Requested by Miss_Azaleas-Sun

[Keith and Lance have been friends since they were nine years old, are now college roomates. Pidge sets them up on a sneaky blind date]
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day 1

"So how are you two doing?" Lance asked Pidge and Hunk. It was their first day as freshmen at Altea University, and already Lance had gotten lost three times in the humongous campus. They sat in the huge, stark white and modernized dining hall, trying to talk before their classes started again.

"Good! We finished unpacking pretty early." Hunk said.

"No one's caught on to you yet Pidge?" Lance turned to the shorter girl. She was only 16, and her usual soft mid back length brown hair had been cut. It was now curling around her chin.

She pushed up her glasses on her tiny nose and her brown eyes were as calculated as her words. "No, and they never will."

Pidge wasn't good at making friends, and she didn't feel like making more. Her friend group (Keith, Lance, Hunk, Matt, Shiro, and Allura) consisted of mostly boys and since Allura was a  senior, she would have to make friends with girls in her dorm alone. Unless she changed that.

So she hacked the school system and changed her gender to a guy the night before dorm assignments and signed up at the same time as Hunk so they'd be assigned a room together. Then she set to work cutting her hair. She never had an extremely feminine body so she dubbed herself as a decent, midget like boy.

"I hope not. What if they punish me too??" Hunk's brown eyes widened in fear. His short cropped black hair and signature orange headband hadn't changed since Lance could ever remember. Hunk and Pidge were Lance's best friends.

" Oh you big softie, no one could ever punish you. " Lance assured him.

Pidge scoffed. "Besides, no one can get past my coding. If they ever do find out, we'll be in our deathbed."

Hunk laughed. "That's probably true."

"Hell yeah it is." Pidge laughed.

" So how's your dorm with Keith? " Hunk asked Lance.

Lance rolled his eyes. "I kinda wish that Pidge had shared a dorm with me and you got Keith."

" Its that bad already? " Pidge questioned.

"Nah, it's just..I know it will be. He hasn't been home long enough for us to fight cause of our classes but I know the second we are in the same room for five minutes-"

"So when are you going to tell him you like him?" Pidge asked nonchalantly, dipping a fry in her ketchup.

Lances face turned red as he sputtered. "Wha-what?"

Hunk chuckled. "Oh yeah I forgot about that."

" I thought we agreed on not bringing that up. " Lance said.

"Yeah but that was when we were drunk in my basement." Pidge rolled her eyes and threw a fry at Lance. "Now you're in the same dorm as him, suppressing a crush that you've had on the guy since we were nine years old come on Lance. This is your best chance. "

"Its also horrible seeing you chalk it up to a rivalry." Hunk added. " If he doesn't like you back then maybe it'll just blow over-"

"No it won't. And I said I don't want to talk about it. That's it." Lance pushed back his chair and left the hall.

Hunk frowned. "Should we go after him?"

Pidge shook her head. "No. I have another plan."

" Pidge...He really does seem upset.. "

She smirked. "So why don't we cheer him up, partner in crime?"

Hunk sighed. "I'm not-"

"Let's go."

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Keith rode his motorcycle through the crowded streets of the downtown campus. The sun had set, leaving the sky in its dark lilac blush, hanging heavily over his head. There was a light breeze, that lifted his leather jacket.

He arrived at his dorm and locked his bike before heading upstairs with his bag. He was exhausted. Non stop classes, one meal of a half eaten granola bar, and he still hadn't gone to the bathroom...

He had to go pee really really bad, he was hungry, and exhausted.

So coming into his dorm to have Lance blaring Shakira was not welcoming.

"Oh my god. Lance cut that down."

" Sorry, whats got you in a mood? " Lance cut down the music on his blue stereo halfway.

"Bad day. Doesn't matter." Keith looked around. "Looks like you decorated. "

"Yeah. I can help you put up your stuff when you're ready. If you want." Lance offered, gesturing to Keith's boxes in the corner.

why was he being so nice?

Keith wondered but didn't show it and nodded. "Yeah, thanks."

" No problem. "

As Lance continued bopping along to Shakira as he texted  someone on his phone, Keith went to the bathroom. Then he laid out his homework on his bed and went to take a shower. After he had changed into his gray sweatpants and black t-shirt he headed to his bed to do his homework.

His stomach growled.

"Lance. Do we have something to eat?"

Shakira had changed to Rihanna, and Lance had definitely cut the music up. He looked up. "What- yeah I think so."

"I was planning on going shopping for my own food later tonight, until then can I borrow some of your food? I'm really hungry."

" Yeah, man. " Lance didn't even look up from his phone.

