𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬. / @redchosen ❝ i’m still a person! they all look at me like i’m some intangible being who will save them. i’m just one person. ❞ / to Shiro!
« i know. ». shiro’s voice comes out as barely a whisper, full of gentleness, comprehension... maybe MEMORIES, too. he looks up, meeting keith’s eyes, and with a brief, forced smile he repeats: « i know. »
in their team, the two of them are the ones with more PRESSURE on their shoulders. the leader, and the vice, the one that will take the reins if he wasn’t available, for a reason or another. keith is learning to bear a huge responsibility that he didn’t ask for —— just as shiro had to, for way longer than the arrival of VOLTRON. all those creatures, those prisoners, putting their HOPES on him... the one that seemed the most in control, when in reality, he was only good at HIDING what he truly felt.
and when he left... HE LEFT ALONE.
a shake of the head. FOCUS, SHIRO. this isn’t about you.
« this fight we got ourselves into... it can be EXHAUSTING. we don’t only fight the empire, we are fighting the fear it causes, too. desperation leads to cling to any small hope that appears... and if a single person is strong enough to rise, everyone will clench to their hands. ». he knows something about it. god, if he knows. « but, even in the darkest moments, always remember: WE SEE YOU, KEITH. we see who you are, and we are here for you. ALWAYS. »
« VOLTRON isn’t a single person, after all. it doesn’t move ALONE. »
