Christmas / Winter Themed
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$1.99 Reindeer Wrapping Paper by: ablondeweasley – Word Count: 1,304 – Ratibg: ? – Summary: Klance fic based on the prompt “I’m your last customer on Christmas Eve because it’s only now I’ve realized I have no wrapping paper.” Basically, how Lance exchanged numbers with the hottest guy in the world at 1 AM on (technically) Christmas morning.
A Convoluted, Shitty Christmas Lesson (or Whatever) by: Autumn_Ignited & SailUncharted, Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 54,461 – Summary: Keith, trampled by the corporate drudgery of Business, wants nothing to do with Christmas. His boss wants him to learn the meaning of the season if he’s going to take over the company compassionately. In an effort to teach him to get along with people, Kolivan hires him an assistant – some guy named Lance who insists they went to school together. Lance remembers him as unfriendly, Keith doesn’t remember him at all. Lance, of course, LOVES Christmas, so when Keith draws his name for the office secret Santa, he has no idea what to do. It doesn’t help that Lance turns out to be charming and good at his job and really, really hot.
Or, can we shove every Hallmark Trope into one fic?
build a paper plane (to float to you) Rating: Teen & Up, Word Count: 24,162 By: oceaes Summary: “Would it make you feel better if I introduced myself to Shiro’s neighbours?”
“It would make me feel better if you had told me that you were going to be alone this winter break.” Lance grumbles lowly.
“I’m telling you now.”
Lance rubs his hand over his face, tries not to sound frustrated. “Why are you telling me now?”
Keith falters, thinks over his words. Lance bets he doesn’t know why he’s telling him now either. “Because I thought you should know.” He finally settles on. Because you can’t do anything about it.
In which Lance travels across 1,681 kilometers, sees the sky and the water meet for the first time, and falls in more ways than one.
Candy Cane Tights by: Insomniac_with_dreams, Rating: G, Word Count: 1,665, Summary: “Holy shi-oot, holy shoot.” he breaths. Nadia looks up at him wrinkling her nose.
“That’s a bad word uncle Lance.” she says and he nods absently watching as the man pulls a candy cane out of his belt offering it to a toddler. “What are you looking at?”
Nadia peers around the line, and Lance knows she sees him. She waves, and Lance nearly dies when the man waves back a smile on his face.
“You think that elf is pretty don’t you uncle Lance.” She sounds so smug, and Lance’s ears go bright red. He looks away and down at her.
“I do not!”
Chat Me Through Christmas by Naja_is_stitch – Rating: T Word Count: 17,191 – Summary: Lance and Keith are neighbors who are stuck inside all of December because of a big snowstorm. Without a way to get home in time for Christmas, they both turn to a mysterious app, an app which’s goal is to end loneliness in December. Here they start to text each other unknowingly, forming a bond they don’t have in real life.
What will happen when the two get closer online just as they start to get closer IRL?
Christmas Magic by Jeanigans1207, Word Count: 60,435, Rating: G, Summary: In the back of his mind, Lance knew he needed to get back to Nadia and Sylvio. He knew that he needed to go before he overstayed his welcome. He needed to go before he managed to mess up this conversation. There was something to be said for quitting while ahead and right now Lance was as far ahead as he’d ever been. He’d done what he set out to do— he’d said hi to Keith and now Shiro was going to get off his back. Logically, he knew all of this.
But Lance was an even bigger idiot than he’d realized. Instead of leaving, instead of walking away and ending things on a good note, he glanced up at Keith’s eyes, “Well, if all you need to get out of it is plans, we should do something tomorrow.” OR Lance learns that Keith doesn’t have much Christmas spirit and is determined to help him find the magic of Christmas.
Fin-SAY WHAT by cherryredriots – Lance invites Keith to a cat café as a Christmas surprise and gets a little more than he bargained for.
Got my heartbeat racing by jilliancares – A Christmassy fic wherein Keith and Lance often work the night shifts at The Grounds together. Lance can’t stay awake, Keith can’t work the espresso machine, and Allura can’t stand Keith’s pining any longer.
holding your stupid, half-gloved hands
by: realfakedoors; rating: T, word count: 22,678, summary: A three-part Christmas fluff fic, with a pretend/fake relationship, lots of hand-holding, some goons on a train, poor detective skills, and plenty of jokes. Maybe a mistletoe kiss.
Keith and Lance share a commute. Lance is determined to ignore him, and Keith doesn’t even remember that they were rivals in high school. So how, you ask, do they end up pretending to be boyfriends at Adam’s family Christmas Party? Well, it’s a little complicated… but it’s definitely at least 70% Lance’s fault.
