drabble. i love when pidge and hunk troll keith (and, by extension, lance)
At some point, Keith has to admit that his friends might very well hate him, considering the amount of times they put him into situations wherein his crush on Lance causes problems.
โCโmon!โ Pidge and Hunk had said, grinning innocently, โLanceโs gonna play guitar for us. You should come watch!โ
As if they, in their years of friendship, didnโt know that Lance playing guitar is horrifically attractive.
They led Keith into the lionโs den, basically, and now here he is, watching Lance strum his light-brown guitar, its wood and strings well-worn with use. Heโs humming along faintlyโsome song that Keith doesnโt knowโand his eyes are lidded as he half-looks at his fingers, clearly comfortable enough that he doesnโt need to concentrate on playing too hard.
Keithโs chest aches painfully. He imagines feeling Lanceโs throat vibrate when his hums, the warmth of the skin there. The deftness of those fingers is not lost on Keith, either. His body temperature has heated up so quickly that Keith is practically melting at this point, and he instinctively puts a hand over his mouth, his brain trying to hide the flush he knows heโs experiencing.
Pidge and Hunk smirk on either side of him. Because they are bastards and traitors.
Lance finishes his short song with a flourish, pulling his fingers breezily across the strings and looking up with a far-too-smug grin. โThere you go. Thank you, thank you very much,โ he says, his Elvis impression not entirely on point. Keith hisses at the side of him that wants to swoon. Groupie behavior. Get a grip!
โNice,โ Hunk says, nodding solemnly. โI liked it a lot. Did you, Pidge?โ
โMe? Oh, of course!โ Pidge replies, her exaggerated tone not lost on Keith. She turns to him next, shark-toothed smile in place. โDid you, Keith?โ
Feeling far too embarrassed, lovesick, and pissed off to say anything, Keith gives a noncommittal grunt and a single nod.
Lance narrows his eyes at Keith, glaring. โOf course you didnโt like it,โ he says, tone moody and reproachful. He turns to Hunk and Pidge. โWhy did you even bring him?โ
โAw, you know how Keith is,โ Hunk assures kindly, that mischievous glint still in his eyes. โAll, like, tsundere or whatever.โ
Lance blinks. โSoon...deer ay?โ
โTsundere,โ Keith snaps, his proper pronunciation clipped with annoyance.
Hunk smiles. โYeah, that.โ
โTsundereeeee,โ Pidge mimics, poking Keithโs shoulder.
โWhat the fuck is a tsundere?โ Lance asks angrily, but Keithโs had enough. He turns around abruptly and marches to the door, hands balled into fists next to his hips.
Before he leaves, however, he pauses and turns around, mouth set in a hard line. Pointing at Hunk and Pidge in turn, he declares, โFuck you, fuck you, fuck...โ He pauses at Lance, then, finger hovering uncertainly. Then, only a hint of devastated whine in his voice, finishes, โfuck.โ
He runs away. Time to polish his emotional-support knife.