The "incorrect [insert fandom here] quotes" concept but it's my favorite VLD ship, Kidge. I'll probably throw in some Brotp Klance, Plance, and Punk in there along the way.
Song #23 – Too Late For You, by TheManBeHisLa (ft. Mcgwire)
So, I initially was going for angst, but the story ended up dictating itself to be more tragedy. I unfortunately had no control over this and had to abide by the stories wishes.
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Voltron flew to the ship from the surface of Naxzela as fast as it’s thrusters allowed.
“Thrusters are at max power!” Lance called out.
“I sure hope we make it in time…” responded Hunk.
Come on, Katie… think! There has to be something you can do, if we don’t hurry there’s no way to stop the planet from exploding, and there is no way Keith or the Coalition will be able to hold Haggar off for long! Pidge thought, internally screaming at herself to come up with a solution.
“Follow my lead, we have to break through that shield!” she heard Keith shout over the intercoms before groaning in pain.
“We’re not gonna make it!” Lance shouted, panicking.
There has to be something I can do… I can overclock the thrusters I- I can…
“We’ll never penetrate those shields!” Matt said over the comms.
“… Not with our weapons…” she heard Keith say, barely more than a whisper.
“Wait, Keith, what are you doing?!” Matt asked.
‘Not with our weapons’? What’s that supposed to mean. No- “Keith you can’t!”
“Sorry Katie… You guys, stop the Galra. End this war. I’ve missed you all, I’ll- I’ll keep missing you.” Keith told them before shutting off his communications and putting his thrusters into full power.
Pidge watched as Voltron neared just close enough to see the remnants of the explosion dissipate as the shield shut down.
“Keith!!” Everyone, including her brother could be heard before a purple laser burst through Haggar’s superweapon, completely destroying it.
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“I’m sorry for the loss of your comrade, truly. I tried to make it in time… I was merely- too late to be of any help for you.” Lotor old them all as the group, Matt, and he sat in the Castle hangar.
“Like quiznack! You probably just wanted to make sure another opponent was off the board before coming in at the last second for your own plans!” Lance shouted, getting in Lotor’s face.
No one noticed her, the girl normally so curious and talkative was completely silent. Unable to get out a word. No one, except her brother and Shiro.
“Pidge… Katie?” Matt said, turning to his sister, this finally drew the attention of the other paladins and Lotor.
“I should have done something… the thought crossed my mind- bypass the engines to overclock the thrusters, deal with the burnout and repair them later- I could’ve done something. I could’ve done anything, I- I-” she couldn’t help it anymore, she dropped to the ground. Hyperventilating. Unable to breathe.
“Sh-shiro, you came back! You were gone, we thought you died! How’d you come back?!”
“I don’t know, Pidge. I was in the Black Lion, but I don’t remember, like I said.” Shiro mumbled out.
“No, no, no, no… he was supposed to come back to us. He was supposed to be with the Blades, get his answers and come back to us. He was going to share everything he found out with me!” She screamed before burying her head into Matt’s chest.
Matt looked up at Shiro, asking his old friend only one question, “Were they-?”
“They were close, but- but I never knew it was like this.”
“You bastard… you were supposed to come back to me.”
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@flannelfangirl Like I said, I initially meant to meet your angst with my own, however, the keyboard had it own ideas
A/N: This song itself is fairly more upbeat in tone, I however simply the title as inspiration for this snippet
The neon light blazed against the dark of the desert sky. Bright orange against a deep purple backdrop. He pulled into his usual spot. The brass #5 hung upside down on the dusty forest green of the door. He turned the key, the old engine grumbled as it died. He laid his head back against the headrest, absently wondering if Shiro’s comments about him and the car being alike actually held some truth. He twisted the room key between his fingers, flipping the rounded edges of the diamond keychain over his knuckles, letting his mind drift.
He needed to drift. Needed to get in a better headspace. Or rather out of his head entirely. He needed to let himself – his feelings – go.
Eventually, Keith stepped from the car. The heavy door creaked as he shut it behind him. He paused at the motel room, key shaking in his fingers as he held it up to the keyhole. A bird screeched in the scrub beyond and he twitched, muscles still reflexive like they had been during the war. A war that felt so far away now. A war that felt somehow more simple then whatever he was doing now.