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.
i want your midnights by: fauxghost, Rating: T+, Word Count: 5,287 – Summary: Lance walks up to Keith with the promised sweater balled up in his hands. “For you.”
“Great.” Holding up the bright red monstrosity, Keith examines the busy snowflake pattern and the bright green text that reads: Let me be your snowMAN! He blinks, his gaze flicking back up to Lance.
“It was either that or ‘jingle my bells’, so,” Lance says, clearing his throat. “Go put it on, mullet.”
Keith and Lance celebrate the holidays, and all of the casual touching and soft looks might just drive Keith insane, because he really wants to kiss him.
klancemas 2018 by: thespacenico Ratong: T+, Word Count: 134,979 – Summary: when the team gets together to stay in adam’s winter cabin for the holidays, keith doesn’t know what to expect. the war is over, but the effects of it are far from gone, and they’re all still struggling to get used to their new lives. as usual, he finds himself spending most of his time with lance, but he’s surprised when some rather unexpected feelings start bubbling up to the surface. the more time he spends with lance, the stronger those feelings grow, until they’re so undeniable that he’s forced to come to terms with them. and somewhere in the midst of hot chocolate parties and snowball fights and sledding adventures, keith learns how to fall in love.
Let’s Meet Under the Mistletoe by: HopelessNights – Rating: No Rating – Word Count: 3,092 – Summary: Lance is determined to finally confess his feelings for his fellow paladin, one Keith Kogane. So, why is it then that he ends up with everyone but Keith under the mistletoe?
MistleFOE by: devoosha Rating: T+ Word Count: 5,922 – Summary: Someone keeps putting a little black plant up in the castle but it’s NOT mistletoe. It’s mistleFOE and has a different tradition attached to it. Keith makes it complicated and Lance is done.
Or: Five mistleFOE attacks and one mistleTOE
Mistletoe – Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 5,035 by: Bangbangbeefkeef – The annual Garrison Christmas party gets a lot more interesting when Lance pulls Keith into the coat room.
Additional tags: post-canon, dry humping, anal fingering, semi-public sex, drunk sex, confessions
my home for all seasons by: peachyaslans, Rating: T+, Word Count: 5,507, Summary: “Keith refuses to get out of the car if he sees one,” Texas adds, leaning over and ruffling Keith’s hair, smiling cheerfully. “We have to sit and wait until it’s out of sight.”
“He used to cry that the seagulls would carry him away,” Krolia smiles fondly at Keith. “And it’s been years since it happened, but he’s still scared like a little baby.”
“Mom, Dad, I’m right here,” Keith protests, ignoring Lance’s teasing laughter.
“Yes, we know darling,” Krolia replies easily, flicking through the album of photos.
Keith huffs, leaning into Lance’s side where he’s sitting on the arm of the couch. “I should’ve known my own parents would side against me with my boyfriend.”
or; keith takes lance home.
Oh Come, Let us Adore Him by: Caeseria, Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 9,247 – Summary: On the way to a Midwinter gathering, Lance and Keith get stranded in the Canadian Rockies during a snowstorm and are forced to seek shelter in a mountain shack.
only future that i need by thespacenico, Rating: G, Word Count: 11,505 – the team finally heads back from their month-long christmas get-together. keith asks lance to travel to the altean colony with him, just so they can be together for a little bit longer. flirting, interrupted almost-kisses, sparring, and slow dancing ensue.
Secret by aprzlshowers – Rating: T – Word Count: 5,593 – Summary: After realising it’s Christmas Eve Earth Time, the paladins decide to carry out a Secret Santa. However, gifts are not the only thing being kept a secret from the team…
Snow – Rating: , Word Count: by ardenrabbit – “You haven’t said a word in like, ten minutes.”
“I’m cold,” Keith said. Lance laughed again, and this time, he was close enough to nudge Keith’s shoulder with his own. They were getting better at friendly gestures like that: less squabbling, more high-fiving. A hug now and then, if Keith was especially lucky.
Lance told him helpfully, “Snow is cold.”
“No shit,” Keith huffed. He was happy as a clam when he was in the desert, from the scorching days of seeking sweaty refuge in the shade, to the chilly, open nights of huddling against the radiator. He was never freezing in the desert.
But then, he had never seen snow before, and that was why Lance had brought him all the way out here
The Gift by: devoosha, Rating: T+ Word Count: 4,532 – Summary: Lance draws Keith’s name for a gift exchange and hopes he comes up with the perfect gift.
Their Own Little Universe Together by: Morningstar (Solar_Litost), Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 2,900 – Summary: Through all the pain and emotions after the war,
Keith and Lance finally come together.
