Klance Fic Recs, AU Settings I
Okay so I might end up making multiple parts for AU settings. This one contains mostly occupational/hobby/setting AU stuff. So unless an AU fic prominently featured a certain element, itāll go on another list. So there are some College AUs, 2 Soulmate AUs, and maybe a few others.Ā
Olympians
house on fireĀ by ilgaksu
When Lance McClain is eighteen, he qualifies for the Olympics.
When heās nineteen, he meets Keith.
Correlation does not mean cause, until it totally does.
your love is bright as everĀ by aknightley (gymnast!Keith, swimmer!Lance)
A brief interlude in the future of the Olympic AU, Christmas with Keith and Lance and their cats.
āThis always looks easier in those made for television movies,ā Keith tells Blue, who rolls over and out of his lap, chasing her own bits of tinsel.
In It To Win ItĀ by Lucy_Claire
One of two things was happening right now, either Lance was having a heart attack on of the biggest day of his life, or he had just laid eyes on his Soulmate.
_______
Competitive swimmer Lance McClain feels his Timer counting down right when heās about to jump in the water and finish up his race. Heās faced with two choices in this moment: Continue the race and miss meeting his Soulmate at their fateful time or abandon his lifeās work for someone he never met.Lance makes his choice and has to suffer the consequence of never getting back what he missed out on. Or does he?
Swimmers
Ocean EyesĀ by spacezuko
Lance himself doesnāt even believe in his own abilities. He is drowning in his own pool of desire to be everything that he claims he is. Everything that he wants to be. Keith wonders if heās broken Lance because he doesnāt say a word, his eyes filled with something opaque that Keith canāt quite pinpoint the meaning of. Lanceās eyes are a deep blue. Not the typical morning sky blue, but the kind of ocean blue one wants to drown in.
With legs like theseĀ by Queerswimming
In which Lance finds out that thereās a pool in the castle and challenges Keith to a race.
Lance did NOT think this through. Because not a single thing in this universe couldāve prepare him for the sight of Keith in nothing but a red pair of swimming trunks.
Keith has one arm bend behind his head and stretches it with the other. His back arches beautifully, presenting Lance a perfect view of his well-defined torso. At least the last thing Lance sees right before he dies are those ripped abs.
Football
Mistakes were madeĀ by Lynn1998
Lance canāt stand the captain of the football teamā¦so why is he having sex with him?
Part 1 of skinny band nerd takes it up the ass from the beefcake football captain series
Ice Skating/Hockey
On Thin IceĀ (WIP) by Minadora
Once upon a time, two Canadian nerds decided to start a figure skating au about their two space sons and their wonderful misfit friends. Ten pages of headcanons later we finally put electronic pen to electronic paper and created this monstrosity.
This multi-chapter fic chronicles the lives of a hockey player named Keith who gets forcibly enlisted into figure skating lessons by his brother, Shiro, to āwork on his footworkā. There he meets a pompous - yet talented - figure skater named Lance and gets swept away by both the sport and the skater.Enjoy the ride because itās only just started.
Kiss My IceĀ (WIP) by delictor
Lance hasnāt skated in a year since the accident that cost him the Olympics. Keith canāt skate for shit but that doesnāt stop him from catching Lanceās attention, even when he canāt so much as stand up after falling on the ice.
āWhen a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.ā
āSoon as weāre off this ice youāre dead.ā Keithās threat is an empty one and he knows Lance can tell by the way he laughs at it.
āSerious question though, do you not know who I am?ā Lance questions.
āShould I?ā
āNo, I guess not.ā Lance shrugs. āIām gonna twirl you, okay?ā
āNo, no don'tāwait!ā Keith cries out as heās suddenly viewing the entire arena and his legs go rigid before colliding into Lanceās chest, his chest rising and falling with laughter, hands gripping Keithās upper arms gently. āPut me back on land.ā
āTechnically, we are on land.ā
āWeāre on frozen water, get me off it.ā
Quidditch (Non Hogwarts AU)
The Marks We MakeĀ (WIP) by wittyy_name
Lance McClain constantly dreams of the day heāll finally meet his mysterious soulmate. They donāt say much, if anything at all, but they leave him with gorgeous paintings temporarily tattooing his skin. Itās not exactly the situation he hoped for, but when he feels the connection between them, he canāt bring himself to resent them. As much as he wishes his soulmate would just talk to him, heās resigned himself to being patient. In the meantime, he has a loving family and good friends to help him get by.
