“Did you know that the Romans believed that the vein in the ring finger on the left hand ran directly to one's heart, and because of this belief, they called that vein the "vena amoris" or vein of love?”
Keith slowly brings his eyes to look at Lance, staring at him long and hard for a moment.
Lance was too busy playing with the engagement ring on Keith’s finger to notice his stares though.
“How in the world do you know that?” Keith blurts after a moment of silence.
Lance shrugs, starting to also play with his own ring. “No idea. I just remember hearing or reading it once. Guess it stuck with me.”
Keith couldn’t help but to smile at his dorky fiancé. “I love you, dork.”
Keith had never been so wrong in his life. Standing up at the altar with thousands of guests, Altean, Galran, Human, Balmerian, Olkarian, Arusian, and Puigian included, watching as he stands a mere foot from Allura and a mere minute from their unity.
At the end of Sendak’s reign, it was decided that the best course of action would be to appoint a reliable leader to the Galra empire, and since Keith was the one who’d stripped the title from its former leader, the Galra would more easily accept him, but Shiro had also thrown in the idea of uniting sides to end the fighting once and for all. Allura was essentially the head of the resistance, and bringing together the disputing sides through marriage could bring peace, but at what cost?
Pink flower petals rained down on them, small clusters landing in her hair. She was undoubtedly beautiful though her beauty didn’t claim his heart; it broke it because he knew who’d appreciate her looks, her confidence, and wit more than he ever could. He glanced behind him to see Lance standing behind Shiro; he’d chosen both to be his best men since Shiro was his brother and Lance, well if he couldn’t be holding Lance’s hands instead of Allura’s he figured that would have to be the next best thing.
Lance’s eyes were locked with his, tears coating his freckled cheeks. All the destruction and death, the torture he’s reminded of when he sleeps does nothing to Keith in comparison to the broken look on Lance’s face. He couldn’t do this. He couldn’t take away the one person Lance loves, the one person he risked his life for and waited so long to be with, even if it meant losing him for good. Keith slowly turned back to meet Allura’s nervous smile.
“I can’t do this...I’m sorry.” Keith whispered.
Allura seemed to let out a relieved breath she’d been holding from the beginning, but that’s all Keith had managed to hear before the crowd erupted, diplomats shouting questions and Shiro lightly grabbing his arm, but it was all incoherent static. Too much was happening at once and all Keith could do was get away from it all, get away from the altar and the guests, away from Shiro and the questions, away from all the heartbreak he’d endured and inflicted ever since he agreed to this diplomatic union. Lance would be there for Allura. Lance always knows what to do in these situations. Lance-
“Keith! Wait!”
That voice broke through, that same voice that always manages to ground him and calm him once he’s driven himself into the void. Air began to return to his lungs and the parking lot he was now standing in started to become clear, but the image was unstable. He slowly wrapped his arms around himself, becoming acutely aware that he was trembling.
“Keith...What happened? What’s wrong?” Lance asked, his voice laced with concern.
“I couldn’t marry her. I couldn’t do that to you Lance…”
Silence engulfed the both of them, and Keith was afraid that he was starting to have another panic attack until Lance’s face flooded his vision. He’d moved in front of Keith, so close that Keith thought he’d drag Lance down the hole with him.
“What do you mean?” he questioned.
“What do you mean what do I mean? I saw how upset you were, how broken, I know you must really love her…”
Keith had almost died a dozen times during the war, and each time he was absolutely terrified, but right then, staring into Lance’s eyes, he decided he’d be content drowning in them. His trembling ceased as Lance’s gentle grasp steadied him, brushing Keith’s scar against his fingertips.
“Keith...I wasn’t crying because you were marrying Allura. I was crying because she was marrying you.”
Keith wakes up to the sound of birds chirping outside the window. He was confused until he remembered that he’s not in space and he’s down on Earth. Visiting Lance.
Lance, who is now sleeping on Keith’s chest and lightly snoring. Keith, a couple years ago, probably would’ve been revolted by the fact that Lance drooled a bit on his chest but now, for some ungodly reason, he finds it kind of cute.
Keith reaches up and runs a hand through Lance’s short hair, smiling to himself. Keith couldn’t be happier about the fact that they were now together.
They really did act like a pair of elementary schoolboys who had a crush. Always bickering, fighting, and just being negative to each other in general. He’s glad they outgrew that and finally started working together.
It’s what led them to this, after all.
Keith lets out a long yawn before wrapping his arms around Lance, closing his eyes to let sleep take him away once more.
Blue Roses |Bad Boy! Keith x Flower Shop Worker! Lance|
Pairing: Lance McClain x Keith Kogane
Genre: Crack? Fluff?
Warnings: Talk of making out and moaning?
