altean prince lance and altean bounty hunter kinkade hc
as soon as the galra land on altea for the coronation lance is running past everyone and immediatelly throwing himself onto keith’s arms
kolivan is done, thace is excited and krolia is happy to see her boy happy
lance knows they saw each other for the last time about a decaphoeb ago and that they literally talked last night before they left daibazaal but he missed him, okay? besides, lance doesn’t think he’ll survive all this without his best friend by his side
after properly introducing himself to all the troops, king alfor’s orders, lance asks keith what he will be wearing for tonight’s masquerade and keith just motions at his blade of marmora, who were the emperor zarkon’s security, suit and lance immediately takes him to his room, knowing keith would say that and having asking beforehand a tailored suit just for him
while getting ready together, keith asks lance how he really feels about all of this, now that they’re alone and he doesn’t have to put a facade on
lance tells him he’s probably the proudest he’s ever been of allura, that that’s what their mother would have wanted, for her little girl to be a queen
keith asks him then how he has been feeling about his mother passing away but before he can answer shiro is knocking on his door and letting they know coran wants the prince downstairs to welcome the guests
after greeting way too many leaders to remember the names of, alfor asks lance to go see if allura needed any help, the prince following the orders
he keeps himself entertained all the way to his sister’s room, laughing at the idea of allura’s face when he tells her prince lotor, her most beloved suitor, chopped all that lucious silver hair he knows she’s secretly so fond of
he’s about to knock when he finds the door ajar open, pushing it without a second thought and getting in, stopping dead on his tracks at the sight before him
allura looks b r e a t h t a k i n g
allura looks b r e a t h t a k i n g in that d r e s s
allura looks b r e a t h t a k i n g in that d r e s s that used to be m o t h e r ’ s
the new crown sitting at the top of her head not really heping
it all suddenly comes back to him and its just too much to handle
the prince running away before anyone can see him, bumping into keith
keith knows that look all too well, taking off his silver mask to look at him but just when he’s about to ask what’s wrong kolivan appears, telling him the blade has detected a ship unlike anything they have seen before
keith is about to argue when lance dismisses him, telling him they’ll talk later
keith hesitates before leaving but eventually does but not without warning lance to not do anything stupid while he’s gone
apparently, you can’t remember a promise if you’re drunk
the prince is on his 7th glass of nunvil when he walks into a stranger, a tall, dark and handsome one
maybe it was the drink in his veins, the desperate need of getting away from what he was feeling or those amber eyes hidding underneath that mask still somehow shinning bright but suddenly he was asking the man for a dance before he even had the time to register his own words
the prince beaming when the stranger said yes, already taking lance’s hand in his
lance has never been one to keep his mouth shut, he was painfully aware of this, courtesy of father, allura, kolivan and everyone else who weren’t afraid to express their opinion
little did they know he was somehow even worse when intoxicated
the stranger didn’t seemed to mind tho, nodding every now then and muttering few words as answer, the prince thankful he was being held by the other man’s arms because if that voice didn’t made him weak at the knees
he’s rambling about shiro, his bodyguard, having a thing for his new archery teacher, adam, when their dancing comes to a stop
all fear of lance thinking he has said something wrong fading away when the stranger pulls him closer, demanding the need to know his name before leaving, the prince’s exciment quickly turning into confusion
this man he has been dancing with and talking to all night long, doesn’t know he’s a prince? he’s the p r i n c e? oh, he’ll make sure he knows
as if reading his mind, coran starts to call the members of the royal family for allura’s coronation, lance dramatically taking his mask off as he looks the awe in the other man’s face over his shoulder before walking towards his father and sister, bracing himself for the moment they all been waiting for
keith, going through the gardens later that night: i knew i’d find you here. what you got there?
lance, turning around holding kinkade’s mask against his chest: keith, have you ever heard of this earthling story called “cinderella“?
