Our Lives
"Hey, you guys. Are you all good for dinner tonight?" Lance asked over the video chat. "Sorry Lance, I forgot I promised to take Shay on a date, she's so excited. I couldn't say no…" Hunk apologised. "Hey don't worry about it. Take Shay on the best Earth date you can. I want all the details after." Lance encouraged. Hunk left the call shortly after. "Anyone else who can't make it?" Lance asked politely. "Me." Pidge, Coran and Shiro said in unison. "So then that leaves just me and Keith." Lance said, "I'm still okay to go for dinner if you want." Keith shrugged over the video call but it wasn't very obvious. After all, he was halfway underneath a car fixing it. Thanks, Iverson for not paying Keith to fix your car. "Really? You're okay with that, even though Dalia won't be there?" At this point, it was just Lance and Keith on the call. "I mean yeah, I don't talk to you just because of your kid Lance. Besides, we're friends are we not?" Keith asked promptly before swearing under his breath. "Are you ok?" Lance asked completely unaware that he avoided Keith's question. "Yeah, Iverson's car is just a shit box. I also just had a bunch of oil fall on my face." Lance had to force down his laugh. "So seven?" Lance asked. "Yup, sounds good. What's the dress code for this place? I don't really wanna show up to a nice place covered in grease and oil." Keith asked as he slid out from underneath the car. Lance couldn't help but laugh. Keith had gone to wipe the sweat off his forehead but unintentionally smeared grease over his forehead. "You look like Simba from that one part in The Lion King." Lance continued to giggle. "Oh shut up you prick." Keith teased, "Uh how 'bout no. The dress code is smart casual, so no oil and grease please." Lance laughed loudly. Keith dramatically acted offended. "You don't want to see my hard work, I think it looks sexy on me. Don't you think?" Keith teased, Lance's acting lessons had done wonders to aid Keith's humour. Lance burst into laughter, he almost fell off his chair in the process. "Oh shit! You good?" Keith asked frantically, "Yeah man, I just keep forgetting you're actually funny." Lance said through his remaining laughter. "Uh, rude. I've always been funny." Keith mocked. "Daddy! Daddy!" Dalia yelled from off-screen. "Hey, sweetheart." Keith cooed, "Are you taking Papa on a date?" Dalia asked excitedly, “Yup, the best one he’s ever going to go on.” Keith teased. “Ooo, is that right? You’ve got your work cut out then.” Lance teased as he picked Dalia up and sat her on his lap, Keith shrugged. “Eh, not really. I’ve romanced several people without even knowing they were there.” Keith laughed. “Oh is that right? I look forward to getting spoiled then.” Lance smiled.
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"Sorry Keith, I was going to dress up a bit more but it's a bit hard. With…you know." Lance looked at his plain boring crutch, "I actually have something for you, Please sit down while I grab it." Keith directed Lance to sit down before leaving the room. "Ok, close your eyes!" Keith called out from the other side of the house, After a few seconds Keith entered the room. "You can open your eyes now." Keith stood with his present to Lance with a smile. "Oh my…" Lance wanted to cry, "Now it looks as beautiful as you do." Lance laughed at Keith's corny words, "Thank you, it's perfect!" Lance took a few moments to appreciate the crutch that was painted like the beach with the ocean and a small heart keychain hanging from the handle. "Take a look at the keychain, I can guarantee it's corny but… Well, it just felt right." Keith giggled to himself, "Come day or night, in space or at home, you're my favourite star. Mi Carniño." The words sounded gentle to Keith and he couldn't help but smile, "It just felt right…" Lance repeated the words and started laughing, "You don't even know what that means." Now it was Keith's turn to laugh a little. "Actually, I do know." Keith kneeled in front of Lance to get closer to his height, "your mother, is a very good Spanish teacher." Lance's eyes widened and his mouth hung open. "That traitor, when I see her next she's getting a dirty sock in her mouth!” Lance pouted but Keith laughed at Lance's threat. "Do you want to know why I asked her to teach me? It's because I wanted to ask if you-" Keith paused, unsure if he should say it, "it's okay take your time, but if you're asking me to be your boyfriend… I accept. I was actually going to ask you later tonight." Both Lance and Keith laughed a little. "Please tell me that's what you were going to ask though. I feel very embarrassed right now."
