#haven’t used the Klance tag in a HOT minute

[lalaloves]

It’s about that time in my life where I remind everyone AGAIN of the period where everyone made Lances last name Sanchez.

I want to let that mellow for awhile, let those responsible sit there. Soak it in.

[fill-me-with-your-memes-daddy]

Watching the Rise of the Titans movie and I'll be documenting all of my thoughts/reactions here. [Spoiler Warning]

So instead of reblogging every new update, I'm just going to have this post up on my phone as I watch and type my reactions in a bullet list format.

Nari's human disguise is so cute. As someone who does have a cottagecore aesthetic, I want to cosplay her so bad

Are Skrael and/or Belroc non-binary coded? Regardless, I'm also obsessed and I want to fuck Skrael and be Belroc.

STEVE CARING ABOUT JIM BEING HURT YESSSS!!! My god his redemption has probably been one of the greatest there is because he doesn't just suddenly go from being a bully to a completely good person. You can see the gradual shift in learning better throughout the shows which is awesome.

IN NEW YOOOOOOORRRRRRRK!!!!!! CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!

The mugshot montage reminded me of season 1 of trollhunters when toby and Jim were arrested at the museum.

STRICKLER PUT A RING ON IT??? HE'S THE ONLY DILF IVE EVER ACTUALLY AGREED WAS HOT WYM I CAN'T HAVE HIM??? well I'm still really happy about his arc over the series probably one of my favorite character growths.

Eli my guy got his growth spurt!!! As an 18 year old who is still 5'0", I'm happy but envious for him

So I went into this movie without watching any trailers or promo, but I doubt anything could have prepared me for the existence of mpreg. In fact, I wasn't going to document my reactions until I saw that.

NAMURA!!!!!!!!! MY BELOVED!!!!!! I CAN STILL THIRST FOR YOU WITHOUT GUILT

The coach teacher just called the kids zoomers so I have to dock one point from my final rating just because of that. Unforgivable

Those husky animation models suck lmao

Oh fuck the titans got power ranger zords!!

God why did they include the mpreg??? This movie would have been perfect without it.... After that plot point being revisited only one time I'm already beyond done with it

Like it's bringing me back to the v*ltron days where they're was a suspiciously high amount of klance omegaverse and mpreg fics and art created and it physically hurts because Steve and Keith's voice actor is the same person meaning this is especially cursed to me since I was unfortunately in the v*ltron fandom and remember all of that

But like on another note, how old are these characters again??? I haven't checked any wikis because of spoilers but is Steve an adult??? I know aja might be technically a lot older than 18 because alien but is whatever age she is equivalent to an adult as far as emotionally and physically in Akaridion development??? IS THIS A TEEN (M)PREGNANCY IN A KIDS SHOW????

Like bruh I saw a singular post on here before going into the movie that was like "rott spoilers without context" and there was a pregnant belly but I was absolutely not expecting the actual context of it. I'll find the post after I finish and edit this post to tag the creator right here: @makoden

This entire post is just gonna be me ranting about mpreg huh

Anyway I love the whole roundtable allusion to the legends of king arthur (not the toa version but the one he's based off)

THERE'S 3 TO 5 BABIES????? I need to take a break bruh this is just too much

Alright I've taken a 30 minute break got some food and did some things i love (decompressed by tactile stimming with some owl plushies and watched some videos on my favorite owl, Garu. He lives in Japan with his owner and is a domesticated eagle owl who basically just acts like a sky cat. If anyone else needs some eye bleach, here is their YouTube channel)

Blinky and ARRRGHHH!!! saying their "if one of us doesn't make it" talk my god one of them is going to die I can see it and I will be utterly crushed. Jim can't lose another father figure and Toby can't lose his wingman again I will riot if this happens

On a similar but unrelated to the movie note, can we just talk about how toa started with Jim having 0 dads and (if strickler and blinky live to the end) will end with 2 dads? Like I just really feel happy for him that he has two dads who actually figured out how to put the past behind them to not have any infighting between them so that both of them are healthy father figures. Jim has already been through literal hell and back losing his actual humanity in the process so if he loses one of them, I'm going to be really pissed because at this point, this is just Jim torture porn. Y'all know how as SpongeBob SquarePants went on, the show just became Squidward torture porn? It's starting to feel that way for toa and I really hope they cut the shit by the ending

Jlaire is such a good ship but like I feel like it's too perfect they never disagree with each other

YESSSSSSS Someone finally doesn't treat toby like a fat waste of space who messes stuff up!!! I think out of all the characters that would have been most deserving of a rewrite, it's Toby. Sometimes I just feel he's only comic relief and any heartfelt moments he's had in the series was also born of stupidity (ie his flour baby project being unharmed was seen by him as divine intervention from his parents but was actually just Eli and Steve behind the scenes).

Ohhhhh yesssssss Archie's father!!! I was hoping I'd see him again because we got so little of him last

Ooooooooooh Asian trollmarket!!!!!

Oh never mind slavery trollmarket

Bruh titanic camelot

I feel like we're not seeing enough of the villains because I completely forgot about the power ranger zord things

NAMORA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY LAST CRUSHHHH

STRICKLER NO NOT YOU TOO PLEASE

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE ONLY TWO CHARACTERS I SIMP FOR ON THIS SHOW DIED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF EACH OTHER

THAT WHOLE ASS RANT I WROTE IS COMING TRUE FUCK THIS MOVIE THIS SERIES IS JUST JIM TORTURE PORN

WAIT JIM'S SPERM DONOR INFO?

Oh thank God I don't want to know anything about that person

For the record, I call that man Jim's sperm donor because he has no business being called a father to him. All he did was donate some swimmers to the creation of him and give him abandonment issues

Oh another blind troll elder???? This fucker is just if vendel was a bad guy

Bruh I was grieving

PACIFIC RIM WITH GUN ROBOT VEX AND THE BELROCZORD? I've never seen that movie but I know the reference

Bruh Blinky doesn't read horoscopes? Does he realize conspiracy theories are just the manly version of horoscopes?

NO DON'T KILL VEX STOP KO-ING FOUND FAMILY MEMBERS

Oh thank God he's okay

NO NOT ARCHIE AND CHARLEMAGNE OH MY GOD

oh never mind they're just gonna coup de tat I believe in them :))

But I want to see him again

But I'm glad to see vex

Yay they're in arcadia!

But yeah I wondered why the trolls and Merlin didn't keep the whole "daylight doesn't hurt trolls" feature from the eternal night but now Guillermo del Toro I see you were playing the long con in that just to kill my girl Namora :(((

Oooooh I love the animation of the Narizord over Chihuahua!! It looks very good and realistic (if only they could have put some of that into those huskies from before smh)

Bruh the character designs of the arcane order are so good I want to be them

Nari making sure the Skraelzord doesn't crush the bus

DAMN DOUBLE HOMICIDE

Bruh I'm just glad we finally have an answer on why arcadia had everything going on as opposed to literally anywhere else!! I always found that as a weird coincidence for plot convince.