"I'm gonna eat some of your ramen."

" Okay. " then Lance looked up. "Make me a bowl too. Please." He added a grin.

" Sure. "

So when they both had gotten bowls of spicy ramen, Lance continued whatever he was doing on his phone, and Keith did his homework.

Two and a half hours came and went with Keith struggling in his homework and Lance coming and going in and out of the apartment.

When Keith had finally finished his homework, and his hair had dried, he looked up to see Lance coming in the door.

"Why do you keep leaving?" He questioned.

Lance shrugged. "Went to see Pidge and Hunk so they could help me with my homework. Then I went to go see Shiro so he could give me a tour of the campus. I've already got lost three times this morning." He kicked off his shoes as he spoke.

"Oh yeah, he showed me around too. Its a big campus."

" Honestly. " Lance agreed with a chuckle. He nodded at Keith's bookbag. "You done with your homework?"

" For now. " Keith stood up.

"Wanna start on your decorating now?"

" Um, I'm gonna head to the store first before it's too late but when I get back yeah. "

"Coolio." Lance hit him with his finger guns. " I'll go take a shower. "

Keith quickly slipped on his converses and grabbed his helmet. As he rode back through downtown campus, his brain couldn't stop reeling.

Lance was being way too nice.

It made Keith feel weird.

It was very confusing.

They'd always fought, since they were nine. So what was different this time?

"Yes, I've been nice to him. Like I told you. Now you gotta pay me." Lance had got out the shower, and as the water from his hair dropped onto his blue pajama set, he scowled into the phone where he talked to Pidge.

" One more night. Continue being nice to him. Then I'll pay you. " Lance could hear her smirk.

"You're evil ya know that?"

" You love me. "

"Do I?"

" Of course you do! " there was Hunk, adding in.

"Hunk I can't believe your siding with her. You're evil too."

" Trust me. I tried to stop her. It's not my fault. "

"Sure."

" How's Keith taking it anyways? Your new behavior? "

"I don't know! He's being Keith, way too cool for school, that type of attitude. I can't read his expressions."

" Where is he? "

"He went out. But I offered to help him unpack his stuff when he gets back."

" Awesome. " Pidge was grinning. "Yeah Lance, keep this up and I'll pay you tomorrow."

" You better. Oh shit here he comes. " Lance hung up.

Pidge grinned at Hunk. "My plan is unraveling."

Hunk sighed. "How do you even know Keith likes Lance back?"

Pidge held up her phone. "Shiro is a valuable ally if you give him a reason to be."

Hunk raised an eyebrow. "And you're reason was...?"

" Keith hasn't really been happy in a long time. Shiro is hoping Lance can change that. "

"I think we're all hoping that."

" Yeah. " Pidge said. Then her eyes widened. "Are those peanut butter cookies??"

Hunk held the pan high. "They're for Lance! Your torturing him!"

" But those are my favoriteee. "
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"So have you gotten a job out here?" Lance started conversation as him and Keith started unpacking the cardboard boxes.

Lance had been blessed with the box of Keith's clothes so he neatly folded them or hung them up. He prayed he didn't come across underwear.

"Yeah. Shiro took me to the Starbucks. I start Saturday, so hopefully my money can keep me until the end of the week." He started unrolling a giant MCR poster to put up next to his P!ATD one. "What about you? Got a job?"

Lance shook his head. "No but tomorrow I'm going looking with Allura."

Lance had already set up his half of the room with a blue couch and a wooden coffee table, and had a large tiered white shelf with fairy lights on it. Avengers and anime posters framed it and his toys and knick knacks from his childhood took up the shelves.
Two pictures of his large family, and a collage of his friends. The couch had fluffy pillows and blankets and there was some kind of potted plant next to the bed. Lance even had a Nintendo Switch.

It all made Keith's side seem very...bland.

He had a black futon and some gray comforters. He had a desk for his laptop. His band posters, and a Star Wars figurine collection. A small framed picture of his mom and dog. Some NASA merch, and his red and black blanket. Bland.

"I've got these. Not sure how I'm gonna put them up though." Keith muttered as he pulled out his adhesive glow-in- the- dark- stars and constellations. He had had them since he was really young.

" Oh I remember those from your birthday party! " Lance looked at them.

"Yeah, back when I had birthday parties."

" I can put them up. " Lance said and before Keith could open his mouth, Lance was reaching up and sticking them to the ceiling. Keith suppressed a smile when they cut the lights off and Lance's fairly lights twinkled along with Keith's stars.

...

"Well that's all of it." Keith said as he put his toothbrush in the bathroom. He broke down the boxes and started for the door.

