i wanted to write a whole fic about this but life’s been a busy b/tch so
imagine klance as jake and amy from b99 with The Bet
keith makes a bet that lance can’t kick as many alien butts as him
for the sake of this scenario, lance bets that he will beat the most aliens and if he wins, keith has to go on the worst date ever with him and let him make as many furry/texan jokes all he wants
if he loses, he has to do keith’s laundry dirty laundry ref aye and polish Red everyday for the next two months
lance, being the competitive lil shit he is a younger sibling can’t say no and takes it on
what happens as a casual bet becomes part of the team’s entertainment
hunk would be the one keeping score
“that’s not fair, he’s lance’s friend! he can’t be the one keeping score because it’ll be easy to bribe him”
hunk, scoffing, “uh, no way man, I am like, impervious to bribes”
keith raises a brow and says, “if you knock a score from lance’s total, I’ll convince Red to let you pilot her”
tbh everyone lowkey wants to try piloting the other lions but hunk likes Red because she’s the fastest
hunk: “that’s not fair, dude.”
lance ropes in pidge and promises that she can study his lion’s ice blaster if she favors him more
pidge has a hard time saying no
shiro tries to be professional but he can’t help getting invested
shiro: “so what was the bet again?” keith: “i have to go on a date with him if I lose” shiro: “I thought liked Lance…why don’t you just go on a date with him?” keith: “uh duh, because I don’t want him to win”
imagine them throwing themselves in front of each other while they’re in the middle of a fight
keith having lance’s back because he wants to increase his scores
lance knocking down aliens ten times more efficiently with his bayard because he can’t let keith win
coran has a huge holo board he keeps score with
little does everyone know, lance has already decorated the back of the board with a picture of his face and the words ‘lance wins’
allura has a hard time wrapping her head around this bet.
but she doesn’t mind because, “both of your work has been exemplary, and I usually don’t condone gambling, but I’ll let it slide this time.”
at the last leg of their bet (keith - 90, lance - 89), keith and lance find any reason to start a mission
lance: “that Koris guy looked at me weird - do you think he could be with the Galra??”
pidge: lance, he just has a lazy eye
keith: oh no, looks like we’ve discovered a new Galran colony. What do you say we attack-
allura: I will not let you throw us danger because you don’t want to go on a date with lance!”
keith whines, “of course I don’t want to go on a date with lance, I’ll be alone with him for two hours. two hours!”
lance: “hey keith, I hope you like space taco bell.”
keith: [casually] hey shiro, we got any polish? but like, not the normal one, the one made to shine a super semi-sentient lion–
they get ambushed by a group of aliens near an outpost and keith has never moved so fast in his life
the group consists of a large leader and a few other minions
keith is engaged with the leader who’s the same skill match as him
he thinks he’s winning butttt
lance beats him to it, stunning the minions with his bayard, rising his count to 100
coran cues the music and the holo score
confetti rains down (”where the quiznak did we get confetti from lance?!!?!”), the Paladins are cheering, everyone’s singing ‘Celebration’
and lance is hooting, removing a velvet box with a ring nestled in it as he goes on one knee
“keith kogane, will you make me the happiest man alive and go on the worst date ever? also, please wear this ring, I bartered Hunk’s broken fidget spinner for this”
hunk stops blowing his party horn: “you did wHAT NOW?”
keith bitterly accepts his loss
lance with his best texan accent: why the sour face n’yall?
