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Summary:

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: I don’t think Keith would mind getting eaten

food God: was that- allura was-

Child: MDNSJSKA SEX JOKE

something sciencey: ABOUT KEITH

food God: FROM ALLURA!!

Notes:

in which I over indulge in terrible texting habits, klance, pidge being a snarky fuck, allura having my puns (it takes a bit to get to Peak Allura Comedy), shiro being done with their shit, hunk taking and giving privileges, and adam just being weeb adam (you’ll get that later).

sorry if the names get confusing, that’s just my favorite part of doing this whole thing, so everytime there’s a different type of chat (the main one, or side ones where it’s just pidge, hunk, and lance for example) I have them have different names. I don’t think it’s too hard to follow along with, but,,,

beginning names, though they do change a Bit:
keith: grinch
shiro: father
allura: mother
pidge: something sciencey
hunk: food God
lance: asswipe

fyi, lance, keith, hunk, pidge (bc they r smart), and shay are juniors. and then shiro, adam, allura, lotor, romelle, and matt are seniors :)

this is pure goblin abandoned pizza hut noises

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the pala-sluTs

tuesday 3:43 pm

 

something sciencey: do i even want to know what you guys made on that test????

 

asswipe: no!!! no you do not!!!

 

asswipe: wait

 

asswipe: why is my name asswipe 

 

asswipe: gODDAMNIT KEITH

 

asswipe changed to LOVELY HUMAN BEING by asswipe

 

grinch: I didn’t do anything, fingers crossed

 

father: No fighting or I’ll kill you both.

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: cause that makes sense

 

something sciencey: back to the topic,, test, go!

 

food God: 92

 

something sciencey: that’s————wow good job hunk, maybe there is hope after all

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: HOW HOW HOW HOW

 

grinch: 97 suck on that

 

food God: and what do you mean by that pidge

 

something sciencey: 98 Suck. on. THAT.

 

mother: Didn’t take the test :/

 

father: Yeah same.

 

something sciencey: yes we know you two are cool smart seniors who pity us youngsters 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: i want to cry i got a 76

 

food God: that’s still good!

 

grinch: if you wanna die a life of being average 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: geez we get it keith you’re sad and like to bring others down with you

 

something sciencey: oKay cool your Jets everybody,,, lance why don’t you just like get someone to help you?

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: oh great thought you’d never ask pidge yes please teach me the ways of ~science~

 

something sciencey: don’t know how you got ‘pidge’ out of ‘somebody’ 

 

food God: ooooooooooo I’ve got an ideaaarrrrr

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: pretty please pidge you’re the smartest one here

 

something sciencey: you know i hate that word

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: my bad, spunky please!!!!

 

something sciencey: hA no, I’m a busy body

 

father: What’s your idea, Hunk? Replace Lance’s brain with someone else’s?

 

grinch: dad burn!

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: how do i disown myself from here im clearly not wanted 

 

mother: Of course you’re wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 

mother: We just want you to improve and grow!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

mother changed to LOVELY HUMAN BEING 2 by LOVELY HUMAN BEING

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 2: Oh please I was birthed before you Lance

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 2 changed to LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1 by LOVELY HUMAN BEING 2

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING changed to Child by LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1

 

grinch: and the truth comes out

 

grinch: lance is secretly a baby in a teen flesh suit

 

Child: i will leave

 

father: Hunk what is your idea? Keith Lance shut up 

 

food God: how about keith helps lance. i mean if keith is so bothered about lance having a low grade then he should just help. win win

 

Child: “win win” he says, it totally not being a win win

 

grinch: no

 

something sciencey: yes

 

Child: no

 

food God: yEs

 

grinch: nO

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: yes :D

 

Child: NOOOOOOOOO

 

father: yes.

 

something sciencey: oh shit he used the lowercase period tactic run y’all we aren’t safe you better listen keith and help lance 

 

grinch: that was not at all grammatically correct

 

something sciencey removed grinch from the pala-sluTs

 

Child: peace and quiet!!

 

father added grinch to the pala-sluTs

 

Child: arerggghhh

 

grinch: did not appreciate that

 

something sciencey: eat or get eaten you fuck

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: I don’t think Keith would mind getting eaten

 

food God: was that- allura was- 

 

Child: MDNSJSKA SEX JOKE

 

something sciencey: ABOUT KEITH

 

food God: FROM ALLURA!!

 

grinch: stfu

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: It was just a mere observation 

 

Child: a mere observation that probably has keith blushing furiously and being a little bitch about it

 

father: He is. It’s adorable and scary at the same time

 

father: [insert images of keith]

 

something sciencey: KEITH OH MY GOF I CANT BELIVE I EVER CALLED YOU EDGELORD YOUR EDGES ARE ABOUT AS SHARP AS LANCES NAILS AND HE FILES OBSESSIVELY SO

 

food God: kinda wanna hug ngl

 

grinch: shiro I’m going to throw you under an actual bus now

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Keith you’re so cute !

 

grinch changed to babie by Child

 

food God: so is that lance admitting that keith is cute 

 

something sciencey: it totally is

 

babie: wOt-

 

babie changed to chickfila employee by Child

 

chickfila employee: well

 

father: Can everybody be nice for five seconds?

