𝚒𝚌 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝;

[spazzed]

𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 ♥ 𝚖𝚖𝚜 ♥ 𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝 ♥ 𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚘 ♥ 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚕 ♥ 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥ 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚜

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[vanishings]

( unfortunately. )

At one time I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but now I'm not so sure.

( how does he approach this delicately? those text bubbles pop up several times, then stop, start then stop, start then stop. )

Has your sister said anything?

[spazzed]

( he waits patiently for that question to finally come through, and even if he hadn't been able to phrase that delicately, the effort has been made and absolutely counts for something. )

not about that
but i think she's been too busy to pay attention to coran's interpretation of what passes for acceptable fashion statements

( read: she don't care that much. )

[vanishings]

( she might start caring when coran drops off something weird for her, too. )

Small mercies. I guess it's only me who needs the fashion makeover.

( 😔 )

[spazzed]

( oh she'll definitely start to care then. mark his words.

… maybe he should give that a little nudge in the right direction, see what happens. that would be pretty hilarious. )

i wouldn't say you NEED one
i think you're just the most versatile

[vanishings]

( yeah. he thought so. maybe he should because it would help shiro out a lot. )

I don't need one, but one wouldn't hurt, huh?

[spazzed]

( he's all for helping shiro out. he'll get on that pronto. )

i guess
kinda hard to improve on perfection though

( yeah, he said it. )

[vanishings]

( wot

.........wait.

wait. wait. wait. )

Lance, I'm hardly anything remotely close to that.

[spazzed]

( oh wow okay here we go. )

shiro
you were kind of a role model even before you left for kerberos
everyone looks up to you
you're kind, you're smart, you're fair
and anyone would tell you you're easy on the eyes
i think that's pretty close to perfect

[vanishings]

( pls don't do this to him. he doesn't really know how to handle this kind of thing. he's not equipped to handle this kind of attention. it actually takes him more than several minutes before he can formulate any kind of coherent reply. )

Thank you, Lance, I appreciate you think so highly of me. But, I'm really far from perfect. I wasn't always like that — honestly, I'm still not like that.

It's easy to build things up without knowing the reasons why someone presents themselves the way they do. Life isn't easy and sometimes it's hard to put your best face forward, but it makes things a little better when you do.

[spazzed]

( he knows shiro is humble — doesn't really like to draw attention to himself — and that just makes him even more worthy of adoration in lance's book. if he was a jerk? narcissistic? it would be a whole other story entirely.

he chews his lip, chest tightening as he thinks of all the things the other has been through — well, the ones he knows about, at least. he doesn't even know the half of it. )

i know you've been through a lot
and like i don't even know the half of it, i know i don't
and i know it can't be easy to put your best face forward when you're trying to be strong for everybody else
i guess what i'm trying to say is it takes a lot to make that effort
sorry if i made it weird

[vanishings]

( son!!!!! don't do this!!! stop!!! shiro has to make one thing clear before they go any further. )

You didn't make anything weird.

( as for the rest... give him a second. )

I've always felt that the things I do, anyone can so it's not really anything special.

( wait for it. )

You know, kind of how you like to lighten the mood when we all need it. Or talk to us when you know we need that, too.

[spazzed]

( he's just telling it like it is, shiro! that is literally all this is!

but it doesn't keep him from thinking that maybe he's overstepped some line, pushed just a little too far when he shouldn't have and he wants to backtrack like mad, but doesn't, because at the root of it, he's going to stick by everything he's said.

it's his truth. )

maybe, but you're also the kind of person to think anyone can do anything they put their mind to, right?
don't sell yourself short

( and. well. you just hold on a second there mister, this isn't about him! )

haha oh you mean my lame jokes
i've got a whole reserve of those and a knack for knowing when moods need to be lightened
and i've never been all that great at knowing when to shut up, so …

( looks like he doesn't know how to deal with this nonsense, either. but you should have known that. )

[vanishings]

( don't! shiro's happy to help lance push his boundaries and accept things at face value and not backtrack on them. accept your truths! )

I am, and I do believe people can achieve great things through perseverance. Just like I think you can because you don't give yourself enough credit. You're a great friend, Lance.

[spazzed]

( let's work on that in future, shall we? right now, he's just ... ah, he doesn't even know. this whole conversation started out kind of heavy, took a right turn into silly and now we're back to heavy.

how do these things happen. )

thanks, shiro
i think i've still got a lot of growing up to do, though
i just wanna give as good as i get, you know?

[vanishings]

( that's just how life works. things are fun until they aren't and then you just gotta pull yourself out and have fun again. )

That's just part of life, I think. No matter how old you get, you still have growing up to do.

[spazzed]

( well that's a pretty good philosophy to have, isn't it?

the sort of simple thing that's too simple to think of right off the bat sometimes. )

you really think so?

[vanishings]

( listen. shiro is a wise sage bc he's been thru so much already. )

The world is constantly changing around us. Of course you're always going to still learn new things and new ways to adapt.

[spazzed]

( well. we all know that, don't we? at least on some level. )

i guess when you put it that way it sounds kinda stupid to assume i wouldn't, huh

( and here u thought this boy put more thought into things than he admitted to. )

[vanishings]

( well, can't win em all. but, shiro knows that lance does put thought into things more than he's willing to admit. )

I just think it's something a lot of people don't think about.

[spazzed]

( maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, and maybe you'll never know because it's kind of embarrassing to think about. that he consciously puts effort into putting more thought into things sometimes.

because he knows, sometimes, he can act pretty stupid. and people so rarely take him seriously. )

that makes sense
or maybe it's one of those things you don't realize you're thinking about?

[vanishings]

( he's still young, though, so that kind of thing is likely to happen. but, shiro's seen the changes in him. lance will settle into himself and figure out what's best for him. )

Sort of like breathing or walking, huh? You don't think about it, just do it.

[spazzed]

( hey, at least one of you has that figured out already. )

involuntary i guess
yeah
the thing that happens and you don't realize you're doing it until you're already doing it

[vanishings]

( shiro has confidence in everyone and believes they'll be their best. )

Exactly. Just becomes second nature and you don't realize you've even done it until it's already knowledge you've retained.

[spazzed]

( this is why he's a good leader. he's just a good man, all around. )

huh
i never REALLY thought about it like that
but it makes so much sense

( there's a pause between that and his next message. )

you always have such deep conversations in the middle of the night?

[vanishings]

( listen.






shut up. )

Is there any better time than the middle of the night? Kind of like time doesn't really exist like it does during the day.