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Pairing: Keith/Lance
Words: 23429
Chapters: 1/1
A summer of dates between a prince and a boy who works in a coffee shop.
“I wanted to see you.” Keith’s eyes widen a little, and he ducks his head, but not before Lance sees the smile tugging at his lips. “This is the part where you say ‘Me too, Lance,’” Lance prompts him, although he’s ridiculously charmed by Keith’s awkwardness.
“Of course I wanted to see you,” Keith says, rolling his eyes.
thespace-dragon
baerandish
Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang.
One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actually liked is that nobody is above indignity.
This is a thing a lot of genres do, but epic fantasies seem to be impressively devoid of any sense of humor, and often cave to the temptation to make the villains or heroes so badass that nothing embarrassing or stupid ever happens to them.
In Avatar (the last airbender, anyway, haven’t seen Korra), everyone has stupid shit happen to them. Even Fire Lord Ozai has his moments– “No, Fire Lord Ozai, YOU aren’t wearing pants!” Azula gets covered in mud. Zuko has… well, getting conked in the head by a boomerang is only the beginning of the stupid undignified shit he experiences. (Though he still doesn’t compare to Sokka, the emperor unto perpetuity of Shameland.)
And I love that. Because in life, sometimes you get covered in mud. Sometimes you get conked in the head when you’re trying to be brooding and dramatic. STUPID SHIT HAPPENS TO YOU. And in real life, you still manage to be badass, or terrible, even in your moments of human frailty.
I wish I saw that more often.
Yes! This, so much. That’s definitively something I’ve noticed too, and I love it!
Actually, in a way, I think it’s kind of addressed in the show itself:
Zuko was publicly humiliated, punished and banished for speaking out of turn at a meeting. This was considered a personal offense to the Fire Lord: they were so strict and enamored with their “dignity” that the slightest misstep by a child could turn into some sort of great insult. And if you’re insulted the proper response is to defend your honor in Agni Kai, a duel to the death (with a child if need be).
In contrast, among the Air Nomads, it was okay to throw mud pies at the head monks and laugh your ass off. It was even encouraged: creativity, fun and humility were seen as the most essential qualities. No one was above pranks - neither being pranked nor even doing the pranks. And it didn’t mean they didn’t know respect - we know Aang had enormous respect for his elders and their teachings. It’s actually a much truer form of respect than what you could find in the Fire Nation, where fear kept you silent.
So, I think there is a lesson here, that maybe we should learn not to hold our dignity in such high regard, that it’s good to know how to laugh at yourself? And when ATLA has fun with its serious characters, it’s also a way to illustrate this idea - the show is all the richer by not taking itself too seriously.
I love atla meta
maraluzy
auroura101
Pllleeasseee Reblog or like if you:
Have some Voltron stuff (doesn’t have to be devoted entirely)
You AREN’T anti shaladin
You ship anything with Allura, Keith, Lance, or Shiro
That’s it good day
angst-in-space
justiceforallura
voltron season three idea: everyone in the blade of marmora takes off their masks to reveal that they’re all girls. all of them. they’re all lesbians who hate zarkon and lotor. the show is saved. my crops are thriving. i am alive.
outsidethecavern
simplylilyyy
wip wop on future! Chat Noir
I’ll post the finished version on my art blog after the Chat Noir Zine is published.
Finished version! Make sure to order a copy of the zine.
He lost hiS ARM! OH NO.
WTF THIS IS SO COOL!!
thespace-dragon
wittyy-name
https://www.redbubble.com/people/svoon/works/26733383-blue-lance
Apparently people like my silly pointy-chin Lance doodles, so I made a little pattern with him ahaha. It’s available on my Redbubble if you like them! Personally I like the stickers best because I made them a bit different x)
I’m going to work on the rest of Team Voltron eventually! Next up will be Keith.
joker-ace
yaboybokuto
sacredaltean
ruinedchildhood
