A/N - This is pure trash. There is no plot. It's just pure, utter trash, and you can now consider yourself warned. <3

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Heeeeeeeeello and welcome back to the next exciting episode of

[~*~SHIP WARS~*~]™!

The only game show where we take your two favourite characters of any fandom and--canon or not--put their boat to the test in the rockiest of waters. Can they survive the storm of angst? Can they inspire the purest of fluff? Our realistic simulations will push these ships to their breaking points as we abduct your favourite character pairings and discover who among them is truly worthy of being named the OTP!

This week, we have three new ships, all of which will be competing to discover which among them is the strongest ship of all!

Our first ship is a tale as old as time: boy meets girl, girl saves boy from collapsing tower, boy helps girl battle an interdimensional entity of Sin living in her mind! That's right folks, for this week only, experience the truth behind the Owl and the Turtle with the fan favourite ship from Indigo: Shifthira!

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The curtain pulls away from the first stage to reveal Athira and Shift standing on the centre of a large, boat-shaped stage. A background drop of a black owl and a green turtle dominates the space behind them. Athira doesn't look particularly impressed, but Shift is already striking a pose for the characters as Athira continues to death glare anything in sight.

Athira folds her arms and continues to stare dead ahead. "Shift, what did you do?"

"What did I do?" says Shift, not breaking from his charming wave out into the audience for a moment. "Hues if I know, Thira."

"Then why are you waving at them?"

"Look, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that it's usually better to appease the fangirls than to provoke their wrath by asking logical questions."

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Our second ship is one most of you can probably relate to. Have you ever met 'the one', but had a pesky secret identity get in the way? Happens all the time, especially to this particular ship. She's the soul among the shadow and he's the wrath of winter, but without the superpowers, they're just two teenagers trying to figure out how to stop an overgrown snake from killing their chance at love.

Say hello to our ShadowSong ship: Jaliv!

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The second curtain pulls back to reveal Jason and Olivia standing on a boat-stage shaped much like the first. Their background design is a combination of their Luminary sigils. Olivia seems a little dazed at first but quickly lifts a hand to wave at the crowd, clearly still confused. Jason simply inclines his head.

Olivia nudges Jason. "Uh, Jase? Did we get hit by a weird Manifested I don't remember?"

Jason inclines his head deeply towards the audience before responding. "I don't recall anything like that happening, if I'm honest."

"Got any ideas?"

"Not as of right now."

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And last but definitely not least, our third ship is something that has inspired millions across the universe. Though they're yet to realise the true depth of their devotion to each other, these two are powerhouses in their own right. One a moody loner with abandonment issues, and the other who uses humour to cover up the unbearable, gaping hole that only his true shipmate can fill.

That's right! The Paladins of Voltron themselves, we give you: Klance!

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The final curtain rises, revealing Keith and Lance standing on their boat, looking decidedly awkward to be anywhere near a shipping competition.

Keith looks around at the stage lights flooding the Klance boat. "Did I hear that right? A shipping competition? Why are we on a boat?"

Lance ignores him and walks over to the side of the stage, waving his arms at the cameras. "Hellooo? There has clearly been a mistake! It was supposed to be Allura, not Keith!"

Horror spreads across Keith's face as realisation strikes. "This cannot be what I think it is."

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Okay, audience! You've met them, you love them, you ship them, but it's time to find out which of these ships is truly the most unsinkable!

Our first event this week is one that all true ships must be able to inspire. That's right: it's the FLUFF CHALLENGE!

Our ships will each have a minute to generate as much fluff as they can by winning over our audience members! Remember, folks at home, if you feel that a ship has earned its fluff, you can add your own to the total by calling the number on your screen now, or throwing a snowcookie at the screen!

Ships, prepare yourselves!

The FLUFF CHALLENGE begins in 3, 2, 1, GO!

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Ship #1: SHIFTHIRA

Athira rolls her eyes to the ceiling and slaps her arms down her sides. "This is ridiculous. We were in the middle of chasing some Red idiot before we got dragged in here. I'm getting us out."

Athira lifts her hands into the air and holds them there. A look of shock crosses her face when no Black appears at her fingertips. She tries again, to no avail.

Shift leans forward, like it was somehow going to help the situation. "Oh, that's not good."

"What was your first clue?"

Shift waggles his eyebrows. "But that also means you don't have Colour right now, so aaaalll those threats about what you'd do if I ever tickled you..."

Athira backs up, pointing a single finger towards him. "Don't you even think about it, turtle boy. We've got more important things to worry about than whether--Shift, Shift no--"

Shift cackles and advances on her, his fingers wriggling in the air. Even without her powers, Athira is surprisingly agile, ducking under his first few attempts to grab her, but it's the cloak that lets her down. Without her Black to keep it sentient, Shift grabs it, and one hand at a time, pulls her in.

Athira just folds her arms, narrows her eyes, and lets him.

When they're close enough that their noses are touching, Athira is still glaring at Shift, who just has the biggest, cheesiest grin on his face as he wraps his arms in a tight circle around her shoulders.

Shift brushes the tip of his nose against Athira's a few times before pulling away. "You know I wouldn't actually risk tickling you, Thira. I value my life."

Athira continues to glare at him for a moment, until a small, evil smile creeps onto her face. "That's just too bad, Turtle boy."

"Why's that?"

Athira runs her hands up Shift's sides, her eyes flicking up to his, the only warning he gets before he realises what she's about to do.

"Because I really don't share your reservations."

