Klance Truth Fruit 2023 REVISED UPDATE

Chapter 4

Lance ignored everyone calling him back as he rushed to his room locking the door once again now that he'd changed the password. Soon after there was a soft knock on the door. "Lance..?"

 It was Keith.

"Lance if you don't open up I'm coming in." Lance rolled his eyes, "I changed the password so you can't-"

Just as he said that Keith opened the door. "How did you-?"

"Dame mas gasolina- You sing that song everywhere you go." Keith smiled a little and laughed as the door closed behind him. "I hum the song! How do you even know the lyrics, hmm??" Keith shrugged, "That's not important." He walked up to lance slowly, giving him the chance again to evade his hold if he wanted. "I used to have the same problem" Keith said quietly as he put a hand on Lances shoulder, hesitating a moment before pulling him into a hug. Lance looked a little surprised. The same problem? "Keith..?"

"When my mom left I blamed myself.. When my dad died I blamed myself... When I was traded from family to family, abused and scared I believed everything was all my fault cause people told me it was. I felt.. Unlovable, like everyone who got close to me had something bad happen to them if they survived at all. And it was easy to feel that way when no one bothered to correct me."

"How... did you stop?" Keith sat on the bed patting the spot beside him, Lance sitting with him as directed. "It was Voltron.. And you." He said, hesitating a little less now. 

"The time here made me think about things, I never asked to be a paladin, I never thought I'd be normal or even worth anything. But the lion chose me, and it made me think I could do something right. Gave me a bit of hope.. And you-" He smiled a little, looking down at his hands, "I was so busy hating you I was too busy to think about myself.. And when I realized I had feelings for you? It was so messed up.. And I felt terrible but I thought, if you knew, if you saw me hurt myself like that. What would you do? It's weird to say how much hating you, then liking you helped." Keith looked over at him reaching over and taking Lance's hand into his.

Lance leaned back, trying to relax a little, "So then... What do I do? To stop it all, the thoughts, the nightmares, the overbearing feeling that I shouldn't.. Be here..." He asked softly, giving Keith's hand a gentle squeeze, almost like he was making sure it was real. "Well.. It's different for everyone and it's not a one-day cure... But I can help you if you want? I'll stay with you at night to help with the bad dreams you have and if you feel like hurting yourself you come to me ok? I have a little plan to help that if you want to try? I.. I know things seem like they're moving a little quick, a-and I wont try anything and I don't expect anything from you.. If you feel uncomfy just tell me okay? I know I'm not that good at reading people so it's okay to be blunt with me." Lance leaned his head on Keith's chest, just having someone like Keith helped him feel better.

There was another knock on the door, "Lance? It's Hunk are you ok?"

"Ok?" He repeated. "I don't know, probably not-"

"I'm coming in" Great, everyone must know his password.. Or one told the other recently... "I- Is this a bad time? I can some back?"

"I was just leaving." Keith took his hand back from Lance, might as well not hide if he was out to Hunk already.. He kissed Lances cheek before standing up and heading to the door, "I'll be back later ok?" Lance nodded and Keith left giving a little wave to the two as he left.

After that Lance fanboy-ed and told Hunk everything. Even about the self-harm, he said it'd been going on since before the Garrison and that no one could've stopped it, though Keith is going to try and help him. "Hunk, I know Keith isn't 'out' yet. So until he wants to be can you keep this a secret?"

"The real question, is can you keep it secret?"

"Probably not.." They both laughed a little. "But I'll have to try" He said with a little smile, "At least till this thing wears off."