Keith: *wakes up from a nightmare, sobbing*
Keith: *whispers to self* No one loves me... I can tell they fear me..
Keith: *curls up into a tiny ball, Galra ears and tail coming out and adding to the depressed scene*
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Shiro/Space Dad: *looks around the table* Where's Keith?
Paladins: *shrug*
Pidge: *fiddling with some kind of alien tech* Maybe Lance should go look for him.
Pidge: After all... they're dating.
Space Dad: Yeah, Lance, go look for Keith.
Lance: *stands up with a nod and leaves*
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Lance: *walks to Keith's room* Keith..?
Keith: *still crying and now has bloodied claw marks along his skin from trying to bleed* No one loves a monster. No one loves a monster.. I bet they wish I was dead..
Lance: *has entered at that point and hears those words* Keith...
Keith: *looks up, cheeks stained with tears* L-Lance..?
Lance: *heart breaks and runs to Keith's side, just scooping up in his arms* Hey..
Keith: *clutches to Lance's clothes and starts crying again*
Lance: Shhh...shhh...
Lance: *pets Keith's ears and tail, whispering to him about how he loves him and how he'll protect him if the others do try to eliminate him*
Keith: *melts in Lance's touch and purrs*
Lance: *intense nosebleed*
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Oof