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21putnamp · 6 years

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You Give Love A Bad Name. (Song reference because I'm a piece of garbage that plays with emotion)

@elsiemcclay

Word count: Idk sorry I tried to keep it but I couldn't.

Lance's POV:

Philosophers have pondered for centuries why we're here. If it's for love, for the future or if we don't have any reason for life at all. Growing up I knew my purpose was to touch to stars, to see how far our universe stretches. Growing up I had everything involving space: Video games, Model planets, bottle rockets, a telescope. You name it, I had it. I remember everything so vividly, so clearly. I remember crying when I was accepted into the Garrison. The happiness splattered on Mama's face when I told her I was accepted, my family gathering around to celebrate my achievement. And everything that came after, it just, I mean, it can't compare. How it felt when I saw my hero Shiro in the flesh, smuggling him out with the mullet brain, zooming down on a motorcycle, the first time I connected with Blue. Not all of it's been exactly, peachy, though. The pain of Blue, Keith leaving us, Kuron being ruled out, the wounds the gore the blood the pain my team us slipping us hurt us-

Nevermind that now, now my team was together. We have grown so close to each other, I couldn't bare to lose any of them. I guess that's why I really like being the sharpshooter, being able to cover all their back from a distance. Everything about my team is.. perfect! Well, um, practically… You see I um, well you see uh I kind of. Well I mean I sorta, um. I am in love with my leader. WHICH YEAH I KNOW SOUNDS SUPER CHEESY BUT IT'S TRUE! I just can't help myself, his wit and cockiness constantly clashing against mine in such a perfect way. Which leads to mine current situation…

Present Day War:

“LANCE! GET DOWN!!” Keith shouted as the sound of lasers shot through the air, taking a too-close-for-comfort aim towards the paladins sharp shooter. “ALLURA AND PIDGE, FLANK LEFT WHILE LANCE HANGS BACK AND HUNK AND I FLANK RIGHT” Keith barked out, ordering around the paladins through the battle. This was one of the closest battles the paladins had seen yet, the Galra to Paladin number being stacked very unfairly with a ratio of 200 Galra per Paladin. “KEITH WE NEED REINFORCEMENT IN THE LEFT QUADRANT!! WE HAVE SPOTTED THE CRYSTAL BUT WE HAVE SOME LEVEL 5 SECURITY GUARDING IT!!” Pidge shouted panicky into her helmet, zapping and swinging from her whip/triangle tool. Keith, Lance and Hunk began repositioning themselves to be able to get to the best possible advantage point, before dropping in to join the fight. Keith and Lance went back to back as usual while Hunk fell into the back, taking out troops with the powerful blast of his gun. The blasts kept coming and coming as the Paladins slowly worked there way forward towards the object of this mission, taking down any and all troops that got in their way. The team finally worked there way practically to Crystal when Lance noticed a sudden blast headed his way, he lined up the trajectory when he realized it was aiming directly for- “KEITH LOOK OUT!!!” Lance screamed jumping in front of the boy, shoving him to the side. Keith whipped his head around just in time to see the blast connect with Lance's chest. That's when Keith snapped. “NOOOOOO!!!” Keith's roar tore its way through the room, alarming all the paladins and Galra as he began flipping through and stabbing Galra after Galra with no restraint for his own life. He finally reached the crystal and threw it to Allura, who caught it with ease as he sprinted back to Lance. “LANCE!! Lance, hey, buddy c'mon you gotta stay with me man!!” Keith said tenderly, holding Lance's hand in his own and cradling it to his chest. He lifted Lance up as quick as he could and sprinted for his lion.

(Fast forward to the castle because I don't know how to transition plus early apology for the sucky quality 😂)

It had been three days since Lance had gone into the tube, and frankly Keith was going mad. There was no sunshine in his life anymore, Lance took it all with him as soon as he went into the tube. All Keith did all day was sit in front of Lance's tube to talk with him and he trained. He pushed himself to every limit and once he hit it, pushed himself past it. All he could think about is that he needed to be faster, he should have been watching, he should have pulled Lance back he should have taken the shot, he should be in the tube. So many thoughts rang through his mind as he waited for Lance to wake up. As soon as Allura rang out the announcement to come to the healing wing, he sprinted with all his might to the room where the boy lay. What he saw instead though only crushed him more, Allura a sobbing mess while pidge hugged Hunk as hard as she could with Shiro standing in shock. As soon as he entered the room, all eyes fell upon him in sympathy. “Um.. what's going on?” Keith questioned puzzlingly, obviously not understanding the situation. “K-keith I'm so sorry it's just that.. Lance he.. He didn't make it.” Allura shakily wheezed out between sobs. Keith felt his knees lock and the blood drain from his face. “No..no that can't be right he just can't he..” Keith felt the tears starting to run down his face as he collapsed onto the ground in a sobbing mess. His heartbroken sobs wracked through his entire being as he felt his entire soul crumbling inside him. He felt the pain sink deeper when he heard someone yell “GUYS WHAT'S GOING ON???”. The Paladins whipped around in shock to see none other than “LANCE!!” Keith sprinted up to him and talked him to the ground, sobbing into his shoulder. “Woah woah woah something big must have happened if the emo mullet head is crying.” Lance stated, confused. Allura glared at him and yelled “WHY ARE YOU JOKING ABOUT THIS LANCE?!?! WE THOUGHT YOU HAD DIED!! WHERE WERE YOU?!?!”. Lance shrugged with a dependent Keith still attached to him stating “Well I had ended up waking up from my tube time but I didn't see anyone so I went to try and go to my room for a bit.”. Keith felt fury rising in his chest, “Allura, you mean to tell me, you pronounced him dead without even checking the body?!?!” He yelled furiously, detaching himself from Lance. “I-I was going off of the castle statistics.. We've never had someone get out of cryogenic rest early so when it didn't have any vital signs I kind panicked!!” She nervously stuttered. Keith sighed “I know Allura, any of us would have done the same.. AND YOU!” Keith spun around to face Lance, shoving his chest. “DON'T YOU EVER, EVER DO SOMETHING THAT STUPID AGAIN!! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!” Lance stumbled backwards in minor shock before bouncing back just as angry “AND WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?? LET OUR LEADER GET SHOT?!?! I HAD TO THINK ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD!” Lance shouted back which caused Keith to lose all the color in his face. “Lance, you are the greatest good! You can't just get yourself hurt!! We can get a new leader anytime, but we only have one sharpshooter. When I thought you were dead I just.. my heart died Lance..” Keith started, vulnerability lacing his words. Lance stared in shock as Keith continued “Look, Lance, I've just.. I've been in love with you.. for a while. Ever since you became my right hand man I just haven't been able to move on from it. And I know that you don't feel the same way but I just can't live without you knowing.. I love you Lance.” He finished. Lance began walking towards Keith as he grabbed his hands staring him in the eyes as he whispered “I love you too, Keith.” They stared at each other with so much want as they slowly leaned in and finally ended in a long awaited kiss.

~Fin~

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