 

chickfila employee: rOood

 

chickfila employee: that was for lance you’re an angel shiro 

 

Child: *cough* buttering him up *cough*

 

chickfila employee: it’s just fact. hate the game not the player 

 

something sciencey: okay but actually. keith r u going to help lance???? boy needs it

 

Child: i prefer the term God 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: God of nothing 

 

chickfila employee: mother burn!!!!!!!

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Why do you guys call me that????

 

father: I’ve learned to just accept it.

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Yes, but. No.

 

something sciencey: you guys are our parent figures. i mean that in a totally two-people-who-aren't-romantically-involved-but-still-put-up-with-weird-kids kind of way you know 

 

food God: how long did that take to type?

 

something sciencey: too long, my next of kin

 

chickfila employee: also,, lance do you want my help??

 

Child: want? no. need? probably 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Aw look they’re bonding 

 

food God: miracles really do happen

 

chickfila employee: okay, guess I’ll help 

 

food God: wipes tears

 

Child: did you forget the asterisks?

 

food God: no i said it

 

father: Keith, why are you doing that weird thing with your face where you try not to smile?

 

chickfila employee: et tu, brute?

 

Child: and people say I’m the drama queen

 

food God: WAIT IS KEITH SMILING OVER HELPING LANCE?????

 

Child: well, I am a queen so it’s halfway right 

 

Child: plus my family just has a flair for the dramatic, so it was bound————

 

Child: WAIT

 

chickfila employee: maybe i should murder shiro 

 

chickfila employee: maybe i should murder all of you

 

something sciencey: nah you won’t murder lance you’re too smitten over him

 

Child: iejsnaklslwkdndmwkakdnfnekakkdfnjekskskddn jskskskskdnenndndnememememdmekekekdkosoanfndjsowndndjskaksldnwkalldfkel      

 

Child: k

 

father: I’m not allowed to mention the physical state of Keith anymore, but just know that it’s worth mentioning if I could. 

 

something sciencey: thank u soldier you’ve done your best 

 

food God: honestly this groupchat exists to make fun of keith and lance and I’m kinda here for it

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Me too :) it’s very fun

 

chickfila employee: yeah sure so fun

 

Child: very extremely fun

 

something sciencey: ANOTHER bonding moment what a sight to behold 

 

Child: this is—- i do not welcome meanness in my life goodbye everybody i will talk to you when you decide to not be mean

 

Child is inactive 

 

something sciencey: survival of the fittest my dudes 

 

food God: lance @ his wedding: does anyone have anything mean to say?

 

us: *says something mean*

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: amazing reference hunk ily for that 

 

food God: bows 

 

something sciencey: what about bows? like on presents?

 

food God: no not tha-

 

food God: you know what

 

food God: I’m removing brownie privileges

 

food God: from ALL of you

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: OKAY THAT ISNT FAIR HUNK THATS SO RUDE OF YOU I DID NOTHING I WANTED BROWNIES SO RUDE I DONT LOVE YOU

 

father: Shit

 

something sciencey: ay watch your fucking language 

 

food God: gasps

 

food God: brownie privileges added back I’m sorry 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: It’s okay I forgive you :D

 

 

mullet

tuesday 5:23 pm

 

mullet: hey, when/where did you want to study or whatever it is we’re doing?

 

lance: uh, my house? saturday? two?

 

mullet: works for me

 

lance: great! but seriously! i’m done! too much meanness!

 

mullet: maybe you should

 

mullet: nevermind 

 

lance: okay????? night weirdo 

 

mullet: night 

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs

thursday 7:34 pm

 

food God: shut Up i want to get my point across 

 

Child: you are aware that no one was really talking 

 

food God: /you are aware that nobody was talking/ yes shut up lance nobody asked 

 

chickfila employee: i see that you’ve joined the “lance stfu club” we appreciate your membership it comes with a free shirt

 

something sciencey: ohmygosh can i join!

 

chickfila employee: you must say it

 

something sciencey: lance stfu

 

Child: wha-

 

chickfila employee: congratulations!!!!! you’re officially a member 

 

father: Lance stfu 

 

chickfila employee: oooooohhhh sorry, we don’t except traitors and people over the age of a thousand 

 

father: But I’m not—

 

chickfila employee: your brain is like a thousand years old so stfu 

 

Child: you know, I’m gonna go again 

 

food God: NO I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY!!!!

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Go ahead, Hunkadoodle

 

food God: okay, so:

 

food God changed to Hunkadoodle by something sciencey 

 

Hunkadoodle: oh my creme brulee

 

Child: he’s bringing out the big swear words now

 

chickfila employee: it’s a dessert 

 

Child: i know that keith let hunk talk or istg I’m gonna hit you with a pan

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: You're gonna hit him with me?

 

Child: precisely 

 

something sciencey: ndbdnskskalsmsnskls

 

Hunkadoodle: let me talk! 

 

Hunkadoodle: I’m gonna ask shay out!!!!!!    !!

 

something sciencey: WAHT NOW

 

Child: oh Jesus Heaven Thank You Taylor Swift i knew you’d make this happen

 

something sciencey: HUNKADOODLE IM SO PROUD 

 

father: I am too. Wait is this what parents feel like?

 

father: Oh

 

father: oH no.

 

chickfila employee: how do you plan on doing this? 

