"Morning," James grinned at ryan as he walked in the kitchen while Pidge, Keith and Allura were talking on the side with their breakfast.

"Mm," Ryan grunted back and grabbed a mug to pour coffee.

"Where's lance?" He teased as Ryan yawned a little.

"Sleeping," he replied.

"Was sleeping," lance smiled walking in the kitchen and went for coffee.

"Good morning, thanks for waiting," lance stuck his tongue out at his boyfriend and stole his mug to sip the coffee.

"Tried to be quiet," Ryan leaned over and kissed his lips gently while stealing his coffee back from lances hands.

"Whoops," lance hummed and grabbed his own mug to pour coffee in.

"At least wait for me to be six feet away when you kiss my god, give me some breathing room when you suck on each other's faces," James groaned and grabbed an apple.

"Aw come on James I thought you could use the romance, you know with being single and all, this isn't enjoyable?" Lance cooed with a wink and his arm wrapped around Ryan's shoulder.

James flipped him off as he bit into the apple.

Lance smirked deviously and blew a kiss at him.

"Oh hey guys," hunk was surprised and lance finally saw voltron at a table, his stomach dropping.

"Good morning hunk," Allura smiled back.

Lance pulled himself off Ryan and held his mug with both hands while drinking the coffee.

"I think they're ignoring me?" Lance mumbled turning his back on them as Ryan glanced over.

"Go join them?" Ryan offered.

"I think if they wanted to have me join they would've said something," lance lifted the mug to his lips to mumble into.

"They're your team," James glared a little and sent voltron a dirty look. Keith caught the look and glared back at James.

"You got a problem?" James barked.

"Why would we have a problem?" Keith hissed back.

"Cause you guys have been neglecting my buddy who happens to be apart of this special team," James set the apple on the table as lances eyes widen.

"Griffin stop it," lance begged.

"Nah nah if there's a problem let's just get it all out now," James waved him off.

"Hope lance is happy with the attention, if that's what he wants it what he got," Allura rolled her eyes.

"Hey there's no reason to fight," hunk gulped a little.

"It's not fighting if it's a simple discussion," james raised a brow.

"Why have you guys been avoiding the red Paladin? If you don't wanna call it avoiding then let's call it slacking with care," he shrugged calmly.

They were silent.

"I know it's not because of the relationship he's in, there's plenty of lgbtq and plus in your team, and if you just found out about the relationship it probably didn't change in the first place, so what could the reason be... I'm just curious as this point," James scoffed a little leaning on the table.

"We would never have an issue with lance," Pidge spoke up. "He's our friend,"

"Then this is just how you treat your friends? Damn your better off just being teammates then friends," he laughed bitterly.

"It's real rich coming from you Griffin," Keith set his coffee down as well.

"How many fights did we get in? How many times did we get sent to administration? It's funny that you even can be qualified as a captain of your own team when your a selfish narcissist," he stood up angry as James wasn't backing down.

"I fucking grew up," James spat.

"I grew up from fights like that and I've earned my teams respect by respecting them, making sure I have their backs and that they know it!" He started to raise his voice.

"ENOUGH!"

Crash

Lance dropped his mug startled at Ryan's voice booming over the room. Everyone was silent.

"This conversation is turning into protecting your own egos as leaders, voltron you've let your teammate fall and refused to help him up and now you're being ridiculously defensive for him finding comfort with another group, and James your defending him for the wrong reasons," Ryan walked to his captain with a stern look.

"It's not that hard to apologize and ask for forgiveness, and if your blessed with forgiveness fucking move on," he snapped.

Lance stood there staring at the shattered mug at his feet as didn't know if he should leave as if he was invading something personal. He felt sick knowing this was his fault. He was such a coward. He was a horrible coward.

"Lance?" Allura frowned and his eyes met hers panicked.

"S-sorry I'll clean it up," he choked and immediately knelt to start picking up the pieces.

"What? No, Did you hear me?" She got up.

"I'm sorry no I didn't," lance blinked to try clearing the burning wet feeling on his eyes.

