#mute lance

New Fic: Silenced (4 Chapters)

Summary:

Lance has always been comforted by the sound of his own voice. It’s why he rambles so much when he’s nervous, talks himself up when he’s scared. And right now, as much as he hates to admit it, he’s scared for both himself and Shiro and what this Druid has planned for them, and so he talks. A lot.

But the Druid doesn’t like that. He doesn’t like that at all.

Okay so small idea thing from an rp I have with a friend. Classic soulmate concept. Or at least I think..

Anyways each person has a phrase on their arm on their first words their SO speaks to them.

Only problem is shiro has nothing. Nada. Zip. His hopes a dreams shattered as he got older as the reality settled in. By his twenties he full on gives up.

It was a saturday a beautiful day and what's better is he has the day of from work. So what does he do? Goes for jog.

It was suppose to be a nice job in the warm spring air. Key word suppose to. Turns out at the exact moment he pulls put his phone to check the time he was in a sudden collision with an ocean eyes brunette. And an added bonus of hot tea splattering on the both of them from the cup.

Shiro is frustrated and upset. The tear burns and he was just walked into to. And the brunette doesn't say a thing. He's further frustrated and annoyed as the boy starts waving his one free hand around all over.

The fuck?

My descriptions are horrible but I'm only phone so I do try best. Kinda.

Based on an rp where shiro runs into a mute sharpshooter who is just walking home after going to his favorite coffee shop.

Might update idk.

For his whole life Keith has been deaf.

Growing up the other kids would avoid him, either unsure of how to communicate with him or scared away by his cool exterior.

By the time he went to middle school he had given up on people all together, becoming isolated surrounded by an aura of anger.

Keith was fine with how his life was. It was all he had ever known.

It was also all he could ever think about.

He would try to focus of class and ignore the crushing loneliness for as long as possible but he always found himself staring out of the window losing himself in the silence that consumed his very being.

No one bothered with him.

Not even the teachers tried to see what was going around that head of his as long as he continued to produce results.

It hurt…

Maybe that was why Keith found himself on the roof after school?

Maybe he couldn’t take the silence anymore.

Couldn’t stand another day surrounded in darkness that was crushing his soul down into the dust.

Or maybe he just wanted to watch the stars for a while…

To pretend everything was fine until he decided if he really wanted to take the step over the edge or not.

Suddenly someone poked him in the shoulder and he looked up to see something written on a chalkboard.

‘Hey! Are you ok?’

The day Keith met Lance, the darkness was destroyed by his light.

The moment he read those words Keith knew his silent life would never be the same.

While most people got scared off after a few failed attempts at making conversation, Lance seemed to take it as a challenge.

He learnt sign language, carried a whiteboard around with him, even mouthed his words slowly so that Keith could figure out what he was saying.

By time they reached high school Keith had gotten used to the unstoppable light that was Lance.

The day Keith got the email saying there was an operation that would let him hear was probably the happiest day of his life.

Finally he would be able to hear Lance.

Hear him laugh.

Hear him talk.

Hear him sing.

Finally get to hear the guy that made his life worth living.

Keith was away all summer.

The operation itself only took a few hours, it was the getting used to a whole new kind of world that kept him away so long. Keith had to learn what sounds were and to train himself to interpret them.

This ranged from the sound of cars approaching to his own voice.

It was jarring to finally found out what he sounded like, it was something that was so familiar to those around him, yet alien to Keith.

It took a few weeks of speech coaching before he could talk normally.

Then a further week waiting to be discharged from hospital, finally able to go home.

By the time he arrived back barely anyone but a small few could tell he had been deaf most his life.

Of course he was thrilled to hear his brother finally talk to him, but Keith had one very special person he needed to talk to.

Keith had barely been home and hour when he ran out of the door not slowing down until he was panting outside of Lance’s home.

He couldn’t wait to hear Lance's voice!

“Sorry dude, Lance is... sick right now and can’t talk.” Hunk had explained in his wonderfully gentle voice having almost sent the shorter boy flying when he had walked into him on the porch.

Keith pushed past Hunk into the house not even stopping long enough to apologize.

He didn't stop until he was outside Lance’s bedroom and kicking the door open, causing Lance to jump in surprise from where he was lying in bed looking much too pale and small surrounded by the bright blue duvet.

“I’m gonna hear your voice no matter what! So I’m going to make sure you get better even if I have to nurse you back to health myself!”

