#oriande

[discordiansamba]

realizing that the best shot Allura has at fixing the paladins in the identity crisis AU is to go to Oriande and master the art of Altean alchemy. Which is great news for the paladins! Finally! Yeah, sure, they were kind of getting used to it, but that was just because they kind of had to, not because they wanted to.

but also.

they uh.

forgot to tell Lotor. about this little detail about themselves.

#identity crisis au #allura: besides. If I got to Oriande I may finally be able to help you all with your... predicament #lotor: pardon me for asking but.. what predicament? #(everyone looks at lotor) #keith stage whispering: did we forget to tell him #pidge: uh. whoops?

[goupils-aquarium]

[id alt]

Drawings/references of my neopets ! Most of these designs are wip but they’re finished enough to show

#neopets #neotag #neopets art #oc : Dristan #oc : Euphrasie #oc : Pelagie #oc : Agylus #oc : Oriande #oc : Febronie

[daltheznadofart]

How to not blush when the man teaching you keeps adjusting your posture...

#isekai oc stuff #oriande navelis #lothar de lasteyrie #ocs #original characters

[spiritofjustice]

in another life we could’ve called Tazmily Dragonstep ..

i already knew about Dragonstep, considering i named one of the towns in my version of post-M3 Nowhere Dragonfoot (i think i forgot the exact wording when i developed that town but Dragonfoot works too lol) but couldn’t remember for the life of me where i heard it from- just that it was an alternate name for Tazmily- till i found this again lol

#Psy's no punctuation posts #mother tag #my town on Oriander being named Dragonfoot feels like a Mandela Effect cause like i could've sworn it was Dragonstep #but clearly i misremembered the name i read and called it Dragonfoot on accident #i like Dragonfoot though. i might wind up change it to Dragonstep eventually but i'm not too worried about it #maybe another time looking at the word Dragon looks way too funky rn #i've read it too many times JNSD

[fcyrah]

[Alternate ending] Charly actually made a portrait of Ham

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#sfw #my art #finished #oc #ham #charly #full color #scrap seeker saga #anime art #anime #cartoon art #cartoon #dailydrawing #daily drawing #traditiona sketch #traditional drawing #traditional illustration #traditional art #oriander

[treesbian]

SEASON 6?! Ur in my prayers fr u will overcome this

help me

#talk tag #i dont WANT to watch lotor and allura k. ki... well. #he's literal centuries old and allura was frozen for 100000 yrs when she was just a teen howd they think that was fine? #confuses me greatly #anon #ask #but i am looking forward to him being a villain again #but now i see what ppl mean when they say him being a villain again came from nowhere #they dont really hint he's manipulating them at all really #maybe in the oriande episode where he tries to kill the white lion?? idk!! #voltron #10000. not 100000

[letmusicspeaks]

#mt. oriander #Spotify

[jackals-ships]

ough i have such a love hate relationship with the white lion scene like I Get It i understand the Vibes but also. like yeah no shit my boy fought back if a fuckin LION jumps my ass i do not care how special it is my first reflex will be throwing hands

however i will always enjoy when he looks surprised like.....cute...

#jackals barks #ship: villainous things #the white lion: sometimes you gotta sacrifice urself for the greater good an shit #me who has worked very hard 2 get to a point where i DONT wanna always lay down and die: THERE SHALL BE NO MARTYR SHIT IN MY HOUSE FUCK OFF #jackals oriande privileges are immediately revoked HJFKD

[ocdeeznut]

In rewatching s8 i have some thoughts. Why it didn’t work as an ending, and what i think could have been changed.

WARNING THIS POST IS LONG AS FUCK, so strap in if you’re interested.

- The feel of the writing is distinctly off. Not bad, but it doesn’t feel like you’re watching Voltron anymore. It feels grittier and more like a high stakes adult animation than the other seasons. Which, again, isn’t necessarily bad, but the shift is too quick and it could have been executed better if they spent more time digging into the individual characters and their growth during s6/7.

