because Lucy thought of it and i wholeheartedly agree, this rec needs to exist!
Freckles, Flaws, and First Steps by: starryeyedchar, Word Count: 2,309, Rating: NotRated, Summary: Lance has the bad habit of hiding everything that he doesn’t like about himself under a fake smile.
So he hides his freckles, too. He hates them, after all.
But what happens when he can’t hide anymore?
Or Lance is insecure about even the smallest things, and Keith helps him take the first step.
just come to me once by: laallomri, Word Count: 94,586, Rating: T, Summary: Lance’s smile widens. He leans forward, and the prickling in Keith’s chest gives way to butterflies, fluttering wildly in his stomach, and oh wow has Lance always had this many freckles, has he always had eyelashes that long, has he—
Lance pokes his cheek, right over the Galra mark. Keith blinks.
“I can’t believe you and your mom have matching face tattoos now,” he says, and it’s so fucking dumb, but it’s exactly the kind of dumb thing Keith has longed to hear, and before he knows what he’s doing he’s surging forward, almost knocking Lance back against Red’s paw, and throwing his arms around him.
In which Keith lives on a space whale, goes on a road trip, and (eventually) gets a boyfriend.
love burns brighter than sunshine by: Redburn, Word Count: 4,467, Rating: G, Summary: Keith let out a deep sigh, gathering up his pen and pad and walking out from behind the front counter to greet whoever came in.
And then he was met with a man who – Keith could readily admit – was ridiculously beautiful. The rain had caused his short hair to cling to his forehead, splatters of freckles dancing across his cheeks and his eyes were the brightest blue Keith had ever seen.
Alternatively: Keith is a waiter and his favourite customer is a man who likes to come in and watch the rain outside the window.
calling me to come back by: aknightley, Word Count: 59,464, Rating: T+, Summary: Keith is a witch who owns a shop where he breaks curses on both magical items and people under spells. Love spells, family curses passed down generations, cursed heirlooms lurking the attic — he can handle them all. But one day a boy named Lance walks into his shop, and his curse is darker and more difficult to break than anything Keith has ever seen before: the curse is draining his magic, and without his magic, Lance will die. (featuring keith’s cozy witch shop and garden…and some angst + happy ending)
i’ll be waiting right here by: ikayokat – Word Count: 20,695 – Rating: G – Summary: Keith sighs and runs a hand through his already tousled hair. “I mean, we’ll just take the rings off and that’ll be it. No big deal.”
“No big deal?” Lance squawks, sounding slightly hysterical now. “No big deal?” He stands up quickly and waves his ring finger in front of Keith’s face. “Keith, we said vows. I’m pretty sure that’s the very definition of a big deal.”
Keith and Lance get married. Accidentally.
i wanna love you (but i don’t know if i can) by: beautifulbane – Word Count: 16,376 – Rating: T+ – Summary: So, of course, that was when Hunk had said, “You know, it’s really good that we’re all friends here. I feel like it always gets awkward when two people in a group start dating, you know?”
“Well, I don’t think we have to worry about that with this group,” Pidge had piped up, “I love you all, but there’s no way in hell I’d date any of you.”
Everyone else had murmured their agreement, except for Lance and Keith, who had shared a look before trying to discreetly scoot away from the other.
(Or, Lance and Keith decide to date in secret so their relationship doesn’t make their teammates uncomfortable. It goes about as well as is to be expected.)
It’s Not Spying if You Don’t Call it Spying by: jilliancares – Word Count: 4,992 – Rating: G – Summary: Turns out everyone is spying on Lance and Keith’s blossoming relationship.
Purple Sky by: AmbitiousSkychild – Word Count: 72,454 – Rating: Not Rated – Summary: Fondly, Keith shook his head. “So,” Keith started, laughter dying down as he leaned over Lance. “Cuba together?”
And Lance beamed – outright beamed – up at him as he pulled him down against his chest. “You bet your sweet ass, Cuba together.”
Keith, rash as he could often be, understood that his responsibility as a paladin of Voltron was to the universe. So, he understood that despite what they felt, he and Lance couldn’t be anything other than paladins, at least until the war was over. After nine years of rivalry, turned pining, turned something just shy of lovers, the war is over. The paladins are headed to Earth, Lance isn’t wasting any time, and Keith, as much as he loves a challenge, just tries to keep up.
no effect by: jilliancares, rating: G, word count: 5,655, summary: Keith is bitten by a love bug, except he and Lance are already dating (secretly). Now he has to pretend to be in love with Lance and keep his teammates from finding out that they’re already dating in the first place.
Of Pidge, Perception, and Prosecution by: ErinNovelist -Word Count: 2,613 – Rating: T+ – Summary: Of all the paladins, Lance knew Pidge was the one he had to watch out for.
