Dating Keith is probably the best and worse decision of my life. Obviously, it's more good than bad, but let me explain myself.
The first night I couldn't sleep a wink. I was practically shaking in my bed and constantly thinking about future date ideas that Keith and I could do. I decided that the best feeling in the entire world is seeing Keith happy, so that's what I'll do.
The following morning I couldn't help but call Keith. I wanted to say good morning and of course, start my boyfriend duties!
"Morning Special K! How did you sleep?"
There was slight shuffling on Keith's end of the line... Oh no did I wake him up?
"I didn't if that's what you mean. I couldn't sleep..."
Oh sHIT.
"Oh did I wake you up?"
"Kinda in a sense? I think I was just about to sleep or something like that. It's fine though, I would much rather talk to you than sleep right now."
He is so adorable, I just want to cry.
From that morning on, we tried to call each other every chance we got. This includes the morning, lunch, and of course before bed. We never really decided on this schedule together, it sorta just happened. I adore every single laugh and expression Keith gives me and according to Pidge, that's all I ever talk about anymore.
"Okay, but did you know that Keith-"
"-has a black belt. I know Lance."
Pidge is my biggest supporter despite my constant ramblings, along with Matt who can't seem to get over that Keith and I met over a Tumblr conspiracy post.
I can't believe it either Matt.
It has been a week since Keith and I started dating, which is enough time to point out what is on the bad side of this relationship.
For one, absolutely nobody in school believes Keith is real. I would never put Keith through the horror of my classmates interrogating him, therefore I try my best to prove it with selfies.
"Oh, you just got that off of Google!"
No, fuck you, Brad. Keith is too beautiful to even be on Google.
Secondly, I have found it hard to even tell my parents I am dating Keith.
It was easy with Rex since he is my brother, but when it comes to the rents I am royally screwed. Even though my family is accepting and blah blah blah, they are also really traditional when it comes to dating. They expect for all of their children to bring their date home for dinner, go through baby books, and have the 'dating talk'.
I can't really do that with Keith... Which brings me to the most terrible aspect of our relationship.
I, Lance McClain Rivera, can't touch Keith Shirogane.
It's a crime really. I feel so loved, yet I have never felt this lonely in my entire life. I know Keith feels the same way since we talked about meeting up.
"Keith, I just really want to kiss you right now."
Keith is already red in the face from my earlier comments, but he nods his head.
"Yeah, me too. This long distance thing is so hard."
"I mean, we don't live terribly far away... We could try and meet up one day?"
Keith repositions himself on the screen, and he sighs.
"Yeah we could, but considering that it's hours upon hours away and it's still the school year I highly doubt that we will be able to see each other until the Summer. That's so far away..."
It's true, that is a long time to wait. It's only been a few days, but I already feel this unbearable pain whenever I have the urge to touch Keith.
"I feel like we can do it together. We're crazy enough to pull it off, right?"
Keith smiles back at me, and I know that we are both fully committed to whatever comes our way.
I asked Keith for his address so I could send him things, so we swap area codes and all that jazz. I had the greatest idea in mind for the first gift, so whenever I had the chance to start crocheting I would. Keith is absolutely going to love this!
"What are you making?"
I was sitting on the couch with Diego, but Mariana came along and startled me.
"Oh uh, it's a gift for... someone?"
Smooth as crunchy peanut butter.
Mariana takes it upon herself to squish between Diego and me. She changes the channel quickly from Disney to Nickelodeon and Diego doesn't complain.
"Who is this 'someone'?"
Mariana uses the finger air quotes that I taught her, and I am proud.
"If I tell you, you have to promise me you won't blab about it to anyone except Rex and I, okay?"
"What? Why just you and Rex? Is it what I think it is...?"
I whisper only five words into her ear.
"This is for my boyfriend."
Mariana starts squealing.
"Oh my gosh! Can I meet him? When is he coming over for dinner? Why aren't we telling anyone?"
I simply put a finger over my mouth to tell her to quiet down, and she starts to frantically look around to see if anyone except Diego overheard. Luckily both of my parents are out, and Jonesy is at his new job.
"First off Mariana, he doesn't live around here."
I feel my chest hurt when I said that fact, and I wish it wasn't a fact.
"What? Like he lives in Alaska or China or something?"
"Exactly. He lives in Texas. Which is why we can't tell the majority of the family because they probably won't be supportive of a relationship that's so..."
I take the time to find the right word for what older people like my folks would say, and it was harder than I thought.
"...So odd, I guess. I don't think they will understand right away, so it's a secret for now. Promise me you won't speak about it to any of your friends please?"
Mariana agrees to my terms, and we spend the rest of our time in silence watching Miraculous Ladybug.
I finished Keith's gift a few days ago, and surprisingly it only took me two days to complete it, but I needed to add a couple of touches to it to make it super special. Along with this gift, I shall send him one of my hoodies since it's like a rule or something to have your significant other to have your hoodie. Finally, Mariana made some art of us since now she is our number one fan. After I showed her some Keith selfies she started working on some 'Klance' fan art. After Keith gets those I am for sure posting them on Tumblr.
