Left on Read // Klance AU

5. katara vs zuko

“Keith go hide in your special hiding spot and don’t come out no matter what you hear ok?” His mother was on the verge of tears. “Mom what’s going on, I'm scared mom.”  By this time Keith was crying. “Just go hide honey, do it for me, please Keith,” She pulled him into a hug. “I love you.” Her voice barely above a whisper. “I love you to mom.” The seven year-old spoke choking back sobs. He went into his closet and found the small door leading into the crawlspace. All the other entrances being hidden behind dressers or cabinets. He shut the door and put on the noise cancelling headphones like he had practiced so many times before, the only difference this time was that his mother wasn’t here with him. He used the pillow to muffle his sobs. He took the headphones off only to be met with and ear piercing scream. He heard the door slam and a car drive away. He ran to go find his mom but when he got there she was dead. She had been stabbed in the heart.

“MOM!” Keith shot up sweating from the nightmare. He got out of the bed and walked to his bathroom. Keith turned on the lights and looked in the mirror, I look like shit. He checked the time, 3:45 am, well I'm not getting back to sleep that's for sure. Keith decided to do his makeup for his makeup tumblr blog. The blog in question had about a thousand followers and all he posted was pictures of his makeup and body art. He pulled his brush case out of the cabinet and picked up the blue face paint, today just felt like a blue type of day.

Keith picked up his phone to take the photo, before he could open the camera he got a text.

{4:50am}

[Lancey-Lance]: hey i forgot my umbrella in your car if you have class today can you drop it off in the music room

[keith]: sure, i was going to anyway.

[Lancey-Lance]: why are you awake classes dont start until like 8:00

[keith]: i woke up at 3:45 and couldn’t fall back to sleep. why are you up?

[Lancey-Lance]: i always wake up at 5:00

[keith]: well i’ll see you on campus, bye.

[keith]: is offline

[Lancey-Lance]: is offline

Keith closed the app and opened up snapchat to take the photo, he posed about seven different ways, each pose showing a different angle of the makeup. After choosing his favorite he saved it and posted it.to the page. Within seconds notes started flooding in. He went to his Instagram and posted the picture there too, the first like was from Lance. Lance also left a comment, Keith’s heart fluttered when he read the sentence. “it's like katara vs zuko lol. It looks great man!” Keith didn’t know why his heart fluttered, he barely even knew the guy. He decided to ignore it and started washing the makeup off.

{5:30am}

   

[Lancey-Lance]: yo keith

[keith]: ye.

[Lancey-Lance]: could you give me a ride to campus lol the bus wont come until 8:30 or 6:00 and i dont want to be @ campus 2 hours before classes start lmao

[keith]: yeah sure i have nothing better to do.

[Lancey-Lance]: bless you mullet jesus

[keith]: mullet jesus?

[keith]: you know im like 210% gay, and not religious at all.

[Lancey-Lance]: lol

[Lancey-Lance]: i gtg

[Lancey-Lance]: has left the chat

Keith flopped backwards onto the couch, and let out a loud sigh. I probably scared him off, ugh I’m so stupid what was I thinking. He blamed himself for Lance’s sudden disappearance, he figured Lance was probably super religious and hated gay people. Even so he still had to get ready to pick up Pidge and then Lance.

{6:15am}

[keith]: i fucked up.

[Shirhoe]: What happened?

[ratt]: Hey it’s ok whatever it is im sure its fine.

[keith]: so you know how i made friends with lance

[keith]: well i’m pretty sure i just fucked it up bc i’m stupid and wasn’t even thinking.

[angerbirb]: im sure its fine Keith dont worry about him

[Shirhoe]: what happened though, did you fight or something?

[keith]: sent a photo

[keith]: he just like left so suddenly too im.

[keith]: the worst part is i have to give him a ride to campus bc i said i would.

[keith]: i hate myself.

[Shirhoe]: Its fine Keith just ask him about it when you pick him up, I can drive Pidge.

[keith]: has left the chat

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Lance was trying so hard to think up an apology for Keith. Lance was always a proud bisexual and he was going to tell Keith but Nyma started calling him. Nyma couldn’t get over the fact that Lance finally decided to end their relationship, so she kept calling him and showing up at his apartment. It had been an hour and Nyma had forced her way into his house and was on her knees begging for Lance to take her back. She wouldn’t take no for an answer and was in the middle of saying how cheating was a mistake when he got a text from Keith

{7:15am}

[keith]: i’ll be there in five minutes.

[Lancey-Lance]: ok im on the 5th floor

[keith]: ok.

Lance had to get Nyma out of here and away from Keith. He opened the door and practically kicked her out and locked his door. He quickly ran to his closet and pulled the first shirt he saw out and threw it on, put on a different pair of jeans and but a beanie over his hair. He looked in the mirror and realized that he was wearing his bi shirt. He heard someone shouting in the hallway. Nyma ugh. He heard another voice trying to calm her down. Wait, I know that voice. Keith!

-

Keith stumbled backwards, all he did was ask this girl if she knew which apartment was Lance’s and now she was throwing slurs and hitting him

    “HE DUMPED ME FOR A FAGGOT! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LOVE ME NOT YOU!” “Please calm down who are you talking about? I’m not dating anyone.” Keith was desperate for anyone to help him calm down this random lady. “Nyma! Leave him alone! He has nothing to do with me not wanting to get back together, he’s just a friend.” Lance had yelled pulling her off of the korean boy. “If you come here or near him again I will call the cops. Now leave!” She had started to mumble but Lance asked one of his neighbors to escort her to the elevator and call security. Keith was now blushing because of what Lance had said, but his heart hurt too. He told her to stay away from me but then said we were just friends. Wait why am I sad about this, he probably hates me. Keith was pulled out his thoughts when Lance snapped in front of him and asked if he was ok.

    “So, who was that girl?” Keith asked when they had gotten in the car. “Um-well she’s my ex, we were on and off for a while but six months ago she cheated on me and I cut ties and ever since she has been showing up at my apartment and following me around.” Lance explained. “That’s why I left the chat so suddenly she forced her way into the apartment and was going crazy. Sorry about that by the way.” Lance started rubbing the back of his neck. “Well next time if there is one, give me a heads up. Anyways so you’re not homophobic right?” Keith turned to Lance and stared him straight in the eye when they got to a stoplight. “Keith, I’m bisexual. I swear I’m not homophobic. I mean just look at my shirt” Lance started smiling and Keith started blushing and smiling back. Wow his smile is cute, fuck I’m falling hard. It was at this moment Keith knew, he formed a major crush on this boy.
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a/n
this is super fucking late but this week was hoco week and also the third week of school and ive already gotten so much homework its unbearable anyways i have a doctors appointment and im finally gonna figure out wtf is wrong with me. thanks for sticking with this story im sorry it took so long to update lmao.