Lance walked into his classroom before first period, another year in my favorite room on campus, yes! and plops his first of many potted plants onto the counter and began writing on the board, getting ready for his first lecture of the year.

Why everyone and everything is extraordinary (Pep talk/Lecture)

Lance knew what it felt like to go through high school, and he didn't remember too many great and wondrous things until well into college, his family is what made high school worth it, classes with cousins and eating lunch with siblings everyday was better than he would've imagined friends were like. Home was everywhere he went. It changed freshman year of university. They were all split up, some hundreds, even thousands of miles away.

Making friends in college was weird, and kind of like a dance, and Lance guessed it was actually exactly like high school but this was his first time actually experiencing it, Lance had to hurry and find some people who were split from their high school friends before groups and cliques were made, and by the time he found Pidge and Hunk, the groups were made and he was as happy as could be. They clicked. They were a family.

Although his major was biology, his dream job being an elementary school teacher, he took up a writing class to try to fix up his essays. That was where he found his group's fourth person. A mullet?

"Every single one of you are so amazing, made up of billions of tiny cells that are working every second of everyday, just to make sure you're functioning, that's what you are, and I think that's pretty flippin' amazing." *bell rings* "Darn, guess I didn't get to teach today, have a good first day kids! We're gonna have a great year of Bio 101!"

"Aw, he's so cute, especially for a teacher,"

"I KNOW, he's so nice,"

"The only other one as young as him here is like, Mr. Kogane, but he's such a sour puss!" "yeah, he's pretty terrible,"

"Hey, you three, you've only had one class with him, he's a great teacher you know, better than me, every single kid last year passed the AP Exam." He bit his lip, "I don't mind you saying I'm better than him, of course, but it's a bit unfair to compare two different teachers with different subjects to each other, ya know?"

"Yeah? Well he just breaks us down, and says everything is a machine, my mom says-"

"I think it's pretty cool, his way of teaching. He's real." the boy gives Lance a look on the last word, "And besides, I heard he just kicks us out for today because he doesn't want to bore us on the first day, and give us enough time to check out the text books before the horde of people,"

"Ugh, whatever," the trio of girls left, slamming the door behind them.

"You've taken a liking to Mr. Kogane? He's pretty great, for a political science major,"

"Yeah, I love how raw and honest he is, it's just he seemed kinda down today, more than usual, my sister had him last year and she said he was always really into it, he didn't seem like that today, I hope he's alright,"

"I'll check up on him,"

"I'm happy to have two out of the ordinary teachers this year, it's very.." he paused, looking at Lance's plant, "interesting,"

"I'm glad to be of service," Lance said, a little unsure, as the boy walked out of the room into passing period.

"You're all useless, and we're all part of a huge corporate machine in which nobody has freedom. Nobody matters but the rich. Welcome to Government 101, take out your books and get a syllabus by the door."

"But sir, the papers are blank,"

"Good, now you know the rules. Put away your books and get out of my class. Read the first chapter of your books, notes are online, test next monday." As the students were getting ready to leave, they faltered by the door, as if they were going to be caught doing something bad, "You can go! Nothing matters anyways! Go check out the books you need for the test next week if you plan on graduating," and with that, everyone left. Keith plopped onto his desk chair and sighed.

"How many times today have you done this speech?"

"What are you doing here Lance, don't you have a class to be teaching?"

"Haha, no silly, this is my break period, I wanted to check up on you. Some of the new students are worried about you," he leaned against the door frame, "you okay?"

"I'm so over people asking me that," he said, resting his face in his hands, "I just want to be left alone today, can I do that without people thinking I'm having a mental break?"

Lance rolled his eyes, "Of course you can, but," he started, pushing off from the doorway and walking over to Keith's desk, "you shouldn't have to push everyone away so harshly in the first place," he crouched beside the chair Keith was sitting in, still not getting any reaction, he huffed a loud and long sigh before saying, "you shouldn't be telling kids that they don't matter, it's not true,"

This got movement, Keith unburied his head, "Uh, yeah it is, we, all of us, don't matter in the long run anymore, it's not been a good couple years and I just want kids to fucking vote, make it better-,"

"Then instead of telling them why they don't matter, try telling them why they should want to matter. They should want to change what the past has screwed up, shouldn't they?"

"You're just a plant boy, you wouldn't understand,"

"Really mullet?"

"Ugh," Keith put his head on the desk, not so lightly.

"Ouch, you okay?"

"Ask me that again and I will end you,"

"Ah, right, sorry," Lance rubbed his neck awkwardly, "I guess I'll just let you, uh, go then?" he started walking back towards the door but didn't make it two feet before a hand grabbed his sleeve.

"You have a prep period, don't you?" Keith muttered, "have lunch with me,"

Lance couldn't stop the grin breaking across his face, "Love to,"