"Wait, Thira, THIRA DON'T YOU DARE I'M NOT TICKLI-AHHHH--"

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Ship #2: JALIV

Both Jason and Olivia stare up at the ceiling after the announcer's voice fades and the counter on the wall starts ticking down.

"So, uh," says Olivia, throwing a nervous glance at Jason. "How the heck do we generate fluff?"

"I'm uncertain," said Jason, looking anywhere but at her. "Perhaps we should just wait out the timer and see what occurs next."

Olivia clicks her tongue for a moment, folding her arms and tilting her head towards him without peeling her eyes off an interesting piece of ceiling. "Weeeeell, I mean... we could just treat this like one of the weirder Manifested, couldn't we?"

"How so?"

"Well," Olivia says. "Remember that one Manifested that would only let us get close without exploding into confetti if we were telling really bad jokes? Y'no, the one that you figured out when you said 'I'll Ban-shee you later' and the Manifested--"

"Yes," says Jason quickly. "I recall that. So you propose we do a similar thing here?"

"Pretty much." Olivia pauses. "Any ideas?"

Jason clears his throat. "Not at all, cupcake."

Olivia opens her mouth, then narrows her eyes with a smile, staring straight at him. "Did... did you just call me cupcake?"

"I, I uh--"

"Because you knooooow," she says, sidling up close to him, leaning her back against his arm and tilting her head back onto his shoulder. "That's the first nickname of mine that ever made a certain ice bird blush, hmm?" Olivia giggles. "And it looks like that effect still hasn't work off, cupcake."

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

Jason attempts to turn his head away from her, but Olivia grabs his arm and swings herself to stand in front of him, reaching up to tap her finger against his reddening cheeks. Jason seemingly resigns himself to her as his shoulders release their tension and his head drops into her hand. Olivia's fingers slide up the side of his face. It's a bit of a stretch, but she manages to cup his face almost perfectly.

"Yup," she says through the half-smile on the side of her mouth. She bites her lip, her own cheeks going red before she releases his face, clears her throat and tries to step away. "That's definitely a blush there, I think we got somethin' for the fluff--ah!"

Before she gets far, Jason reaches forward and wraps his arms around her, pulling her back until she's resting against his chest. He leans over her shoulder, looking down at her own cheeks as she desperately tries to turn her head away to hide the evidence.

"And it would seem," says Jason slowly. "That I'm not the only one who's blushing."

Olivia sticks her tongue out. "Apparently it's contagious. You started it."

"Oh but Olivia." Jason straightens out, and rests his chin on top of her head, still holding her against his chest. "I'm all but certain you're the reason it started at all."

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Ship #3: KLANCE

Lance huffs and walks back to the centre of the stage to Keith and grabs him by the shoulders.

"Okay," says Lance. "Since I'm stuck with you, you are going to have to commit to this relationship, because I am not losing a romance competition to ANYONE."

Keith gives Lance a strange look. "Lance, this isn't a romance competition. There's clearly been a mistake, and--"

"Did you not hear the announcer guy?!" says Lance. "Fluff generation! Competition! Most fluff wins! Haven't you ever read any fan-fiction? Don't you know how important fluff is to a true romance?"

"What?" says Keith, attempting to back away. "You told me that you were only reading it because Hunk--"

"Ah-ah-ah!" Lance holds a finger up to Keith's lips, who, surprisingly, does not pull away. Lance takes that as an opportunity to sidle up closer, until his shoulder is brushing against Keith's chest. "Keithy, babe, I'm gonna need you to focus on me right now. I don't want any other man's name coming off those pretty lips of yours until we've smashed this competition, kinda like I'd like to smash--"

"Lance I swear to god--"

"Need some warming up first? Fine, fine, I can work with that. How about this one?" Lance waggles his eyebrows. "Are you the meteor that killed the dinosaurs? Because you rock my world."

Keith looks somewhere between traumatised and entranced by the experience. "Lance."

Lance sighs and covers his heart with a hand. "Just like your lion, I'd travel across the galaxy just to pick you up."

Keith drops his face into his hands and mumbles something that isn't quite audible.

"Awh, c'mon!" says Lance, throwing his hands in the air. "I actually got creative with that one! I had to draw on past experiences, and then do the whole Voltron reference thing, because y'no we're a team and I'm REALLY carrying us on this one here Keithy boy so I'm gonna need you to--wait, are you smiling?"

Keith turns around just a little bit too fast to be casual and walks to the other side of the ship-stage. "Nothing to smile about, Lance!"

"YOU WERE TOTALLY SMILING!"

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And with that, audience, ROUND ONE: FLUFF is officially concluded!

We want to ask you now: Who was the fluffiest ship?

Comment 1 for SHIFTHIRA
Comment 2 for JALIV
Comment 3 for KLANCE

Stay tuned, because after this short ad break, we'll be back with round two that will test just how much our Ships trust their other half to guide their way in the darkest times!

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A/N: 

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I regret nothing. 

Also I'm probably gonna write more of this. 

I'm not gonna regret that, either.

Also don't ask me at what point in the timelines I pulled the characters from because heck I have no idea. I think Liv and Jase know about the whole Lumi thing but that's as far as I got with the logistics. 

Ships: 
Shifthira - Shift & Athira - Indigo
Jaliv - Jason & Olivia - ShadowSong
Klance - Keith & Lance - Voltron  [not my characters, Keith & Lance are from Netflix's Voltron: Legendary Defender show that you should all go watch and have your hearts torn out by season 6, and I'm sorry if I destroyed their characters with my attempt at writing them <3]