5 times James Griffin was surprised by the Voltron Paladins + 1 time he surprised the Voltron Paladins Part 1
James Griffin admitted he was an asshole back in the day.
But here’s the thing: He changed. He fucking changed, made some friends and is really matured (even though he says so himself).
Still, people don’t change in a flick of a wrist. You have to put some serious effort in it. It goes slowly, but steadily.
Point is, sometimes mistakes slipped out.
It was a generally normal day on the ATLAS (or, how normal it can get living on a ship full with deranged young-adults who somehow saved the universe with sheer dumb luck, five space kitties, two aliens who are supposed to be extinct, space mice who are absolutely useless and a cow) and James had promised Nadia to train together.
So there James Griffin was, walking through the halls, on his way to the training deck. He passed a classroom (yes, they have a classroom on the ATLAS for the younger cadets, because apparantly even in space education matters) and heard - moaning?
Look, James Griffin was a smart young lad, but he lacks a bit on the common sense part.
So the first thing he does is opening the door to check if everything was - holy fucking smokes.
There was Captain Takashi Shirogane, pushed to a wall by Officer Adam Wakefield, sloppily making out.
James is freaking the fuck out.
James stood there, standing in the doorway, stupidly opening and closing his mouth like a fucking goldfish, red-faced and why is it suddenly so hot in here?
Finally, he made a sound with his throat that sounded like a dying Howzer crying for her child (he had no idea what a Howzer was, he stole the phrase from McClain).
The two men - !! - looked up and intantly flushed at seeing James staring at them like he had never seen two guys sucking face (okay, so what of it is?).
The three stared at each other for a moment.
Officer Wakefield cleared his throat. “C-cadet, shouldn’t you be... not here?” The last part sounded like a question and James wanted to dissapear and die in a hole, right then and there.
“I-” Was te only thing that could come out of his mouth.
Everything was a mess in James’ head. Captain Shirogane, famed pilot of the Kerberos mission, Champion of the Galra Arena, former Black Paladin and leader of Voltron, now Captain of the ATLAS, is in a relationshp with Adam Wakefield?
His lame and sarcastic pre-calculus teacher who cracked even lamer and sarcasticer jokes?
What has the world - nay, universe - become?
He had so many questions so the thing he asked was-
Right. That. Congratulations, James. You have made yourself appear as a homophobe in front of your hero and Captain, who already hated you because you used to bully his sort of adoptive brother out of jealousy.
It wasn’t that he was a homophobe.
He was just not... used to it, all.
James admit, he lived a white, cis and straight prive-leged life. He was okay with the lgbtq+ community, even supported it!
But living as a straight, cis, white man made you pretty sheltered from the rest of the world and meeting gays was pretty rare.
He was even sure he only saw them on the news somedays.
So, in conclusion, he wasn’t a homophobe, just a tad surprised that his boss is in fact gay and fucking his math teacher.
Officer Wakefield just gave him the most judging stare a man could give. “I’m not sure if two guys making out like a pair of horny teenagers would be defined as ‘gay’, but sure jan.” He said in a deadpan voice.
And James can’t help it. He burst out of laughter.
Captain Shirogane relaxed a bit and chuckeled (!!!!!!!) with him.
“Yes, Griffin. We are gay and in a relationship. Sorry to give you such a... shock.” He awkwardly scratched his head.
James nodded even more awkwardly. “Yeah... Sorry for the whole thing, by the way. Finding out your Captain is shagging your teacher is quite something to fnd out.” He immediately cringed when that came out. God, what is wrong with him today?
“It’s okay.” Captain Shirogane assured him with a kind smile.
He gestures to the doorway. “I think it’s better for me to leave so I can leave you guys to - yeah.” His face burned. They were staring at him again.
“Bye.” He squealed and turned around, not looking behind him and fast-walking out of the room.
Well, that was an experience. He sure can’t look those two in the eyes anymore. Guess he has to avoid him for a week - or twenty.
“Yo, brainfart! Where the hell have you been? I’ve waited for hourse! Hours, brainfart!”
Nadia came running towards him. And she is using that stupid nickname again.
“I may or may not have walked into Captain Shirogane and Officer Wakefield making out.” He said still red-faced. Hell, he still can’t wrap his head around it.
Nadia’s eyes should have popped out, with the way how they were bulging. It was unnatural.
“What?! What?! For real?! OH MY GOD, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING-” Nadia was squealing. She latched herself on his arm, babbling incohorently, dragging him to a private room.
Well. Seems like training with her is cancelled.
