Dear author, thank you for writing for me! Kidfic is one of my favorite things, so I'm excited about this exchange. I'm going to list out my freeforms and give prompts to go with as many as I can. My prompts are all completely optional, just ideas I had in case you like having more direction. Combining prompts is also good, some of them would work really well together. If you see a freeform and have a different idea, that is totally fine too, surprises are fun.
For my mpreg requests, I don't actually have a preference for which guy gets pregnant, so if my prompt specifies, just assume I did that because it was easier than staying vague and feel free to flip it.
I also don't have any top/bottom preferences if you write smut, so just write it how you like it.
I am
soulstoned on Ao3.
Likes:• "It takes a village" friends helping out with parenting.
• Friends supporting a single or widowed friend through pregnancy and parenting.
• Surprise pregnancy or baby acquisition.
• Continuing with careers while pregnant or parenting.
• Children of any age or gender, but I have a special soft spot for baby and toddler girls for the prompts where that would make sense.
• Alien biology
• Non-traditional families
• Parents facing residual issues from their own childhood.
• Good parenting under less than ideal circumstances
• Fic that takes place in canonverse
DNW:• Sad or hopeless endings (bittersweet is fine)
• Referring to children as "pups" "kits" or a pregnancy as a "litter" (unless the latter is done jokingly as a response to having multiples)
• Permanent character death (temporary character death, mentions of character death that happened in canon, believing a character to be dead or dying for part of the fic, and killing original or villain characters is all fine)
• Unrequested non-canon het. Adding unrequested pairings to the background is fine as long as they are either canon, M/M or F/F.
• Gender swap/rule 63
• Trans or asexual headcanons
• Furries/werewolves
• Modern/mundane AU
Voltron: Legendary DefenderKeith/Shiro & Child(ren)A lot of these requests for Sheith involve mpreg in some way, I like alien biology, either Keith can get pregnant because he is half-Galra, or Keith can impregnate literally anyone because he is half-Galra (Or both! Let them take turns!) I also like when Shiro's clone body has a surprise in store. Magical pregnancy or futuristic sci-fi pregnancy is also good. The only thing I specifically don't want is trans man pregnancy.
Alien genitals (for Keith), intersex biology (for either, but if you go with this and write smut, please let both guys' dicks get some attention), and good old fashioned assbirth are all fine with me. Feel free to go as detailed as you want or leave it vague. I especially like it when they didn't realize it was a thing that could happen.
If you want to incorporate elements of omegaverse as part of alien biology, that's fine. Just please avoid using animal terms to describe the baby or pregnancy (pup, kit, litter, etc) and please have the characters call each other by name and not by "alpha"
If not going with mpreg, adoption is also a great option! Maybe one of them rescued an orphaned or abandoned kid on a mission and got attached, or maybe they discovered another cloning facility and inside there was a Shiro clone that hadn't been artificially aged up. Maybe they met a half-galra kid who keeps getting passed up for adoption due to his or her heritage.
As for the couple themselves, I'm happy with ignoring all of season 8, ignoring just the epilogue, a modified season 8 where everything was the same except Allura came back after a year, or going fully canon compliant and skipping forward in time to after Shiro is divorced and Keith has a couple failed relationships under his belt. My prompts will probably be all over the place in that regard, but feel free to change it to whichever situation you like best. With all of that out of the way, here goes:
• Accidental pregnancy after thinking family was completeThey already have one or two kids and they are happy with that, until one of them gets a positive pregnancy test. Now their family is going to be a little bit bigger than they planned
• Accidental pregnancy after thinking to be unable to get pregnantKeith knows male galra can get pregnant, but he has always taken more after his human side and he has been having sex (with Shiro or with others if his relationship with Shiro is new) for years without a single scare so he never gave much serious thought to the idea of it happening to him, until it does.
Or! Shiro knows male Galra can get pregnant, that is why they are always careful to use a condom when Keith bottoms, what he doesn't realize is his clone body isn't an exact replica of the original. It is a huge surprise when he finds out.
• Bed RestOne of them is on bed rest and going stir crazy. It might be due to pregnancy complications, or it could be due to an injury that has the other scrambling to take care of both him and any older children they may have alone.
