I can do whatever a spider can, I guess

BABE IT’S NOT LIKE THAT-

He’s a lot like you, but he’s not the same

Is that suppose to make me feel better?

I’d hope so… you know I’d never leave you for someone else

Don't you miss holding someone? Don't you miss someone wiping your tears away? Kissing you?

BABE IT’S NOT LIKE THAT-

He’s a lot like you, but he’s not the same

Is that suppose to make me feel better?

BABE IT’S NOT LIKE THAT-

Keith frowns as he walks down the street. He just changed back into his casual attire and was heading home. “Babe? Are you okay?” He asks for a moment, before clearly looking at the Lance-alike. It’s odd how he seems to be better at telling them apart. “Lance?”

“Uh so what do you have?” He asks curiously.

“Few sodas.” He shrugs. “Some left over Chinese take out.” Keith grins sheepishly. “I haven’t been shopping in a while.”

“Better than anything Ive had recently, ” he shrugs, giving a small smile

Keith pulls out the leftovers, graciously giving a good amount to Lance. “Eat up.” He chuckles.

Lance chows down happily, “thank you… Really…”

Keith smiles sincerely. “Don’t mention it, man.” He chuckles. “I promise to feed you any time you visit.”

“I thought id finally seen the last of that place…” He mutters, “I guess I should have known.”

Keith frowns. “Yeah…” He says softly. “I’m sorry about that. I’ll fix the parameters. See if I can’t exclude that world from any and all jumps.”

“Good idea… No one should have to be trapped there, ” he nods

“I wonder if I can download the upgrades remotely to all of them or if I have to go to them one by one.” Keith wonders allowed. “Because you’re right. No one should.”

He shrugs, “Perhaps you could. That would make sense.”

“It might take a while. But I should be able to.” Keith smiles. “And after you’re done eating, I can start calibrating the Itsy Bitsy to send you where you need to go.”

“Thank you…” He says quietly.

“Of course.” Keith smiles. “It’s the least I can do.”

“You’re nice, ” he gives a smile, “most people wouldn’t have.”

Keith shrugs. “Well, they should.” He gives a small smile. “Mom raised me that people should help each other. That’s how you start making the world a better place.”

Lance nods, “you remind me a lot of my Keith…” He frowns, “or at least I think…”

Keith frowns gently. “You… Don’t remember a lot of them, do you?” He asks softly.

“Not really…” He shakes his head, “I… Lost all my memories just having been there so long I guess my mind couldn’t take it and… It’s been hard to recover the pieces I’m missing. All I can really remember is in here, ” he pulls out a small book.

Keith nods slowly. “Well… If you ever want to remember, I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard.” He frowns softly. “But I know somethings are best forgotten.”

He nods, “I was there so long I- forgot why I stayed…:

“I’m sure it was important.” Keith bites at his lip. “I mean.. You weren’t alone, right? Not always?”

“Might have been better if I was…” he mutters

Keith frowns as his mouth turns to an ashen taste. “I’m sorry.” He says quietly.

“Its fine… I’m tried of trying to pretend Im okay…” he shakes his head

“That.. Helps.” Keith says after a moment. “Because when you admit you’re not okay, you start being able to heal.” He turns his gaze. “Even if it’s just a bit.”

He nods, “it does help… being able to finally admit it without being afraid of what could happen.”

Keith nods. “Baby steps, right?” He chuckles. “That’s what Shiro always told me. Baby steps until you can walk again.”

“Its been a lot of baby steps…” he nods

Keith shrugs. "The way I see it, babies have to take a lot of steps before they start walking. Why should we be any different?"

After finishing up a fight, Lance pulled out his phone, shit- how many times had keith called. Quickly he called back, “Keith, babe, everything okay?”

“Yeah.” Keith breathes out with relief. Lance sounded concerned, which would hopefully mean he wasn’t upset. “Just… You know… Lost track of dates trying to update the Itsy Bitsies universal wide.” He aims for casual but he’s certain his voice gives him away.

“Keith… It’s okay you forgot valentines day, ” he says gently, “honestly I was guessing you were going to be busy. We can celebrate tonight if you want to.”

Keith’s nerves bleed out of him with a light chuckle. “Uh, yeah. I’d like that. If you didn’t have any other plans.” He amends quickly. Keith fights the frown at I figured you were going to be busy and makes a mental note to try to clear his calender more.

“Ill make a reservation then, how about that italian place down the street,” he grins

“Yeah. Sounds great.” Keith smiles. “We can get their early enough for their fresh breadsticks?” He asks as he moves about, slowly cleaning up his space.

