Hunk has two moms. One of them is a Samoan architect, and the other is a Jamaican children’s book author.
While he’s very good with math and theorems, Hunk has dyslexia. He and Lance bonded over their shared frustration over reading in school.
To combat his dyslexia, Hunk uses audiobooks and is an auditory learner. He loves movies and tv shows because of this.
Speaking of Lance, he and Hunk began as summer friends when Hunk’s family came to Varadero Beach for vacation. Lance’s family lived across the road from the Garrett’s summer house.
When it wasn’t summer, Lance and Hunk would talk over every social media platform they could. They mainly kept up either by discord or text.
He’s an excellent surfer and boxer.
He has an older sister who he’s really close with. She works as an underwater archaeologist in the Caribbean, and on his phone, he has hundreds of the video’s she’s sent him of her adventures over the years all saved up.
He watches them when space feels too big.
He’s an Uncle to her twin boy and girl. He helped set up their rooms.
Hunk has ADD. Not ADHD, like Lance, but he often has trouble staying focused on one subject.
The RSD this generates in him is very strong, especially when he doesn’t do well on assignments or missions.
And by “well”, he means “up to his own lofty expectations.”
His experiences with RSD and rejection from his ADD have made him mistrustful of newcomers. This is why he doesn’t like being teased about his feelings for Shay, or for his anxiety.
When he and Lance first met as their parents talked, Hunk crossed his arms and gave Lance a whole list of questions to answer before Hunk would consider hanging out with him again.
Lance was so nervous that he answered them all quickly.
Hunk saw the way Lance answered and let his guard down. They were 5
Hunk talks to himself to keep his mind occupied. He’s actually an awesome verbal story-teller. He and Lance would create entire fabrications about the days they had together when they were young.
Hunk doesn’t really like the whole genius label.
Yeah, he knows he’s gifted in math and science and logic, but he feels like the word ‘genius’ allows for people to overlook his learning disabilities.
His motto is “Intelligence is worthless if it isn’t used for good.”
Hunk can sing. He has a lovely baritone voice and can play guitar.
Hunk decided to join the Garrison as a way to combat his fear of heights.
He developed that fear when he was about 4 and the plane he was in with his Moms experienced turbulence. He was by the window, and was convinced he was going to be shaken out. For all his effort, he never fully lost the fear until Voltron.
The day he was inspired to go into the Garrison was the day he and Lance had a conversation where Hunk said that he wished he could design an aircraft that would allow him to fly to Cuba without being scared.
Lance had told him that the school he was applying to had something for that.
Hunk has always been building things. His room is filled with quiet little contraptions that tick and whirr and clack together.
(On the castle, and back home.)
He was a gym rat back on Earth.
He has a second-hand Harley back home.
He’s a feet-up-on-the-dash kinda guy.
He never knows when he’s going to be sarcastic or have his RSD be triggered when someone in authority defies him. As he works as a Paladin, he becomes frequently sarcastic in these situations. It kind of worries him.
Sometimes, he becomes afraid that he’s losing his kindness.
But then he feels the urge to protect and save the universe he’s been entrusted with despite his fear, and all his misgivings fade.
Yellow speaks to him in the voice of his therapist, Peter. At first it was hilarious, but now, it really helps.
The worst thing about being a Paladin? To Hunk, it’s the weird little side missions into occupied villages and cities. Too much death.
Allura is the only one who can spar with him strength-wise when Shiro vanishes.
Lately, he’s been wondering if there’s any way to build a device to get a signal back to earth.so far, he hasn’t come up with anything.
His newest worry is simple.
Earth doesn’t have the ability to contact Voltron.
Sometimes, when he’s thinking by himself, he’ll wonder how many years it’s going to take before Zarkon is defeated.
He can see it happening tomorrow. He can see it happening when he’s 50 years old.
Anything could happen, and that scares him.
But not enough for him to stop.
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