The only time her guard was down was after she woke up. She didn’t talk, glasses discarded after long hours staring at a screen, and she couldn’t function properly without her daily cup of coffee-equivalent alien juice.
Which was why, when he wandered into the kitchen that morning, Lance hadn’t expected Pidge to zero in on him and ask, “When did you and Keith start fucking?”
Public Displays of Affection by: hattricks – Word Count: 3,980 – Rating: G – Summary: Lance held his breath. He knew, at this rate, they’d have two options: fight with what they had (which was Keith’s knife and team spirit) and hope they can skirt by with the help of the locals, or submit and become prisoners to the Galra. Neither situation was ideal. Lance looked to Keith, at his eyes and his eye lashes, the curve of his nose and the pink in his lips. He knew it was bad timing, but he really wanted to kiss Keith before whatever happened, happened.
But when Keith turned his body to face him and said, “Kiss me.” With the same amount of emotion one would say, “Hand me that stapler,” it threw Lance completely off guard.
Read Label: Lance McClain’s Boyfriend by: BleuSarcelle – Word Count: 2,377 – Rating: G – Summary: “You know I’m not ashamed, right?” Lance meets his gaze sheepishly. “Like, I’m not ashamed of you, of us. Far from it, babe, I swear –”
“Lance,” Keith cuts in kindly, smiling warmly at the teen in his arms. “Believe me, I know but I do want to tell the world what you mean to me. I wanna start with our team, our family.”
“You should come with a warning,” Lance whispers, stroking Keith’s chin fondly as he drops his voice. “Caution: words that leave these lips may cause falling deeper in love. Thank you for shopping at Mullets4sales.com.”
Keith throws his head back as he shakes with laughter. Lance grins proudly at sound before he props himself on the bed and drops unceremoniously on top of his giggling boyfriend’s chest.
“But yeah, yes; let’s tell them after dinner.”
[Or the one where the team is on their way back home and stop on a planet where a pissy prince drugs Keith with a love potion and Lance has to endure watching his secret boyfriend being lovestruck on someone else that isn’t him.]
Secrets and Lavender by: VertigoReader101 – Word Count: 11,913 – Rating: G – Summary:Lance rolled his eyes. “Not like you know anything about love, Pidge podge.”
“And you do?” Pidge questioned.
Lance’s eyes subconsciously glanced over to Keith who was stubbornly looking straight ahead, but you could tell he was listening closely.
“I’d like to think so.” ““““““““““` Or five times Lance was jealous but couldn’t say anything and the one time that he punches someone in the face.
The One Where Everybody Finds Out by: bad_at_everything – Word Count: 17,750 – Rating: T+ – Summary: Keith and Lance are dating, secretly. Nobody on the team knows, until suddenly everybody does. Shenanigans ensue.
(Based on a Friends episode of the same title.)
Wait? You Didn’t Know?by: Sleepless_Soil – Word Count: 4,499 Rating: Not Rated – Summary: He couldn’t remember what he and Keith were arguing about but the next thing he knew the team was throwing them both in the common room. Allura fixed them with a sharp glare and told them to “stay there until you two can figure out how to work together”, while Coran looked around in confusion.
So here Lance and Keith sat, locked in the common room to figure out how to, “work together.” Lance couldn’t quite understand though. How were they supposed to further the request when they literally were together? He didn’t understand his team.
[or 5 times the team thought ‘bros being bros’ and one time they finally understood (+bonus scene)]
AU
Billy Ray is my boyfriend by: VertigoReader101 – Word Count: 6,274 – Rating: G – Summary: It was moments like these that made Lance forget about his fears of telling everyone about his boyfriend. It was moments like these that he wanted to whip out his camera and share the love of his life with the world.
Five times Keith accidentally shows up in the background of YouTube videos and the one time is face is revealed.
My Best Friend’s Brother by: PrinceSkylar -Word Count: 2,855 – Rating: T+ – Summary: Lance was fucked. Not literally, although he certainly wouldn’t be opposed to it. No, he was fucked in the figurative way, and it was all Keith’s fault. Maybe Lance was overthinking it. Shiro was his best friend. Older by a year, sure. But Shiro was his best friend and constantly thinking about pushing Shiro’s younger brother against the wall and making out with him was not something a best friend did. A best friend also didn’t date said best friend’s younger brother behind his back. Nope. Not at all.
Bus Buddies by: WhatTheBodyGraspsNot, Word Count: 8,033, Rating: T+, Summary: Lance, Hunk, and Pidge are about to set off on their cross-country trip to the Save The Bees march in California, but before the coach bus can even pull out of the lot, Lance has his eye caught by the cute boy in the back. Turns out, this cutie doesn’t have a bus buddy. But guess what? Lance could be the perfect bus buddy ever if he just gives him a chance.
