lifeguard – Klance Fic Recs

lance as a lifeguard rec 🤌✨🥰

Establishing Conversations by: BleuSarcelle, Word Count: 3,495, Rating: G, Summary: Maybe it was the dark smooth looking skin.

Nah, it was probably the fine jaw line, or maybe the cheekbones. Hair? Maybe? Curly on the ends with a few bangs falling on his face. It might have been the sharp blue eyes that roamed around the pool like a hawk.

All that Keith knows is that his gay heart needs to talk to that lifeguard, right now.

“Pidge, I need you to push me to the pool right now and let me drown.”

(OR the one where Keith pines for the hot lifeguard and tries all day to talk to him some how. It doesn’t end like he expected.)

🌟 Eyes Off You by: arcadevia, Word Count: 16,118, Rating: T+, Summary: “I like it,” Keith blurts, practically signing off the measurements of his coffin with how straightforward that feedback is.

Lance’s head swiftly tips downward to finally look at Keith. His face is the shell of a reaction, toeing between something wild and something passive. A few locks of hair swing down and hang loose along the edge of his forehead, kind of like Allura’s doll-like ringlets that dance around with every expressive motion she makes. The overhead light is barely obscured from Keith’s view by his friend’s towering figure, and it’s almost like Lance is simultaneously both something nostalgic and completely foreign.

“You do?” Lance asks with a genuine curious lilt. His knuckles shift anxiously against the seams of the shorts’ pockets.

“Yeah.”

Keith can’t take his eyes off Lance.

Or: 3 times Keith was struck dumb by Lance’s beauty and 1 time he didn’t just stare.

Drowning in a Sea of Stars by: plumeriafairy14, Word Count: 4,991, Rating: T+, Summary: Lance never thought that he’d see the very stars of the universe in the shattered irises of someone who would never see them. Or him.
Even so, that will not stop Lance from making Keith see how truly beautiful he is to him.

heat waves (late nights in the middle of june) by: ShatterinSeconds, Word Count: 17,595, Rating: T+, Summary: “You were planning on swimming at night too,” Keith accuses him, crossing his arms. “Admit it, hypocrite.”

Eyes darting back in panic, Lance waves his hands around wildly, sputtering nonsense. “No, nope, I always follow the rules. My lifeguard senses were tingling and I knew there was someone I had to save.”

“I’m not that stupid,” Keith says with an eye roll. “You had the same idea as I did.”

Lance cringes, not denying it anymore as his mouth snaps closed. Keith wouldn’t believe him even if he still tried; he smirks. “How about this becomes our little secret, ok?”

Since he’ll never see Lance again, Keith accepts the outstretched pinky, wrapping his own finger around it. They shake on it, completing the pact. “Whatever.”

(or Keith gets caught up in a whirlwind summer romance)

Lessons by: amycoolz, SylWritesStuff, Word Count: 75,264, Rating: E, Summary: Keith has been nothing but a thorn in Lance’s side since the mullet-haired ass first walked into the classroom. But when he decides to get himself shoved into the deep end and, wow, can’t even swim, Lance has to save his pretty self and then Pidge volunteers him to teach Keith how to swim. Great. Just great.

Summer days and metal baseball bats by: BlowingYourMind, Word Count: 3,796, Rating: G, Summary: He tried to kick and swim upwards, but he couldn’t tell what way was up and what way was down and his body wasn’t cooperating with him, remaining annoyingly limp.

That was when he felt warm hands loop around his waist. Keith instinctively wrapped his numb arms around his savior’s neck and said savior helped him adjust before he was kicking against the pool bottom and propelling them to the surface. When they breached it, Keith let out a wheezing breath, unsure if the substance falling from his face was tears, blood, or chlorinated pool water.

OR // Keith finds out that Lance McClain is a lifeguard in the worst possible way.

The Impossible Case of Lance McClain And Keith Kogane by: joobiestories, Word Count: 3,732, Rating: T, Summary: Lance is convinced he cannot fall in love with Keith. Everyone else begs to differ, including Keith.

*bonus!* LIFEGUARD KEITH 🌊

Surface Level by: Captain_Amiraca, Word Count: 29,173, Rating: G, Summary: Keith wanted to get away, he needed to get away. Even if away meant traveling halfway across the country to work for his cousin as a lifeguard, and live with the other college students there. He knows he doesn’t belong, but maybe an annoying surfer named Lance can help.

