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// Keith's POV - First Person / Second Person //

Love?

I never really thought about it? And why do I have to talk about it with this idiot, anyways?

"Why do you ask?" I glared at him.

"Just wondering."

"What kind of love?"

"You know..." he turned away from me and muttered.

"Hm. I guess it's when you never want to lose someone. When you lose all control around them. When your brain is all jumbled and your heart is erratic and you palms are sweating and you're fidgeting around with your fingers and your face is burning and even your breath is short."

He stared back and me then blinked exactly twice.

"Not that I would know, I don't really understand love. Nobody's ever love me, and I've never loved anyone," I quickly added.

"That you know of."

"Come again?"

"Nobody has loved you like that, that you know of. You could have totally had a secret admirer or two back at the Garrison."

"I never really talked to anyone, if anyone liked me back then, it'd be more of admiration than real love."

"Hmph. Stop proving me wrong."

"The only people really capable of loving me are all my friends in the castle, but I highly doubt any of you guys like me, you guys barely tolerate me as a friend."

Lance hit me on the head. It wasn't hard at all, it was just his way of scolding me in the moment, I assume.

"Stop putting yourself down like that."

"It's true."

"This is why we all make fun of you and your teenage angst, you're so emoooo." He dragged out the last syllable unnecessarily long.

"Well then what do you think love is?"

// Lance's POV - First Person / Second Person //

Does Keith know I like him? Oh no, I think he might. No wait, he doesn't seem suspicious. I think I'm good. Hmm, love. Well of course it's what I feel around him. Now you might be wondering, why did I ask him the question in the first place? Duh, to distract him, I just need him to forget or at least buy some time. I really don't know how to answer without confessing everything so I guess this is how I'll have to do it for now.

"Putting someone else above any other priority in your life, entrusting all of yourself into that person."

"Couldn't that just be platonic love?"

"I suppose, but there's a fine, unexplainable line between the two."

"Why am I even talking about this with you?" Keith said, scowling as always.

"We have to kill time somehow."

"Let's change the subject..."

I think it worked, he's not prying for an explanation. Okay I'm really happy about that because if I had to explain why being next to Keith made my heart pound, I think I'd fold in on myself infinitely until I become a black hole myself.

"Fine, ask me a question, a good one."

"What's one of your biggest insecurities?" he looked up at me. The sudden movement made his hair bounce a little after settling in place.

"That I'm not good enough," I barely mouthed the words.

"Speak up."

God dammit. I can feel my eyes stinging with warm tears. I tried to blink them back but in doing so, one tear slipped down my face. I kept my head down to hide it, I didn't want Keith to make fun of me. Hey, a man has his pride, you know.

"Nothing."

"Lance, what did you say?"

"That I'm not good enough," I spoke a little louder and tried to enunciate more.

"Good enough for what?"

The team. My friends. My family. You.

"Just in general!" I laughed a bit as I said it, trying really hard to brighten the mood. I could feel another tear slip but I still kept smiling.

He patted me on the back. Quiznack, I love him too much.

"Keith," I said, still smiling. "What are you doing?"

"You're crying," he explained, meeting my eyes through messy bangs.

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Lance, I'm not playing this silly game with you."

"Why aren't you making fun of me?"

"Jeez, how low of me do you think?"

"I had just always assumed you hated me..."

"What gave you that idea?"

I raised an eyebrow.

"G-Good point," he chuckled, his smile was brighter than any of the stars I'd ever seen. Why do I have to like him of all people? Keith, I want to kiss you.

"What?" he looked at me in bewilderment.

Quiznack, I think I said that last part out loud.

"I-I said uh," I tried to come up with something."I said, 'if you died, I wouldn't miss you."

"Dude, what the quiznack?"

"Just kidding, haha."

That was close... too close. I need to be careful.

"But really, what do you think you're not good enough for? I mean, the team needs you, Voltron needs you, your family back home needs you, and I need you."

"Huh?"

"We! We need you! Not me, I meant we! In any case, what do you mean?"

"I'm not needed, I'm jus-"

Then, I felt tears sting my eyes once more. A few fell, then they came flooding. I turned my head away from Keith. Now it wasn't a matter of him making fun of me, but him worrying about me. It's just some insecurities, I mean I am a teenager, of course I'm insecure.

Suddenly, a warm, rough hand touched my cheek. Right where a tear ended. My eyes widened and I felt my face get hot. Keith, what the quiznack, you can't just touch me like that. I know he meant it to just be kind but I'll read into it too much and get my hopes up. He really doesn't get what he does to me. My mind isn't exactly functioning properly right now... oh no.

"K-Keith," I stuttered. I blinked once, then once again. "I think I love you."

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