Summary: Lance works at a flower shop in which his grandma is the owner of. He’s there every day without a single complaint, loving to be around the flowers and helping people show the ones they love them with a simple gesture such as flowers. He wished someone would show their affection towards him with flowers but it seemed that day would never come. One day though, a mysterious stranger shows up in his shop looking beyond handsome. Turns out the stranger liked him and they had a bonding moment. Now, the story of their love growing and flourishing must be told.
Part: 6/?
Blue Roses |Bad Boy! Keith x Flower Shop Worker! Lance|
Pairing: Lance McClain x Keith Kogane
Genre: Fluff, slight smut
Warnings: just some making out and slight dirty talk
Summary: Lance works at a flower shop in which his grandma is the owner of. He’s there every day without a single complaint, loving to be around the flowers and helping people show the ones they love them with a simple gesture such as flowers. He wished someone would show their affection towards him with flowers but it seemed that day would never come. One day though, a mysterious stranger shows up in his shop looking beyond handsome. Turns out the stranger liked him and they had a bonding moment. Now, the story of their love growing and flourishing must be told.
Part: 5/?
okay, so let me let you in on a little secret
Keith and Lance?
TOTAL WRECKS
they’re so very, very nervous and excited
they couldn’t eat breakfast or lunch from how excited they were
Lance wouldn’t shut up in the gc with Pidge and Hunk to Pidge’s dismay
Keith kept texting Shiro and Adam questions about dating and going on dates; luckily for him, both of them thought it was so cute how nervous he is
eventually, the time came
Keith had to go pick lance up
he texted Lance for his address and took a deep breath when Lance sent it
Keith looked over the route there and realized he didn’t live that far away, ten mins away at most
he walked out of his apartment and got his motorcycle from the parking garage
he then zoomed off to Lance's place
it was probably the fastest he’d ever driven
when he got there, he quickly pulled his phone out to let Lance know he was there
when Lance came out, the air left both of their lungs
Keith had done it
he was wearing his leather jacket, no band-aids covering his wounds, AND his hair was pulled back into a small bun
if Lance could, he would’ve combusted right there just like he said he would
Lance's face was covered in a blush
okay, but Keith was having the same issue
Lance was looking pretty gosh darn good himself
he wore a blue button-up that made his eyes pop from where Keith was parked several feet away
the blush made his tan skin look so smooth, only making him even more handsome
by the time Lance reached Keith, the boys finally remembered how to breathe
Keith could now see that Lance wasn’t wearing any makeup to hide the freckles dusting his cheeks
Keith wanted to kiss every. single. one.
“Hi,” Lance squeaked nervously
“Hey,” Keith breathed out
it was then that Lance noticed that Keith had his piercings in
Jesus Christ
Keith really was trying to kill him
he had many piercings on the ear that was facing Lance, a lip piercing, an eyebrow piercing and holy christ what if he had a tongue piercing???
Lance inhaled shakily as he shook his head
“Christ, Kogane. You really pulled through,” Lance would say to break the silence that followed after their in awe shy greeting
Keith chuckles in that deep way of his as he shrugs, offering Lance his helmet
“I’m here to please, babe,” Keith replies in a flirty tone, remembering their texts from this morning
Lance’s blush gets worse, much to Keith’s pleasure, as he lightly hits Keith’s buff arm
Keith only chuckles and motions for Lance to get on
“Hop on, lover boy”
Lance whines in his head at how cute Keith is, climbing on behind him
Lance starts to question where his helmet is and when Keith tells him that he only has one helmet, Lance immediately goes to give it back to him but of course, Keith tells him that Lance’s safety comes first
before Lance can argue with him, Keith is telling him to hold on tight and taking off
Lance wraps his arms tight around Keith’s waist, letting out a girly scream
Keith laughs and slows down a bit to not give Lance a heart attack
Lance’s grip loosens but was still tighter than it needed to be
His face was buried in Keith’s back by his shoulder, giving him a freebie to take in Keith’s scent
besides the obvious answer of leather, he smelt like a car garage. you know, motor oil, grease, gasoline. it must be his jacket that he wears to work
that smell was faint though
what Lance really smelt was his cologne
it smelt like Axe body spray but not like an annoying amount that makes you gag
Lance was so focused on Keith that he hadn’t realized that they stopped
“As much as I’d love to have your arms stay wrapped around me, we have a reservation and I’d rather not lose it”
Lance snaps out of his thoughts at the sound of Keith’s voice, quickly getting off
he almost falls off but he manages to save himself
and that blush was back again
“Sorry,” he says quickly while looking at the ground
Keith finishes parking his bike before getting off and smiling at Lance
“Don’t be”
Keith starts walking towards the door and Lance quickly follows after him
Keith laughs a bit as he stops, turning to look at Lance
Lance blush goes scarlet as he looks at Keith with panicked eyes
“What? What’s wrong?” Lance spews out
Keith chuckles and steps closer to Lance, making his heart beat wildly
“You might not want to wear this inside,” Keith says softly before knocking his fist against Lance’s head where the helmet was
Lance’s ears go red out of embarrassment, glad the helmet was hiding them
Why was Lance acting so flustered? He was supposed to be doing that to Keith!