Keith Kogane dreads the day heāll finally meet his obnoxious soulmate. Heās just an art student whoās struggling to find his place in the world. Thereās so much he hasnāt been able to control in his life, and the thought of having a soulmate, just another thing in his life which he also has no control over yet canāt do anything about, is a little terrifying. So he ignores the words that occasionally appear on his skin. He has other things to focus on: like being a new student at a big university where his childhood friend and step-brother go.
Surfers (mostly surfer!Lance)
Should I Stand Up on Fear (And Tell You How I Feel?)Ā by Lulatic
āSo, itās really a good thing that Lance got distracted before he dragged you out there with him,ā Hunk chuckled. āI guess flirting became more important than your guysā rivalry.ā
Keith blushed again, looking away with a huff. āYeah, whatever. Heāll probably be distracted long enough that I can go back to the Castle before he decides I need some surfing lessons.ā
Pidge laughed, that kind of cheeky giggle that made Keith and Hunk look over at them with wide eyes. Pidge raised a single eyebrow at Keith, grinning mischievously. āOh, but you wonāt be going back to the Castle any time soon, now will you? Not when Lance is out there, soaking wet, wearing nothing but a pair of swimming trunks.ā
Pride TideĀ by lemoninagin
Heād stared up, watched the differing patches of sunlight play the most stunning array of colored patterns across Keithās pale face as he grinned mischievously over him. Time slowed, his own breathing became laboured and caught in his throat.
āYou can teach me, right?ā Keith had asked in a shyer voice than usual, brushing the tangled mess of his windswept hair away from his eyes and cocking his head towards the boards.
Save his smileĀ by Queerswimming
Keith wants to protect Lanceās smile and finds his answer at the beach. Starring an awkward Keith, Surfer Lance and Hunk playing a giant ice berg.
Lance caresses the wood gently. His eyes turn soft as he speaks. āMy big brother taught me how to build a board.ā He laughs softly. āI always messed it up though. I wasnāt patient enough to do it right.ā He taps on the wood and looks at Keith with a sad smile that knocks the breath out of Keith lungs.
āWho would have thought that I would build a surf board in space though.ā
He laughs at that but Keith can tell that Lance is faking it. He always can.
Roller Derby
Like DevoĀ by surveycorpsjean
As rival jammers, theyāre rough, skating around the rink, giving bruises, bloody noses, broken ribs and snapped fingers-
But when the cops show up, Keith grabs his hand and yanks Lance into the storm drain.
And thats how they start dating.
Streetracing
Purple LamborghiniĀ byĀ warschach
āI need you to focus on this race. No more hate flirting with Keith as much as I enjoy it. I like winning more.ā
He scoffed, āI donāt flirt.ā
āThen stop saying youāre going to teach him how to ride.ā
āI was talking about driving. Duh,ā Lance countered with an attitude mastered purely by Valley girls and entitled customers.
āYea, Lance it doesnāt come off like that at all. It sounds like youāre gonna fuck him.ā
ARTISTS (also including Musicians and Modeling)
Photographer
Pretty BoyĀ by MilkTeaMikuĀ (photographer!Keith)
A pretty Spanish boy shoves a bouquet of flowers under his nose and tells him to stop and smell the roses, so Keith does.
RoommatesĀ by manamune (photographer!Lance, artist!Keith)
(13:24) Lance: Thank you!! Love you, Keith!!!
(13:55) Keith: Iām screenshotting that for the next time you deny it.
Sight for Sore EyesĀ by writewild
Photographer!Lanceās deadline for the magazine he works on the side for is coming up really soon, and has to search last-minute photo opportunities soon. One boy catches his eye.