- The issue of ‘there’s always a bigger enemy’ starts to make the plot feel stale. You get bored of a bigger robot, higher stakes, more to lose. They start killing people and planets for a cheap audience reaction when we weren’t all that invested in the first place. It felt like a split second decision by the writers to destroy Olkarion. Something like that needs to be pencilled in from the beginning. There were too many attacks on Olkarion, and as a consequence we got too used to seeing it’s people in peril. There should’ve been a distinct shift where we, as the audience, realised Voltron wasn’t going to be there to save them this time. Whether that’s a writing, animation or atmospheric issue i’m unsure. Maybe it’s just a me thing.

- The Atlas should never have been able to transform. That for me was the biggest investment turn off. Why do we need Voltron anymore if there’s a bigger, stronger robot on their side? If they were going to replace the castle, they should have made it clear and stuck with the intention. That’s not a support ship anymore, that’s something else entirely. I’d gladly watch a show JUST about the Atlas, with Shiro at the helm, but it’s not Voltron.

- Too many things happen at once, and it’s massively convoluted. 13 episodes is not enough time to: introduce a romance, have me actually care about that romance, kill off a main character, form a new version of voltron, redeem three main antagonists, AND cutely tie up all the glaring plot holes of the show. S8 needed to be two seasons at least. If things were spread out and more passion was pumped into the writing, it could’ve worked.

- Allura’s character was ruined. She became a nagging, reckless, martyred love interest. I love her dearly, i have from S1, but they did her SO dirty. Lance, too. They both deserved better.

- I think, personally, that Sendak should’ve been the final villain. Not Honerva. Her arc was rushed and her CORE motivation made little sense. They used the flimsy excuse of her corruption to redeem her love for Lotor, and his name was literally raked through hell and back for a very mediocre payoff. If that was the plan from the start, it needed to be hinted at more.

- There was too much, as i call it, flip-flopping. The alteans are alive, now they’re evil, now they’re not. We can’t get into Oriande, but now we can! Personally, i need explanations, and strict universal rules. If those rules are to be broken for whatever reason - it has to be a show stopping exception and a main event. Everything is excused and explained away when it doesn’t make any sense.

- Now, i actually really likes the subtle art style and animation adjustments in the season, visually it was spectacular so i have no critiques there. If only the plot could have done its outer shell some justice.

AND GET LANCE OFF THAT DAMN FARM.

#odesrambles #voltron #keith kogane #vld #voltron legendary defender #lance mcclain #takashi shirogane #hunk garrett #pidge holt #princess allura #coran #voltron season 8 #Odesrevisions #This is all a ramble and pure speculation on my part #don’t take too seriously pls and thanks #i so badly wanted to see this show succeed but alas it shot itself in the foot at the end

[eldritch-thrumming]

there’s just one who could make me stay.

i hear it in your voice, you’re smoking with your boys. i touch my phone as if it’s your face. i didn’t choose this town, i dream of getting out. there’s just one who could make me stay all my days.

Steve and Robin dream of leaving Hawkins behind. Since graduation, they’ve imagined life outside the Midwest, somewhere far away, a city where no one knows them and no one cares. They tell each other tales of their future, laying on the floor of Steve’s room, legs entwined as their stories get more and more fantastical.

Halfway through the summer after Robin’s senior year, she starts to worry about their plans. Steve’s started getting close to Eddie Munson, resident drug dealer turned alleged and then acquitted murderer. Robin knows that it starts as some misdirected guilt about dragging her into the Upside Down, knows that Steve wants to be some kind of mentor in regards to the otherworldly shit they’ve all had to live through. She knows that Steve has a self-sacrificial streak about a mile wide.

But then it turns into something different. Steve starts staying around the Munson trailer later and later. He shows up to work with stars in his eyes and a blush on his cheeks, dopey love-sick smile plastered to his lips. Robin knows the signs, she’s seen it all before, when he’d been mooning over Nancy or Heidi or even, for just a few days over a year ago, her. Steve Harrington is in love.

They’re still talking about leaving, about what LA or NY or even Seattle will be like when they get there, but it’s all hypotheticals and what-ifs, no concrete plans. Halfway through August, Steve’s parents offer Steve enough money for a security deposit and first and last month’s rent. Robin is excited; Steve only slightly less so.

