Red and Blue make Purple

Anonymous asked:

Hi, I don't know if you still accept prompts, but if you do could you write one about Shiro teaching Allura some earth dances (or Allura teaching him) as a way to calm down (nightmares etc.)? If this has already been asked, I'm sorry.

bosstoaster answered:

During the day cycle, the castle was home. It was bright and inviting, the gentle blue hues calming. The lights illuminated each dark corner, so Shiro never felt like there was something lurking and waiting for him. It wasn’t perfect, and Shiro still had bad days, but it worked. It didn’t make it harder for him.

The night cycle was different.

But there were certain actions Shiro could take, when the night was too dark and the walls were too close. When he looked around his room and wasn’t sure if those vague shapes were dangerous or not, that was when he left.

Shiro slipped through the halls, arm out in front of him, just in case. He stepped into the rec room and closed the door firmly behind him, then tapped on the console.

The room came to life. Yellow light filled it, so bright it looked like a sun was setting. Another tap brought up a list of their combined Earth media, and Shiro started to play music. He had a playlist just for times like this - all happy, easy music, nothing from the year he was gone. Familiar.

Shiro stood in the room, hand braced on the back of the couches, and took a deep breath. It was chaos, loud and bright. It was the farthest thing from a Galra cell or Haggar’s table that he could imagine.

It was also not the most subtle thing in the world. So, really, it was luck that kept Shiro from disrupting anyone else in the castle.

Until today.

The door swung open, and Allura immediately covered her eyes from the glare. “What is going on, here?”

Shiro froze guiltily. He wasn’t doing anything wrong, but it still felt odd. The rec room wasn’t his space to mess with, even if he lived with the castle. “Um.”

Stumbling into the room, Allura kept a hand cupped above her eyes to block out some of the light. “What are you doing up at this hour?”

“I could ask you the same question, Princess,” Shiro pointed out. But she had every right to ask, so he sighed. “It wasn’t a good night. This is better.”

Allura gave a small nod. “I had the same problem,” she admitted gently. “I had hoped to find a distraction. At the time I was thinking star charts, but this certainly counts as distracting.”

Smiling sheepishly, Shiro inclined his head. “I can turn it down if you need.”

“No, I didn’t say that.” Allura stepped forward, one ear twitching. Shiro carefully avoided looking directly at it. “This is Earth music?”

Shiro nodded. “Yes. It’s a pop song.”

Brow furrowed, Allura mouthed the word ‘pop’, as if trying to divine some greater meaning from it. “It is an energetic beat. Is it meant for dancing?”

“Oh. Well, yes, it is.” Shrio’s head bobbed along in time. “Basically, anyway.”

“Will you show me the steps?”

Shiro’s eyes widened. “Oh, not like- not dancing like that. Just moving with it.”

Frowning, Allura tilted her head. “Dancing but not dancing ‘like that’? I’m afraid I don’t understand.”

“Have you ever danced just with the beat, without specific steps?” Shiro asked.

Coloring slightly, Allura nodded. “Yes, but not since I was young. That was before I knew the proper steps to go with all the songs I encountered. I learned quickly, though!” Her chin came up, and she met Shiro’s gaze, as if daring him to tease her.

“Well,” Shiro replied, picking each word carefully. “On Earth, for a song like this, we’d say you had it right then, even if you didn’t mean to.” Stepping over to her, Shiro offered his hand and a smile. “Can I show you?”

Allura considered, then relaxed. She took his hand with a smile, then laughed as he suddenly pulled her in close.

By the end, neither of them were any closer to knowing what they were doing. It was late, and they both had to be up early in the morning.

But it was very distracting, and Shiro could close his eyes without the nightmares lurking. Judging by the bright sparkle in Allura’s gaze, she felt the same way.

They didn’t need to know the steps. They just needed to take the distraction and move with the music.

In this moment, they could give each other that.

See, that’s what the app is perfect for.