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Pidge created Study Buddies
Pidge added Hunk
Pidge added Lance
Pidge added Allura
Pidge added Keith
Pidge: everyone say hi and shit
Lance: dude, we all know each other
Pidge: maybe YOU do but keith doesn’t know y’all so be nice
Keith: Uh, hi
Hunk: Hi! Welcome. I’m Hunk
Allura: Welcome! I am Allura.
Keith: Thanks for the welcome. It’s nice to meet you guys
Pidge: lance.
Lance: fine. hi, mullet
Keith: Mullet?
Lance: yeah. because you have a mullet
Pidge: please ignore anything he says from here on out
Lance: oh i was planning on it
Pidge: i was talking to keith
Keith: If me being here isn’t okay with you, I can go…
Pidge: noooo please don’t. he just has some homoerotic rivalry thing with you! that you don’t even know about
Keith: What
Lance: THERE IS NOTHING HOMO OR EROTIC ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR KEITH!!!!!
Keith: Did we have problems in the past? Or?
Lance: dude!!!! we’ve been in the same classes for like all of high school. you’re always like number 1 and i’m always competing with you
Keith: …
Pidge: like i said, ignore him. homoerotic
Hunk: Oh, we’re talking about Lance’s weird thing with Keith?
Lance: oh my god. i hate both of you. not allura though
Pidge: and the deception continues
Lance: i’m leaving
Keith: So… he hates me because I’ve been a top student?
Pidge: yeah pretty much. he’s jelly
Hunk: I don’t think he hates you!! He just gets kind of intense and he doesn’t like feeling like second best
Keith: If you say so
Allura; When are we meeting up? I’d like to get a head-start on my project.
Keith: I would too, if that’s okay with y’all
Pidge: HE SAYS Y’ALL!!!!!!! LIKE A TRUE TEXAN!!!!
Keith: Pidge.
Pidge: keith u love me
Keith: Unfortunately
Pidge: haha
Hunk: Keith, what brought you to Voltron High? You know, since you’re from Texas and everything
Keith: My brother thought it was a good idea to move somewhere new
Hunk: Oh, cool! You and your brother must be pretty close then
Keith: Yeah. He’s looked out for me ever since I met him
Keith: Oh, sorry. That was probably confusing. We’re not brothers by blood
Hunk: Even more cool! Brothers by choice
Allura: I agree, that is heartwarming. Is now a bad time to ask when we’re studying again?
Pidge: @Lance get in here and come decide with us
Lance: huh
Allura. Ugh. Keep up! We are studying soon.
Lance: aha, anything for you princess
Pidge: i’m gonna gouge my fucking eyes out
Allura: I have to say I feel the same way.
Lance: hunk, come defend me
Hunk: Sorry, bro
Lance: traitor. keith?
Keith: I don’t necessarily feel like gouging my eyes out?
Lance: thank you!!!!! the only one who cares about me here is my rival, you should all be ashamed
Pidge: we do feel ashamed. of you
Pidge changed Lance to Loser
Loser: hey!!!!!!
Pidge changed Keith to Prideandjoy
Prideandjoy: Thanks… (suspicious)
Pidge: HASHAHHAJSD SHUT UP
Allura: Is Friday afternoon okay with everyone?
Hunk: Totally!
Prideandjoy: That’s fine with me too
Pidge: i’m down
Loser: sure, but i can’t stay too late, i’ve got dinner with the fam
Hunk: Oh, right! Me too
Pidge: well i have a movie marathon with matt but that’s not until late so
Allura: That’s fine, I like to get an optimal amount of sleep.
Pidge: keith? obligatory plans on friday?
Prideandjoy: Uh, I’m all free. I don’t need a lot of sleep
Pidge changed Prideandjoy to Emo
Pidge: you make me sad you little man
Emo: You’re literally twelve
Pidge: I AM FIFTEEN!!!!!!!
Loser: haha, good one keith
Pidge: no!!!! you are not allowed to team up against me. keith, you’re mine. stay awake from lance, he’s evil
Loser: what
Loser: so keith comes along and i’m suddenly chopped liver?
Pidge: now you get it!!!!
Emo: So… how is Matt doing?
Pidge: stop flirting with my brother. i’ll kill you both. it disgusts me
Emo: He started it
Pidge: i don’t doubt it. PICK SOMEONE ELSE!!!
Pidge: like lance
Emo: Do you even like boys, Lance?