“Sounds good,” he chuckles, “lets say 6ish?”

“6 sounds great.” Keith beams on the other end of the phone, flushing in earnest and from the dead run from earlier. “I’ll see you then.”

“See you then spidey,” he blows a kiss and winks before hanging up

Keith flushes, and this time it isn’t from the run. He smiles softly at his phone before pocketing it and making his way back to his lab. He sets an alarm so he can finish up in time to get ready.

After a while lance comes in, holding a bouquet of roses, “hey babe,” he grins pulling off his mask and kissing keith’s cheek

Keith smiles softly at Lance. “Hey, babe.” His cheeks flush when he looks down to the roses. “I didn’t miss my alarm, did I?” He whispers with a sense of dreas as his eyes flit over to his phone that lies silent.

“Nope, I just thought Id come over a little early,” he chuckles

Sighing with relief, Keith chuckles. "Oh, good." He smiles shyly at Lance for a moment. "It's always nice to see you."

Keith frowns as he walks down the street. He just changed back into his casual attire and was heading home. “Babe? Are you okay?” He asks for a moment, before clearly looking at the Lance-alike. It’s odd how he seems to be better at telling them apart. “Lance?”

“Uh so what do you have?” He asks curiously.

“Few sodas.” He shrugs. “Some left over Chinese take out.” Keith grins sheepishly. “I haven’t been shopping in a while.”

“Better than anything Ive had recently, ” he shrugs, giving a small smile

Keith pulls out the leftovers, graciously giving a good amount to Lance. “Eat up.” He chuckles.

Lance chows down happily, “thank you… Really…”

Keith smiles sincerely. “Don’t mention it, man.” He chuckles. “I promise to feed you any time you visit.”

“I thought id finally seen the last of that place…” He mutters, “I guess I should have known.”

Keith frowns. “Yeah…” He says softly. “I’m sorry about that. I’ll fix the parameters. See if I can’t exclude that world from any and all jumps.”

“Good idea… No one should have to be trapped there, ” he nods

“I wonder if I can download the upgrades remotely to all of them or if I have to go to them one by one.” Keith wonders allowed. “Because you’re right. No one should.”

He shrugs, “Perhaps you could. That would make sense.”

“It might take a while. But I should be able to.” Keith smiles. “And after you’re done eating, I can start calibrating the Itsy Bitsy to send you where you need to go.”

“Thank you…” He says quietly.

“Of course.” Keith smiles. “It’s the least I can do.”

“You’re nice, ” he gives a smile, “most people wouldn’t have.”

Keith shrugs. “Well, they should.” He gives a small smile. “Mom raised me that people should help each other. That’s how you start making the world a better place.”

Lance nods, “you remind me a lot of my Keith…” He frowns, “or at least I think…”

Keith frowns gently. “You… Don’t remember a lot of them, do you?” He asks softly.

“Not really…” He shakes his head, “I… Lost all my memories just having been there so long I guess my mind couldn’t take it and… It’s been hard to recover the pieces I’m missing. All I can really remember is in here, ” he pulls out a small book.

Keith nods slowly. “Well… If you ever want to remember, I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard.” He frowns softly. “But I know somethings are best forgotten.”

He nods, “I was there so long I- forgot why I stayed…:

“I’m sure it was important.” Keith bites at his lip. “I mean.. You weren’t alone, right? Not always?”

“Might have been better if I was…” he mutters

Keith frowns as his mouth turns to an ashen taste. “I’m sorry.” He says quietly.

“Its fine… I’m tried of trying to pretend Im okay…” he shakes his head

“That.. Helps.” Keith says after a moment. “Because when you admit you’re not okay, you start being able to heal.” He turns his gaze. “Even if it’s just a bit.”

He nods, “it does help… being able to finally admit it without being afraid of what could happen.”

Keith nods. "Baby steps, right?" He chuckles. "That's what Shiro always told me. Baby steps until you can walk again."

After finishing up a fight, Lance pulled out his phone, shit- how many times had keith called. Quickly he called back, “Keith, babe, everything okay?”

“Yeah.” Keith breathes out with relief. Lance sounded concerned, which would hopefully mean he wasn’t upset. “Just… You know… Lost track of dates trying to update the Itsy Bitsies universal wide.” He aims for casual but he’s certain his voice gives him away.

“Keith… It’s okay you forgot valentines day, ” he says gently, “honestly I was guessing you were going to be busy. We can celebrate tonight if you want to.”

