Langst One-Shots

Happy Birthday

Lance's POV
I sit up and bolt out of bed. It's my birthday! I love celebrating my birthday because it's an excuse to hang with my friends. I quickly get dressed and speed walk to the dining hall, and run into Keith on my way.

"Watch it, Lance!" He yells. "Sorry Keith," I say, "but guess what today is!" Keith rolls his eyes and scoffs. "Let me guess," he starts, "the day you get a girlfriend?"

Ouch. That one hurt. "No! It's my-" Allura interrupts me. "Keith, Lance! Get off the floor and get to the dining room." She says that sternly.

We walk into the dining room and I sit at my spot. I start saying "Guess what today is!" but I'm cut off by Pidge yelling to Hunk about how good the food is. I get up and clear my plate.  As I start walking out with my head low, Shiro stops me. "Lance where are you going?" I turn around, "To train." I walk out the doors.

~Timeskip 2 1/2 hours~

I keep going level by level and getting higher in the ranks. Coran walks into the training room with something behind his back. "Coran Coran, the gorgeous man! What's up?" I stop training and walk up to him. "My boy, did you think I forgot?" He holds out a cake that says what I assume to be "Happy Birthday" in Altean.

"Aw Coran! This is so nice!"
"Well surely this isn't as nice as what the other paladins got you!"
I scoff and look down. "I got yelled at three times and interrupted... That's it." I try to turn my tear into a sneeze. "My boy. I'm so sorry. I'll go talk to them. Enjoy your cake in the dining hall or your room." He pats my shoulder and walks out.

As I get ready to eat my cake in the dining room with only a candle as my light, everyone walks in with an angry Coran leading. He turns the lights on and I blow out the candle. "Hey really it's fine...." The paladins look at each other in shame.
"I'm sorry Lance. I didn't realize today was your birthday.." Hunk says sadly. I stand and walk past them to my room.  As I pass them I say again, "No really, it's fine."

I go to my room and sit with my cake. "Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear La-ance,
Happy Birthday to you."

The mice run in through the vent. I chat with them as I eat. They each gave me a present. For my birthday I got cake from Coran, sunglasses, a ring, some kind of space headphones, and a bracelet. "Thanks guys." I start crying a bit. "Thank you so much."

Suddenly my door opens and Keith stands there. "Oh Keith-" I wipe my eyes "-I didn't see you there." He sits next to me and says, "Lance, we are so, so sorry. But you-"
"Yea I know how it is Keith. Just leave, please?"
"But Lance, you know that we love you, right?"
"Yeah sure whatever."
I stand up to take my plate to the kitchen when Keith grabs my arm.
"Keith please just let me go!"
He pulls me into a hug and whispers, "I love you Lance."
"What?"
"I'm confessing to you. I've liked you for a while."
He lets go so we're facing each other.
"You got a lousy way of showing love."
"Are you rejecting me? I won't be offended."
"I don't know Keith. You made fun of me this morning and now you say you love me? I'm confused." Keith takes my hand, "Just follow me, please."
"Why?"
"Because! Please."
I grip Keith's hand and he smiles.
"Close your eyes." I do as I'm told and follow him.

After minutes of blindly following, Keith tells me, "Open."

We're in the lounge. Everyone is here. There's a banner that says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANCE!" Coran is smiling. So is everyone else. I'm speechless. I thank them and we all party.

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shit ending i know but i wanted to post FOR LANCES BIRTHDAY