*Okay so this is a genderfluid!Lance au.. You can pry non-cis Lance out of my cold, dead fingers!! I love that au. So here, have this. There's some Klance but they aren't a couple yet in this.*

*Edit: Okay let's just assume my stories are compliant to season 2 only because that's back when nothing hurt.*

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It's so beautiful..

I stared up at the pretty, blue dress in the window.

"Lance! Come on!" Pidge yelled at me.

"U-Uh! Coming!" I yelled back, running over to everyone.

We were at the space mall again. Shiro was letting us take a day off, the stress was getting to all of us. Coran lent us some space money so we could actually buy stuff.

"Why were you looking at the dresses?" Hunk raised his eyebrow at me.

"U-Uh, it was sparkly and caught my eye." I shrugged, trying to play it off.

"Okay, whatever dude." Keith chuckled at me.

I don't feel like a dude today..

I sighed but smiled at them, "I'm hungry. Are you guys hungry?" I walked past them, to the food court.

"I could eat." Shiro shrugged as they all followed me, he probably didn't want to pry too much.

We made it to the food court and we all bought some food. We all sat down at the same table and started eating.

"Lance, you're the one who suggested eating." Shiro looked at my plate, we'd been sitting here for ten minutes now and I'd only taken two bites.

"I-I, uh, lost my appetite out of nowhere.. It happens sometimes. I'll be super hungry but the second I start eating, I feel really nauseous." I shrug, it did really happen all the time.

"Then don't eat too much.." Hunk suggested.

I nodded, "I know.. I get like this all the time. I know how to handle it."

"All the time, huh?" Pidge raised her eyebrow, "Sounds like a symptom of anxiety..."

"Pfft! Anxiety?! I'm fine!" I rolled my eyes before looking down at my plate.

"Okay, whatever you say.." She glanced at me one last time before continuing to eat.

I nodded and took a few more bites of my food, my nausea worsening, "Okay, um I get nauseous a lot but I usually don't actually get sick.." I set my fork down, "But now.." I stood up and ran to the bathrooms, getting there just in time.

Hunk ran after me, waiting by the stall for me to finish. I flushed the toilet before leaving the stall and looking at him. He pat my shoulder, "Are you okay?"

I nodded and went over to the sinks to clean up, "I'm fine.. That doesn't usually happen...." I looked at him again, "I'll be fine though. Probably ate too much. No big deal.."

He sighed and nodded, "Let's head back, buddy. Everyone is probably worried."

We walked back out and to the table. Shiro looked at me before standing to feel my forehead, checking for a fever, "Are you okay, Lance?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine.." I sat down again, "It's nothing to worry about.."

He sighed and nodded, sitting down again, "Well, you don't have a fever..."

Keith was sorta watching me, but he finally spoke, "You've been acting strange all day.. Are you sure you're okay?"

I nodded, "I'm fine!" I stood up again, "But I think I am going to head back. You guys keep hanging out. I just want to head back to the castle."

"Okay. Be careful on your way back.." Shiro raised an eyebrow as he let me leave.

I grabbed my hoodie before walking away, walking fast. I just really didn't want to keep listening to them question me.

I was halfway out of the mall when Keith came running up behind me, "Hey, Lance, wait up!"

I turned to face him, "What?"

He shrugged, "I'm heading back too and thought maybe we should head back together.."

I nodded, "Okay.." I started walking with him in silence. We passed the little dress shop again and I couldn't help but look at that dress again as we walked by.

Keith suddenly stopped walking and looked at me, "Lance.. You're acting really odd today and I think I know why.."

"Wh-what do you mean?" I pretended I didn't know.

"Lance.. Are you, like, trans or something? Like, transgender?" He raised his eyebrow at me.

"Wh-what?! No way! That's ridiculous!" I shook my head but he didn't seem convinced. I sighed, giving in, "Well, not exactly.." I looked up at the dress again, "I don't really know.. Some days I'm perfectly okay with being a boy... but other days, like today, I'm not.. other days, I want to wear pretty dresses and be a girl.."

