Bachelor In Paradise: Voltron Edition

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A/N: IM BACK :D. This chapter is going to be a little break from Klance because,, lesbians

Specifically one who you will get to know fairly well in this chapter before more romance begins.
LETS GO LESBIANS
Enjoy~

The next morning, like the other weeks, a new person came down the steps.

If they were honest with themselves, they should've expected it. Everyone knew she was the last one to come, but no one knew exactly why. As far as the team was concerned, no one was interested in her and she had no romantic interest with anyone.

But Romelle knew why.

She knew how the team viewed her.

A cute girl with blonde hair and purple eyes. Someone who was happy despite her past trauma. Someone who was strong, clueless maybe, but strong.

They saw someone brave.

But that wasn't what Romelle saw.

She saw someone who couldn't save her family. She saw someone who couldn't save so many Alteans.

And Allura had bonded with her on it.

And that was when the feeling ensued. The softness of a smile, the purity of a laugh, the wholeness of a heart. A new feeling Romelle had never felt before.

One she was afraid of. But she had no doubt in her mind that this whole feeling Allura gave her was special.

And it must be why she was in this so called 'game' that the group spoke of.

But Romelle felt a knot build in her stomach. They were here for romance, and she had never known much about love at the Altean colony. Sure, family love, but that was taken away from her, and she had mostly kept to herself.

Besides, she couldn't find a female Altean who wanted to date her in the colony anyway.

And she was sure Allura wouldn't either.

Now, she was expected to do something about this? What could she even do? Alteans weren't known for being romantically interested in the same sex, although it was not prohibited in their customs.

Well, the customs Romelle knew, the ones that she had been taught at the colony.

She didn't like thinking of the colony. She didn't like thinking about a lot of things. Like how her parents were taken, and her brother not long after. Or how she saw his paled, weakened, tortured form. Or how she watched him  die. And how so many others died.

Or how it was Allura's ex-boyfriend's fault. 

"Romelle, try this!" Hunk brought her out of her thoughts as he laid a plate in front of her. 

"What are these oddly shaped white and yellow things?" She asked curiously, sniffing them. Her eyes widened at the strength of the smell. 

"Those would be eggs, and the brown strips next to them is the bacon. Oh, do you eat meat? I probably should've asked that first?" 

"You should take a bite, they're fantastic!" Coran said, giving his official stamp of approval. "Except the so-called bacon wasn't as good as the paladins made it out to be."

"Don't listen to Coran, he doesn't understand the deliciousness of bacon," Lance said, coming up behind Keith and wrapping his arms around his waist. "Either you love bacon or you're wrong."

Keith rolled his eyes and shook his head, leaning into Lance's chest a little. 

"Eat as much as you'd like, ignore them. There's no pressure at all," Allura said, moving to sit next to Romelle. 

With that final encouragement, Romelle took a bite of the eggs. Her eyes widened at the taste and she smiled. The group cheered as they saw her enjoyment. She kept eating as she listened to the others talk about food. They explained how delicious Earth food was, and how there was much more then just eggs and bacon. There was a whole bunch of food from different cultures and countries for Romelle to try. She couldn't wait. 

Romelle adored the bacon and Lance declared her the first Altean bacon lover. Allura hadn't taken a liking to the bacon herself, which made Romelle a little upset, because the more things her and Allura had in common the better. At least, that's how it was in her eyes. She didn't know if she deserved to be allowed to want something with Allura. 

But when she looked at the other couples, she couldn't help but feel a sense of want build in her stomach. How could she not? Love was a beautiful thing that she had been denied too much of in her life. 

Maybe she wasn't deserving, but that didn't mean she didn't deserve a try. 

So as Allura and Pidge lead her to her room, she couldn't help but stare at Allura a little. How could she not? Her eyes, her skin, her voice, her hair, it was all so-

"Romelle, are you listening?" 

"Hm, oh sorry, yes Pidge?" She said with a apologetic smile. 

Pidge raised an eyebrow, their expression curious. "I was saying that we're having dinner in a few quintants, so be down then." 

"Alright! Thank you for the island tour."

"If you need anything, just ask okay?" Allura touched Romelle's arm as she spoke. The feeling was new to Romelle. She had never experienced such gentle touching from anyone besides her own family. It felt foreign yet familiar. Romelle stared at Allura's hand for a moment, trying to remember the last time someone had placed their hand there. She reached up to touch it, laying her hand over Allura's. 

"Okay, thank you." 

Romelle's hand followed Allura's as it left her arm. 

Could she be deserving of such a love?