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blueheroicpaladin:

Lance couldn’t help but laugh a tiny bit as his Best Pick Up Line worked like an absolute charm on his new boyfriend~ He held onto him as Keith buried his blushing face into his shoulder, laughing lightly all the while. That did wonders for his ego, and Keith was probably going to regret that it worked on him. Because that just set him up to be on the receiving end of many, many more of his one-liners. It came with the territory of dating Lance McClain. 

You were just going to have to deal with that, Keith. 

“What the hell have I just signed up for?” 

“Oh, just a lotta pick up lines, flirting in passing, and…” – From Keith’s groan and his comment about how Lance was going to be the death of him – “.. being known as my babe, apparently. You fine with all this, Keith? ‘Cause it comes all expenses paid in the Lance McClain Boyfriend Package~ No returns or exchanges! Just store credit~” 

While Lance had been lucky enough to snag the boy of his dreams without even trying apparently, the ride that had been the scenario of Find-Out-What-Keith-Feels-About-Me-Oh-Shit-He’s-Gay-For-Me-And-Also-Same-Oops-We’re-Boyfriends-Now wasn’t over yet. 

There had been a little bit of a surprise hidden under plain sight with it all, far as Lance’s side of the entire thing was concerned. And that surprise was… that apparently, at the Garrison, Lance wasn’t the only one with a horrible, horrible crush. Lance’s brows just slowly rose higher and higher, bringing his hairline up as it all sinked in – the entire time… while Lance was playing his “rival” game to let his feelings out, as well as keep them repressed… Keith liked him back??? Well, shit! Lance could have used this knowledge months ago! He could’ve done something and snagged this mullethead back when they were cadets rather than paladins! 

All that time… all that time being gay on the sidelines… wasted. And what a waste it was… rest in pieces, all those wasted lines, hair flips and finger-guns to the wrong people. They could have all been used on this hothead he had in his arms all along. 

Such a shame. But hey! No time like the present to make up for lost time! 

“… So… all this time… you liked me.”

“Way back when when I was trying to show off around you, and also act like I didn’t like you… you liked me. And I helped you figure out you were gay…?” 

Blue eyes blinked, his gaze darting to the ceiling as one brow crinkled in thought as one stayed high up on his features. He decided to look back – look back on the same instant that brought him all the way out here for his answers. Of the moment when he was conscious… but in pain. And lots of it. His back was just a throb-fest as he was probably bleeding beneath his armor, the only thing he could focus on being their victory against Sendak, who it was who was talking to him ever so nicely, and how his voice sounded, and how his hand was in his, and… 

“We did it…. We are a good team….”

The remising on the moment Lance swore he forgot was over, the blue paladin coming back to reality with a slight blush on his face – that shit wasn’t subtle at all – before he freed one of his hands from Keith to place it over his face to let out a groan. 

“Aaauugghhh, I can’t believe we’re actually this gay. Like it’s own little love soap opera that nobody can watch! ‘Cause–… yeah. Same here, Mullet. That whole rivalry thing? That’s… sorta how I flirt with guys. And… also… a case of me not wanting to admit it because I–… just–…

I thought it would go away, but it didn’t, and–! You were so great at the Garrison, man! The star pilot of our class! You knew me back then, there was no way I could keep up with that! And I went through hell to pass the assessment that let me even take your spot when you left, so…

… I was pretty sure I wasn’t good enough. Out of my league. And that’s if you even liked guys at all! I mean– yeah, you obviously do, but like–… yeah.

Just– we’re both morons, okay? Gay as hell, trapped in space, saving the galaxy every day going without any thanks, morons.”

Once his rant was done, he sighed and rested his forehead back on Keith’s own, opening blue eyes back up to meet violet once his sigh was over with. He spoke softly, then – only to Keith alone. 

“Least we’re stupid together, huh…?”

And as Lance continued to joke and flirt some more, Keith just chuckled and shook his head. well, if this was the hell that Keith had signed up for, then let him burn away because he would be happy as long as Lance was by his side.

“… So… all this time… you liked me.”

“Y–… Yeah. I did.”

“And I helped you figure out you were gay…?”

“Mhm,” he nodded, his cheeks a light dash of pink, “I had to talk to Shiro about it first, cause I wasn’t sure. But… yeah. I just thought the whole ‘love’ thing wasn’t for me, but then I met you and… yeah. I was just super gay.” The red paladin wasn’t even sure as to why he was even nervous about admitting that to Lance; they were already together, weren’t they? Finding out that they liked each other back at the Garrison wouldn’t have changed that and–

Wait a second.