They begin to talk about it a lot more seriously, late into the night, sharing a joint that Robin doesn’t ask about. All through their conversations, the Eddie Munson of it all hangs over their heads like the blade of a guillotine. Robin can sense Steve’s reluctance, can tell that Eddie’s got some pull on Steve. Robin doesn’t want to bring it up, doesn’t even want to put the idea in Steve’s head, but they can’t tiptoe around it forever.

One night, close to September, she finally asks the question. “What about Eddie?” She says, eyes shifting nervously to the side.

Steve scratches at his neck, moves so he can look out the window, down at his pool. “What about him?” is all he says.

Robin doesn’t want to push. She wants to leave this place behind, to forget about small-minded Indiana and move on and she wants Steve with her when she does it. She wants all the things they’ve talked about, she wants the future they’ve dreamed up here in Steve’s room. But she’s not sure that’s fair to Steve, not when he’s so in love.

She lets it drop. She doesn’t push. She doesn’t bring it up. Over the next month, she notices as the stars in Steve’s eyes start to disappear. The blushes are gone and Steve’s smiles seem more forced. They’ve picked a city, put a deposit on a two bedroom apartment. Robin’s ready for her life to start.

When they finally pull out of Steve’s driveway for the last time, a U-Haul trailer hitched to the back, it’s only the kids and Robin’s parents who show up to wave goodbye. But Robin doesn’t miss the way Steve’s eyes search the empty road as goodbye hugs are exchanged. She doesn’t miss the way Steve turns every time a car pulls onto the street in front of his house.

Eddie doesn’t show up. Steve stares into the rear view mirror for miles even after they’ve left Hawkins city limits.

@t-oriand gave me “there’s just one who could make me stay” :)

#again!!!! this was written on my phone so pls pls pls forgive me #steddie #also angst I’m sorry #steddie fic #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie fanfic #steddie fanfiction #steddie ficlet #steddie blurb #stranger things 4 #steddie angst #taylor swift inspired steddie

[butterfly-writer]

Could I request for (Voltron) lotor x male reader?

M!reader is allura's brother.

For his personality I'm thinking he's flirty but if anyone he actually likes flirts back he gets really flustered?

He's also a mechanic on the ship

Payback

Lotor x Male!Reader

Summary: After eliminating Zarkon, thanks to Lotor’s feat, Allura and Lotor try to find the birthplace of all Altean Alchemy, Oriande. To help quicken the progress, Allura wanted to introduce her brother to Lotor.

★☽A/N: Of course! I haven’t done a Voltron fanfic in a while so it’s refreshing in a way!

Contents: Reader is a mechanic and Allura’s brother - FLUFF

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Haruka is a total opposite compared to his younger sister. Unlike Allura who’s respectful, kind, and sweet to others, Haruka was ruthless and short-tempered like his grandfather, but he was still loyal to others and quite protective of his sister and his friends. He was flirtatious too. He would flirt with almost everyone, except Hunk, Pidge, and Coran. Because he didn’t flirt with Hunk and Pidge was because they were more like siblings to him and Coran’s reasoning is because he was more like an uncle to him. Of course, he didn’t flirt with Allura because she was his sister.

The team, by now, was used to him and his flirtatious feats. He was still a great friend to them and a great brother to Allura. Not only that, but he was a great mechanic, he always would spend time working on the castle and the lions’ upgrades and such. He was similar to his grandfather, who was a brilliant mechanic and alchemist. He too, was a brilliant inventor like him.  So when he first met Hunk and Pidge, he was quite happy to have someone to geek out with.

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“Y/N, I would like to meet our new ally!” Allura gleefully said, gesturing to the tall figure beside her. Y/N smiled a mischievous grin. “It’s very nice to meet you, cutie.” He winked as he shook Lotor’s hand. “I’m Allura’s brother, Y/N.” Lotor nodded in response. “It’s a pleasure to meet you as well. I’ve heard of your hard work on mechanics. My name is Lotor,” he politely introduced himself with a slight bow.