" Hey Lance? "

Lance looked up. "Yeah?"

"Thanks for the help."

Lances heart melted. "Your welcome." Keith left the dorm.

" God fuck you Pidge. " for some reason, Lance couldn't control his heartbeat. He hated it, and loved it at the same time.

When Keith returned from the recycling dump, Lance was fast asleep with his phone next to him.

Keith walked over to cut it off and saw the chat between Lance and Pidge.

"Needs to cut his phone off before he falls asleep next time." Keith cut off the phone. He hadn't read the chat.

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day 2

"About time." Pidge said when Lance showed up at her and Hunk's dorm.

"Yeah where's my money?" Lance demanded.

" Here. " Pidge handed him five bucks.

"What's this?!"

" My lunch money-"

"Pidge you promised."

"And you'll thank me later when you see what this is all for."

"You're evil. I'm reporting you."

" You won't. "

"You're right I already have."

" Okayyy. " Hunk interjected. "Here Lance, I made you cookies!" Hunk grinned. Lance smiled.

" Your the best man. "

As Lance and Hunk dug into the cookies Pidge rolled her eyes. "Everyone treating me bad when I'm the one matchmaking here."

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The day passed for all of them, with the multitude of classes, and the shitloads of homework. Keith found a small fragment of time in his day to go see Shiro. He needed to get something off his chest.

"Why is Lance being so nice to me?" Keith demanded. He was a straight to the point guy, and he had a feeling his brother was in on the plot.

Shiro was tying his shoes. "I don't know. It's probably the fact that you two are roommates now. Can't be fighting all the time if you live together right?"

Keith crossed his arms. "I guess."

Shiro sat up. "Why? What's wrong?"

" I don't know. It's probably nothing. "

"You like him don't you?"

" No. "

"Okay. Just asking."

Keith glared at him. "I don't know why I come to you." He left. Shiro shrugged and smirked before pulling out his phone.

" Yeah I got the intel. He likes him. "

...

By the time Lance got home that day, it was 7 p.m. He had finished job hunting with Allura, and they had settled on the place she worked at, the little flower shop on Bert's street. He started on Friday at noon, and already had his uniform.

Keith wasn't home so Lance decided to go check out the campus again. He headed for the Starbucks he knew Keith would start working at soon. For some reason his feet wandered there.

It was dark outside the shop and Lance felt himself growing tired. He leaned against the cool glass.

" Far from home? " It was a girl probably a year older than Lance. She had blonde hair and eyes that were such a dark brown they looked black. But she was pretty. Very pretty.

"By a few streets yeah." Lance replied. " You? "

She shrugged. "I guess...though I think I've found what I'm looking for..." she droned on.

Lance was still not seeing it. "Well that's good! Is it the starbucks?"

She crept up on him, and he could smell the cigarette smoke on her breath. "No it's something else."

Lance's eyes widened as it finally dawned on him. "Oh. OH."

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Keith came home at 9 p.m after spending his time after his classes at the library to study. He still had a lot of work to do and decided to pull an all nighter. He slid on his favorite Eminem hoodie, grabbed some leftover cookies Lance had brought home earlier, and sat in front of his laptop.

day 3 (2 a.m)

Keith woke up, his face marked with the imprints from his laptop keyboard. Drool on his hoodie. "What-" he realized he had fallen asleep writing an essay. The creak of the door had woken him up.

It was Lance.

"Oh, hey." Lance smiled tiredly. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was messy. He smelled like smoke. Keith wrinkled his nose.

"Where have you been?"

Lance shrugged. "Doesn't matter." He slumped over to his bed in a drunken like state and fell asleep.

Keith shook his head. Lance had probably been with some girl. Keith inhaled another cookie and set back to work.

"Okay, our plan get the rivals together has initiated." Pidge begun. Her, Hunk and Shiro were sitting in Allura's apartment with the beauty herself there too.

"Its clear they like each other right?" Allura asked.

" Clear as day. " Pidge nodded.

"...I'm still not sure if Keith likes Lance back though.." Hunk said softly.

" Oh I'm sure. " Shiro said. "He hasn't acted like this in..gosh..years.."

" Perfect. " Pidge grinned.

"So what are we going to do about it?"

Pidge smirked. "Leave that part to me."

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"And oh my goddddd she's so gorgeous." Lance continued to ramble on about 'Nyma' aka the girl he'd spent the night with, to Hunk and Pidge.

"Isn't it weird?" Hunk started. "She's a stranger Lance. "

" Not to me. " Lance winked.

"Ew shut up ya nasty fuck." Pidge threw a pillow at him. " What about Keith? "

Lance shrugged. "Keith doesn't like me. Why bother when I can be with Nyma?"