The day came where we both received our package, and we agreed that we wanted to Skype while we opened them. I got Keith's a day early, and it bugged me to no end that I couldn't open it. But here we are, ready to open up the first packages that we sent to each other.
"So... You want to go first, Lance?"
My stomach is in knots from what possibilities could be in the box, and I nod furiously.
"Heck yeah, I want to go first! This box has been staring me down for the past 24 hours!"
I take the box cutter that I stole from Rex earlier and I start to peel away the left over tape. The first item I see was a hoodie. This is too perfect.
"You gave me your hoodie!? I am gonna cry."
It's an all red hoodie with an unknown logo, but I don't care because I smell the hoodie and I now know what Keith smells like. He smells like a fresh shower, mixed with that one candle I found at Yankee Candle. It was called Mountain Lodge I believe?
"This is the best present ever I'm gonna scream."
"Lance, there is more in there than just my hoodie."
"Oh right!"
I keep the hoodie in my lap as I continue with the package. I pull out what looks like to be a black notebook?
"Oh um, so... That is one of my old notebooks from last year. Since you keep saying you like the things I write, I figured that would be a nice gift?"
Oh god if I thought I couldn't breathe after the hoodie, I was seriously hyperventilating now.
"What? Holy shit I can't believe- Are you sure that you want me to have this? This must be so personal and you're just? Oh my gosh."
I start to hug the small journal to my chest. So many of Keith's thoughts and time is in this journal, and I feel like I don't deserve this at all.
"I'm sure of it. In fact, once you are done with that one you can send it back and I can send you a different one. I have like, fifty of these things."
I'm shocked that Keith trusts me this much already, so I don't fight him on this even though I still don't feel worthy of reading his journals.
"Thank you so much, Keith. This means a lot to me."
Keith doesn't say anything, but I can tell that he is proud of what he gave. I place the journal carefully to the side where it won't get damaged by anything near it, and I continue to the last item in the box.
I pull out a CD, but it's not just any CD. It's one of those blank CD things that people usually burn something onto it. In black sharpie was Keith's handwriting that said 'Keith's Top 50'.
"Did you seriously make me a mix tape?"
Keith's laugh comes through my headphones.
"Yeah, I did. Instead of sharing my Spotify playlist, I figured this would be more romantic."
I can't wait to listen to this later, especially when Matt is driving and I can pop this baby in.
"Okay time for you to open mine! Now promise me you won't cry."
Keith laughs again while opening up my box.
"Why would I cry-"
Keith stops mid sentence to look down at the first item. I made Keith a Mothman plushie.
"Lance, did you make this?"
"Yep! Crocheted it all by myself! Do you like it?"
I ask him if he likes it just for show because obviously, he LOVES it.
Keith hugs the tiny Mothman, and my heart flutters at the sight. Keith is the most adorable person I have ever met.
"I do. I like this a lot Lance, thank you."
I can tell that he is having a hard time processing his emotions, therefore I am proud that I got him to stop working. I saw him get up to place the plushie on his bed, and he comes back and pulls out the hoodie.
"We had the same idea?"
"Yep! I was dying when I first found out you also gave me a hoodie. We match now!"
I gave Keith a NASA hoodie, and he did the exact same thing I did and smelt it.
"You smell like the pool and... mangoes?"
"Oh I usually wear that hoodie after a swim meet, and I can't explain the mango smell? I mean I love mangoes if that helps? Or maybe I do just smell like mangoes... I'm gonna have to ask someone to smell me now to confirm."
Keith chuckles at my rambling and he decides to put on the hoodie. I am fucking dying oh no. He is wearing my fucking hoodie.
Keith takes out the art that was at the bottom of the box and physically gasps.
"Did you draw these?"
"Nope! My sister Mariana did. She is our biggest fan now, and that's all the art she did in one day. She tells me there is more coming."
I see Keith on my screen looking around his room, eyes darting everywhere.
"What are you doing babe?"
"I'm trying to remember where I put my thumbtacks. I need to put these up on my wall pronto."
I beam at him and I can't wait to tell Mariana later what Keith's reaction was.
Overall I am happy with my gifts and Keith's reaction to my gifts. That night I cuddled Keith's hoodie while reading excerpts from his journal. I was halfway through the mixtape when I fell asleep.
Leon72Azul: Did I mention that I have the best boyfriend ever? Like seriously he is so adorable and caring andughhhh I want to squish him. My sister even made art of us! #klance
Welp I was gone for a month and ten days. My job made me not write for about three weeks and the rest of that time depression hit me hard, but I am back! This chapter is short but sweet so I hope you guys appreciate that. Also feel free to send me art! I will for sure put it in the fic and do shout outs as well c:
Mikihiko Tada- My Tumblr is rox6564! Also now Mariana and Shiro will have to fight for the biggest Klance shipper position lmao
magicmady- HECK YEAH THEY ARE DATING AND IT IS THE CUTEST SHIT EVER
Space Mullet- THANK I TRY MY BEST WHEN IT COMES TO THE GAY SHIT
The Best Guesst- TRY THIS CHAPTER OUT AND I SHALL BE FOREVER KNOWN AS FLUFF UNIVERSE OR SOME SHIT