[If Shiro asked him, Lance would just feel that Shiro didn't think much of him. Unfortunately, that's still a thing about Lance. That no matter how much maturing he does, others will still think little of his true nature.

Guess that how it'll always go.]

You're never gonna be ready.

[That bluntness has got to sting, but Lance feels it needs to be said, especially when it's done out of love.]

I know you. You're never gonna be truly ready because you won't let yourself be. You'll put it off, find excuses, find a reason not to be. And then next thing we know, it'll be five years from now and you'll still be saying you're not ready.