Numbed Feelings - Shklance

Chapter 1

Lance stared darkly at the ceiling. He couldn't feel anything, couldn't express anything. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he began feeling his chest.

Ever since he came out of a cryopod one night he began noticing odd behaviours at himself. Like how when Keith puts his hand on his shoulder which usually makes him all flustered and flushed over and maybe fanboy about it on his room, or when Shiro ruffles his hair in affection- which past-Lance would lean over in content- but now he just felt..nothing. Numb and basically emotionless.

It has been days since he noticed things but he shrugged it off as a possible after effect of the pod, but it has been days ever since he even expressed any emotion to care, be it with his beauty regimen or to even socialize with his friends in any matter. This was kind of worrisome.

Yet, Lance hardy finds this concerning, since this mean he wouldn't have any feelings of attraction towards the "Golden Couple" namely the red and black paladin. And with that, he was happy.

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Keith was confused, Shiro is worried. It has been days since Lance ever spoke to them, let alone socialize with them. Even with Lance eating with them during dinner or talking about strategies which usually makes him contribute some silly jokes to ease the mood. It was scary. It was honestly shocking and mind numbing to think how dependent they are to him. To his voice, to his laughter, to him in general.

"Did I do something wrong?" Keith asks Shiro, the taller man- equally perplexed-furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"No, you didn't, babe." He whispers, tugging Keith's sleeve to force hum to sit on his lap.

"I just...We thought.. I thought we were getting so close..and then the attack happened and he.." Keith sobs, his body trembling.

"I thought he was going to die, Shiro! Die without knowing about our.." he couldn't stop bawling, Shiro stares at him with pained eyes before hugging him close.

"I know.. I know." He whispers on his ear, kissing his forehead while wiping away his tears.

"And now! He won't even...talk to us!" He exclaims, hiccupping as he lowered his body for Shiro to hug.

"Don't worry, we'll figure something out."

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"Something's wrong with me." Lance says to Coran, his face devoid of any emotion. The said Altean looked at Lance with questioning eyes as he trudged towards him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"What's wrong, young one?" he asks, the brunette stared at him with empty eyes before dropping the words that has been etching on his mind for days now.

"I can't feel anything"