The Garrison in canon is... a lot of a mess. It's a military base, a space exploration program, and also seemingly a specialized boarding school for *checks notes* 14-18 year olds.
In Cosmic Dust it has more of a structure, the Galaxy Garrison is a research facility and a training facility for teens hoping to go into various fields for NASA. Because it is a subsect of NASA, shocking I know. All the kids, yes including the pilots, are absolute nerds. They study astronomy, physics, astrophysics, aerodynamics, all that fun stuff.
Then of course are the pathways students could take, the ones the story's mostly concerned with (because of the paladins) being communications technicians, engineers, cargo pilots, and fighter pilots.
Cargo and fighter are holdover labels from when the world still had Wars happening frequently (the way canon ignores exploring how a society who thinks they've finally gotten rid of war would react to being invaded and instead goes "teehee usual military stuff!" is lowkey infuriating), but have taken on a less battle-focused meaning instead.
Fighter pilots are the ones piloting spaceships and aircrafts that need to be nimble. They're most used to low-weight, low-capacity ships. On Earth their jobs are less shooting things and more investigative, they run scans of the earth, collect samples, "smaller" things that can realistically run with only three crewmates. On space missions, they're the first ships to go anywhere. They scout out, get small samples and readings of what we're dealing with, and are usually the first to see any new discoveries.
Cargo pilots are the ones piloting spaceships and aircrafts that are high-weight and high-capacity. They (along with their crew) are the resource gatherers, the ones who stay on planets for research and testing, never the first to be sent out but usually the ones to stay the longest. They're distinctly not considered a "second class pilot", just a different specialty. On Earth their jobs tend to be porting resources that would be too difficult to travel by land from one base to the other. Most Cargo ships need a large crew to make sure everything is operating correctly.
Students are dormed two to a dorm, and most teachers live on-campus.
The Garrison only returns to being a military base when the Galra invade earth, before that it was decades of a space exploration base. It had remnants of the military in it, but its ultimate purpose was created for space exploration.
Oh also it's in Texas fuck you canon how would Keith get from Arizona to his childhood home in Texas in one night
Everything about this is killing me: no sweet words from Keith in return. No reaction from the team, and not even a shift in the team dynamic because of this!! AND. Not a SINGLE mention of it ever again.
And the saddest part? What did Keith say back then? "I just don't wanna be stuck here for eternity with Lance."? And then what happens? NO ONE. I repeat. NO ONE stays with Lance in post-canon. He just exists alone on the FARM. And the fandom is all like, "Keith's probably so sad Lance isn't traveling in space with him." No. Lance is the sad one, because absolutely no one bothered to stay and be there for HIM.
Yeah, Keith, your words with Lance worked perfectly, because you became the damn FUTURE, and besides, you're not stuck with Lance for eternity! CONGRATULATIONS!
I received a strawpage request for post-canon klance fics on twitter, so I thought I'd share some of my favs here too!
Please be mindful of tags, ratings, etc.
✨ Sunflower [RE] by Xintong // Mature
On the morning of their first summer back on Earth, Lance receives a gift of sunflowers. A confession, a rejection, and the passage of time, all leading to the one person who's always been there for him.
✨ Electric Touch by @somethingmorecreative1 // Explicit
The first text message Lance ever got from Keith said are you home
No punctuation, no capital letters, nothing else. Just a question sans question mark, like he knew the answer already.
✨ Where the Sun Shines Through by aquietdin // Explicit
Being in love takes more work than Lance thought. The logistics of dating your best friend are complex, messy, and kind of amazing.
This is a direct sequel to Not Just Anyone.
✨ Emergency Contact by @astrolatte // Teens & Up
"Why am I your emergency contact?" Keith asks quietly. It's been bugging him since the call. Not Shiro. Not Hunk. Not his mother or Veronica. Hell, even though they've broken up, Allura would've made more sense. But instead it's Keith.
In a kinder post-S8, Allura lives, and Keith and Lance need to figure out how to live without having to co-pilot a giant war machine.
✨ “So I think he’s like, the future.” (Then please be in mine) by yuutsunaoi // General
Keith was sent to the future for a week or so to find whose potential was left buried and find the cause of its wilting (Why was Lance not by his side?)
✨ Chasing the Sun by PeachyAslans // Teens & Up
Five times Kosmo spontaneously teleports Keith to Lance’s side, and the one time Lance returns the favor.
✨ You're losing me by virenwrites // Explicit
Keith has no ties to Earth anymore, his mom is with the Blades, his newly-appointed team all depended on him, Hunk would go on his cuisine explorations and while Pidge and Shiro stayed at the Garrison, they always encouraged Keith to go on his own.
And, let’s face it, Lance is not a good enough reason to stay.
✨ escape velocity by @existwound // Explicit
Being stuck with his ex at a diplomatic conference for a solid month is super cool and very fun. Because Lance is over him. Obviously. He so is.
✨ AITA by perfchan // Explicit
Post war, Lance struggles. He struggles with his career, his relationships, his overall self-fulfillment. Let’s be honest: not really news. Lance is the king of struggling; he’s mastered self-doubt backwards and sideways and in six different galaxies. There’s just one thing that comes easily for Lance: arguing with Keith.
When they reconnect after a year apart, Lance finds that his perspective on his oft-combative, always awkward, mullet having teammate has shifted. He questions their relationship. Their history. Himself. Luckily, if you have questions, there’s always one place that has the answer—
Especially if that question is ‘Am I the Asshole?’
✨ What's Your Type, Mullet? by appapapa // Teens & Up
Lance takes it upon himself to be Keith’s personal wingman the moment he finds out he’s into guys. The rose? They have the entire universe to find Keith a boyfriend, and so, not all hope is lost. The thorn? Keith’s only interested in one guy and it’s the idiot dragging him into this matchmaking hell.
✨ Only Natural by Orphan_Account // General
In the years following the end of the war, it’s become tradition for the former paladins and Coran to gather for New Year’s Eve. Given his immense love for celebrations, Lance took it upon himself to organise the yearly event. The past few years, though, he’s recruited Keith in the planning process, as well.
✨ When The Morning Comes by ForsakenAngel88 & WinterAndLittleBrunettes // Teens & Up
This is the story of how Lance starts to smile again, and Keith lowers his barriers for the boy who took his heart long ago.
✨ Heat of the Night by @bangbangbeefkeef // Explicit
“It’s okay,” said Lance, soothingly brushing his hands down Keith’s shoulders then arms. “I know you’re just going to take care of yourself,” said Lance, shy, “But… I could take care of you.” So that’s what Lance looked like as a blushing mess.
Sequel to When The Morning Comes by ForsakenAngel88 & WinterAndLittleBrunettes
✨ (Unofficially) Voltron Legendary Defender - Season 9 by hoelko // Teens & Up
The Universe has been saved. The war is over. Voltron is no longer needed. But that's the thing about the Universe. It's always getting bigger.
I love me some post canon so I really do hope you all enjoy.
Forever and always,
Klance Is Canon King (KICK) ❤️💙
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