Keith chuckles and takes the helmet off for him, kissing his forehead once it was off
Lance’s eyes widen, knowing he was as red as a tomato
Keith comes back over to him when he’s done, holding in his coos at how cute Lance looks
Lance’s hair was an absolute mess now and Keith knew if he figured it out, he’d complain about it
Keith hums when he reaches him, reaching up to fix his helmet hair
Lance just stares at his face, eyes studying how handsome he is
Keith finally looks into Lance’s eyes when he finishes with his hair, freezing at Lance’s gaze
they were so close
like
close
before either of them could decide what to do about their closeness, a car’s horn goes off and scares them
they move away from each other before shuffling inside
they take their seats and start to chat about random things
they were both relieved that it wasn’t awkward
when they order their food, Lance orders a lot
when the waiter leaves and Keith jokingly comments on it, Lance’s reply was that he warned Keith that he’s a pig
Keith then tells him that he’s the best looking pig he’s ever seen then
they both laugh and then start to talk again
after eating their food, they decide that they would go to the park
they go outside and they feel that the air was a bit chillier now that the sun has gone down
Lance shivers but doesn’t say anything
Keith hums as he takes his jacket off and throws it over onto Lance’s head
“Here,” he says simply
Lance wouldn’t show it but he was ecstatic
He quickly slips it on and lets out a happy hum, it being warm and smelling like Keith
“How cliché,” Lance jokes
“Want to walk to the park?” Keith asks in response, not embarrassed one bit about being ‘cliché’
Lance nods his head and flashes his signature smile, starting to walk to the park
Keith walks alongside him for a bit, having an internal debate
does he hold his hand? wrap his arm around him? is it too soon for this stuff?
but they like sucked faces just like yesterday so ??????
unbeknownst to Keith, Lance was having the same internal war
he gave him his jacket so it wouldn’t be weird to hold his hand, right?
they both decided to grow a pair at the same time and move their hands to grab the other’s
they ended up wacking their hands together and jumping at the sudden, abrupt contact
they chuckle and look at each other, smiling as they grab each other’s hand properly this time
Keith gives Lance’s hand a squeeze and Lance swings their hands a bit
both of their faces are red once more
when they reach the park, Lance instantly heads for the swings
he sits down and instead of Keith sitting next to him like Lance thought he would, he goes behind Lance and starts to gently push him
Lance smiles like a goon as he swings his legs
eventually, they decide to stop
Lance stops swinging and Keith sits beside him on the other swing
they hold hands again and stare up into the sky to stargaze
they stay at the park for hours, moving from the swings, to the slide, to the monkey bars, and even to the grass
they talked about everything imaginable, everything from something simple like their favorite colors all the way to if aliens exist
that last one ended up being very lengthy
when Lance let out a yawn, Keith decided he should get him home
he leads him back to his motorcycle and when Lance offers to give him his jacket back, Keith declines
“You’ll get cold,” Keith explains
Lance pouts and responds with, “But you’re sitting in front of me. You’ll get cold”
it apparently wasn’t up for discussion, just like the helmet situation
Keith just got onto his motorcycle without another word but with a reassuring smile
Lance gets on eventually and Keith takes him home
Lance gets off the motorcycle once they reach his house, turning to stare at Keith
he bites his lip and looks away when Keith just stares at him
he wanted to kiss Keith but wasn’t sure if it was okay
“So, uh...goodnight,” Keith says awkwardly, having the same question as Lance
Lance tries to hide his disappointment with a smile and nodding his head
“Right. Goodnight. Thanks for tonight. Text me when you get home so I know you didn’t die in a fiery crash,” he says cheerfully as he takes off the helmet and slides it onto Keith’s head
Keith thanks Lance and tells him he will be careful
Lance starts to walk towards his place when Keith’s voice stops him
“Lance, you forgot something”
Lance’s brows furrow as he turns back around, walking back over towards him
“I did? What?”
