[ it's not hard to spot him. he makes for a pretty surprising sight, even in the backdrop of all that is alastair and weird. so much so, that even though lance had arrived in this location to find keith, thoughts of the other boy are immediately (but not permanently) thrown out of his head the moment he spots — him. that.
there's no mistaken that purple fur, those ears. a galra... here. just like he'd overheard.
and instantly, he is reminded of his first say here, that collision with the red paladin. how keith hadn't hesitated to call him out on the fact that he hadn't been willing to rush in to defend shiro, how quickly and accurately keith had been to call him out on his cowardice.
lance takes a half-step back, a good enough distance away from the fight that neither bug nor galra have noticed him yet. he tries not to panic, tries to summon up the courage and adrenaline he usually has no real problem tapping into.
one versus one. it shouldn't be a problem. keith had—
keith!
suddenly, lance remembers what he'd come here for. hastily he looks back at the holoscreen, calling back the gps... ]
...what?
[ it — it must be broken. glitching or something, right? there's no way that that—
and yet. the more he looks, the more he notices... that red. that stupid mullet. that reckless fighting style...
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there's no mistaken that purple fur, those ears. a galra... here. just like he'd overheard.
and instantly, he is reminded of his first say here, that collision with the red paladin. how keith hadn't hesitated to call him out on the fact that he hadn't been willing to rush in to defend shiro, how quickly and accurately keith had been to call him out on his cowardice.
lance takes a half-step back, a good enough distance away from the fight that neither bug nor galra have noticed him yet. he tries not to panic, tries to summon up the courage and adrenaline he usually has no real problem tapping into.
one versus one. it shouldn't be a problem. keith had—
keith!
suddenly, lance remembers what he'd come here for. hastily he looks back at the holoscreen, calling back the gps... ]
...what?
[ it — it must be broken. glitching or something, right? there's no way that that—
and yet. the more he looks, the more he notices... that red. that stupid mullet. that reckless fighting style...
what the heck is going on. ]
Keith!