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3:45pm
Katiecat added yeet, StarMermaid, Hunkaroo, LanceyLance, and SpaceDad to the chat
>> Katiecat: Guys I’m freaking terrified
>> Katiecat: Neither Shiro or Lance are responding
>> yeet: idk what to say I’m terrified too
>> StarMermaid: Why would Keith do this?
>> Hunkaroo: I’m baking Keith a cake whatever the cause
>> Katiecat: But hunk what if
>> Katiecat: He doesnt make it
>> Hunkaroo: You gotta think positive…
>> SpaceDad: Hi
>> Katiecat: SHIRO IS HE OKAY??
>> yeet: Shiro is Keith okay??!
>> StarMermaid: Shiro is Keith alright??
>> SpaceDad: He’s okayish
>> yeet: ish?!?!
>> SpaceDad: He’s alive
>> StarMermaid: I thought that we lost him
>> Hunkaroo: Holy heck he’s okay
>> Katiecat: I’m gonna kill him
>> Hunkaroo: Did he try to uh
>> SpaceDad: yea.
>> SpaceDad: He was bleeding pretty badly and lost a fair amount of blood, so he’s in the ER right now
>> SpaceDad: But from the looks of it he was going to overdose but he stopped himself
>> yeet: Will he be okay?
>> SpaceDad: Hopefully
>> SpaceDad: I gtg
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7:00pm
Katiecat changed the group name to Keith Protection Group
-------------------18 hours later----------
Lance walked through the hospital with his head down. He probably would have stayed with Keith overnight, but he wasn’t allowed to ride in the ambulance.
Lance felt like the white walls of the hospital were growing too familiar for him, which he didn’t like.
Lance opened the door to Keith’s room, where Allura, Matt, and Pidge already were. The three looked up and gave soft smiles, but Keith didn’t even look in his direction, obviously spacing out.
Allura was braiding Keith’s hair with Matt, and Pidge was sitting on the bed, drawing shapes on Keith’s hand. Keith was still staring out, and his arms were wrapped in long bandages that stretched up to his middle upper arm.
When Lance entered, Allura patted Matt’s hand briefly. Matt nodded and Allura walked over to Lance and walked him out of the room.
She pulled him into a tight hug and Lance felt tears spring to his eyes. He didn’t realize how much he needed a hug until then, and good thing Allura was, in fact, a hugger. The two finally pulled away, and Allura began talking.
“How are you holding up?” She asked, her hand resting on his shoulder.
“Okay, but I don’t think it's me we should be worried about me,” Lance stated, nervously glancing over towards Keith, who was still staring off into space.
“He hasn’t said a single thing since we came here, and Matt and I were thinking that you should try to talk to him,” Allura said.
“But why me? Shiro’s his brother and you guys are like his best friends.”
“You’re his boyfriend, Lance,” Allura said, “And he was the person who told you he wasn’t okay in the first place.”
“I guess that’s a good point, I’ll try,” Lance agreed.
Matt and Pidge both gave him a ‘good luck’ look as they walked out of the room, leaving the room with just Lance and Keith, who probably wasn’t even aware Lance was there.
Lance padded over and sat in the chair where Keith was seated. Lance grabbed Keith’s hand and rest their intertwined hands onto the bed.
Keith seemed to snap out of whatever thought he was in and glance over at Lance, meeting his gaze, his lilac eyes eating its way into Lance’s.
Lance didn’t know much about psychology, but he could still see a lot of pain and grief in them. They were dulled and foggy, unlike their normal storminess.
Keith glanced down at their intertwined hands for a good moment, then back out the window, where golden sunlight from the afternoon sky was flooding in.
“No one's mad at you. You know that right?” Lance said, keeping their hands together.
Keith turned back around to face Lance again. “They should be,” He said, his voice raspy.
Lance sighed deeply and looked back up at Keith.
“Look, I don’t know why what happened happened,” Lance began, choosing his words wisely, “but if you ever need to talk or something, you know you’re not alone, right? No one is mad at you, they’re just worried about you. I’m worried about you too.”
Keith sniffled.
“I’m sorry,”
“There's nothing to apologize about,”
“But there is!” Keith yelled, his hands forming fists. Keith widened his eyes and lowered his voice. “I was being selfish, and stupid, I wasn’t thinking about anyone else.”
