Whatever Floats Your Boat

“Found you!” Lance says, vaulting over the back of the couch. He lands with a soft thump that bounces Keith up in his seat. “Hey, I’ve got a question for you. You don’t have to answer it, but, uh, have you met your soulmate?”

“No,” says Keith, “I haven’t.”

(CURRENT FAVE ITS SO SO SO GOOD AND ITS HAPPY DW)

you can find a home in other people

Lance can’t help but linger around a perpetually grumpy-looking employee who works at the nearby teahouse. Keith, despite all the Yelp reviews, turns out to be surprisingly kind. Lance starts coming every day—although he insists it’s only for the boba.

And to complain about the customer service, of course.

Shiro: And how are your classmates?Shiro: Can I call them your friends or will that offend you?Keith: They’re maybe my friends? Hunk and Pidge keep inviting me over for movie nightsShiro: Have you picked out any of the movies?Keith: YesShiro: But even after subjecting them to that, they still invited you back? I’d call them your friends, kiddo.Keith: …Shiro: So its two friends?Keith: 2 friends and a LanceShiro: What’s a Lance?Keith: He's…..Keith: I don’t know. I’ll tell you when I figure it out.

Three months in space on his own would have been fine. Three months in space with Lance McClain is a whole other fucking story.

1. ☆ What a Healing Pod Can’t Repair by Remember_MeLance is missing after S1 wormhole, the team finds records from him .. When he’s back, he’s not exactly the sameThis fic is really good, one of the first I read and damn, if it didn’t make my heart ache ヽ(；▽；)ノ The angst is strong but it worth it !! (An interesting lion-paladin link and Lance study)
2. ☆ never saw you coming by dimpleforyourthoughtsLance almost dying several timesAnother really good one, the angst is strong too in this !! The character studies are really good (gosh, martyr complex ??)
3. Counting in Code by DLanaDHZA military AU. We don’t really know how/where is Lance for a good part of the fic
4. ☆ Warmth by Rahar_MoonfireThe first part of a really long serie. A VLD remake featuring Altean!Lance and Galra!Keith with an interesting world building (especially about quintessence and altean culture). I never saw fic rec with that one ? It’s so good ;H;
5. in stasis by ilgaksuAnother angst filled fic. Lance is now and AI … _(:3」∠)_
6. Just Static by Jessadilla (wobblyarms)Lance is missing and all they have are static messages from him
7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Lance by Gigapoodle*UBLY SOBBINGS* READ THE WARNING BECAUSE I DIDN’T AND I WAS CRYING
8. ☆  A Commutual Contract by SKayLanphearOngoing, a nice really nice fanfic with an overprotective Keith after Lance (almost) dying
9. A Kiss is a Kiss (But it’s never like this) by GibbousLunation“five times Keith kissed Lance but the situation was less than ideal, and one time Lance finally kissed him back”Or Lance almost dying is something usual *sweating*
10. ☆  The Master of Disguise by NireYllekLance getting captured by Lotor gdi
11. that in which you do not see by albino_yetiA modern setting AU in which Lance lost his leg
12. Trembling Lips by nonna“Five times Lance stopped himself from crying in front of his teammates, and the one time he couldn’t hold it back.” (Gen Fic)
13. Huddling for Warmth: The Movie by maychorian“The paladins are heading back to the Castle of Lions after another successful mission when Shiro suddenly realizes that something is wrong. Lance isn’t responding on the comms.“ (Gen Fic)
14. Will the Real Space Mom Please Stand Up? by maychorian“Lance is hurt and wants his mom. Someone has to step in. It just shouldn’t be Pidge, that’s all.“ (Gen Fic)Team Bonding is all I need tbh