Or Keith remembers how they started and where they are now.
to keep me warm by: pinkseltz, Rating: G, Word Count: 10,684 – Summary: “What are you—?” Keith follows his gaze. “Oh.”
And there, tied innocently above their heads in a festive red ribbon, hangs a sprig of mistletoe.
“Yeah.” Lance says. “Oh.”
(5 times keith and lance kiss under mistletoe, plus 1 time they don’t.)
Valentines Day / Spring
See Also: Lovebug Rec
Kiss From a Rose by: Sachiela, Word Count: 1,566, Rating: G, Summary: When Lance asks Keith if he’s free next Thursday, Keith doesn’t think anything of it and says he’d rather stay home, not sure why that upset his boyfriend so much. He figures it out, eventually, though, and does his best to make it up to Lance.
Kosmo the Match Maker by Sampai66 – Meet cute because Kosmo is a nosey doggo.
Valentine’s 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.
you make heaven a place on earth by: dumdum69, Word Count: 8,316, Rating: Not Rated, Summary: “Listen, I tell you everything about myself – ” Lance says.
“All totally unwanted information, by the way,” Keith interjects. “I didn’t give two flaming shits about the Mickey Mouse rash,” he says, running a hand through his hair in exasperation.
“The Mickey Mouse rash was fucking significant Keith! The Mickey Mouse rash belongs in the Library of fucking Congress, okay?” Lance screeches, leaning forward on the table, precariously close to tipping over a glass of water. Keith quickly moves the glass away from imminent tragedy, and stares at Lance stonily.
“I don’t think the Library of Congress wants the Mickey Mouse rash, Lance,” Keith says, sighing deeply, and Lance groans, dropping his head down onto the table in frustration.
“Point is, I tell you everything, and I ask for nothing in return, being the selfless martyr that I am, so it’s only fair that this one time, you tell me what you were doing this morning!” Lance says, flinging his hands up in the air dramatically.
OR ~ a valentine’s day college AU: keith is lance’s secret admirer & lance is… lance
Halloween / Autumn
See Also: Dragons, Mermaids, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Familiars & Other Creatures!
A Halloween Story by hollo, Rating: G, Word Count: 5,391, Summary: The wail cut off abruptly. The flashlight had ended up pointing directly at the fireplace, and for some reason, now, Keith could see the small, pale pieces that littered the hearth along with the ashes. They might’ve been pale porcelain, grayed by the soot. They might’ve been…something else…
“A window?” Lance asked in a whisper, drawing closer to Keith.
“Might’ve been a window,” Keith replied, straining not to sound as rattled as Lance did. “Might’ve been… might’ve been a ghost.”
“Haunted house,” Lance said.
“Exactly.”
Blood, Bitch! by thessredlion, Word Count: 998, Summary: “Fuck, shit, I’m so sorry, you scared the shit out of me and I just-“
“Punched me? You’re at a haunted house! Of course we’re gonna scare you! It’s our fuckin’ job, man!” or Lance has very little control over his reactions
Fright Fest by foxgnder, Rating: G, Word Count: 7,249 Summary: When Keith’s cousin Shiro convinced him to work at Fright Fest for the Halloween season, Keith wasn’t expecting more than causing a few middle schoolers to piss their pants and run home crying to their moms. However, when Keith’s school crush Lance McClain shows up, Keith is thrown for a loop.
Getting the Corn Maze Creeps by KatelFireDemon – The team goes to a haunted corn maze! What happens when they get separated?
Monsters in these Woods, Rating: Explicit, Word Count: 2,957, Summary: “Not just any cryptid, it’s a demon.”
Keith blinked and turned back to face him, “Where the hell do you get that idea from?” (Cryptid Hunter Keith, Incubus Lance)
Monsters in Your Mind (sequel to Monsters in these Woods), Rating: T+, Word count: 2,428, Summary: “What are you, Lance?”
His expression shifted to one of genuine confusion, but Keith didn’t miss how the other boy was perfectly still for the first time. Even the pulse beating in his wrists had stopped, it seemed.
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.
the moon that breaks the night by parchmints – He looks up then and stares the beast right in the eyes—right in Lance’s eyes. Because in all the terror and fleeing, Keith forgot that part, that somewhere, underneath all that fur and teeth is Lance. // The simple truth is that Keith Kogane is in love with his childhood best friend, Lance McClain. It’s a simple truth he plans to keep locked away until the day he dies, but that was before Lance survived a grisly animal attack. Now, a month later, Keith is resolved to confess. But the full moon has other plans for them…
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