Betting On You (part 2/?) - cosplay au;
Pairings: Shidge (Shiro and Pidge); side Allurance (Allura and Lance)
Word count (part 2): 1066
Pidge is so done with her friends.
“I don’t know, Lance... Why go through all that trouble? Why can’t we decide on something normal, like doing the dishes for a week, or make –”
“HA, HA, HA, HA!” Hunk’s reasoning was interrupted by loud cackles from Pidge, who rolled on the floor, spilling beer on the carpet.
“Hey come on, care to share it with the class?”
“And how about we don’t ruin our second good deck?” said Hunk, picking up the cards from the floor and wiping them with a napkin, while in his head, war memories of what happened to their first good deck passed by.
“Sorry, ha, ha, ha! I’m just picturing you guys dressed up in the costumes I chose, oh man, it’s going to be HILARIOUS!”
“See, Hunk, Pidge’s already in! Though, if you ask me, it’s a little too soon to be celebrating.”
“Argh… We’ll see if you’re going to be as excited when we lose, and end up being forced to dress up as Sasuke Uchiha going through puberty or something.”
Lance, already shuffling the cards and wearing a mysterious smile, said: “Don’t worry my dear friend; it’s only over when it’s over.”
...
“THAT WAS MESSED UP, YOU CHEATERS! I WANT A REMATCH!” yelled Pidge at the two boys, who were laughing at her misery.
Lance, always the evil planner, was fully aware that the two of them didn’t stand a chance against Pidge; at least, not on their own. That’s why, during the game, he focused on helping Hunk, who quickly caught on to the plan and joined Lance in his attacks directed at Pidge, making the girl succumb under the two-against-one disadvantage.
“I’m so sorry Pidgeon, but we agreed that a single match would decide our destiny, and yours is a rather interesting one, I guarantee.” said Lance, already retreating to his own room in order to prepare his nightly face mask. That is, if it wasn’t for the hand in his shirt collar pulling him back.
“It’s all good and well, Lance, but I want that kitchen to be back to the way it was prior to your little experiment.”
“Aw…”
“I hate you guys.”
...
The days following the infamous UNO match, Pidge was getting impatient and a little annoyed with the incessant whispered conversations between Lance and Hunk, who on top of that had the audacity to look at her and giggle, just to tick her off. The both idiots had clearly forgotten the fact that she lived with them and had access to their rooms at night.
Nonetheless, the boys search for the best character to be interpreted by Pidge came to an end after three days, when the two of them came home after classes. Pidge only had a couple of classes in the morning, so she was calmly working on her laptop, lying on the couch. The peacefulness lasted until Lance arrived and launched himself onto the sofa, hugging the girl’s legs and demanding attention. Pidge and Hunk often liked to compare Lance with a needy Labrador. Lance often liked to point out Pidge’s resemblance to an evil Chihuahua.
“What is it, I’m busy.” asked Pidge, when Lance started to poke her knees. “Had a productive day today? You know you have to submit that project until next week, right?”
“Nah, I’ve already left it to the hands of fate. I’m screwed, but no good will come if I lose my sleep over it.” Pidge is not even kidding when she thinks that she really would like to reach Lance’s level of detachment to worldly concerns. “But during Chemistry class Hunk and I made a lot of progress regarding your cosplay. As in, we’ve already decided.”
“Oh…”
Hunk, who was getting out of the bathroom as Lance searched for a pic of the character to show to Pidge, looked excited. “Oh, ho, this is going to be so good!”
“Your enthusiasm is so reassuring…”
“Fear not, Katie! I will have you know that our decision did not only take into consideration the ‘how many laughs can we get out of this at the expense of our dear friend’. We also made sure to select a character that’s compatible with your personality, so you won’t have to rely so much on your acting, and we also chose an anime relatively well known in order to influence people by popularity. As you can see, we have our eyes on the prize.” Lance finished with a wink. Unnecessary to say, the boy’s words didn’t reassure her in the slightest.
At last, he turned the cellphone’s screen towards Pidge. She didn’t like at all what she saw, as was expected.
“Oh hell no, guys! I can’t believe you want me to play a Space Paladins’ character, I HATE that anime! And Meklavar, the dwarf? Are you kidding me? Ugh!” Pidge’s complains were useless against her friends enthusiasm. They were laughing their heads off.
Drying a single tear threatening to fall from the corner of his eye, Hunk asked: “I never understood, by the way, why you hate that cartoon so much. I know you’ve never watched more than two episodes. I don’t think there’s a lot of content for so much criticism.”
“It’s enough content! The anime is totally illogical, and the lack of coherency isn’t counterbalanced by an interesting plot. The story is a mess, the soundtrack is just sad, and the main paladin gets on my nerves for some reason. And how exactly does an ax expert dwarf fits in adventures in space, anyway?!”
“Okay, clearly your dislike to the anime doesn’t have a concrete reason, and I suppose it has more to do with your bias against the person who made you watch those two episodes, said person being that guy from Taekwondo practice, who said that Fullmetal Alchemist is garbage compared to Space Paladins. And also because he scored higher than you in astrophysics, since Iverson always favours him.” said Lance, to a scandalized looking Pidge.
“What?!! I don’t… I mean, I have never... HOW do you...!”
“Alright, okay, this case is solved and closed! THAT PRIZE IS OURS, LET’S GO TEAM!”
Lance raised his hands for a high five, and even though she was not too happy at that moment, Pidge is a civilized person, so she slapped her palm against Lance’s and Hunk’s.
“Well, if I’m doing this,” thought Pidge “I’m going for the win.”
Hey, @turnourterrorintogold! So, um, I hope you like this awkward thing lol And sorry for being so slow! haha
Part 1
