[ lance. when securing a verbal contract, you gotta wait until the other person agrees. in this case, lance asks shiro not to flip out and silence is not an okay to start blabbering. because that’s as far as shiro gets: complete silence. the question in itself is a huge red flag and it’s enough to give shiro pause, something in his gut telling him that he ought to start bracing himself. but what could lance possibly say that could ever cause shiro to lose his cool? … okay, a lot of things, actually. the man constantly quoting taglines of patience isn’t so patient himself when it comes to ridiculous flirting and the off the wall comments the blue paladin is prone to.
but shiro knows a thing or two about the pains of coming out and being honest with one’s sexuality, so he isn’t about to judge or shame him, even if he’s about to hear a little too much about the kinks lance’s discovered in this prison…? oh god, this isn’t going to be a kink discussion, is it? how in depth is lance going to go? very, is the answer, but not in terms of kinks. it’s a retelling of events shiro already knows and then events he doesn’t know at all. he’s talking so fast. he isn’t pausing often to breathe. and it’s distracting, to the point that shiro becomes slightly more concerned about that than events that happened half a year ago. except, then there’s –
kinda sorta maybe
and before shiro can feel further exasperation for the excessiveness… there it is. there’s the reason lance wanted him to promise. it’s funny, because lance finally takes a proper breath, but shiro doesn’t. his lungs lock up and he’s silent on his end of the line, briefly wondering if he misheard. lance is still talking, though. it’s fine. what’s there to be upset about? shiro knows keith’s been sleeping around. they all have. it’s how this place operates.
… but it’s lance. who apparently enjoyed having sex with keith. which, of course, because sex with keith is great and keith is great in general, so… – sigh. there, he breaks the silence, eyes clenching closed as he rubs at his temple. alright, summary time: ]
You slept with Keith. [ gritted out; he should probably relax, so he doesn’t sound like that, huh? ] And you mean… – slept as in not sleeping. [ he just – needs to be sure he’s on the same page. ninety-nine percent of him is confident that’s what lance means, but the one percent of him holds out on hope that this is one, big misunderstanding. afterall, keith would’ve told him, right? ]
i am truly yelling. lance just casually giving shiro a crisis
but shiro knows a thing or two about the pains of coming out and being honest with one’s sexuality, so he isn’t about to judge or shame him, even if he’s about to hear a little too much about the kinks lance’s discovered in this prison…? oh god, this isn’t going to be a kink discussion, is it? how in depth is lance going to go? very, is the answer, but not in terms of kinks. it’s a retelling of events shiro already knows and then events he doesn’t know at all. he’s talking so fast. he isn’t pausing often to breathe. and it’s distracting, to the point that shiro becomes slightly more concerned about that than events that happened half a year ago. except, then there’s –
kinda
sorta
maybe
and before shiro can feel further exasperation for the excessiveness… there it is. there’s the reason lance wanted him to promise. it’s funny, because lance finally takes a proper breath, but shiro doesn’t. his lungs lock up and he’s silent on his end of the line, briefly wondering if he misheard. lance is still talking, though. it’s fine. what’s there to be upset about? shiro knows keith’s been sleeping around. they all have. it’s how this place operates.
… but it’s lance. who apparently enjoyed having sex with keith. which, of course, because sex with keith is great and keith is great in general, so… – sigh. there, he breaks the silence, eyes clenching closed as he rubs at his temple. alright, summary time: ]
You slept with Keith. [ gritted out; he should probably relax, so he doesn’t sound like that, huh? ] And you mean… – slept as in not sleeping. [ he just – needs to be sure he’s on the same page. ninety-nine percent of him is confident that’s what lance means, but the one percent of him holds out on hope that this is one, big misunderstanding. afterall, keith would’ve told him, right? ]
Are you saying you… want to do it again?