Voltron Legendary Defender Oneshots

Happy Birthday, Shiro! (Shance/None)

This story has two endings, one for some non-shippers and one for people who like/ tolerate Shance. Enjoy!

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The day started out like any other time in a Paladins life. The blaring sound of the alarm rang through the castle, snapping everyone out of the world of dreams in almost an instant.

Shiro needed a few moments to orient himself after the harsh awakening. To his surprise, the deafening ringing soon faded out, leaving him in deep silence. A wave of worry rushed through his body which made him jolt up into a sitting position. Under usual circumstances, the alarm wouldn't stop until everyone is in the control room. This filled him with concern, not knowing why it ended so suddenly. He stood up, stretching out his numb limbs as he yawned. It still wasn't easy to get used to waking up in the middle of the night.

Shiro was cautious as he opened the door of his room to go out. That's when he noticed something unusual. The halls were pitch black, none of the lights were on, not a single sound or sign of life anywhere. As Shiro walked along the large and empty halls, the silence almost felt ear-piercing. The castle was always filled with excited chatter or the laughs of the paladins by ordinary. This strange change made Shiro feel uneasy, maybe even frightened.

It was starting to feel like an eternity since Shiro started walking. He thought it would never end, and he is stuck in an eternal loop of silence and darkness. His heart almost jumped out of his chest as a pair of small hands covered his eyes. He quickly activated his mechanical arm, ready to strike at the attacker when he heard his little adopted brothers voice “It's me, Shiro, don't worry” Keith said as he wrapped a bandana around Shiro's head to block his vision.

“Keith? What's going on?” Shiro asked with a sigh of relief. He was glad Keith seemed to be alright, hoping he could provide a normal explanation for this all.

Instead of giving any kind of reply, Keith grabbed Shiro's arm and pulled him along the hallway into the living area of the castle. There was a giant sign hung up which said 'Happy Birthday, Shiro' and was decorated with different colored hearts. Each of the paladins drew one in their own representative colors. The room was filled with balloons and garlands, perfect for a birthday party.

“Ready?” Keith asked when the two arrived at the mentioned room. Since Shiro couldn't see a single thing, he gave an unsure nod in response, not exactly sure what to expect.

When the blindfold fell off, Shiro could barely believe his eyes. A birthday party? For him? In all honesty, he couldn't ask for anything more than to spend his birthday with his space family. However, this was only the beginning.

Keith held up his thumb, which was supposed to be a signal for Pidge who started the music and operated the machines. She was playing some of Shiro's favorite songs and created rainbow bubbles all around the room from little gadgets she and Hunk created. Shiro was only able to watch in awe, his mouth agape. He still had a hard time believing they did all this for him.

Pidge passed on the signal to Hunk who brought in a large cake, which had the shape of the black lion. He carried it to the table standing in the middle of the room, then flashed a warm smile at Shiro and went back to the room where he came from before.

It was now Allura and Coran's turn to shine. They carried in all the gifts and piled them up near the table. Each present was wrapped in a gift wrap according to who he got it from. All of them were huge, and they made a rather large pile.