BRUH WERE BACK TO THE MPREG IM SO JEALOUS I FORGOT ABOUT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF MY LOVELIES.

Oh that's real convenient that the ninth configuration meant all of them. Way to not decide which character gets more attention. Though it probably was a smart way to not have any infighting in the fandom between each character's stan group.

Bruh I just realized where is Barbera did they just ditch her on the Camelot ship???

And where are the other trolls that migrated at the end of trollhunters s3? They said something about new jersey but obviously Jim and the other main characters got on Camelot instead.... This feels like a plot hole

And we never learned the process of how changelings are made and bonded to humans and stuff. We just know it's super painful but I'm curious ffs!!!!

THE DONT THINK BECOME HERO SPEECH ALL SAID TOGETHER!!!

BRUH THEY REALLY HAD TO SHOW HIM GIVING BIRTH??????? WAS THAT AN ABSOLUTE MUST??????

Plus the main audience for this series is little children (the rating for the movie is literally TV-Y7) so even though my adult ass is not in the target audience, I STILL DONT UNDERSTAND WHY WOULD MPREG AND ANAL BIRTH WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT THING TO 7 YEAR OLDS???? THIS IS A LITERAL FETISH HIDDEN IN KIDS CONTENT ITS ELSAGATE ALL OVER AGAIN Y'ALL 😭😭😭😭😭

Though it's probably hypocritical of me to think fetishes don't belong in kids tv when I've openly admitted to thirsting for strickler and namora

HUZZAH

NEW AMULET WAZ GOOD????

STAB THAT BITCH JIM

WAIT NO I SAID STAB NOT GET STABBED

Alright good job just missed the directions at first but you fixed it

SEVEN KIDS?????????

T O B Y ????????????

W A I T NO

N O

IS HE ACTUALLY

OH MY GOD THERE'S HOPE

NO THERE ISN'T

F U C K THIS SHIT THEY REALLY JUST HAD HIM TO BE BULLIED THEN KILLED

Y'ALL IM ACTUALLY CRYING THIS NEVER HAPPENS

I NEVER ACTUALLY GET SO EMOTIONAL OVER MEDIA THAT I CRY IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AT THE END OF VOLTRON BUT AHHHHHHHH

W A I T

HE'S GONNA BE BROUGHT BACK?????

HOLD UP THEY'RE JUST GONNA BRING ALL THOSE DEAD PEOPLE BACK??????

WAIT IS HE

BLINKY CALLED HIM A SON

HOLD ON IS THIS GOING TO BE A CLIFFHANGER???????????

BRUH THEY REALLY JUST CAN'T END THE SERIES WITHOUT CLIFFHANGERS like there's always an open ending

TROLLHUNTER TOBY????? You know what forget the whole rants I had on how toby was written they just redeemed it all

And that's all! I'd rate it a 6.5/10 because it's definitely the weakest of all the sequels but still had amazing animation and some good plot points. It's just really hard to look over the bad stuff enough to rate it any higher.

[ao3feed-klance]

A Whole Lot Of Fucking

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/31GSzSq

by PhantomNC

Basically Lance goes into heat and then Keith comes back from a meeting and they fuck! Then Keith goes into rut near the end...

 Don’t judge me

Words: 5593, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of A shit ton of klance porn

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Keith (Voltron), Lance (Voltron), Allura (Voltron), Hunk (Voltron), Pidge | Katie Holt, Shiro (Voltron), Krolia (Voltron), Coran (Voltron)

Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Bottom Lance (Voltron), Top Keith (Voltron), Omega Lance (Voltron), Alpha Keith (Voltron), Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Smut, once again not edited, this is old, i don’t know what else to add, i haven’t read it in a hot minute, Established Relationship

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/31GSzSq

[ao3feed-voltronlegendarydefender]

A Whole Lot Of Fucking

read it on the AO3 at A Whole Lot Of Fucking

by PhantomNC

Basically Lance goes into heat and then Keith comes back from a meeting and they fuck! Then Keith goes into rut near the end...

 Don’t judge me

Words: 5593, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of A shit ton of klance porn

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Keith (Voltron), Lance (Voltron), Allura (Voltron), Hunk (Voltron), Pidge | Katie Holt, Shiro (Voltron), Krolia (Voltron), Coran (Voltron)

Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Bottom Lance (Voltron), Top Keith (Voltron), Omega Lance (Voltron), Alpha Keith (Voltron), Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Smut, once again not edited, this is old, i don’t know what else to add, i haven’t read it in a hot minute, Established Relationship

read it on the AO3 at A Whole Lot Of Fucking

[thespacenico]

tagged by @astroakira 💖

Rules: Answer 30 questions. Tag blogs you want to get to know better

Nickname(s): darce, some of my friends call me darcelle, i got the nickname darth cy when i was in 5th grade from my band director asdfklhjl

Gender: female

Sun Sign: wait. idk is that the same as my star sign??? idk all i know is i’m a libra????

Height: 5′5″

Time: i’m trying to decide what this means. i mean it’s currently like 11pm

Fave band(s): twenty one pilots, the arcadian wild, imagine dragons, sleeping at last, the sun kite, bohnes

Fave solo artist(s): benjamin francis leftwich, gabrielle aplin, jesse mccartney, ASHLEY TISDALE YEAAAAAA

Song stuck in my head: beautiful soul by jesse mccartney asdjkhfghl

Last movie I saw: honestly i have no idea. i think to all the boys i’ve loved before?? i barely ever watch movies while i’m at school

Last show I watched: i’m currently rewatching brooklyn nine-nine so

When did I create my blog: this past summer in may

What do I post: mostly klance agskjdfh, vld in general, batfam, marvel stuff, pjo

Last thing I googled: what’s my sun sign bc of the earlier question askdghjfkhl

Do I have any other blogs: uhhh i have a blog called @thatcollegeintrovert but i haven’t used it in a HOT minute

Do I get asks: occasionally

Why did I choose my url: BC I REALLY LIKE SHIRO’S NAME :’) i have a bunch of other names saved though

Following: 304

Followed by: 461

Average hours of sleep: lol. um. maybe 5

Lucky number: 13

Instruments: clarinet, saxophone, guitar, ukulele, some keyboard (i can’t really play keyboard but i can teach myself stuff)

What I am wearing: a sweatshirt and sweats and those fuzzy moccasins you see at like every shoe store and target in america

Dream job: honestly i’d love to run my own bookstore/café

Dream trip: I C E L A N D

Fave food: peanut butter. i once had 5 different jars of different flavored peanut butter in my room at one time

Nationality: plain old american

Fav song: right now it’s wander. wonder. by the arcadian wild

Last book I read: carry on by rainbow rowell (for like the fourth time)

Top 3 fictional universes I wanna join: NARNIA, harry potter, spider-verse 

i tag @hoktril @zenstrike @csmithman @txkashi @floofykeith @lanc-ed @spooky-dragons (only if u wanna!)

[camachameleon]

Cam’s Voltron Fic Rec 1/∞

VLD Fic Recs:  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Here’s a Fic Masterlist for my other fandoms. ( ** =  favorites )

  **Moonset Deep by MilkTeaMiku (fairydens on tumblr)

Word count:  80,000 (32/?)