“Lotor, you are mighty fine!” Y/N chuckled. Lotor’s eyes widened in surprise. “Y/N! You can’t flirt with someone you just met!” Allura scolded. Y/N just chuckled with a smirk on his face. “What? I’m not lying!” He protested. “I’m so sorry about my brother. Despite his flirtatious acts, he’s still a remarkable mechanic and alchemist,” Allura apologized on her brother’s behalf. But Lotor didn’t mind Allura’s brother’s antics, he actually enjoyed them to some extent.

After that, Y/N and Lotor spent a lot of time together. Y/N would always throw flirty comments every now and then which Lotor didn’t mind. Lotor admired Y.N for his charismatic personality and his intelligence. He was amazed with his upgrades on the lions and on the Castle of Lions. And Lotor got to admit, Y/N’s flirty comments and pick up lines were creative and somewhat refreshing to hear. 

When Lotor came into the picture, Y/N actually stopped flirting with the others and only had his moves on Lotor. Allura likes to think that it could be because Y/N had a thing for Lotor, which was correct. Y/N did like Lotor, he found him charming and polite. But, he knew he wouldn’t like him, the annoying and dirty Y/N. He was a mechanic, no royals, especially a Galran Royal, to like someone like him. (Even though he’s a royal himself.)

Nonetheless, he still made his moves on Lotor. He eventually caught onto his advances. He liked Y/N back, of course. He enjoyed Y/N’s company and his personality. He was endearing to be with. He wasn’t a nervous person, he had the courage to make a move on the guy he likes. It was more like he was waiting for an opportunity to make the move.

Time went by and he didn’t find the perfect time to make his move. Fortunately, Y/N’s flirtatious antics gave him the perfect opportunity.

It was just like any day, Y/N was helping him do some upgrades on the ships he and Allura were making with the space stone they've found. Lotor listened attentively to Y/N facts and his amazement towards machinery. 

“You are truly remarkable, Y/N,” Lotor complimented. “Well then you must be  from out of this world with how handsome you are~” Y/N winked. Lotor knew he was going to say that, and he came prepared. “Out of this world, huh? I think you’re more beautiful than the galaxy itself.” It wasn’t the greatest pick up line, but it was enough for Y/N to blush. “Oh!” He said with a shocked face, red appeared on his face. He was flustered, he didn’t know what to say!

Lotor only chuckled in response. “Seems like I found your weak spot, huh?” Lotor teased. “Shut up!! That is not my weak spot!” Y/N protested which Lotor hummed in response with a smile on his face.

“You’re adorable.” Y/N groaned in response. “Stop!!” He pleaded, covering his face with his hands as he fell on his back onto the ground. “I actually like you, Y/N,” Lotor bluntly said. Y/N was quick to whip his head away from his hands and look at Lotor. “What?!” He said with a shocked voice.

“It’s true. I find you endearing.. It’s refreshing to hear your flirts and I would like to spend my time with someone as smart and charismatic as you..” Lotor smiled, taking Y/N’s hands and rubbing them softly. “I would like to give us a chance.” And with a kiss, it was official.

Y/N could only smile his stupidly cute smile. He was so happy Lotor liked him back.

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#lotor #x reader #fluff #male reader #voltron #voltron legendary defender #voltron lotor #lotor x male reader #lotor x reader

[discordiansamba]

extremely funny episodes to think about for the identity crisis AU:

the mermaid planet episode but all the paladins get to come this time. Lance discovers he's still fascinated by mermaids but apparently Keith's the one hitting on people now? Hello???

mom said it's Hunk's turn to threaten King Lubos. Keith just nods his head in the background like yeah. I'd do that too if I was totally myself.

eye of the storm is even more chaotic than it was before. this is a very stressful situation but none of their usual coping methods are working for them.

space mall. I mean. we all know it. It's funny because Lance and Pidge would literally end up doing the same stuff, so the real wild cards in this situation are Hunk and Keith.

In general, very funny to think about Keith interacting with the Blade of Marmora here.

Hunk and Keith in the weblum. what will they do.

