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[polarishpd]

Plance Month Day #2: Together. Garrison Rumours

Word Count: 1514 Author: @HunterWizard on Wattpad (also PolarisHPD on Tumblr) Summary: AKA an AU in which Kerberos never happened, Matt Holt never disappeared, Katie Holt is a new girl genius entering the Garrison, and Lance McClain is completely, totally head-over-heels for her. 

"They're together?"

"No way."

"The class goofball and the genius? You've got to be kidding."

"Check it out."

"No way."

"We are not together!" Katie Holt enunciates for possibly the fiftieth time that day to the gaggle of annoying classmates currently huddled over her school desks. "Look, he's annoying, he only cares about what girls think, and he puts absolutely no effort into whatever he does. We're never going to be together like that, okay? I don't understand why so many people are accusing me like this today."

So many lies spilling out of Katie's mouth so fast. But telling even one person at the amazing school that is the Garrison would result in a plethora of rumors.

Of course she'd only just joined the school as a first year, gained a reputation for either having a too-smart mouth, a capacity for being possibly the most talented pilot slash engineer or being an introverted sister of legend Matt Holt who really refuses to talk to so many people.

Katie slash Pidge was strange like that, you know?

"Then explain this!" one of the guys excitedly holds up his phone, showing a picture.

Shit...is that it?

Lance, hands entangled in Katie's hair, Katie's hands travelling up his shirt, their lips messily locked and bodies pressed up against each other, a picture taken in the dark night behind the school dorms.

...SHIT.

"I-uh-that's not me," she weakly tries, causing an outburst of laughter from the group.

"Yeah, sure, Katie. That's definitely not you making out with Lance McClain, two years your senior, hot and definitely dumb?" another one questions sarcastically.

Ah, yes. Katie's technically in the same grade as Lance, upgraded because of her precocious ability.

They're not together, are they? However uncharacteristically Katie, she had just wanted some fun with a senior, a tall, cute, and surprisingly nice guy that she'd been assigned work with. She wasn't expecting a date, cute hugs and kisses. Just some fun.

They aren't together, she reminds herself.

She reminds herself that she wasn't thinking about how kind and sweet Lance always was, actually intelligent even if didn't appear so, how he always made her laugh. Their little stolen cuddles and kisses when nobody was looking.

Her heart beats a little faster, scaring her.

What does she want?

"How did you get that picture?" she weakly breathes out. The classmate gestures for her to tap at the screen, which she does. A scroll later and she has her answer.

Goddamnit.

~~~

"Lance McClain has done it now," someone laughs, someone sitting right next to Lance. He holds back an annoyed growl. Who the hell decided to hack his account and post whatever the hell that was? Yeah, he's since deleted it, but there's such thing as screenshots and social media, and the FUCKING GARRISON.

"Who in their right mind even does that with Katie Holt? Matt's going to roast him alive when he finds out."

"She's definitely not ugly...I'll say that. I see why McClain went for that."

"But she's like...top of the class with Kogane. Wouldn't they make a better pair than with the class clown?"

"Depends. Lance's got that hot goofball thing going. Kogane's the mysterious one. How about Garret? He's really cute."

"True."

"You guys know I'm right here, right?" Lance snaps wearily, flopping his head down on the desk. The not so well-meaning classmates just snicker.

"We don't really care."

Hunk, sitting beside Hunk, can only give him sad eyes. Hunk has never really a confrontational guy, you know? But they're not wrong; Hunk is really cute.

"Look, Katie's great. But we're not together. That picture never should have surfaced," Lance fights.

"Katie seems to enjoy denying the rumor vehemently," another classmate remarks. Lance nearly wants to break the table. "Understandable. Not like someone smart-and arrogant-like her would go for bottom of the class Lance McClain-"

"-shut up now before I actually feel like punching you for saying things like that about her," Lance threatens, cutting in. Hunk pulls Lance up.

"Excuse me sir, Lance isn't feeling well. Can he be excused?"

Iverson, no stranger to the rumour or to quiet back-of-the-class talks, shrugs and lets him go. Something tells him that the boy needs it.

Lance knows the guy is right. Katie's only meeting with him for her own fun. But how the hell is he supposed to tell her that he actually wants it to be more than just fun?

He wants to believe that Katie wouldn't care about him being a total failure in the Garrison while she's this new superstar. He wants to believe that.

Maybe that's why she wants it no-strings-attached.

With a start, he realises what he wants.

He wants to be together.

