Hurt/Comfort Post!

[tookashirototheknee]

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Nightmares

[heartofalioness]

[It's been too long a night on the Castle of Lions. Two liberation missions to coordinate, surveillance reports to comb through, speeches for conferences to prepare. It's not until everyone's long gone to bed and the mice scurry up to ask Awesome Princess Friend to rest that she finally relents. She's definitely groggy as she makes her way through the sleeping quarters to her own room, pausing briefly to smile at Matt's door.]

[tookashirototheknee]

[Matt rather likes being busy. As long as he keeps doing things, keeps pushing himself forward, he doesn't have to worry about... anything.

However, sometimes even Matt has to collapse, and this particular day, he'd been shooed off to bed by his sister of all people. It wasn't long before he was fast asleep. His sleep was far from peaceful, however, and as Allura pauses at his door, she can hear whimpering, and mumbled distress from inside the room.]

[heartofalioness]

[(Okay, but being literally shoved off to bed by Pidge? Totally adorable and funny to watch.)

But any warm fuzzy images are dashed when she hears the distressed noises coming from his bedroom. She presses an ear to the door, trying to make out anything more before she barges in.]

[tookashirototheknee]

[Behind the door, there are whimpering sounds, and every so often a soft no, take me, she's so much more important. It seems whatever Matt's dreaming about, it's definitely not good at all.]

[heartofalioness]

[She can't quite make out the words from her side of the door, but that's still enough to concern her. She quickly opens his door, light from the hallway filling the room as she approaches Matt's bedside, hands hovering over him but not touching him yet.]

Matt? Matt, are you all right? Can you hear me?

[shiro2hero]

Doooooooo you want something in VR or in general? Sick or hurt? OR SOMETHING ELSE i'm down for anything.

[tookashirototheknee]

OH MAN. Um. I'd be up for either, but maybe something general (AU of some sort????) And, I do like people getting hurt, but catching the space flu is good too.

I AM SO INDECISIVE.

[shiro2hero]

COULD ALWAYS DO TWO THREADS if you're up for it? One of each?

[tookashirototheknee]

YES GOOD. I AM UP FOR THIS. BRING IT ALL ON.

THE SICK VERSION

[shiro2hero]

[It was bound to happen somewhere down the line. Somewhere, some way, they'd end up running into something that could end up taking one of them down. Infecting them. For the most part, it just seems like a version of the flu, but in space. Which of course makes its way through the team like ... well. Like a flu in a dorm room.]

[Shiro's still fine -- actually fine, and not his usual fine. Which means he's the one bringing all the necessary supplies to people. Pidge is also knocked flat, so the duty of taking care of one (1) sick boyfriend falls to him.]

[Not that he minds. The opposite, really.]

[He still knocks on the guest room door before nudging it open with a shoulder, pulling one of the floating trays behind him.]

How're you feeling?

THE INJURY VERSION

[shiro2hero]

[Also bound to happen, the inevitable shuttle crash.]

[Probably from getting shot down. Probably from the You Know Who. Just trying to land on a planet for a nice, easy stealth mission. Nothing too crazy. Nothing too difficult. Some recon. That's all.]

[And then the stupid guns somehow locked onto a tiny shuttle.]

[And then the stupid tiny shuttle spiraled into the middle of a forest. It's not a total loss. Most of the safety functions kicked in. But it still ended up with one (1) local Black Paladin getting tossed around like a popcorn kernel. Armor and all. He's just going to ... lie low and slap the distress signal. While the broken cabin stops spinning.]

[This is fine.]

[vrepit_no]

Dungeons are fine. They really are. Shiro actually feels like he's doing something for people. Using his muscles for good, right? Except there is apparently such a thing as too many. Or maybe it's that this one preyed on the rescuers' fear and paranoia and feelings of helplessness. And he couldn't fight with all his might for fear of igniting the gas in the corridors and causing it to explode. So now he's exhausted and heartsick and his anxiety's ramped up to thirteen, and he catches the flicker of something moving behind him and lashes out with his left hand--

And puts his bare human fist through the bathroom mirror. Jerking back, breathing too fast, he holds a fighting pose, staring at his shattered reflection.

[tookashirototheknee]

Unfortunately what moved behind him was just Pidge, flying by to go check on Gilmore and Hoshiko. However, as soon as he hears the shattering, Matt runs into the bathroom, and gasps.

"Shiro! Stop! It's just a mirror!" He makes a worried sound and takes a step closer.

[vrepit_no]

Shiro flinches back, letting his hands flatten into a 'stop' gesture instead of hitting out. "Don't-- Wait. Just...." He makes himself kneel down and drop his head, laying his palms on the cold tile floor. "It's okay, it's okay," he mutters to himself, the sound echoing in the hard surroundings. "What the hell... It's okay. It's just Matt. Breathe." Inhaling shakily, he runs a cool hand over his face.