"Has she mentioned dating?"

Lance shrugged off the question "Nah. She will though."

" She doesn't seem like a keeper. She was hiding in an alley way Lance. " Hunk didn't know how to make his point clearer.

"She said she was waiting for me! Isn't that perfect??" Lance continued in his dream like state.

Hunk and Pidge locked eyes.

After Lance left Pidge set to work.

She could persuade Lance to go on the 'blind' date if he believed he was going to see Nyma. It wouldn't really be so blind though. All she would have to do is act like she got Nyma's number and pretended like Nyma wanted to see Lance. But if she put him on the date, he needed to want to be with Keith not Nyma. Plus, Keith would have to be a total blind date and he probably needed some more time with Lance....so how would she do all that?

She dubbed it as part 1- klance matchmaking.

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Keith was coming home from his final class. It was only noon, but he had had his first class at 5 in the morning. The rest of the day he planned on using to rest and finish his homework. He set off for his dorm.

He found Lance at the dorm, doing homework. He didn't glance up but said hey.

Keith started on his homework and the hours passed. Lance finished after Keith, but Keith just sat at his laptop watching Youtube. That's when they heard a knock at the door.

"Its me Pidge. Open up ya bozo's."

" Its not locked. " Keith yelled back. The door rattled.

"Don't fool me."

Keith looked at Lance who just shrugged, before he went to open the door. He found it wouldn't open.

"Um..it's locked on my end too."

" What? How? "

"I dunno. It just is!"

" Okay chill out. I'll call the dorm keepers. " her footsteps faded.

"What's the problem?" Lance asked.

" Our doors jammed or something. Pidge is gonna get the dorm keeper. "

Lance nodded and continued his work.

But when an hour passed and Pidge didn't return Keith started to worry.

None of their friends answered Keith's or Lance's messages.

"What the hell is going on.." Lance muttered. He's tried the door again. " Goddamn it's like someone super glued our door. "

"Great. Guess we're stuck for now." Keith sighed. Perfect.

Lance groaned. "Wanna play a game?"

Keith shrugged. " I have nothing better to do. "

Lance sat up criss cross apple sauce. He patted the floor in front of him. "Come heree."

Keith reluctantly sat. "What game?"

" Twenty questions? "

"Isn't that what couples play on their first dates?" Keith deadpanned.

" Maybe. " Lance shrugged. "I'll start. What's your favorite thing in the world?"

Keith sighed. "Uh. I don't know I have a few."

" What are they? "

Keith tapped his pointer against his chin. "Kosmo...rain..my bike. Night skies. Music."

" Night skies are awesome but rain makes me feel sad. "

Keith raised an eyebrow. "Sorry..?"

Lance just laughed. "You're good dude. Your turn."

" Okay, what are your favorite things in the world? "

Lance grinned. "Easy. My family, friends. Garlic knots. Shakira, and the beach."

Keith rolled his eyes. "Wonderful." He suppressed a smile.

" Favorite word? "

"What. That's so weird." Keith muttered.

" Just answer itt.. "

"....quiznack?"

Lance's face lit up. "Oh my god from when we were kids! That word Coran always said! I love that." Keith couldn't help but smile. Lance was infectious and contagious. Keith's heart fluttered.

"Yeah that one."

" Haha, your turn. "

"Sure. Um, when's your birthday?"

Lance's face turned ashen. "You really forgot? What kind of friend are you???"

" Dang Lance I was joking chill out. " Keith chuckled. "Of course I remember."

" Mhm so when is it? "

"July 28th. How could I forget?"

Silence.

Fuck. Why had he added that part. There was a reason he'd never forget but he shouldn't have said it. Smooth. Real smooth Kogane.

Lance's heart stopped and he blushed. "That's correct. Heh."

"Okay for real though. What's your favorite thing about our dorm?" Keith quickly switched over to his neutral mode again.

You.

"The stars." Lance pointed up. Then before Keith could reply Lance had got up and shut off the overhead lights so the stars could sparkle.

"Yeah, they're a site for sore eyes." Keith said. The two boys sat side by side as they stared at the constellations above their heads. When had they got so close?

Their hands were touching and Keiths head was turning when the door broke open. The boys flew apart. 

"Got it." Hunk said, chipped wood on the carpet. He smiled.

Keith and Lance had red faces. "Thanks." They said not looking anywhere but at their hands. Pidge and Hunk secretly high fived.

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day 4

"Keith just try okay? You haven't been out in so long and blind dates are so good for breaking people out of their shells." Shiro tried to reason with Keith the next morning.

