[ there's a brief silence that follows after that, just a couple of seconds wherein lance feels a lump form in his throat, and his heart beat so wildly that even he can feel it in the hand curled over keith's. ]

You're doing a pretty good job from where I'm standing.

[ ha ha wow when did his mouth get so dry? weird... ]

And you're. Y'know. You mean a lot too. To me. For me. In my life.

[ ???? wasn't he supposed to be the one who could use his words better?! ]