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“Agh, stupid bug”, Keith muttered, while wildly swinging his arms to drive away the fearsome pest. Lance smirked.
“You were the leader of Voltron and you aren't able to vanquish a small insect?”
“Shut..OW!” Keith yelped, clapping his gloved hands near his neck. A dark red bug fluttered out of his grasp, and perched on Coran’s finger.
“Now, now, Keith, this is a rare specimen. A gorgeous one, too” he added, as the gleaming scarlet shell of the bug caught the light. Keith’s eyes suddenly gleamed the same shade, but Lance was sure it was just a trick of the light. Keith smirked when he caught Lance looking at him.
“Why, there’s a gorgeously rare specimen right there, Coran.” he drawled, gesturing at Lance, the red pupils in his eyes disappearing after he spoke.
Pidge snickered. “I think the bug bite made Keith crazy. I mean, who in their right mind-”
“Pidge” Shiro sighed. Pidge gave him her widest grin, which immediately turned into a serious expression once Keith, with a lovestruck look, scooted over to Lance. Like, right next to Lance. The close proximity made Lance dizzy, unable to concentrate on anything else but how close their bodies were. He squeaked slightly when Keith’s hand brushed against his. Lance’s so-called friends, the sneaky little bastards, ignored him.
“So, what’s that insect called?” Hunk chimed in, tearing his eyes away from the couple. Coran chuckled, knocking on the shell with his nail. “I believe these are genetically modified bugs, which were originally injected with a slight aphrodisiac, and let out on our Altean spring festival. Usually, these are kept locked up, due to the casualties.”
“CASUALTIES?” Lance screeched. Coran twirled and twirled his moustache.
“Yes, casualties. The victim usually has to stick by the -ah- first person they see after the venom takes effect”
Keith turned his head over, the dark purple roving over Lance. He took his hand, and Lance would be understating if he said that his heart skipped a beat.
“Oh, shit” he groaned, slumping over. This was going to be interesting.