RiptideĀ by songsofthespring (photographer!keith, surfer!Lance)
Keith fumbles with the camera around his neck and lines up a shot. The boy coasting down a wave, one hand kissing the water. Keith zooms in as far as his lens will allow him. Droplets frame the boyās brown skin and cling to his hair and chest. His eyes, little pinpricks of light from this distance, are nevertheless still recognizably as bright as the ocean itself. It looks like he could be dancing when he rides a wave; every part of his lanky frame seems to merge with the board and the ocean beneath him.
Foreign ScenesĀ Ā by bwyn
Lance has been dreaming of travelling since the first time he heard stories from his family as a child. Now, having finally the time and money to do it, he goes on a trip to Europe to see some of the most culturally rich cities on the continent. Except he keeps bumping into the same guy over and over again, in random cities, doing stupid shit, and ultimately dragging Lance into his trouble, too.
Basically an AU in which Lance and Keith become impromptu travel buddies and get into trouble.
Artist
7 Days to Fall For YouĀ by saiikavonĀ (artist!Keith, ballerina!Lance)
Keith is an art student who mostly keeps to himself, taking note of the beauty in life but keeping his distance from it. This includes the beautiful dancer he sees across the street from his apartmentā¦until a week-long art project pushes him to change that.
(For Klance Secret Santa 2016)
And Now Youāre MineĀ (WIP) by Samyx914Ā (some artist!Keith)
āNo, really. Iāve been thinking about that movie since I got up and thatās the only copy they have and I want it.ā
āBut, I want to watch it.āĀ The stranger laughs.
āWell, you could always come home with me to watch it.ā He says with a wink.
āOkay.ā The strangerās eyes widen. What the fuck, Keith? No. You donāt go home with strangers⦠Anymore.Ā
In which Keith wants to watch a movie, so he goes to find it at Walmart. When thereās only one copy left and someone else picks it up first, his only option is to go home with a stranger. Keith didnāt count on this stranger being so easy to fall for.
VisionsĀ by becca2793
"Itās funny, because as a tattoo artist he makes art that lasts pretty much forever ā as far as the person who has it is concerned ā but a street artistā¦their art lasts maybe a couple of days.ā
Keith comes in for a tattoo; Lance immediately falls in love. With his art. His love for Keith comes later.
Take the Easel Way OutĀ by svensationalist
Oh no, heās hot, Lance thinks while heās dying.
(Pidge elbows Lance sharply a little while later. āYouāre not dying, dumbass,ā they whisper. āPay attention, the pose started.ā)
Written for klanceweek day 1, āRed/Blueā. Art class AU where Lance canāt focus because one of the new life drawing models is too attractive.
Cute as FcukĀ by anonymouschupacabra
Even though he had never seen the hot guy before in the year that heād been going to college, it was like the dam had broken, because Lance saw him everywhere. From the sculpture rooms, to the library, to the cafeteria, the guy was everywhere Lance was, and it only made it that much harder to ignore the hot buzzing he felt inside every time he saw him.
Dancers
7 Days to Fall For You by saiikavon (ballerina!Lance) see above ^
i bet you look good on the dance floorĀ by xShieru
āSo like in 'Step Upā?ā
Allura shrugs. āNow that you put it like that - yes. I guess itās just like in 'Step Upā.ā
The smile that she sends Shiroās way - followed by a shy wave, eugh - is sickening to say the least, and Lance still doesnāt believe in dance camps
Lance McClainās dancing career begins and ends with Keith.
Keith just wants to find out what Lanceās deal is.
you raise me upĀ by rhapsodyinpink
āWhat, you donāt think I look like Patrick Swayze?ā
Keith snickers. āAbsolutely not. You are Jennifer Grey in this situation.ā
āThatās a fair point. Nobody puts me in a corner,ā replies Lance, nodding seriously, before his expression turns mischievous.
āSo thenā¦are you saying you want to call me Baby?ā
Keith flushes red, but stands his ground as he leans in closer. āAre you saying you want me to?ā
Shut Up and Dance With MeĀ (WIP) by wittyy_name
Lance and his friends have been regulars at the Altea Dance Studio for years. Not just for classes, but to hang out, practice, and spend time with good people who love dancing. Every year, they audition to be one of the few representing Altea at the regional dance competition. Lance always auditions solo, but this year he misses out on auditions and blows his chance to participate. And so does his self-proclaimed rival, Keith.
