#bp lance

back then he’d wanted to be bp to prove he could, bc he didn’t feel he had anything special of his own to contribute to the team, bc he just felt like a seventh wheel and he had so much to prove but now

now

now he climbs in and he’s encouraged his teammates and soothed their insecurities when no one else could, he’s unlocked a new form in his bayard, he’s given valuable input when they’re in a pinch and there’d been no one else to do it and he’s given them drive

so this time

this time

this time when he puts his hands on the controls and thinks “please”, it’s not bc he thinks he needs to prove himself to his friends it’s bc he wants so badly to be able to protect his team his friends his family so he puts his hands on the controls and he holds his breath and thinks “please” and barely dares to hope

and a lion’s roar echoes in his head and black rears up in her hangar bc she’s found another leader, one born from adversity and filled with hope, a different kind of leader from the two she’s had previously this past year but no less worthy for it and so she rears and