Summary:  All his life he’d been told to make sure he was never seen – it was what all the children were taught from the moment they were born. Never let a human see you, never fall in love with a human, and most importantly, never kiss one.

For Lance, humans were a mystery. He’d lived beneath the surface of the ocean with his shoal his entire life, and had intended to remain there. He knew the danger humans posed to his kind, and what would happen if he came close to one. That’s why, when he found one drowning, his first instinct was to save him.

He’d never been good at following the rules anyway.

Comments: Klance featuring merlance! and human!keith. Also there is so  much  good art based off of this fic. I love the world building in this story, the details make this fic seem so real you almost forget it is fantasy. The progression of their coming together is very natural and not forced (I’m a sucker for slow burn). A song that always makes me think of this fic is called Oceans Away by A R I Z O N A.

  In All The Stars by Tea Party on Ice (A_Conscious_Dreamer)

Word count:  5,568 (1/1)

Summary:  Shiro liked to downplay his memory loss for the other members of the team, but Keith knew better. He knew because there was one significant thing Shiro had forgotten—his soulmate bond with Keith.

Keith could live through that (maybe) but the Hanahaki Disease, however (the rare result of a neglected soul bond) would be a little more difficult.

Comments:  Sheith Soulmate AU bc its kinda my thing. Also I really liked this scene:  “A large hand on his shoulder as Hunk leaned closer. ‘You alright, man? It wasn’t the food, was it?’

He went to respond—I’m fine—but found himself coughing instead, large dry heaves that irritated his throat further and made his breathing stutter and gasp. Swallowing heavily as they died down, he opened his eyes to reassure everyone but froze in horror instead.

Scattered on his lap, on the table, the floor, and gathered on top of his meal like garnish were petals of a deep, deep red—Keith’s favourite colour, the colour of passion…and of death.

His death.”

  **The Quintessential Bond by avidbeader

Word count:  40,637 (14/?)

Summary:  Quintessence is the source of life for all things in the universe. Its harmonics vary with each individual. But Terrans have a unique feature where the quintessences of two people can blend so thoroughly that the two are connected in body and spirit. So far there has been no provable weakening of the bond due to distance once it is awakened. But now, two soulmates are about to be separated by an entire solar system for over a year.

Or, my take on a Sheith soulmates AU.

Comments:  Soulmate AU bc this is me. Also, definitely one of my favorite voltron fics of all time. Honestly don’t understand how this doesn’t have more views? The amount of thought that went into the plot and the characterizations and the science stuff is phenomenal. Also Keith+Pidge broship is my thing. Song recommendations to set the mood... Moondust and Cosmic Love.

   Lifeline by spicygenou

Word count:  1,751 (1/1)

Summary:  Keith has always had an approximate idea of when his Soulmate and he would meet, the words revealing more than just their flirtatious personality. Likewise, Lance knew that his words would be something corny, based on how his Soulmate reacted. This is the story of how they finally met.

Comments:  Klance. Soulmate AUs are my thing ok? And this one is especially adorable and fluffy. Also coffeeshop AU in a way.

   **Ignorance is Bliss by YouAreInAComaWakeUp

Word count:  172,675 (30/30)

Summary:  As it turns out, learning that your house is haunted makes the ghosts a lot more aggressive. Who knew?

Ah, well. At least one of them is hot. And he’s the less-evil one, too, so that’s always a plus.

Comments:  Klance with Ghost!Keith and Human!Lance. I LOVE THIS FIC. I got so attached to all the Voltron characters all over again in all new ways, even the minor ones. Like, these characters in this story had such depth, and were so multidimensional that I will never see them the same again. All of them were so completely brought to life and for me, reading this was a life-altering experience. Also, there is a bunch of fan art based of this fic, and its all linked in chapter descriptions so don’t forget to check those out too. I really loved this amazing animated video from my favorite scene in the entire story.

Might want to read the warnings for this fic before reading just in case.

   Don’t Fret by Qpenguin98

Word count:  5,643 (1/1)

Summary:  It starts with a headache. Keith gets sick.

Comments:  Klance sickfic with lots of cuddling. Serious, but fluffy.

  i toss and turn by knightly

Word count:  6,749 (1/1)

Summary:  Keith is sick, and someone comes to check in on him.

He’s just about to try to smother himself again when his door whooshes open. His eyes dart automatically towards the door, and he squints at the figure. It’s tall and skinny and dark, which leaves only one person it could be. Lance.

His heart does a tiny little kick in his chest, and he has to redouble his efforts not to cover his face again. Of all of the people who would come to check on him, it would be Lance.

Comments:  Another Klance sickfic because Lance taking care of Kieth while he’s sick. Lots of fluff and cuddles.

   Shared Stars by Kitsune_Moonstar

Word count:  2,313 (1/1)

Summary:  Keith’s had the little cluster of stars on the inside of his wrist for as long as he can remember. He didn’t know if it was a human thing or just a him thing, but it was one more thing that made him different from the rest of the Blades.

Comments:  Another Sheith Soulmate AU featuring a BOM raised Keith. Found this one through the Dads of Marmara tag. Interesting take on an alternate first-meeting where Keith meets Matt and Sam before Shiro. Matt & Keith bros are always welcome. (if you find more Matt & Keith friendshipfics pls gimme thnx)

  My Constellation by Kalira

Word count:  5,862 (1/1)

Summary:  Keith’s heart leaps when his mark changes to show Shiro’s name - and sinks with the fear that Shiro’s will never show his. But is a mark really necessary to fall in love?

Comments:  Sheith Soulmate AU. A little heartbreaking, but the fluff overpowers it in the end.

   Soulmarks and Skidmarks by FallingNarwhals

Word count:  9,753 (7/?)

Summary:  Keith didn’t want much. A steady job, a place to call home, and maybe figure out the soulmark on his ankle that kept him emotionally tied to a stranger.

Hunk is fresh off of a bigoted and terror ridden Earth all but clutching his degree by his fingertips, and decides that the small outpost town is perfect to live.

And neither of them can deny the small throbbing of happiness though their marks.

Comments:  Heith Soulmate AU with lots of world building. Also Mechanic!&Racer!Keith and Mechanic!Hunk. I was getting some slight SW:TPF vibes while reading this, but maybe thats just me.

    The Man in the Mask by kitausu

Word count:  1,076 (1/1)

Summary:  Keith finds himself at a party he doesn’t want to be at but with a man in a mask he maybe wouldn’t mind getting to know better

Comments:  NSFW. Also Heith bc Heith is life.

  Mirage by LavenderWife

Word count:  18,307 (5/5)

Summary:  Keith and Lance crash on an alien planet. With nothing but desert for miles and their lions broken, the two must learn to work together if they have any chance of surviving the planet’s mysterious inhabitants and getting back home.

Comments:  Some good fluffy and action-packed Klance bonding. Includes some whump and flexible!Keith. These two standoffish and competitive goofballs are forced to rely on each other a lot in this fic and in turn start to open up about their fears and insecurities. The amount of desperation and vulnerability Keith and Lance are forced to show the other while on the run is physically tangible here and I love it.