Gate 22 by: taylortot -Rating: M – Word Count: 7,076 – Summary: After a weekend spent celebrating Shiro’s wedding, Keith becomes immediately smitten with a cute boy he meets in the airport terminal during a five hour delay. The only problem is: they’re not taking the same flight home.
Must Have Done Something Right by: DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee – Rating: G – Word Count: 2,573 – Summary: “So that was…” “If you say painless I’m shoving you into another snowdrift.” “Okay, that’s fair. But you got a lollipop!” “That you stole from pediatrics.” “I’m a very good date.”
Lance accidentally crashes into his new neighbor in front of their mailboxes and somehow ends the night with a very attractive (and slightly concussed) date.
baby sweetheart darling love by hiuythn, Rating: T, Word Count: 1,970 – Keith gives Lance a nickname. Lance wrongly assumes that it’s an insult.
you’re a dream to me by: icedpink, Word Count: 6,107, Rating: T+ Summary: “Did you know you snore?” Keith asks, still laughing.
The team finds out about Keith and Lance’s relationship due to snoring, of all things.
Solar Flare by heavenlyfires– After almost two years of unbearable distance, Keith and Lance find themselves at a ball, together. // ⭐️
The Breaths Between Yearning by: Mytay – Word Count: 1,385 – Rating: T+ – Summary: Lance has been on a solo mission for weeks. Keith misses him. Maybe. Just a little.
(AU)
Airdrop Me by Devoosha, Rating: T, Word Count: 2,694, Summary: Keith is having a bad day. Like it sucks. Stuck in traffic is the cherry on the sundae and all he wants to do is get home. Maybe pass time watching the cute boy in the car behind him. Until his AirDrop goes off.
Apple Cider Dreams by devoosha, word count: 4,213, Rating: T, Summary: Keith happily works on his family’s apple farm – behind the scenes. When his cousin isn’t able to lead the latest school tour, Keith is recruited…and of course becomes entranced with Mr. Lance, the teacher.
Banana Chip Pancakesby allyflavored , Word Count: 3,466, Summary: “So… Keith,” Lance looks back up after reading the name tag again to make sure he got it right & then flashes a smirk at the waiter’s face that seemed to be carved out by angels which he thought was ridiculously unfair, god really did play favorites, Hunk owed him $20. “Come here often?”
“This…” The raven haired waiter blinked & slowly furrowed his eyebrows. “Is where I work?” A genuinely confused expression plastered across his face.
Lance couldn’t hold in his laugh at the boy’s reaction & snorted.
Billy Ray is my boyfriend by VertigoReader101, Rating: G, Word Count: 6,274 – It was moments like these that made Lance forget about his fears of telling everyone about his boyfriend. It was moments like these that he wanted to whip out his camera and share the love of his life with the world. (Five times Keith accidentally shows up in the background of YouTube videos and the one time is face is revealed.)
Bus Buddies by: WhatTheBodyGraspsNot, Word Count: 8,033, Rating: T+, Summary: Lance, Hunk, and Pidge are about to set off on their cross-country trip to the Save The Bees march in California, but before the coach bus can even pull out of the lot, Lance has his eye caught by the cute boy in the back. Turns out, this cutie doesn’t have a bus buddy. But guess what? Lance could be the perfect bus buddy ever if he just gives him a chance.
Carpool by Far_Beyond_The_Universe, rating T, word count 5,757 – Keith has just begun working at Voltron INC when he’s offered a spot in his coworkers Carpool. It doesn’t take him long to realize he’s head over heels for the driver. (Office AU/Meet-Cute)
Elevator Confessions by devoosha, Word Count: 1,385, Rating: T, Summary: Keith has been eyeing a guy who works in his building that he occasionally sees on the elevator rides in the morning and evening, but can’t work up the courage to break the ice. He might have figured out a way.
Gate 22 by taylortot– After a weekend spent celebrating Shiro’s wedding, Keith becomes immediately smitten with a cute boy he meets in the airport terminal during a five hour delay. The only problem is: they’re not taking the same flight home. (Meet-Cute)
Getting the Corn Maze Creeps by KatelFireDemon – The team goes to a haunted corn maze! What happens when they get separated?
Howl You Doin? by: KarsKars, Word Count: 3,268, Rating: T+, Summary: Lance is a veterinarian with a crush on the firefighter who keeps rescuing all manner of animals. One day, he’s surprised to find a wolf in his clinic.
Keith’s eyes widened in shock. He almost dropped his pen, which would’ve caused a big blue streak all over his notes.
