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WHO: Keith, Lance
WHERE: The hot springs
WHAT: A proposal
WHEN: Shortly after returning from Risa
WARNINGS: Just a lot of schmoopy fluff.

[The thought had crossed his mind dozens of times since they had freed the Marsiva from that... whatever it was that had taken control. Keith was nervous. He was nervous that one of them would go back and not the other. He was nervous that they would go back and one might remember and the other wouldn't. At the worse, one would go back to where Drift Fleet had been, one would stay here, and they'd both remember and be separated. So many things could go wrong. And, with this new abduction, getting dragged here by the Agrii, they weren't in control anymore.

Keith hated that.

But he was also determined to make the most of what he had here with Lance while they had it. He had spotted a pair of rings at a store on Risa near the end of their time there, but, before he could plan and execute an actual moment, they were back on Agra 10.

And he still had the rings.

He had asked Lance to meet him at the hot springs, and was nervously pacing the rim of one of the pools as he waited.

It was time, and, if he didn't do this now, he might not ever.]

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You know you love it, especially since all that flirting is directed towards you.

[Lance reaches up, giving his nose a little boop with his fingers.]

You know, that sounds like a good idea. Think we can ask him if he can set up some candles for us? Maybe I can get a flower from the greenhouse, put it in a little vase on the table.

[Keith couldn't help the slight flinch when Lance poked his nose, and he scrunched it up in response.]

If he has candles... [Keith wasn't going to argue if it would make the moment even nicer.] I haven't seen many around. [But damn, he'd go looking for them if it would make Lance happy right now.]

But, yeah... that sounds nice. [He gave Lance a little smile, and then swung his legs up out of the water.] Stay here a tick.

[He got up, thankful he'd thought to get swimtrunks with pockets, and grabbed the two boxes where they were hidden in with his towel, trying to be discreet as he shoved checked which one was which color before shoving them into said pockets. Then he came back, sitting on his knees next to pool.]

I um... I wanted to ask you something... [He licked his lips. Yes, Lance. Keith looked a bit nervous.]

[He tilts his head, curious as to what Keith's doing, but he can't figure it out. Well, no biggie. Lance doesn't think much of it until he returns, and there's a certain tone in Keith's voice. Not quite hesitation...nervousness?]

Hey, whatever it is, ask away. No need to be shy. Have I been taking too much of the bed up lately?

[Keith couldn't help the smirk.]

Well, yeah, but... [He got serious again.] that's not what I want to talk about.

[He nervously rubbed the hem of his trunks between his fingers for a moment.]

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about this whole situation with this dimensional thing and us and all that's going on... and... I don't know what's coming from down the road. And I'm... and I'm nervous. I'm worried, and... [He took a sharp breath.] I know it's gonna stink big time if we get split up or something beyond our control. [He'd considered everything, honestly.] But... I know that... we promised that we'd go with this as much as we wanted as long as we could. And I've wanted that, and it's been really good. [God, he was quiznaking this up, wasn't he?] What I'm trying to say... is that... I...

[Ugh.]

Lance... will you marry me?

[As Keith begins to speak, Lance can't help the anxiety starting to build within him. As much as he loves Keith, and as much as he knows Keith loves him, the pure uncertainty of their situation was always something that hung heavy between them. Lance had always been happy to shove it to the side, to ignore it best he can, but he didn't know to what extent it affected Keith. This isn't an actual break up speech, is it? Lance has had plenty of nightmares about it, terror welling that this is going to finally be the day that Keith decides this is ultimately a bad idea. Even after all this time, the nervousness of the situation mix with his well of insecurities. And as Keith talks, it first sounds like this is it. This is the day he's been terrified of.

...until it's not.

Until that final question, one that Lance thought he'd ever really hear in his best dreams. All he can do is gape at him, wondering if he heard right. Did Keith actually say that? Is his brain just tricking him, making him think he did to protect him from the words he's been actually afraid to hear?]

...W...Wha?

[Please repeat.]

[That was... not the response Keith had expected. And he wasn't sure if it was because of his crappy delivery or if it was because Lance wasn't ready for or didn't want to take that step. That made Keith start to fidget more, and mentally scramble.]

I-I mean... it's not gonna change anything if you say no... that's-... that's fine... [Not really.] But, I just... I wanted to... [ARGH. He reached into his pocket, trying not to fumble, and grabbed the box with the blue ring.] I found this on Risa. And... it's a set, see... so... I thought, it would be nice. And then...

