[ ♚ ] one x one with king of bleps

[mandalorian]

LANCE ♚ BLACK PALADIN

xxxLance laughed when Keith began to push his weight against the bed, the sudden unbalance of the distribution throwing him off. He stumbled onto the bed, half his body on Keith and the rest not. He laid his head on Keith's chest, and took a deep breath. "You are... The worst." He mumbled.

xxxHe sighed, rolling over and sitting up on the bed. He pulled Keith onto his lap, and began to run his fingers through his hair. "You know... The Mamora training is making you look mature. Your muscles are defined now." He teased, poking him in the stomach with his free hand, before putting his head against the wall and looking at the ceiling.

xxx"You could come back, you know. Red probably misses you. Having Matt as her paladin is kinda weird." He laughed quietly, looking at him. There was an unrecognisable emotion in his eyes. "You don't have to train for so long, Keith. We're... We're ready for you to come back."

[86Eternity]

☄Keith Kogane. Galra Rebel☄
Keith just groaned, finally managing to grab the pillow he'd been staring at earlier and hit Lance over the head with it. He simply grinned at his boyfriend's accusation, fluffing up his hair with one hand. "I'm the worst? You were going to drag poor, sleepy me into a shower." he purred.

Relaxing, he leaned back into Lance's touch, eyes threatening to close again. He'd missed this, missed it so, so much. He felt safe for the first time in a month, felt as if he could simply drift off without the nagging worry that usually plagued him just before he fell asleep. Every time he closed his eyes he was afraid that chaos would have surrounded him by the time he next opened them. "Mhmm must be something to do with the constant work out known as 'trying not to die in the middle of a space war'." He murmured, looking up at Lance.

The next words made him feel a little guilty. He really had been gone a while and with only a few days in between but he couldn't rejoin Voltron...Not yet. There was still so much he needed to do, so much more he needed to find out. He didn't have the heart to tell Lance the training was practically finished, he was out on proper missions now. As much as he hated lying he didn't want to worry his boyfriend anymore. "I know...But Red chose Matt, didn't she? There... There's still so much I need to do."

[mandalorian]

LANCE ♚ BLACK PALADIN

xxx"She only chose him because you weren't here." Lance murmured, avoiding eye contact now. "But if she did call on you, would you answer...?" It was like he wasn't talking to Keith anymore; just himself, as if he had been asking the question already. Sadness twisted inside Lance's stomach, beginning to gnaw at the lining and tearing at it. He tried to ignore it as he tore his gaze away from the ceiling, and back to his boyfriend.

xxx"I just... You know. You know I worry, right? I worry more than anyone else in the entire galaxy, Keith." Lance said, his voice becoming shaky. "I get scared that the next time I see you, you'll be dead or something. The Blade of Marmora is dangerous, Keith. I bet they'd... They'd kill you for even messing up, right? Knowledge or death, or whatever they say."

xxxHe took a breath before continuing. "I just... Being a paladin, was so much easier, you know? I could watch you. Make sure you weren't gonna do anything stupid. Be there when you did, and help you with it. Even if it has the same risks, we were together. Able to say goodbye, before one of us..." Lance trailed off, in too much pain to continue his sentence. Before one of us dies.

[86Eternity]

☄Keith Kogane. Galra Rebel☄
Keith shook his head. "She's not, she's too stubborn to do that. Red has recognized that I have a new place in the war now, maybe not a permanent one but it is what it is for now." He pointed out. He wasn't entirely sure if his words were true or not but when he had been a paladin the red lion had been quite stubborn, it was the only way to describe her. His gaze met Lance's again and he flashed a small smile, a brave face.

He reached out to his boyfriend, gently running a hand through his soft brown hair. "I know, I know you worry, Lance but it's alright, I'd never let myself die out there. There's no way I'd ever miss a chance to see you. No matter what happens." He seemed shocked for a few moments, just listening to Lance. He forced a laugh, shaking his head. "It's honestly not as bad as you think, we're all on the same team. Every member is extremely important... They wouldn't just kill someone for messing up..." He reassured. 'No...It's usually the mistake itself that gets you killed...' He finished in his head. The missions were nearly always high risk, space was not a forgiving environment.

Keith listened carefully. He understood where Lance was coming from but within the Blade of Marmora was where he personally felt he belonged. With Voltron he'd always felt a little out of place- like an outsider. "Neither of us are going anywhere, Lance. No matter the circumstances we are not dying here. It doesn't matter where we are or how far apart we are, neither of us are dying alone." He took then took to opportunity to pull Lance closer again.