sunset_horizons | Open Post ☼ 04 | ❝We're going down...❞

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Open Post ☼ 04 | ❝We're going down...❞

【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】
【3.5】
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.

◆ refer to the list above for active muses.
◆ post "calling" one of them out — you can do so by putting their name in the subject line!
◆ can be informal/formal/comment spam/crosscanon/explicit/whatever tickles your fancy!
◆ feel free to make up a scenario at the start, or wait to see where things go.
◆ if you cannot think of a scenario, feel free to pick one from the choices below.

prompt ideas. + full muselist. + coding. mindfuck meme ◆ the cuddle meme ◆ the last words meme ◆ the emotional import meme ◆ the friendship meme ◆ the nightmare meme the cheer up meme ◆ the angst meme ◆ the family meme ◆ the bad ending meme ◆ the good ending meme ◆ the hug meme

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[He'd admit, he and Keith have been rather quiet for a while as they discussed boundaries; what each other was comfortable with, and what they weren't. He'd been in a previous relationship before with someone he once thought he'd spend forever with, and he wanted to make sure this time - it would work out. That he wouldn't put Keith in the same pain he had with Adam.

Yet the absence of a friend has nagged at him, and he could tell by the look in Keith's eyes that he felt the same way. When he poked his head in the group text chat, he hoped to see Lance respond.

Nothing. Thirty minutes later, still nothing. He frowns, and is just starting to open a private conversation to check on him and see if he's alright when he stops and blinks at the notification. From Lance.

If nothing else, the conversation starter is... flashy.]

Isn't most of your wardrobe blue?
Red, if you want to spice things up.

[He pauses for a moment before sending the next message:]

Haven't seen you in the group texts in a while. Everything alright?

[Or in person, either.]

[ listen, they are cute and lance supports shiro and keith 100%. he's just got some shit to work through on his own, and he's being very much Lance about it with the whole soulmate ordeal that keeps nagging at the back of his mind.

he's relieved to see that shiro texts him back, though. he thinks it's silly to feel that way, because shiro is a good guy who wouldn't hold this against him. ]

okay, now red just sounds tempting.
maybe it's time for me to try something different

[ he starts putting his phone back in his pocket when it buzzes again. another message from shiro--

oh.

shiro will see the "..." typing indicator flicker on and off as lance types out his message. because lance is so bad at this. ]

yeah! i'm fine
i've just been busy spending time with the fam.
the kids are kind of a handful, etc.

[ and a few moments later: ]

sorry for disappearing

[Of course he wouldn't hold it against him. He may not be a Paladin anymore, but he still considers all of them his family. He's glad they have gotten this time so far to spend it with their blood relatives; after everything they've been through, they deserve it.]

The old razzle dazzle?

[It's a friendly sort of tease, but one he hopes breaks the ice a little as he waits. His brow raises slowly at how the typing indicator blinks on and off.]

Glad you're getting to spend time with your family. I know you missed them.
They ever get over the fact you didn't age much?

[He can probably hear the quiet amused tone in the text alone, but he pauses at the last text before smiling faintly.]

It's alright.
Try not to make it a habit?
I might be a captain now, but you're still a friend, Lance.
You can talk to me if you need to, and I know your fellow Paladins feel the same way.
You five are a team.

[There's a moment's pause, likely because he's making sure Keith isn't in their shared quarters before sending:]

Also Keith was this close to starting a search party. Don't tell him I said that.

yup, just like that
~*razzle dazzle time!*~ i'll make keith jealous with how well i can pull off the color red

[ dammit lance. he's glad that shiro's joking around. it alleviates some of the awkwardness, at least on lance's part. and his jabs at keith have turned friendly rather than antagonistic over the past year (three years? five years in keith's case? time is confusing.). he's kind of missed their banter, too. he'll probably send keith a text later on today, too. ]

the kids definitely won't.
every time i tell them how big they got they make it a point to say that i look the same lol