“Hey, don’t beat yourself up,” Lance soothed, stroking his finger over Keith’s.
Keith bit his lip and began crying.
“C’mere,” Lance said and pulled Keith close to him.
Keith sighed against Lance’s shoulder.
“I do want to talk about it, just, not right now,” Keith choked through sobs.
“Okay, that’s alright,”
Lance stroked Keith’s back until Keith feel asleep on his shoulder.
---------------2 weeks later--------------
7:23pm
Keith Protection Group
>> LanceyLance: I have an idea…
>> Katiecat: Yea?
>> LanceyLance: So you know how we were planning that movienight
>> LanceyLance: But after the incident it never really happened?
>> LanceyLance: What if we have it
>> LanceyLance: But as a get better soon thing for Keith
>> Katiecat: That is the sweetest thign ever omfg
>> StarMermaid: That is actually a really good idea
>> StarMermaid: Also
>> StarMermaid: A boy friend of mine is in psychology and studying to be a therapist
>> StarMermaid: And he gave me some good tips on how to deal with it
StarMermaid sent an attachment (screenshot.jpg)
>> LanceyLance: A boy friend huh?
>> StarMermaid: The difference boy friend and boyfriend is this little space
>> StarMermaid: That we call the friendzone
>> Katiecat: Alluras such a lowkey savage
>> Katiecat: aNYWAYS
>> Katiecat: That would be a wonderful idea
>> LanceyLance: When should we have it???
>> Katiecat: This friday is probably best
>> yeet: Shiro has work
>> SpaceDad: I have work everyday
>> yeet: True
>> SpaceDad: Friday works better than Saturday
>> Hunkaroo: Friday
>> StarMermaid: Friday it is. Whose place?
>> LanceyLance: Hunk what about our place?
>> LanceyLance: Besides you can cook the Keith Meal
>> Hunkaroo: YES I WILL
>> StarMermaid: Keith Meal?
>> Hunkaroo: Keith’s favorite food
>> Hunkaroo: Fish tacos
>> StarMermaid: Who doesn’t like fish tacos?
>> LanceyLance: Alright so
>> LanceyLance: Friday, at my place, with fish tacos
>> LanceyLance: I feel bad about now knowing this but does anyone know how to find out Keith’s favorite movie without making it too obvious.
>> Katiecat: Got it
7:40pm
Katiecat >> Keith
>> Katiecat: Hey I need to do a survey in AP Stats
>> Katiecat: Whats your favorite movie?
>> Keith: Uh
>> Keith: Aladdin or Howl’s Moving Castle
>> Katiecat: PERFECT THANK YOU
>> Keith: okay then
7:44pm
Keith protection group
>> Katiecat: Aladdin or Howl’s Moving Castle
>> LanceyLance: Let’s go with Aladdin
>> Katiecat: S wee t
>> StarMermaid: I have an idea for it…
>> Katiecat: What
>> StarMermaid: So its gonna sound really cheesy
>> StarMermaid: But what if we pitch in and get him one of those feeling journals
>> StarMermaid: But in the front we all write little notes for him or smthg
>> Katiecat: That is the cutest thing I have heard
>> Kateicat: Lets do it
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1:12am
Unknown >> Keith
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7:40pm
LanceyLance>> Keith
>> LanceyLance: Heyyyyy babe
>> Keith: helloooo
>> LanceyLance: HRU doin?
>> Keith: Fine
>> LanceyLance: U sure?
>> Keith: Yea
>> LanceyLance: k
>> LanceyLance: Whats going on saturday?
>> Keith: Nothing
>> Keith: Y
>> LanceyLance: K cool can you come over that night
>> Keith: Sure?
>> LanceyLance: K thanks babe ly
>> Keith: Hey lance…
>> LanceyLance: hm?
>> Keith: On second thought
>> Keith: Could you come over?
>> Keith: Maybe
>> Keith: Sorry i guess you have stuff to do
>> Keith: Im just not feeling
>> Keith: Yea.
>> LanceyLance: Nah its okay I’m on my way Keith
>> Keith: Thanks..
>> LanceyLance: Be over in five k? Do you want to talk?
>> Keith: About it?
>> Keith: Yea..