"O-okay. Sorry... Sorry, Matt, I... Thought I saw something."

[tookashirototheknee]

"Don't apologize, 'Kashi. It's alright. I understand." He hovers for a moment, then kneels down next to him. "Can I touch you? Or would that be bad? I'm staying here with you no matter what, though. You're not alone, Shiro, and you're alright. Nothing bad's happening."

He sends out a quite mental ping to Pidge, letting her know that he's got this in hand and he'll keep her updated.

[vrepit_no]

He shudders and nods. "Please... I don't trust myself right now." There's blood on the floor. Whose...? He lifts his left hand, staring at the smeared handprint. "Did. Did I hit you?" There's a fragile, high-strung fear in the way his voice is so tight.

so up for this

[yousayvoltron]

[Torn between two options: Post-S4 finale comfort, or Matt having nightmares about the Galra labor camp.]

[tookashirototheknee]

[Ooooh. I am totally up for either of those. Or both.]

One thread for each? :3 Maybe the former can be their getting-together moment

[yousayvoltron]

[Keith wasn't hurt during that battle, Lotor had intervened before he could get close enough to the danger. But the team had insisted he stay with them for a while, with Shiro being the one to strong-arm Kolivan into agreeing, and the way everyone's been looking at him since he got back...

They knew, didn't they. Matt was the only one who'd heard him say what he planned to do, but the others figured it out. Shiro hugged him so tightly he almost couldn't breathe, Lance called him a stupid hero, Hunk cried, Pidge scolded him, Coran and Allura looked terrified.

It's like they're afraid if they let him out of their sight again he'll disappear forever, and to be honest, Keith's a little shaken about the whole thing himself. He'd been prepared to die for them, but knowing how close he'd been, that if Lotor hadn't gotten there just in time...

His feelings are quite a jumble right now, and he's exhausted.]

Yes please to both of them. (And that would make this one the getting together, yes?)

[tookashirototheknee]

[When Keith said what he was going to do, Matt wanted to jump through the comms and smack him. There was no need for that. They'd find a way. Somehow. Sure, he didn't like the thought of his sister stuck down there, but if anyone was going to do a mad crazy suicide drop, it shouldn't be Keith of all people.

As soon as the battle is over, and the lions return the the Castle, Matt calls the castle from his ship. He looks utterly panicked, and more than a bit strained.]

Keith? Pidge? Someone? Can I come aboard?

Yes :D

[yousayvoltron]

[Keith's the one to hear the call first, and his stomach drops as he remembers Matt's reaction earlier. Luckily, Pidge hears it almost immediately after, and she's the one to answer; Keith sighs with relief. He's not sure he can face anyone right now, even if the others aren't angry or crying he knows he almost did something very stupid and he's kind of a mess.

Pidge gives Matt the okay to come aboard, and Keith decides to go to his room for the night. He can't face Matt, especially, not after the way he panicked. So far no one's smacked him for being an idiot, but the night's still young.]

Nightmares

[tookashirototheknee]

[It's rare that Matt and Keith get to spend an entire night together, and every time they can, it's amazing for Matt.

This particular time was after a hard-fought battle, where they were separated for a while, and Matt went through and freed those who were being held captive on the ship. He shrugged it off as part of his job, but a tiny bit stuck in the back of his mind.

About halfway through the night, Matt starts moving a bit in bed. Moving turns into whimpering, and then outright screaming.]

No! Stop that! Leave them alone. I'll take the punishment, just let them be. They're more useful than me anyway. I'm just the weak one, right?

[yousayvoltron]

[Keith's no stranger to dealing with other people's nightmares. Not just Shiro, either, he's helped Pidge and Hunk and the others through sleepless nights before, so it's not as if this is new in general. He's never been present for one of Matt's nightmares, though, so he jolts awake at the sound of his desperate, terrified cries, his heart seizing in his chest.]

Matt...Matt, it's okay. [He knows from experience it's best to wake someone gently from these.] It's okay, we're fine, everyone's safe. I'm right here. [He rests his hands on Matt's shoulders, rubbing gently]

[tookashirototheknee]

[Matt arches his back, as if recoiling from an imagined whip lashing his back. He mumbles a bit more, but before too long he wakes up, eyes wide and gasping for breath.]

Oh god... Keith... oh. we're here. I'm so sorry....

[He's not making much sense and he knows it.]

[yousayvoltron]

It's okay, it's okay. [He wraps his trembling boyfriend in an embrace, stroking his back and hair] You were just dreaming. You're not there anymore. [By now Matt's told him about the labor camp, the conditions, and how it was only the lesser of two evils compared to the arena.]