Lance liked him in when they were at the Garrison?!

Violet eyes widened in complete surprise as Lance went on about how his rivalry and teasing was just how he flirted with guys. So… all this time, when Keith was sure that the hot cargo pilot just hated his guts, he had really been crushing on him just as hard as Keith had been falling for him?

God, Lance was right – it really was hard to believe that they were actually this damn gay for each other.

“O-Oh…” Keith’s voice dropped to a whisper as he just stared at Lance in surprise, “I had no idea. I honestly thought you hated me.” But despite the way the two rested their foreheads together and the calm vibe came back to them, there was something about what Lance had said that had just… rubbed Keith the wrong way.

“… I was pretty sure I wasn’t good enough.”

“Shut up,” he muttered softly, even though he knew he technically had no right to tell Lance that since that part of the conversation was over, but… this wasn’t the first time Keith had witnessed Lance’s self-esteem drop. No – Keith was his boyfriend now; he wasn’t going to let Lance just insult himself like that.

“Don’t say those kinds of things about yourself.” While Keith may have sounded harsh at first when he had told Lance to shut up, this time his voice was dripping with the endless affection he held for the blue paladin that had stolen his heart as he lifted a hand up to gently stroke his boyfriend’s cheek. “You are good enough. You’re perfect - pick up lines, crazy stunts and all.”

A Fine Line.

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x continued here with @blueheroicpaladin

Well, this certainly wasn’t exactly how Keith had expected to spend his night. It was one thing to be locked in a closet, but to be locked in it with your crush and be expected to ‘get out all that sexual tension’ was a completely different story. Gee thanks, Pidge and Hunk. What great friends.

“Seriously guys?!” Keith huffed, slamming his fist against the wall while Lance continued to bang his hands against the metal door that had locked them in the tight space. “This isn’t funny! Let us out!”

But when the two were suddenly met with silence, Keith couldn’t stop himself from letting out a frustrated sigh. If Pidge and Hunk were that desperate for Keith and Lance to get together – shoving them both in a closet and telling them to make out (even if Keith was actually happy to oblige) was not the way to do it. God… they were going to kill each other!

Lance’s loud sniffle quickly caught Keith’s attention before his heart completely broke at that whimper the paladin had let out. Concerned amethyst eyes watched nervously as Lance curled up by the door, trying to stay away from the red paladin. And that’s when he saw the tears.

Oh shit.

“Come on,” Keith chuckled nervously, moving his hand away from the wall, “the idea of having to do seven minutes in heaven with me can’t be that bad, right?” It was a horrible joke and Keith was fully aware of it, thank you. He just… had no idea what to do. He had never seen Lance cry before, and needless to say, Keith was extremely awkward when it came to tears. The red paladin had never been that much of a social person, so he had never really dealt with people crying before; it was an awkward situation and he had desperately wished someone else was here instead of him, just for the sake of Lance’s own comfort. Keith was sure that the last thing Lance wanted was for Keith to see him crying.

But… Keith didn’t want to see his crush cry anymore. While he wasn’t good at it, he wanted to do his best to comfort him.

“So… you uh… wanna talk about what’s bothering you?” Keith asked rather awkwardly, shifting his body so he could sit down next to Lance on the closet floor, placing a hand on his shoulder. Thanks to the tight space, they were still kinda pressed up to one another, but Keith wouldn’t make a fuss over it; despite the flutter in his chest, he didn’t care about how close he was to Lance right now – he just wanted to see him smile.

“Look, I know we’ve had our ups and downs, but… you’re starting to worry me.” He sighed, shrugging lightly as he tried to look into Lance’s gorgeous sapphire eyes. “And at the end of the day, it’s just the two of us here and we’ve got a lot of time to kill, so you might as well talk to me right?”

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“Why is there a giant teddy bear wearing lingerie in my bath tub?” - stardustedxsynchro

@stardustedxsynchro

It took everything Keith had not to burst out laughing as Yusei confronted him about the bear in his bathtub. He didn’t blame Yusei for coming straight to him about it. Judging by that, it seemed that Keith was the only other person awake, even though it was almost noon. Then again, the last person they were waiting on was Jaden Yuki of all people, and when he fell asleep after a night of drinking, he could practically sleep the day away – it was pretty much a talent of his at this point.