With a shaky sigh, he pushed to unlock the door, taking one last look out towards the highway beyond as he shut it behind him.
She came sometime in the middle of the night. She was always late to things. Even her own clandestine meetings. He’d fallen asleep in the chair waiting. Her gentle knock on the door shocked him awake. He peered out the dusty, floral curtains (just in case). Her hair was different, chopped haphazardly at her shoulders like she’d done it herself (she probably had). Framed against night, the orange neon making the auburn in her hair flare like a halo. She impatiently nibbled at her bottom lip as she stuttered, nervous, from one foot to the next. He forgot all about his reservations from earlier. He stopped thinking as he unlocked the door. Stopped worrying as he turned the knob and pulled it open. He stopped caring as she dropped her bag to the floor and launched herself into his arms. He stopped everything.
He would always stop everything for her.
He leaned against the open doorway, absently peeling at the paint on the frame, watching as she double checked the ties on the roof rack. Her hair was shoved into a matted bun atop her head, revealing the line of marks he’d left there at some point in the night.
He tried to meet her eyes in the low light of the rising sun but she was focused on her task. Always looking forward, never behind.
Emotions and bile mixed in his throat and he wasn’t sure if he’d confess his love or vomit if he opened his mouth but he had to try. He always tried.
“Pidge –” His voice was weak. Weak and pleading. She cut him off.
“Don’t.” The word was as sharp as a knife. It lodged in his chest and he felt his lungs collapsing. “Just don’t.” She said again, this time more gently, like someone regretting the tone they’d taken with a well meaning but ignorant child.
He bit back the rest of his words. The ardent confession. The hurt. The desperation. He shut it all down.
The silence must have been unexpected. She stopped her hurried packing and turned back to look at him, apologetic but unwavering. Her bottom lip quivered. The orange of the dawn defusing the freckles across her nose. He loved those freckles.
“Dammit Keith…” She whispered under her breath as she took a few long strides back to him, grabbing his face between her hands and pulling him down for a kiss. He didn’t resist. How could he? She was everything to him.
He made the kiss linger. Dug his fingertips into the tops of her hips, pulled her close and forgot how to breathe. She let him. She let him kiss her like that. A bone to a dying dog.
Ten heartbeats. Maybe more. She pulled away. Her fingers stroked his cheeks as she stared up at him, bright eyes brimming with unshed tears.
He didn’t say anything. He couldn’t.
She sucked in a sharp breath, nodded once, and then rushed the few steps back to her car, getting in and shutting the door before her warmth had even left him.
He watched her pull away. He thought she looked back. Once. But the neon cast shadows where the sun couldn’t reach inside the car and he couldn’t see her expression.
He didn’t know if he’d see her again. He didn’t want to let himself hope for it, but he did anyway.
But some part of him, call it his gut he wasn’t sure, said they weren’t done with each other yet.
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Thanks @incorrect-kidge-quotes for the ask!! This was fun! I enjoyed writing something angsty. Hope you like it!
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Keith: *just came back from the quantum abyss, two years older, a half-foot taller, and probably about 20lbs more muscle than the last time she saw him*
Pidge: Cause you're taking up more space in my heart.
Keith: *keith.exe has crashed from the first act of flirtation in years*
hey, I saw a while ago that you mentioned doing "kidge parents headcanons" or something like this... Are you still planning on doing it? because it makes me very curious :)
Hey, so sorry for only just now answering this.
Yep! Definitely plan to, was waiting for some topic submissions/prompts to give my viewpoint, but I'll just go ahead and give one now
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When Keith and Pidge were at the hospital for the birth of their first child, the first words Keith (with joyful tears) said were this:
Pidge: Should you be drinking that? Aren't you lactose intolerant?
Keith: *a bum who raised himself in the desert for years*
Keith: This isn't lactose, it's milk :)
Pidge: ...
Pidge: Keith, you know I love you, but please, please, between the fact you thought your blood type was "red" and now this, for the love of quiznack pick up a high-school level science textbook!
Keith: *slowly slurps on his milk* 😑
Keith: The only science I need is a) where vital organs are; b) how much force is needed to critically harm a vital organ; c) how to fly; and d) how to repair my vehicle so I can fly it some more.