 

something sciencey: translation: give us the deets 

 

Hunkadoodle: well,, I was uh planning on making her lemon cupcakes cause they’re her favorite and asking her to prom 

 

Child: is there a cute sign involved??????????

 

Hunkadoodle: should there be???????

 

Child: uM YES

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: I second that. Signs are great

 

Hunkadoodle: what should it say? 

 

something sciencey: this is not my area of expertise so i will be sitting out on this one

 

Child: oH but this is my area of expertise 

 

chickfila employee: yEa right i bet you’re not even gonna ask anybody to prom 

 

chickfila employee: nonetheless make a sign for them

 

Hunkadoodle: keith Shut Up i am in the middle of a crisis and u are not helping 

 

chickfila employee: apologies, oh kind one

 

Child: how about: Will you be the lemon to my lime at prom? and you can make like lime cupcakes (is that a thing?) and u guys will be superb zest

 

Hunkadoodle: i could make key-lime cupcakes!

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: and then give the leftovers to me!

 

chickfila employee: and me!

 

Hunkadoodle: sorry keith you lost cupcake privileges 

 

chickfila employee: rolls eyes 

 

Hunkadoodle: THATS MY RNFING

 

chickfila employee: but i want my cupcake 

 

something sciencey: rnfing 

 

Child: rnfing

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: rnfing

 

chickfila employee: rnfing 

 

father: rnfing 

 

Hunkadoodle: oH Shush

 

Hunkadoodle: does anyone have any better sign ideas?

 

Child: no bc mine was amazing

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: bring flowers!!!!!!! 

 

Child: stream afterglow by taylor swift for amazing skin

 

chickfila employee: what does that have to do with anything?

 

Child: it doesn’t. jus thot u should kno

 

father: Okay was that even English?

 

something sciencey: yes

 

chickfila employee: no

 

something sciencey: it’s the way of the young people minus keith. u learn to txt like a cool person

 

father: Kind of proud to not be a cool person right now.

 

Child: oh we know 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Am I cool?

 

something sciencey: well, the rules state you arent. but cmon u totally are 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: YAY

 

food God: do you think she’ll say yes?

 

Child: hunk

 

something sciencey: YES

 

Child: my buddy 

 

Child: my man

 

chickfila employee: as much as I’d love being sadistic, I can’t. she’s gonna say yes

 

Child: OF COHEISE SHELL SAY YES ITS OBVIOUS

 

something sciencey: coheise

 

Hunkadoodle: coheise

 

chickfila employee: coheise

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: coheise

 

Child: coheise 

 

father: If she has a brain, Hunk, she’ll say yes.

 

something sciencey: hey it’s no fun if lance joins in

 

Child: that’s why i did it mwahahahahahahhaha

 

Hunkadoodle: evil lance is so cute!!!

 

Hunkadoodle: and thank you everybody

 

Child: SHUT UP

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs

friday 6:45 pm

 

Child: okay so you wanna know what i think

 

chickfila employee: no

 

Child: taylor swift is a revolutionary 

 

something sciencey: oh jesus fuck mary here we go

 

Hunkadoodle: jesus fuck his mother?!???

 

something sciencey: he’d rather do that then listen to lance drool over taylor swift AGAIN

 

Child: she’s just- ugh she’s perfect. her lyrics are immaculate, she’s hot, the production on her songs is just wowowow, her vocals >>>>, she’s a genuinely amazing person, she supports lgbtq+ and has openly advocated for it, her songs are BANGERS, her music videos are perfectly crafted, her boyfriend’s hot

 

chickfila employee: oh god

 

Child: how could you not love her??????

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: love-her

 

Child: OH MY GOD MARRY ME ALLURA THAT PUN WAS AMAZING 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: I decline sorry but not really

 

chickfila employee: r-e j-e c-t-e-d rejected!

 

Child: did you just quote zoey 101 @ me???

 

chickfila employee: that’s a secret I’ll nEvEr tELL

 

something sciencey: get a room

 

father: But don't do anything too roudy! You don’t want to end up on a reality show because you’re sixteen and pregnant.

 

Child: we’re-

 

chickfila employee: not-

 

Child: even-

 

chickfila employee: straight-

 

Child: father your logistics are off

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: And you spelt rowdy wrong. Kinda concerned for your mental health Shiro

 

father: Having four kids’ll do that to ya.

 

Child: so he admits it! we’re his kids! 

 

Hunkadoodle: straight outa his womb

 

chickfila employee: gay outa his wom

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: pan outa his womb

 

something sciencey: nb aro/ace outa his womb

 

Child: bi outa his womb

 

Child: allura you’re our mother he didn’t birth you

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: That’s what you think

 

something sciencey: irjrnskalslalejdkalq allura care to elaborate 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: no

 

Hunkadoodle: also are we not going to comment about how we all just let keith start that

 

Child: i was surprised to see keith be funny yes

 

father: Me too.

 

father: Keith just said under his breath “I’m gonna kill him” so maybe watch out, Lance. 

 

Child: he makes that threat every three seconds I’m pretty sure if he was gonna go through with it he would’ve already 

 

something sciencey: he’s got a point

 

Hunkadoodle: -er finger. yes pidge I’m pretty sure lance has a pointer finger was that even up for discussion?

