I didn't plan on doing anything for Paper Skin on Halloween this year, but considering it came about because of last Halloween? I feel like I should do a little something. So here's a headcanon/list format of what the Paper Skin AU kiddos did for Halloween during the 'gap year' I skipped over:
(Huge credit to @thetolkiengeek for Klance Stormpilot inspiration!!)
Once again, Allura plans a [mandatory] group costume for the Village Halloween parade which she marches in every year bc Halloween is her FAVORITE American holiday.
Once again, only three of them are exempt from participating:
Hunk, because he does theme costumes with his little sisters.
Keith, because he hates attention and has legit anxiety about it.
Lance, because he's super lazy about Halloween and uses Keith as an excuse… at first.
Allura decides on Star Wars as a theme, and Lance immediately screams "I AM POE DAMERON!!" from across the room and has to deal with Keith giving him a death glare
Keith: "YOU PROMISED ME WE COULD STAY IN AND WATCH 'WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS' AND MAKE OUT"
Lance: "But… Poe Dameron! Oscar Isaac! LIP BITING!!"
Keith: "LKJFSHDKJFH I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS A THING? YOU CAN BITE MY LIPS!!"
Lance alleviates his anxious vampire boyfriend's fears when he shows him the post-battle Stormtrooper!Finn costume he can hide in.
He promises Keith can keep the helmet on all night and that the bloodstains on the armor can be real if he wants (and if he gets hungry).
Allura is Rey. Hands down boots.
(I didn't brew this tea, I'm just reading the leaves.)
Shiro is C-3PO after he realizes he can use it as an excuse to ask… someone… to give him a red prosthetic for the night.
(aka it's an excuse to see Adam. He misses him.)
Shiro is an hour late to the parade but it's NYC, nothing starts on time, and Allura is only a little annoyed.
After hearing about the Star Wars theme, Hunk gets the twins on board as adorable little Jedis from the cartoons
(Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee so they can play fight).
Hunk goes as Han Solo and Shay as Leia.
Coran dons a Lando costume and delivers all the famous lines with his inexplicable New Zealand accent. It's a trip.
Pidge builds a damn R2D2 costume from scratch and ignores Matt's goading.
Matt: "Just turn into a Porg, you know you're gonna be sweating to death in there."
Pidge: "JEALOUSY IS AN UGLY EMOTION, MATTHEW. BEHOLD MY GENIUS!!"
Matt is forced into Kylo Ren instead of Luke or Darth (as punishment for almost betraying Allura last year).
Shiro disappears after the march with a suspiciously familiar looking man dressed as Dr. Orpheus from the Venture Brothers…
They have a good night. :3
Pidge does get too hot, eventually abandoning her costume and shifts into a Porg on Allura's shoulder for the rest of the night.
Matt demands everyone pay him $20 even though there was no official bet.
Han!Hunk and Shay!Leia also have to depart early to get the twins home.
There's a party for the staff at Jé-Rouges which everyone else ends up at.
When the werewolves there realize Coran is The Butcher™ that has been supplying them, he literally becomes the most popular guy in the room and goes home with many phone numbers, cards, etc.
(He erroneously thinks they're all new clients and adds them to his ancient hand-written rolodex).
Keith takes the helmet off finally. He declares he's hideous, sweaty and pale and gross, so everyone needs to delete any photos of him without it on.
Lance however sees nothing but AN ANGEL and steals him away to fool around in the break room.
They return and try to play it cool until Pidge points out that Keith's armor is missing from his backside and Lance's costume has the bloodstains from Keith's rubbed off.
The end of the night is Keith, Lance, Matt, Pidge and Allura sitting around a table, playing cards and laughing and joking, trading stories and drinking (beer, blood or soda depending on the individual).
Keith finally admits maybe it was more fun than WWDITS and cuddling.
(However next year that is ALL THEY DO. They're tired after everything they've been through, damn it.)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Afternoon Diversion
(A story for @kidgeweek - Day 5: Games)
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Keith/Pidge
Pidge is distracted from the next play in her running puzzle challenge with her brother to go outside and play with her boyfriend instead.
AU today! Modern (probably?) and shapeshifter (definitely), which was quite fun. (This idea was originally going to feature Galra!Keith, but it shifted while I was talking with Mad-Madam-M and I love where it went instead.)