Luckily Yusei and Jaden had a guest room for Keith to crash in, so he didn’t feel bad about waking up before him or passing out before Yusei had even gotten home the night before.

“Last night, Lance was out hanging out with some of our other friends, so Jaden and I decided to meet up here and uh… get a little drunk,” Keith finally explained as a few light chuckles left his lips. “And I may have dared him to go out and buy some lingerie for himself to wear as a joke present to you, but then we saw the bear and the opportunity to change the dare was too good to pass up.

“I didn’t think he’d actually do the bear part of the dare, but you know what Jaden is like when he’s drunk – he’ll accept any challenge.”

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[ 📲 • sms ] —— you text me after i upload a bomb selfie i see. - blueheroicpaladin

@blueheroicpaladin

Keith couldn’t help but chuckle as he saw Lance’s reply to his own flirty text message. Okay – he was totally busted for that, but it was Lance’s fault! He was the one who had sent Keith a pretty damn awesome picture on Snapchat – being shirtless in the photo certainly didn’t help keep Keith’s heart in check, that’s for sure – and what? He didn’t think Keith would text him about it?

Come on Lance, you should know Keith better than that.

[ 📲 • sms ] —— and here i thought i was supposed to be the model, surfer boy~

While a smirk had covered Keith’s face when he had sent the message, it quickly fell as he gently bit his lower lip, his mind completely lost in thought as a light, curious hum left his lips. Keith had only really mentioned it as a joke, but…

[ 📲 • sms ] —— have you actually ever thought about trying out for modelling? you’d be a big hit – trust me.

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[ 📲 • sms ] —— you fell asleep on me last night! you owe me now - blueheroicpaladin

@blueheroicpaladin

A soft groan left Keith’s lips as he heard his phone go off, forcing him to open his eyes and stretch, rolling over to find out who had texted him. His brows furrowed as he squinted at the bright light, reading the text over and over again.

What…? What was Lance talking about?

Keith only had to wait for a few more seconds before he was met with clarity – his memories of last night coming back to him. Amethyst eyes widened as he rolled back over to the other side of his bed where his laptop lay with its charger still connected. He tapped on the trackpad a couple of times to wake his laptop up, his index and middle fingers controlling the mouse and clicking on Skype, only to be met with two messages – one from Skype and the other from his boyfriend.

Call ended 6 hours ago.

hey babe – I’m heading out with my family for a bit. Sleep well! Love you xx

Ah shit, he totally had fallen asleep on their call, hadn’t he? Damn it. He knew this long distance thing was gonna be hard, but damn it was hard to find a suitable time slot between the two of them. The two had gotten together during their time at the Garrison, but for the holidays, Keith went back to Korea and Lance had gone with his family to Cuba, making the time difference between them rather… difficult to manage.

Hmm, so it had been six hours since Lance had hung up, huh? It should have been the early evening for him, so Keith could still text him back and not have to worry about waking Lance up. Thank god for iMessage though, or texting each other would have been a lot more expensive.

[ 📲 • sms ] —— shit sorry. i had to help out with the orphanage last night for some event since i kinda need to earn my keep here. guess it wore me out a lot more than i thought it did. how was the thing with your family?

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“Your hair looks sexy pushed back.

W-What?

Needless to say, Keith’s face went bright red at that comment, his amethyst eyes looking up at Lance as the blue paladin pushed his hair back to prove his point. He swallowed nervously as he felt Lance’s fingertips run through his jet black hair, a tingle shooting down his spine thanks to having such a sensitive scalp.

How the hell was Keith supposed to respond to that? Lance should have known by now from dating the red paladin that Keith was extremely awkward when it came to compliments. It’s not that he didn’t appreciate them, because /of course/ he did. He just… didn’t know what to say. He had spent a childhood where compliments were few and far between, so now living a life where receiving compliments was a constant occurrence was… odd to say the least.

“I… uhm…” Keith trailed off, his eyes darting to the side as he felt his face burn even brighter than before if that was even possible at this point. God, why did Lance have to have such a strong hold on him?

“I don’t really get how that works, but… t-thank you…?”