 

something sciencey: i h8 u

 

Child: oh my god I’m gonna play lover by taylor swift at my wedding guys and pidge watch out

 

something sciencey: shocker 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Am I included in the “guys” category? 

 

Child: yes you are one of the dudebros

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Oh sweet! I’ve always wanted to be a dudebro 

 

Hunkadoodle: i, duddest of the bros, dub thee, allura, to be an official dudebro 

 

chickfila employee: why are you duddest of the bros?

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Yay oh my god thank you for this opportunity. I won’t let you down

 

Child: obvs bc he’s straight. straight people are just,,, Like That

 

Hunkadoodle: we know you won’t allura

 

chickfila employee: maybe I wanted to be duddest of the bros 

 

something sciencey: that’s funnhie

 

Child: reeeeeaaaallllll hilarious 

 

chickfila employee: WHAT WHY

 

father: I mean no offense to this, Keith, but you are like the least dudebro of us all.

 

something sciencey: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Child: dad roast! 

 

chickfila employee: ugh this is homophobic 

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: He’s????? Gay??????

 

chickfila employee: doesn’t matter don’t care

 

Hunkadoodle: i think it kinda does matter but carry on

 

Child: MY WAYWARD SOOOOOON

 

something sciencey: are you referencing the song or the book you never know where lance’s brain is at

 

Child: both *finger guns*

 

chickfila employee: ugh 

 

something sciencey: ugh 

 

father: Ugh

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Lance are you listening to taylor swift while you text us?

 

Child: yes! thank you for bringing her up again! 

 

chickfila employee: christ allura why

 

Child: SHES SO AMAZING HER LITTLE LAUGHS IN I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED ARE SO ADORABLE ISBSNAKAKLDFKNEKWLWLELEKWKENEK

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: I think you forget that I’m also a swiftie, Keith 

 

something sciencey: mkay i gotta go gremlin 1 is saying something about dinner and gremlin 2 is hungry

 

something sciencey is inactive

 

chickfila employee: yeah I’m leaving too 

 

chickfila employee: i just don’t want to be here that’s my only reason

 

chickfila employee is inactive

 

Hunkadoodle: and I’ve gotta search the cookbooks for key lime cupcake recipies AND THEN I’ve got to make actually good ones

 

Child: we believe in you!

 

Hunkadoodle: thanks bro! byeeeee

 

Hunkadoodle is inactive

 

father: Everybody else left, so...I’m gonna go to Adam’s :) Peace out.

 

father is inactive

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Now that we’ve weeded out the bitches, Lance what’s your favorite song on Lover?

 

 

 

BESTIE

saturday 11:34 am

 

BESTIE: is keith still coming over today??????????

 

lance: yea?????????????

 

lance: #dread

 

BESTIE: #secretlysuperexcited

 

lance: i know how to pop eyeballs out

 

BESTIE: I’m not scared of u

 

lance: u should b

 

BESTIE: lol that’s funny

 

lance: ur face is funny

 

 

 

mullet

saturday 2:12 pm

 

mullet: shiro’s dropping me off

 

lance: mmmmkkkAy

 

mullet: be there in five minutes 

 

Lance’s heart raced. He was pacing near the front door, waiting for Keith to come. It wasn’t that he was eager for Keith to be there, he just didn’t want any of his siblings opening the door. That was it.

 

Speaking of the devils. “Got a hot date?” Rachel, his twin, said. 

 

“You know very well that Keith is coming over,” he replied, crossing his arms.

 

“Same difference.” 

 

Before Lance could say a wickedly smart comeback, she turned around and left. Unfair, Lance thought. He was going to get her back later. He wasn’t exactly sure how yet, but Lance was sure he’d think of something. Maybe he could—

 

The doorbell rang. 

 

What did Pidge say? Oh, right. Jesus fuck Mary. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door. 

 

Keith stood there, hair a gorgeous mop as usual. He wore his usual black skinny jeans with rips at the knees and red shirt, but was also sporting a leather jacket that Lance had seen only twice before. Suddenly, Lance felt very underdressed in his grey shirt and blue workout shorts. At least they had stripes.

 

“Hey,” he said, stepping out of the doorframe to let Keith in, “let’s go upstairs.”

 

Rachel must’ve been eavesdropping from the hallway, because she called out, “Leave the door open!”

 

“Shut up, Rachel!” He turned back to Keith. “Uh...follow me,” he said, walking towards the stairs. If Keith wasn’t following, then he would get bombarded by annoying siblings, so Lance wasn’t really concerned if he was following or not. Either way, Lance would win.

 

“Your house is very lively,” Keith commented. Looking back, Lance saw his brows furrowed. Lance gave Keith a glare, about to say something, but Keith beat him. “Not that it’s a bad thing! I’m just not used to it.”

 

Lance wasn’t sure what to say to that, so he kept his mouth shut. They reached the top of the stairs and entered Lance’s room. He made sure to clean it, thank god, but it was still very cluttered. He liked to hold onto things, sue him.

 

Keith snorted somewhere behind him. “Don’t know why this is exactly what I pictured your room to look like.” 