Hunk gets to tag along on Pidge's quest to find Matt. Hey Matt. Your sister has my personality traits now. Sorry about that.

the voltron show is a cursed episode but. in this context. it is extremely funny to think about.

sam voice: so do I need to debrief the Garrison about... all of this? (gestures to the four of them)

shiro: hopefully we'll have this fixed by then?

#identity crisis au #not included bc a post Oriande Allura would likely be able to fix the problem but #it IS really funny to think about their return to earth if she couldn't #and the game show episode. and the clear day episode. and the kinkade documentary episode

[fire-of-the-sun]

Sometimes I just stop and appreciate, among many other admirable qualities, just what an absolute badass Lotor is and how enjoyable it is to watch.

Easily defeating a giant creature with one blow? Cool!

Easily defeating Throk and talking lots of smack? Awesome!

Flying circles around Voltron and kicking their butts without even trying to defeat them? Amazing!

Escaping a large group of pursuers by flying dangerously close to a sun? Inspired!

Defeating his father by himself in an epic battle? Incredible!

Fighting Sendak at the Kral Zera and taking the throne? Unforgettable!

Wrestling a giant freaking spirit lion at Oriande? Heck yeah!

Fighting Voltron solo in his bigger, better ship and nearly defeating them? Was great while it lasted!

My boy is a highly skilled, highly intelligent badass and we love to see it.

#vld #lotor #prince lotor #voltron #voltron: legendary defender #voltronmeta

[daltheznadofart]

When your necromancer fiance goes feral just looking at you.

#lothar de lasteyrie #oriande navelis #isekai oc stuff #original character #ocs

[lilflowerpot]

Heyo! So, less of a question, but I just wanted to say that your fic has officially become my go-to whenever I need some delicious Good!Lotor in my life. Like just the other day I started thinkin how dirty canon did him and had to reread your fic to make me feel better. Oh! heres a question (tho you may address it in LB, but...): what are your thoughts on Canon's Haggar/honerva redemption where as lotor was last scene as a melted blob? I could sorely use some Lotor defense rn....

(⁄ ⁄>⁄‿ ⁄<⁄ ⁄) ahhhhhhhh that's very sweet of you to say, tysm my love!! Lotor honestly deserved so much better than canon ultimately gave him, so I am happy to be of service ♡

As for condemned!Lotor vs redeemed!Honerva....................... I have gone OFF on this topic several times before and it drives me absolutely mad every damn time because,,, like,,,,,, what a fucking joke?? So the abused child was, yes, willing to sacrifice the few to save the many, but in wHAT FUCKING WORLD IS THAT WORSE THAN HAGGAR WHO EXPERIMENTED / TORTURED / KILLED FOR PERSONAL GAIN AND ALSO CREATED THE KOMAR?

R E A L L Y

I don't think I can surmise my distaste for this particular Choice™ any more concisely than I did in the tags of a post from three years ago:

#here's a complaint I have from canon: you're telling me that little star-explorer Lotor- #-who did everything he could to work //with// the people of Ven'tar's planet rather than subjugate them as Zarkon wanted- #-failed at Oriande.. while Haggar succeeded?  H a g g a r #I don't CARE that she used to be Honerva or that she retrieved her memories of that time before entering Oriande #the last trial was presented as one designed to unveil the participants' moral disposition.. and you want to tell me that it found: #''I will work alongside the people and beg my father on my knees to spare them'' Lotor #somehow a //worse person// than ''I designed the Komar turned Naxzela into a bomb and enjoy experimenting on conscious beings'' Haggar #...........nah

#//do not// what they did to my boy was an abomination #not to mention the way canon essentially doubled down on the ''you will inevitably become your abuser'' narrative- #-by having Lotor ultimately declare he wanted to kill the entire galra race.. what the hell were they THINKING #canon and I are not friends #Ao3 Little Blade #sa screams back #the author speaks #prince lotor

[fcyrah]

Rain's Bedroom

(Using the knowledge learned from the Normie BS saga)

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#sfw #my art #finished #oriander #artists on tumblr #rkgk #background #traditional drawing #traditional illustration #traditional art #traditiona sketch #dailydrawing #daily drawing #full color