Lance didn’t look at Keith as he got him soup and checked his temperature.

He seemed so hollow and defeated nothing like the Lance Keith had gotten to know over the years.

The thermometer beeped and he pulled it from the other boys mouth with a frown.

“No temperature again...”

It had been almost a week and it would seem Lance was perfectly healthy.  All except for his voice and his spirit.It was like someone switched off Lance’s light. That was all the evidence Keith needed for something being wrong.

However he never realised just how wrong until he overheard Hunk when he was coming back from the store bag filled with medicine.

“You have to tell him!” Hunk sounded angry before he sighed “how much do you think it will hurt him to find out that you’ll never speak again?”

“What?”

Lance and Hunk jumped as Keith threw open the door.

“Keith I...” Hunk tried as Lance looked down.

“What did he mean you won’t talk again!” Keith yelled as he grabbed Lance by the collar.

“ANSWER ME!”

Hunk placed a hand on his shoulder “he can’t...”

A look of horror crossed Keith’s face as silent tears began to fall down Lance’s cheeks.

“While you were away... Lance got sick like really sick. He had a tumour growing on his vocal cords, it was lose them or we would of died.”

Keith shook his head dropping Lance as he backed away like he could escape from the terrible truth.

“No...NO YOU'RE LYING!”

Lance looked away wrapping trembling arms around himself.

He opened his mouth and for a brief wonderful moment Keith thought he was going to answer him.

However he simply closed his mouth again, shaking his head as even more tears fell from his eyes.

Lance looked so small and fragile.

His light flickering so terrifyingly close to being snuffed out. It was then that Keith realised how much Lance needed him.And how selfish he was to get angry at him for something like this.

Keith surged forwards and wrapped his arms around Lance cradling him close.

“I’m sorry... I’m so sorry.”

Keith didn’t even realise he was crying until hot tears hit his hand.

He may never get to hear his best friend speak but he would never let that light go out.

Now Keith had a chance to repay all those years of kindness and support.

Now Keith could be Lance’s light.

As the years passed Lance had high and low moments.

Going from someone so loud and filled with music to being completely silent was devastating for him.

There would be days where he could do nothing but stare at the faded scar across his neck and long for the sound of his own voice again.

For any sound at all.

Then there would be days where Keith could talk enough for the both of them, filling in the silence with mindless chatter about just about anything. It warmed Lance’s heart to see his best friend so happy.

He only wished that he didn’t have the really bad days.

The days where he just couldn’t move from bed because it felt like some giant crushing force was holding him down.

The days where he would stare at himself in the mirror for so long that he no longer recognised the man in front of him anymore.

The days where Keith would get a call in the middle of the night and have to rush to hospital.

The days where Lance woke up with tubes down his throat and a sobbing Keith begging him never to try and kill himself again.

The days that happened far too often.

However as Lance got older those days became less and less.

Keith made them less and less.

He began to notice when Lance began to dim and needed him more than ever. Whenever that happened Keith would drop everything so that he could fill the void Lance’s voice left behind.

It was because of Keith that Lance was able to stand up and retrieve his diploma.

It was because of Keith that Lance was able to finish high school and sit there as Hunk got up on stage for his speech.

It was because of Keith that Lance got to live his life again.

“As valedictorian I could give you a long winded speech about how hard we all worked and how far we have to go. But now isn’t the time for speeches now is the time to celebrate and be thankful for the time we spent together. I don’t think anyone understood this more than Lance.” Hunk stopped talking as a video flickered on behind him projected from the back of the crowd.

No one was really sure what they were expecting when a video of Lance began to play.

It was a few years old and clearly being filmed on someone’s cell phone without his knowledge.

People began to mutter in confusion.

Then the music began.

“Rise towards the horizon

Rise up and show your worth

We are strong and united

We are not decided at birth

Our futures yet to be decided

Our pasts do not define us

So now we shall rise up

Towards our time to come.”

A shocked silence flowed over the crowds as the beautiful melody crossed over them.

Only few of them had ever heard Lance speak let alone sing.

Keith wanted to look at Lance to see if he was ok, but he couldn’t tear his gaze away.

It was the most wonderful sound he had ever heard.

Even if he lost his hearing again today Keith wouldn’t care, because finally he got to hear his best friend’s voice.

So I don’t think I’ve posted properly about my ongoing fic, but here it is! I just finished chapter 8 today and I’m super excited to take you guys through the rest of this mess of a journey.

