here's another old post-s8 idea from the vault, ft. BoM lance
okay, post s8, bom keith, still pining for lance after voltron
lance: trying to find his place in the universe, does like farming, but restless, still loves flying, never did stop wanting to do more, starts to miss those people who made him want to BE more
try out some bom relief missions
to keep it emotionally simple for lance!!!!
lance just wants to test the waters, okay!!!!!
but one mission gets messed up, keith ends up going in
but when they go in for battle they go in without rank insignia, no sash
and keith has his own blade now, after having finally given krolia's back to her, so lance has no idea what keith's looks like
they don't recognize each other
but keith is like impressed and slightly heartbroken bc this rookie blade he doesn't recognize reminds him SO MUCH of lance
and lance is like damn whoever that guy is he is *chefs kiss* and fights like he's made of fire
and they have uhhhh a Moment there in the base or battlefield or ruins or wherever, still not knowing
and after the mission's over and keith returns to his ship and his generals are there he's like hey who were the new members on the mission today and ezor's like hmmMMM idk ACXA DO U KNOW and acxa is like ..........oops nope sorry can't find those logs anywhere right now sir
but they keep running into each other
and lance figures it out first, bc keith is p obvious
but it doesn't take long for keith either, bc lance can't use bom blades
keith figures out that he isn't galra, and then that acxa is hiding something, and from there it's just. not hard, keith isn't stupid, only one person in the galaxy has aim that good anyway
but by then the sexual tension between them on missions has risen to like astronomical levels
so when they're finally on that one mission where it boils over, and keith rips off his hood and deactivates his mask, already pressed up against lance,
and says lance's name, harsh and desperate, only a breath away already,
the second lance lets his own mask disintegrate that's all it takes for them to come crashing together
okay thx for coming to my TED talk