klance interactions p4
episode 4. this was a really fun episode, and since i really thought it would be a filler, i was pleasantly surprised at things revealed between lance and keith. keith’s cheering lance on with the rest of the team, something he wouldn’t have done in the earlier days of voltron. something small, but notable.
now, here’s the really fun part. the paladins are given the choice of picking the paladin they want to escape from the hellhole that is this family feud set.
let’s start with body language. i’m only focusing on lance and keith here.
okay, beginning with lance: he’s obviously struggling during this, looking from side to side to see what his teammates are picking. we know who they picked, neither pidge nor hunk chose lance, they chose allura and hunk.
think about it: HUNK - lance’s best friend from his childhood. ALLURA - lance’s crush throughout the show. two super obvious choices for lance. the fact that lance didn’t choose allura after everything that went down in s6 blows my mind.
now to keith: he looked pretty set in stone that he was going to pick lance from when the timer started. he doesn’t stutter or look confused, he literally picks up his pencil and starts writing. he already knew, he’d obviously thought about it before - he’d choose lance over anyone else. lance is keith’s first choice.
and a small detail - lance and keith finished writing first. they were the most sure on their answers. allura, hunk and pidge are still writing. that is spectacular.
lance starts off with his shoulders raised, and slouching. he’s sort of shrinking in on himself. and if i know anything about body language, it’s that you cave in on yourself when you’re flustered or embarrassed. he’s not standing straight. (haha.)
lance makes eye contact with keith when he begins, but he breaks away when he smiles. that’s pining. smiling while you break eye contact is an obvious sign of affection. i was shocked when i saw this, i knew it was coming, but i didn’t expect it to be so… blatantly chummy??? hunk and pidge both look shocked.
now to what he actually said: “he’s our leader, plus he’s half galra”
lance views keith as a leader - more growth since the beginning of the show. “plus he’s half-galra,” stuck out to me though. lance views keith as someone unique, hence being half-galra, and rewinding to season 2 and keith’s heritage, lance never really brought it up… it’s a trait in keith that lance really admires, i think.
“so i think he’s, like, the future.”
lance sounds so sincere when speaking. lance truly thinks that keith is a necessary part of their universe. keith is lance’s future.
lance makes the same face at allura in season 4, but even more so at keith.
now to keith. his arms are crossed, he’s closing himself off.
his reason for picking lance is definitely not what he said. we all know he’s a generally reserved guy, and doesn’t like showing emotions - especially not to strangers. a reminder - keith was the first to finish writing. he probably has a lot of different reasons for choosing lance, but i think the main one is - he cares about lance the most. plain and simple.
we usually see lance as the one who won’t show affection toward keith, but this? we’ve seen this face a million times before.
lance and keith are the only two people on the team who chose each other. that says a lot.
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