#songbird!

[duel-of-the-dolls]

American Girl Armageddon: Misc. Historical Accessories (Round 3)

Which set is the best?

Addy's Songbird and Sweets

Kirsten's Friend Quilt

Voting ended onMay 11

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I think I'm gonna talk about my VF OC more! For now, I'm gonna be self-indulgent with her and talk about potential lion placement, lol

I'm not sure if this would be canon to my rewrite, but I like the idea of Anya having a connection to yellow, especially because in VLD the yellow paladin basically wears their heart on their sleeve and tries to help everyone before themselves her being a royal advisor is legitimately the embodiment of half of that, the other comes from her personality as I like to think of her as an open book when it comes to her emotions

Obviously she isn't trained to be a pilot, she was never meant to be one nor does she want to be one. But my idea is that hunk get knocked down during a fight with a robeast, the team still being on Arus means Anya is there to help but what about the cadets? All of them are paired up with pilots already, Daniel with lance, Vince with Allura, and Larmina with pidge. Except as we see in every fight where it's the lions vs a robeast and not voltron themself, they don't fare too well

So the team can't get to Hunk, and he isn't responding to them at all. Then Anya makes the very stupid and very dangerous call to run out there and get to him herself. When she does, he doesn't respond to her either (but is otherwise ok) and while the team is yelling at her for choosing to do something like that, they at least recognize she can manually* start the lion.

*In reference to DOTU since they always activated their lions by inserting the key into them, the same way Sven did in Ghost In The Lion, instead of the remote start they have now with the voltcoms

Once yellow lion comes back online, everything is on her, and she doesn't know how to fly. Yet she knows the lions are sentient, so before taking her first attempt into piloting into an active war zone and piloting in general, she begs yellow to work with her because it's more than just her life that is in danger because of an inactive lion

There's definitely more to that part specifically, but that's when her connection happens. Yellow doesn't just kick on autopilot to help her out, she telepathically reaches out to her to tell* her that she was bold to think she could make a difference without having any skills to back her up, but that it was the right choice to make anyway

*I imagine they talk to anyone that's not their pilot but only if worthy of them similarly to bumblebee and his radio in the transformers Bay movies, with bits of pieces of people talking from their own memories, not perfect but gets the job done. The pilots can hear their actual voice though and have a stronger physical and mystical connection to them.

Anya and yellow manage to get back to the team, who are going nuts at the turn of events, and get close enough to green to let Larmina hop over to take over yellow. From there the battle is won and once they're back in the castle, with Hunk now conscious and getting checked out at med bay, the pilots all bombard her with questions over what happened and how she felt being about to talk to the lions.

She's obviously freaked out, but she's happy that something as important as a lion of voltron trusted her to do the right thing, especially enough to form a connection like that. Lance starts talking to her about doing flight training and the others agree, but she refuses to get into the pilot's seat again because she doesn't want to be out on the battlefield ever again

They manage to convince to her some training because even if she's not out there being another cadet, she's the closest thing to a backup pilot they've got right now, and they definitely need it against maahox's forces

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My sweetest girl from @solsticewcrp :)

[toasthoneyandstardust]

Panya Interludes

I'm back for my monthly upload! This is something I've been sitting on for a while and though it's not my regular medium, it still fits my theme. Set in Voltron Force (2011) starring Pidge and OC Anya as per usual!

There was only one word to explain the day that just happened for the lion pilots and their new cadets,

Distressing.  

And that was exactly how the Arusian news channel Pidge had pulled up explained it. Chaos, anxiety, and panic were everywhere after being attacked by the 9th Drule Kingdom. A threat thought to have been put to rest a little more than 5 years ago.  

But while the public worried about future 9th attacks and how the princess would use Voltron to handle them, the team and their allies focused on a secret and more immediate threat.

Pidge worked through the castle controls, labeling every Garrison ship in the castle database as threats to the defenses. He thought back to how Wade put just enough effort to fool the public into believing he'd been there to help. And as if on cue, the news anchor talked about the Sky Marshal's work, how the citizens of Arus voiced their thanks for the backup and protection. Then a clearer voice piped up, reeling Pidge back into focus,

"I know you guys brought the lions out into the fight but, being near the ground out there was really intense"

Pidge looked to the call screen where the voice came from. A woman the same age as him with brown eyes, a beauty mark under her left one, and matching shoulder-length hair, was there to look back. Though she couldn't be entirely seen, she wore a pastel blue jumpsuit with sleeves ending in white and gold, a white chest piece that reached up her neck, a golden diamond shaped belt, and matching white boots that ended at her knees.

"Keith and Larmina were out there on foot," he replied, "we got a report from them and from the sounds of it, intense was an understatement."

Recalling their words, Larmina barreled through multiple Wade-bots and 9th loyalists just to reach a child that was caught in the middle of open fire before being swarmed by the bots once more. Keith got there just in time, getting them both out and safely returning the kid to their parents. But the lull didn't last long, and once again the two had to fight through a wall of enemies.

Pidge sighed, "I know Wade wouldn't do something this big unless there was a cover, so why the hell did the 9th comeback now of all times and hand him a chance like that?"

Aside from being at the front of the first war with the 9th, Pidge had multiple personal problems with them. But hoping they were the only thing he had a major issue with was apparently too much to ask, as the Galaxy Garrison had also given him many additional ones, even before Wade came into the picture.

Pidge turned off the news and turned to focus on the one person he'd much rather listen to at the moment,

"Whatever," he mumbled, "Hey when are you coming back? The guys and I were sad not seeing you here to greet us."

The woman smiled, "I'm bummed I didn't get to see you either, I'll be back the day after next so hold out until then 'k?"

"With all the work we have to do now, I'm sure I'll almost miss your landing, Anya!"

The two laughed, it had been 2 years since they've seen each other in person and another 3 since they've lived at the castle at the same time. They grew up together before Pidge left for the Garrison Academy, and after they reconnected at 16, it hadn't taken long before Anya was scouted for the position of royal advisor by Coran and of course he'd be the one to train her for it.

Obviously, their connection wasn't why she was offered the position, needing to be thoroughly worked on for her to really be ready, Anya at least had the beginnings of a great advisor. Pidge was happy about having someone somewhat separated from his job to talk to.

For a few minutes more, they spoke about anything and everything. But their easy conversation didn't last for long, and Pidge heard Anya be called back to handle more work.

"I guess that's our cue," Pidge said, "sorry I kept you for so long."

"Me? Pidge I called you while you were still working in the control room! It's the other way around." Anya retorted,

He raised an eyebrow, "Yet I still finished my work!"

They eyed each other through squints, waiting for the other to break. But not being able to stand the seriousness for long, they both broke out into light laughter.

"Okay, okay, arguing is pointless. You better not come back later than promised, alright?"

"I'll do my best," she gave a small two finger salute, "see you soon Pidge"

"See ya..."

With a wave goodbye on both sides, the call ended. Pidge didn't feel as restless as he did before, so he let his thoughts linger on Anya and her promise of return.

[toasthoneyandstardust]

It's October and that means the Simptober challenge has begun!

Gonna try to do a sketch a day! First up Eye contact!

[heres-to-all-that-is-mine]

Songbird........

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He’s trying