  Kiss From a Rose by BossToaster(ChaoticReactions)

Word count:  14,176 (6/6)

Summary:  5 times Shiro got kisses from the team, and one time he returned them

Comments:  SHIRO KISSES AHHH but seriously he’s so adorable and the team giving Shiro (platonic) kisses is my kink.

 **A Long Time Ago (We Used To Be Friends) by Mikiri

Word count:  32,580 (1/1)

Summary:  Originally Keith was supposed to have been Shiro’s copilot for the Kerberos Mission. They bonded over the thought of being on a mission together. But that all fell down the drain when something was found wrong with his blood. The fall out of the mission failure changed Keith forever.

Comments:  Gen with lots of Holt family + Shiro + Keith bonding bc both these goofballs need more love and the Holts agree so they are basically adopted now. The original Garrison Trio woo! This is part of the Haven’t Thought Of You Lately At All Series which is waiting on its next installment and I am so excited for bc this may be my favorite voltron fic out there. What can I say I am a sucker for the Holts/Keith bonding storyline. Some tone setting songs are One Minute More, I Lived, and my fav, Brother by Kodaline.

  VLD Fic Recs:  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Here’s a Fic Masterlist for my other fandoms.

[midoriyasbones]

Klance and a visit to the zoo

turned into an aquarium visit too... but i hope you dont mind!

pls suggest more fluff prompts ill love you forever if you do

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“Keeeeeith,” Lance whined like a two year old as Keith dragged him like a dead weight through the crowd of excited children and less excited parents. “It’s hot out! What are you even looking for? And why aren’t we using a map?”

“Because you were so impatient to get through the gates that I didn’t have time to grab one,” Keith grumbled, going up on his tippy toes in an attempt to see over the heads of zoo visitors with little success. God, he’d never realized just how short he was. Was this how Pidge felt all the time?

Keith was beginning to regret not bringing anyone else along with them to the zoo. They would have forced Lance to slow down, or at least distracted or entertained him enough to allow Keith to apply his sunscreen. But this was also supposed to be their first real date together of the summer, alone. They’d gone on a few ‘dates’ in June and July, but could you really consider it a real date when their friends almost always tagged along or? Or if Allura or Shiro practically chaperone them? Keith had just wanted a time where he and Lance could just be together, not that he didn’t enjoy the others. He just wanted some time when he could kiss Lance (more than a peck) and not have Shiro gently remind them that Pidge was still kinda young and then have Pidge not so gently remind Shiro that he was literally six years old. He would gladly slather aloe vera all over his body for that.

“Well, what are you looking for?” Lance asked impatiently. “And also when are we getting dinner? It’s like, 7:30, I don’t even think the zoo is open for much longer and… we haven’t stopped by the aquarium yet.”

“The zoo closes at 8,” Keith said with a bit of a sigh. “And the aquarium is still under renovation, remember? It won’t be open for a week or two. I don’t think we’d be able to see anything even if we did have time to stop by.”

“It’ll be okay, we can come back again soon, right?” Keith reminded him hopefully. “Our apartment is only a 20 minute drive from here. We can come up over the weekend sometime.”

“I know,” Lance sighed, discouraged. “But I really wanted to just see it before we go back to school and get swamped with homework and have to be adults again. There won’t be a lot of time to make day trips just to see the aquarium, you and I both know that.”

Keith bit his lip, feeling guilty. He hated seeing Lance disappointed. That face was almost enough to make him spill the other big reason they couldn’t go to the aquarium yet just to make him feel better. Almost.

Keith knew Lance had practically grown up going to this aquarium pretty much every weekend. He could make maps on it from memory. He knew where every exhibit was, he knew the names of every dog shark and stingray in the touch pools. He was best friends with the head of the marine life care department at the zoo, Coran. This aquarium was actually where Keith and Lance first met. It meant a lot to both of them. That was why it was bitter sweet when the zoo announced they were closing the aquarium last year to make some (very much needed) renovations on all the exhibits. On one hand it was sad to see the aquarium that meant so much to them change, but they were both excited to see the new additions. Today was supposed to be the opening day and Keith and Lance had planned this day trip months in advance, which was why Lance was disappointed when the zoo suddenly announced last month that the aquarium would need another week to finalize all the renovations, but there was nothing they could do about it.

They met 2 years ago when Lance was working with the zoo and Keith was here doing research for his architecture final project. Fortunately Keith’s teacher, Allura, was Coran’s niece, and Keith had been Allura’s favorite student, so when he asked if he could be allowed to look behind the scenes Allura had pulled a few favors. Keith remembered the first time he’d ever met Lance had been standing in a pool of baby sea turtles, inspecting them for shell rot. They’d gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, but since they both practically lived in the halls of the aquarium that year they soon became very close.

“Hey,” Keith said, wrapping an arm around his boyfriend’s waist. “We’ve still had fun today, right?”

And it actually had been a really great day so far. They’d went in a clockwise circle around the zoo, taking their time to look at all the animals, and occasionally stopping to compare each other to said animals. They’d compared their arm-span to the wingspan of giant bats, fed granola to budgies, and watched the new baby elephant romp around in a mud puddle. Lance was having a blast, reading all the facts and goofy signs out loud in an attempt to make Keith laugh, and it worked. They’d decided to eat lunch in the aviary and a beautiful macaw had landed on Lance’s shoulder and kept wolf whistling at him until a zookeeper came over with a little cup of nectar and showed Lance how to feed it without spilling the cup.

“His name is Frederick,” The zookeeper had informed them as Lance held up the cup for the hungry lorikeet to eat. “And he seems to think he can flirt with everyone that passes by him.”

“Wow,” Keith grinned at Lance slyly. “I can’t believe I found the embodiment of you in a bird.”

Lance had flicked a french fry at him in retaliation.

After lunch they’d seen tigers prowl around their enclosures and red pandas doze peacefully in trees. They ended up spending a lot of time in the enclosed desert area where they got to watch meerkats scamper in and out of their burrows and fat tortoises waddle their way across the sand. Now they were going through some of the last outdoor exhibits and Lance was getting a little tired. In fact, Keith was pretty sure the poor guy had crashed about halfway through the lemurs, monkeys, and apes exhibits. Keith didn’t blame him, they’d been here since 9 in the morning and the entire time Lance had been running around and chittering excitedly about every single thing.

“Well, if we can’t see my favorite animal,” Lance huffed, leaning into Keith. “We can see yours, what is it anyways?”

“That’s actually what I was taking you to see,” Keith said, continuing to walk towards the exhibit. “My favorite animal is a hippopotamus.”

“A what?” Lance said, incredulous.

“You heard me.” Keith’s cheeks burned a bit. “I like hippos. They’re uh… big and uh… kinda cute.”

“Cute?” Lance laughed a little bit, seeming to perk up. “I mean, the baby hippos are, but aren’t hippos like, one of the most dangerous animals in the world?”

“They are the most dangerous animal in the world.” Keith corrected as they approached the hippo exhibit and leaned against the railing. “But they’re still cute as fuck, look at them.”

