Chapter 8 of “Why We Stay” has been posted!
a fairly short chapter this time, but don’t underestimate it. It’s not called “The Beginning of the Storm” for nothing! From here on out, a lot of the puzzle pieces I’ve been dropping are going to start fitting together, so I hope you’re all as eager to see it come together as I am! So without further ado, here’s a sneak peek:
Keith paused, one leg in the bed. “Wait… you know Shiro, too?”
Lance didn’t answer.
“Lance, what’s going on? How can you know Shiro? He would’ve known your name. He would’ve… he would’ve told me.”
Something was clawing at his heart. Something dark. Something that felt alarmingly close to doubt.
He stared hard at Lance, trying to read something, anything in his expression that would give him answers. Something that would unravel the mystery, push aside all of these confusing emotions in his head and let him rest.
What Keith got was a black hole opening up in his wall.
Content Warnings: Major character death (obvs), suicidal thoughts
please read it on Ao3 here!













