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spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for the support guys, you are making my ancient mummified heart feel whole and alive again 🥹🥹🥹

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 10d

Careful what you wish for...

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

bonus when I was uploading the comic here I found this before and after comparison of my thumbs to final lol

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

I'll be real idk if I'll ever get around to finishing my Sheith comic. It's written and the thumbnails are 70% done for it but it's been a few years since my last update and undoubtedly my style has changed. Would ppl still want to see the rest of it even if it was not as well drawn? 😅

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (10/15)

K: I'd just bring you back if you did.
S: Haha. You better.

S: 'Cause I'm *exactly* where I want to be.

S: Keith...

S: *You* are where I want to be.

K: Shiro, wha-

K: You're where I wanna be, too.

S: Keith...

K: ...yeah?

S: I...

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (9/15)

K: Pidge is gonna lose it when she wakes up and all she can find of you is your shoes.

S: heh maybe... but we were up late finishing the last tests so... she'll be asleep for a while.

K: How did it go?
S: Good. Really good.

S: There's nothing left in the arm that Haggar can use to put the team at risk. Or me.

S: With no mind-control or terminal disease to worry about anymore, what will I stress about now?
K: ....what?

K: you're not
sick anymore?

S: I... Pidge confirmed it during the last tests today.

S: I had a feeling before she told me. Haggar would have no use for a weapon with a time limit.

K: You're not a weapon. You're ALIVE.

K: And this life is all *yours* now.

S: Yeah. Yeah, it is.

K: I've lost you so many times, Shiro. I wasn't ready to lose you again.

S: I'm right here, Keith. And I'm not going anywhere.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (8/15)

K: I know who you are. And I'm never going to give up on you.

K: Now you can't give up on yourself.

K: Here.

S: My old training shirt.

S: I thought I'd lost this.

K: It was never lost. I was just keeping it safe for you.

S: Keith... thank you.

K: Need a hand?

S: I think I got it.

S: How do I look?

K: Like a paladin.

K: The last time I saw you in that was when I beat you on the mats.
S: Funny, that's not how I remember it.
K: Guess we'll need a rematch.
S: Let me get used to being corporeal first.

S: Keith, truly... thank you.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (7/15)

S: To create him they must have used the memories stored in my arm. But we're more than just our memories...

S: And they didn't know *me*.

S: They didn't make him from a paladin

S: ...but from a champion.

S: I worked hard to bury the monster I'd become.

S: The Black Lion must have known who he really was. That he wasn't worthy.

S: I watched him infiltrate the team, helpless to stop him or warn the others.

S: The longer I spent in the Black Lion's consciousness, the weaker I became. There were long periods where I... didn't exist at all.

S: He has more memories of that time than I do. And I don't know if that makes him more me than I am.

S: If I'm just an... echo of the real Shiro... I don't know if I'm strong enough to face him.

K: Maybe you're not supposed to face him.

K: Maybe you're supposed to forgive him.

S: That sounds like a bigger challenge than facing him.
K: Never said it would be easy.

K: Trying to fight yourself could lead to a bigger rift.

K: But forgiveness might help you find the balance you need to move forward.

K: Your past doesn't have to define your future.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (6/15)

S: Keith...

S: I'm so sorry for hurting you, I

K: Don't worry about it. It wasn't you.

K: And I'd do it all again in a heartbeat if it meant getting you back.

S: Keith...

K: There. All done.

K: Does... this mean you remember the rest of our fight too?

S: I remember everything.

K: I guess I kinda figured as much.
S: I'm sorry Keith. I wanted to tell you sooner. There's a lot I'm still trying to figure out.

K: You know you can always talk to me.

S: It's more than just memories. I *feel* him.

S: The difference between him and me was clearer when I was in the Black Lion's consciousness. It was east to see him as an imposter.

S: He was impatient, quicker to fight...

S: Quicker to make dangerous decisions if he thought it meant victory. A survivor above all else.

S: And that's when I knew.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (5/15)

K: This is taking a while to heal.

K: Maybe we can reroute power to the healing pod for a bit.
S: No. The lions need all the power they can get if we're goin gto make it to Earth.

S: Besides, last time I was in that thing I almost didn't make it back out!

K: I wouldn't have let that happen.
S: I know.

S: You didn't.

K: If the pod's out, I have some stuff here Mom brewed up on the space whale.

K: It helps speed up healing and even reduces scarring. Hurts like hell for a few seconds when you first apply it though.

S: Sure, let's try it. Just don't tell me it's made of giant space cockroaches.
K: heh. The less you know, the better.