Lance did, laughing a bit as the baby hippo swam circles around its mother. “I guess in a way they’re like you then: big and mean looking, but actually just adorable softies once you start digging.”

Keith turned to look at Lance, and was struck dumb for a moment. His boyfriend was leaning against the railing, watching the baby hippo dive in and out of the water as its mother stayed submerged beneath, ears flicking occasionally when a fly landed on them. The soft light from the setting sun cast an orange glow over his tanned skin and reflected back from his blue eyes. His sunglasses were positioned up in his soft, mousy brown hair. He looked… beautiful.

Wow.

That was gay.

“Attention zoo visitors.” A voice called out through the loudspeakers and startled Keith out of his gawking. “The zoo will be closing in 15 minutes. Please make your way towards the exit now. Thank you for visiting today!”

Lance sighed, pulling away from the railing. “Well, thanks for taking me out today. I had fun.”

“I’m sorry we didn’t get to see the aquarium,” Keith said, taking one of Lance’s gangly arms and slipping it around his shoulders. “I know you really wanted to see it.”

“Nah,” Lance waved him away with his free hand. “You’re right, we can come back on a free weekend. It’ll be a good date idea, right? Well, what are we doing for dinner. It’s kind of late, but I could look up a couple restaurants in the area on my phone.”

“I’ve already made arrangements for dinner,” Keith grinned as he pulled Lance by the waist away from the throngs of families pushing strollers and couples holding hands and towards a gated off path.

“Wait, Keith the exit is that way.” Lance protested, trying to tug them back. Lance may be bigger than Keith, but Keith had a strong grip on his waist. “What are you doing? We can’t go back there! It says employees only!”

“Does it?” Keith said, tilting his head at the sign in mock confusion. “It may be because I dropped out of High School and had to retake junior year, but I think it says ‘Keith is the best boyfriend ever’.”

“What are you tal-,” Lance stopped as Keith pulled out his key ring. He looked up at Keith and raised an eyebrow. “What are you doing, mullet?”

“Taking you out to dinner, and don’t try to pay me back, it’s my treat.” Keith replied, searching for the key labeled ‘AQUA’. “I wanted to scale the fence, make it like old times, but Allura wouldn’t let me.”

“What do you mean Allura wouldn’t let you?” Lance asked as Keith pushed the gates open. “Keith, you know we aren’t allowed back here, and I thought you left your life of crime in the past! And isn’t this the path to the old aquarium?”“Yup.” Keith confirmed, grabbing Lance’s hand and pulling him along. “Just shut up and trust me.”

Lance was probably going to argue some more, but then he saw the impressive shiny new entrance to the aquarium and his mouth fell open. He gaped in stunned silence, allowing Keith to pull him down the lantern lit mosaic pathway. The tiles were the color of soft sand with shell shapes embedded inside to give it the impression of a beach. The tiles faded into blue with specks of iridescent stones to resemble the rolling waves of the beach. As they ran down the path, lights (controlled by Pidge in their tech room) flickered on in the reflection pool and fountains shot jets of water high into the night sky.

They stopped a few feet in front of the large new glass doors to get a good look. The old weather worn marble exterior had been replaced by a sleek modern design meant to symbolize the way water ebbed and flowed over the shore. Their had been a contest to find the design for the architecture, and the winner’s name was to be kept a secret until opening day. But Keith already knew the winner, and now Lance did too.

He turned to Lance grinning, waiting to see his reaction. Lance’s blue eyes were blown wide as realization dawned on him.

“THIS IS YOUR DESIGN!” He shrieked incredulously. “OH MY GOD! KEITH! YOU WON?”

Keith nodded. He’d been dying to tell him since he found out from Allura, but decided to keep it a secret so he could surprise Lance. “I won the contest, and got an A on my project.”

“YOU-” But whatever Lance going to say he stopped when he pulled Keith into a harsh kiss. When they finally pulled away Lance spluttered wordlessly finally giving Keith the opportunity to explain.

“They emailed me at Christmas time saying I had won the contest,” He said, “And I was going to tell you, but I decided to make it into a surprise. It’s been killing me.”

“I cannot believe this.” Lance said, covering his face with hands as Keith swiped a card and the electronic doors unlocked themselves and opened to reveal the brand new interior. “This has to be a dream. There is no way this is- THE DOG SHARK POOL!”

The minute Lance saw the small, sleek bodies of dog sharks moving effortlessly through the water he was already running. Keith laughed, chasing after him. Lance knelt reverently by the edge of the pool, looking into the crystal clear water, then looking up at Keith.

“Can I…?” He began, and Keith nodded. He reached out with two fingers and let his fingers graze against a shark near the water’s surface. The shark glided past him, fin cutting a gentle wake behind it. The blue lights from the water cast a glow over Lance’s face. “I can’t believe they kept this exhibit. When I was working here they were considering removing it because of the stress.”

“You remember that rest area idea you suggested last year?” Keith said casually, petting a dog shark.“Yeah,” Lance nodded, not taking his eyes off the water. “But the old tank didn’t have the resources for it.”

“This one does,” Keith said, pointing towards the end of the pool where natural looking rocks blocked off a section of the pool and a sign stood that read:’ Dogshark rest area, please do not pet!’. “When I designed this tank I put one in so the zoo could keep the dog sharks.”

“Oh my God,” Lance managed, sounding a little choked up. “You are… just…”

“I’m glad you like it,” Keith smiled, pecking Lance’s cheek.

The rest of the night was spent holding hands and kissing underneath the tropical reef and watching jellyfish float lazily through the clear waters and being totally, tragically, sickeningly in love.

[communikateee]

Do you write any, or do you know of any fanfictions where Keith is still hurt after his battle at the Blade of Marmora hideout? Or any fanfictions where we get to see the teams' reactions of his reveal of being part Galra? Thank you

Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry for the late response!!

I actually haven’t read a lot of fanfic of that scene particularly, but I did have a piece written about Keith’s Galra reveal in a college au setting where Galra and Altea are rival schools and the team forms Voltron to battle Galra University in a sports festival. It was originally intended for my fanfic “Battle for the Empire,” which I kind of lost motivation for when getting into other projects or bangs. But if you’re interested in reading that, I’ve included it below!

Thanks so much for the question, and I love to recommend fanfics! So feel free to ask me for any more recommendations if you know of any au’s or tags you’re interested in!

Tags: Klance, Shallura, mentions of minor character death

“Well maybe Keith has some inside information?” Lance sneered. His blood was hot and bubbling through his veins. He could feel that it was making him irrational, but there was nothing that could stop the avalanche of words that poured from his mouth.

Keith turned bright eyes on Lance. A terrified suspicion, quickly covered by a casual warning for Lance to shut up, like always. Well Lance was done shutting up.

“What do you mean, Lance?” Shiro asked, and his tone was dark, cautionary. Shiro crossed his muscular arms and looked down on Lance.

Lance shrugged his hands out of his pockets. He looked around the group with a playful expression, “You know, since Keith’s mother is from Galra University.”

