[ shiro doesn’t want a lion beanie baby badly enough to order another happy meal. see, he tells himself this, but the longer he looks at the seal and kangaroo side by side, the more disgruntled he feels. nonetheless, he doesn’t follow through on keith’s -- joking?? -- suggestion and instead, continues to stay rooted to his cheeseburger, shifting his gaze back to his fries. he picks up a new one and nudges the end into the ketchup, this time not delaying from taking a bite.
he hates this question. and he hates that keith is the one to ask it. it’s something he’d expect from lance or hunk, maybe even pidge when she momentarily drops her act of being the big, bad know-it-all, who isn’t caught up in the trivials. shiro gets it, shiro sees it: everyone’s scared. it sets in quiet, after the high of another surprise victory runs its course. it’s then that everyone sobers up to the fact that they are a very small unit against a very large, very powerful, and very influential enemy. everyone is looking for some sense of security in this fight and more often than not, that ends with them looking to team leader for the it’s fine, we’re good, just awhile longer we almost had them. it’s shiro’s job to keep them focused, strong, and most of all, hopeful that the end here isn’t a disastrous one.
part of shiro likes to think keith is understanding of the fact that he doesn’t have all the answers. but god, keith isn’t much older than the other three, is he? he keeps forgetting he’s so young. and heh, to think, it wasn’t all that long ago he was telling keith he’s next in line to lead voltron if -- and when -- shiro is taken out of the picture.
he swallows and shakes his head, dispelling the thought as he forces a smile that’s more brittle than convincing. ]
Seven and five lions. [ most powerful weapon in the universe; counts for something, doesn’t it? hope, maybe? ] We also have a new lead on some possible allies.
[ … kind of. until they figure out how zarkon is tracking them, it’s a lead shiro is intent on ignoring. so until further notice? it is just them. it’s with that awareness that his mood dips further and he gives up on all pretense of being engaged in this happy meal. he flicks the fry down and looks to keith. ]
But I know how it looks. The odds aren’t with us. It could take years for us to set the universe right again. [ a pause and a clear hesitation. ] Or it could take no time at all, with one of us, two of us, all of us falling in the next battle.
[ another pause and then he visibly deflates, shoulders hunching slightly. here, he sounds apologetic. ] I don’t have answers, Keith. All I know is we’re the best shot the universe has and we have to keep pushing forward, no matter how long it takes.
yes it has been blessed by the roundest, biggest dta in the universe.
he hates this question. and he hates that keith is the one to ask it. it’s something he’d expect from lance or hunk, maybe even pidge when she momentarily drops her act of being the big, bad know-it-all, who isn’t caught up in the trivials. shiro gets it, shiro sees it: everyone’s scared. it sets in quiet, after the high of another surprise victory runs its course. it’s then that everyone sobers up to the fact that they are a very small unit against a very large, very powerful, and very influential enemy. everyone is looking for some sense of security in this fight and more often than not, that ends with them looking to team leader for the it’s fine, we’re good, just awhile longer we almost had them. it’s shiro’s job to keep them focused, strong, and most of all, hopeful that the end here isn’t a disastrous one.
part of shiro likes to think keith is understanding of the fact that he doesn’t have all the answers. but god, keith isn’t much older than the other three, is he? he keeps forgetting he’s so young. and heh, to think, it wasn’t all that long ago he was telling keith he’s next in line to lead voltron if -- and when -- shiro is taken out of the picture.
he swallows and shakes his head, dispelling the thought as he forces a smile that’s more brittle than convincing. ]
Seven and five lions. [ most powerful weapon in the universe; counts for something, doesn’t it? hope, maybe? ] We also have a new lead on some possible allies.
[ … kind of. until they figure out how zarkon is tracking them, it’s a lead shiro is intent on ignoring. so until further notice? it is just them. it’s with that awareness that his mood dips further and he gives up on all pretense of being engaged in this happy meal. he flicks the fry down and looks to keith. ]
But I know how it looks. The odds aren’t with us. It could take years for us to set the universe right again. [ a pause and a clear hesitation. ] Or it could take no time at all, with one of us, two of us, all of us falling in the next battle.
[ another pause and then he visibly deflates, shoulders hunching slightly. here, he sounds apologetic. ] I don’t have answers, Keith. All I know is we’re the best shot the universe has and we have to keep pushing forward, no matter how long it takes.