some speculation on a very important topic
(sorry for the long post!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY！
this really stuck out me, especially the order of the paladins yelling out to lance.
1. allura. 2. pidge. 3. hunk. 4. keith.
the most important word is saved for last.
allura is first, keith is last. lance will end up opposite from where he started regarding romance.
keith yells lance’s name twice, unlike the other team members who yell it once, followed by questions. he tells lance to “come in,” after pausing from saying his name once. he doesn’t ask for anything specific, he was that frantic that he just wanted lance to let him know he was alive.
the pause is really key, here, too. his line takes longer than everyone else, and it’s also the one lance really hears as he wakes up. and you need to listen to it for yourselves, but the panic in keith’s voice is evident.
romantic tropes like this, although subtle, revolve around moments like these. you could say, it’s a build up. it shows us that keith was really concerned, frantic, even. it’s always the last line that matters most, since it makes the biggest impact - it’s noticeable, it’s key to understanding who stands out amongst the team.
and as in the game show, who did keith pick first? lance. who did keith first yell out to when they got trapped on sendak’s ship? lance. who did he ask to lead them after he went to save acxa? lance.
it’s a small moment, but it says a lot about our characters and their relationships.
Keith telling Krolia about the paladins via his little drawings. They got little creases on them cause they were folded and stuffed into a fanny pack.
bonus:
Kroila is slightly impressed.
Teach boys about periods
My mother also talked about periods to my brothers.
When I first got mine I had terrible cramps. Crippling cramps. I once was camping with my family and a few of my big brother’s friends when my period came. My cramps were so bad that my mom gave me a full pain killer ( I was 13 and before that she only gave me pills cut in half).
I literally laid down on my parents’ air mattress and cried in pain for an hour before the pill kicked in.
My brothers friend came in to the big tent and I was just curled up and sobbing. Now, I was quite the tomboy and was known to rough house with my brothers and their friends and made sure I wasnt seen as just “a little girl.” So my brother’s friend was confused to see me openly weeping in the fetal position (seriously, these were the worst cramps I have had in my life. My vision went white). He asked what was wrong with me.
My big brother stood up immediately and suggested a nice long hike. During this hike I am sure he had a pretty awkward conversation with his friend explaining menstrual cramps, because when they got back the pain pill had (mostly) kicked in and I was sitting up at a table when my brother’s friend sheepishly asked me if I was feeling better. I said I was better, and he said good.
When we made s'mores that night my brother and his friend kept me well supplied with chocolate.
Making sure sons know as much about periods and menstruation as daughters makes them better brothers, better sons better fathers, and better men. A man that understands a period will not lightly accuse a woman of “being on her period” if the woman is in an argument.
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