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Keith Kogane is a closeted trans guy on the brink of graduating high school. He lives with his older brother, Shiro, and his brothers husband, Adam, in his childhood home after his mother moved for work and his dad gone for years. His sexuality is unresolved, first kiss never had, and he's drifting from his closest friends: the Holt siblings next door. Life doesn't seem to have much purpose or sense of change, not that Keith would expect within the upcoming year after finishing high school with no set plan for the future. Just barely drifting through life, Keith finds a budding romance begin as he explores himself both sexuality and gender wise, with his mental health and living his life to the fullest.
This is a story about growth, self exploration, and a modern character study of Keith (mainly) and the others. A lot of the things in here will be taken from my own life as a way of exploring my own feelings through this character. It will be taking place over the course of a year, each chapter being one month. -
The Most Dangerous Thing is to Love by running_downn
Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender
09 Aug 2021
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Last time something like this happened to Lance, Keith wasn’t there. He’d thought he would have been able to do something if he had been there, or at least if he was, the guilt wouldn’t be so heavy on his chest. But this time he was there. He was right fucking there and he decided that it was infinitly worse.
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Basically there's a new threat after the Galra and it almost kills Lance. Desperate making out ensues, but it's okay to recognize when it's not the right time for it. Keith cries a lot cause he's older and grizzled and therefore not as emotionally stunted.
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And the next thing he knew there was a lighter to his face as he held the joint in his mouth. A small flicker took hold of the end, a signal to take a deep inhale. Keith did so, the smoke smooth as it slid down his throat and into his chest. There was a gentle burn in the back of his throat as he closed his eyes, letting the feeling fall over him almost immediately. Keith’s eyes slid open ever so slightly, gazing at his boyfriend who was sitting on the bed in front of him.
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aka me indulging in so many things that it's embarrassing.
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What he did worry about was what Langa would say. Of course he didn’t tell him yet, what was he supposed to say? “Hey sorry, I accepted that beef with some random guy that said you were a shit skater and he beat my ass more than I’d ever like to admit sorry that I suck?” That was more humiliating than the loss itself. He could accept a loss, he was growing more and more used to it, but admitting to Langa that he got hurt in a failed attempt to defend his friend's honour would hurt a lot worse than anything physical. Langa didn’t even care about that kind of stuff but something deep in Reki’s chest seemed to snap at the words.
_______AKA Reki gets badly injured by accepting a beef from someone without telling Langa or any of the others. He also reflects on his repressed gay feelings and Langa is painfully oblivious.
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The energy in the air had gone from that of banter and a lack of seriousness to the exact opposite. Lance was an avid believer in ghosts, having had his own experiences in the past and overall reasons to believe in them. Keith was more of the skeptic, mainly because he’d seen plenty of videos faking supernatural events and disproving ouija boards specifically. Sure, he believed in cryptids and a handful of mythological creatures, but that was simply because they were physical beings that were easier to prove the existence or lack thereof.
“So… do you know how to start this?” Keith asked.
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Welcome to day two (I know it's technically the 4th, I'm trying. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Anyways, haunted house this time, in which Keith and Lance are youtubers and decide to go ghost hunting for a video.Series
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Scorpio Rising by thefujodyke
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
23 Jan 2026
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“Honestly Deku, I really couldn’t care less that you have a girlfriend.”
Silence fell upon the room as Izuku gave him a look he couldn’t quite decipher. “...What are you trying to say?” Izuku finally questioned after several moments, carefully.
Shit.
Katsuki has been pining for years after Izuku. He's softened up a bit, bankrolled a hero suit for the nerd, and gives lectures at UA whenever Izuku requests it. So when what he thought was a dream they shared doesn't pan out like he'd planned, life goes in a direction Katsuki never would've expected.
A story told over five acts which leans heavily into the pain of three characters, with Katsuki's anguish being the focal-point. The happy ending and eventual comfort to the hurt exists for everyone, no matter how bleak things may seem at times, but this story will be gut-wrenching to read most of the chapters. If you aren't at least a bit of a masochist, this fic is probably not for you. You have been warned.
Oh, and the title of the fic is in part inspired by the song Scorpio Rising by Soccer Mommy, and also in part by, well, astrology.
xoxo, enjoy :)
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15 Jan 2026
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Keith begrudgingly downloaded the popular app 'Tick' after Pidge's incessant request. He didn't understand why she was so adamant until he found himself endlessly scrolling until his eyes were strained and his brain felt like mush. The app definitely gave him more than he bargained for...
or, Lance is a famous Tick-er, Keith is an avid fan-fic writer, and V-tron GoLion is a well-known Comic Series-turned-animated-tv-show that they both obsess over. Their paths are a lot more connected than they think.
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15 Aug 2025
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After another excruciatingly long silence, Keith bites the bullet.
“Do you...want help?” He asks. Lance’s shoulders stiffen, and he slowly lifts his head, staring at him.
“That’s not funny, dude.” He says, finally. Keith stares at him in confusion.
“I’m not joking?” He says, though the inflection comes out questioning. “Why would I—why would I offer to have sex with you as a joke?” He sputters, flustered.
“I don’t know! What part of this interaction has been normal?!”
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15 Aug 2025
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NOW WITH ART!!
Lance goes through a particularly shitty break-up, one that has him more upset than normal, and he's fairly certain his life is over. But his friends force him to go to a bar to bring the pep back to his step. He meets someone who manages to distract him, but also manages to alter everything Lance thought he knew about himself. It's a journey of self-realization, but maybe he'll actually end up happy.
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“I’m here because I can’t lose you Keith,” Lance says, “and I know I went about all of this in a shitty way, but I wasn’t thinking.” Keith chuckles and it makes Lance’s entire body tense up. He’s not sure he’s going to be able to fix this.
“Cleary,” Keith says. He looks back to Lance and the look in his eyes breaks Lance’s heart. “Did you ever actually care about me?” He’s never heard Keith’s voice so vulnerable before.
“Keith, I- I don’t think you understand how much you mean to me,” Lance says. His own voice is wavering and he’s not sure how much more talking he can do before he starts sobbing again.
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20 Nov 2024
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It’s a matter of seconds.
Blue against purple, a collision so violent that it makes him feel giddy.
Lance moves his attention to his thick eyebrows, furrowed and hidden by rebellious locks of raven hair that end just above his shoulders – is that a mullet?!He clears his throat, flaunts a smile and grabs Keith's hand, shaking it almost too enthusiastically. “Pleased to meet you, I'm Lance, but you can call me McWonderfulClain!”
Keith shoots him a puzzled look. “… I'll stick with Lance.”
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Keith is a pianist haunted by dark thoughts and an even darker past. He attends Altea's Music Academy, but has never performed in public before, until his brother Shiro, a piano teacher, decides to promote the school with concerts at the Paladin's, the trendiest pub in town. His colleagues, Pidge and Hunk, are excited about this: he can finally meet their best friend, Lance!
The first time they meet... doesn't go very well. (Neither the second, nor the third...)
So, of course, no one expects Keith and Lance to fall in love at first sight. Not even them.
(They also dance Single Ladies together. You're welcome!)
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26 Sep 2023