Luckily, Shiro comes up with a brilliant plan: convince Lance and Keith to audition as a duo.
With a little convincing, and a lot of effort, these two might just be able to pull it off and go to regionals⦠or they might crash and burn.
Musicians
That Would Be AlrightĀ by icedsonder
And call it spur of the moment, his exacerbated pining over past few months, or even his own alcohol impaired judgment, but Keith let his inhibitions take a backseat as he took a step forward and pressed his forehead against Lanceās to sing his next lines.
āI know Iāll fall in love with you, babyā
Musically InsaneĀ by myparadisepalace
It had only taken Lance three days after becoming the blue paladin to realize there were no instruments in the castle. And even if there were, Lance figured theyād be too obscure and strange for him to be able to play.
PROFESSIONS (i.e. cops, doctors, EMTs, waiters)
Soldiers/Assassins/Spies
Counting in CodeĀ by DLanaDHZ
There was no one better in the field. The Voltron Force was efficient and deadly, and they took no new recruits. They were hand-picked, and though they didnāt always get along, they were family. Under the stress of a mission, the team counted each other as a way to calm down and focus. But Keith couldnāt count, because counting meant he knew where everyone was, and right now all he had was a pair of bloody dog tags in place of his partner.
blink if you want meĀ by xShieru
He wakes up to Pidgeās face hovering above him. āYou gotta stop running into him like this.ā
āDude, he fucking shot me.ā
āI know. We saw.ā
A hitmen AU wherein two thirsty assholes fall for each other and then jeopardize their respective missions because of it.
Retail/Food (waiters/cashiers/clerks)
Melt With YouĀ by dumpsterdiva
If you ask Keith what summer means to him, heāll say shitty weather, a bag of quarters, sticky blue raspberry kisses, and not-quite-midnight sandwiches.
Summer job AU at the pier feat. Keith as a shaved ice slave and Lance as an aquarium camp counselor.
You Dropped a Bomb by quartetship
Lance loved his job.
Tollbooth Operator
Drive Me CrazyĀ byĀ battleshidge
Keith stared blankly at the tollbooth operator for a moment before trying to stifle a groan. Somehow, he always managed to get the booth with the flirtatious attendant, a lanky brown-haired man with clear blue eyes and a confident grin. It didnāt matter that he changed what lane he went throughāat least three times a week on his way home from work, Keith was forced to suffer through the horrendous flirts that this man tossed his way.
Taxi Driver
Finish What You StartedĀ by battleshidge
āYou were right,ā Keith breathed, looking up at Lance with a fire in his eyes. āI did start this,ā he lifted his chin, pressing a soft kiss to Lanceās jaw. And another. And another. Lance thought it was tortureāsweet, sweet torture. And then that challenge sparked in Keithās eyes again as he asked, tone low and resonant, āAre you going to finish it?ā
Pizza Delivery
You Stole a Pizza My HeartĀ by KaSaPe
Keith just wanted a pizza. The cute delivery boy with the weird grin and stupid flirting (?) had other plans.
Or: Keith just doesnāt get Lanceās flirting. At all.
Lifeguards
six foot diveĀ (WIP) by shizuoh
āIām bisexual,ā Lance says.
Keith furrows his eyebrows. āGood⦠for you?ā
āIād like to buy you a drink,ā he starts, and grins, āand then get sexual.ā
Keith shoves him into the water.
(or: lance and his family go to california for a two-month vacation. cue hot lifeguard keith gyeong-kogane.)
LessonsĀ by amycoolzĀ and SylviaW1991
Keith has been nothing but a thorn in Lanceās side since the mullet-haired ass first walked into the classroom. But when he decides to get himself shoved into the deep end and, wow, canāt even swim, Lance has to save his pretty self and then Pidge volunteers him to teach Keith how to swim. Great. Just great.
Nurse
Racing Heartbeats and Hospital BedsheetsĀ by screwtodayimsleepingĀ (nurse!Keith)
Me: Hunk
Me: Buddy
Me: emergency!!!!
HunkyBae: whatās up, lance? Are they not letting you out of the hospital yet?
