Klance Omegaverse/Galtean AU

(65) Teddy Bear

Lance's p.o.v:

    He had been tossing and turning in his bed for what felt like vargas(hours), unable to get comfortable enough to fall asleep. Lance groaned loudly and sat up, looking towards the window before turning his attention to the empty space beside him. He tried to deny it, but he wished Keith was here. "This is so pathetic.. But I'm exhausted." He grumbled to himself as he got out of bed to grab an extra blanket from his closet, taking it back to his bed to cuddle with. "..Is it weird to miss you?.." He muttered under his breath, holding the blanket closer to his chest. Logically, he knows that Keith is still around the castle and not gone.. But he longs for what they had before their trip, wishing he had never gotten into that accident so that he could at least remember their time on earth to look back on. It must've been nice.. Right?

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    A whole week has gone by since he initially woke up, most of that time being spent with his newfound daughter. Lance had expected that bonding with her would be really awkward or difficult at first, but it came to him more naturally than he expected. The only problem with Marzipan is that sometimes she'd become upset to the point of being utterly inconsolable and her guards would have to help him calm her down, ultimately making him feel like a useless father. When he asked her guards what could possibly be upsetting her in such a way they'd exchange looks and shrug, acting as if they had an idea why but didn't dare say it to him. All he could do was hope it'd sort itself out over time and that he'd get better at soothing her on his own.

    Lance tried to hang around Keith whenever he could actually find him, which regrettably wasn't often. He actively ignored Keith's cold and distant nature when they were around each other, just enjoying being near him. A lot of the time he'd end up unsuccessful in locating the galra in question and would end up sulking in the medical wing, complaining to Coran and Allura about Keith's elusive behavior. Usually this earned him a few laughs and a pat on the back, but other times they seemed genuinely sympathetic.

    There would be times when he'd become restless and he'd go off to find Coran and Allura to ask them questions. They'd either reply in shrugs, say they don't know, or would just be extremely vague. Oftentimes they'd give each other strange looks before responding to Lance's inquiries, which of course he found as odd and suspicious but there wasn't much he could do about it. At some point he just gave up on asking them things since it seemed they weren't going to be completely forthright with him, but he still had so many questions that were pretty much left unanswered. If the guards and servants of the castle weren't so gossip obsessed he might've tried to ask around for some answers, but since they are so obsessed with gossip their information isn't as reliable and he didn't bother.

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    He readjusted his hold on his pup as they continued on their walk through the gardens, pointing out particularly brightly colored plants to her here and there as they went. Lance had requested that their four guards stay behind to wait for them by the castle doors so that he and Marzi could get some one on one time. As he was about to round the corner to head towards the proper entrance to the fountain, he heard loud barking and panting rushing towards the two of them. Where is that sound coming from? For a moment Lance stood there dumbly, looking around them and holding Marzipan close to his chest. Since when were there dogs brought here? It sounds like a big dog too! When he saw a massive blue wolf thing barrelling towards them he panicked and almost stumbled backward, worrying for his and his daughter's safety. What the hell is that thing!? That's not a dog at all! Bad dog thing! Bad!

    "Kosmo! Where the hell are you running off to?! Come back!" A familiar voice called out, causing the wolf to halt and almost trip over itself. Is that.. Keith? Is this his wolf thing? Keith rounded the corner and saw the three of them, momentarily stopping to stare at them blankly before he walked over to them. "Amah!" Marzipan babbled, reaching towards Keith. "Hello to you too, princess.~" Keith cooed, giving her a little wave. He was a little too dumbfounded to speak at first, still unsure of whether it was safe to be around this wolf thing. "So uhm- What is that?" He questioned, nodding to the big blue wolf sitting beside Keith. "Oh, this little guy? This is Kosmo, he's a cosmic wolf. Don't worry, he's friendly for the most part." Keith answered simply as he petted the wolf between its ears. So he's not always friendly?? Also- Aren't cosmic wolves mythical creatures that can teleport? "Isn't he neat?" Keith asked playfully, giving Lance a mischievous grin. "Sure is.." He replied nervously. If neat means scary, then yeah- Kosmo is really 'neat'.