a klance fic i guess

a rude awakening

A/N: hey guys! okay so i just wanna say before this chapter starts this is kind of also a vent chapter for me personally, it wasn't supposed to be but that's what happens when you decide to write an angsty chapter at 3 AM. so sorry if it's a little out of character or anything. i love you guys 💛
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as lance walked down the corridor to go back to his room his feet suddenly stopped at a metal door with a red circle in the middle.

"oh no," lance thought in his head "here we go i guess."

lance stood hesitantly at the red paladin's door, not quite sure of what to do.

should i knock? well obviously i should knock but should i say something? how exactly should i knock? what if- lance's thoughts were cut off by the sound of small thuds from inside the room. if he wasn't standing with his forehead against the door he wouldn't have even heard it.

lance soon recognized the sounds to be pacing footsteps. he really didn't want to disturb the other boy if he was already upset about something.

but maybe they could help each other; so lance knocked.

the footsteps paused for a moment and started back up again until the door slid open to reveal a surprised keith standing with wide eyes.

well, as wide as they could open with those bags. lance also had wide eyes. he had never seen keith like this, so, not keith. it was really odd, not unpleasant just different. lance decided to take it all in in that moment.

keith's messy bed head with clumps of raven colored strands stuck to his sweaty forehead (probably from pacing so much), his furrowed brow that lance could almost reach out and forcibly move with his finger tips, the nasty bags under his eyes, and the fact that he was still dressed in his full everyday outfit.

he even has his shoes on what is this man? a monster? lance thought.

lance redirected his attention to the other boys awaiting eyes. "oh, um hi keith." lance said unenthusiastically.

"hi lance, uh what are you doing here?" the other said rubbing the back of his neck.

lance flashed one of those iconic lance smiles and leaned himself against the door frame and said "oh ya know, i was just in the neighborhood." and winked.

"goodnight lance" keith said and began to close his door.

"hey, wait!" lance said as he grabbed the door from closing.

"what do you need?" keith said obviously annoyed now.

"um, i uh," lance stuttered and winced, which kind of concerned keith. "i'm sorry i just," lance began to make hand motions around his head "-i can't put my, my uh thoughts, together."

keith looked at lances wincing face and felt a small ache in his chest. "it's okay lance, take your time."

lance liked this side of keith. the nice and considerate one. it made him feel better about himself.

"-side if you want." lance looked up from his thoughts to hear the end of keith's sentence. "um can you repeat that?" lance asked embarrassed.

"i said you can come inside if you want." keith repeated kindly. "oh um, sure thanks." lance said.

lance couldn't sit down for some reason and he didn't know why. but he insisted keith sat on his bed.