“You’re half Galra?” Allura’s voice was a squeak like the bottom of her register dropped along with her heart.

Keith clenched his jaw and fisted his hands at his sides. He didn’t look at Allura. He didn’t meet the eyes of the rest of his team. He didn’t glare at Lance for saying it out loud. He didn’t look at Shiro for sympathy and understanding. He didn’t look at Pidge for condemnation and betrayal. He didn’t need to; it seized in the air around them.

Allura took a step toward Keith, drawing his grey eyes to hers, “You dare come to Altea University and join Voltron when you’re Galra?”

Shiro grabbed her arm, “Let’s take a minute to calm down before you yell at Keith for something he couldn’t control?”

“Couldn’t control?” Allura snapped, whipping her hand out of Shiro’s warm grasp, “He controlled where he applied for university. I’m sure that Galra would have happily welcomed one of their demon spawn back.”

“Allura,” Shiro was aghast and even Pidge, who had the most reason to hate him, seemed a little offput by the harsh comments, “Please let’s – ”

Allura cut him off with an accusatory outburst, “You knew?” Shiro didn’t say anything, just watched Allura and waited, “You knew this whole time? And even after I told you about my mother,” Allura’s voice broke, and she coughed.

“Your mother?” Lance spoke before Hunk could elbow him in the ribs. Allura looked at Lance and the fury that had faded into grief and distress at the mention of her mother returned.

“Yes, my mother.” She stood taller, and her eyes pinned Keith to where he stood. His arms folded across his chest as if to conceal him from every glare, “The Galra killed her. You want to know how? She was protesting their invasion of peaceful lands to the South. Their private guard killed her. She stood in their way so they smashed their riot shields into her body and pelted her with rubber bullets.”

She took another step towards Keith, forgetting all who were around. She wanted to remember everything she had suppressed from her childhood and spin it before him in gory detail, “But when they pushed her to the ground, she was concussed so badly she was comatose. Comatose for five years!” Her voice caught as tears stung the corners of her eyes. Keith finally made eye contact with her then, and she didn’t want to register the despair that reflected in his eyes, “I spent my sixteenth birthday in the hospital, spending as much time with her as possible before she died.” Allura turned on Shiro, eyes blazing.

“And you,” She pointed a finger deep into the muscle of Shiro’s chest, “you knew all of that and yet you never said anything. You let me go along as if I cared for him.”

Shiro grabbed her hand, “And you did.”

“Before I found out he was Galra,” she spit on the ground as if to cleanse herself of the very word itself.

Keith scratched the back of his head with a stiff arm. His nonchalance that he had perfected long ago faltered. He licked his lips, “Well, I’m going to use the training room.” He waved a hand and strode out the gym. Before the door shut, Lance could see Keith sprinting down the hallway.

Allura was still seething, inconsolable. She stalked out of the gym, the opposite direction of Keith. Shiro strode to Lance grabbing a fist full of his collar. “We will talk about this later,” His voice was a growl as he chased after Allura.

Lance brushed off his collar and looked to Hunk and Pidge.

Pidge buried her hands into her pockets, “Not cool, Lance.”

“What?” Lance shrugged, trying not to come off as defensive as he felt. He could play this cool. He was a pro at masking his true feelings, “I thought it was common knowledge.”

Hunk eyed him suspiciously, “I really doubt that,” he huffed, playing with the hem of his gloves absentmindedly. “I just hope you didn’t spill the beans just because of your dumb rivalry with Keith. There are some lines you shouldn’t cross.”

“I didn’t!” Lance defended, his tone coming off strained and unconvincing, even to his own ears.

“We’re not trying to accuse you,” Pidge shrugged and pulled out her phone, “Well, I’m going to go work on my compsci homework. I’ll catch you guys tomorrow for training.” She waved goodbye over her shoulder and left the gym.

Lance could feel Hunk’s eyes on him. Could feel the way his oldest friend analyzed the slope of his shoulders or the anxious twitching of his fingers. “Let’s go,” Lance sighed and shoved his twitching fingers into his pockets. He slumped his shoulders and followed Pidge out of the gym.

Keith closed the door to the training room behind him. He slumped against the door. He hadn’t bothered to turn on the lights. The last fading streaks of sunlight filtered through the windows, giving him enough light to see. He pushed his palms against his face. He tried to keep his breathing steady, but goddammit it kept hitching. Hitching on the tears that were constricting his throat.

Dammit, where was Shiro?

He was the only that Keith would allow to see him right now, to see him like this. Like after his mother died. Shiro had been the one to climb through his window. All of the adults mulled around the living room, giving their condolences to his father. Keith was so young when it happened he could barely recall his mother’s face. If it weren’t for the few pictures around the house, he knew he would have forgotten it all together.

But of course he remembered Shiro. The other adults knocked on the door, asking Keith to come out. Asking him to eat something or to talk to them. Keith didn’t answer, just leaned against his bed frame, knees tucked up to his chest.

The window creaked as Shiro crawled through with a proud smile on his face, “I finally found you,” Shiro exclaimed and sat down next to Keith. That was the only thing he said. He didn’t say anything when Keith’s soft sobs escalating into wailing screams. Just a soft presence beside him that listened to everything and never tried to say that it was going to be okay.

Keith’s phone buzzed and he ripped it out of his pocket.

Shiro: Are you doing okay?

Keith: Where are you?

Shiro: With Allura. Do you need me to come over?

He was with Allura? He had run after her instead of Keith. The fragile feelings that had been slowly constructing in his heart shattered. Cotton candy in the rain. Keith bit his lip and his head lulled back against the door.

Keith: No. I’m fine. Please tell Allura I’m sorry.

Shiro: Will do.

Keith brought his arm up, muscle tensing ready to smash the phone to the unforgiving training room floor. With a small sob, his muscles relaxed and his arm fell limply to the side. Keith’s chin trembled as he fought back the tears.

He didn’t want to lose the friends he had found. His phone buzzed again, and a small lofty breath caught in his chest. Was Shiro finally coming?

Lance: Hey Keith. I just wanted to say that what I did earlier, it wasn’t cool. I just want you to know how sorry I am about this whole thing, so if you wouldn’t mind could I come apologize to you in person?

Lance wanted to apologize? Now, that was a momentous occasion. Keith chuckled a dark, teary laugh. How could he let Lance see him like this?

In a millisecond, anger boiled under his skin. He jumped to his feet and snapped on the lights. He typed a quick text, threw his phone on the gym bag he had left in here earlier. Pulling on the gloves he left dangling from the punching bag, he began to practice again.

The rhythmic thumping of the punching bag cued Lance in that this wasn’t going to be an easy apology. He knocked three times on the door before opening it. Keith stood at the punching bag, using his discarded shirt to wipe the sweat from his face.

Keith’s eyes were dark as he ripped the velcro off the gloves and methodically hung them back up. He had turned his back on Lance as an obvious sign that Lance needed to start the conversation. Lance strode into the room, hearing the door click shut behind him.