Emo: Not like. In a weird way
Loser: ya, i’m bisexual. i get all the ladies, the guys, and everyone in between
Pidge: what he’s saying is that he flirts with all of them and about 0% reciprocate
Loser: how do you explain allura then?
Allura: Lance, if you flirt with me again, I will get violent.
Loser: …you’re ruining my rep
Emo: Oh, you’re not dating?
Allura: Oh, god no. I’m so sorry I gave off that horrid impression.
Loser: youchie
Allura: Please don’t take that the wrong way, Lance. You’re my friend, I love you.
Allura: You disgust me.
Pidge: gold
Loser: yeah, yeah, laugh it up. let’s all make fun of lance
Hunk: Don’t worry, dude. I would never mention your romantic failures
Hunk: Oh shit
Loser: i’m out, you guys r fucking bullies
Hunk: Brooooo, it was an accident!
Matt added Matt
Pidge: STOP HACKING MY SHIT YOU ASSHOLE
Matt: study buddies? i thought you were the only one who liked to study
Emo: Hi, Matt
Matt: emo? don’t tell me… keith??? <3
Emo: I missed you <3
Pidge: WHAT.
Emo: We’re just teasing, Pidge
Pidge: oh thank fuck
Loser: that was disturbing to witness
Matt: don’t be jealous, lance, it’s not a good look on you
Loser: IM NOT JEALOUS OF U STOP
Matt: who said i meant me
Loser: you’re in league with pidge. i know who you meant
Loser: mullet, i’m sorry they’re being such WEIRDOS
Emo: Oh I’m used to it
Pidge: you coming to our study session, matt?
Matt: got nothing to study for, kiddo. maybe i’ll pop in at some point
Pidge: cool. not like i missed you when you left me to go to boarding school for TWO YEARS!!!!
Matt: pidgeeee
Matt: the country was quarantined
Pidge: pidge, the country was quarantined, i don’t love you, blah blah blah
Matt: fine you fucking menace, i’ll come to your little study group
Pidge: awwww u love me so much
Matt: shut up
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Keith pushed the café door open, backpacking hanging off his left shoulder. He could already see Pidge, Matt, and Allura sitting at a big table. He pulled out the chair next to Matt and sat down.
“Hi, guys. Hi, Allura. Nice to meet you,” he said, holding his hand out politely.
She grinned and shook his hand eagerly.
“I’ve heard so much about you! It’s lovely to meet you. And anyone who can get under Lance’s skin is good in my book automatically.”
Keith smiled a bit and Pidge gasped.
“You’re thawing his ice-cold heart!”
Keith snorted and rolled his eyes. He scanned the outside through the windowed front.
“Is Lance coming?”
“Yep! He’s just late to like everything. It’s his thing,” Pidge said.
“You’re sure it’s not because I’m here?”
She frowned. “Hey, none of that self-loathing stuff. Lance doesn’t actually hate you. He’s a dramatic guy.”
“So dramatic,” Matt confirmed.
“I agree. Every time I reject him, he acts like I’ve shot him. It’s so annoying,” Allura drawled.
“Yeah, he flirts with everyone but me, Matt, and Hunk,” Pidge said.
“And me,” Keith commented.
“Ehhh, I don’t know about that.”
The door let out a chime and Keith looked up to find Lance and Hunk. He’d seen Hunk around before, said hi. Looking at Lance now, he realized he did know him. It was hard not to notice him. He was always loud and animated and Keith was always a little jealous of how good he was with people. Pidge elbowed him.
“Ow, what was that for?”
She squinted at him and shrugged. “Just checking.”
“Checking what?”
“That’s for me to know.”
Lance slid into the spot beside Allura as she groaned and Hunk next to him.
“Hey, Keith!”
“Hey, Hunk.”
“Mullet.”
He exhaled through his nose shortly in irritation. Lance totally hated him.
“Lance.”
“Lance, be nice,” Allura scolded.
He huffed and Keith’s hand tightened around his pen. Matt tapped his pinky against Keith’s fist and smiled at him. Keith relaxed minutely and began brainstorming for his paper.
“So, Keith, what do you like to do for fun?”
He looked up at Hunk and flushed under the eyes of everyone at the table.
“Well, I kinda like drawing. It’s just like a spare time thing, it’s not like revolutionary, um- I like to ride my motorcycle around. Y’know, explore the town and stuff” he said awkwardly.
Oh god, why were they asking so many questions and why was he answering them? He’d barely told Shiro about his drawings.
