundred points,” Shiro murmurs.
“Good thing we’re not in public, then,” Keith mutters hoarsely.
What they once had, they don't anymore. Keith still wants it.
Grow Fonder | fio | 2,826 | Gen | 2017-01-22
Really, after everything that's happened to the both of them, it's not actually that weird. But it still feels a bit hard to wrap his head around.
SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2, specifically episode 8.
good grief | @billionairevolleyboysclub | 2,973 | Mature | 2016-08-18
Shiro brings it up when he's got Keith pinned to the training mat, arm twisted behind his back and body pressed up along the line of his back.
"Are you going to winter formal next week?"
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A quick fic on Garrison prom, drinking, and bad communication skills. Not necessarily in that order.
Too Young To Die | @themorninglark | 3,037 | Teen | 2016-07-11
Among the jagged, disparate shards that lie strewn across his recollections, it's startling how immediate some things feel. How, if he closes his eyes, it's like yesterday, for past the swathes of blurry images and broken memories, there's a time that lies untouched, untainted: the klaxon peal of Garrison bells, the earth-rending whoosh of mission launch - like the world's largest breath being sucked in - and, at the most unpredictable of times, the sound of Keith's footstep in a corridor.
Victorious | themorninglark | 3,223 | Teen | 2016-07-03
"When you come back - " says Keith, again, and then he can't finish the sentence for the enormity of it, so he stops short. Leaves it hanging like a promise, waiting to be fulfilled, and settles for reaching out to rest his hand on Shiro's shoulder instead. Lets the contact linger for as long as he can, etched like life lines and heart lines into his palm.
Shiro nods. He doesn't break promises.
Neither does Keith.
For the Damaged | @commodorecliche (x_carnivale_x) | 3,246 | Mature | 2016-06-26
You've held your head up
You've fought the fight
You bear the scars
You've done your time
Listen to me
You've been lonely, too long
transgalactic, 1:30 AM | themorninglark | 3453 | Gen | 2016-08-23
"Replay transmission," Shiro murmurs.
By the dim light of an Arusian constellation, one that's shaped like a different kind of scar, he hears him.
"Hey, Shiro? Does this thing work?"
In which Keith goes, and Shiro waits, for a change.
I get a shiver from broken hearts | cherryvanilla | 3,630 | Teen | 2016-09-16
The first time, Shiro pushed him away with a firm hand to the chest, Keith just barely tasting his lips.
“We can’t,” he said, regret heavy in his voice.
The universe is such a lonely place (without you) | anditwasstinky (thewicked) ( @percybitchshelley ) | 3,804 | Teen | 2016-07-06
Keith comes out, and Lance decides it’s time to step up as a wingman.
The Color in the World | Miaou Jones | 4,576 | Explicit | 2016-08-07
The furrow of Keith's brow deepens. He thought maybe Shiro wouldn't answer him, wouldn't be able to, but his voice sounds steady, his breathing even. "What are you doing?"
"Letting you look." Shiro's back rises and falls with the breath he takes now. "Letting you look as long as you want."
"What about touching?" Keith moistens his lower lip so his words won't get stuck as they try to come out. "Is it okay to touch?"
See Me Running, From You, To You, From You | fio | 6,449 | Gen | 2017-01-05
Shiro is sixteen when his mother remarries and he meets his new step-brother. He already has a brother, so he thinks he knows what to expect, but Keith is nothing like Ryou and it's less like getting a new sibling and more like a roommate.
Caught in the Tide | @skalidra | 6,769 | Teen | 2016-12-27
Keith's starting a new job; night guard at a seaside research facility. During introduction, him and the other two new recruits are taken around and shown all the facility's creatures, including the only merman ever taken alive, who seems awfully friendly considering the warnings they're getting about how aggressive he is.
we're on the road to messy | cherryvanilla | 6,898 | Explicit | 2016-08-28
LATER, after Shiro’s found his way back to Keith yet unsure of how to move forward, he’ll be told how Keith spent countless hours holed up in Shiro’s old quarters that he’d picked the lock to get into, poring over blueprints and notes and digital images, unwilling to accept or admit defeat.