 

There was a bunk-bed in the right corner, his sister being the bottom bunk. Luckily, they both had similar interests, so the room didn’t feel like two people living in it. On the other side, there was a desk covered in books and knick-knacks (like Lance’s mug that said “Don’t Talk To Me Until I’ve Eaten Thus Mug”), movie posters hanging above the desk and all around the room. And then there was a blue rug, centered, that made everything pop.

 

The room was also covered in stars.

 

“We can sit on the rug,” Lance said, ignoring Keith. His room was a safe space for him and he wasn’t about to let Keith ruin it.

 

Lance sat on the rug and Keith, apprehensively, joined. He said, “Let’s get started then.”

 

 

 

Coran’s Last Three Braincells

saturday 4:09 pm

 

avocadoToast: KEITH IS SO CUTE WHEN HE FOCUSES AND LIKE HES SURPRISINGLY GENTLE WHEN HE EXPLAINS THINGS AND UNUSUALLY PATIENT THIS IS SO !!.?!!??!!

 

briancell -1: did he leave?????

 

bigarms: wowzers u got it baaaad 

 

bigarms: luckily keith has it baaaad too

 

avocadoToast: NO HES IN THE BATHROOM

 

avocadoToast: WERE DONE STUDYING THO

 

avocadoToast: WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN KEITH HAS IT BAAAAD HUNK????

 

briancell -1: nothing. he means nothing by it

 

bigarms: yep nothing

 

avocadoToast: HES BACK BUT YOURE TELLING ME LATER

 

avocadoToast is inactive

 

bigarms: think he’ll survive?

 

briancell -1: no telling

 

briancell -1: anyways, wanna play some hide n seek on minecraft?????

 

bigarms: guess I’ll take a little break. but u arent my top priority 

 

briancell -1: yes, i know your precious little shaycakes are 

 

bigarms: SHAYCAKES-

 

 

 

Keith came back in and sat at the desk chair. “Shiro decided to go to Adam’s for, like, the second day in a row, so he won’t be able to pick me up til at least six.”

 

Lance looked at the time on his phone. 4:13. “Well, we could watch a movie downstairs? Can’t promise that we’ll be left alone, though. Or that we’ll get to pick the movie.”

 

Recently, Veronica had been invested in watching every single Disney animation movie. Not that Lance wasn’t invested in it either, because he was, just not to the intensity Veronica was. 

 

“Sure.” 

 

They went back downstairs, and the noise of Lance’s family filled their ears. To Lance, it was a natural noise; to Keith, it was an unusual, but not unwelcome noise. 

 

His family was spread out between the kitchen and the living room: his mother and father in the kitchen, along with Rachel who was tossing pizza dough; Marco and Luis were doing a puzzle with Sylvio and Marco; then Lisa was browsing the channels on tv, probably looking for a sit-com; and Veronica was draped across the couch saying, “Zombies 2!”

 

“Hello, Keith,” his mother said once they got in frame, “Lance has said a lot about you, are you staying for dinner?”

 

Keith looked to Lance. “I’m, uh, not sure.”

 

“His brother’s picking him up at six,” Lance said. Keith’s antisocialness wasn’t going to get him far with Lance’s family

 

“Oh, well, you’re welcome to stay if you’d like.”

 

Smiling, Keith said, “Thank you.”

 

As they walked to the living room, Lance said in Keith’s ear, “Every Saturday we have pizza night. It’s the one night we’re really allowed to binge on carbs.” He smiled. “You should stay.”

 

“Yeah?” If Lance paid attention, he would see the slight blush on Keith’s face. He was paying attention.

 

“Yeah.” 

 

“Hey, no, we are not watching Say Yes to the Dress , we just aren’t. That’s, like, a crime. Think of the children!”

 

“If by children, you mean you, then no,” Lisa replied.

 

“Gotta agree, Liz, Zombies 2 is much more enjoyable.” Lance took his seat next to Veronica, pushing her legs aside, and motioned for Keith to come sit next to him. 

 

“Fresh meat, nice,” Veronica said. She extended her hand to Keith, and he returned the gesture. Lance froze for a second, knowing what she was about to do. The next second, Keith was halfway across his lap, being pulled by Veronica. “I’m Veronica,” she smirked.

 

Keith’s hand clutched Lance’s thigh. “Keith.”

 

She dropped his hand. “Alright, Keith, wanna watch Zombies 2?”

 

Keith, however, barely paid attention to the question. He was frozen, resting on top of Lance. When he seemed to realize—or care—that he was on Lance, he sprung up and said a quiet, “Sure.”

 

“Sweet! We win, give me the remote.” Veronica snatched the remote out of Lisa’s hand, and Lisa got up, mumbling, “Kids…”

 

 

 

Lance had to admit, sitting next to Keith, his family tucked all around them, watching a movie with barely okay dance numbers and songs, was pretty fun. 

 

The best part, though, was when Rachel joined and said, “Everybody in this movie is a lesbian.”

 

And then Keith snorted. Lance was very far gone.

 

“What about the guys?” Luis asked.

 

“Big lesbian energy.”

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs 

saturday 5:18 pm

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: What do you think they’re doing?

 

Hunkadoodle: making out?

 

something sciencey: pining from a distance?

 

father: Controlling their hormones? 

 

something sciencey: oh don’t worry dad you won’t be a grandpa anytime soon 

 

father: Whatever, I’m gonna go back to Adam.

