Klance oneshots

Long distance AU

(Keith's POV)

I got a phone call from Lance during class, but of course I couldn't answer. Thankfully, no one else heard it, so I pulled out my phone sneakily and quickly texted him that I would call him back as soon as my class was over.
When I finally did, he talked so fast I barely understood him.
"Oh my god were you in class babe I'm so sorry" he told me.
I laughed it off.
"It's okay hun, no one noticed, but I can talk now. What's up?"
He stayed silent for a bit.
"Keith, babe, I have bad news..."

Oh no.
No.

Lance lived five hours away. He was supposed to come visit me for his birthday, which was the next week. As soon as I heard him say bad news, I knew that wasn't happening anymore.

"You're not coming, are you?" I asked, my voice cracking.
"I'm sorry."

I started crying. We hadn't seen each other in almost a year, and even tho we were used to the long distance and we talked on skype all the time, nothing could ever be compared to sleeping in his arms. In a split second, everything fell apart.

"I'm sorry" he repeated "but I failed a test and they're making me take it again, if I don't, the teacher said I'll fail the class."

It's okay. I understood. If he got held back a year, we would not be able to move in together for our next year of college, and we had plans to continue our studies in the same city. I understood, but I couldn't stop crying.

"I... I just really wanted to see you, I miss you so much, Lance."
"I miss you too, my love. I was really looking forward to spending my birthday with you, but I promise I will go as soon as I can."

I knew I'd see him soon anyway. He was coming to see me, he was staying for a couple of weeks. It was just a small delay, but it still hurt like hell. Having him so far away, not being able to cry into his shoulder, hug him when I had a bad day, waking up next to him, all of that hurt. But we'd get through it together.

"I love you more than anything" he swore. "And I can't wait to be there and hug you and kiss you all day long."

He waited for me to calm down a bit, and I could hear the pain in his voice when he whispered words of encouragement.

"I love you too" I replied. "I'll call you when I get home, okay? I'm on my way, and if I'm gonna be crying I'd rather do it under a mountain of blankets" I laughed shyly. He apologized again, but agreed.

I ran home, desperate for some privacy. I felt a breakdown coming, goodbyes with Lance were never easy, but this wasn't exactly something I could get over in a minute either.
Whenever I got to actually hang out with my boyfriend, I decided, I'm hugging him and not letting him go.

As soon as I closed the front door behind me, tears started running down my face. I cried, out loud, and my mom came to me.

"Oh no, Keith, what's wrong?" she asked, visibly worried.
"He can't come" I cried out, and she hugged me.
"Hold on a bit more, darling, you'll be together soon. It's okay, you'll be okay" she patted my back softly before pulling away.
"Lunch is almost ready, why don't you go take a shower and freshen up? I'll make you hot chocolate this afternoon" she suggested.
"Yeah, okay"

I took off my shoes and left them by the door, dropped my backpack on the floor and proceeded to walk to my room. A smell of sea salt crawled up my nose, reminding me of Lance.

I must be imagining things. I might actually need that shower.

I opened the door, took off my red jacket and threw it towards the bed, without looking.

"Ouch!"

What?

I turned around, and there he was. My face lit up as fast as the breakdown had come before. Him. My boyfriend, the love of my life, he was sitting in my bed. There, waiting for me. And I was a mess, but I didn't mind.

I ran towards Lance and jumped to hug him, making us fall down together. He held me tight as if he couldn't believe I was real, and I honestly wasn't sure if he was. I buried my nose in the crook of his neck, he smelled like sea salt and that instantly calmed me down. My nerves were gone, I was incredibly happy. After almost a year, I had him in my arms, and I wasn't lying when I said I wouldn't let him go.

"Lance!!" I almost yelled. "You're here! Explain!!"
The sound of his laugh was my favorite thing to hear.
"Oh my god, babe, I feel so bad!" he pulled away and looked at me directly in the eyes. "I'm sorry I made you cry, I wanted to surprise you."

In that moment, the only thing that mattered to me was that we were finally together again. I wanted to tell him it was okay, that I was really happy now, that we had so much time together ahead of us and I wasn't gonna leave his side because I missed him so much. I wanted to tell him he'd have to make up for his little act with snuggles, that I wanted to scream how much I loved him.

But instead, I lost control. After a year, I wasn't gonna wait any more, not even a second. I physically couldn't.

Tears of joy sparkled in my eyes, I grinned widely. And finally, I kissed him.

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oof.
i have mixed emotions for this one, since i drew inspiration from my own experience. i don't really wanna go into detail because it ended and i'm still slowly recovering (and that's why i had to take a year+ long hiatus) but i was in a long distance relationship for almost four years and everything described in this chapter i've actually felt deeply. when i was in that relationship everything i wanted was to come home one random day and have her waiting for me, since she lived all the way across the country and we barely saw each other, so that's why i went for that in this chapter.
on another note, i have a bunch of screenshots of texts my crush and i have sent each other (prime wlw clownery content) and if y'all are interested in that i can make them klance and make them a part of college AU, so let me know!