#ledthem

          query is sudden,     unexpected.       there is no doubt that peculiar questions were common thing from princess of foreign country,     country that she is passionate about,     country she lived whole life in.       no less than alien were her traditions or ideals to him    ——    cultural differences make up rather large gap.       albeit question is barely understood,     answer is given anyway.

“ they all look at me like... like i am some kind of monster ━it hurts, shiro. it fucking hurts. ” his voice not even snapping while familiar notes of japanese would leave the air ━sounding resigned to his fate, even, as shoulders always so tense would slouch and he-galra would oh so much desire for a wormhole to eat him whole and space dust to help his body rot. “ all i wanted was to know more about who i am and i have been so fucking selfish to think everybody would be happy for me. ”

          A pillar of strength, the princess reminds herself that she must remain as such, now and always .  The Paladins look to her for guidance; the universe looks to her for hope .  To be anything less ... is UNACCEPTABLE, and Allura perishes the very thought .  Yet the constant creation of wormholes and jumping between galaxies on end eventually take their toll on Altea’s princess .  Thought to be alone after a debriefing, she permits herself a moment of vulnerability as her shoulder slumps against a wall to steady her balance .  Inwardly, she laments this failing; she must become stronger than this ——