He looked at the dress, then at me, "I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to.."

I looked at him again, "Promise?" I bit my lip.

He nodded, "On one condition. You go in there and buy yourself that dress you keep staring at. You obviously want it, and I know you don't have any girl clothes.." he handed me some money.

I shook my head, "No, I-I can't..."

He kept hold of the money since I wouldn't take it, "Fine, then I'll go buy it myself." He grabbed my arm and pulled me into the store.

"K-Keith!" I tried to pull my arm away but he's strong, "Keith, I don't need that dress! You don't have to buy it for me!"

He turned to look at me, "I want to.." he looked down, "I, uh, I've been trying to find a way to apologize to you and make things up to you.. I know we decided our rivalry was over, but I still feel bad about the things I said and did.. So let me buy you this dress." He let my arm go and walked over to the rack of the blue dresses, trying to find one my size.

"Keith.." I sighed, giving in. I realized now that this was more than a silly dress to him, it was his official peace offering. "Thank you.."

He smiled and held a dress out in front of me, "I think this one will fit you, go try it on."

I took it with a smile, "I've actually never been able to wear a dress before.." I ran off to the fitting rooms, him following behind me.

I put the dress on and looked at myself in the mirror. It was such a beautiful dress and fit me perfectly. It was a light blue, made from super soft fabric, almost like cotton. It had short sleeves and a string around the waist that was tied in a bow. Its chest area wasn't too big so it didn't look bad, it was made for smaller chested girls. It went down to my knees, going up a tiny bit when I twirled. I felt like I was going to start crying, I had never seen myself looking so much like a girl before. I opened the door to the fitting room to show Keith.

His eyes widened a bit before they softened and he smiled at me, "You look beautiful.. Change back into your normal clothes so we can buy it."

I nodded and went back in, changing my clothes as fast as I could. I came out with the dress and Keith went to buy it for me. He carried the bag for me after we left the store, "So when you feel like a girl do you want to called a different name? Lance is a nice name but it's not that gender neutral."

I shrugged, "The only other person who knows about this is my sister, Veronica. She would call me Lanie on girl days and Lance on boy days. I'd wear a different color bracelet so she knows. Pink on girl days and blue on boy days. I left them back on earth though, I didn't really need them at the Garrison because no one knew."

He nodded, "Why don't we get you new bracelets, so I can know. And if you ever want to tell the team, then you'll have it so they can know too."

I smiled and nodded, "Okay, that works."

He walked with me to a little jewelry stand and I picked out two simple bracelets. The cheapest pink and blue ones they had, I didn't want to have Keith spending more than necessary on me. After that, we headed back to the castle for real this time. He came to my room when we got there. I put my dress in my closet before sitting on my bed next to him, putting my pink bracelet on.

"Do you ever plan on telling the team? Or were you just going to hide this forever?" He raised his eyebrow at me.

I sighed and rested my head in my hand, "I don't know.. Maybe.. I was afraid you guys wouldn't accept me... But I guess if you, out of everyone, are supportive of this.."

"All of them will accept you. You're our friend, Lanie.. We all want you to be happy..." He reached over and held my hand, "And if wearing dresses makes you happy then who are we to judge you for it.."

I smiled at him, "Thank you.. I think I will tell them.. Just not today... I need time to work out how I'm going to explain it.."

He nodded, "You take as long as you need.. I'll be there to back you up.. I promise..."

I finally feel happy on a girl day.. I don't remember how long it's been since I've been able to be happy on girl days... I was always so miserable. But he's making it so much easier..

"Thank you, Keith.. It means a lot... Seriously, this means so much.." I looked down at our hands.

"You're welcome, Lanie.. I'll do anything to make you happy.. Believe me when I say this, you mean so much to me.. Even if we never got along before.. You're so important to me, Lanie.. So so so important..."

I looked up at him with a smile, "You're important to me too, Keith.. This is the first girl day I haven't been completely miserable.."

"As long as I live, I'll try my best to make all your days happy days.. I promise..."

*was gonna make a part 2 but i'm actually leaving this account so nope. sorry*