Hunk and I walk out of Keith's room, and head to the cafeteria. There were very few people in there; a couple consoling each other, for what I'm not sure, and an elderly woman who was talking to who I assumed to be her grandchildren.
"Hey, I see some mac and cheese, do you want some? Or maybe a salad, or a grilled cheese?" Hunk offers to me, but I'm still filled with a sense of sadness and emptiness over Keith's death. "I... I don't know... I'm still a little shaken by today's events..." "I know, Lance. I get it. How about you go sit down at one of the tables and I'll pick out something for you, okay?" I nod my head slowly and I walk solemnly to the farthest table from anybody and away from society.
'I loved Keith so much... Damnit damnit damnit... I was so stupid and I didn't notice any of Keith's feelings, or ask him if he was okay when I saw his tear stained cheeks.' I run my fingers through my hair, 'how did I not notice the small things about Keith, from the little to no food that he'd eat, to the quiet sobs that I'd hear from his room at night. At the time I had just brushed it off, what with Shiro going missing and Allura brushing Keith off because he's part Galra. Why didn't I pay more attention to the love of my life? It was my job as his boyfriend to make sure that he was okay, and I failed.'
I feel myself about to cry again, but my sadness is interrupted by the sudden sound of a tray with food being placed in front of me.
"I figured you would hide from everybody, and that's okay, Lance. Just don't push your friends away... We all care about you, and this is a hard hit to the team; and this is a hard hit to you. I know you loved Keith, don't think I didn't notice you blushing when he was around you, and flirting with him." I think of the times where I would say an innuendious joke, then lightly slap his butt. I can't help but smile a little bit at the memories. "To be honest, Pidge and I knew about you two from the start" Hunk lightly chuckles at the confession, and I feel myself start to feel better. "We'll all be here for you, Lance. And you know where my room is, so you can always come during the night and talk to me. Okay?" I nod my head and I look up at Hunk, "thank you, Hunk. I really needed that, now more than ever. I just... I should've payed more attention to Keith's actions and behavior, but I didn't... I was his boyfriend, it was my job to make sure that he was okay and I failed..." "No Lance, you didn't. It's everybody's job to make sure that everybody is okay. None of us knew that Keith would commit suicide, but we can use this experience to make sure we all know to take care of each other and ourselves. You shouldn't be blaming yourself for what happened." "But-" "No buts. Lance, you did everything that you could for Keith. Don't put all of the blame on yourself." My voice seems to barely work above a whisper, "okay..."
I look at the tray of food that Hunk put in front of me, and I start to eat a small bowl of mac and cheese.

Heeeeeeyyyyyyy guess who's still alive! It be me 😛
Sorry this update came so late, I've been procrastinating a lot on this book, mainly because of school, tennis practice and matches, and I've been working on Voltron art. I'll try my best to be a little bit better about the updates 😌

-SoulEvans5