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x continued here with @4e7a6767

A soft groan left Keith’s lips as Matt tried to insist on his feelings towards Lance. Yeah thanks, Matt – being teased about the whole situation really wasn’t helping Keith’s confidence with it. It wasn’t like Keith didn’t agree – it definitely was a crush; the transfer student had just been hoping that if he concentrated with all his might, then the crush would go away and he could forget he ever had feelings for the outgoing cargo pilot in the first place.

Yeah… no. It didn’t work.

“Wait…” Keith squinted, his sharp amethyst eyes glaring at his friend who was happily munching away on his chips, “Shiro told you?!” He didn’t get a chance to question it further as the librarian in charge glared over at him, placing her index finger over her lips with a loud “SHHHH” to shut him up, causing the pilot to cringe for being so loud.

God this was a nightmare.

“I’m gonna kill him,” Keith muttered softly before letting out a sigh, running one of his hands through his hair, “and no – I can’t tell him how I feel. I’m pretty sure the guy can’t stand me.”

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[ 📲 • sms ] —— what do you mean by that status you posted? - monochromepaladin

@monochromepaladin

Keith continued to stare at the message before his purple eyes gazed to the side as he held his phone in his right hand, trying to figure out what exact status Shiro was talking about. It couldn’t have been anything too bad, right? Keith couldn’t remember posting anything too vulgar that would normally cause Shiro to message him about it, and he didn’t remember posting something that would have caused concern, otherwise, he would have heard from Lance as well as Shiro. 

So what on earth could it be?

It wasn’t until Keith went to the Twitter app on his phone and went to his profile did he realize what he had actually posted.

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Oh.

A soft snicker left the nineteen-year-old's lips once he saw the tweet, his cheeks glowing a light shade of pink as Shiro didn’t realize the secret meaning behind the emoticon. Well, why would he? It was a private joke between him and Lance - one that… wasn’t exactly appropriate for day-to-day conversation.

But would Shiro believe him if he tried to warn him about the meaning behind it? Well, Keith was about to find out. 

[ 📲 • sms ] —— trust me shiro, you… don’t wanna know lol

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[ 📲 • sms ] —— k. - blueheroicpaladin

@blueheroicpaladin

Amethyst eyes squinted at the text he had just received. Well shit... this wasn’t good. Lance was never one to use ‘k’ in a text, especially with a full stop at the end of it. And that could only mean one thing...

Lance was pissed at him.

A frustrated sigh left Keith’s lips as he took another look at his phone, his free hand running through his black hair as he tried to process the message. Great. The last thing Keith needed right now was for his boyfriend to be pissed at him. What the hell had he done this time? So while Keith really didn’t want to get into a fight, he knew he had to figure this out before it blew up in his face - more than it already was.

[ 📲 • sms ] —— ... great. so you’re mad at me. what the hell did i do??

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Mean Girl Quotes As Writing Prompts

“You can’t just ask people why they’re white.”

“Stop trying to make fetch happen!”

“That’s why her hair’s so big; it’s full of secrets.”

“He’s too gay to function.”

“Oh my god, Danny Devito, I love your work!”

“She doesn’t even go here!”

“He is your cousin!” 

“Get in loser, we’re going shopping.” 

“Your hair looks sexy pushed back.”

“Oh, hi. Did you wanna buy some drugs?”

“You’ve truly outgayed yourself.”

“You smell like a baby prostitute.”

“Hell, no. I did not leave the South Side for this!”

“Oh, are they not allowed out when they’re grounded?”

“Well, this has been sufficiently awkward.” 

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text messages.