Pidge: I am going to educate you if it's the last thing I do.
The lovely NovemberNights was kind enough to put together a Kidgemas prompt list (and asked that we share it around)! For anyone who wants to participate, please share and spread the kidgemas cheer this year!
Lance: Definitely, he could be studied for being so oblivious. I should know, as his roommate, I've seen him at his worst.
Hunk: Like?
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Pidge: Months ago, when we started getting serious, I tried to lean in for a kiss, and he swerved out of the way before wishing me a good evening. I was walking back to my car before he slammed the door open and vaulted over his porch to cut me off to ask "Were you trying to kiss me?"
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Hunk: Okay, but that's one instance and right at the beginning of y'alls relationship. Not too bad...
Lance: Should we tell him about the shower incident?
Pidge: Oh, quiznack, definitely.
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Lance: The other day, Pidge had used the shower at our place and left the door slightly ajar, and I took my cue to leave.
Pidge: I called out to Keith, saying it was really hard to wash my back, and what did the poor boy do? He went and got Lance's long-handle scrub and closed the door.
Lance: When I came back, Pidge gave me the scrub and walked out and I had to ask Keith why she gave me my own item, his response? "She said she had trouble washing her back." I had to explain to him that Pidge wanted *him* to help her wash her back.
Pidge: Oh, we can't forget about the text too!
Hunk: Do I even want to know?
Lance: I had to text Pidge and explain I'm still trying to teach Keith, she then told me to speed up the process before texting Keith, and I quote, "I'll be back in 10 minutes. Be naked when I get there."
Lance: I once again took my cue to leave, taking Allura out to dinner and a movie.
Pidge: Thanks again for everything you did today, I know BaeBae enjoyed spending time with Kosmo and I'm sure the new toys are appreciated too, of course.
Keith: No problem, need anything else from me before we head out?
Pidge: Your last name?
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Alternatively
Pidge: Yeah, actually *drops to one knee* your last name?
Lance: So, you and Pidge thinking about having kids, huh?
Keith: She is...
Shiro: And you're not?
Keith: It's not that I don't want to... it's just that- I don't think I'd be able... I mean, I lost my dad when I was a kid and took care of myself until you came along, Shiro. I don't know the first thing about being a parent.
Shiro: And you think I did? I was winging it the whole time *chuckles*
Lance: Keith, buddy, I like to give you a lot of crap, but listen to me here and now. You are a natural caretaker, you want to be there for the people you care about, and that's the most important thing a parent can be.
Keith: But what if I can't find the balance? What if I miss ceremonies and celebrations because I have to go to another system for The Blades? What if I'm not there enough to be the parent I'd want to be? I don't want to put Pidge through that...
Shiro: Keith, balance comes with the job. But also, you're not alone. You have Kolivon and your mom to help with the Blades, Acxa cam lead your team when you're away from the ship, and also you have a wolf that can teleport from anywhere in the universe. If you want to be a parent, don't let the fear stop you from trying.
Keith: Shiro, Lance, thank you guys, for everything.
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Later that evening
Pidge: *with bottle of wine and two glasses sat out* Hey can we talk?
Keith: Yeah, actually I was wanting to say something too.
Pidge: Okay, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for bringing the idea of kids up so much the past few days. I talked to Matt, Romelle, and my mom and they gave me a new perspective and I just wanted to say I want be pushy or anything about it anymore. I'm with you cause I want to be with you, and if you're not comfortable with having kids, I'm fine with that. As long as I'm with you the whole time.
Pidge: Sorry for rambling... What was it you wanted to say?
Keith: Oh, nothing. Just that we may want to lay off the wine if I'm going to get you pregnant later tonight.
Pidge: *spits out her wine and goes into a coughing fit* Is- is that what we're do-doing?
Keith: With much enthusiasm.
Pidge: Are you sure?
Keith: Absolutely.
Pidge: Do we have to wait until later tonight?
Keith: *smirks, scoops Pidge off her feet and into his arms* You're in trouble now.
Pidge: It's about Keith, I... want to... hit his face... with... my mouth.
Lance: You- you mean you want to date him?