Keith’s nerves bleed out of him with a light chuckle. “Uh, yeah. I’d like that. If you didn’t have any other plans.” He amends quickly. Keith fights the frown at I figured you were going to be busy and makes a mental note to try to clear his calender more.

“Ill make a reservation then, how about that italian place down the street,” he grins

“Yeah. Sounds great.” Keith smiles. “We can get their early enough for their fresh breadsticks?” He asks as he moves about, slowly cleaning up his space.

“Sounds good,” he chuckles, “lets say 6ish?”

“6 sounds great.” Keith beams on the other end of the phone, flushing in earnest and from the dead run from earlier. “I’ll see you then.”

“See you then spidey,” he blows a kiss and winks before hanging up

Keith flushes, and this time it isn’t from the run. He smiles softly at his phone before pocketing it and making his way back to his lab. He sets an alarm so he can finish up in time to get ready.

After a while lance comes in, holding a bouquet of roses, “hey babe,” he grins pulling off his mask and kissing keith’s cheek

Keith smiles softly at Lance. "Hey, babe." His cheeks flush when he looks down to the roses. "I didn't miss my alarm, did I?" He whispers with a sense of dreas as his eyes flit over to his phone that lies silent.

After finishing up a fight, Lance pulled out his phone, shit- how many times had keith called. Quickly he called back, “Keith, babe, everything okay?”

“Yeah.” Keith breathes out with relief. Lance sounded concerned, which would hopefully mean he wasn’t upset. “Just… You know… Lost track of dates trying to update the Itsy Bitsies universal wide.” He aims for casual but he’s certain his voice gives him away.

“Keith… It’s okay you forgot valentines day, ” he says gently, “honestly I was guessing you were going to be busy. We can celebrate tonight if you want to.”

Keith’s nerves bleed out of him with a light chuckle. “Uh, yeah. I’d like that. If you didn’t have any other plans.” He amends quickly. Keith fights the frown at I figured you were going to be busy and makes a mental note to try to clear his calender more.

“Ill make a reservation then, how about that italian place down the street,” he grins

“Yeah. Sounds great.” Keith smiles. “We can get their early enough for their fresh breadsticks?” He asks as he moves about, slowly cleaning up his space.

“Sounds good,” he chuckles, “lets say 6ish?”

“6 sounds great.” Keith beams on the other end of the phone, flushing in earnest and from the dead run from earlier. “I’ll see you then.”

“See you then spidey,” he blows a kiss and winks before hanging up

Keith flushes, and this time it isn't from the run. He smiles softly at his phone before pocketing it and making his way back to his lab. He sets an alarm so he can finish up in time to get ready.

Keith frowns as he walks down the street. He just changed back into his casual attire and was heading home. “Babe? Are you okay?” He asks for a moment, before clearly looking at the Lance-alike. It’s odd how he seems to be better at telling them apart. “Lance?”

“Uh so what do you have?” He asks curiously.

“Few sodas.” He shrugs. “Some left over Chinese take out.” Keith grins sheepishly. “I haven’t been shopping in a while.”

“Better than anything Ive had recently, ” he shrugs, giving a small smile

Keith pulls out the leftovers, graciously giving a good amount to Lance. “Eat up.” He chuckles.

Lance chows down happily, “thank you… Really…”

Keith smiles sincerely. “Don’t mention it, man.” He chuckles. “I promise to feed you any time you visit.”

“I thought id finally seen the last of that place…” He mutters, “I guess I should have known.”

Keith frowns. “Yeah…” He says softly. “I’m sorry about that. I’ll fix the parameters. See if I can’t exclude that world from any and all jumps.”

“Good idea… No one should have to be trapped there, ” he nods

“I wonder if I can download the upgrades remotely to all of them or if I have to go to them one by one.” Keith wonders allowed. “Because you’re right. No one should.”

He shrugs, “Perhaps you could. That would make sense.”

“It might take a while. But I should be able to.” Keith smiles. “And after you’re done eating, I can start calibrating the Itsy Bitsy to send you where you need to go.”

“Thank you…” He says quietly.

“Of course.” Keith smiles. “It’s the least I can do.”

“You’re nice, ” he gives a smile, “most people wouldn’t have.”

Keith shrugs. “Well, they should.” He gives a small smile. “Mom raised me that people should help each other. That’s how you start making the world a better place.”

Lance nods, “you remind me a lot of my Keith…” He frowns, “or at least I think…”

Keith frowns gently. “You… Don’t remember a lot of them, do you?” He asks softly.