[COME ON, BRAIN. MAKE WORDS. He held out the box, though it wasn't open. Just say it again.]

Will you marry me?

[And there it is again. The same question. Is his brain tricking him twice in a row? And yet... Lance looks at Keith's face, takes in the nervousness of his expression and his words. He knows after so long when Keith is lying to him, and there's none of that in this. Reaching down, he brushes his fingers against the box before opening it. Inside lays a ring inlaid with a beautiful blue gem, simple yet elegant.

He touches it. It's real.

Lance swallows hard, throat tight. The first time he tries to speak, he can't get any words out. It takes him a few attempts, and even then, his voice is tight as well.]

You... A-aren't...you supposed...to get down on one knee...or something?

[He lets out a sudden watery laugh, looking back up at Keith, tears gathered in the corners of his eyes. Lance has always been an incredibly emotional person, of course, and something like this is dragging all of them out in him.

Tears aside, though, he's smiling.]

[He watched with agonizing anxiety as Lance slowly processed the situation. It felt like deca-phoebs, really, but there was finally a response. Keith took a breath and- what...]

W-what? [He stared in shock for a tick, and then shook his head.] I'm on both knees! [He gestured at his legs, still folded under himself from where he had knelt down next to Lance.]

[And to that, he can't help but laugh again, louder. This is real. This amazing, wonderful, absolute dork of a man... It's real. Lance can't stop laughing and smiling, because god, he loves him, and this is so completely Keith. Even the tears mixed in aren't ones of sadness in the least.]

Oh, Keith. Do you think you even had to ask to know the answer? [But he'll give it to him, anyway.] Yes. A million times yes. Now put the darn ring on my finger.

[And he holds out his hand.]

Do I...? [Well, duh... wasn't that the point? But he blushed a little, and then nodded. He'd tried really hard to get the right size by using his own hand and remembering what Lance's felt like to him and visualizing them together. He was hoping it fit.] Okay okay... [He took the box back and did just that. Even though he was nervous and a little shaky, he still managed to do it without dropping the ring into the hot spring. Good thing for high dexterity...]

Here...

[He then reached into his other pocket, pulling out another matching box. He handed it to Lance, and then held out his left hand.]

Put that on me.

[Inside was the same ring, sized for Keith, with a red stone instead of a blue one.]

[Thankfully, the ring fits him perfectly. Lance takes a few moments to admire it, knowing that he's probably going to be doing so a lot in the coming days (weeks, months, longer probably). He glances back up when the other box is handed to him, taking it and opening it to see the matching ring inside. Red, of course. Lance grins and takes Keith's hand, slipping the ring onto his finger before leaning down to kiss it.]

...My beautiful, amazing fiance.

[That pulled a blush out of Keith really fast. He'd never really considered himself "beautiful" in the way his mind generally interpreted that word, so it always got him a little flustered a self-conscious when Lance called him that... even more so now that he had certain scars... but his shifted his hand as Lance pulled back from the kiss, wrapping his fingers around Lance's.]

Fiance... Yeah.

[Sure, Shiro had teased them a lot about this back in the Fleet, and the back of Keith's head felt a little sorry that he wasn't here to see it happen or be the one to marry them or whatever (hell, he'd even put up with Shiro giving a "brotherly" best man speech at this point), but he and Lance had each other, and that would be enough for now.

He squeezed Lance's hand and then leaned in for another kiss.]

I love you.

I love you too, Keith. A thousand, million, zillion times over. I mean it when I say you're the absolute light of my life.

[He returns that kiss, lingering. Whatever happens in the future...he wants to spend it at Keith's side. And no matter what happens, in the end, he's confident that he'll be there.]

Can't even put into words how happy I am.

You don't have to.

[Keith shifted, since kneeling on the rocks like this was starting to get uncomfortable, but he settled in next to Lance, pushing the two ring boxes back into his own pile of stuff nearby. Their legs dangling into the warm water together again, he stole another kiss.]

This is enough.

[The kissing, the hand-holding, the just being together. Keith wasn't one for words, and he generally didn't need them. Action said so much more, and Lance's kisses spoke volumes.]

What did I do to deserve you? How did I get this lucky?

[Lance pulls him in closer again, giving a content sigh, reveling in the warmth of Keith against him. There's nowhere he feels safer.]

Careful. I might let that go to my head.

[He wouldn't, but he could act like it.