“I didn’t know you liked to draw, dude.” Pidge shot him a glare, betrayed.
Keith sunk into his chair a bit and fumbled to say something less incriminating.
“I- well- it’s like I said, it’s not a big deal…”
Allura chimed in and said, “Hunk! How did that new cupcake recipe go?”
“Oh, it went super great! Remine me to make them next time we have a study session.”
Keith shot Allura a smile and she returned it graciously. They chatted throughout but Keith mainly stayed silent. He wasn’t used to such large groups of people and he’d already embarrassed himself. His phone rang and he looked down to see Shiro’s contact name.
“Sorry, I gotta take this,” he said, stepping outside quickly. “Shiro? Is everything okay?”
“Woah, calm down, kiddo. I’m fine. Just wondering where you are.”
Keith sighed in relief. “I’m at some study group thing.”
“Oh? I didn’t know you went to those now.”
“Well. Pidge asked and I don’t know. It’s… overwhelming? There’s so many people, Shiro,” he mumbled.
“How many?”
“Pidge, Matt, Allura, Hunk… Lance.”
“Who’s that last one?”
“Why do you wanna know?”
“You said his name funny.”
“I don’t know. He like hates me or something.”
“What? Keith, I’m sure that’s not true.”
“I mean it. He’s insulted me multiple times and he just glares at me and he seems to have some rivalry thing with me because of my grades.”
“And what, Pidge isn’t doing anything about it?”
“I don’t know, she keeps making jokes that he secretly likes me. And he just glares at me. I just wanna go home,” Keith whispered, unsure where this was coming from.
“Hey, it’s okay. Come home, okay? Tell them I had an emergency.”
“Okay… thanks, Shiro.”
“Of course. I love you, kiddo. Ride safe.”
“Love you,” he said.
He took a few deep breaths to calm down. When had he become so sensitive? He stepped back inside and was cut off before he could get a word in.
“Is everything okay?”
All eyes were on him again.
“Shiro- uh, my brother that is, has an emergency. I gotta go. Thank you for inviting me. Sorry.”
He started collecting his things quietly.
“It was lovely to meet you, Keith,” Allura said.
“Yeah, man. Thanks for coming.”
Pidge wrapped her arms around him and squeezed tight. Keith laughed and patted her head.
“Text me, okay? So I know you got home okay?”
“Yeah, sure,” he said fondly.
“Bye, Keith,” Matt said, wiggling his fingers.
Lance showed no signs of saying anything so he simply walked out with a general wave. Just before the door shut, he could hear Allura yelling at Lance. He was definitely never going to one of these again.
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Loser to Emo
hey, i’m really sorry if i made you uncomfortable back there, i didn’t mean to like antagonize you or anything, i just. i don’t know. but i don’t hate you. so. sorry for making you think i do
Emo to Loser
It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have intruded. Thanks for clarifying though
Loser to Emo
you totally didn’t intrude, man. ah, i’m bad at this. basically, i just joke around a lot and when i say i have a rivalry thing with you and call you mullet, it’s really just me teasing but i came across as a total asshole and i’m sorry
Emo to Loser
Oh! It was like a joke thing, then?
Loser to Emo
yeah, exactly!
Emo to Loser
Okay, thanks for telling me. I just haven’t really had a lot of friends so I really suck at the social thing. It’s a total miracle I met Pidge
Loser to Emo
never thought i’d see someone say meeting pidge is a miracle lolol
Emo to Loser
Don’t ever tell her I said that lol
Loser to Emo
my lips are sealed!
Emo to Loser
Thanks again for clearing things up. You didn’t have to but it’s nice
Loser to Emo
of course, man! no problem. i didn’t realize i was being a jerk so that’s on me. you’ll study with us again?
Emo to Loser
Uh, maybe. I don’t know yet
Loser to Emo
alright! let me know if there’s anything i can do to make it up to you
Emo to Loser
Thanks :)
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Study Buddies
Matt: guys, pidge just cried watching twilight
Pidge: NO I FUCKING DIDN’T, YOU HAVE NO PROOF
Matt: *image*
Pidge: OH FUCK OFF
Pidge: SORRY YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND TRUE ART
Emo: Uh, what’s twilight?
Pidge: oh my god. you poor, poor, sweet, thing
Emo: I literally lived by myself for 2 years, leave me alone
Pidge: never in my life. you have to watch it. the whole series
Emo: What?? I don’t even know where to watch those movies
Matt: pidge, are you thinking what i’m thinking?