Keith huffed out a laugh and cupped Lance's face with one hand, the other rested on his scared thigh. Keith leaned up to Lance and gently kissed his cheek. "Of course, that's what I meant. I realised I've loved you for a lot longer than I thought I had." Lance immediately blushed hard, "if you don't mind me asking, when did you realise you had feelings for me?" Lance was still blushing, "if I'm being honest I think I've had feelings for you since the start… but I only realised they were romantic feelings when I saw you in that coma. I felt like I had failed you, I thought and still think it's my job to protect you. Protect you and Dalia, I think she helped me realise my feelings. Lance smiled, "In that case, you won't mind me doing this." Before Keith could respond Lance pulled Keith into a kiss by the collar, "I uh, wow uhh. Please do that again." Keith was frozen, a hot pink blush sat on Keith's face. Lance gently pulled Keith back into another kiss, this was a more gentle and sentimental kiss. "Do you want me to kiss you again?" Lance whispered against Keith's lips, "Yes, I do but I think I'm going to explode if you do that again." Keith was breathless, he had never imagined what it would be like to kiss Lance. Let alone how much he would enjoy it. "You know, you've never let me down. Confused me and angered me, yes you have. But never let me down." Lance spoke softly as he fixed Keith's collar, "Thanks, but I'm still going to feel like I need to protect you." Lance giggled, "I feel that same need as well. Come on, now's not the time to get emotional, how about we start that date?" Lance kissed the corner of Keith's mouth with a smile. "Sounds good, mi Carniño." Keith laughed at his horrific pronunciation.
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It had been about a year since Allura had sacrificed herself for the universe and about 9 months since Keith finally mustered up the confidence to ask Lance out.
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"Marry me…" Keith blurted out, and the entire team turned to face Keith. "I uh, what?" Lance stuttered. "I uh said marry me…" Keith spoke softly, he was embarrassed by the volume and suddenness of the question. "I'm sorry I think I'm drunk…" Keith's face was bright red, Lance stuttered for about 5 seconds before he was able to form any actual words. "Yes. Of course yes! A million times yes!" Lance had officially become hysteric with emotions, ranging from excitement to tears, to disappointment that he couldn't propose first. "I-i uh guess I give this to you now then?" Keith pulls a box out of his pocket and opens it to show a silver band embedded with Sapphires. Lance knocked Keith over with the force of his hug, Keith embraced Lance as he fell off the bar stool he was sitting on. Keith groaned when he made contact with the floor, "I hope you like it." Lance smothered Keith's face with several kisses, "CARNIÑO!! How could I not love it!?" Lance yelled as he helped Keith stand, Keith was no longer bright red but a blush still sat on his face. Keith grabbed Lance's left hand and slid the ring on his ring finger, tears fell from his face. "Happy birthday Lance." Keith gently kissed Lance, then there was a click. "Ew." Pidge said bluntly making the whole group laugh, "No I'm being serious. My phone is contaminated with photos of you guys kissing." Pidge waves their phone in the air, "If you don't like us loving each other why take photos?" Keith asked as he moved to pull Lance closer and rest his hand on Lance's ass. "Blackmail for when I give the best man's speech, duh." Lance looked at Keith, "Well technically you can't do a best man's speech or a maid of honour speech but you can do a Gremlins guide to how you tolerate us." Pidge laughed, "a what?" Pidge was confused, "I'm going to take a guess and say Lance means you can have your own special speech because you're non-binary." Lance nodded, "Really? Thank you!" Pidge jumped up and hugged Lance and Keith, the rest of the team was soon to join. "Can I be In charge of the cooking?" Hunk asked in the hug, everyone laughed. "Who else is going to do it buddy?"