Ikanaide (Shiro x Reader - Voltron)

(Cover art by yours truly- I know it's Pidge and Matt, but it's basically the same thing. I may focus on Pidge a little as well. This may not be entirely focused on solely the reader.)

A (kinda) songfic (at least in the beginning) based off of the song 'Ikanaide'. In English, this means 'don't go away yet.'

"I'll miss you," (Y/n) chokes out, their hands shaking while griping onto their lover's shirt.

"I'll miss you too," Shiro whispers solemly, pulling them into a tight embrace and burying his face into the crook of their neck. "But I promise, I'll come back to you. I promise."

Shiro pulled away, looking (Y/n) in the eyes one last time before having to turn away, helmet in hand, walking towards the docking pad.

/Couldn't do a thing but stare without a sound./

He promised. He promised he'd come back. He promised he'd be careful.

/Eyes getting wet, don't be upset, but my heart really wants to cry/

So why did the ship crash? Why did he break his promise? Even if the Garrison lied about why they lost contact with the ship, why hadn't he come back?

/Don't Go Away Yet./