~~~

"Why did you post that?" Katie questions quietly, hoping that she's conveying enough seething anger even without explicitly saying so. Lance, looking a little remorseful, sits across from her.

"If it's of any consolation, I didn't actually post that. And once I found out, I deleted it."

Katie seems to breathe out strongly, as if relieved, letting out a sigh.

"Oh," is all she answers with.

Lance is leaning on the ladder of his bunk, Hunk gone off somewhere, Katie sitting beside the ladder, looking up at him.

"Are you upset?" he asks. She shakes her head.

"No."

What's with all the one word answers, he wonders? Is it an insult to her, being found out for their little 'affair', for lack of better word?

"Does anybody tease you about it?"

"Only that I'm apparently 'dating' a guy who's two years older than me, but other than that not really."

Katie finally notices how downcast, disturbed Lance looks.

"Who teased you?" she sighs, looking rather 'done' wth the whole situation. Lance can't blame her; he is too.

"Just a couple of people in my class with Iverson. Said that you must be upset that you'd been found out. That you wouldn't be caught dead with me," Lance spits out, a lot more bitterly than he probably should have. Katie, startled, lets out an audible gasp.

"Who the fuck said that?" Lance is surprised at how vehement that sounds. "Who the fuck decided to declare my thoughts and feelings for me?"

"What, don't you agree with it?" Lance questions. Pidge sharply turns to him, her hair bouncing.

"What?"

"Look at you!" Lance exclaims. "You're pretty, a genius, the most talented student the Garrison has seen in years. You're better than Kogane, goddamnit, because you're actually tolerable-!"

"-no, no, shut up! I know where you're going to go with this," Katie cuts him off, glaring angrily.

"-yeah, because you know everything, and I'm the dumbass who got into your class out of sheer luck-"

"-see, see! Look," she says, standing up and grasping his face between her hands. Lance can't deny the blush that appears. "Look at yourself. You're an amazing, smart, clever guy. The Garrison relies on booksmarts, like me. You're smart in a totally different way; I've never met a guy like you, who's somehow so funny and kind and sweet and-"

Katie abruptly stops, letting go of him and sitting down, shielding her face from him.

"-I never thought I'd admit it, but I want us...I want us to be together. Like a couple. Not some teenagers just making out in backyards and dorms. Hell, I don't care what they say, and I don't think you should care for a second because they're totally wrong-I want the whole teenage lovey-dovey drama romance shit."

Then she stops.

Lance, blushing red, heart beating amazingly fast, can't stop a stupid grin from appearing on his face.

So he slides down, sits next to her, and kisses her. Holds her face in his hands, kisses her gently and not like the numerous makeouts they've had throughout her time at the Garrison. Kisses her like she's someone to him. Not like they're just two people looking for some action.

It's beautiful.

Slowly, Katie breaks off, looking fazed, dazed. Then she smiles, jumping and wrapping her arms around him.

"So yes?"