Still, he shifted then, slipping away so he could slide into the water. He moved to stand in front of Lance, kissing him again, and took his hands. He gave a little tug.]

Come on...

I think I'll allow it to.

[Mm, yay, another kiss. And oh, is it water time? Water is good. Lance nods, shifting off of the rock until he slides into the water beside him.]

[Permission or not, Keith wasn't the type to get a big head about stuff like that. It didn't matter anyway, because how he had his fiancé in a hot spring alone. That was enough for him, and he smiled as Lance followed him into the water. Not caring about clothes at this point, he wrapped his arms around the other Paladin, getting back to those kisses.]

[Good kisses. Kisses are good. Very good. And he returns them, though reluctantly pulls away after a moment.]

Hang on, ugh, I'm not gonna waddle back to our place in wet undies.

[Lance strips off his boxers underneath the water, wringing them out before draping them on a rock to dry. After another thought, he goes to tug off Keith's shirt as well.]

Let's let this dry out too while we're in here.

[Not just because he wants Keith shirtless, nope.]

[Keith sighed. Fiiiine. He hated the idea that someone might still walk in on them, hence his own insistence on wearing his swim trunks, at least, but he wasn't going to argue on today of all days about Lance keeping his shorts on in what was essentially a public hot spring. He let Lance pull his shirt off, too, though, shaking his hair a bit as the now wet bottom of the shirt dripped on his face.]

Better?

[He smirked.]

Mmmmhmm. Much better.

[Lance grins, pulling Keith right back in for a deep kiss. He's happy and emotional and wants to be as close as possible to Keith, alright?]

[Keith smiled into the kiss. This was good... very good. He put his hands around Lance's waist and pulled him close.]

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[Very good is an understatement. Lance wraps his arms around him, pulling Keith's body flush against his as he continues to kiss him. He can't believe this all--he's kissing his fiancé. They're going to get married.]

[Married indeed. Keith let his hands roam a bit, massaging some sensitive spots across Lance's back and waist and hips... and a little lower. It was risky for Keith, especially in an open hot spring like this, but he was taking the chance.]

[Hello, Keith. He grins a little against his lips, though he doesn't break the kiss, only giving a content little groan. It's not like Keith didn't take a ton of a risks in his life as it stands, anyway. What's one more to add onto the pile? His own hands roam along, mirroring what the other paladin is doing to him.]

[Yup... a nice risk, honestly... and Keith was quite happy to continue. But he did break the kiss eventually, if only to then change where he was kissing Lance by shifting to his neck and collarbone.]

Nn... You're so good to me, Keith.

[And he knows him and his body so well. Then again, after dating for years, that's not much of a surprise.]

Mm... [He pressed his thumb into the lump of Lance's hipbone, massaging that spot.] I just want you to be happy... [He teasingly nipped Lance's earlobe.]

I am happy. So damn happy... And I'll do anything to make you happy, too.

[His hands slide up to run along Keith's back, before moving back down, nails lightly scratching.]

[Keith groaned a little.]

You're definitely making me happy.

Hmmm, I think I can tell.

[Tease, tease. He repeats the action, kissing at Keith's neck the way he knows he likes it.]

This still feels so unreal.

[Careful, Lance... Keith might end up melting into the pool... He took a deep breath, letting it out in a slow sigh of pleasure.]

I know. It does.

[In a hot spring inside a glowing crystal cave, having just proposed to Lance, who accepted, and now they were celebrating... Keith sometimes wondered if things were a dream, but he wasn't complaining. He was definitely happy.

He leaned his head down, playfully grabbing Lance's earlobe with his teeth and giving a soft growl.]

[Oh, that growl is so unfair. Keith knows exactly what that growl does to him, and he's sure he can feel the evidence of that.]

But it's real. This is happening. Really, really happening.

[Another kiss, and a nibble.]

[Oh, he definitely did, and Keith enjoyed having that power.]

It's very real... and it's the best thing ever.

[If he could really purr, he would, but for now, Lance got a satisfied moan from the back of Keith's throat.]

[And boy, he has plenty of power over Lance.

His hands scratch lightly down Keith's back, sliding to his hips.]

You make such pretty noises, you know that?

Do I? [Keith wasn't sure about 'pretty' being the adjective of choice here, but, ultimately, he didn't care. Lance's hands grabbing his hips sent a slight jolt through him. Keith pressed against his now fiancé.] Better hope no one comes in right now... [He gently bit Lance's collarbone, definitely turned on.]

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Shall we give them some privacy? LOL