Pidge: i am
Pidge: YOU!!!! WATCH THEM WITH US
Pidge: WE JUST FINISHED THE FIRST ONE SO WE CAN JUST WATCH IT AGAIN AND THEN WE CAN WATCH THE REST OF THEM TOO
Emo: Um…
Matt: dude. you gotta
Loser: CAN I COME TOO
Pidge: lolol nerd
Loser: WHAT
Pidge: it’s cool and trendy when i like twilight. it’s nerdy and lame when you do
Loser: oh my god, i don’t know why i even try with you
Pidge: i don’t either!
Pidge: yes, you can come
Loser: haha, sweet. speaking of sweets what’s everyone favorite kind of cookie
Matt: why r u asking
Loser: none of ur business!!!!!!!!!!
Pidge: chocolate chip
Loser: pffff basic
Loser: unless someone else likes it. then it’s not basic
Matt: oatmeal raisin
Loser: @Emo how about you
Emo: Snickerdoodle I guess
Loser: cool, cool! snickerdoodle is good
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“HUNK, HOW DO YOU MAKE SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES?”
“Why are you yelling? Why is there a smoke alarm going off?!”
“Sorry to disturb you on your date, really, but this is impossible!”
“Lance, cookies are some of the easiest things to make in the world. Wait.”
“Don’t say it.”
“Didn’t Keith say that was his favorite cookie?”
“Hunk! I said not to say it.”
“Why are you making him cookies?”
“I’m trying to figure out how to make them for when we do the movie thing. I feel really bad about being an ass to him. I mean he looked so stressed out when he left and just. Ugh,” Lance groaned. “He thought I hated him, Hunk. I’m totally the reason he left early!”
“Yeah, but didn’t you say you apologized?”
“Well, yes, but he said he wasn’t sure if he would do a study group with us again. I must’ve really upset him.”
“If you really wanna do this, I’ll help,” Hunk said.
“Oh, thank you, thank you! You can’t make them for me though, okay?”
“Okay,” Hunk said, sighing.
“Thanks! Love ya.”
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Study Buddies
Pidge: okay, so who is coming to our movie marathon on sunday
Loser: ME!!!
Matt: me, obvi
Emo: I don’t think I really have a choice
Pidge: you don’t! <3
Hunk: I’ve got a date with Shay on Sunday… sorry, guys!
Emo: Is Allura going?
Loser: allura is mine, buddy
Emo: I’m gay
Pidge changed Emo to Keith KoGAYne
Keith KoGAYne: That’s not even how it’s spelled
Pidge: omg stop criticizing me. it’s funny
Loser: well now i feel dumb
Pidge: it’s okay, lance. we know you are
Loser: i don’t know why i’m friends with you
Allura: Sorry, I’ve been quite busy! I’m not a movie fan, I’ll pass on this one.
Loser: awww but princess
Allura: Zip it.
Loser: yeah, okay fair enough
Pidge: okay so just us four
Pidge: more tissues for me
Loser: oh, we’ll see about that
Matt: you guys just wait. keith is gonna shock us all and burst out sobbing
Keith KoGAYne: I doubt it. I don’t cry a lot
Loser: pidge is right :( you are emo
Keith KoGAYne: I’m not emo :(
Loser: noooo don’t be sad
Keith KoGAYne: :)
Loser: :)
Pidge: ew gay people
Loser: SHUT UP!!!???? YOU’RE LITERALLY A LESBIAN
Pidge: yeah and that’s cool and normal, not like that sad display of flirting
Loser: i wasn’t trying to flirt!!!!!!! i’m so good at flirting, we all know this
Keith KoGAYne: Idk, I’ve heard differently :/
Loser: KEITH NO
Pidge: HAHAHHASHBD KEITH YES
Matt: a man after my own heart
Loser: sorry matt. you’re a bit old for me
Matt: i meant keith
Loser: of course you did :(
Keith KoGAYne: I’m sure you’re not as bad as everyone says, Lance
Pidge: don’t lie to him
Loser: he’s just being NICE maybe you should get some lessons from him
Pidge: what’s that? you don’t want to watch twilight with us? ohhhh okay
Loser: NO PLS I TAKE IT BACK
Pidge: hm. thought so
Keith KoGAYne: Somehow, you’re even more evil than before
Pidge: aww keith <3