forum “ I think my lion's got issues” -Voltron redo

Started August 22, 2022 by @DancingWithMyDemons business

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Name: Leo Pierce
Ride: none
Role/Profession: Hichicker
Age: 21 (but looks 16 at best)
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Pan
Pronouns: He/him/his
Relationship (open to or in): Open to
Looks: (picture or description): https://www.notebook.ai/plan/characters/1197696/edit
Likes: Free stuff, apples, street art, cute guys w/ no strings attached.
Dislikes: pain, mangos, chocolate w/ coconut on the inside.
Hobbies: hanging out/fighting at bars, knitting (altho he won't admit it), and photography.
Backstory: Been to so many places, he can't remember which one is his first home, even tho it is his mission to get back. Will do most anything for a good meal, or just a really good grilled cheese.

( alright, I'll go) eyros walked back from the ship, blue was waiting and ready. Almost a month ago the lions and their paladins had been founded and brought into a war that they had never known was even happening.
Eyros wondered how his home planet, naulda, was doing after he left with the blue lion.

Romulus was lying on his back under his lion when Eyros walked up. They had 'parked' the lions next to each other and Rom had stayed to tinker with his yellow lion. He heard Eyros come up and called from under the lion.
"Hey, everything go ok? You're back early."

Caleb stayed inside of his Green Lion, he was still getting used to the environment and the surroundings still seemed surreal. Though he was was adjusting better than he'd expected. He ran his hands along a wall panel, marveling at the lights that lit the floor, letting him see his way. The lion always seemed to somewhat anticipate his actions, though he was still working on fully attuning to it. Caleb stood on the ramp to the floor, still amazed at the whole size of the structure! It was an absolute technological marvel, that he was still currently trying to wrap his head around. His vision was somewhat obscured as his glasses slipped down, and he pushed them back up with an absent motion. He could see two lions docked at the moment and his naturally upturned lips curved downwards in a frown. They still weren't a complete unit. Eyes wide, Caleb considered walking over to the others, but he saw no need. For the moment he sat on the ramp, a dog-eared book in his hands, adjusting his glasses occasionally. He really needed new nose pads for his frames, but those could wait. He was too busy comparing actual space with what he read in Ender's Game, a small thing to amuse the quiet man.

“Hmm? Oh yeah sorry Romulus, I just didn't have much to do and the perimeter was clear “ he said softly

Rom scrambled out from under the lion. He was covered in grease from his elbows down to his hands, and he had grease smears on his face. "Well, that's a good thing, I guess. And I've told you, you can call me Rom. Romulus is so stuffy." He grinned.
They'd only known each other for a little less than a month, so Rom didn't expect the crew to be familiar with him, but… he tried to be friendly anyway.

The red lion was very dismissive of Codie. How was he to deal with a temperamental machine? He didn’t know and didn’t care. About of all the other, he was sure he was the only one who didn’t want to be here. He resided next to the red lion, arms crossed accompanied with a sour face. He always tamed the controls, not the controls overriding his command. Shaking his head, Codie watched from afar as the others mingled, wondering how they could be so friendly when they just got here. He was not going to adjust well.

Eyros sighed, putting his hand on the blue lion's chest
“ you ever wonder why we were brought into this war, “ he asked and looked over to rom, his eyes looking as if he had been crying, “ or had it been someone else that they picked? Like, why us? What do we have that makes us so special?”

Rom was Not good with emotions. He had always dealt with problems using his fists. However, in the month since the lion had claimed him, he'd gained a level of loyalty to his teammates, even if most of them didn't particularly like him very much.
So he did his best.
"Buddy…I know why I'm here." He flexed his grease covered arms. He'd taken his shirt off while working, and his physique spoke for itself. "I'm a fighter. I'm here to help the lion bite and tear and eliminate the enemy." He smiled. "You? You're here for something else. Something that made your lion pick you to pilot it. Something that makes you a valuable part of this team." Rom's voice got quieter, just a tad. "If nothing else, I'd miss you if you were gone."

Leo opened a door, and accidentally walked in to what appeared to be a rather somber mood. Oh no, he thought to himself, I am not getting trapped in whatever is happening right now He turned to walk back through the door, when he looked back and saw a rather cute little man stood a little way off from the others. "Hey cutie." He said walking up to him, and flashing a smile.