Chapter Text
Being so close to getting back to earth Keith wonders if his partner waited for him after all this time. A smile crosses his face at the memory of you, he wonders what your reaction would be considering how much older he is now. As the ship flies through Earths solar system he doesn't notice the incessant buzzing of his phone.
---
<3 Smelly <3
I'll be there 8.30 I booked a table under my name <3
sweet
im looking forward to it
im glad i made date night mandatory
Only because you don't consider biking date night
>:(
I do so
just not every date dumbass
You love me for it tho ;)
course I do smelly
-
Hope you've got nothing planned tomorrow night
I got something special ready
wdym of course i'm fully booked
cause i'm such a busy person
Damn
Just when I was trying to make anniversary plans
SMH
Anyway I better see you at Tonio's tomorrow
TONIOS!!!???
THERES NO WAY YOU GOT RESERVATIONS AT TONIOS
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RN
WHOS DICK DID YOU HAVE TO SUCK!?
Lmao ily
Shiro put in a good word for me before he...
course he did, what a legend
if he ever reappears i got to thank him
He’ll reappear and I’ll hold you to that
See you at 7 smelly :)
see you then smelly
btw im getting you a gift
you dont have to get one cause the gift is fucking TONIOS
-
Happy anniversary Smelly
I hope you have a great day and I’ll see you at 7
MORNING
omg im still reeling from the fact we’re going to TONIOS
anyway
i love you so much
i cant believe its been 3 years
i love you more everyday
I don’t know what I did to deserve you and your bad grammar
But, I love you so much
Three years is so crazy
It feels like we’ve been together forever but also no time at all
you love me and my bad grammar
That I do smelly <3
-
Cmon Keith
It's not funny
I even got here early so ik that you didn't give up waiting for me
besides i've seen you wait for me in the pouring fucking rain
i've been sat here for 2 hours and the servers are giving me concerned looks
im gonna cry and its gonna be ugly
-
i cried btw and it was gross and ugly
i got some free wine out of it from some elderly couple
like a whole bottle
of the expensive shit
also im kinda mad at you rn
its out of character for you to bail without telling me
-
did i do something?
you havent spoken to me in a week
i didnt want to overstep and break into your house
but im really worried
idk if i should call someone about you not being around
cause idk if youre just ignoring me
-
Voicemail 1
"I wanna say I'm mad" you sigh into the phone "But Keith it's been two weeks I stopped by your shack on my way to target practice and it looks like you haven't been home for ages" you groan "I hope your safe," you pause with a gulp "I do care but if it's something I did can you please just assure me that you're alive at least, I care you smelly" you chuckle at the phrase that you often say to each other "I love you Keith, please just be safe. If not for me for yourself" you pause again probably holding back tears "Bye" the voicemail ends
-
<3 Smelly <3
Keith
fucking hell
a month!?
with nothing
you haven't been online cause i would have noticed
i have like 5 people inc myself online at all times to see if you've come online
and youre a dick cause im actually texting you so my phone wont bloody tell me if youre reading my texts
im actually angry at you
dissapear without a trace!?
not tell a single fucking soul!?
i called the station but the bastards said that because youre out in the desert theres no point looking
since you know theres so many places to kill yourself and nobody will find
i hope you havent killed yoursef
-
y ou kno what
scre you
i ca t believ yo dissape r withot trace
twa t
>:(
-
Voicemail 2
"ou know what" you slur the start of the sentence cutting off before the recording starts "i care you soooo much" you tell the phone "and you kno what i'm beating your aaasss when i sees you again" you slur, take a pause, the sound of liquid sloshing about a bottle and a loud gulping noise is heard on the recording "James is a dick but he has good liq- liqu..." you trail off saying trying to grasp the word "booze!" you exclaim loudly. theres a shuffle and presumably James yelling at you to be more careful with his alcohol before the voicemail cuts off
-
<3 Smelly <3
please stop ignoring me
well idk if it counts as ignoring any more since its been 3 months
i just want you back & safe thats all
3 months with no news
keith ffs im going fucking mad
-
sigh
yeah i typed sigh into text
i imagine you jokingly telling me off about it
to which i make you shut up with a kiss
i should move on, i know that much
but your memory is so cemented into my brain
i remembered you lost that key to your shack in my room so im kinda thinking about looking for it
maybe break into your shack and cry or smth
maybe ill find answers
maybe enough to move on idk
-
six months ey
i havent texted your phone in so long
im still mad at you
and i found no answers in your shack
which i kinda expected
tho im kinda living there rn
after you disappeared i got out of work so technically i lost my job
kinda sucks
cause i lost my apartment
which hella sucks
i got rid of a ton of shit
and if youre looking at it legally im kinda squatting at ur place
nobody comes out this far so nobodys gonna know
i should get work again soon
