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PIDGE GUNDERSON !!!!!!

Explicit / Keith/Lance / 10,546 words / 1/3 chapters

post-war canon divergent setting, pining and denial, trans Keith, eventual smut (tL/bK)

“There’s no chance I can get you to stay another week, is there?” Lance asks, though he’s not serious. Keith breathes out a laugh.

“I’ll see you next time, Lance.” He hoists his bag over his shoulder, taking a step back towards the ship. Lance pouts at him.

“Yeah, yeah. Let me know when you land so I know you didn’t get sucked into a black hole.” He pauses, pressing his lips together tight, and his cheeks go the slightest bit redder. “And, um…let me know what you think?”

9,898 words / chapter 2/3

after the Bonding Moment, keith was visibly eager to see lance. he thought that they truly bonded because they exchanged a few words and keith helped him up (and held his hand for no reason??). when lance ignored him and started flirting with allura, he was frustrated. when lance denied that the Bonding Moment even happened, keith was upset enough to get squeaky. 

i’d like to point out that it was lance who actually said something significant (”we are a good team”), while keith chose to emphasize what he did–punching sendak and cradling lance in his arms. 

although keith appreciated lance’s words (as he does later, especially in season 3), keith himself let his actions speak for him. when that didn’t work, he tried to use words, to no avail. 

keith has trouble letting people into his life, and once they’re there, he doesn’t know how to get close to them. however, this doesn’t mean that he doesn’t know how to show that he cares; he just doesn’t use words to do it. if, in his mind, he’s demonstrated that he cares for someone in the only way he knows how, but they’re denying it, then he’s at a complete loss and doesn’t know how to properly explain himself. 

it doesn’t have to be complicated, but it is. i think this all ties into a reading of keith being autistic. he’s very frustrated by how complicated these things are, especially things he’s supposed to say, but he tries his best to open up to others.

keith just isn’t good with words. when he attempted to give lance a pep talk, he essentially insinuated that lance sucks at math after dismissing his concerns. not exactly the best thing to say to someone who’s questioning his self-worth. 

keith absolutely has the best intentions, but they’re tarnished by lance’s perceptions. keith thinks that lance is great, but he never thinks to tell him this, because he assumes that lance already knows. it’s no wonder that keith was caught off-guard and didn’t know what to say.

Studies of the Red Lion I did on the train last weekend~ 

I CANT CHOOSE UIUEGHRGHHH

Little Lance doodle as well

Explicit | 30k+ | 3/5 | fwb + s8 canon divergence | Lance/Keith

chapter three summary

Their nose brush against one other. Goosebumps rise on Keith’s skin despite the heat. Lance’s breath almost brings relieving cold air across the sweat beading on his face. “What are you doing?” Keith manages to mutter, his body slowly boiling in the heat. Lance’s proximity isn’t helping. Despite the imminent danger, Keith’s mind flashes back to last night. To last night, and to countless galas before that, where he’d seen Lance closing in on a beautiful alien – Lance hadn’t even been opposed to non-humanoids, but he’d always preferred curves and soft edges, blushing cheeks, plush lips, dazzling smiles, and long hair. “What do you think?” Lance snaps.