Bachelor In Paradise: Voltron Edition

Safety

Lance spent about an hour in the water before making his way up to the bar. 

He was fairly shocked to see Shiro standing there, pouring a thick brownish liquid into a cup in front of Pidge.

"Oh, hey Lance!" Shiro greeted cheerily. "You want something to drink?"

"Shiro? What are you doing here?" Lance questioned, sitting down.

"What, you think you and the other paladins were the only ones who got dragged out here?" Shiro ran a hand through his white hair, giving Lance a cheerful smile. "Besides, I'm just the bartender, so I'm basically here for the drinks right?"

"Did someone say drinks?!" Coran popped out of nowhere from below the counter, causing Lance to jump. 

"Coran!" Hunk exclaimed, coming up behind Pidge, a towel around his body. "Shiro!"

They both waved. 

"This is way too crazy," Lance stated. He thought for a moment. "What do you have to drink?"

Shiro narrowed his eyes. "Nothing too heavy, Lance McClain."

"Aww, Shiro! I knew there was a downside to having you as the bartender."

"He's not the only one! With me and Shiro here, we'll keep all of you in check," Coran replied, pouring a purple liquid into a clear glass and setting it in front of Lance. "Now Shiro here might not know all the drinks and what to avoid, but I'll be sure to help him out!"

Lance picked up the glass and sniffed. It smelled nice enough. He took a drink. It caused his tongue to tingle, and for a second, Lance feared for his ability to speak. But soon enough the tingling went away and he took another sip.

His eyes trailed across everyone, Pidge seeming to not really enjoying the thick brown goop in their glass (it kinda looked like chocolate syrup), and Keith was now next to him. Wait when was he next to Keith? 

"Hey man, what does yours taste like?" Lance asked, looking at Keith and the red beverage in his glass.

Keith hesitated for a second. "It's kind of spicy."

"Spicy?" Lance laughed. "What kind of drinks are spicy?"

"Well, I don't know! You asked and that's just how it tastes. Try it for yourself." Keith shoved the glass over to Lance and grabbed Lance's out of his hands. "I'll try yours."

"Well, okay." Lance picked up the glass and looked at the drink. He looked back at Keith, who was waiting for him. He took a drink. 

Keith was right, it was spicy. He made a shocked face, causing Keith to actually laugh a little. It was small, but it was there. Once again, Lance swallowed down his feelings. He gestured to his glass. 

"Your turn buddy."

 Keith eyed the purple liquid suspiciously and took a drink of it. After a few moments, he looked at the other boy with worry and pointed to his tongue, eyes wide.

Lance chuckled. "Don't worry, it'll go away." He turned to look at Pidge, only to find Pidge was gone. Shiro was cleaning out their glass, and Coran was just looking at all the drink options available.

Keith relaxed, his face softening as he took his drink back. "You want to go sit on the couches?" 

Was Keith actually offering Lance to go sit with him? To spend time with him?

"Uh, actually I was going to find Allura."

"Oh." Keith looked down. "Well, good luck getting to her, after you left the rose room she fled to her room in a hurry and hasn't left since. I think she was embarrassed."