Klance
Pacific Rim AU
Keith rested his cheek in his palm, eyes on his partner. Lance laughed as Hunk and Shay shared a story. His eyes flicked over to Shiro and Pidge as they whispered to one another, smiling and fingers entwined. Keith looked to his other side, Allura and Coran sharing memories about her father who had died in a previous Kaiju attack.
"Hey, buddy?"
Keith blinked, then looked back at Lance. Lance gave him a smile that made his heart flutter. "You okay? You seem out of it."
Keith smiled and gave a wave of his hand. "It's nothing. I suppose I'm just tired."
Lance hummed, setting his chin on the palm of his hand. "You should rest. We still have a couple hours until the next Kaiju attack."
"Alright." Keith stood. "I'll see you later."
~
Keith stared at the wall on the other side of his room, fingers curled into the fabric of his sheets. He jumped at three soft knocks on his door. "Come in."
His door creaked open and Lance poked his head in. "Hey. You're supposed to be asleep."
Keith shrugged and let Lance sit beside him. "Can't."
Lance hummed. "Want me to lay with you?" He teased, leaning closer.
The slightly older man's cheeks went red and he bit his lip as he looked away. "No, I'm fine."
The Cuban blinked, then creased his brows. "What's the matter?"
Keith breathed deeply. "I... After the last attack, I... I couldn't help thinking... 'What would happen if that happened to Lance and I?'"
Lance gulped and looked down. "Yeah... It sucks... Look, I can't say that nothing bad is going to happen to us because I don't know. Something bad might happen or we might be the ones to finally end this. Who knows? No one. Keith, I can promise you that we'll do our best. That we'll do everything we can to protect everyone."
Keith nodded, looking up into Lance's beautiful blue eyes. "Okay."
"Okay." Lance eased and smiled. "Now, I'm going to do something. Don't freak out." Keith nodded as his partner leaned forward. Keith gulped and closed his eyes as their breaths mingled.
Lance's lips were soft against Keith's and his fingers were warm around Keith's cold ones.
Both let out a long, soft breath as they pulled apart. Lance opened his eyes to look up at Keith, then Keith met his gaze. Lance smiled and kissed him gently again.
~
The bond had stopped being difficult a long time ago, so they were ready to Go when,the Kaiju attacked.
"Let's go, lions!" Shiro shouted as the four Jaegers were dropped into the ocean. "It's another double event! We got this!"
Lance cheered alongside Hunk.
All four Jaegers trudged through the dark waters, looking for the luminescent glow of the Kaijus. Keith looked over at Lance and Lance was already smiling at him.