[ 📲 • sms ] —— what are you doing? [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you trying to drunk text me rn? [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey what are you doing? [ 📲 • sms ] —— didn’t you get my last text? [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you ignoring me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— i’m so bored! [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey you 😉 [ 📲 • sms ] —— blue is definitely your color 😉 [ 📲 • sms ] —— ugh i wish you were here! [ 📲 • sms ] —— i think you’re going to like what you see 😉 [ 📲 • sms ] —— you’ve been on my mind all day today. [ 📲 • sms ] —— i can’t stop thinking about you. [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you gonna fall asleep on me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— NO don’t fall asleep on me again tonight! [ 📲 • sms ] —— you fell asleep on me last night! you owe me now [ 📲 • sms ] —— send me a picture 😉 [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey cutie! haven’t talked to you in a while! [ 📲 • sms ] —— why did you stop texting me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey can i call you now? [ 📲 • sms ] —— call me rather talk on the phone [ 📲 • sms ] —— sweet dreams….with me in them 😉 jk [ 📲 • sms ] —— oooooh, i like the sound of that 😉 [ 📲 • sms ] —— what are you doing tomorrow? [ 📲 • sms ] —— do you wanna hang out tomorrow? [ 📲 • sms ] —— what do you wanna do tomorrow? ☺️ [ 📲 • sms ] —— you looked really good today. [ 📲 • sms ] —— can’t wait to see you xoxo [ 📲 • sms ] —— talk dirty to me [ 📲 • sms ] —— maybe i can stay the night with you tomorrow [ 📲 • sms ] —— dang you take long enough to text back. [ 📲 • sms ] —— you are the slowest texter ever. 😒 [ 📲 • sms ] —— i hate texting you sometimes. you take forever. [ 📲 • sms ] —— you take forever and a day to reply. [ 📲 • sms ] —— i was wondering where you went. [ 📲 • sms ] —— what happened? where did you go? [ 📲 • sms ] —— k. [ 📲 • sms ] —— ok that’s cool. [ 📲 • sms ] —— what’s wrong with you? [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey where was you today? [ 📲 • sms ] —— do you wanna come over? [ 📲 • sms ] —— why are you texting me? i’m standing right beside you… [ 📲 • sms ] —— i hate one word texters. [ 📲 • sms ] —— stop one wording me. 😒 [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you mad at me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— what do you wanna talk about? [ 📲 • sms ] —— do you like me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— i love you 😍 [ 📲 • sms ] —— miss you 😘 [ 📲 • sms ] —— stop sending me that wink face. [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you okay? [ 📲 • sms ] —— i’m gonna take a shower brb [ 📲 • sms ] —— hold on i gotta do something real quick. [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you trying to sext me? [ 📲 • sms ] —— my dog/cat said he/she missed you. [ 📲 • sms ] —— what’s your dog/cat doing? [ 📲 • sms ] —— what are you watching? [ 📲 • sms ] —— i see how it is 😜 [ 📲 • sms ] —— you can’t text me but you can be on facebook/twitter/instagram/ [ 📲 • sms ] —— how come you never text me anymore? [ 📲 • sms ] —— i gave you my number so you could text me punk 😛 [ 📲 • sms ] —— you never text me back anymore ☹️ [ 📲 • sms ] —— sorry didn’t mean to bug you [ 📲 • sms ] —— you only text me when i text you first. [ 📲 • sms ] —— you never text me first! [ 📲 • sms ] —— wanna go catch a movie tomorrow? [ 📲 • sms ] —— what do you mean by that status you posted? [ 📲 • sms ] —— guess what emoji is next to your name in my phone? [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey stranger. stop being a stranger. [ 📲 • sms ] —— did you miss me? 😆 [ 📲 • sms ] —— i’m looking through your pictures right now. [ 📲 • sms ] —— i saw that selfie you just posted. [ 📲 • sms ] —— you text me after i upload a bomb selfie i see. [ 📲 • sms ] —— it’s okay you don’t to lie to me. [ 📲 • sms ] —— aww, that was so sweet. ☺️  [ 📲 • sms ] —— aww, that just made me smile. ️☺️☺️  [ 📲 • sms ] —— i s2g i’m punching you so hard the next time i see you. [ 📲 • sms ] —— i s2g you get on my nerves. [ 📲 • sms ] —— hey there ! remember me ? [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you going to ignore me again tomorrow?

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Friends who get into trouble sentence starters

“I called someone to bail us out last time. It’s your turn.”

“We probably shouldn’t do this.”

“See you say it’ll be fine? But, something tells me it won’t be.”

“Okay, but they are gonna be so pissed when they see what we did to this place.”

“We probably shouldn’t have tried to surf on the mattress down the stairs..”

“I can’t believe we just prank called him/her. What are we like twelve?”

“Let’s just tell them that the dog did it.”

“I’m picking the lock. But, I just realized that I’m not a detective and this is a hair pin I found in my glovebox.”

“Do you think that alarm means that we’re caught?”

“I’ll fill the bucket with water and you distract him/her while I dump it on their head.”

“This is exactly what we need–a  night out. Let’s go crazy!!”

“Honestly, I think the car looks better after we crashed it.”

