(the impish grin/naughty faerie^^^l

"So.. you and Lance?" Keith tilted his head, glancing at his taller version.

The Galran smirked softly, leaning back on the slightly too small bed when he was done sharpening his weapon, a broadsword made from a heavy and sturdy metal.

"Yes. Lance and I are together in our reality." He replied, curling his tail around his legs with a yawn covered by his elbow. He laid on his side, his head resting on his bicep, his forearm curled over his face as he watched the half human Galra hybrid who sat in a chair across from him.

"How? He's an Altean prince. And your apparently his guard. I could never do that. I would probably murder him for being so cocky and arrogant."

"Well,being childhood friends help. Learning how he acts in certain situations and calculating his speech to match his emotions. It all adds up to a simple equation."

"Explain. Please."

The Galran chuckled softly. "Lance acts the way he does to hide. If you ever saw the way he acts whenever he drops the charade, then you would know he's a smart being who would make an excellent leader. He's kind and considerate and thinks of things in ways others don't. Like earlier. Turning the thoughts of my panic into a soothing battle plan? He's smart. And him poking fun. I find it endearing. He's like a naughty faerie with his impish grin."

The human stared with a face of mixed emotions. "that took a turn.." he mumbled.

The Galran chuckled. "It's true."

"What did you mean by childhood friends. How did you meet? How did you become his guard?" Human (mostly) Keith shot off questions, curious about this other reality.

"I'll start from the beginning then..."

"You and Keith are dating in your reality. So that means we will date in our reality?" Lance looked to his white haired clone in question.

"Maybe. You could be dating Shiro in this reality. They're all different." The Altean replied, fidgeting with a "Rubix cube" that the human brought from "Earth"

"I don't want to date Shiro. He's like a second dad. I want Keith." He mumbled softly, watching the Altean solve the puzzle. "How did you do that?! I've had that thing for eight years! I can only get two sides solved."

"It's a simple algorithm." The Altean replied with an eye roll, giving him back the toy. "I'd like to see you try a nssetle."

"I don't wanna know what that is." Lance muttered before he tilted his head. "how can you stand Keith? He can be such an emo."

"I don't know what an emo is but I'm guessing it's a bad thing? He can be annoying but it's one of the reasons I love him. He's sweet. Especially after the dances." The Altean had a wistful look on his face.

"The dances?"

"Yeah. Father knows that I'm with Keith but if the other kingdoms were allies with knew, there would be war. So we continue to attend dances and ceremonies where the kingdoms present a prince or princess for me to choose from and form a betroth with. All night, I dance with them and flirt and afterwards, when I retire to my room, Keith and I will dance together, his arms around my waist, humming along to the tune as we sway.." the Altean sighed. His ears drooping slowly.

"That actually sounds nice.." the human mumbled.

"It is. After we dance, he likes to kiss me. All over. My arms and face and neck.. then he rams his plet in my-"

"NOPE NOT ROMANTIC ANYMORE!"

The Altean chuckled, leaning back against the wall. "I'm joking. He's not like that. Unless I ask him to be. On nights like that, he prefers to cuddle rather than mate."

"That's nice. I guess. But how did you guys meet? How did you guys suddenly get together and started.. mating?"

The Altean hummed and stretched, laying back. "Well, it started like this..."