• Character without good role model for being a parent becomes a parentKeith probably has some fond memories of his dad, and his mom is around now, so I actually had Shiro in mind for this. I headcanon that his parents were barely involved in his life. Maybe he was passed around between distant relatives until he reached the age to join the garrison, or maybe he also grew up in the system. There is no canon answer here, so anything goes.
• Character deciding to keep recently orphaned or abandoned child that they rescuedWhen responding to a call with the Blade of Marmora about a large scale attack or natural disaster, Keith finds a baby or toddler that is the lone survivor. With no remaining family to look after the kid, he finds himself in a caretaking position for a few days and gets attached. (Could also be Shiro and the Atlas instead of Keith and the BoM)
• Child Carried To Term By Male Parent (non-A/B/O)Mpreg, yay! Not much else to say.
• Child is a Clone of Adult CharacterThey find a baby Shiro clone in an abandoned cloning facility. This could be about finding the baby and deciding to keep him, or it could take place when the kid is older and trying to form a unique identity separate from his dad.
• First Time Parent(s)Their first few days home alone with their first baby, trying to figure out what they are doing and work out a routine, possibly while one of them is recovering from childbirth.
• Empty nesters adopt another child after their other kids grow upAfter their youngest child moves out, their house (or spaceship!) is too quiet. They meet a half-galra kid who has been tossed around the system for a while and reminds Keith of himself at that age and end up bringing him or her home. I'm imagining age 10-13.
• Finding a way to make mpreg happen after being rejected by adoption agencyKeith is too Galra to adopt a child on Earth and Shiro is not Galra enough to adopt a child on Daibazaal, or maybe the issue was their careers not reliably letting them spend much time in one place. Instead of stewing in their disappointment, they find another way to become parents. Maybe Keith could technically get pregnant but has low fertility due to being a hybrid and has to go through fertility treatments, or maybe they need the help of magic (like an Altean friend) to make it happen.
• Newborn childrenSpending time with a new baby.
• MpregI just really like mpreg. I'm sure you couldn't tell ;)
• Other parent's turn to be pregnant when planning second childKeith had the first one and he is never doing that again. If Shiro wants another baby, he has to be the one to get pregnant this time. Maybe it was always a possibility, maybe it started as a joke but they found a way to make it happen.
• Unplanned PregnancySurprise! I especially like it when they had no idea it was even possible, but birth control failure is also good. Doesn't necessarily have to be their first kid, they could have an older child who is adopted, or maybe they knew Shiro could get pregnant because he had the first one, but who would have guessed that Keith could too?
• Preparing child for birth of siblingExplaining to preschool aged kid that they are going to be a big brother or sister and all that entails.
• Spending time with children inspires character to become a parentAfter spending the day babysitting Allura and Lance's kid(s) they have a serious discussion about having one of their own. (Feel free to substitute a different ship as the parents of the kid they are babysitting, as long as it is canon, M/M or F/F)
• Surprise late in life pregnancy after children have grown upI headcanon that Keith ages slowly due to being half-galra, and Shiro ages slowly or not at all due to improvements made to his clone body. Their kids are adults, maybe they even have a grandkid or two, so when they find out they're expecting another one it comes as one hell of a surprise.
• Using magic to make a babyThey go through a magic ritual on an alien planet and one of them comes out of it pregnant. Maybe they knew what they were doing, maybe there was a miscommunication or translation error somewhere.
Keith/Shiro & Keith's child(ren)• Absent ParentKeith has a kid from a previous relationship or one night stand, and the other dad is not involved. The kid has to deal with feeling rejected by the parent they never knew, which brings up old feelings in Keith from his own childhood that he thought he had left in the past.
• Accidental Baby AcquisitionKeith rescued a baby and either got attached and chose to keep them, or by the laws of the planet where he found the kid, saving an orphan means you are now that orphan's parent, so congrats. It is a difficult adjustment to being a single dad, so Shiro steps in to help him take care of the baby and they fall in love.
• Adopting Partner's Child(ren) Shiro adopts Keith's kid.
• Adopted or step child worries that upcoming biological child will be new favoriteShiro has always been a great stepdad to Keith's daughter and they are very close, but when Keith and Shiro decide to have another kid together, she worries that once Shiro has his own baby he will prefer the new baby over her. Shiro reassures her that that won't be the case.