 

father is inactive 

 

something sciencey: oooh maybe we’ll get a sibling!

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: What shall we name this kiddo?

 

Hunkadoodle: Alfred Henry James Cornwallace Sigfried Hampton II

 

something sciencey:

 

something sciencey: i luv

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING: What if they’re not a boy?

 

Hunkadoodle: well we could go gender neutral and say alfredo like the sauce 

 

something sciencey: omg spaghetti baby

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: sauce sauce yum yum

 

Hunkadoodle: wtf

 

something sciencey: wtf

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: SAUCE SAUCE YUM YUM

 

father is active

 

father: wat da fuck is happenin 

 

something sciencey: who tf r u

 

father: adam 

 

Hunkadoodle: aH makes sense now

 

father: how is everybody ????

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Gay

 

father: nice give me five

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Here you go, ~5~

 

something sciencey: ugh

 

Hunkadoodle: lol

 

father is inactive 

 

something sciencey: think they’re making out too?

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: Did my pun make them horny?

 

Hunkadoodle: EW ALLURA STOP

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: SAUCE SAUCE YUM YUM

 

something sciencey: *yummy by justin boobie plays*

 

Hunkadoodle is inactive

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: HA

 

something sciencey: WE MAKE SUCH A GREAT TEAM ALLURA

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: WE SHOULD COMBINE CELLS

 

something sciencey: FUUUUUUHK YES

 

 

 

“So, Keith, what do you find most interesting about our Lance?”

 

Keith was mid-pizza bite and now had everyone’s eyes on him. Well, not Lance’s. Lance was glaring at his mother for asking that. It wasn’t like Keith was someone Lance was bringing home to meet the parents. 

 

Lance was about to say something along the lines of “you don’t have to answer that” when Keith said, “I like the way he makes the people around him feel. And the way he makes me—uh, yeah. Uh. Yeah.”

 

No doubt in his mind, Lance was blushing. Keith was blushing. His family seemed extremely amused by it. 

 

Veronica, who was sitting on his other side, thankfully, saved Keith. “Don’t worry, Keith. None of us know what to say about Lance either. He is another entity.”

 

“Hey!” Lance said as he reached around Keith to slap Veronica on the back of the head. She snickered as Lance looked at Keith. He looked like he wanted to die. 

 

 

 

Coran’s Last Three Braincells

saturday 9:25 pm

 

briancell -1: yo dude it’s nine oclock speak to us. we r your fam from another dam 

 

bigarms: not sure what that means! but yeah where are you lance! are you 2 still making out!

 

briancell -1: oh my god they are

 

avocadoToast is active 

 

avocadoToast: oh my god we aren’t 

 

avocadoToast: he left like two hours ago

 

avocadoToast: but he stayed for dinner

 

bigarms: he got to go to pizza night???? i want to go to pizza night!!!!!!!

 

briancell -1: so,,,,,,,,,

 

briancell -1: what happened,,,,,,,,,,

 

avocadoToast: well my mom asked what he liked about me and keith said that he likes the way i make people feel????? then he said “and i like the way he makes me” but then he stopped talking??????? what does it mean?????????

 

bigarms: it means that he was about to say “the way he makes me feel” but chickened out because he was!! in front!! of your!! mother!!

 

briancell -1: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

avocadoToast: respectfully disagree

 

bigarms: do you really not see how into each other you two are????

 

avocadoToast: yEa right keith does not like me even in a Friend way

 

briancell -1: dOeS nOt EVen LieK mE iN a FRiEnD waY

 

bigarms: lance u fkn idiot just tell him how you feeeeeeeeeeeel

 

avocadoToast: but———!

 

briancell -1: it would be very gucci of you two to just get together already istg i cannot handle all this. like ew stop please just like

 

bigarms: date!

 

avocadoToast: but what if he doesn’t want to?

 

briancell -1: DO YOU HAVE EUES?????

 

bigarms: eues 

 

avocadoToast: euis

 

briancell -1: did you just misspell my misspelling??

 

avocadoToast: technicalities, technicalities 

 

bigarms: WHATEVER JUST ASK HIM OUT OR NO LOVE 4 U

 

avocadoToast: GASP

 

braincell -1: GASPIER GASP

 

bigarms: the Casper the ghost sequel!

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs 

monday 11:25 am

 

Child: lotor’s a bitch

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: maybe he’s just misunderstood!

 

Child: no he’s a bitch

 

something sciencey: probably has a lot of Trauma you kno

 

chickfila employee: i have trauma! 

 

something sciencey: and you’re a bitch! still fits!

 

Child: damm. bars

 

father: What did Lotor do?

 

Child: well,,,

 

chickfila employee: it’s going to be something really fucking stupid, isn’t it?

 

Child: he looked at me weird

 

chickfila employee: yup

 

Child: no, but, like, he looked me up and down and then wrinkled his nose like im some kind of fish with a beard 

 

Hunkadoodle: fish with a beard———

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: To be fair,

 

Child: don’t finish that llura or i will knife you

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1: you kind of do look like a fish with a beard.

 

Child: that’s it

 

LOVELY HUMAN BEING 1 changed to ghost by Child

 

ghost: At least I’m a hot ghost

 

chickfila employee: i agree

 

Child: youre gay 

 

chickfila employee: and? i’m allowed to appreciate a woman’s body 

 

something sciencey: that’s the straightest thing keith’s ever said

 

Hunkadoodle: nah, remember when he said “it’s a hidden valley” 

 

chickfila employee: i still don’t understand that?????

