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I love this Idea so much

I love this Idea so much

AU to distract myself again

Lotor joins the Paladins and explains his past in doing so, and Shiro relates since he, too, was a gladiator and tells Lotor that, if he ever needs anything to come to his room and talk. After just the first night Lotor begins having nightmares of his past actions, traumatic moments, and awful fights in the arena. He shakes and he sweats and he doesn’t know what to do. He remembers Shiro’s words, walks to his room and knocks on the door. Instantly he breaks down crying.

Shiro hugs Lotor in his arms and brushes back his hair. He attempts to reassure the Galra prince, tell him it’s going to be ok. But Lotor can’t sleep and Shiro, being such a big person has a large bed enough for 2. He gives half of it to Lotor for the night, figuring sleeping alone isn’t good for either of them after something like this.

Lotor watches Shiro go back to sleep. He realizes he wants the Paladin to wake up again, he just wants to hear his comforting voice. He reaches a hand out to his back but draws it away and makes himself think he’s being irrational.

Every time after this, when Lotor has a nightmare, he goes into Shiro’s room and the two share the bed. Sometimes the two say nothing, and they just nod and share the bed after Lotor enters the room. They do this numerous times, and Lotor every time attempts to touch Shiro’s back or arm or hair–something to let him know Shiro is real and he is there and he is truly that close.

Several months pass. Lotor’s nightmares slow, and he’s able to handle them on his own so it’s been ages since he slept near Shiro. But one night he remains awake and cannot fall asleep in his own bed. He rushes down the hall to Shiro who asks if it’s a nightmare, but Lotor just walks to his side of the bed, lies down, and rolls onto the side facing Shiro’s back and wraps an arm around him.

Shiro smiles. He presses his hand to Lotor’s and tells him, “I was wondering how long it’d be.”