Me: HUNK
Me: the male nurse that took my blood was probably the sexiest person iāve ever seen
Me: and im literally wearing two sheets as an outfit
BUSINESSES (e.g. Coffeeshop, flower shop, animal shelter)
Office
eyes wide to you with wonderĀ by aknightley
Keith doesnāt dislike his job, but he definitely dislikes Lance. Probably. Maybe.
āCoran thinks youāll bang at the Christmas party but I think thatās giving you guys way too much credit,ā Pidge says thoughtfully. āHunk is a romantic. He thinks Lance is gonna ask you out any day now. I think heās got a week or so before he owes me like a hundred bucks.ā
āPidge, what the fuck?ā Keith says, flustered. He nudges them again with his foot, this time slightly harder. They scowl at him, swatting him away. āWhy would you bet on me and Lance?ā
Part 1 of Office AU
Flower Shop
iāll gift you the starsĀ by Kyoshu_Koi
Flowers and stars. At least they were giving him things he liked.
CactusĀ by PinkHitman
When Keith moves from the desert in the middle of ass backwards nowhere, to plop in the middle of the big city, he doesnāt expect to instantly grow fond of the tall, endearing, jerk across the street. But itās hard not to see roses when said person works in a flower shop.
Arcade
got gameĀ by warschach
Lance hates his job until the one day he doesnāt.
Bakery
youāre so sweet; will you be mine?Ā Ā by jojotext
A new bakery pops up right across the street from Lanceās bakery.
ā¦
In which Lance is an idiot, Keith is an asshole, and Pidge is the next Dr. Phil.
Coffeeshop
nothingās quite as sweetĀ by dimpleforyourthoughtsĀ and thebrotherswinchester
Keith is a barista who hates his job. Lance works at the cat shelter across the street.
SOCIAL MEDIA (Tumblr AU, bloggers, Youtubers, gamers)
Youtubers
you had me at merlotĀ by DJAlien
āOh my God,ā Lance says as he covers his face. Keithās tinny voice blares from his laptop speakers: āWhat do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.ā See, this joke might have been funny if someone charismatic and charming had said it, but Keithās flat voice and even flatter expression effectively kidnaps, tortures, and then decapitates any chance of it being remotely humorous.
Keith accidentally starts a YouTube channel. Lance, of course, refuses to be left out. It goes about as well as youād expect. (Ft. copious amounts of wine and a truly shameless number of references to MyDrunkKitchen, DailyGrace, and general pop culture)
The Boyfriend TagĀ by theoddpacolypse
Keith and Lance are famous YouTubers, along with the rest of their friends, and though they consider each other ārivalsā in some ways, they are actually incredibly close. So close that they are actually dating in secret and constantly dropping hints to their fans, whom desperately want them together.
Part 1 of What Happens on Youtube series
Gamers
Next LevelĀ (WIP) by battleshidge
āDammit, Blue, donāt die on us yet! We only just started!ā
Redās voice snapped in his ears, and Lance cursed under his breath. He tried to backpedal quickly, but being flat on his back with the enemy looming above made for certain movement limitations. On top of that, he was already injured, and he could see the red patch spreading across his thigh. He could really use some of Hunkās portable healing pods, that was for sure. And that, Lance observed, was a very nasty looking knife that was about to plunge straight through his chest.
Effect: +100% Love, -100% LogicĀ (WIP) by manamune
In the real world, Lance is barely making it by in his senior year. Heās failing most of his classes and is only one more fuck up away from being kicked off the swim team.
In the virtual reality game Voltron, Lance lives an entirely different life as the internationally-known Blue, an archer with impeccable aim. Heās filthy rich, has a trillion friends, and is a part of the most feared guild in the game.Thereās just one problem: heās madly in love one of his guildmates, Red.
Things begin to go downhill when a kid who acts suspiciously similar to Red transfers to Lanceās school.
Bloggers
a recipe for twoĀ by battleshidge
He wondered, briefly, what the look on Lanceās face would be if he actually did say yes.
Itās Mutual (Follow Back Already)Ā by JessicaMDawn
At twenty-four, Keith decides to figure out what this 'tumblrā thing is. Itās confusing at first, but Keith learns to have fun with it with help from a few new friends. AKA Keithās adventures on tumblr.