NOW, Shiro hasn’t even found his way there yet.
the interior of a heart | billionairevolleyboysclub | 8,347 | Mature | 2016-08-04
He hears Shiro's voice through his earpiece frantically ordering him to -stay close Keith try to stay as close as you can- before the wormhole's gravity pushes upon his chest and makes his vision swim. His mind slowly goes blank as his body slumps forward.
And Keith dreams. Keith remembers.
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Everything needs a creation story.
we were shotgun lovers | cherryvanilla | 8,890 | Explicit | 2016-10-18
Keith knows the deal. A lot of people his age who leave the system end up back in even at 18, 19, 20 just because they can't adjust. He doesn't want to be another statistic. His literal one bag was packed and ready to go day of his birthday.
At the Beginning | locketofyourhair | 13,179 | Explicit | 2016-12-19
It’s the first thing parents are supposed to teach their children: that the words mean nothing, that the marks don’t mean there is a match for you. The universe is cruel and cold, and plenty of people never meet the one whose writing is emblazoned on their skin.
Keith doesn't believe in soulmates, no matter what his skin says.
A soulmate AU where the words on your skin aren't always the first words you hear from your soulmate. Sometimes it takes time.
oh yeah you're good! and that's awesome, seems like L needs that info for their trip, too, hahaha
Lol, I think I actually instigated it when I asked them to check one out! They said they had been too busy doing wedding stuff. I’m a bad influence, yay!!
likeawarmdrink reblogged your quote “The key to Castiel’s grace. “I think, probably, Metatron is key to getting Cas’ grace back and Cas knows that,” Misha...”
Honestly, the way SPN works, I thought “letting Metatron live” was going to be the end of that story, that he would become another Adam; around, kinda-but-not-really, and would never be addressed again. But to hear Misha actually talk about Metatron still being a piece on the board??? DOES lead me to believe that Cas’ grace might still be a player, as well—something you know I was completely sure was never going to be talked about again; Cas’s stolen grace burning out, sure, but Cas’ original grace, no way. SO. This is SUPER interesting. ESPECIALLY since Misha/Carver have been saying that Cas’ main objective is to FIND AND SAVE DEAN before his own fading grace even factors in—so: could they be connected?????? AHHHH!!!!
*spazzes more*
See, I actually thought it was odd that they let him live (except insofar as to show Cas's development and valuation of the individual over the masses) BUT I always thought there was more to that spell and to Metatroon's place as the writers' mouthpiece that could be explored, so I'm glad he's around to be like Hannibal Lecter while Cas tries to track down his Grace.
And omg yes the two must be connected, considering the MoC was the product of a fallen angel's actions, I think Cas's grace will play a major part in the resolution of the situation, if only to resurrect Dean when he's cured of his chewy demon center.
The lovely tags my friend likeawarmdrink put on her reblog of this post because she's awesome.
TOTALLY
eiael-thinks
even in the fandoms we DO share it's only SPN where we're totally on the same page ALL THE TIME hahaha
we're awesome
:D
Because it's legit true. We love pretty much the exact same books, movies, tv shows, etc., and with the exception of Supernatural, we completely disagree on what we love most about them. Even so, she's been one of my closest friends for 7 years and she's the one who convinced me to join this crazy site and stop being a lurker (thanks?). Guess beyond being ridiculously soppy and personal, I just wanted to provide one point of anec-data for how fandom friends can desperately love the same thing yet vehemently disagree on their interpretations, and how that's a-okay.
In conclusion, you're the bestest, bb!!!
(ps: dang it, I still don't think Ginny was a Mary Sue! ;P )
likeawarmdrink replied to your post “likeawarmdrink reblogged your photoset and added: omg I was just...”
he definitely liked them; though he wanted to know if they were actual watercolors, photoshop or single color prints, lol. there wasn't any source for them so i couldn't tell him. XD
the source is here. But I don't know if that user created the pics themselves, however the tags do just say "watercolors." so, idk... [ETA: that user is the OP, so I guess you could send an ask or something?]
