[ he thinks he’s dreaming at first. sitting on the beach and staring out at the waves, naked under a thick plush, horrifically expensive robe, his skin painted with arcane druid symbols, not sure if the noise he hears in his head is real or just the wishful product of his imagination. blue seems restless, but blue is restless because he’s restless.
and then shiro is there in the doorway, silhouetted against the fake horizon. lance stares at him wide-eyed for a moment, completely frozen, the sound of the waves crashing in his ears-- and then he does hear it, he hears everyone in his head, loud and cacophonous enough to make him hunch down in pain and put both hands up to his ears. all the lions are here and blue is straining for them, blue is roaring furiously in her chains while the others tear her loose. they’re escaping. they’re getting out. ]
S-shiro?
[ he can’t believe how weak his voice sounds, how rusty and disused. When was the last time he’d spoken out loud? zarkon doesn’t need his conversation. The druids keep him gagged when they do their work. he reaches out with his fragile abilities, trying to see if this is real-- if this is a trick, if this is really shiro or some hallucination or a robot or god knows what. ]
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and then shiro is there in the doorway, silhouetted against the fake horizon. lance stares at him wide-eyed for a moment, completely frozen, the sound of the waves crashing in his ears-- and then he does hear it, he hears everyone in his head, loud and cacophonous enough to make him hunch down in pain and put both hands up to his ears. all the lions are here and blue is straining for them, blue is roaring furiously in her chains while the others tear her loose. they’re escaping. they’re getting out. ]
S-shiro?
[ he can’t believe how weak his voice sounds, how rusty and disused. When was the last time he’d spoken out loud? zarkon doesn’t need his conversation. The druids keep him gagged when they do their work. he reaches out with his fragile abilities, trying to see if this is real-- if this is a trick, if this is really shiro or some hallucination or a robot or god knows what. ]