"I say Vol, you say tron!"

Nerd - × Reader [sad,fun]

Lmao have a drawing I made of our star for this one shot, hope you like it.

Also want to note that in this one Matt has been with the paladins since like the middle of season three. Im only on s4e2 rn so give me time to watch and adjust. I haven't seen my underrated husband on screen yet.

And apologies for bad quality, I'm like... Shaking violently rn? I'm either really cold or having an anxiety attack and idk (:

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    You had caught some alien sickness the past week, and yet it was only 3 days since you've had it, it's only gotten worse. The paladins and others were caring for you a bunch. Allura came in and told you Altean stories, Hunk made you good soup-goo, Pidge made you a device to play with, Lance sang to you and made you laugh, Keith and Shiro just talked about memories on Earth with you, Coran came in and told you Altean jokes (which he had to explain because he could see the confusion on your face), and Matt came in and recited memes and vines he'd learned.

    Though the 3rd day, the paladins were doing a mission that require Voltron. Coran and Shiro apologized to you about having to work in the front, but you gladly shrugged it off and understood.

    "Matt, could you go take care of Y/n for now?" He smiled and nodded, "Definitely."

    Once your doors slid open, you heard his voice boom in; "Chris, is that a weed?¿!¡" You giggled, ending up coughing some type of purple goo out, earning a small, sympathetic smile from Matt. You disliked when people felt bad for you, but eh. You finished coughing and finished the meme, "Nah, this is a crayo-" He smirked and continued "I'm calling the police!" He made beeping noises with his mouth as you continued in the background of the beeps "911 what's your emergency?" You both laughed afterwards as Matt pulled a chair up to the side of your bed, you sitting up in response.

    "How ya doing, pretty?" You scoffed at his remark, but grinned. "Terrible. You?" He chuckled, "Absolutely miserable." You used your blanket as a quarantine for your hand, ruffling his hair. You didn't want to get your favourite dork sick. He smiled and made a little purr, but with his lips. You giggled again, coughing a bit but Matt kept his smile, just for you. You thought of the next meme to recite with him.

    You two used to be such meme nerds. You had known him and Pidge while on Earth, and you somehow hitched a ride to space with Pidge. You both met up a bunch, and since you lived close together you went to the others house frequently. You had been best friends since.

    Matt had already decided the meme, as he took his staff and pretended to drink from it. You already knew the meme he picked, swiping a quarantined hand towards his staff, "Adrien Michael! I'm gonna beat your a-" He started bursting out laughing, quickly joined by you.

    You two kept reciting memes, old and new. Matt did the meme where the girl danced and turned around with sunglasses as you made the music. You did the "Country booooy" one, ending with Matt wheezing on the floor, and Matt did the "I wanna be a cowboy baby".

    Though, eventually, you two ended up talking about your memories.

     You coughed after laughing so hard, "Remember that time you swung around the tether ball pole at recess?" He smirked and shook his head, looking down, "Yeah, but you knew better than to challenge my climbing talent!" He looked back up at you. You sighed, "You're right. Oh, the first time we met! Your first words to me were freaking memes." He laughed a bunch, "Which meme was it?" "You were at lunch and I sat down in front of you because you looked lonely, and you just awkwardly stared at me and said 'Hi! Welcome to Chili's!'" He was still laughing, "Oh yeah, I remember that beautiful day." You smirked, "You've gotten better looking, in my opinion." You could've sworn you saw a blush spreading across his face as he smiled, "You're not so ugly as you used to be, either." You dramatically gasped and hit your chest, accidentally hard enough to go into a coughing fit. Matt immediately leaned forward and held onto your shoulder, rubbing your back with his other hand, "Hey, take it easy.." You finally calmed down and finished after a bit, "Sorry, this sickness is killing me." "I-it is?!" You looked up wide eyed, "No, no no! Not literally!" He sighed and let his head fall into your lap, "Oh, good. I couldn't lose you again." You smiled and pet his hair.

    "Uh, I've got to... Tell you something. Its been too long and I've held it in too much." You tilted your head as you looked down at him, his head tilted up to look at you. "Okay, go ahead." You smiled. He blushed and closed his eyes, "I might... Might have had a crush on you for two years..." Your eyes widened and you blushed, "Two years?" He nodded, tilting his head away from you. "Matthew Holt! You should've told me sooner! I've had one on you for one year!" He blushed darker and looked back up, "Really?" You rolled your eyes, "Why do you think I've done the things I've done?" He smiled widely, "You better not be teasing me, y/n." You smiled, "I'm serious. But I'm not kissing you, I can't get you sick." He chuckled, "Okay. But does this mean I get the honour of dating my best friend?" You smiled wide at this, "Of course, you big baby." He smiled and got up, dancing around. He grabbed his staff, strummed it and made a bbbbruuuum soung with his mouth, "I love you, girl." You rolled your eyes and started giggling a bunch. "I ain't ever gonna stop loving you, girl!" You laughed harder and Matt smiled wide at his accomplishment to hear your adorable laugh.

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    After a week, you had finally gotten better. The whole team was happy that you were finally healthier, and as soon as Matt found out, he attacked you with hugs.

    You laughed, "Matt, it's not like you haven't seen me." "You're right, but I didn't get to touch you." You smiled and hugged him back. He pulled back smiling, "I've waited for a week for this-" You looked confused, but then he smashed his lips into yours. You widened your eyes in shock, but soon enough you started to move your lips against his, smiling into the kiss. Podge walked by and was about to ask something, but just awkwardly backed away with her index finger still raised.