 

father: I think they mean the between the boobs zone

 

Child: NDNSNKSLALA SHIRO

 

Hunkadoodle: he-

 

something sciencey: whi o whi

 

chickfila employee: oh

 

chickfila employee: ew

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs 

monday 3:08 pm

 

ghost: GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS

 

ghost: AND PIDGE AND PIDGE AND PIDGE AND PIDGE AND PIDGE

 

Child: WHAT

 

ghost: I THINK I JUST GOT ASKED TO PROM??????

 

something sciencey: BY WHO??????

 

chickfila employee: aye get that ass

 

Child: please don’t say lotor i will knife again 

 

Child: keith, I’m disturbed bi u

 

ghost: ROMELLE SHE ASKED ME AND I SAID YES BECAUSE WOW SHE IS AMAZING BUT LIKE SHE ASKED ME!!!!!!!

 

chickfila employee: disturbed by u too lance 

 

chickfila employee: oH THATS A NICE PIECE OF ASS

 

Hunkadoodle: OMFG ALLURA THATS AMAZING GO YOU

 

chickfila employee: not that I’ve looked I’m just assuming 

 

something sciencey: never ass-ume Keith

 

something sciencey: and fuck yes allura 

 

Child: YES NOT LOTOR IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU ALLURA 

 

father: Romelle is adorable! I feel like a dad again!

 

Child: BUT. SHE. IS. OUR. MOTHER. 

 

father: I’ve got the birth certificate.

 

chickfila employee: UhM WoT 

 

something sciencey: ^^^^^^^^^

 

Child: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Hunkadoodle: ^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

ghost: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

ghost: prom is going to be great 

 

ghost: i’m so glad our resident nerd is super smart too! they just bumped their way into being a junior and our hearts!

 

something sciencey: that had the same energy as “uwu” and I’m a little afraid rn

 

 

 

shvillain 

wednesday 8:43 pm

 

allura: Can I teleport over to give you a hug?

 

shvillain: No.

 

allura: Sadface 

 

 

the pala-sluTs

wednesday 8:56 pm

 

ghost: Shiro won’t let me hug him

 

Child: boo-hoo!

 

Child: oh wait that’s your line

 

Child: fucking ghost 

 

ghost: Feeling attacked and I’m not here for it

 

 

 

the weebs 

friday 4:33 pm

 

weeb uno: Why are we called “the weebs”?

 

weeb adam: no clue babe just roll with it

 

weeb princess: [enters armadillo mode] *rolls*

 

weeb pussy: obviously so we can get keith and lance together!

 

weeb adam: bc that was totally obviously the reason this gc exists 

 

weeb Weeb: is that snark adam i will remove you

 

weeb adam: no...it wasn’t pidge don’t remove me...

 

weeb uno: It probably is snark. 

 

weeb adam: keith’s right you are a traitor 

 

weeb pussy: have you read our texts????

 

weeb adam: and i said, “no,” you know, like a liar

 

weeb princess: john mulaney supremacy!

 

weeb Weeb: the only cishet white guy i stan

 

weeb uno: Anygays, I’m not gonna go behind Lance and Keith’s backs, and neither are you guys.

 

weeb Weeb removed weeb uno from the weebs

 

weeb adam: this is dangerous he’s going to text me and be like “add me back you shit”

 

weeb pussy: your boyfriend calls you shit????

 

weeb adam: yes it’s very enduring 

 

weeb adam: but I will resist! and I will help!

 

weeb Weeb: great, let the meeting commence 

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs 

saturday 9:34 am

 

Child: it’s- 

 

Child: today’s prom yall !!!!!

 

chickfila employee: …...yay…..

 

something sciencey: does anyone else notice how keith only immediately responds if it’s lance that texts in the gc?????

 

father: Yeah.

 

Hunkadoodle: haha yup

 

ghost: Oh we decided to bring it up?

 

chickfila employee: eye- eye do not

 

father: Yeah, you do. 

 

ghost: dad burn!

 

Child: shudup 

 

something sciencey: no we will never 

 

something sciencey: anyways, do you two have dates to prom? 

 

something sciencey: shiro has adam, allura has romelle, hunk has shay (which thank god she said yes or else we’d be carrying around tissues wherever he went if she didn’t), i have me,, u two are seemingly dateless plan to do anything about that???? hmmmmmmmm

 

Child: this feels like a trap

 

chickfila employee: yeah

 

Child: bye!

 

Child is inactive 

 

ghost: Keith!!!!!!!! Ask lance out!!!!!!!!

 

chickfila employee is inactive 

 

Hunkadoodle: okay but what do you think about me and shay taking cute couple pictures at the lake?????

 

ghost: omg yes and i can have cute couple photos with romelle!!!!

 

father: Adam and I would like to join in.

 

something sciencey: calm down this isn’t an orgy 

 

Hunkadoodle: EXcusE Me 

 

something sciencey: unless you want it to be damn

 

father is inactive 

 

 

 

mullet

saturday 11:03 am

 

lance: you good??

 

mullet: yeah, why??