Lance had a what?! (Or: 5 times Keith doesn’t know he is Lance’s boyfriend, and the 1 time he finally does.)
Kosmo the Match Makerby Sampai66 -Meet cute because Kosmo is a nosey doggo. (Meet-Cute)
october fizz by: pinkseltz, Word Count: 8,887, Rating: G – Summary: “So where are we going?” Keith asks.
“It’s a surprise, Red. A day of autumn fun, led by yours truly.” Lance replies, light and easy.
Keith sighs in response, shoving his freezing nose further into the collar of his jacket. He knew he should’ve brought a scarf.
Keith’s never had apple cider. And Lance, taking it as a personal offense, decides to change that.
Valentines day!by renyoi – Keith gets sexiled by his roommate on Valentine’s Day while baking a whole batch of cupcakes for the two of them to share. Whatever is he to do with twelve delicious cupcakes and no room to return to? A stranger soon pops up to fix Keith’s predicament. (Meet-Cute)
Waffle House by daymaedoo – Keith was officially swooning when the boy opened his eyes. His beautiful, ocean blue, crystal clear eyes contrasted so perfectly with his skin. He felt his mouth fall open slightly but couldn’t quite find it in him to close it.
“Oh, hey buddy. Sorry, were you waiting to buy something?” Those blue eyes were now trained on his own and Keith suddenly had to relearn the English language again.
Your Love Keeps Me Warm by: orphan_account, Word Count: 4,078 – Rating: G, Summary: Keith is giving him a look, contemplating, eyebrows drawn together. Noticing his gaze, Lance looks up, raising an eyebrow.
“Are you cold?” Keith asks after a moment of a silent staring contest.
“No,” Lance replies.
“You should’ve said something.”
“I just said I’m not—”
But Keith doesn’t listen. Already, he’s shrugging out of his red varsity jacket, and he leans over to drape it around Lance’s shoulders.
—- Or, 4 times Keith is determined to prevent Lance from getting sick, and the time Lance catches a cold after all.
a combined rec of tattoo au/florist au fics i’ve read and fics i cant wait to read!
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Tattoo Artist /Florist AU
He eats red carnations by: UnderZeWeather – Rating: Explicit – Word count: 206,253 – Summary: Lance owns a tattoo shop nestled comfortably between Cafe Altea, and the florist shop Paladin’s Perfection. Life is pretty sweet working with and around his friends. However, his life gets turned upside down when the owner of Paladin’s Perfection hires a few staff member. Keith. A strange, young, handsome man with a mysterious past? How could Lance not mess around with him?
Hearts are Blooming by PsychologicalColors – Rating: ? – Word Count: 1,280 – Summary: Lance recently took over his family’s flower shop, it’s not like any of his others siblings were going too. It’s not like they could beat his flower knowledge anyway.
Across the street a new tattoo parlor has opened up and its owner is hot. Now, how the hell is Lance gonna talk to him.
Make Me Like You by: Butidoevenknow, Rating: T+, Word Count: 43,428 Summary: Lance is an aspiring tattoo artist, who is not too terribly covered in said tattoos. Keith, on the other hand, is definitely covered in them. And it’s terrible for Lance. Sort of.
Of Flowers and Cigarettesby Spritzerr – Rating: M – Word Count: 56,446 – Summary: Lance just wants a tattoo, Pidge’s family is against, Hunk is lovely and Keith is Texan and likes his job. Lance doesn’t understand but will befriend shit outta this cute tattoo artist.
Of Flowers and Motorbikes by downpoured – Rating: T – Word Count: 3,653 – Summary: Lance meets an overly flirty biker who just so happens to work at the tattoo parlor opposite his store.
Keith just wants the cute flower boy’s number.
⭐️ Pink Like Spring by Autumn_Ignited & SailUnchartedWaters (GlassAlice) – After a health scare, Lance’s grandmother is no longer able to work her flower shop.
Lance is the only Fuentes that can take over. But, in order to do so, he has to leave his California life behind: all his friends, the warm weather, and the ocean he loves, to move to the ass-backwards Southern town of Peach Springs with a population smaller than his old apartment complex.
Even worse, everyone there wants to chatter on with small talk and expects him to talk back (but slower). Everyone, that is, except the rude tattoo artist across the street.
All alone in a new town, surrounded by a culture he doesn’t understand and everyone saying y’all all the time, Lance counts down the days until his brother can take over and he can go back to Cali for University.
That is, until his heart gets stolen (by more than just the town) and he’s torn between two worlds.
