Voltron One Shots

Sinking Feeling

Prompt: Lance gets hit in Blue and she goes down on a planet that's like 99% water?? And Blue was damaged badly enough that she starts to flood as she sinks??? And Lance is like trying to get out but is like pinned in his seat?? And like defo almost drowns inside Blue, but he's rescued and blue's eventually repaired and everyone is just really glad Lane is okay? But Lance is slowly realizing that he can't go back in Blue. Can't sit in the cockpit anymore? Cause every time he does it's like he's drowning all over again but he HAS to, because there's a war still going on and he has to try. And for a while he makes it work, but then they have to form Voltron and like he's able to do that just long enough before he cuts himself off from the others cause he's like 95% sure he's about to have a panic attack and the others have known something was off but didn't want to push it until Lance was ready to come to them but APPARENTLY that was the wrong thing to do. So like, they have a talk with him and talk him through the panic and slowly realize he's been like having flashbacks every time he gets into Blue and they allll have to try and help him unpack that terrible shittt.

Trigger warnings: anxiety, panic attacks

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The impact nearly knocked Lance out. His ears rang when he smacked his head against the controls in front oh him. His head bounced up, hitting the seat behind him. Lance groaned and rubbed the stop on his forehead.

"Guys?" Lance said faintly. "I'm down. I was hit by something and now I think I'm on the planet" Lance glanced up to see what was in front of him, but everything was dark. Lance jiggled the controls to get Blue to respond, but she was silent. "Uh, Blue? You okay?" he asked. Silence.

Lance tried to stand up but found that he was still strapped into his seat. He reached over and hit the release button. Nothing happened.

"Hey, I think I'm stuck" Lance said into his headset. There was still no reply. Lance huffed and began jiggling the button. This was the last thing he needed today. "Can anyone hear me?" he slumped back in his seat with a sigh.

Then he noticed the water seeping into the cabin, rapidly filling up the back of the room. Panic shot through Lance. "Shit" he whispered to himself in fear. The water was rising fast, already covering the entire floor.

"Guys, I think I'm in trouble" Lance said frantically. "Blue's taking on water" he looked out the window in front of him and suddenly realized why he couldn't see out. He was completely submerged in water.

Lance banged his hand on the release button for his restraints as water poured into the cabin. It was up to his ankles now. His heart was pounding against his ribcage. "Help!" he shouted, working desperately to get the belt that held him down undone. The water continued to creep up his body, now reaching his knees and spilling over into his lap.

"HELP!" he screamed in panic. Adrenaline was coursing through his veins. He was terrified. His fingers fumbled with the button, trying to find a way to release it. "Please, please, please, please" he pleaded pathetically.

He could hardly see his hands anymore. The water was at his neck. His heart felt like it was going to explode.

"Someone, please..." he whispered fearfully as the realization set in.

He was going to drown.

There was nothing he could do about it.

The water reached his mouth. He sucked in one last breath before it reached his nose. He arched his back, reaching desperately for the air, but couldn't. He tugged on the straps that restrained him in a last-ditch effort to get free. They didn't budge. His lungs burned, aching for air. Lance had only seconds before he passed out from lack of oxygen.