"I'm not in a shell."

" Can you just try it? "

Keith and Lance had spent the day talking even after the door broke open, and then they went to bed. Keith had laid in bed staring at the ceiling thinking about Lance, while Lance was on his phone texting someone. Keith figured it was that girl again. He knew Lance didn't like him back.

Maybe that's why he said yes to the blind date. It hurt liking someone who didn't like him back. He needed to move on. Maybe the guy he went on the date with was decent?

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"She seriously said that?? Can I see?"

Pidge had just 'explained' *cough lied* to Lance about Nyma asking him out on a date but Lance wanted proof.

"Its rude to read a lady's convo." Pidge pursed her lips.

"Last time I checked you signed up as a guy."

"And last time I checked you liked this girl. So are you going or not?"

"Hell yeah." Lance grinned. "I'll go get ready."

The second the door shut behind Lance, Hunk let out a sigh. "You sure this is gonna work? What if he still likes Nyma?"

Pidge shook her head. "I'm positive it'll work. Other than Keith, Lance has never liked anyone for more than a week..He's liked him for nine years now. And Keith has never liked anyone in the first place other than Lance. Don't you think thats special?"

Hunk nodded. "Guess you're right."

" I am. As always. " Pidge said smiling before she called Shiro.

Keith was at the restaurant. It was on Bert's street, right next to the flower shop Allura worked at. It was some Italian place, really small, and no one else was there. He sat at the back of the place and had already ordered three waters. He was jittery and sweating. Shiro had picked out his outfit.

The necktie was too tight, and the slicked back hair was a little much but Keith felt actually kinda nice. Shiro was right. It was nice to break out his "shell" once in a while. He hoped the guy was cute.

"Nyma ?"

Who the hell was that?

Keith watched as the man came around the corner. It was Lance. Their eyes locked and jaws dropped in usion.

Lance looked really really good in Keith's opinion. Those pants fit him a little too well...

And Keith had never looked more handsome in Lance's opinion. The slicked back hair was perfect.

Despite that, they were confused.

"Your not Nyma."

" Your not my blind date. "

"And neither of you are smart enough to admit you have feelings for each other. So enjoy my hard work and some spaghetti and get it out already." Pidge popped up from under the table causing both boys to jump.

"Dumbasses." She muttered before walking away.

Lance slowly sat down, but not before checking under the table for any more...suprises.

Keith was sipping down water a mile a minute and his face was red.

"So you like me?" Lance questioned, smirking. Keith didn't speak.

Lance smiled. "You don't have to be nervous. I'm scared as hell too."

Keith let go of the water. "I doubt as scared as me. I've never felt this way before."

Lance smiled. "I think I am just as scared. I have felt like this for you for...gosh... nine years?"

Keith's eyes widened. "When we were little?"

Lance frowned. "That's besides the point. The point is Pidge was right and we need to do something about our feelings. "

Keith squirmed. "..feelings.."

" I care about you Keith. "

"What about that girl? Nyma? I know you spent the night with her. And I know you're always texting her. You came here for her, not me."

Lance sighed. "She's not you." Keith looked up at Lance. "She was a one night stand. Most of the people I've ever been with have been. But I need to be more permanent sometimes. and you're the most permanent thing in my life, Keith. I've loved you for a long time. "

Keith sucked in his breath. "God dammnit." He ran his hands through his hair, ruining Shiro's work. " Your too much Lance you know that? "

Lance smirked and leaned back in his chair. "Its the pants...isn't it?" he winked.

Keith threw a napkin at Lance. "Don't do that! Fuck you. You make me so so..."

"Ugh so gay." Keith's face was red and Lance was grinning.

"I've dreamt of this differently but that will do." And Lance reached across the table to give Keith his first kiss.

Something about it definitely felt off so Lance pulled away and laughed. "Keith."

Keith was in a dream like state staring into Lance's eyes. "Yess?"

" Was that your first kiss? "

Keith blushed. "I mean like- well, maybe..."

Lance laughed. "Your cute."

"Shut up. Kiss me again."

Hunk and Pidge watched the two kids and Pidge couldn't stop smiling. "You see that??!! That's my work. MY WORK. I did that. I planned it from the very last drop!"

Hunk smiled. "Yes. Yes you did. "
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wOah

Ash I really hope you loved this chapter as much as I did! It took me an entire day to write, and I had no fucking planning for it I totally winged it.

But I really love how it turned out! Lmaooo this chapter was over 4000 words!!! Whoop

I hope everyone enjoyed this! I love you guys!!!

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SNS out (Its exactly 2:28 a.m for me XD)