Find your element

Only Five minutes? Lance thinks as he showers. Keeping his thoughts on a separate channel in his brain. His nerves are fried. Leaving his hands a slightly shaky mess. He knows this is how hunk is feeling. So he does what calms his best friend down. He reaches into his closet and opens the link to hunk with a flourish.

His fingers pluck the strings of a makeshift guitar and immediately the bond relaxes. He opens it to all his friends. Playing song after song until the tension is released. His door opens as he strikes the last chord.

"I've been waiting." He laughs softly.

"Lance." Keith's starts a sentence but can't seem to finish it.

"Guys I'm fine honestly. Just a little homesick."

Shiro sits on the bed next to him. "Lance you are our sharpshooter. We need you here. I'm sorry it took this bond for me to realize how much we don't actually praise you."

Lace holds up a finger. "Nope! No no no. No, stop that. I can already feel the failure seeping through. You did nothing wrong. I don't like letting people see this part of me because all it does is make them upset. I'm just happy to be on this team. Sure sometimes I feel down but who wouldn't. You know?"

The emotions shared are honest within the metal walls of his room. They talk for what feels like minutes but really is hours. They all open up making the bond stronger and easier to use.

Soon silence is comfortable but still boring. Eager to relieve more of this added stress Lance thinks of songs he could play. Completely out of ideas he focuses on Keith and silently they connect eyes. Both slightly glazed as they talk.

L: you have a song in mind?

K: Lance?

L:come on it'll be fun!

When they disconnect the tune fills the air. "You gotta sing with me." He tells the raven mullet as they all slowly remember the song.

"I can't  sing." He grumbles crossing his arms in embarrassment.

"Can't or won't?" The smirk and raised eyebrow getting nothing but an annoyed grunt.

"Are you really gonna sing?" Hunk chirps as excitement washes through the team.

"Not unless Grumpy pants sings with me."

Pidge wheels on him, "you better allow him to sing!" with each word she jabs a delicate finger into his stomach.

Against his better judgement Keith laughs. Hunk and Lances faces break into a wide smile. "you're ticklish?" Hunk scoots slightly closer than necessary his hands raised, hovering above his knees.

The music has stopped the team all staring at him with sly faces. He tuggs his jacket tighter around his waist. "No."

"Yes," Shiro says shrugging away the stares of betrayal. The guitar is slid under the bed as Lance surges forward fingers dancing gracefully over keiths sides who calls out for Shiro to help him. Who instead starts to tickle Lance, which leads to Hunk trying to save his friend. But falls subject to Shiro's other hand.

Soon everybody is completely out of breath. Smiling and wheezing. Lance struggles into  a sitting position while pointing an accusing finger at pidge, "You did Nothing! We needed your help." 

Keith looks at the little gremlin nodding. Before turning his violet eyes on Shiro. "And you! You betrayed me!" Once again the black paladin just shrugs smirking as he helps them all to their feet.

An bell rings through he air interrupting the 'bonding' moment. Together they walk down the halls talking and laughing. Coran waves them towards the entrance.