• Child is a Clone of Adult Character When a baby Shiro clone was found in an abandoned cloning facility, Shiro was unable to deal with it. Maybe he was overwhelmed by the idea of another clone existing, or maybe it happened right as his marriage was falling apart which would be the worst possible time to bring a kid into the mix.
There was no way Keith was going to let any version of Shiro grow up in the system, so he adopted the clone himself. Now, years later Shiro is over whatever issues he was having at the time the clone baby was found and he and Keith start a relationship.
• Dating as a single parent By the time Keith and Shiro are both single and ready to date each other at the same time after years of near-misses, Keith has a kid. This complicates things, but is by no means a dealbreaker.
• hidden pregnancy Keith got pregnant by a one night stand, fwb, or sex pollen incident. He is embarrassed so he hides out, not visiting Earth at all and being careful to answer all video calls from only the shoulders up.
He hasn't really thought through how he is going to explain the kid once it comes. Shiro gets worried by his odd behavior and tracks him down. He helps Keith out with the last part of his pregnancy and taking care of the baby and they fall in love.
• Pregnancy Discovered After BreakupKeith was in a relationship that didn't work out (as far as exes go, I like James Griffin or a random OC blade member). After the break up he discovers he is pregnant. He has to break the news and deal with coparenting with his ex while starting a new relationship with Shiro.
• Bed Rest Keith gets put on bed rest while pregnant from a one night stand, fwb, or sex pollen incident and Shiro shows up to take care of him.
Alternatively, Keith is a single dad to a small child and is put on bed rest due to a serious injury. Shiro shows up to take care of both him and his kid. They fall in love.
• Reassuring step-child that they are just as loved as their new half-siblingKeith and Shiro are married and have been for a couple years. Keith already had a kid before they got together and Shiro is a good stepdad. Once they have a kid together, Keith's oldest kid worries that Shiro will prefer his own baby. Shiro reassures them that is not the case.
Keith/Shiro & Shiro's Child(ren)• Absent ParentShiro's kid feels rejected because his or her other dad is never around. Keith can empathize.
• Accidental Baby AcquisitionShiro rescues a baby or one is left on his doorstep and he winds up becoming that baby's parent. Keith helps him adjust to parenthood and they fall in love.
• Adopting Partner's Child(ren)Keith adopts Shiro's kid
• Adopted or step child worries that upcoming biological child will be new favoriteKeith has always been a good stepdad to Shiro's kid, but when he and Shiro decide to have another baby together, that kid worries that the new baby will be the favorite. Keith reassures them that that won't be the case.
• Child is a Clone of Adult CharacterAfter an infant clone of himself is found, Shiro finds himself becoming that baby's caretaker. Keith helps.
• Dating as a single parentBy the time Shiro and Keith are finally both single and ready to date each other at the same time, Shiro has a kid. This complicates things but is not a dealbreaker.
• Pregnancy Discovered After BreakupShiro finds out he is pregnant while going through a divorce with Curtis. It isn't enough to save the relationship, so they have to awkwardly muddle through coparenting as exes, something that might get even more awkward when Shiro starts dating Keith.
• Parenting Your Own CloneThere are some special difficulties that happen when the child you are parenting is literally a tiny version of yourself.
• Bed RestShiro is put on bedrest due to pregnancy complications while single and Keith drops everything to come take care of him.
Alternatively, Shiro is the single dad of a baby or small child and he is put on bedrest due to a serious injury and Keith shows up to take care of them both.
• Reassuring step-child that they are just as loved as their new half-siblingAfter Keith and Shiro have a baby together, Shiro's oldest child worries that Keith will love the new baby more. Keith reassures them that that is not the case.
Pidge & Child(ren)Family is important to Pidge. I can see her deciding to have a kid or two eventually for that reason. I headcanon Pidge as a lesbian, so please don't include anything that would contradict that headcanon (it is totally fine to just avoid mentioning relationships at all though.)
• Befriending Someone Else's ChildShiro and Keith, or Allura and Lance have a kid that is incredibly nerdy. They try their best but they struggle to understand them. (It is important that they are good parents who are really trying)
One day, in a fit of preteen or young teen dramatics the kid runs away to go stay with "Aunt Pidge" who is the only person to truly understand them. After reassuring the parents that the kid is safe, she agrees to let the kid stay for a little while until they calm down.