Pidge: Yes, that!
Hunk: Okay, well, have you said that to him?
Pidge: Well, no, not in so many words exactly.
Lance: Oh, dear quiznack, what did you do?
Pidge: Nothing!
Lance: Pidge...
Pidge: No, I literally did nothing! He came out of the showers after sparring with just his pants on, and I froze like an outdated computer!
Lance: Oh, come on, he can't be that impressiv-
Keith: *walks in, shirtless and just in pants, abs and physique on full-display*
Pidge: Eep!
Keith: Oh, hey Pidge, didn't expect running into you again so soon. Lance, Hunk, have y'all seen my clothes? I know I had them in the locker room, but I'm pretty sure Kosmo and the space mice are playing a prank on me, and I can't find them anywhere.
Lance: *looks at Pidge*
Pidge: *pidge.exe has stopped working*
Lance: Huh, she actually froze like an outdated computer...
Lance: Nope, sorry mullet.
Keith: Okay, see y'all later.
Lance: Alright little Pidgey, let's go. Reboot, or whatever it is you do.
Pidge: See?! What do I do?
Hunk: The problem is, you're looking at it like a computer program. You're over-planning.
Lance: Just speak naturally, do what I do.
Pidge: You mean flirting relentlessly with every woman you find attractive.
Lance: Yep! Relentless flirting landed me Allura after all! Come on, HEY KEITH, PIDGE HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU!
Not a parent hc post like I said I would do, but here is a one-shot I couldn't get out of my mind of Keith being a badass husband to Pidge in a traumatic time of need.
Semi-inspired by that one scene of Superman & Lois where Clark confronts Emitt in the diner.
TW: Violence, attempted assault
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"Hey Katie, you home from the lab yet?" Keith called out as he entered the front door. "Sorry I'm a little late, I decided to stop by Olkari before reentering the system, some of the human colonists took these grape looking things and made some wine, thought it might be nice for us to- oh, hey Matt. Sorry, didn't know you were here. Katie around?" He asked, looking around the entryway.
"Yeah, she's in the other room. But she asked me to come in here before you saw her and panicked."
"Panicked? Why would I panic? What happened?!" Keith asked before trying to walk past Matt.
Matt put his hand out to slow his brother-in-law down "She's okay, for the most part. She had a run-in with some people, we think it was an attempted mugging. We've already got authorities looking into it."
Keith's eyes went wide as he pushed past Matt and into the living room where he saw Pidge on the couch, Romelle comforting her as Sam and Colleen sat next to them.
"Keith, I-" Pidge went to stand up before Romelle eased her back down as Keith interrupted her.
"What happened, are you okay?!" Keith's mouth moved faster than his brain, it took a moment before his eyes registered her appearance.
Swollen cheek, the very corner of her mouth had a busted lip, her wrist red and he noticed she was holding her side with her other hand.
"What happened?!" He demanded again.
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"Last call, sis, sure you don't want me and Romelle to give you a ride home?" Matt asked as the two left their lab and Romelle greeted the two.
"Nah, I'm good. Keith's coming back home tonight after a few weeks away from home. Going to go shopping to buy somethings for our 'reunion'." She chuckled
"La-la-la, not listening!" Matt over exaggerated his yelling as he covered his ears.
Romelle chuckled as she took his arm into her own, and they walked back to their vehicle "Well, you two have a lovely evening. We should all get together for dinner after he's settled back in, I'm sure your parents would appreciate it."
"Definitely! See y'all later, and don't forget the blueprints again!" She laughed as her brother got into the car and they sped off.
It didn't take long for her to walk from the Garrison to the town, the once easily shopping strip now fully repaired from the ruins of the war. She bought the two food for dinner, and a went by to get a new lingerie set to treat him.
As she walked out of the store she noticed a few men tailing her. 'Nothing too strange,' she thought, this is the most direct way to the residential district. But still, she always kept them in her peripheral vision, which she thanked herself for.
"Excuse me, missy, you lost? Need some help?" One of the men called out, go which she ignored. "Hey," he said as he ran up and grabbed her wrist a little *too* tight for her liking "I asked you a question, a pretty single girl like you doesn't need to be all alone."
