Ineffable [Voltron WA 2017]

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  Now that it was mid-fall, the scenery was starting to wilt, and die, becoming more barren. Now that it was mid-fall, everyone had gone back to their regularly scheduled college courses, and begun preparing for a quickly coming second semester. 

This didn't leave Lance all the time in the world to talk to Keith anymore, but he made it work. It didn't put too much of a strain on their being able to keep in touch, fortunately. 

It had also come to the pairs attention that they were attending the same college. How cliche, right? Though neither of them made an effort to meet up in person yet.  

Since realizing he had grown feelings for Keith, Lance starting laying on the pick up lines a bit more. Keith on the other hand had hardly noticed this. Lance just seemed to be acting as he normally had, in his eyes. That, is where Lance's problems begin.  

On a rare off day from their courses and studies, Lance and Hunk decided to go to one of the parks near their campus. They wanted to keep up on their Pokemon hunting of course.  

Pidge decided that they'd rather stay in their dorm, mumbling something about not wanting a headache after hearing them scream over each new Pokemon they caught. Their loss then.

It was a bit warmer out that day than it had been all week, so it was an even better day to go out. Both Hunk and Lance thought they were pretty good at Pokemon Go, as good as you can be with what little there is to it at the moment.

They'd been walking around for about an hour and a half, and the most they had been getting were Pidgeys, Rattatas and Spearows, with the occasional Psyducks and Eevees. Sticking closer to the big pond, they tried to find some Dratinis. I mean, who doesn't want a Dragonite?

"Holy shit! Hunk!" Lance's sudden outburst startled the poor boy standing not too far behind the former. He was only trying to catch a Staryu. 

"Uh, could you maybe not yell when I'm standing barely three feet behind you?" 

"There's a Gyarados close by! Of course I'm gonna yell! I've been trying to get one of those forever!" 

"What, really? Let's go get it-" Lance shook his head. 

"No, the damn thing is gone now. I was so excited too! What the hell." 

"Let's just walk around more, maybe it'll hatch out of that ten kilometer egg you're working on," Hunk started off in another direction, Lance following soon after. 

"Yeah, maybe..." a dejected sigh left his lips, one day he'll get that Gyarados damn it.

The sky looked like it was starting to darken, preparing for a storm. No reports were on the weather for any storms though, so it was a bit out of place. At any rate, the two college kids decided it would be best to head back to their dorm. 

On their way back, Lance let out a small cough just as a strong gust of wind suddenly swept across the area, blowing leaves and a few flower petals around them.