• Late-in-life Parents assumed to know what they're doing (but don't actually know what they're doing)Babies are supposed to be easy, right? When Pidge decides to have a child alone after reaching her early 40's without really having the opportunity to have one with a partner she doesn't expect it to be this hard. After realizing that she is struggling, her friends (who mostly have older children) are there to help.
• Single parent by choiceHaving a family is important to Pidge, relationships not so much, so once she decides she is ready for a baby, she doesn't let being single stop her.
• Using science to make a babyOnce Pidge decides to become a mom, she doesn't just do things the usual way, she has to make sure her kid is perfectly planned. This might just mean analyzing samples from potential sperm donors to find the perfect match and maybe going a little crazy with it, or it could mean growing a baby in a lab.
Lance & Child(ren)I have had this angsty scenario stuck in my head for a while now, where Lance finds out he is pregnant shortly after Allura's sacrifice. I'm imagining magic or Altean biology as the reason. Did it happen magically at the same time he got his Altean markings, or was he already pregnant before that due to Altean biology reasons and he just didn't know? I'm up for a mega-sad version where Allura is completely dead for real, or a more hopeful version where she visits him in dreams and promises to come back eventually.
• Child Carried To Term By Male Parent (non-A/B/O)This was probably quite a surprise for Lance.
• Emotional PregnancyLance is grieving while preparing for a baby that is his last connection to Allura.
• It takes a villageLance is 19ish and his baby's other parent is dead or otherwise gone at least for now. He can't do this alone, but luckily he doesn't have to. His friends and family are there for him to help out.
• Other parent dead:(
• Pregnancy - Pregnancy by Supernatural Being has Side EffectsMaybe while pregnant with his half-altean baby, Lance is capable of some Altean alchemy. Hell, maybe shapeshifting explains how he is going to be able to give birth when the time comes.
Avatar the Legend of Korra Mako/WuI can see them adopting once they decide to have kids. Their very different upbringings would probably influence their parenting styles. I think Wu would find stories about Mako's childhood very upsetting and want to bring home every street kid he sees. Mako on the other hand just sees what he went through as normal and is less inclined to bring home literally every child.
Maybe they compromise by adopting a couple kids and working extensively with charities to help the others. Wu has money and influence, he could make it happen.
• Adopting a war orphanThe war in the Earth Kingdom and the destruction in republic city probably created a lot of orphans.
• Adopting an older childBabies and toddlers have higher odds of being adopted, so once Wu and Mako are ready for a child, they decide to give an older kid a chance.
• Adopting an Orphan/OrphansMaybe they use an agency, maybe they take in a kid off the street.
• Character deciding to keep recently orphaned or abandoned child that they rescuedMako was just trying to do his job when he found himself ordered to bring the baby/toddler he just found to the local orphanage. Once he gets there he can't fathom leaving this kid there, so he takes them home instead.
• Orphan children have no status within their cultureThere is no protection for street kids and nowhere for them to really go either. Mako and Wu aim to change that.
• Having a child brings back memories of own childhoodTheir childhoods were very different, but both are determined to do better for their own kids in different ways.
• Someone left a baby on my doorstep!It is known throughout town that Mako and Wu run most of the charities for dealing with orphan kids locally and that they have even taken a couple kids in personally.
Someone leaves a baby on their doorstep and they have no idea what they are doing. Their other kids were older when they adopted them, and working with the charities doesn't involve as much hands on childcare as you would think. It is time to learn.
• Street RatsDealing with the local street kid population and trying to establish help for them reminds Mako of his own childhood.
Avatar the Last AirbenderAzula (Childhood)What could she have been like if her childhood was different?
• Travelling back in time to kidnap self as a childAzula is given a chance to go back in time, and she uses that chance to kidnap herself as a child.
Maybe her intentions are mostly good, trying to spare herself the pain of growing up the way she did, or maybe her intentions are more sinister, trying to raise a version of herself to do what she couldn't and take the throne.
• Time Loop - Unable to Fix the PastAzula goes back to the day of the Agni Kai to try to change things, but no matter how many times she loops, she keeps losing.
• Re-witnessing Childhood Gives New PerspectiveAfter going back in time to see her own childhood, Azula realizes she never really had a chance.
• Deaged character thinks caretaker character kidnapped themAzula gets deaged and her child-self has to deal with the present and how things turned out. Zuko is my first thought for her caretaker, but I am interested in other takes as well.