 

lance: you seem off??

 

mullet: just not that excited for prom 

 

lance: WHAT WHY

 

mullet is inactive

 

 

 

the weebs

saturday 11:38 am

 

weeb Weeb: phase one is complete my friends

 

weeb adam: wait what happened shiro isn’t letting me look anymore 

 

weeb princess: *whispers under breath* shvillain

 

weeb pussy: ALLURA WHAG IS THAT

 

weeb princess: My name for shiro

 

weeb Weeb: god bless

 

weeb adam: so what happened???????

 

weeb pussy: you seem very invested in two juniors’ love lives adam 

 

weeb adam: bc i am now tell me

 

weeb Weeb: basically we called keith out on his bs and flustered them both

 

weeb adam: and how does that help?

 

weeb Weeb: it shows them that they’re both nervous around the topic

 

weeb princess: Nervous because they looOoOoOoOove each other 

 

weeb Weeb: again, uwu energy allura calm your tits

 

weeb princess: Oh sorry I’ll tell them to calm down. Hey yo tits calm down 

 

weeb princess: There

 

 

 

the pala-sluTs

saturday 3:37 pm

 

father: Adam’s parents may have rented a limo. 

 

Child: may have or they did

 

father: They did.

 

Child: …..can we ride in it?

 

Father: Yes, Lance.

 

Child: FUCK YES FLIPPIN FUCK FLY ON THAT SHIT FUCK YES YOU AINT GOT NOTHING ON ME LOTOR

 

Hunkadoodle: omygooosh that’s amazing thank u adam’s parents we love u!! mwah mwah

 

ghost: What about lake pictures?

 

father: We’ll pick you guys up early so we can take group pictures. If that’s alright?

 

chickfila employee: fine w me

 

something sciencey: same!!! but matt wants to ride in the limo

 

something sciencey: I’ll kick him to the curb if you want me to

 

Child: literally or figuratively?

 

something sciencey: well I’ve always wanted to try both

 

Child: then bothhhhhhhh

 

father: No, he can come. Maybe this group will finally see an intellectual conversation.

 

something sciencey: i-

 

Child: he just-

 

ghost: He roasted all of us-

 

father: dad burn!!!!!

 

chickfila employee: oh fuck 

 

Child: is this a horror movie

 

Child: Dad Turns Into Evil Dad

 

chickfila employee: very creative, lance 

 

Child: oh shut up you and your commas mr english professor 

 

father is inactive

 

chickfila employee: well at least I can form sentences!

 

Child: “Uh. Yeah. Uh. Yeah.”

 

chickfila employee is inactive 

 

Hunkadoodle: what did you do?

 

Child: uh

 

Child is inactive 

 

 

 

Guardian Angel

saturday 6:21 pm

 

Guardian Angel: Be there in twenty minutes, we’re picking up Allura first.  Be ready, preferably.

 

lance: okay !?

 

 

 

Lance was pacing by the front door for the second time that week. Why did he have to say that to Keith? Lance knew that it would make him...hurt? Embarrassed? Which was why he said it. 

 

Why was he pushing Keith away? He really, really liked him, and that was the last thing he wanted. 

 

He pushed a hand through his hair, huffing. “Ask him to dance.” Lance whipped around, seeing his mother. 

 

“What?”

 

“Ask that boy to dance.” Lance smiled at her. His mother always knew when to say the right things, and maybe he’ll listen to her. 

 

“Thanks, mom.”

 

The doorbell rang, but this time Lance’s mother got it. “Hello, Keith. It’s nice to see you again.”

 

Lance peeked his head over her shoulder, and wow. He wore a deep red suit, his violet eyes shining. The slight pout in his lips almost went unnoticed, as Lance was focused on Keith’s hair. It was up in a low ponytail, and Lance felt a blush rise to his cheeks. 

 

“Okay, bye, mom.” Lance pushed pass, grabbing Keith by the shoulders. “I’ll send you the pictures from the lake! Gotta get this samuri in the limo, love ya.” Then they were out the door. 

 

 

 

Lance felt a body bump into his. It was Keith. 

 

The monsters he had as friends made it a point to get his attention, and when they had it, they started dancing around and pointing to their ears. What? He mouthed. 

 

But then, then he heard it. 

 

Keith, still leaning against him, was looking up at Lance, and Lance was looking back. 

 

Lance flashed his best grin, the energy of the room boosting his confidence. “Do you wanna dance?”

 

With wide eyes, Keith looked startled at first, but he melted into it. “I thought you’d never ask,” he chirped, leaning back to take Lance’s hand. 

 

“Lover” by Taylor Swift was playing. 

 

 

 

the weebs 

saturday 9:32 pm

 

weeb Weeb: phase two complete!

 

weeb Weeb: we’ve done it soldiers 



























Notes:

that ghost one has a double meaning, huh?

my favorite thing about this was putting all the little quirks in texting. most of those are ones I use. the “ooooo” or “—————“ or “funnhie” or “wot” and many other ones probably. the part where pidge is like “he has a point” and hunk goes “-er finger” is something my friend does and it drives me crazhie.

anyways, I made lance me. he and I are one in the same, so I had to make him love taylor swift

(the something mean reference is from the middleditch & schwartz netflix special be my friend if you’ve seen it)

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