“I rang this guy/girls doorbell and ran away really fast??? And they found me.”

“Why is there a giant teddy bear wearing lingerie in my bath tub?”

“Oh my god, why is there an unconscious man/woman on the floor?!”

“We were supposed to be cooking. But, it looks like a murder occurred in here.”

“We broke the window. I think someone is going to notice.”

“I can’t believe we’re trying to climb through a window to get back a pair of your panties/underwear.”

“Shh, they’ll hear us. This is a terrible idea. You are lucky I love you.”

“That cop did not find it as funny as we did.”

“I told you not to hum the law and order theme song while we were being given a speeding ticket!!”

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Meaningful Sentence Starters

“There’s something I really need to tell you.” “I honestly thought that things would be very different.” “Do you wish you could have done it differently?” “What exactly did you think was happening here?” “How do you decide when it’s enough?” “I would die for this cause.” “There are only a few things in this world that are truly important to me.” “Ideals have to count for something.” “Why should I be a nice person?” “This was meant to be easier.” “I have an idea that I need to share.” “Look, you might not like me but we’re stuck in this.” “You remind me of someone I once knew.” “How long does it take people to change, I wonder?” “There are no good choices here.” “There are days I think we’re just in over our heads here.” “How do you keep going when things get hard?” “Are you genuinely interested in me as a person, or is this a game too?” “I care what I look like because I care what people think of me.” “Why did you decide to do it?” “You know what I really regret?” “I’m still struggling to believe any of this is real.” “Are you certain this is what you really want.” “Tell me a dream? Or a secret?” “Do you think you would still be the same person if things had turned out differently?” “What I really meant to say was very different.” “I don’t know if you’ll like what I have to say to you, but I have to tell you anyway.” “You were never supposed to know.” “Why can’t you just follow instructions?” “Why can’t you just ignore instructions?” “What chains you to this life? What keeps you here?”

[fireredpaladin-blog]

Disastrous cooking starters

“How on earth did you get rice on the ceiling?”

“Is that an eggshell?”

“Did you even cook this pasta?”

“For your own health you should cook dinner”

“Last time I cooked I set the fridge on fire”

“How much sugar did you put in this?”

“Wait you’re supposed to stir it first?”

“Do you have an obsession with salt or something?”

“The icing will cover the mistakes”

“Did you buy this instead of cooking?”

“Can you taste the eggshells?”

“Oh that’s what beating eggs means”

“Don’t flip the pancakes, please”

“I’d say ‘feed it to the birds’ but I think it’d kill them”

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blueheroicpaladin:

Keith’s eyes could widen all they wanted to – Lance made it a point to not at all falter in his determined expression in order to make sure his point was made and it rang loud and clear in his possibly half-alien boyfriend’s mind. Or, well. He was determined to make sure his expression didn’t fade, but… in his eyes, and as his brows twitched, it was obvious for just a second, that the fact that his words worked was something that caught him off guard a little bit. Well, of course it did! He was trying his best here! 

.. He just.. didn’t want Keith to worry himself sick about something that might not even be true. But he meant what he said. Even if Keith was half-Galra, Lance really wasn’t going anywhere. 

So, of course, when Keith asked him that question himself, Lance nodded firmly and made an exaggerated held out hum that was his dorky way of saying yes. 

.. Man, though. If this ended up being true, then that mean he was dating an ALIEN. A freaking ALIEN!!! Now that was something he was not expecting for his love life. .. But then again, he wasn’t expecting to be a pilot of a blue magical yet robotic lion deep in space, either. Just like Keith wasn’t expecting to supposedly have a connection with a race that wanted to rule the universe for the most part. 

Life just… had it’s weird way of working, he supposed. 

Still, it made him feel better as Keith rested his head on his shoulder, Lance moving his hands to Keith’s back as they stayed close, Lance’s expression softening now that Keith wasn’t looking directly at it. 

He kept his eyes on his partner, even as his voice became quiet and affectionate, rather than nervous and callous. After the way he was acting earlier, seeing Keith like this… was really nice to see. He’d much rather have this mushy, sappy Keith rather than one who was scared about his DNA. And as he spoke out his affections clearly, and continued speaking to Lance, the blue paladin answered him in kind; one of his hands lifted up and began curling some of Keith’s infamous mullet between his fingers. Fitting, considering… 

“Love you, too, Mullet.” Lance echoed back, just as soft as his partner spoke before. He kept twirling strands of Keith’s hair between his fingers, softly, as he kept speaking. 