The Voltron Boulevard Familia by kayleeshuyler (stephaniebithell) – Rating: T – Word Count: 37,958 – Summary: Lance is a hard-working florist who owns his own store, The Dandy Lion, and is proud of everything he has accomplished. A thriving business, a loving family back in Cuba, a family of his own in the shape of his friends and colleagues of the Voltron Boulevard, he couldn’t ask for anything more.
That is until someone new arrives on the boulevard. A tall, dark, mysterious someone who Lance would very much like to get to know, or behind, except for one little problem… He can’t seem to function properly whenever this someone is around, he will either freeze completely or turn into a stumbling mess. Not a great first, or fifth, impression to be sure.
Wear Your Cactus on Your Sleeve by shaqfu – Rating: T – Word count: 1,600 – Summary: All Lance wanted to do was buy a new cactus for his shop.
Florist AU
Make My Heart A Better Place by: Emo_texas_toast, Word Count: 4,181 Rating: T+ Summary: Another successful wedding worked, another reception where Lance wasn’t asked to dance. He had years to come to terms with this fact and never expected someone to ask him now, even at his best friend’s wedding reception. Lance certainly never expected the florist to ask him for a dance, and he definitely wouldn’t say yes. Keith was his rival, after all.
Tatto Artist AU (in general, bc 😻)
Artistic Attraction by cOcunt – Rating: G – Word Count: 3,921 – Summary: Lance had a dumb idea (again), and decided to drag Hunk along with him for it. The dumb idea involved Altean Ink, and the unfairly hot tattoo artists that work there. Lance’s dumb idea doesn’t pan out there, but Hunk wants to go back.
Bum Slapping 101 by Dickaster, Korns – Rating: T – Word Count: 78,147 – Summary: Lance is only a little obsessed with Allura, which starts the cascading events of joining a beach volleyball tournament, getting demolished by the pro duo Shiro and Keith, and being abandoned when Allura swoons into Shiro’s arm like one of those sassy erotica novel covers. To top it off, Keith’s on the hunt for a new partner when Shiro ditches him for his new Leading Lady, and Lance may or may not be falling into another pit of pining goo—so of course he accepts the offer to team up with Keith.
In the process of Keith and Shiro moving to San Diego—Lance, Allura, Hunk, and Pidge’s official stomping grounds—Pidge forces Lance to bum around with them to the tattoo parlor Keith now works at. The realization prompts Lance into accidentally agreeing to get a tattoo, mainly because it means sitting and talking to Keith for hours.
Ah, the things we do for love.
Can You See My Heart? by AsagaoSylph – Rating: G – Word Count: 3,079 – Summary: “But that doesn’t mean its right,” insisted Lance, groaning as he rubbed circles into the side of his head. “It’s not like the image in my head at all! I mean, look at it! It’s so dead! He just……he couldn’t seem to get what I was saying. Again.”
OR
Despite being a successful fashion designer of a company co-founded with his best friend, Allura, Lance struggles to find an artist who can actually express the clothes he wants to make. And, past a point, he stopped expecting to. But maybe the answer just comes in a different form than he expected….
Downtown Bakery by KrysBlack – Rating: Explicit – Word count: 175,441 – Summary: New town, new job. Lance just started his new job at Altea Bakery, and is swept off his feet by the sexy tattoo artist two spaces down (that would be Keith y’all!).
Heart on My Sleeve by unspokenwords – Rating: G – Word count: 3,688 – Summary: Keith has just opened up his tattoo parlor, but in an age where robots will take any image you want and print and tattoo that image perfectly, he’s not getting much business. He’s lucky that he was able to open the parlor in the first place, thanks to his brother’s support. He’s lucky that anyone was supporting him, considering Keith isn’t the type to ask for help. He doesn’t show his feelings often. He doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve.
But when a man named Lance McClain walks into his parlor looking for a tattoo, everything changes.
Hearts are Blooming by PsychologicalColors – Rating: ? – Word Count: 1,280 – Summary: Lance recently took over his family’s flower shop, it’s not like any of his others siblings were going too. It’s not like they could beat his flower knowledge anyway.
Across the street a new tattoo parlor has opened up and its owner is hot. Now, how the hell is Lance gonna talk to him.
Here Again… by G_ay – Rating: Explicit – Word count: 3,425 – Summary: Keith is a tattoo artist who pines over a frequent blue eyed customer.
Lance is a tattoo loving blue eyed customer who pine over his tattooist.
They are both running around each other, playing with their feelings. Until they can’t anymore.
He eats red carnations by: UnderZeWeather – Rating: Explicit – Word count: 206,253 – Summary: Lance owns a tattoo shop nestled comfortably between Cafe Altea, and the florist shop Paladin’s Perfection. Life is pretty sweet working with and around his friends. However, his life gets turned upside down when the owner of Paladin’s Perfection hires a few staff member. Keith. A strange, young, handsome man with a mysterious past? How could Lance not mess around with him?