Summary: After Keith opens up about what he remembers of his muddled past, a visitor comes to Jé-rouges. Lance gets drunk and runs his mouth, Hunk doesn't think about pink elephants, Pidge isn't spying, Allura isn't scarred for life and Shiro isn't wearing one of Adam's shirts.
Most of these things are lies. The truth is a bit more complicated, and Keith's going to need to be hit over the head with it.
Rating: Explicit overall, Mature for this chapter.
Pairing: Keith/Lance, (background Adam/Shiro)
Word Count: 8,938 (this chapter)
Preview:
"Ahhh, I'm sorry lovely, I know that wasn't funny."
"No it was, and I missed your stupid jokes so much, I'm just mad that I can't let you know I thought it was funny without encouraging you to make more until you land on a truly terrible one, ugh!" Keith says smacking Lance on the side.
"Awww, you missed me and my bad jokes?"
"God yes. I even missed Pidge texting me pictures of bats and asking 'Is this you?’"
"Did you miss me drawing mullets on them and sending them back to her?"
"Wait, you're the one doing that?"
Lance gasps, "Of course it's me! Who did you think it was?"
"Matt!"
"Oh my GOD, what the fuck, Keith? It's been two years, can you at least just pretend you think I'm funnier than Matt for once?" Lance says and Keith's laughing so he starts too.
Keith goes missing, Lance does not take it well. Neither do any of his friends. Meanwhile, Allura asks Hunk to help her meet a potential new client.
Rating: Explicit overall, Mature for this chapter because of some implied violence and gross insect stuff.
Pairing: Keith/Lance (background Adam/Shiro)
Word Count: 7,822 (this chapter)
Preview:
"Aww, poor wet wolfy," Keith coos, leaning in to kiss him. He then turns to sort through the grocery bags while Lance heads to the bedroom to change into dry clothes. He grabs a towel, and his laptop to get some work done. There're some new recipes he needs to run by Coran to see if he can acquire the right kind of meat.
Lance is toweling his hair dry as he flops gracefully onto the couch, throwing a blanket over his legs and opening his laptop to start working. He peeks over the back edge to where Keith is frowning at the groceries.
"What?" Lance asks, and as if on cue, Umbra mewls at him from where she's perched on the couch arm, glaring with her yellow eyes. "Oh fuck, I forgot to get the cat food," Lance smacks himself on the head. He's not looking forward to trudging back out there, he just got all cozy and dry and–
"Yup," Keith sighs, looking over at where Lance has nestled himself comfortably. "It's fine, I'll run to the corner grocery."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, it's not a problem," Keith is already slipping his boots on. He's wearing his soft black sweater and jeans. He grabs his black umbrella, a twenty from his wallet, and his keys. "It's cloudy enough, and I'll be quick."
"You're the best, lovely!" Lance says as he blows Keith a kiss. Keith smiles and returns the gesture before closing the door.
read the rest of chapter 12 here
Or read it from the start here
(if you’ve been wondering wtf Keith’s other half is, well this is the chapter for YOU!)
"I didn't mean to snap," Adam sighs. "Running locator spells without anything to show for nearly a month kind of sets you on edge. Also I'm fucking starving and all I have are rice cakes. Why do I even eat these?" Adam says as he stuffs one in his mouth. "Iffs liff chewen stywofoam!"
"If they're like chewing styrofoam," Pidge asks, "then why do you buy them?"
"Low calorie, high sodium content," Lance says reading the label. "Helps replenish blood for those of us that regularly uh, donate. I usually get jerky strips or pre-cooked salami slices, but I'm not a pesco-vegetarian," he starts rummaging around Adam's pantry. It's a bit more sparse than usual but he finds rice, soy sauce, and other ingredients he decides he can make use of.
Lance starts up Adam's rice-cooker, the instinct to feed him taking over any awkwardness about using a messy, and unkempt kitchen without permission. Maybe he'll be more agreeable on a full stomach.
"Oh," Pidge raises an eyebrow. "So you and Shiro are on again?"
Adam frowns. "No, and not that it's anyone's business. I just have to do a lot of bloodletting for these spells."
"Dang, you have to lose blood and you don't even get any booty out of it."
"Pidge!" all the adults in the room yell at her simultaneously.