“It’s okay. Makes sense why you’d let me know this. Hey, if this ends up being a thing… I’m dating an alien! Like… dude! Never thought I’d ever do that! And hey…” 

“I’d be dating the coolest Galra ever if that’s the case, too~” 

Hey. A little lighthearted humor and fun never hurt, right? Hopefully that would lighten up the mood a little more…

Keith had never expected Lance to calm him down so quickly, but with everything the two had been through together, he shouldn’t have been surprised by just how well Lance really knew him. A light, relaxed sigh left Keith’s lips as he eased into his lover’s touch, keeping his eyes closed at the light sensation of Lance’s fingertips curling and playing with his hair. It was times like this that Keith was grateful for having such a sensitive scalp, because the tingles he was getting from Lance’s gentle fingertips? It felt amazing. It was enough to let Keith let go of all his worried thoughts for the moment. Of course the two still had more to discuss in case this was the truth, but for now? They had gotten the topic out in the open and that was the most important thing.

The red paladin of Voltron couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle at Lance’s attempt to lighten the mood, lifting his head up so he could gently rest his forehead against Lance’s, a gentle smile on his face.

“I guess so. Having normal love life would have been way too boring for you otherwise. I had to spice up your life somehow~” Keith teased lightly in return, his hold on Lance tightening slightly as he felt the weight lift from his shoulders. As stressful as it was for Keith to bring the topic up in the first place, he was so relieved to know that Lance was okay with it.

Well… as okay as he could be, given the situation.

“Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for the answers.” Keith opened his eyes with a light sigh, lifting his hand up to gently stroke Lance’s tanned cheek. “With all the information we got from Ulaz, we should be near the base of the Blade of Marmora. I’m going to try and get some information about my knife and see if they can tell me why it ended up with me on Earth. Maybe… Maybe see if they knew my parents.” Keith’s grip tightened once again as he mentioned his parents. Given his past, that always been a sensitive topic for him.

But this was important. Keith could only remember tiny details about his parents - maybe it would be enough for the Blade.

“It’s a long shot,” The red paladin admitted as he shrugged lightly, “but… I want to try. I’ll take any information at this point.”

Of course Keith had been so determined to try and get the answers first, that he had almost forgotten that there was still the issue about the rest of Team Voltron finding out…

“Hey Lance…?” Keith’s voice fell to a whisper, his hand falling from his lover’s cheek to wrap around his waist instead. “Considering what the Galra has done… I don’t want to tell anybody - not until we know for sure. You’re the only one I’ve talked to about this. I… I haven’t even told Shiro.” Keith felt bad for keeping the secret hidden from someone he considered his brother, but… Zarkon had done horrible things to him and Keith was too scared to tell him; Lance was the only one Keith trusted with this right now.

“So… can we just keep this a secret between the two of us?”

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{ @fireredpaladin Continued From Here —> }

Despite his futile attempts, Keith’s movements wouldn’t sway Pula. She had this determined nature and usually would get what she wanted in some way, especially when it came to her cubs.

“You’re mullet is out of control cub. You, the guest of honor, cannot go to your party looking so ungroomed. And yes, you are going to celebrate. It is a tradition for paladins to celebrate each other’s days of birth in a grand way. Allura has already started the preparations. Why do you think you were sent down here instead of to where everyone else is, hmm? So, of course, you will be partaking in it. Now…give me that smile. You should be smiling today Red Cub.”

Keith frowned as the red lion continued with her grooming routine, trying to break free of her grasp each chance he got, but it was hard when they were both so stubborn.

“No...!” He grumbled lightly, “I can’t believe Shiro even told you guys when my birthday is. I told him to keep it a secret! I don’t want to celebrate!” When Pula asked him to give a smile, all Keith did in response was scowl some more as a soft growl left his lips.

“I don’t want a party or anyone to fuss over me, okay?!”

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"Happy Birthday Red Cub!" She states as she through their bond gives him a cleaning lick over his hair. "Just because it is your special day, doesn't mean I can't groom you. Seriously, your hair is quite a mess! Please do go freshen up before your festivities today." (PackofVoltron: Pula)

“W-Wha–? Hey..!” He huffed, trying to brush her off. “What festivities? I’m not celebrating at all and I look fine, thank you.”