I don’t know why I’m just noticing this now, but Keith and Lance both have serious rejection issues that are the main reason why they can’t love people properly or feel they can fall in love. Like I mentioned before, Lance has had his heart broken/been rejected so many times that when someone actually reciprocates feelings towards him, he pushes them away because he’s scared it may happen again
A good example of this as I also mentioned, is the bonding moment. It’s already been confirmed that Lance remembers the bonding moment but he purposely forgot because he wasn’t emotionally ready to go there yet
This could mean that he was scared to take the next step forward with Keith or even grow closer after this, because he was afraid that he’d just get his heart broken again. And he wasn’t strong enough to face that
As for Keith he’s mentioned before, that instead of accepting people into his life he pushes them away before they can reject him
And that sounds awfully similar to Lance, except his rejection issues started because of his mom abandoning him
I’ve noticed that Keith and Lance’s insecurities parallel each other’s a lot, like them being unsure of their places on the team because of who they are (which is emphasized in the ep “Red Paladin” that refers to the both of them and their insecurities, not a coincidence at all)
They’re the only two on the team who’s internal conflicts and insecurities are causing a set back in their growth and development. If Lance is too afraid to accept love from others because of fear of rejection, how can he truly love? If Keith is also afraid that him accepting people into his life will lead to rejection, how can he also properly love as well?
This is why they’re both having these arcs right now that are making them stronger and will help them to overcome these issues. As I mentioned before, Keith coming across his mom will bring him inner peace. His problems rooted from his mom, so if he can overcome them he will be stronger.
Jeremy has also mentioned that Lance being able to take the lead in s5 is helping him to become his own man apart from Keith. Lance has always felt inferior to Keith, so him not being emotionally ready to accept their bonding moment is also because of that other than fear of rejection. If Lance can stop trying to compare or one up himself to Keith, but become strong on his own instead of looking at things as a competition. He can actually be emotionally ready to face Keith as his own person and not as someone who feels inferior to him. Not to mention his on going insecurities about his value to the team will be fixed too. He also wouldn’t be so scared of rejection, because Keith was ready to accept him a long time ago (*cough* he has a crush on him *cough*)
Now it’s just a matter of them both getting on the same page
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