His Voice by NonBinaryBitch – Rating: T – Word Count: 2,629 – Summary: Lance and Keith don’t know each other, but their lives are about to come crashing together. (Soulmate AU)
I Needed You So Badly by melancholymango – Rating: Explicit – Word count: 35,314 – Summary:
“Hunk, don’t look now, be discreet about it… but there’s a really fucking hot guy sitting in your kitchen. I think it’s love at first sight.”
For a traitorous few seconds, something ugly rears itself in Keith’s chest and he wonders who just walked into the kitchen and stole Lance’s attention so thoroughly. But when he risks a sneaky glance up, it confirms that it’s still just the three of them in the room, and now Hunk is looking his way too with a sheepish sort-of smile. Keith practically crumples the plastic cup with how hastily he brings it to his lips, downing the last half of his drink all at once.
“Lance, I’m pretty sure he can hear you.”
“Good. Let him. Maybe he’ll take the hint and come introduce himself.”
/ aka the one where Keith’s heart is stolen in equal halves by the cute drunken idiot he meets at a party named Lance, and the unfairly sexy and anonymous nsfw blogger named Leandro. (Part 1/2 of the Sugardaddy Keith Shenanigans Series)
I’d Give My Heart Gladly by: melancholymango – Rating: Explicit – Word Count: 72,898 – Summary: He can’t even justify it as desperation. If he were well and truly desperate to move out of Shiro’s place, it would have happened by now. He’s had other options, he’s had people offer, it’s not like he’s backed into a corner and living out of his car. But if it’s not desperation, what exactly is it? A sick, morbid type of curiosity to know Lance better, to expose himself to the same hurt he’s already felt by getting attached to the other boy? Is it still attraction pulling him in like a moth to a flame, despite all that’s happened and how he knows they’re a terrible match? He isn’t sure.
He does, however, catch himself pulling on his best outfit before stepping out the door to go and meet Lance in the park. So maybe that’s an answer in itself.
// aka the one where Keith makes an impulsive decision to move in with the man that stole his heart and broke it all in the same night. Will this end terribly for him, or will it be the start of something great? (Part 2/? of the Sugardaddy Keith Shenanigans Series)
Inside the Second by BleedingTypewriter – Rating: Explicit – Word Count: 28,426 – Summary: All things considered, things are going fine for Keith. He’s apprenticing under Shiro at his shop, and his brother seems pleased with his work. He gets along fine with Allura and Romelle; he even kind of likes Pidge. With James out of the place, things are blessedly, if precariously, okay.
Three minutes into Lance McClain’s first day, he manages to ruin all that for Keith.
It’s almost impressive.
“You alright, there, Kitty-Tat? Did I touch a nerve?”
“Kitty-Tat?”
Make Me Like You by Butidoevenknow – Rating: T – Word Count: 43,428 – Summary: Lance is an aspiring tattoo artist, who is not too terribly covered in said tattoos. Keith, on the other hand, is definitely covered in them. And it’s terrible for Lance. Sort of.
Moth and Flame by wittyy_name – Rating: Mature – Word count: 33,335 – Summary: Keith has been coming back to Altea Tattoos for months now, and it has little to do with the fact that his best friend is the piercer and more to do with the beautiful tattoo artist with talented hands and a smile that makes him weak at the knees.
Lance has had a lot of customers in his days, left his mark on plenty of people, but none so memorable as Keith. He finds himself turning to the door with every chime of the bell, hoping to see eyes like the night sky and a shy smile that could rival the moon.
When they meet at a concert, the spark between them ignites, creating a heat that’s impossible to resist. They’re both inexplicably drawn to each other. Like a moth to a flame.
Need A Room by Cuptat – Rating: T – Word Count: 35,108 – Summary: “Look,” Shiro started without giving Keith a chance to protest once letting him go. “Lance needs a place to stay for the summer.” “Lance?! As in Lance McClain?” Keith whisper harshly. Not Lance. He could feel his heartbeat pick up speed at the mention of his name. He still wasn’t sure as to why that always happened. “Yes,” Shiro inspected the red mark Keith left on his hand. “He was going to stay with Allura but that means sleeping on her couch. So, I said he can stay here.”
Of Dough and Ink by mochacreams – Rating: G – Word count: 1,404 – Summary: Lance notices how they’re both good with their hands.
Of Flowers and Cigarettesby Spritzerr – Rating: M – Word Count: 56,446 – Summary: Lance just wants a tattoo, Pidge’s family is against, Hunk is lovely and Keith is Texan and likes his job. Lance doesn’t understand but will befriend shit outta this cute tattoo artist.