“Not really…” He shakes his head, “I… Lost all my memories just having been there so long I guess my mind couldn’t take it and… It’s been hard to recover the pieces I’m missing. All I can really remember is in here, ” he pulls out a small book.

Keith nods slowly. “Well… If you ever want to remember, I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard.” He frowns softly. “But I know somethings are best forgotten.”

He nods, “I was there so long I- forgot why I stayed…:

“I’m sure it was important.” Keith bites at his lip. “I mean.. You weren’t alone, right? Not always?”

“Might have been better if I was…” he mutters

Keith frowns as his mouth turns to an ashen taste. “I’m sorry.” He says quietly.

“Its fine… I’m tried of trying to pretend Im okay…” he shakes his head

"That.. Helps." Keith says after a moment. "Because when you admit you're not okay, you start being able to heal." He turns his gaze. "Even if it's just a bit."

After finishing up a fight, Lance pulled out his phone, shit- how many times had keith called. Quickly he called back, “Keith, babe, everything okay?”

“Yeah.” Keith breathes out with relief. Lance sounded concerned, which would hopefully mean he wasn’t upset. “Just… You know… Lost track of dates trying to update the Itsy Bitsies universal wide.” He aims for casual but he’s certain his voice gives him away.

“Keith… It’s okay you forgot valentines day, ” he says gently, “honestly I was guessing you were going to be busy. We can celebrate tonight if you want to.”

Keith’s nerves bleed out of him with a light chuckle. “Uh, yeah. I’d like that. If you didn’t have any other plans.” He amends quickly. Keith fights the frown at I figured you were going to be busy and makes a mental note to try to clear his calender more.

“Ill make a reservation then, how about that italian place down the street,” he grins

“Yeah. Sounds great.” Keith smiles. “We can get their early enough for their fresh breadsticks?” He asks as he moves about, slowly cleaning up his space.

“Sounds good,” he chuckles, “lets say 6ish?”

"6 sounds great." Keith beams on the other end of the phone, flushing in earnest and from the dead run from earlier. "I'll see you then."

Keith frowns as he walks down the street. He just changed back into his casual attire and was heading home. “Babe? Are you okay?” He asks for a moment, before clearly looking at the Lance-alike. It’s odd how he seems to be better at telling them apart. “Lance?”

“Uh so what do you have?” He asks curiously.

“Few sodas.” He shrugs. “Some left over Chinese take out.” Keith grins sheepishly. “I haven’t been shopping in a while.”

“Better than anything Ive had recently, ” he shrugs, giving a small smile

Keith pulls out the leftovers, graciously giving a good amount to Lance. “Eat up.” He chuckles.

Lance chows down happily, “thank you… Really…”

Keith smiles sincerely. “Don’t mention it, man.” He chuckles. “I promise to feed you any time you visit.”

“I thought id finally seen the last of that place…” He mutters, “I guess I should have known.”

Keith frowns. “Yeah…” He says softly. “I’m sorry about that. I’ll fix the parameters. See if I can’t exclude that world from any and all jumps.”

“Good idea… No one should have to be trapped there, ” he nods

“I wonder if I can download the upgrades remotely to all of them or if I have to go to them one by one.” Keith wonders allowed. “Because you’re right. No one should.”

He shrugs, “Perhaps you could. That would make sense.”

“It might take a while. But I should be able to.” Keith smiles. “And after you’re done eating, I can start calibrating the Itsy Bitsy to send you where you need to go.”

“Thank you…” He says quietly.

“Of course.” Keith smiles. “It’s the least I can do.”

“You’re nice, ” he gives a smile, “most people wouldn’t have.”

Keith shrugs. “Well, they should.” He gives a small smile. “Mom raised me that people should help each other. That’s how you start making the world a better place.”

Lance nods, “you remind me a lot of my Keith…” He frowns, “or at least I think…”

Keith frowns gently. “You… Don’t remember a lot of them, do you?” He asks softly.

“Not really…” He shakes his head, “I… Lost all my memories just having been there so long I guess my mind couldn’t take it and… It’s been hard to recover the pieces I’m missing. All I can really remember is in here, ” he pulls out a small book.

Keith nods slowly. “Well… If you ever want to remember, I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard.” He frowns softly. “But I know somethings are best forgotten.”

He nods, “I was there so long I- forgot why I stayed…:

“I’m sure it was important.” Keith bites at his lip. “I mean.. You weren’t alone, right? Not always?”

“Might have been better if I was…” he mutters

Keith frowns as his mouth turns to an ashen taste. "I'm sorry." He says quietly.