that or find a way to get money cause im gonna start starving soon
And you know how much i dont like asking my parents for money
-
Voicemail 3
“Hey dumbass” you greet the recording “I know you probably won’t hear these along with every other thing I send to you” you pause “I’m not gonna lie Keith I only keep calling so much when i miss your voice” you laugh at yourself “I have barely any videos of where you talk so I’m trying to hear you as much as I can” you pause for a long time, the silence setting across the recording. You shuffle presumably into a more comfortable position “I should let you go before I hurt myself more, but I have no closure” you sigh “I care you smelly so much. What’s that thing you told me your dad used to say? To the stars and back?” you pause “Yeah, to the stars and back baby” you laugh at yourself “Baby is such a dumb term of endearment, I remember ranting to you about it and all you did was laugh and call me another dumb nickname” you sigh, a knock if heard down the line “I’ll call back”
-
Voicemail 4
“I was about to apologise about taking so long to ring back but then I realised I’m talking to a fucking recording” you laugh at yourself a little more than you should “That Iverson guy came round, you know the guy with the funny eye?” you pause “He’s like the only person that knows I’m here, and it was by total accident. Apparently he doesn’t hate you as much as you told me. Kinda reminds me of a more weathered and strict Shiro” you pause again for longer this time “When I first met him he mentioned that I was looking really unhealthy, so he pops in every week or so with a basket of food, it’s nice” you chuckle “If he comes over after a long shift I’ll cook him dinner, I miss making you dinner” you chuckle again “He reminds me of what my Dad would be if he actually, you know, gave a shit about me” you sigh “Hey Keith” you pause changing the topic of the one sided conversation “You know I was talking about love and that in the last call?” you laugh “Probably not cause you’re not listening to these duh” you sigh “Anyway, maybe we were destined to be a bittersweet tragedy? Or maybe I love you more than you loved me” you sigh “I hope one day you just fall out of the sky or something. I miss hugging you” you pause “Bye”
-
<3 Smelly <3
1 year
12 months
365 days
8760 hours
thats what you said on our year anniversary
and now thats what im saying to you after not seeing you for a year
Iverson keeps trying to get me to join the garrison
probably to get me out
he doesnt know but i explore the desert a lot of the time
kinda like what we used to do
remember that cave we had sex in that one time?
i found it the other day
our names are still painted on the walls
[<3 Smelly <3 sent a picture]
The picture is a horrifically lit one with yours and Keiths names written next to each other with a heart and smell wafts in white paint
lmao i still find it funny that we used smelly as a term of endearment
i remember when we called each other smelly in front of that barista
they looked so confused
it was hilarious
-
i mentioned last month Iverson was trying to get me to join the garrison
i did last week
Iverson is so mean when he’s on duty
asshat
i was worried that i was gonna be the oldest in the class
turns out a load more people have been signing up recently
im actually the youngest in the unit lmao
thanks to my amazing natural talent of navigation ive been plopped on nav
very cool if i do say so myself
wish you were here to celebrate with me
-
Voicemail 5
You sigh into the receiver “Haven’t been drunk in ages” you slur a grin evident on your voice “Fuckin James again, mans gives me bad ideas in my brain” you laugh “might clock him in tha nose when he gets off from his wank” you pause “by wank i means piss hah but wank is funny word” you grin again “he got me on the fuckin wine, you know how i get ballsy on wine, i’ve almost started fi- si- a ton of barfights” you laugh down the receiver “hey look speak of the bitch baby” you hang up
-
Voicemail 6
“I started watching a kids cartoon cause some guy in my unit suggested it and man the season 1 antagonist reminds me of you” you laugh “Got the red palette going, the short temperedness” you laugh again “makes me miss you more really, i almost started crying when he and his uncle cut their hair off because they were convicts” you smile down the line “I’m a baby apparently” you laugh once more “I care you Keith, and not a day goes past when I’m not thinking about you” the voicemail ends
-
<3 Smelly <3
2 years
sigh
i sigh at you sir
i miss you so much
but i have been busy if you needed to know
with the garrison i mean
i still meet up with Iverson about once a week, like off duty
i see that man daily
anyway i digress
ive been teaching him how to cook
cooking gives me a bit of normality
hes better than i thought he would be
i cant convey my fondness of him over message but hes like my dad at this point
lmao i bet that sounds weird to you considering you guys didnt get along
hes really nice
he sneaks me extra muffins every now and again
i remember you viciously denying liking double choccy chip cake despite it being your favourite
blueberry is still my favourite btw
no matter how much you argue with me that fruit doesnt belong in muffins blueberries do :)
I miss you Keith
