**A N G S T W A R N I N G**
*Mᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ; sᴇʟғ ʜᴀʀᴍ, ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴇɴsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄs**
*Read With Caution*
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Keith exhaled a shaky sigh, something's not right here- this feeling of dread.. it wasn't normal...

Lance had been quiet these pat few months, too quiet.

He'd lock himself away in his room only coming out when one of the paladins forced him to come down and eat dinner

"Anyone else notice something different about lance..?" Keith asked the other paladins

"Sorta.. it reminds me of how he was at the garrison" hunk was cut off by pidge "bring him some breakfast in bed or something, maybe he's just hungry"
Keith nodded in response and stood up to the kitchen

**Lᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴘᴏᴠ**

I stared down at my thighs with a frown
"Pathetic.." a tear rolled down my dull and blank face as the blood trickled onto the sheets below me

" ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ "

" ᴜsᴇʟᴇss "

" ᴄᴏᴄᴋʏ "

" ᴛʀᴀsʜ "

" ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɪʀ "

" ʟᴀᴢʏ "

**" ʏᴏᴜʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ "**

A knock at the door startled me out of my thoughts "Lance..?" Fuck
"U-uhm- just a second!" I quickly wiped off my thighs with a spare sheet and shoved it along with the box full of items under my bed

**Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏs ᴘᴏᴠ**

Lance stood up with a wince and threw on some loose fitting gym shorts before pulling open the door and plaster it on a fake smile

"I brought you breakfast" Keith mumbled holding up the tray for the Cuban in-front of him to see

Lances eyes widened *why would he..?* He shook the thoughts away and his smile became more genuine

"Thanks mullet.." he took the tray gratefully and set it on his dresser before turning back to Keith "anything else you need?"

The raven haired male looked down before mumbling "A-Are you ok?" His heart started thumping in his chest as he nodded hesitantly
"Never be-better! Why do you ask?" *Shit- I stuttered*

"You're not acting like your normal self- you're quieter, shut yourself in your room and never bother to come down to eat unless we drag you.. I'm- we're worried about you lance"

His eyes stung with tears
*he cares? About.. me?*

He sucked a breath in sharply and gently slammed the door
a small sob slipped past his lips as he fell to the ground, leaning his back against the cold wall and covering his mouth

*im fine Keith.. totally... fine- never better*

Lances breathing quickened and he dug his nails into his arms, tightly hugging his knees to his chest

*in 1.. 2.. 3.. mama
Out 1.. 2.. 3.. Benji
In 1.. 2.. 3.. Keith-
Out 1.. 2.. 3.. Mateo*

He continued to list his siblings and cousins until he calmed down

"Mullet cares..?"