Are there any fics where Keith suffers from PTSD? I read one recently where he and Shiro adopted Pidge's kid, but are there any others where Keith is seen with PTSD?
There are a few in our PTSD tag, and here's some:
It'll take time to get used to - CourtNicxVoltronxYJ
1.5k. (Not rated)
Shiro coming back and remembering pretty much everything and Keith sorta dealing with PTSD now.
True North - radiofreekerberos
22k. (Teen) Contains: mpreg
“I’m guessing Shiro doesn’t know,” Hunk says softly. “It is Shiro’s right?” “They,” Keith says. “Huh?” “They’re Shiro’s,” he says, his bottom lip trembling. “It’s… twins. Guess that’s a Galra thing too.” He breaks down then. He drops his head into his hand and starts sobbing like an idiot. This isn’t him. He’s not that guy. He’s not the crying guy, but he’s scared. He doesn’t do scared. When you grow up in a Group Home you learn pretty quickly not to cry out in the middle of the night, because no one’s coming. Keith took the lesson to heart. He locked his fears away so that no one could ever use them against him. Until Shiro strolled into his life and made his heart vulnerable, until he made Keith fall in love with him and live with the constant fear of losing him again and again. He’s terrified of becoming a father at twenty-one, but even more terrified of doing it alone. or, the one where Keith's Galra physiology gets him into trouble
hearts don't lie - GoldenTruth813
11k. (Explicit)
Shiro piloting the Paladins’ prototype ship is meant to be cause for celebration, but when it malfunctions, Keith panics, terrified of losing him. After the flight, Shiro reassures him and demonstrates exactly how much he loves Keith, with every beat of his heart.
Touch Me (Like You Don't Know It Hurts) - SashaDistan
8k. (Explicit)
Shiro knows that Keith is suffering, and his anxiety seems to be alleviated whenever they touch. So he makes it his mission to be touching Keith all the time. Which works great, except that this isn't normal anxiety, and casual hugging can only delay a Galra's heat for so long…
Those Demons in Your Head - Draycarla
23k. (Explicit)
Keith is no stranger to nightmares. He's had them for as long as he can remember. His trusty Hippo always the safety net he's needed. After that year in space, Shiro's plagued with nightmares to the point he barely sleeps. Keith's the one to offer an olive branch. Together, maybe they can help each other process.
moonlit (the 'starlit' remix) - AnnaofAza
1k. (General)
Keith wakes in the night and reminds himself that Shiro is alive.
If The Stars Align (They Were Meant For Us) - Johaerys
38k. (Explicit)
“After they captured him, the Galra tried to extract information from him. About the Blades, and about Voltron," Kolivan says, each word intoned by the healing pod's steady beeping; Keith's heartbeat. "He never spoke, as far as the other prisoners I interrogated could tell. On the last day, they said, before he lost consciousness, he only called out one word.” Kolivan pauses, hesitates. Shiro’s heart squeezes into something small and tight. “What was the word?” he asks quietly, somehow already dreading the answer. “It was your name, Shirogane.”
After one of Keith's Blade of Marmora missions goes wrong, Kolivan contacts Voltron for help. Shiro rushes to the rescue, determined to get Keith back to safety at all costs — and in the process, they come closer, and further apart, than they ever have.
(the following fic in this series also has Keith with PTSD)