Of Flowers and Motorbikes by downpoured – Rating: T – Word Count: 3,653 – Summary: Lance meets an overly flirty biker who just so happens to work at the tattoo parlor opposite his store.
Keith just wants the cute flower boy’s number.
Of Tattoos and Books by blondeslytherin – Rating: ? – Word Count: 28,533 – Summary: It’s Lance’s first night going to the library staff’s annual Tattoo Night. He expected a night of fun getting tattooed, playing Cards Against Humanity, and eating pizza. He never thought that he might fall for the cute tattoo artist.
In which Lance is the Librarian and Keith is the Tattoo artist. If you’ve ever seen the tumblr story about the librarians who had tattoo night, this is based off of it.
One Life for the Two of Us by: iwriteshipsnotsailthem – Rating: T+ – Word Count: 71,690 – Summary: Despite being a hopeless romantic, Lance has decided to put his look for love on hold when he suddenly becomes a father. That was until his plans get ruined when he meets Pidge’s childhood friend, a hot tattoo artist named Keith. (Part 1/10 of the Dad Lance & Tattoo Artist Keith Series)
Pink Like Spring by Autumn_Ignited & SailUnchartedWaters (GlassAlice) – After a health scare, Lance’s grandmother is no longer able to work her flower shop. Lance is the only Fuentes that can take over. But, in order to do so, he has to leave his California life behind: all his friends, the warm weather, and the ocean he loves, to move to the ass-backwards Southern town of Peach Springs with a population smaller than his old apartment complex. Even worse, everyone there wants to chatter on with small talk and expects him to talk back (but slower). Everyone, that is, except the rude tattoo artist across the street. All alone in a new town, surrounded by a culture he doesn’t understand and everyone saying y’all all the time, Lance counts down the days until his brother can take over and he can go back to Cali for University. That is, until his heart gets stolen (by more than just the town) and he’s torn between two worlds. ⭐️
Pet Buddies (Klance AU Month) by: sasuhina_gal – Summary: Lance and Keith became friends on Instagram because of the pictures they have of their pets. They know they live in the same area, they just didn’t also think it meant the same building.
Roommate Wanted by SuccubustyKisses – Rating: T – Word Count: 4,371 – Summary: “I’m sorry Lance.” She smiled sadly, her eyes quickly going down in guilt as she gripped tightly to the bag on her shoulder. “I know the lease isn’t up yet, and I’m leaving you in a bind but… I just can’t do this anymore.”
“Rosa, please I-“ Lance reached out, wrapping his fingers around the handle of the suitcase at her side.
“I’m sorry, Lance.” She pulled the bag away from him, stepping backwards towards the door. “I thought I was ready to be a mother when you asked me to move in with you. I thought we’d be one big happy family. But, she just doesn’t like me Lance. And I know you say to give it time but its been two months and she still wont even LOOK at me. I’m going to my mothers.”
She steps forward placing a soft kiss on Lance’s cheek before taking her bags and walking out of his life.
Secrets and Scars by aretia – Rating: T – Word Count: 1,721 – Keith seeks out a tattoo master to cover up his scar, but the one he finds doesn’t just do that–he also captures Keith’s heart.
Sparks Beneath The Water by: BleuSarcelle – Rating: T+ – Word Count: 4,527 – Summary: Keith groans pitifully. “Yes, that Lance.”
“Lance Bad Pick Up Lines McClain?” Shiro asks once again, his teasing smirk growing by the second. “Lance ‘My Nipples Are Cold’ McClain?”
Keith looks up just to glare at his best friend. “Are you done?”
Shiro shakes his head. “What? I just want to make sure we’re talking about the same guy.” He shrugs, smiling innocently. “This is Lance ‘That’s A Mullet’ McClain, right?”
[Or the one where Keith’s a tattoo artist who can put magi spells inside his tattoos. And he also has a massive crush on the cute guy with the shark tattoo over his chest.]
Strut Your Mutt by Kosmicknife – Rating: ? – Word Count: 9,233 – Summary: Keith likes routine. Keith walks his dog every day at the same time. Except that one-time Keith was running late and had to walk Kosmo an hour later than usual. That just so happened to be the day Keith (literally) ran into Lance. Weirdly enough Keith kept running into Lance? Everyday? But truth be told Keith didn’t find that to be too much of an issue…
Tattoo Artist (Klance AU Month) by dutchveertje – Excerpt:
Lance was nervous. Like, really fucking nervous. He was waiting on a chair, his leg bouncing like crazy and his fingers fidgeting with the sleeves of his jacket.
“Lance,” Keith said as he walked up to him. “You’re here.” He was wearing a tank top that showed off his tattoo sleeves nicely, and a few of the tattoos on his chest peaked out as well. He had a tablet in his hand.