"I thought that was obvious."

~~~

"Holy shit."

"No way."

"Are they actually-?"

"I'm pretty sure it's confirmed now."

Katie and Lance on her bed, Katie completely on top of Lance, both of them with messed up hair, askew clothes, lips and bodies pressed together. And like the cherry on top, Katie is sticking out her middle finger for the whole world to see.

The Garrison is scandalised.

"Captioned: I'm with this guy, and the rest of you can all fuck off now."

"It's beautiful."

Lance quietly high-fives Katie in the corner, the two of them grinning like doofuses at each other, doofuses in love, goddamnit, witnessing the chaos going down at lunchtime.

"Well, at least we know one thing for sure now!"

"What? Katie Holt is actually a rebellious badass, Lance McClain is the smoothest bitch we've ever met-"

"-no, dumbass. They're definitely together."

Definitely.

[gardenofchrome]

Wild Flowers [Voltron]

Voltron Paladins x gender neutral Altean reader

Whereamiwhyisitsocoldwhereis--

You open your eyes, quickly closing them due to the bright light outside of the pod.

"Um, guys," a panicked voice says from outside. "They're waking up!"

"Who's...who's there?" You croak, slowly sitting up.

"It's going to be alright," a gentler voice says from the outside. "You're safe here."

You open your eyes again, bracing yourself for the sudden pain, but instead coming face-to-face with a white-haired woman, her kind blue and lilac eyes staring back.

So naturally, you scream and throw your fist out weakly, still distorted.

The woman catches your fist. "Please, we mean you no harm."

You breath heavily, and pull your hand away. "Princess Allura? Is that really you?"

She smiles. "Yes, yes it is; and you're Altean! I thought me and Coran were the only two still living..."

You nod, rubbing at your E/C eyes, markings prominently displayed on your face. "The last thing I remember was being launched from an escape pod:" you freeze suddenly, bile building up at the back of your throat. "My family-- mom, dad,-- [sibling]--" you start sobbing, the shock that your home world was destroyed and family was dead finally hitting you full force.

Allura gently puts her hands on you, the paladins standing awkwardly around you two. "It's going to be alright," she said softly. "It was really hard for me when I first woke up too."

"H-how long ag-go was it," you say through shaky breaths.

Allura was silent for a few seconds. "10000."

"Hours? Day's?"

"Years. Altea was destroyed 10000 years ago."

You made a strange choking noise in the back of your throat. "I was asleep for that long?!"

"You have a lot to catch up on," she grasps your hand.

"Sooo... what's your name?" The boy clad in blue asks.

You look up at him with your red-rimmed eyes. "My name is Y/N of Altea. Who are you guys?"

"Lance," boy from before says, flashing you a bright white smile.

"Pidge," the one with short brown hair and rounded glasses says. "I'm the local tech support around here."

"I'm Hunk," a boy who was holding your arm to stabilize you says. "Main chef I guess? Anyways I'm glad that you're ok."

The one in a red jacket, who was standing the furthest away looks at you catiously. "Keith," he says bluntly.

Finally, the most mature looking out of the group steps forward. "My name is Takashi Shirogane; you can call me Shiro. I'm the Paladin of the Black Lion of Voltron."

"Voltron?" You hesitantly say. "But you guys aren't the paladins..."

Allura looked away from a split second. "Much has changed in the 10000 years that we were asleep. The paladins of old are gone; and these are the new chosen ones."

You try to stand up, Hunk and Allura helping. "Zarkon...the Galra..." you mutter.

Their expressions all become muddled- a mixture of anger and disgusted. "He is still well and alive," Allura tells you.

You grit your teeth. "But how?! He should be long dead."

"We don't know," Shiro says. "All that matters right now is protecting the planets that his warlords invade and taking him done."

You struggle forward. "How can I help?"

Allura blinks. "Sorry?"

"You heard me. How can I help?"

"You should probably rest," Lance says. "You can't even walk properly."

"I've already been resting for 10000 years."

Shrio's expression softens. "You should take it easy for now, you're still recovering."

"Just tell me," you say through your teeth. "I'll do anything if it means taking that bastard down."

Honestly I'm going to do a Part 2- maybe bonding with Hunk a little as y'all cook something together, or helping Pidge out with some tech. Not the best but I tried.

