Esto Es Teatro, Coño~! A Voltron School Theatre AU (Featuring Klance and Shatt!)

horribly in love

It was audition day. Keith shuffled his script, looking over one more time before opening the door to the auditorium. He took a deep breath and walked towards his fellow actors. "Keith! you made it!" Shiro, the director said. Keith gave an uneasy smile and sat down on a cheap chair they had placed for the students. "We'll start with you Hunk, who will you be auditioning for?"

Keith had drifted off into a daydream by the time that a majority of the students were done. He snapped out of it as they were getting towards his name. "Lance? Who will you be auditioning for?" Shiro said, his eyes droopy from all the observing. Lance ran onto the stage dramatically, his eyes shining as he proclaimed;

"I'll be auditioning as the ladddiess mannn, Benedick!"

"That's great Lance." Shiro sighed unenthusiastically. "You can start when you're ready."

Lance took a step back, preparing himself.

"This can be no trick! The conference was sadly borne. They have the hear how am I censured: they say I will bear myself proudly, if I perceive the love come from her;" Lance projected his voice, his proud vocal cords echoing across the room. "They say too that she will rather die than give any sign of affection. I did never think to marry; I must not seem proud; happy are they that hear their detractions and can put them to mending." Lance stepped forward, his foot extended and his arms outreached towards the ceiling. "They say the lady is fair.." Lance pretended to blush. "Tis a truth, I can bear them witness; and virtuous; 'tis so, I cannot reprove it; and wise, but for loving me;" Lance paused, and put his hands on his hips, "by my troth, it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument of her folly.." Lance took a step back and blushed again, wrapping his arms around himself. "For I will be horribly in love with her." Lance's eyes met Keith's for a slight second, and at that moment Keith could have sworn the look in Lance's eyes was something he'd never forget. His eyes were a swirling blue oce-

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Everyone turned around, there was Nyma, who had bumped into the stack of the foldable chairs. "OhmygoshI'msosorry!!IknowI'mlateand-"

"It's fine Nyma. Just take a seat. You weren't called yet so you're safe." Shiro replied. She sighed and sat down next to Keith. She turned around and gave him a devilish smile. "Hey, Keith. Good luck. Too bad you're not getting the role." Keith stuck up the middle finger and resumed watching people's auditions.

"Keith, it's your turn."

Keith froze up. He wiped his sweaty hands on his black pants and slowly walked up to the stage. Lance tapped Keith on the shoulder and whispered, "Good luck." as he made his way to his seat. Keith flushed at the contact and went onto the stage.

Keith closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I will be auditioning for Beatrice."

He thought of his endless nights practicing the lines, taking online public speaking classes and trying to muster up the courage to go on stage and act out his lines. Opening his eyes again, he determinedly said-

"I'm ready."

Keith cleared his throat and began. "What fire is in my ears? Can this be true?" Keith bellowed, turning his head from left to right in bewilderedness. "Stand I condemned for pride and scorn so much? Contempt, farewell! And maiden pride, adieu!" Keith declared dramatically while waving his hand through the air in a shooing motion. "No glory lives behind the back of such." Keith stepped back and softened his voice. "And Benedick, love on; I will requite thee," Keith rose his voice again, expressing the character's untameable love. "Taming my wild heart to thy loving hand! If thou dost love, my kindness shall incite thee" Keith clasped his hands together and sighed, looking distant and lovestruck, "To bind our loves up in a holy band; For others say thou dost deserve, and I-" Keith sighed.

"Believe it better than reportingly."

His eyes fell on Lance.