[ and then...comes the other texts. lance takes a few moments to read them, let it sink in. you're still a friend, lance.

those words mean more to him than lance can ever say. he hadn't realized shiro thought that way about him, because he just doesn't compare to any of the other paladins--keith's leadership, allura's growth, hunk and pidge's brains--and yet, somehow, shiro values him. it feels surreal.

he'd talked to hunk a little about the soulmate thing, but that's about it. everything else he's kept to himself, bottled up inside him. he still doesn't feel comfortable expressing his innermost thoughts and feelings about this, even to someone like shiro, but he can at least show his appreciation. even if he's kind of short circuiting right now. (the good thing about texting is that the other person can't see your reactions.)

lance forgets all about the shoes when he finally starts typing up a reply. ]

thanks, shiro.
it's really not a big deal. i just needed some time to work through things on my own.
i'll be fine.

[ that's...not exactly an all-out lie, but only half of it true. ]

and your secret's safe with me. my lips are sealed!
i'll let him know i'm still alive and kickin' anyway

Now that'll be something to see.

[Oh, typical Lance. He's glad the jabs have become less antagonistic over the years. How many he won't bother going into because space time is weird after spending so many in space.]

They'll think of something else to point out eventually. Kids always do.

[Keith still sometimes calls him an old timer, though; that he won't share with Lance. Let him hope.

If he knew what was going through Lance's head, he'd point out how he was the support when they needed him to be. They'd all grown so much from the time he'd met them; from their days as cadets. He couldn't be more proud of them.]

I understand.
My office is always open if that changes.

[Both on base and in the IGF-Atlas, though that likely goes without saying. Whatever's bothering him, he trusts Lance to talk about it if he needs to.]

He'll appreciate it. They all will.

[He's had Katie in his office panicking in her usual long rants at least twice this week. Will he say that? Nah. He'll find out eventually, if rumors haven't already spread.]

[ he's really glad he's talking to shiro again. it's nice. but he's conflicted: something warms over in his heart while lance simultaneously kind of feels like a moron. why did he go so long without talking to them? it's not like shiro and keith make a huge deal out of their relationship in the first place, so he's kind of just. mentally knocking himself on the head. ]

or maybe i'll just go into your office to bug you or bring you churros
that counts right

[ because haha, he's not going to tell shiro about how he wishes he had what they do!!! ]

btw i think i'm gonna pass on the shoes.
i can probably find something a lot more classy somewhere else in the mall

[If that isn't a mystery of the ages. They know how much a certain someone craves attention, and it's been weird seeing him avoid it? But he's glad that he seems to be doing relatively alright after everything that last battle took from them.

He makes a mental note to check in with Veronica later.]

I guess I could make an exception.

[Either counts. It isn't radio silence. ~~Lance no; he'll have to do an extra set at the gym.~~]

If not I heard there's a few stalls in the markets that sell decent wares. Just stay away from 51. They're still trying to convince the owner that it's called a cow.

[ lance's churros are delicious shiro. don't be like that homie. ]

good to know
i'm not getting roped into getting another cow
kaltenecker is all i need. she might get jealous

[ at least conversation's starting to go back to normal again. lance doesn't feel as nervous texting shiro, now--actually, he doesn't feel nervous at all. he's smiling down at his phone when he hits send. ]

[Lance, it's because they're so delicious that he's gonna have to work out a little harder. He can't say no... Just like he can't say no to Coleen's cooking.]

Well, we can't have that can we?
How are the niece and nephew liking her anyway?

[Last he saw they were trying to take turns riding her... poor cow.]

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Open Post ☼ 04 | ❝We're going down...❞

shh the dawn hasn't broken here yet

don't do it twi

i needed to clean my glasses because i thought that said "do it twi" and CONCERNED

i have one (1) concern

shh it ok i'm #nevergonnafuckthestarscourge

u sure about that

i'm sure

what the fuck is UP

the ceiling