“Yeah,” Lance said weakly.
Tattooed Love Boysby: star_twin – Rating: Explicit – Word Count: 19,314 – Summary: Hey no, it was fine. He just needed to breathe. No big deal, he could do it. Yeah. He had his appendix taken out when he was ten; he broke his arm twice the summer he turned fourteen; he split his head open trying out a stunt on his skateboard just last year… Lance was no stranger to pain. So then why the hell was this stupid tattoo freaking him out so much?
OR
Lance loses a bet to Pidge and has to get a tattoo. Guess who the moody tattoo artist is.
The Canvas Effect by: neadevar – Rating: Mature – Word Count: 47,862 – Summary: “For god’s sake, Lance, will you please stop drawing cocks on your arm.”
“Hey, no, we have a thing, me and dick face. I draw them a penis every morning and evening on the dot.”
Lance Mcclain is desperate to find his niche in the world, thought he might have when he discovered he had a soulmate. Only his soulmate seems to be a dick. Drowning under student loans and the crushing weight that is adult responsibility Lance tries to figure out where he stands in the grand scheme of the universe. He didn’t realize everything would change with just a belly button piercing.
AU where when you draw on your skin it shows up on your soulmate.
The Mark of a Lion by: incrediblydeadlyviper – Rating: Mature – Word Count: 20,842 – Summary: Lance has finally saved up enough money to get the tattoo he’s been dreaming of for ages, but there is one slight problem. He has no idea where to go for it. So he decides to put his faith in his childhood and current best friend Hunk who recommends him to his neighbor, a great tattoo artist. However, Hunk failed to mention two very important details before Lance went down to the shop: a) he is extremely attractive and completely Lance’s type and b) he’s a total prick.
The bakery door burst open as Lance marched in with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance marring his normally carefree face. He stomped over to the counter, glad that for once the sweet shop was relatively empty because he had a few strong words to say to the man behind the counter. “Hunk, what the hell?! How could you let me go in blind like that? I thought that you of all people, my padawan, would know to give a guy a fucking warning!” “Lance, be quiet! And what are you talking about? Did you not like his designs or something?” Lance snorted. “His designs! No, they were gorgeous and guess what? SO, IS HE! You didn’t tell me he was hot!”
The One Where Lance gets Drunk by WintrRose04 – Rating: ? – Word count: 2,492 – Summary: Lance gets very drunk at a party and loses the only person who keeps him from doing stupid shit. (Hunk, of course) He finds himself in a tattoo shop, with a very cute tattoo artist, and absolutely no shame. Safe to say some odd requests are made.
The Voltron Boulevard Familia by kayleeshuyler (stephaniebithell) – Rating: T – Word Count: 37,958 – Summary: Lance is a hard-working florist who owns his own store, The Dandy Lion, and is proud of everything he has accomplished. A thriving business, a loving family back in Cuba, a family of his own in the shape of his friends and colleagues of the Voltron Boulevard, he couldn’t ask for anything more.
That is until someone new arrives on the boulevard. A tall, dark, mysterious someone who Lance would very much like to get to know, or behind, except for one little problem… He can’t seem to function properly whenever this someone is around, he will either freeze completely or turn into a stumbling mess. Not a great first, or fifth, impression to be sure.
They Tell You Tattoos Are Addictive by: foxsmoulder – Word Count: 7,219 – Rating: G. Summary: “Those tears are mostly because that tattoo god is just too fucking pretty,” Lance sighed wistfully as he noticed another customer entering the shop. “The worst thing is, is that I can’t even do anything about it, because I’m fairly certain he’s got a boyfriend anyway.”
“So your solution is to just keep going back to get more dumb tattoos that you pretend have meaning.” Pidge rolled her eyes at Lance’s indignant gasp. “Just so you can pine pathetically over some guy that you want, but can’t have?”
“That’s about the size of it, yeah.” Lance whined.
Uncharted by: keefffff – Rating: T+ – Word Count: 88,448 – Summary: Lance McClain is fucked.
For multiple reasons.
Keith is acting more suspicious than usual. Allura is getting too close to his secret. Pidge is digging too deep.
His life is spiraling out of control and he doesn’t know who to trust.
And one thought plagues him endlessly:
What the fuck was Keith’s last name?
Wear Your Cactus on Your Sleeve by shaqfu – Rating: T – Word count: 1,600 – Summary: All Lance wanted to do was buy a new cactus for his shop.
White Ink by Sachiela – Rating: G – Word Count: 1,136 – Summary: Lance takes Hunk’s recommendation to check out a particular tattoo parlor to get his first tattoo. And might leave with both a new tattoo and a date.
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