here, have some pining!lance headcanons because i’m w EAK:
when lance realizes that he has a big gay crush on keith, of course he’s in denial about it at first
because really??? out of every living being in the universe, he just had to end up crushing on his once rival, number one impulsive hothead, the mullet man???
like, why on earth would lance be attracted to keith???
with his dumb cropped jacket, his impulsive hotheadedness, his badass fighting skills, his cute smile, his soft, stupid looking mullet…
okay yeah, so maybe lance has a crush on keith. but how was he supposed to know that he’d end up liking keith of all people???
but once lance accepts his feelings for him, it’s like he’s suddenly hyper aware of everything that keith does, to the point where lance can’t help but be clumsy around him
like, he walks into walls, awkwardly stutters, and trips over air kind of clumsy
obviously keith is very confused because??? lance is usually pretty graceful and always knows what to say, so it’s pretty odd seeing him all over the place
it’s a new thing for lance too, because he’s supposed to be suave and cool around his crushes, not dorky, awkward, and clumsy
(but unbeknownst to lance, keith thinks it’s pretty endearing)
when lance thinks about or hears keith’s dorky laugh, he gets this dopey, love struck smile on his face because wow, his laugh sure is beautiful
the way his head tilts back, with a huge, wild smile on his face- it’s it’s almost like keith radiants happiness when he laughs
and, not to be dramatic, but lance would love a soundtrack of just keith’s laughter so he could listen to it on repeat on the bad days
(it makes lance feel like he can take on the entire galra empire on his own when he’s the one to make keith laugh)
every time a battle is over, and keith tells him “good job sharpshooter” with that dumb (hot) cocky smirk on his face, lance feels those silly, cliché butterflies in his stomach
and while lance hates the violence that’s involved with defending the universe, watching keith fight takes his breath away, because he fights like he has nothing to lose
(lance only wishes he could be that strong)
but every time keith fights by his side, he’s never felt safer, because he knows that keith’s got his back, and in return, lance has got his
sometimes, out of curiosity, lance just wants to risk it all and see what would happen if he’d go plant one right on keith’s mouth
like, what would keith do???
would he gasp??? be still??? push him away??? kiss him back???
but the reality is this: lance would never be able to do it
not only would it be rude to kiss him without permission, but lance is way too afraid of rejection to ruin their friendship over his feelings
(but the truth is: keith will be the one to plant one on him first. he couldn’t help it after watching his boyfriend look out at the stars with sad, lonely eyes)
on the bad days, lance can’t help but sit back and wonder about how his family would react to keith if he introduced him as his boyfriend
his mother would take one look at keith, take him into her arms and tell him “welcome home” and his father would smile warmly and thank keith for helping watch out for of his youngest while he was away
his older brothers would tease him and wonder how he got such a good looking dude, trapping lance in their arms as they give him a noogies, telling him that they’re happy for him
his sisters would take one look at keith’s hair and wonder how the hell he could make such an out of date hairstyle look so good, and then proceed to interrogate him until they knew every itty bitty detail about lance and keith’s relationship
his nieces and nephews would probably think that keith is way cooler than him, simply because he’s a badass ninja warrior
(and lance could be jealous…. but keith is a pretty cool guy)
and while all these might just be speculations, there is one thing that lance knows for sure: they would treat keith as one of their own, as soon as they’d notice how good of a person keith was
and at how absolutely smitten lance is with him
the day lance realizes that his feelings aren’t as one-sided as he thought, it’s a pretty normal day
the team is together eating some delicious meal that hunk made, after getting some ingredients from the last planet they helped free
everyone is chatting and having a good time and while he’s laughing at a joke that hunk made, he can just sense that he’s being stared at, and so he decides to see who wants his attention and-
it’s keith. keith is the one staring at him. he has this soft, fond smile on his lips and the emotion in his eyes are just so kind and warm and lance just… looks back at him, his heart pounding and palms sweating
because maybe… just maybe his feelings aren’t as one-sided as he thought they were
(and if lance ends up blushing up a storm when keith reaches for lance’s hand under the table and laces their fingers together? well, it was nobody’s business but his own)