Happy one year to the account!

[mrbreadmannstories]

Cat Sneeze (VLD)

Pidge & Lance & Hunk

Pidge sneezed and within made a very high tone. She robbed her nose and looked at Hunk and Keith who were also in her lab.

"This sound reminds me of a kitty.", commented Hunk with a nostalgic chuckle .

The green paladin gave him an annoyed look, then Keith added with a warm smile: "I have to agree on that though. It was pretty cute."

"You guys are impossible.", mumbled Pidge and went back to work without looking at them.

Hunk whispered to his friend: "I never expect you to mock her like that?" Keith looked at him confused and then answered with a straight look into his eyes: "I would never joke about something like that." Then he looked away and doubted: "Did it seem like I was joking?" "Yeah, no. I mean your words were kind sure, but hearing them from you is just...unfamiliar." Keith nodded slightly.

The yellow paladin then returned to work on the computer. Keith was for no specific reason in the lab, he just stepped by after his work out.

He was about to leave then but a glance on Pidge made him stay. He sat next to her on the floor. Keith was sure she noticed but she didn't turn around to face him. She tried grabbing a tool without her reach. He took it and placed it in her hand wheron she looked at him. "I am really sorry if what I said before hurt you." "It's alright." "No, it wasn't even mean to be a joke. I really meant it. Sorry, I am bad at giving compliments." Keith could swear that he noticed a slight blush on her cheeks, so he decided to lighten the mood: "I mean, it is so obvious that you could never be a cat, considering you are a bird." "I am a paladin." "No, no..I meant..."

"I am just kidding." Pidge laughed and nudged him into his arm, "But seriously you deserved it." "So is the Pidgeon Pilot afraid in the muzzle of such a huge lion?" "Don't push it too much!" "I am not allowed to joke with you now?", asked Keith and laid his hand offened on his chest. But you couldn't hold the act long and chuckled, "I get it. No more puns."

"How generous." "But why is your name Pidge anyway? Did your parents have an obsession with Pidgeons?"

The green paladin laughted and shook her head slowly. "Ok first off, remember my real name is not Pidge. Matt gave me that nickname and he is just a dumbass." "But now you like it?" "Well it obviously does leave more room for puns, but yeah."

"What was your former name?" Pidge hesitated for a few secounds and eyed him closely then she told him: "My name is Katie. Katie Holt."

"I think I heard of you once." "WHAT?"

Hunk looked over to them and asked: "Everything alright? What are you talking about?" "We will see.", mumbled Pidge and turned to Keith, "Tell me. And who told you?"

"Come on, Shiro of course. I mean, I barely spoke to anyone else and he was the only person we both knew." "Fair point." "I think he maybe tried to set us up to meet or whatever. He mentioned that his Commander had a daughter about my age who wanted to explore space as well. I had more experience with piloting and you were ambitious, to be honest I think he meant like I dropped out of school and you skipped at least one year."

"But you didn't want to meet up?" "No, but if the events turned out differently and Caberos never failed we would. I bet."

"Kind of weird.", chuckled Pidge.

"Guys, what are you talking about? Come on don't let me hanging here like this!", begged Hunk and sat down beside them.

"We just discovered that we two would have met even when Caberos had gone well." "Wow that is so cool. Do you think we would have met as well?", wanted Hunk to know excitedly. "We were in the same class, so yes.", smiled Keith. "I never heard your name before I came to Garrison and read that you would the engineer of my team." "I never heard of Pidge Gunderson beforehand too." "Yeah because I invented it at that time. Ever heard about Katie Holt?" "I heard about your father because who didn't."

"But I am glad we did met at the end.", concluded Hunk with a smile. "Yeah me too."

Keith nodded and sighed: "I am even glad I met Lance."

[greengrasspony]

Hey guys I wrote a thing based on this wonderful picture by @milkicosoda called A Little Piece of Home on AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/7796920) If you like Voltron and pancakes you should totally read it. It's implied Lance/Shiro but only if you squint. Enjoy #fanfiction #shiro #shiro/lance #pancakedad #milkicosoda #voltron #voltrononeshot