#nguig

52k | 5/? | post-canon, getting together | Keith/Lance

“It kind of looks like Griffin might be interested, too.” “Ew,” Lance says, “no, he’s just nice. We train together sometimes. Besides, I thought…” Lance squints at Keith, “I thought he was your ex.” “You have seen us fistfight,” Keith says, giving Lance a slightly perplexed look. “I guess I just thought you were going through some weird, intense twelve-year-old break up.” Then, “really? Not when we got back to Earth?” “No.” “He was kind of eye-fucking you across the tarmac when we first landed. I mean, granted, I was a little distracted, reuniting with my family and all, but I really… I thought… well, when I didn’t see you around later that night…” Keith wrinkles his nose; Lance eyes him a moment longer then looks away. “I kind of thought you and him were like a… like a weird, hate-each-other-in-public but go-at-it-raw-in-private sort of thing.” “Ugh, Lance, quit it,” Keith says, resisting the urge to shove at Lance. “No.” Under normal circumstances he would, but given Lance is currently using Keith as a crutch, it feels unnecessarily cruel. Lance asks, “really? Not even once?” When Keith looks, Lance is looking at him with his face held carefully still, in the way that Keith knows means Lance is very carefully gauging Keith’s reaction. It doesn’t matter, because Keith says, knee-jerk and with great immediacy, “no.” “Okay, but you thought about it. Surely.” “Jesus Christ.” Then, finally meeting Lance’s eyes again, “when would I even have had time to do that?” “Hey, man, look, I don’t know what you got up to in your free time.” Lance shrugs, glancing away.

+ plus one of my fav moments from this chapter hehe:

Mature | 8.6k | 1/? | post-canon, getting together | Keith/Lance

Work Summary:

And there’s the other thing—it’s Lance. It’s only Lance. It’s only ever been Lance. Lance smiles a little, softly, sweetly, and then lifts his hand to Keith’s jaw, his fingertips light, smiling up at Keith through his dark lashes. “Are you okay enough for this?” he asks. Keith considers the question. “How am I supposed to know?” "When you can say, “yes,” with great confidence, and mean it," Lance says, smiling, his eyes crinkling warmly. “I don’t get it,” Keith says, softly, glancing at the blue crescents on Lance’s cheeks, "I don’t get how you’re so fine. You always seemed so fine.” Lance searches Keith’s eyes for a moment. “I wasn’t. You just didn’t see that part.” - - - - Following a devastating error in leadership, Keith finds himself suspended and Earth-bound, untethered as he attempts to outrun the weight of his grief--and suddenly rekindled desire, as a perfectly well-adjusted Lance re-enters his life.

Chapter 1 Summary:

28.6k | 3/? | post-canon, getting together | Keith/Lance

Lance stares at Keith for a second, like duh. Then, narrowing his eyes a little, “what? You don’t know?” “Don’t know what?” “About Acxa?” “You’ll have to be more specific.” Lance cracks the barest hint of a smile, “she’s my soon-to-be-sister-in-law? Well, actually, no, you didn’t hear that, the ring’s not— you need to keep your lips sealed on this, Kogane, seriously, she’ll kill me.” “They’re getting engaged?” Keith asks, trying to bite back his surprise. “You didn’t know they—? It’s been, like, three years!” “They’ve been dating for three years?” “Keith, Acxa is a staple at the McClain home. You’ve seen them at meetings.” Keith wracks his mind. Sure, he’s seen them talk, hug—sit next to each other. Hold hands, a couple of times, sure. And yes, Acxa has a photo of Veronica on her desk, and Veronica did, actually, that one time, ask if Acxa was single, but surely… Keith shoves his hair back from his face, “I’m an idiot.” “You thought they were being normal?” “We do half the shit they do.” Keith says, by way of explanation.

40k | 4/? | post-canon, getting together | Keith/Lance