come out ♥︎ klance miniseries

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The next day, Lance was hiding away in Blue's hanger. He didn't want anyone to bother him. But bother them they did. Allura found him easily.

She walked in, seeing him sat on Blue's paw. She sat down next to him, "What happened?"

Lance looked at her, "What makes you think something happened?"

"You've been quiet since yesterday. That's unlike you. And now you're isolating yourself. You usually can't stand to be alone."

Lance sighed, looking down, "Okay, something may have happened."

"You can talk to me about it. I'm good at keeping secrets."

"Keith kissed me yesterday," Lance mumbled.

Allura's eyes widened, "What?!"

Lance nodded, "We were talking about how he got hurt trying to save me. He said he'd do it again and I said I would've done the same for him. Then it got really quiet. Then he kissed me."

"What did you do?"

"I freaked out," Lance put his hands over his face, "I pulled away. Then he ran off. I scared him away."

Allura nodded, "So, you certainly didn't want him to kiss you..."

Lance kept his hands over his face, "That's not it. I was just surprised."

Allura smiled just a tiny bit, "What would have you done if he hadn't run away."

"I..." Lance lowered his hands kept looking down, he knew what he would've done but he wouldn't say it.

"You can tell me, Lance."

"I would've kissed him again."

Allura's smile grew, "Then what's holding you back?"

Lance looked at her, "I blew it. He won't come near me now."

"He's only evading you because he feels he's upset you. He believes you don't reciprocate his feelings. He will continue to believe so until you tell him otherwise," Allura put her hand on Lance's shoulder, "You didn't blow it, as you say. There's still a chance to resolve things."

Lance looked down again, "I don't think I can..."

"Why not?"

Lance picked at his fingernails, "I just... You guys don't know I'm bisexual for a reason."

"Bisexual?"

"It means I like both genders... Some people on Earth think that's even worse than being gay. Gay people don't think you're secretly straight, straight people think you're secretly gay. So many people tell you that you're just confused. Or that you're just sex-crazed. Bisexuals get hate from both communities. My ex got with me just because she thought that because I was bisexual that I would be down for a threesome. She said, "you like guys too so obviously it would be okay for you" as if that would be my only problem with it. My ex-boyfriend wouldn't let me around anyone. He thought if he left me alone with someone, boy or girl, that I would cheat on him. My cousin called me a slut when he found out."

Allura reached over and held his hand, "All those people treated you so cruelly just because of who you're attracted to, because of who you are?"

Lance chuckled, "Just wait until you find out about how they treat me just because of the color of my skin... When I enrolled in the Garrison I decided to keep my sexuality a secret. It's just easier that way."

"Are you afraid the other paladins will treat you as those hateful Earthlings did?"

"No. Yes? I don't know," Lance started to tear up, "I don't think they would but I don't want to risk it losing my family."