color coded [klance]

two

a month later

  "hey, has anyone seen keith?" lance inquired, blue eyes sweeping the cafeteria as he searched for a head of black hair. the rest of his table, consisting of hunk and pidge shook their heads, causing lance to frown. lance quickly typed a text to keith, asking where he was. he got a reply almost instantly, telling him keith was in the bathroom in the art hall and he was having a panic attack. some of the words were misspelled or not spaced correctly, and lance shot up, muttering a, "i'll be right back," and dashing off to find keith.
 
  he finally got to the bathrooms keith said he was in and walked in, noticing keith's boots and backpack at the last stall. he walked over and knocked on the door.
 
  "keith? you okay?"

  "i-i can't breathe," keith whispered, unlocking the door and stumbling out to meet lance. his eyes were red and his cheeks were tear tracked, his lip bleeding from gnawing at it too much.
 
  "just take deep breaths," lance reminded, reaching forward to place a hand on keith's shoulder, looking him in the eyes.
 
  "i-i can't," keith choked out, his shoulders shaking as he let out a sob.
 
  "hey, hey," lance whispered out, grabbing one of keith's hands and placing it on his chest. "breathe with me, okay?" lance asked and keith nodded, so lance began inhaling deeply and exhaling slowly in an attempt to match keith's breathing pattern with his. eventually, keith stopped crying and his breathing was decently steady, save for the occasional hiccup that would pass through his lips. "see? you're okay."
 
"i'm not okay," keith whispered, closing his eyes as his bottom lip trembled. "lance, i'm so far from okay."
 
  lance's heart shattered into itty bitty pieces as he looked at keith, before he reached forward and cupped one of keith's cheeks in his hand. keith's eyes opened as he stared at lance, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
 
  "it's okay not to be okay. because i'm here and i'm gonna help you through whatever's going on, okay?" lance asked, watching keith nod, his dark eyes filling with tears. "i promise i'm not going to leave you, ever."
 
  keith threw his arms around lance's neck and pulled him close, whispering a, "thank you." lance hugged him back tightly, pressing a small, gentle kiss to keith's cheek.