Pidge raised her hand and flipped the man off, showing off her ring, the metal being a blend of luxite gifted by the Blades and solid gold. The gem was a fairly sizeable emerald as the centerpiece, with the sides being embezelled with rubies . "Not single. Don't need help. Thank you, but I'll be leaving now."
The man tightened the grip he had on her wrist, and though she's felt much worse, the pain was still surprising. "No need to be rude. Let us see that ring again."
"What have we got here?" The other man asked as he looked into the bag and pulled out her planned evening attire. "Look, the ring isn't all, she's got something else for us."
Pidge reached into her lab coat behind her back and summoned her newly created bayard, it may not be upto the standard of the original created by Alfor, but it's good enough.
She quickly jabbed it into the side of the man holding her wrist and electrocuted him before slashing at the other assailant and cutting his chest through his shirt.
The men cursed as the first man backhanded her across the face and the other managed to unfortunately get a hit into her gut.
Pidge dropped to the ground as she desperately gasped for air, it's been too long since her days of battle. She internally cursed herself out for being slow, these two should not have gotten the drop on her. She grit her teeth as she looked up at the assailants
"You good?" The first man asked as he kicked the bayard out of her hand.
The second dabbed his hand across his chest to wipe the blood away "Yeah, come one she's more trouble than she's worth."
"No, not yet." The first said as he kicked her in the side, as she curled up in pain he took the ring off her finger and picked the bayard up off the ground. "These shoukd fetch some good money, now we can go."
"Oh... oh shit, dude look at her coat. She's Garrison! What the fuck did you get us into?!" The second said in a panic as he ran off.
"Calm down, we'll be long gone. Come on, let's go that Sal's place before ditching town." He said as he followed after.
Pidge managed to sprawl herself out from the pain and she reached into her pocket for her phone.
"Matt..." she sobbed. "I need you to come get me..."
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"Oh god..." he said as he dropped to the ground and laid his head to her lap, tears edging at the corners of his eyes. "God, Katie I'm so sorry. If I was home sooner, I could have picked you up-"
"No, don't worry about it. It hurt at the beginning, but honestly it looks worse than it is." Pidge told him as she ran her fingers through his hair.
Within seconds, Keith's regret turned into anger as he quickly rose to his feet. "You said they mentioned Sal's?"
"Keith, no-" she begged as she stood up before grabbing her ribs in pain.
Keith looked back at his wife, and he grit his teeth in anger. He began marching out of the room before Matt tried to stop him. "Hey, slow down. I'm pissed to, she's my baby sister, but like I said, we already have authorities looking into it."
"Matt, you can either move. Or I'll make you move." Keith threatened in a deadly even tone.
Matt knew he was serious, and he knew realistically he couldn't stop him if he tried. So he relegated himself to the side.
"Keith! This isn't a time for the leader of Voltron to be a hero again!" Pidge called out.
"The leader of Voltron isn't going." Keith said as he ripped her labcoat of the coat hangar and slammed the door behind him. Everyone inside heard his hoverbike rev up as he sped off.
"Come on, help me follow after him. He's not in his right mind." Pidge said as she slowly walked out.
"I'm not so sure we should, I say let the boy handle it." Sam said.
"Dad, if he goes there, he's going to kill them. He's too emotional when it comes to his loved ones. Now dammit, someone take me after him!"
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It didn't take long for Keith to reach the center of town at the speed he was going, and it took even less after that to reach Sal's. He landed his hoverbike and threw his helmet to the ground.
"Hey, Kogane!" James Gfiffin called out as he, Nadia, Ryan, and Ina approached. "Long time no see, we were just grabbing dinner-" Griffin cut himself ff as he saw Keith's expression. "Everything all good?"
"Nope," Keith said flatly as he marched into the building.
The four all exchanged worried looks as they followed in after him.
Keith looked around the area before he saw two men sitting at the bar, one looking stressed and the other excitedly waving the bayard into the air. Keith took a step before he felt a tug on his wrist.
"Keith-" Pidge started as Matt, Romelle, and the others stood around her.
"That them?" He asked, cutting her off.
Pidge nodded as Keith pulled his hand away and approached. The second man caught him out of the corner of his eye, and his face turned to panic just as Keith threw the balled up labcoat at the first man.
