ALL THE LITTLE THINGS by jilliancares | 1/1 Chapters

RATING && TAGS: General Audience // alternate universe — modern setting + five-plus-one fic + oblivious!lance + pining!keith + college au

SUMMARY

All The Little Things

Or: 5 times Keith let Lance get away with things that he'd never let anyone else do, and 1 time Lance realized that he was, apparently, special

EXCERPT

“Look at her, Keith,” Lance says. “Tell me that’s not the face of a liar.”

“I’m not the one you should be worried about,” Pidge says. “You’re the one currently hugging grumpypants. He doesn’t even let Shiro hug him.”

Keith stiffens against Lance’s side and Lance takes offense on Keith’s behalf.

“Just what I would expect from you!” Lance says dramatically. “More lies!” He turns, wrapping his free arm around Keith’s waist and hugging him from the side. “Keith loves my hugs!”

Pidge squints, in what Lance likes to call her Calculating Face, so he sticks his tongue out at her and unwinds himself from Keith, turning toward the door.

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By the time Lance returned with the beers (in glasses, because Keith seemed to really care about that, for some reason). Keith had moved to the big easy chair and had his feet up. He’d found some old cheesy ‘giant monster’ movie in poorly dubbed Spanish with even worse English subtitles for them to watch. Lance took that as his cue that the conversation portion of the night was done and so he settled onto the couch. Between the terrible translations and Keith’s knack for MST3K’ing the movie in a shockingly deadpan voice, there were several times that Lance laughed himself silent.

It was a good cap to a really rough day and after the movie, he loaded up the dishwasher with Keith’s help and turned out the lights. They climbed the stairs together and he was saying good night outside the door to Keith’s guest room when he felt warm, soft fingers on his face, cradling his jaw. Keith leaned in close, his eyes seemed more purple in the low light- closer to Gaia’s eye color. Expression serious, eyes intent, Keith seemed to be studying him. Time felt weird and Lance felt his breathing change. Keith shifted his weight, moved a little closer; his hand slid up, resting on Lance’s cheek softly.

Word Count: 4, 793

Summary: Based off a tumblr post that basically said: Shiro only elbowed Lance when he was flirting with Nyma, because he knows about Keith's crush on him and doesn't want to see his bro suffer.

Also known as 5 times Shiro ruined Lance's flirting attempts, and the 1 time he didn't have to.

THE TWO OF CUPS by RangoAteMyBaby | 20/20 Chapters

RATING && TAGS: Mature // alternate universe — hogwarts + slowburn + the rivalry is still there because these two are dumbasses + mutual pining + love letters + misunderstanding + secret identity + oblivious!lance + pining!keith

SUMMARY

It's been forty years since the Second Wizarding War. Lots of things are different now but some things never change.

The new school year is starting and for Lance it's a chance to learn new skills, make new friends, and achieve his lifelong dreams. All Keith wants to do is get through his classes without anyone getting in his way. These two students clash due to some misunderstandings and opposing opinions. And they both have to wonder if its possible for two people, so utterly different, to be friends? What about something more?

EXCERPT

“I’ll take that action. You lost last time too,” Pidge grins. “He’ll be here. He’s never late if it’s important.”

Keith perks up at that information. For some reason, it’s an eye-opening revelation for him but it feels like something he should have noticed sooner. Lance’s poor time management makes a hell of a lot more sense now. It's subconscious. He's only late to things he doesn’t prioritize as important... like some of his classes and his dates with Inez.

But Lance never misses a practice with his team. Always on time for his scheduled tutoring sessions. And like clockwork never misses an evening conversation with Lion.

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HIGH TIDE, INCOMING by seaborn | 1/1 chapters

TAGS && RATING: Teen and Up Audiences // canon universe + pining!keith + oblivious!lance + confession + they’ve reached Earth, hallelujah + friends to lovers + fluff

SUMMARY

It starts like this:

They’re sitting across from each other at a table in the local burger joint, tossing casual banter and the occasional insult back and forth. It’s familiar and comfortable, reminiscent of every other conversation they’ve ever had, until out of nowhere Lance leans forward and says with a mouth full of fries, “Let’s date.”

EXCERPT

“Lance, I—” But Lance is giving him the classic puppy-dog look, eyes wide and pleading, and Keith can’t say no. He exhales, making his bangs float upward, then concedes, “Fine. But only for a month.”

“Really?” Lance looks surprised for a moment, as if he hadn’t even been expecting Keith to agree, then lets out a triumphant crow. “We’re gonna be so good, just you wait. Everyone’s gonna talk about us wherever we go, like, Lance and Keith: Ass-Kicking Space Boyfriends. Or Space Ranger Partners. Something like that.”

“Don’t you dare,” Keith warns. “Or else I’m backing out, and you won’t be able to say you’ve dated anyone ever.”

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WANTED by SharkGirl | 1/1 chapters

RATING && TAGS: Teen and Up Audiences // canon universe + love potion + accidental drugging + everyone’s in love with lance + pining!keith + jealous!keith + oblivious!lance

SUMMARY

Lance bounced his knee and then crossed his legs under him as he stared at the bottle. Was he supposed to get Allura to drink it? Or should he dump it on her? That seemed rude.

“Yeah, just about as rude as forcing someone to fall in love with you,” he quipped sarcastically. Then he shot to his feet, startling the mice. “Nope,” he said. “I can’t do it.”

Or, Lance finds an ancient Altean love potion and, even though he decides not to use it, fate (or the space mice) have other plans...

EXCERPT

“You know,” Lance mumbled against Keith’s lips. “I could get used to this.”

“Yeah?” Keith asked, drawing back and looking at Lance with hooded eyes.

“Mhm,” Lance replied. “And, I know you’ve liked me for a long time. And I mean a really long time-”

“Lance…”

“-but if you’re willing to wait for my feelings to catch up with yours,” Lance breathed. “I’d really like to see where this goes.”

“Well.” Keith lifted his hand to tug on the hair just above the nape of Lance’s neck. “You always were a bit behind the curve, huh?”

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NIGHTMARES by Trashness | 1/1 chapters

RATING && TAGS: Teen and Up Audiences // canon universe + pining!lance + pining!keith + oblivious + lowkey slowburn + same bed trope + fluff

SUMMARY

Lance's nightmares are getting out of control. It's effecting his and the team's performance, but he's at a loss for how to fix this.

Apparently sleeping next to a warm body helps.

EXCERPT

Keith is many things. Impulsive, impatient, skeptical, socially inept… he’s been described as all of these things, and to be honest, he doesn’t disagree with them.

But he’s never been called selfish.

But he is. Keith is becoming incredibly selfish.

He’s selfish in how he hoards all of Lance’s touches throughout the night. He sometimes lays there, just watching Lance sleep, committing to memory the way his mouth angles itself when it’s slack and how his eyebrows sometimes crinkle when he’s dreaming.

Keith will sometimes prop himself up on his elbow during the few lucky mornings he wakes up before Lance, and watch his chest rise and fall in an easy rhythm. He reaches out, guiltily, and runs his fingers through his short hair. He brushes the strands out of his face and relishes how Lance seems to lean into his touch.

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