before he could contemplate further on what he could’ve forgotten, Keith’s lips were gently meeting his
Lance was surprised by this kiss just like the first time
he also noticed that this kiss was different than the first one
the first one was hot, passionate
this one was soft and slow
Lance hums and wraps his arms around Keith while the other place’s his hands on Lance’s waist
Lance couldn’t help but smile a bit into the kiss
they pull away after a couple seconds, their faces still very close together
they stare into each other’s eyes, not wanting to let go of the other
“You know, that kiss was very good, don’t get me wrong, but I think I like the first one we shared better,” Lance says somewhat playfully
Keith smirks before slamming his lips back against Lance’s
now this was what Lance liked
he liked feeling Keith’s tongue fighting against his, kissing so hard that their teeth clash occasionally, and-
wait a second
Keith does have a tongue piercing
before Lance could stop himself, he was moaning
Lance instantly regretted it when Keith pulls away
Lance blushes darker than he has all night, his heart absolutely dropping
“I am so sorry! I-It just slipped out! I felt your piercing and I-”
Lance is cut off by Keith chuckling
okay, so now Lance was absolutely mortified
this is it
he’s going to die right here
he wasn’t even able to think of another way he would’ve liked to go out before he felt Keith cradling his face
“Lance, baby, calm down,” Keith says and oh god, his voice was deeper now
JeSUs CHrIsT
God really must have it out for Lance
“Hey, I said calm down. Why do you look like your panicking more?” Keith says playfully with a deep chuckle
God, even his chuckle was sexy
Lance clears his throat and looks away, still scared out of his wits that he just ruined everything
Keith hums as he turns Lance to look at him again
“Ah, I see. You think I didn’t like your moan?” Keith asks as if he’s just now piecing it together
Lance bites his lip hard and nods his head despite the fact he wanted to deny it
Keith shakes his head and uses his thumb to take Lance’s lip from his teeth
“Don’t bite your lip. That’s my job. Now, use your words, baby”
Lance was sure he just jizzed his pants
is this real? this was too good to be true. is he being pranked? Lance forced himself to not look around for cameras
“Y-Yes...” Lance stutters out quietly
Keiths hums and looks at him like he’s proud of him
is he proud of him?
“You got it all wrong, baby. I pulled away for a completely different reason”
Lance thought he was going to stop there and not tell him more when Keith’s head is suddenly beside his
“I stopped because I knew that I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from going further. I mean, c’mon, baby. How can you moan like that and not expect me to-”
Keith cuts himself off and takes a deep breath, letting it go against Lance’s ear and making Lance shiver
“Within do time,” he whispers into Lance’s ear
he pecks right below his ear and pulls away to look at Lance
so uh
Lance.exe has stopped working
Lance stands there as still as a statue
well, other than his shaking from how turned on hard his heart was beating and rushing adrenaline through his veins
Lance stares at Keith like a fish out of water, silently gaping at him
Keith smirks at him and chuckles lowly, using his fingers to close Lance’s mouth he then gives him a short, sweet kiss
“I’ll text you when I get home, yeah?” Keith says to try and get some sort of response from Lance
Keith only chuckles when Lance blushes even more, if possible, his brain finally starting to function again
he apparently still couldn’t talk though
Keith only chuckles before kissing Lance one more time and leaving
Lance stands there for a long time before finally going inside
as he was walking to his room, he realizes he still has Keith’s jacket
Lance squeals quietly like a happy girl, spinning around
he runs to his room and launches himself onto his bed, squeezing his pillow and grinning like a fool
Keith was just as happy as Lance
he smiled the whole way home
even when he got home, he was still smiling like a fool
Blue Roses |Bad Boy! Keith x Flower Shop Worker! Lance|
Pairing: Lance McClain x Keith Kogane
Genre: Fluff
Warnings: None
Summary: Lance works at a flower shop in which his grandma is the owner of. He’s there every day without a single complaint, loving to be around the flowers and helping people show the ones they love them with a simple gesture such as flowers. He wished someone would show their affection towards him with flowers but it seemed that day would never come. One day though, a mysterious stranger shows up in his shop looking beyond handsome. Turns out the stranger liked him and they had a bonding moment. Now, the story of their love growing and flourishing must be told.
Part: 2/?
Keith frowns as he watches Lance flirt with a girl from the planet they just helped.
As he looks away, Lance looks at him and pouts when he sees Keith’s frown.
The girl talking to Lance rolls her eyes before pushing him towards Keith.
“Go talk to him already. I can tell you two are in love.” Lance gapes at her as he shakes his head with a blush. “We aren’t-“ “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. Go.”
He sighs before heading over to Keith, smiling when he sees Keith’s face light up. “Hey,” Lance says with a small smile. “Hey,” Keith returns with a blush.
Blue Roses |Bad Boy! Keith x Flower Shop Worker! Lance|
Pairing: Lance McClain x Keith Kogane
Genre: Fluff
Warnings: None
Summary: Lance works at a flower shop in which his grandma is the owner of. He’s there every day without a single complaint, loving to be around the flowers and helping people show the ones they love them with a simple gesture such as flowers. He wished someone would show their affection towards him with flowers but it seemed that day would never come. One day though, a mysterious stranger shows up in his shop looking beyond handsome. Turns out the stranger liked him and they had a bonding moment. Now, the story of their love growing and flourishing must be told.
Part: 4/?