Please come back
-
ayo buddy imma be mad if james thinks hes above me again
mans brings me out for drinks then gets angry when i try to be friendly around the garrison
sorry i dont suck your dick like everyone else buddy :|
sigh
hes a dickhead
mans tried to ask me for sex the other day too bruh
imma actually clock his fucking nose
iverson says as long as it doesnt happen when im at the garrison hell defend me
what an icon
-
Voicemail 7
“Man this garrison shit is so hard i don't get it” you groan “I get why you got yourself kicked out, I’m gonna cry if another drill sergeant yells at me” you chuckle “Though I managed to get some time off, I’m back at the shack for two weeks, Iverson made sure I have enough food to survive the ‘harsh desert climate’ as he puts it” you laugh and shake your head “The man worries too much, it’s nice though” you pause “He’s kept me grounded for the two and a half years you’ve been gone. I can’t thank the man more” you sigh “Though, he’s urged me to get back out onto the dating scene” you chuckle “man I was lucky enough to find you how the hell am I even supposed to find someone else” you pause “It's not like I'm emotionally available right now though I keep thinking about you and your dumb face” you laugh “Speak to you soon Keiths voicemail”
-
Voicemail 8
“I was speaking with James yesterday, apparently three dudes from his class disappeared around the same time you did. Their names are Lance, Hunk and Pidge. I dunno if you know them but” you pause and sigh “If you do I hope they’re looking after you, and I hope it’s not stressful” you pause again “I care you Keith”
-
Voicemail 9
“Okay! I’m officially livid buddy!” you exclaim “This guy came up to me today and asked if I knew you so I was like ‘Yeah I do we dated for three years what’s up?’ and he sat me down and told me everything” you pause “This guy is called Sam Holt. Ring a bell? I sure as fuck bet it does because WHAT!? You were gallivanting around space and didn’t you know care to fucking tell me anything before you left!?” you half yell into the phone “You’re fighting a war or some shit? Cmon Smelly you left just like that? If you fucking told me what you were doing I’d be a little less mad and heart broken” you sigh and hang up
-
<3 Smelly <3
sry i got mad in that last call
but i dont take back what i said
i am still angry that you left without a word
especially on our 3 years
sigh
i mean at least i know youre alive ig
or you were at least a year ago
apparently the shit you do is super dangerous
smth about robot lions
sounds like the plot of a bad 80’s tv show
omg like the old he-man cartoons that you like
but in space
and cheesier because its you
-
totally not supposed to disclose this information over texts
but if someone reads these texts probably think im fucking mental anyeays
theyre making something
something big
Iverson wont tell me much about it
idk if he really knows much about it either
he has told be that the sam holt guy came back with schematics
idk what the schematics are but its big
considering the galaxy garrison is to do with space i presume its space
-
lowkey thought youd be back by now
idk after hearing that youre alive i hoped that youd be coming back
hopeful thinking ig
i heard from james that theres been radio chatter in our galaxy and smth big might be happening
might be those galra purple peeps that sam told me about
probably definitely shouldnt have told be about them
theres no chatter about those aliens in the garrison so i can presume thats information above my grade
oh
sam is really nice
he tells me stories hes heard about voltron
it sounds like you and your friends are doing good in the universe
i wish im apart of it in a silly way
i havent really done much exiting stuff back here on olde humble earth
you guys are paladins which is a little funny
reminds me of dungeons and dragons that i used to play with the losers at school
sigh
i miss you
i care you keith <3
-
Voicemail 10
There's a long silence at the start of the recording “The galra. They are a lot scarier actually seeing them in comparison to their descriptions from Sam” you sigh “I’m still at the garrison at the moment, apparently we’re one of the only places still standing” you pause collecting your thoughts “Us navigation peeps have been pushed into little booths trying to make sense and track down what the fuck the galra are planning” you pause again for a shorter time “I’m so lucky that I joined the garrison when I did I could be stuck in one of those labour camps that the galra have been shoving humans into” you laugh “Its not funny, but it is a little that fucking labour camps arent just a human thing that we invented” you shake your head “I hope you come back soon Keith. Not just for me, for the sake of humanity too” you sigh shakily “I care you Keith, after all this time”
---
“Ayo buddy, your phones going crazy” Hunk says behind Keith, “Do you want to check it? I’m sure one of us can take over”
Keith contemplates not doing it but then nods, there's probably things that you’ve said to him that he needs to hear “Yeah, let me know when we’re closer to earth” he tells Hunk before shimmying his way to his phone. Keith notices Lance take the helm and fake but also totally prays for his safe keeping.
Keith starts going through his phone.