Bottom of the Blue Ocean

Til Hanahaki Do Us Part

⚠️: Blood, vomit, and major character death

Lance was dying. Not of any terminal illness of course, but of the worst feeling of all. One-sided love. Over the course of Voltron, Lance learned to realize his feelings for Keith, but he did not feel the same. Here's how it went down,

"Keith.... I have something really important to tell you," Lance started, "I r-really like.... you." This was a big step for Lance. He wasn't very confident bu-

"I'm sorry Lance I really am, but I just don't feel the same way. Please forget this ever happened so it doesn't affect the team." Was what Keith had cut him off with. After saying these dreadful lines, Keith walked off, leaving Lance sad and alone.

That's how it started. Lance felt butterflies in his stomach that wanted to come out and they didn't care if he was in the hallway, he dry heaved until a few petals came out. He may not have been a flower specialist, but by the looks of them they were beautiful lilacs speckled with tiny drops of blood. This got worse and worse to the point of now, 4 1/2 months later. He was so sure he was a goner he wrote his letters to the team.

By the time the team had noticed it was too late, 6 months were almost up. Somehow he had managed to keep it a secret until now because his teammates ignored the signs until they saw an episode happen. What they saw scarred them. Lance huddled in a ball murmuring to himself with blood and vomit trailing down his face to the floor where there laid lilac blooms covered in it. He didn't have the strength to tell them anything but, "the letters..." before he blacked out.

The whole team was confused as to how he had gotten the disease except for Keith. The problem was... Keith didn't feel any of those feelings towards Lance and he couldn't just force them to just appear out of nowhere. He felt guilty but there was nothing he could do but pray that he would end up alright.

The team kept on telling him to get the surgery but he kept on saying,

"I'd rather die than not to feel this wonderful feeling of love, though it may kill me I will take that over being numb in the heart where it counts. My mommas teachings were the best."

And so, he died. He chose an afterlife rather than a life of nulled feelings from long ago that have been taken away. Everyone found each letter addressed to them, but Keith's was by far the saddest and most heart wrenching. It read,

Dear Keith,

If you're reading this then I have chosen the path of love. I'm sorry you didn't feel the same way but hey, at least I have no regrets. Actually only one, never being able to kiss you. All the flirts and jokes and rivalry were to get you to eventually fall for me but I guess life doesn't always give you what you want. Anyways, I'm running out of room. The last thing I wanted to say was that I hope you miss me, let it be my charm or anything really, just PLEASE do not forget me or my words for I will never forget you, in this life or the next. Til Hanahaki do us part.
Love,
Lance McClain lovable sharpshooter

After reading the letter, Keith finally realized, maybe he did feel something after all. Realizing this, he went on with his life as well as all the others.

The End
601 word count and srry it turned out kinda bad but hope ya still like it! See ya! Plz don't be mean I wrote this at 1 am and I'm too lazy to edit.