Next update will be Friday, October 19th at 7PM PST. Hope to see y’all then!

AO3 (Ch. 1) AO3 (Ch. 8) by: TeddyKrueger

Word Count:  57428 Status:  Ongoing Rated: M

“Uh. Lance? What’s going on?” Hunk asks. He looks less at me and more at the mullet-head with my beloved drink all over him. I could ask Hunk to back me up here, but no. I’ve got this. I deal with stupid people all the time. What’s another one?

“You gonna answer me?” Keith demands. “What the fuck is your problem?”

“Language,” Shiro warns.

I start typing and only look up for a second when Keith scoffs. “So you’re gonna play with your phone are you kidd—”

I shove my phone in his face. His eyes widen a bit as he digests what’s on the screen. He huffs and tears the paper towels out of Shiro’s hand.

“Whatever. Watch it next time.”

It’s been awhile since I’ve wanted to talk back, but I’m glad I’m not going to. I mean, I can’t.

I delete the message with a smug grin, knowing that at least part of his day is ruined.

“I’m mute, asshole.”

Next Update: Friday, October 19th @7 PM PST

Tags: mute!lance, soulmates au, soulmark au Other Ships: Hunay, Pimelle, (Implied) Kizavi, Shadam

(So I read something and I couldn’t find it again to add it, but decided to add my two shitty cents in)

Lance hurts his vocal cords and is a lot more hurt than he lets show. It takes a few weeks to get better enough for Coran to be able to use Altean medical stuff to heal them or whatever.

 Lance is actually a good singer and used to pride himself on it when he was with his family, but no one on the team knows that.

 Everyone is making jokes about how happy they are that Lance can't talk and Keith makes the comment "I wish it could always be like this," or "I wish he were always this quiet" taking the joke a bit too far for Lance, though he never let it show. 

Lance is actually really hurt, but smiles and looks as though he's laughing even though the actual sound won't come out. He cries alone in his room.

 After the time is up and Coran heals him he opens his mouth to speak but nothing comes out. 

 The first two or three days they think he's just faking to get attention or joking with them because he somehow thinks it's funny, but then they finally realise he isn't faking or joking about it. His voice is really gone. Just like they all jokingly wished. And Lance is standing there in front of them smiling as tears fall down his face. 

My English and grammar are really bad but I wrote this story on ArchiveofOurOwn. 

Summary

A voice is really precious to a Siren. They sing to find their mate. Without it, they will forever be alone.This story tells about a Siren who have lose his voice and an avian who had long forgotten about him.

In other words, Lance is a mute siren who long to see Keith, his mate but fate seem to be cruel and separate the two of them. Keith forgot about Lance and his promise to him when the Galra attack the avians and took Shiro, Keith brother, away. (Spoiler Alert to those who have read my story.) And now, eleven years later, Lance save Shiro from a Galra ship...

so i tried to look for a different variety of speech impediments such as stuttering or lisps but i couldnt find any! If anyone knows of any it would be awesome if you would let me know name or the author :)

these are all mute!lance fics

A Promise Resulting in Silence by alienxginsberg (1/? | 4,184 | Teen And Up)

“‘Keith! Pull back! We’ll come back for him later! We need to pull back now!’ Shiro’s voice blasted through their helmets again. But Keith wasn’t ready to give up just yet. He struggled to make eye contact with Lance in the fray. Panic was evident in both boys’ eyes, but only Lance managed to nod his head. Just once and Keith pulled back from the horde.”

When Lance is captured by Galra forces, he experiences rounds of harsh interrogation and abuse, but even when the other paladins of Voltron manage to save him, he comes back completely different. Lance is now selectively mute and strangely distant from the rest of the team, but Keith isn’t willing to give up just yet. Though Keith knows Lance is hurting right now, a world where Lance doesn’t tell at least three stupid jokes a day isn’t a world Keith wants to live in. He’s got to help Lance regain his voice; Keith was never one for easy challenges after all.

Starboy by silverblueeyes (1/? | 1,086 | Teen And Up)

“I want to be big and bright, but I am only small. I want to be known, but out here I am nothing at all. I want to be a starboy, but I am a lost boy out in space… I am just a boy.”

//insecurities

Sealed by Fate by thejapanesemapletree (6/6 | 25,973 | Teen And Up)

“Do you remember the myths about seal women… Selkies?”