"Hey! Did you do that to my wife?!"
The man turned his seat around to face Keith and smirked. He downed his drink and stood up in front of him. Physically speaking, he was bigger than Keith and at least *looked* stronger.
"Yeah, and the both of you are lucky that's all I did. If it went further, she wouldn’t be wanting you as a husband anymore after me."
Pidge shuddered in her place as Romelle and Nadia comforted her, Matt finally had enough and took a step before James grabbed him by the arm and shook his head.
"Give me back the ring and weapon, and I just may let you live."
The man laughed before throwing a punch. Keith caught it in his hand, surprising the thug. Keith then open-handed slapped him across the face, forcing the man to reel back in surprise and spit the blood out of his mouth. "Stronger than you look..." the thug lunged, and Keith weaved out of the way, landing a few punches into his back and pushing him face-first into the bar he was previously sitting at.
Keith then rushed over, grabbing the man by his hair and slowly forcing his face into the hardwood counter. The man struggled and was unable to lift his head up.
"Y-you're too strong! You ain't human! Come on, man, help me! Get him!" The man begged his friend who was still paralyzed in fear in his seat, and the glare from Keith only made him more committed to stay as perfectly still as possible.
"Katie!" Keith shouted as he yanked the man's head up and slamming it back into the counter.
"Y-yeah?"
"Which hand did he slap you with?" He asked.
"W-wha-"
"Which hand?!"
"His left."
Keith grunted in acknowledgment as he took out one of his Blades-issued knives and slammed it through the man's left hand, pinning it in place.
The man screamed in pain as he kept trying and failing to escape.
"Which foot did he kick you with?"
"His right..."
Keith then took his remaining knife and stabbed it through the man's kneecap, being sure to twist it for good measure.
"Now, I'm going to let you live. But I want you to know one thing."
"Anything man, anything!"
"Not only do I have the entire Galaxy Garrison at my disposal, but I have more resources than you can imagine. If you ever come near my wide again. I'll kill you. If you ever hit another woman again. I'll kill you. If you even think about another despicable crime? I'll kill you. They will never find your body, their will be no record of your miserable existence. Understand?"
The man was crying in pain as he nodded his head. "Yeah, yeah man. Understood. You'll never hear of me again. I won't ever do this shit again! I promise, man, I promise!"
Keith grunted as he twisted the knife in the man's hand to cause even more damage. He then pulled the man up by his hair and punched him in the face, knocking him out and to the ground in one motion.
"You..." he started as he turned to face the second man. "Don't think you're getting off easy either."
The second man raised his hands in a panic as he tried backing away and fell to the ground.
"Keith, that's enough, you proved your point!" Pidge shouted at the top of her lungs.
Her shout finally shook him out of his bloodlust. "Get your friend out of here, I don't ever want to see you two again."
"U-understood!" The man said as he crawled over to his friend and began to drag him away.
"Come on, let's go home..."
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Hours later back at their house, and after everyone else left, Keith sat unmoving on the porch as if he were waiting for someone else to show up and harm his wife.
"You coming in? It's time for bed."
"Go ahead, I'll be up later."
Pidge sighed and shook her head. "Let me rephrase that, come inside and lay down with me in our bed. This is the first night in weeks I get to share a bed with my husband, and I'm not spending it sleeping alone."
Keith looked around one last time before coming inside and locking the doors behind him and carefully testing all windows before going to their bedroom.
As they crawled into bed, Keith wrapped himself around her and pulled her in as close as he could.
"I'm sorry about today..." he whispered.
Pidge moved one of his hands from her waist and kissed it before resting on her cheek. "Like I said, it's not your fault."
"It's- It's not just that... I couldn't control myself when I went after him. I didn't listen to you... I'm so, so sorry, Katie..."
Pidge turned to face him before giving him a kiss. "While I do think you may have took it to far, you did it for me. You did it so those assholes will never do to anyone else what they did to me. I will never hold today against you."
"I don't deserve you, I don't know how I got so lucky to be with you." He smiled softly before kissing her forehead.
"I think I'm the one who should be saying that to you. I love you, Keith Kogane."
"I love you to Katie, more than I'll ever be able to say.
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