The first time Lance had seen Keith shirtless, he hadn’t really thought much about it. But now as he walked closer to the black haired boy, he saw the well defined muscles ripple in his back. He saw the way Keith’s low cut pants hung on his lips. He saw the adorable little ponytail Keith had fashioned after Allura had taught him how to tie a hair tie.

“Keith,” Lance began and Keith stopped moving. His hands slowly slid down the bag, leaving his gloves dangling from the punching bag chain. Lance rubbed the back of his neck. Writing that text message had taken him five minutes alone. Hunk had given him a curious stare when he sprinted from their room. “I really didn’t mean for that to happen earlier, I was – ”

“Then why did you do it?” Keith whipped around to face Lance. His face was red and his hairline was soaked with sweat. He took a step closer to Lance, and Lance quickly took another back. Keith placed both palms against Lance’s chest and pushed. Lance stumbled backward and settled his feet into a fighting stance.

“Why Lance?” Keith practically screamed.

He put his hands against Lance’s chest again, gripping handfuls of his shirt, “Why would you do that? You had to know what would happen!”

“I didn’t think – ”

“Yeah, you didn’t think!” Keith was shouting, fists shaking in Lance’s white t-shirt. “You thought that the daughter of President Alfor, sworn enemy to President Zarkon would take that well? You thought that the girl who’s family is practically imprisoned by Galra would take that well? You thought President Alfor wouldn’t hear about this? You thought that I could still be apart of Voltron?!”

Lance placed a hand on one of Keith’s that were still clutching his shirt. Lance looked away, “You’re right, Keith. I didn’t think.”

Keith’s head sunk, and it was like the only thing keeping him standing was the grip on Lance’s shirt. Lance grabbed Keith’s other hand, and slowly pried off Keith’s grip. Lance bit his lip and closed his eyes. He didn’t want to hear the fragile catching of Keith’s breath. He didn’t want to feel how Keith’s arms trembled against his grip.

Lance released a hand and reached out on instinct as Keith’s knees began to give out. Lance had placed a hand on Keith’s ribs and could feel how hot his flesh was. His fingers twitched against Keith’s skin, but the boy didn’t seem to notice. Lance helped him walk to a bench press, guiding him to sit. The sudden loss of Keith’s touch frighted Lance. More so the way that the loss had made his heart contract.

He shook his head, denying the heat that colored his ears.

Keith placed his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. “Lance, what am I going to do?” Keith’s voice was gravely and quiet.

Lance didn’t know why he was asking him, but he wanted to bring a little levity to the situation. He casually leaned against the bench press bar, “Well, you could focus on classes. God knows your GPA needs it.” Lance tried for a laugh. He wanted to make Keith laugh. He wanted Keith to forget this ever happened.

Keith cursed himself as he sat on the bench press. Why had he let Lance come? He was a mess. His one saving grace was that he hadn’t cried. He hadn’t cried at all. He hadn’t cried since that night Shiro had crawled through his window. This could be no worse than that. And so he wouldn’t cry.

Lance’s joke was pathetic. Keith glanced at Lance, finally lifting his head from his hands. He rolled his eyes, “Classic,” he mumbled.

“What was that?” Lance prodded. His tone was light, and Keith could tell by the slight twinge of desperation in his tone that he was doing everything he could to make Keith feel better, “You want to go, Kogane?”

Keith snorted at that, and Lance froze for a breath. He made Keith laugh. This might honestly have been the first time. Lance’s smile was unbidden, but Keith wasn’t looking at him.

“If I leave Voltron, can we still be friends?”

Lance froze for a second. Keith considered him a friend? The warmth in his chest that he had felt when looking at Keith’s muscular back went hot and icy at the same time.

Keith shook his head, “Never mind that was a dumb question. Can you please just forget – ”

“We live on the same floor,” Lance started and Keith’s eyes jumped to his. Lance leaned closer to Keith, “You’ll never be rid of me, bestie.”

“Ew,” Keith suck out his tongue, but Lance noticed the way the furrows in his brow lessened and his shoulders relaxed, “Never mind, I take that back. I don’t want to be friends with a fish like you.”

“A fish?” Lance scoffed, placing a hand to his chest, “Just because you can’t swim, doesn’t mean that – ”

“I can swim just fine!”

“In the shallow end!”

And just like that, it was like everything was back to normal. Except there was this air of frivolity around them. They knew that nothing would be the same, but here in this moment, fighting as they always did, it seemed as if Keith being Galra was a secret only they shared.

[tally-my-words]

Friends Have Benefits

For @thesneakyhobo who got me to watch the new Voltron show. Watch out or I will give you crypto/xenobiology posts on possibly wonderful ideas for the Galrans.

This, however, is purely weird Klance fluff to the max.

Keith knows looking back how it all starts is his fault. Of course, he goes to Shiro. Shiro has always been his person, the safe crush, the big brother now that he’s growing past idealizing the older pilot. Shiro was his hero. Shiro then went and somehow became his friend. Before robot lions or aliens or traveling to Pluto’s moons, it was Shiro who got him into a space program and made sure he had a roof. Of course, he used to have a crush on Shiro. Of course, somehow, Shiro’s still the one he goes to when he needs perspective.

“You have to help me avoid Lance,” he informs the other paladin.

Shiro’s concern is immediate and professional. He’s obviously concerned for his team. “Why? What’s wrong?” he asks.

Keith standing in the hanger bay wonders what he’d fall through if he cut a hole through the floor, probably some mechanical crawl space. “Lance won’t leave me alone… I’ve got a crush on him and he won’t leave me alone.”

Shiro wishes he could be phased. He’s not surprised. Instead, he holds himself still, wills himself not to fall over laughing, because it’s a close thing. He shoots a look at Allura who’s standing to the side. He can tell she heard and he glares that she better not make light. Keith isn’t always comfortable with caring. He knows the Keith better than almost anyone, though, so he knows what to say. “I’m pretty sure you could tell Lance to his face and he wouldn’t notice.”

Keith rolls his eyes, trying not to chuckle himself. His humor is self-deprecating but better than his anxiety over how Lance would react. “Yeah, he’s too busy being straight,” the red lion’s paladin jokes.

Keith misses Coran’s entrance. The man should wear a bell. He realizes when he catches Allura shooing him. He’s not surprised

"You're right, Princess, if they realize their feelings for each other those two will be more insufferable than they already are!" Coran exclaims. Keith feels his face heat up as bright as his armor. Why must Coran blow everything out of proportion and constantly make excessively bold assumptions?!

Shiro and Allura’s expressions approach incredulous while Keith grows still brighter red. The paladin’s timing and fate couldn’t get worse.

Lance walks up like a minute later, studies the suddenly quiet group and ask,. "What are you talking about?"

Of course, Pidge practically falls out of an access panel to answer, "How silly it is that someone has a crush on you."

Lance’s excitement in the room is palpable. He practically dances on the balls of his feet in victory. “Someone has a crush on me?” he tries to verify.

Shiro and Allura wonder for a long moment how weirdly this will go.

Anytime four paladin’s of Voltron are in a single room, it’s invariable that the fifth will join and Hunk proves that when in enters the bay. "What's up?"

