#volrton

At first Keith was hesitant, he didn’t want to drag the other back into space when he’d missed his family and earth so much. But nevertheless, he agreed. 

“Dude… I know your starring at me.” He mentally slapped himself for not facing the wall again. “Sorry…. just… they glow in your sleep,” Keith mussed. They glowed a bit brighter from embarrassment. Opening one eye slightly, Lance huffed. “Then I’ll roll over again.” 

As he went to turn a finger brushed across his cheek. Jumping from shock and an odd, tingly sensation, he stopped. “Keith!” Lance bit his lip as the finger kept tracing over one of his new marks. 

“I still can’t believe you scored a date with Allura, let alone kissed her.” He noticed that the marks grew even brighter after his comment .”Come on dude… it’s still a sensitive topic.”

Keith frowned before feeling the other mark as well. “Sorry, didn’t mean to upset you.” Lance was growing annoyed. Not only did he not have time to put a face mask on that night… but (what he assumed to be) greasy, oily, dirty hands were feeling his face!

He was going to have a break out for sure! “Can you stop smothering me,” he huffed before biting his lip. It was a similar sensation, almost like something from childhood. 

“But they feel so soft compared to your skin.” A little insulted, brown brows knitted together as the marks glowed brighter. “Keith your acting like a ch– pff heh!” Lance covered his mouth while trying to pull away from the other. 

“Did… did  you just giggle?” The glow of blue coming from his face helped illuminate the excitement in purple eyes. “Wait… your cheeks are ticklish?” That’s when it hit Lance. 

It was like going to the dentist as a kid. He’d giggle up a storm from the bristles and tools touching his gums, maybe this was like that?” Another giggle escaped his mouth as Keith played with the mark again. 

“Sthap that!” A shiver ran up the former red paladin’s spine from the nice feeling it gave off. It tickled but… it was soothing. Like when someone plays with your hair! Keith let out a rarely heard, true, laugh.

“That’s so weird. I wonder if Lotor and Allura’s did this, or Romelle’s.” Her name still hurt the Cuban boy but he tried to ignore it. After all he was starting to feel similar emotions for Keith as he’d done for the princess. 

Maybe it was out of loneliness, or maybe it was a mix of being alone and Keith confessing right before Lance’s date with Allura.  But that was a year ago… but hope tried to rise. 

“Keith it tickle, sthahap. Your going to wake the others!” The walls were thin despite being metal. They needed a new ship badly. “Really? It’s only going to bother Acxa. Zethrid and Ezor have tickle fights all the time… though you sleep through it.” 

The other giggled and squirmed as his friend touched the marks more and more. “It’s shahao weird.” He froze as lips touched them.”I think it’s pretty cute.” With that the samuri shot him a smirk. “Well… good night Lance.”