S: HNGHH! You weren't kidding.
K: Told you. Almost done. Turn towards me?

K: Still okay?
S: Still okay.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (4/15)

K: Shiro...

K: ...where are your boots?

S: I... may have kicked them off when we were talking over comms.

S: Those boots aren't the most comfortable. And when the wolf appeared--
K: He teleported you out so fast you left your shoes behind like a cartoon character?
S: ...well when you put it THAT way...

S&K: hahaha

S: haha Alright, come on. Help me finish getting this off.

K: You got it.

K: Here. Take a seat.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (3/15)

K: Here, let me help you with that.

S: This color belongs to you now, Keith.

K: This is YOUR armor, Shiro. It always will be. I'm just borrowing Black until you're up for piloting her again.

S: Kei--
K: Do you...

K: ... want help with the rest, too?

S: Please.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

Part +1: A(r)mour (2/15)

K: ...so I need you to cover for me.
L: Wow, really?

K: Sure, Lance.

L: I always knew this day would come. Watch out, universe! Black Paladin Lance is HERE!!

K: Wait, WHAT?? That's not what I said!
L: Haha

L: I don't know, it seems like something you would say.
K: Lance!
L: Alright, alright I'll cover for you.

K: Shiro?

K: ...you okay?
S: Yeah. Just... catching my breath.

K: Come on. We should probably change your bandages too.

K: I'll go get the med kit. Wait here.
S: Thanks Keith.

S: heh. That bed isn't up to regulation, cadet.

K: Good thing I'm not a cadet anymore.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 14d

5+1 Confessions: A #Sheith post-it comic for #VLD

Part +1: A(r)mour (1/15)

K: (offscreen) It was tropical, most of the time. Sometimes we got weird storms.

K: Everything was bigger. The flowers, the bugs...

S: Just how big are we talking?
K: Crabroaches as big as us... Didn't taste terrible, though.

S: O-Oh! Is that so?

K: We didn't have many options. It was an eat-or-be-eaten scenario.
S: Were they any good?
K: Like jellied sardines mixed with peanut butter and stale cheetos.

S: Sounds just like my cooking.
K: Haha. Maybe a little bit better.

K: Mom had ways to make them taste pretty good though. She taught me a lot.

S: She's an incredible person. You'll see her again soon enough, Keith.

K: Yeah.
S: Tell me more about the qu--
K: Hey.. is your arm okay?

S: My armor is just a little tight. I'll ask Pidge to loosen it when she wakes up so it won't chafe as much.
K: Shiro..

K: ...You're sweating. Let me help you.

S: Okay.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 15d

Bibiiii I'm glad I could sucker punch you emotionally 😜

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you for such a lovely comment 🥺

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 15d

*wheeze* *cough* I live and so do they

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you so much T__T

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 15d

I'm glad, I hope it can again!

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 17d

All thanks to you spubs! ❤️

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks for the support 🥰

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 17d

I'm honored by the enthusiastic response 🥰

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 17d

I can neither confirm nor deny 😬

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 18d

v - Motive (4/4)

KR: Keith!

K: SHIRO!! He... he-- I couldn't, I wasn't strong enough to... I wasn't... strong enough... Shiro

K: Those visions... is the future set in stone?
KR: I don't know.
K: Or... does knowing it mean you can change it??
KR: We have to. We'll find a way.

K: Train me.
KR: We have been.
K: You've been training me like a son. Train me like a BLADE.

K: I don't know how much time we have but I have to get stronger. So no more holding back.

S: He... he knew.

KR: I can't blame you for things you did under someone else's control. Shiro, you are alive because of Keith.

KR: More importantly, he is alive because of YOU.

KR: He would also give up that life if it meant protecting yours.

KR: Make sure he never gets the opportunity.

KR: The Blade of Marmora prioritizes the mission over the individual. But love isn't a weakness. It's a profound source of strength.

KR: If you're brave enough to face it.

(KR: Keith knows what gives him strength)
S: Keith, you still awake? [knock knock]

(KR: ...Do YOU?)
S: Yes. I do.

spif @spiftynifty.bsky.social · 18d

v - Motive (3/4)

KR: Keith told me.

KR: Shiro. What exactly DO you remember?

S: .......everything.

KR: And yet neither Keith nor the others know, do they. Why?
S: Krolia.

S: I nearly killed your son.

KR: I realize it was mere weeks for you. But Keith and I spend 2 years in the Quantum Abyss.

KR: Time is warped there.
K: Here comes another one.

KR: It gave us visions of the past...

K: Please... just a little bit more...

[CRACK!!]
K: no.

KR: ...and the future.

KR: KEITH!