(in progress)

ARTIST

BARISTA

hot chocolate for the soul? by: renyoi Word Count: 2,596, Rating: G Summary: When the cute barista boy notices you suffering during finals week and gives you free hot chocolate, how are you supposed to respond? Well, badly, apparently. If Keith’s experience is anything to go by.

Syrup and Honey by starlightment, rating M, word count 61,087 – When Lance decides to take over his grandmother’s highly-acclaimed coffee shop, he quickly realizes there are much bigger issues at hand than the struggle of carrying out his family legacy. Like his annoyingly handsome ex, for instance. Lance is determined to taste sweet success, but with memories of his romantic past making an unfortunate comeback, it seems like there might be more than just coffee brewing between them.

See More/Related: Coffee Shop AU

BODYGUARD/CELEBRITY

Lion at my Side by: Trashness, Word Count: 81,557, Rating: Mature, Summary: Keith is excited to finally have a permanent bodyguard contract offered to him. The pay of course is a big improvement, but he’s also excited to extend himself and his skills. He’ll be in charge of home security, have to attend ritzy events, get to fly to exotic locations…
Wait the client is Lance McClain?

Oh man… Keith hates that guy.
or how Keith and Lance learn that they’re not so different and gradually find solace in each other’s company, away from the walls they have built up to protect themselves in the aggressive Hollywood landscape. (Bodyguard AU)

See More: Celebrity AU // Famous KL // Bodyguard AU

DR/NURSE/EMT

4 O’Clock in the Morning by: ithasthegay_fanfiction, Word Count: 1,586, Rating: T+ Summary: “You heard me,” Keith tipped his head up to look Lance in the eyes, “I’ve seen the looks you give me when we work together. I know you like me as much as I like you. We both just went through something terrifying so excuse me if I’m tired of waiting for you to make the first move.”

Afire Love by: sparkle__bitch, Word Count: 6,830 Rating: G Prompt: Hey! So I was wondering if you could write a promt with a klance au, ( firefighter Keith x paramedic lance) that’s likes super angsty but with a happy ending. Like Keith gets trapped in a house and gets burned badly and lance is the one in the ambulance and sees his bf super injured and is super scared. And then everything is fine in the end. But maybe Keith like almost dies? Or his injuries get infected?’

Fight Me! – A Klance Nursing AU by: devoosha, Word Count: 12,267 Rating: T+, Summary: Lance loves his job as a nurse on the post-surgery floor of his hospital. He gets to work the overnight shift with Hunk and playfully, not seriously, flirt with all the patients. He is well-loved for his sunny disposition and friendly, calm, and caring ways. Enter Keith, a seriously injured patient from a drunk driving accident. Lance, who cherishes his job, tries not to fall for the grumpy patient in Room 523. It’s not easy when he’s so cute!

Orange Chrysanthemum by: moe20112233, Word Count: 17,901, Rating: T+, Summary: After a devastating car accident in which Lance is left paralyzed from the waist down he must adjust to his new life while bound to a chair. However with the help of Keith, New York’s best Physical Therapist, he may have a chance of walking again.

Ao3 Search: X

CEO/OFFICE AU

Call & I’ll Be Right Over by: klanceflavored, Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 21,873 Summary: It’s a tale as old as time: Keith & Lance, two CEOs from rival companies are always neck & neck at each other’s throats until that fateful night where one drunken fun party hook up turns into something more,

you guessed it: casual stress relief sessions after office hours,

but sometimes they both can’t help but wonder if it could ever become… even more?

or: instead of some CEO klance husbands, I offer you CEO klance rivals who are also sex friends to blow off stress (and obviously catch feelings too) ❤

Leave a Note (I’ll Get Back To You) by: KitschyKit, Rating: G, Word Count: 1,623 Summary: Keith and Lance are both secretaries for top opposing attorneys, and while they work in the same Courthouse, their offices are on different floors. One day, their routine becomes a little different, with the addition of love notes passed back and forth between the Public Defender’s Office and the State’s Attorney’s Office like star-crossed lovers.

