Klance | Exhausted//

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{I'm using she/her pronouns for Pidge since she stated she was a girl, I'm sorry if that upsets you}
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"I bet you 5 GAC that I can stay awake longer than you". Pidge stated,cockily.
"Make it 10, my momma did raise flirt, but she didn't raise a bitch". Lance said, making both of them laugh.
"Deal, starting... NOW"! Pidge darted our of the room, probably trying to find energy drinks, or at least a substitute since they were in space, to keep her for long enough that she could win.
"Cheater"! Lance tried to say before she could leave the room, but he was too late.
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Lance's POV
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I sat in the dining room, messing with my space goo at 3am. I got bored of just laying around in my room smacking myself every time I almost feel asleep, so I decided I may as well eat since there's not much else to do. I freaked out as I heard footsteps, but my nerves relaxed when I saw it was just Keith.
"What're you doing up so late"? He asked with a tired voice.
"Me and Pidge made a bet about who could stay awake longer, and I figured food would help distract me from falling asleep. How about you?"
"I heard something in the kitchen, so I decided to see what it was, and I'm glad it was just you instead of some galra fleets attacking our kitchen or something. I heard they had stuff against pans". Keith joked.
"Did you just.. make a joke. Keith the brooding emo, just made a joke! To me! Wow"! Lance said, legitimately surprised. Keith giggled, which shocked Lance. He's cute, shit he's cute. Oh my god, he's so adorable when he's sleepy. I want to hug him so much oh my god. He thought to himself.
"Lance, are you alright"? Keith asked concerned. Lance kinda freaked out at this because he didn't know how long he was staring, and he was nervous because he might've made things awkward.
"Yea, everything's fine. I just zoned out since I'm tired". Nice save. Lance complimented himself in his mind.
"You shouldn't have made that bet, you know Pidge barely ever sleeps, right"? Keith said.
"Yea, but even if I lose, I like seeing her excited. Every time we make a bet and she wins, her face lights up and she gets super giddy". Lance said, smiling.
"Wow, you're a really good friend". Keith thought out loud.
"Thanks, she's like a little sister to me. We may fight sometimes, but in the end, I just want to see her happy". Lance said, whole heartedly.
"I'm gonna go back to bed, but good luck with the bet. I believe in you". Keith said as he walked back to his room.
Lance being the tsundere he is (B-baka!) blushed at Keith's choice of words then mentally denied his feelings for him even though it was painfully obvious that he had them. Nope, nope, nope. Lance you're straight, he's a dude. You just admire him because he's good at piloting and stuff, yeah. Lance thought to himself, as he walked back to his room as well, he got bored of the kitchen so he figured he'd just fiddle his thumbs until morning.
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(Time skip, and Keith's POV now)
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I woke up, I think it's early, but I'm not quite sure since I'm not really used to space time yet and I haven't asked Allura and Coran how early it is yet. I decided to get up and take a shower, considering I hadn't taken one since yesterday. I walked out of my room and into my bathroom, then had a warm shower and changed, and put my hair in a ponytail subconsciously because I didn't want my wet hair to get in the way of my training. I got up and went to the training room, only to see Lance getting his ass kicked by a training bot. I didn't blame him though, he's been awake for a long time and is probably super tired. I decided to go talk to him, since he just ended the training sequence.
"Hey Lance. How are you"? I said
No answer
"Hello"? I said a few moments later, but then I realized what he was staring at. I didn't realize it, but 1. I put my hair in a ponytail, and 2. Lance has probably never seen me in a ponytail.
"Oh uh, sorry". He said as he kept staring, I knew the apology was empty, but I was still quite tired since I woke up only a while ago so I decided I didn't want to argue.
"It's fine, I'm uh.. sorry if it's distracting".
"It's distracting, but only because it's adorable". He said, but only realizing what just came out of his mouth after it was too late, so he just covered his mouth in shock and looked away with a blushing face. I felt my face heat up, but it probably wasn't as red as Lance's.
"Th-thanks". I said, cursing myself for stuttering.
"I'm sorry for doing that, oh my god I'm such a idiot.. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable I didn't mean to say that oh gosh". He rambled on for a couple of minutes, before stopping because Hunk shouting "breakfast is ready" and bolted to the kitchen, I could tell that Lance like, really liked breakfast. I did too, but damn, even in his tiredest state he could run right to the kitchen.
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(A/N)
Thank you guys so much for reading the first chapter, I'm really excited to share this. Please tell me what you guys think, it'd mean a lot to me.
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Written October 4th-5th 2017