» in space, everybody can hear you scream

[spacebaloney]

You've reached Lance, the Paladin of the Blue Lion. It breaks my heart to tell you that I'm unavailable to take your call right now, but if you leave me a message, I'll get right back to you.

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[spacebaloney]

shiro, you're doing what i asked you not to do

[Besides, Pidge is Pidge and Matt is Matt. They might be related and look alike, but they're two different people and Lance can't make that kind of connection to them.]

this is something you can't fix
you can't make her like me
it's fine
i should be used to rejection by now

[It's not fine. If it was, he wouldn't be MIA right now.]

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[shiro2hero]

I'm really trying not to
I am

[It's more of an effort than he expected it to be, honestly.]

I'm not trying to MAKE her do anything
And I can't agree it's fine


You guys

[He leaves it there for a minute. This is dangerously close to Personal. And he'd never intended to make it about him.]

You guys are the most important people I've got. All of you.
Just makes me want to do anything for you, I guess.

But I won't push. I won't say a word to Pidge.

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[spacebaloney]

you don't have to agree because it doesn't involve you

[It's fine. It really is! Allura, Korra, Angel, Yuuko, and Alex all rejected him too. Even Annie rejected him in her own special way. Let's not even start on any of the Garrison girls. There's a pattern to things and thinking it will change anytime soon is a foolish notion.]

don't say anything to anybody
especially hunk
he has a big mouth

[And last thing he needs his other crush to know is how badly he crashed and burned when he genuinely tried, minus all the bravado and bragging.]

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[shiro2hero]

[This is not fine. This is super not fine. Lance you can't count Yuuko because she's married.]

I'm not going to lie to them
If they ask about you, all I'll say is you told me you were safe.

That's it.

[Because partly he has no idea where you are, and because he also can't... lie to them...]