Much Mistletoeing by: Sachiela, Rating: G, Word Count: 1,213 Summary: Keith promises his brother that he’ll go home as soon as he’s finished up the last of his current project, even though they both know he’s in no rush to get home to an empty apartment. Some time later, a noise makes him look up and he finds his newest coworker hanging a wreath on his office door.

See More Here: CEO/Office AU

FIREFIGHTER

Savior by: DreadfulMind, Word Count: 1,479 Rating: G Summary: Lance gets stuck in a tree trying to save him cat, and ends up getting saved himself by a hot firefighter.

AO3 Search: X

FLORIST

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.

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. ⭐️

See More: Tattoo Artist AU & Tattoo Artist/Florist AU

LIFEGUARD/SWIM TEACHER

(AO3 SEARCH)

See More: Lifeguard / Swim Teacher AU

MUSICIAN/BAND AU

⭐️ Drummer Boy by: klancekorner, Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 50,188 Summary: Lance is 100%, without a doubt, straight. He has the perfect girlfriend and has never wanted anything more. But suddenly his world is being turned upside down by the boy playing the drums at his local bar–a boy who happens to be very good looking, very gay, and very very interested in Lance. // aka: Good-Boy Lance has a crisis when he meets Keith because he’s so damn attractive, and Keith is a little ho that is way too promiscuous and open about his sexuality. The become friends. Confusion and sexual tension ensue.

So Anyway, Here’s Wonderwall by: fairietailed, orphan_account, Rating: T+, Word Count: 83,497 Summary: Lance can’t seem to look anywhere but Keith as he performs.
He doesn’t bother trying to hear the music over the sound of his own heartbeat in his ears. // In which Keith is a bassist and Lance is weak.

See More: Band AU / Musician AU

RADIO HOST

⭐Desert Radio by: SherbetLemon, Word Count: 36,669, Rating: G, (Wayback Archive Link) Summary: When Keith crash lands in a desert, his only way back to civilization is to follow the signals of a radio show.

Lance’s cheery ramblings fill the empty desert air, and Keith finds himself bonding with the shapeless voice. He begins looking forward to meeting Lance more than actually getting help, but maybe that’s a good thing. Because you don’t get the whole picture through sound. And when the two finally meet, there are a few surprises in store.

⭐️ Video Killed the Radio Star by: europa_report, Rating: T+ Word Count: 69,468 Summary: “Yeah I… I didn’t know I had a sister,” said Keith.

“Until she died last month. And now I… now I’m, um, I-I’m like a single parent to my nieces.” He took a huge breath to steady himself, waaay to worked up to be on live radio. “And I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.”

// In which Keith is the guy who suddenly finds himself a single-parent to his two nieces, and Lance is the charming radio host who might be his only voice of reason in this mess

SEX WORK

after hours by: bfys, Word Count: 4,921, Rating: Explicit, Summary: It’s the atmosphere that makes Lance stay—all cool toned colours and dim lighting and music loud enough to drown out any thoughts of doubt he might have about spending the late evening hours at a strip club. Admittedly, he’s already kind of turned on just from being in the midst of all this. Maybe that makes him an easy target. Maybe he doesn’t care.

Enjoy The Show by: Queerklancing, Word Count: 17,792, Rating: Explicit, Summary: When Shiro drags Keith to a shitty nightclub at the other end of town, Keith never expected to find exactly what he was looking for. The dancer with the bright blue eyes and a cheeky grin has him wrapped around his little finger in no time, and Keith decides that he has to make this boy his.

Off The Clock by: iwriteshipsnotsailthem, Word Count: 1,760, Rating: T+, Series: Part 1 of The Wholesome Stripper AU feat Klance, Summary: Lance notices one of his regular costumers outside of work and starts a random conversation with a stranger so they won’t approach him. He just happened to start talking to Keith

See More: SEX WORK AU (Stripper/Exotic Dancer/Cam Boy/Porn Actors)

TATTOO ARTIST

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.

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)

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

See More: Tattoo Artist AU & Tattoo Artist/Florist AU

TEACHER

The Art of Hellions by: Reader115, Rating: T+,Word Count: 5,075 Summary: Lance’s daughter seems pretty intent on terrorizing her art classroom, and Lance has no choice but to apologize to the hot art teacher. As many times as it takes.

VETERINARIAN

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.

WEDDING PLANNER

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.

Tag: lifeguard

Lifeguard / Swim Teacher AU

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