Coran has grown interested in something else by this point and Allura considers how much it will help to strike her forehead with her palm. She’s watched Shiro attempt the act multiple times and banging a palm to one’s face seems to calm the humans.

Keith cringes when Lance reiterates Pidge’s bold statement "Someone has a crush on me!"

"You're just realizing Keith likes you?" Hunk replies, curious how the blue paladin could be so oblivious.

Lance beams in reply, the mistake makes sense, but it’s obviously flawed. "Naw, Keith has a huge crush on Shiro. It's super flattering that you all think that, though!"

Keith’s face turns pink once more. He feels the need to qualify it. It’s not the first time he’s considered why he liked Shiro so much. “Anyone will have a crush on the person who taught them to fly - who found them a thing and got them a home... it was a phase." He turns and leaves, feigning exhaustion with the subject and their petty drama.

Lance follows him out, never thinking twice or considering that Keith could need or want privacy. "Shiro is pretty awesome, so I get that."

If Lance wasn't, somehow, his best friend, Keith would be irate at the question from his crush. It's so simple and genuine. There's no judgment from Lance's perspective - just that damn genuine curiosity.

"What's it like having a crush on someone you're friends with?" Lance asks, effortless and oblivious, but well meaning.

Keith is vaguely confused at first. "You're telling me you've never had a crush on a friend? You like Allura!"

Lance blushes lightly. "Of course I like Allura. She's beautiful, kind, and all … but sort of boring. She knows everything. It would be exhausting to always be wrong!"

"Oh, that would be so horrible!" Keith counters, rolling his eyes as he laughs at Lance. "What makes you think like that?"

"Well, you meet someone and you think they're pretty, you go on a few dates, and then if you're friends you consider making it more serious, right?"

"It a romantic movie from the last century!" Keith teases. "You sound like you've never met someone you'd fantasize about touching or imagine waking up with?"

"Not yet. No one gives me the chance to get there," Lance replies, half indignant.

"That's why it's got to be better liking people you already know!"

"It is absolutely not better! It's awkward and embarrassing and there's constant fear of rejection. It cranks anxiety through the roof," Keith counters. "So, hotshot, ever kiss a girl?"

"Several. Nothing made much of an impression? I figure it's overrated. Sell more mints or something," Lance replies easily. "I figure when I meet the right girl and it clicks maybe it will be different. Anything memorable?"

Keith preens like a peacock. "Yeah, a few, but not girls?" His tone changes and he goes blush.

"No sweat. Not everyone likes the same things," Lance adds effortlessly. Keith wonders if Lance realizes he's talking about his sexuality and not just discussing the weather. "Depending on what you like, it can be the best, but that sense of hope is pretty good, too. You get this sense that you have an ally. Like ... if it goes right, you're not alone and you won't be."

"Yeah, always figure if I keep trying I'll find something like that!" Lance replies, smile warm. "But we're never going to be alone. You've got a whole team and that's better!"

Keith tries not to blush. "It is, but it's different."

"It can't be that different," Lance argues.

"Then you'd take me snoring over a swimsuit model?" Keith teases. He's trying to distance Lance. He thinks maybe this asshole move will. 

"I totally am cool with your snoring! Makes sure I know you're still in bed and haven’t run off to go fight alien overlords on some obscure moon," Lance replies, not really thinking it through.

Keith almost doubles with laughter. The world is cruel.

"You would totally lead a guy on!" Keith teases. His heart needs Lance to do something, anything to spur him past this stupid crush so he can go back to not caring so much about the other defender. 

Lance rolls his eyes before announcing, "Sharing a bed isn't anything to make a big deal out of.” Keith wouldn't really know. “I get that maybe sex or something would make it better, but for the most part, you’re still sleeping.”

"You're still telling me you wouldn't arise to the occasion of a hot girl in your bed?" Keith knows he's trying too hard, knows he’s pushing for crass.

"Dude, I get sex is supposed to be this fascinating concept, but I haven't had it yet and I'm pretty cool with what I have? I miss my family like crazy, but that's the cost of saving the universe!" Lance counters. Keith thinks Lance wouldn’t trade being home for someone else being away.  

"I am so jealous," Keith admits, feeling defensive. "You have no clue what it is to want something in front of you and not be able to reach for it?" Keith asks.

A blush stretches across Lance cheeks. "So you still have a crush on Shiro?" he asks. He's full of second-hand embarrassment for his friend. Of course, Lance isn’t convinced despite Keith’s instance he’s over Shiro. Lance leans against Keith's arm. Why must Lance he be so damn supportive?

"No, over that," Keith admits softly admits. Lance stares forward.

"I was pretty flattered earlier when I thought someone had a crush on me,” Lance adds. Keith tries not to laugh.

"Naw, you're not cool enough for that!" Keith counters.

Lance chuckles, "I really don't get it. How are you supposed to go up, befriend a stranger you have nothing in common with, and like them enough to pursue a lifelong thing with?"

"Yet you totally have a life-long thing with us," Keith teases. "Now get off me so I can go to my room."

Lance doesn't know why, but he grips Keith's wrist for a moment. "Anyone tries to take you away from us and I'll kill them."

Keith is used to being the bold one. He's stunned. "What if this is my home?"

"Then you still need to meet my Mama when I introduce her to Blue!"

"She'll be real happy with the giant robots and a tag along alien orphan?" he ventures.

"Of course. You're the family I've made. She's got to respect that!" Lance proclaims.

"Even the giant robot lion?"

"Especially the giant robot lions," Lance insists.

"And what if I get a boyfriend?" Keith jokes. He's jealous that Lance would do so much as his friend. He so desperately wants any place he can get with his friends.

"Then I will be insanely jealous that I've been replaced," Lance jokes and, despite the humor, it's as genuine as when he asked Keith about what it’s like to feel that way for a friend.

Keith blushes. He knows Lance didn't mean it like that.

This time Lance sees it. His eyes go wide. "Well, and I doing this all backward? Isn’t someone supposed to bring the other one flowers or some shit? I don't think I did anything to seduce you... I'm not seduced?"

Keith's blush just goes redder. "I could try," he manages at barely a whisper.

Lance's darker cheeks change the slightest tone. He nods. "Not... a bad idea?"

Keith knows it's probably stupid, but he remembers being kissed breathless and just the smallest chance of something like that makes him bold. He intended a quick peck to let Lance process this.

He forgot about the height difference. He steps into Lance's personal space and leans up to press their lip in what he assumes will be an awkward kiss. Lance isn't really impressed by the kiss, though. However, it feels insanely warm and comfortable when he accidentally winds up with a badly balanced Keith against his chest. It's an amazing hug. A second kiss follows, attempting to get it right. It’s soft, dry lips and warm skin.

Lance flushes from head to toe when the feel of Keith's lips pulling away feels like loss. The red paladin laughs. "No bad?" Keith dares, trying to be funny as he considers how to sneak out of Lance's embrace and go die of embarrassment.

"I actually liked it," Lance admits, trying not to look scared at how intense that fact feels.

Keith can't manage avoidance. "Good.