So, one of the themes for today for @platonicvldweek is recycle, and Iâm⊠maybe cheating a little by using it as an opportunity to post a fic that I had already written but not posted on tumblr yet. This was my very first fanfic ! :D
Summary : Some nights, when he canât sleep, Hunk gets up and busies himself in the kitchen. He soon discovers he is not the only one having trouble finding sleep.
  (Read it here on AO3 ; Published: 2018-03-18 -Words:4400 - Chapters: 7/7)
Hunk cracked the egg and added its slimy, bluish contents to the dough. Aorien eggs looked weird, but had a rich, buttery taste that was perfect for pancakes. Well, his space version of pancakes, anyway. He started mixing the ingredients with a satisfied sigh. Baking always calmed him down. He put a lid on the bowl, and put the whole thing in the refrigerating unit. He could do the pancakes in the morning.
At least, now, he felt like he could finally get some sleep. After all, it was well passed midnight, or whatever equivalent it was in altean time - the day and night cycles on the castle-ship were a bit longer than on earth.
Everyone else was in bed, and he should be too. But he had just kept turning around in his bed, and nothing had seemed to help, so he had gone back to his usual coping mechanism : baking.
He wiped the counter top, and was putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher when he heard the doors open.
He turned and saw Lance, standing awkwardly in the doorway. He was wearing his lion slippers, pajamas and dressing gown, his hair messy, and his eyesâŠpuffy and red ? He was rubbing at his neck, averting Hunkâs eyes.
âOh, hey Hunk. Didnât expect to see you here.â
âUh, yeah, I thought pancakes in the morning would be great. Rough night ?â
Lance let out a sigh and went to sit at the table. âHmm, just a dream.â
Hunk busied himself with the dishes, to give his friend some space. âBad dream ?â
âNah, the dream was nice. Itâs just⊠Hunk, do you sometimes dream of home ? Of your family ? And then you wake up and realizeâŠâ He suppressed a sob and trailed off. He folded his arms on the table and rested his head on them. Hunk felt something tighten in his chest. Oh, he knew exactly how that felt.