"Lance? I asked- ugh lance stop for a moment," Allura walked over to stop him and grabbed his wrist.

Lance gasped when he cut his hand from being startled.

"Hey!" Ryan and James immediately went to them when lance dropped all the pieces again.

"Oh my stars, let-let's get a rag please?" Allura was shocked seeing blood leaking from lances palm and Ryan knelt down to lance.

"Im fine im fine, it's okay," Lance gulped but he couldn't breathe normal. He felt like someone was choking him.

"Here," James handed them a damp rag to wipe the blood away and Ryan immediately pressed it against lances palm.

"Ow!" He whimpered but Ryan helped him stand up.

"Stop I'm fine, it's okay, I'm f-fine," lance whimpered.

"I know, I know, your going to be okay, let's just get this wrapped up," Ryan looked at him concerned. "Okay?"

"Okay..." lance whispered.

"I'll clean the cup up," Pidge walked over.

"I'll get some paper towel too," hunk nodded as Allura stood there dumbfounded.

"I have some bigger bandages and wrappings in my cabin," Keith motioned out the door seeing them kitchens first aid kit didn't have big bandages.

"Thanks," Ryan sighed as lance sat on the counters stools.

"It's not a big deal," lance looked down.

"No it's not, don't worry about that," Ryan nodded as he wiped some of the blood away as he held his boyfriends hand gently.

"I'm sorry guys, I haven't been stepping up for you lately, I know I need to get my head back in the game, there's still a war," lance looked at the other three Paladins.

"Ill try being better, I promise," he inhaled a shaky breath. It irritated his boyfriend in a way, Ryan didn't see why Lance needed to apologize, they should be apologizing to him, he's always taking blame.

"We'll be better too," hunk smiled at him gently.

"Yea it's not your fault, no need to apologize man," Pidge nodded agreeing.

They all looked at Allura.

"I agree with them, and I hope you're happy in your relationship?" Allura tried but Ryan glared once more.

"He is," the pilot said flatly.

Allura stared at Ryan for a solid five seconds as he didn't tear his gaze off her, it wasn't jealously in his eyes but protection. And yet there was no remorse in hers either...

"I'm going to step outside for a moment, keep pressure darling," Ryan whispered for only lance to hear. Lance seemed to relax and smiled nodding.

The African American stepped outside the doors and could hear the altean following him out taking the subtle hint.

"You've never liked me have you?" Allura crossed here arms tilting her head to the side.

"Nope," he raised a brow at her.

"Why? At least when people don't like me, it's after they get to know me, I'm not awful?" She made a face but he didn't ease up.

"I didn't need to get to know you to know you treated people like shit, people like lance," Ryan looked her up and down.

"Ugh it's all I hear is lance this and lance that," she waved him off.

"Maybe because you never finish the conversation to fix the problem?" He scoffed.

"Lance loved you, you know," Ryan rubbed a hand over his face. Allura stiffened at that.

"Love?"

"Or maybe it wasn't really love, I don't know, he really wanted to make you proud or at least impress you, and the way you treat him makes it seem almost impossible to imagine you as a princess," he looked at her annoyed still.

"I'm only going to say this once, for our teams sake, for the garrisons sake, you can't be cute and magical to get me to like you, I'm not going to like you, I don't like a lot of people," Ryan took a step closer to her glaring.

"Keep up with disrespecting lance like you have been, and I'll make sure your team sees what I see, someone that's never been told no and is spoiled by no one wanting to hurt your precious feelings, your not earth princess, your just another person here," he kept his voice leveled and calm as he stared down the princess.

"I-I've lost everything, I'm not human from this earth!" She snarled.

"I said person, your still a person, I can sympathize but I will not be walked on by you," he hissed.

"Try being better for a start," Ryan nodded and left her behind.

Alluras hands shook in rage. She's never been talked to like that before, the embarrassment and disrespect that pilot scowled down at her with.

"What a bloody arrogance," she kicked the wall.