Watching You, While You're Watching Us (Shklance)

Little Incident

Being in a polyamorous relationship was something Lance hadn't put any thought into before because he hadn't considered it as an option before, but Shiro and Keith made him want to seriously consider how their relationship was going to be. Overall, he was just worried he would slip up. What if he gave too much attention to one over the other? What if he upset one of them? Thankfully, Shiro and Keith knew who they were dealing with. They asked Lance to come over to their apartment one weekend so that he could have a better understanding of everything and ask any questions he had.

They started off by clearly stating that every one of the three of them had a strong attraction to each other and that their instincts were very much in agreement. While instincts weren't as strong anymore, they could still feel bad if one ended up close with someone else that it distrusted. It was a general role that you should at least consider it when doing something important.

Shiro and Keith then moved into explaining how a polyamorous relationship would work, at least for them. The most important thing to them was that they all loved each other. There would be no Keith only likes Shiro or Shiro only likes Lance or anything else—they were all together. Overwise, for the most part, their relationship was just like a monogamous one. The only question Lance ended up having was; how did driving work? Because there would be one person separated with a motorcycle or car. After a good laugh at the innocent question, Shiro and Keith explained that they both have bikes so he could just ride with either one of them as they were more than uses to riding by themselves. In the car, Shiro was always the driver. He mentioned that he had given his keys to Keith once and he would never got them a second time. Shiro hinted that he could let Lance have a go with his car after a bit of time. But for the time being, Keith and Lance could switch out with the passenger seat or both sit in the back. Shiro and Keith reassured Lance that their relationship would work as long as they kept the respect and trust they have in each other, as well as always communicating and getting consent. Lance couldn't have been more excited to have two very considerate, very attractive, new boyfriends.

They started off slow; showing Lance around their apartment and in turn Lance letting Shiro and Keith know where his dorm was, learning what kind of contact each one was okay with and if they were okay with it in public (all three are pretty cuddly, and they suggested keeping the PDA low since people can still be weird about poly relationships), and finally announced it to their friends. Allura congratulated them with a knowing smirk, Pidge replied "God, finally they've seen the signs.", Matt wished them a happy future, and Hunk gave Lance one of his bear hugs and told Lance he was proud of him. It was the most content Lance had been in a long time.

They also got to know more about each other. Lance learned that Shiro and Keith had actually known each other before but were separated for a few years. Shiro had lost his arm in a bad car accident not long before he started college. He was trying to avoid a drunk driver but still hit the road's bank and the car did a lot of rolling. His prosthetic arm was a prototype from a friend from his years in college who had gone onto to further the field of prosthetic creation. Shiro loved cooking and tinkering on his motorcycle. Keith had lost both his parents by his teenage years and a lot of his "rough edges" was because of the hard years he had following their passing. He was an only child and his dream is to own a big dog one day. Also, Shiro calls Keith 'Sugar Bear' to piss him off. Lance then in turn told them that he was actually from Cuba, but his household had moved to America to join the rest of their extended family after the death of his grandmother. He was the youngest of five kids, and he loved music.

Lance found himself comfortably settling into the relationship. This—this is what he had always wanted. They hadn't been going for long, but Lance had had plenty of time to get to know Shiro and Keith, and from the beginning they had been the best and beyond, let alone now when they were able to fully express themselves.

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Lotor knew that he had gotten to Lance. Lance's new act had almost fooled him, but he was still the same as before. It wouldn't be difficult to reign the rebellious omega back in. Lotor wanted him, and Lotor always got what he wanted. Simple as that.

Everything was going smoothly for a while. Every time he saw Lance, and those other two were nearby, Lance would run away. He stopped going to hangouts with his friends and even wasn't showing up to that study thing. Lotor knew Lance would turn back to him soon enough if things kept up like this. Lance hated being lonely. So the ultimate question would be: did he hate loneliness or Lotor more.

Then he found out.

Of fucking course. Of course those two pests had to have an open relationship. Lotor had walked the trail that passes Lance's again, debating whether he would finally make another move on Lance to further his plan, except it ended up taking him longer than it should have to actually find him. When he did find Lance, he was between those two, hands interlocked as they walked together. He had put the perfect words into Lance's head to have him come crawling back! This shouldn't have been happening!

Lotor had to take a moment to recollect himself. He could just come up with another plan. He managed to get information on Lance's life through his father's name, he was sure he had another connection he could use. Lotor was trying to come up with something else to put into action as he walked past one of the science buildings and its window. A student and teacher were carefully, but hurriedly setting a kit of tubes into one of the fine hoods. It the quick actions caught Lotor's eye.

At first nothing happened, and then a second later some small flare-like sparks flew around the containment of the hood. Lotor found himself entranced by the small show until it was over. He immensely intrigued, and it had given him a great new idea on how to get Lance back. So, he pulled out his phone, selected a contact and waited for the person on the other side to pick up.

"I need a list of the lowest-scoring chemistry students on campus."