Once a little boy went to school. One morning The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make all kinds; Lions and tigers, Chickens and cows, Trains and boats; And he took out his box of crayons And began to draw.
But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make flowers.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange and blue crayons. But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And it was red, with a green stem. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower Then he looked at his own flower. He liked his flower better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just turned his paper over, And made a flower like the teacher’s. It was red, with a green stem.
On another day The teacher said: “Today we are going to make something with clay.” “Good!” thought the little boy; He liked clay. He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mice, Cars and trucks And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay.
But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make a dish.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make dishes. And he began to make some That were all shapes and sizes.
But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And she showed everyone how to make One deep dish. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish; Then he looked at his own. He liked his better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just rolled his clay into a big ball again And made a dish like the teacher’s. It was a deep dish.
And pretty soon The little boy learned to wait, And to watch And to make things just like the teacher. And pretty soon He didn’t make things of his own anymore.
Then it happened That the little boy and his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little boy Had to go to another school.
The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. And he waited for the teacher To tell what to do. But the teacher didn’t say anything. She just walked around the room.
When she came to the little boy She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?” “Yes,” said the little boy. “What are we going to make?” “I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher. “How shall I make it?” asked the little boy. “Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher. “And any color?” asked the little boy. “Any color,” said the teacher. And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.
~Helen Buckley, The Little Boy
So funny story about the one with the girl in the white dress. Post about it later.
These are really fuckin cute
I haven’t contributed enough to the klance tag so here are some really, really sappy headcanons
Keith doesn’t get much sleep, but on the rare occasions when he can, he sleeps like he’s dead. Nothing can wake him up he’s just gone.
Lance sleeps all the fucking time. When everyone else is being productive, he just takes naps. Often times he’ll do it in Keith’s bed so when Keith comes back from the training deck he gets to cuddle a sleeping Lance.
Lance is ticklish EVERYWHERE and he’s pissed because Keith doesn’t seem to be at all, but then he finds out that Keith has really ticklish thighs. They have tickle fights all the time that usually end with Lance winning.
Keith likes kissing Lance’s neck.
Everyone thinks that Keith would like black coffee but he can actually only drink those sugary Starbucks mochas that you get from vending machines.
Over all he prefers tea and drinks earl grey when he needs caffeine (which is always).
Half the reason that Keith keeps his hair long is because Lance loves running his fingers through it.
Keith’s favorite kinds of jokes are the ones that make no sense and come out of nowhere and one time Lance just whispered “here comes chungo” in his ear and he lost his shit.
When they’re making out Lance will sometimes say stuff like “you’re really scrungling my bongos right now” and completely ruin the moment. Keith can’t even be mad because he’s dying of laughter.
Lance is an artist and he mostly draws people. When Keith isn’t paying attention Lance will draw him and then later Keith is like “when tf did you do that”
Keith loves Lance’s art and he gets all blushy when he sees drawings of himself.
Keith may speak very bluntly but he’s good at poetry. He writes little poems about Lance.
Lance loves Keith’s poems and saves all of them.
Lance grew up around extremely supportive and accepting people but he still internalizes a lot of stuff. Being with Keith makes it better though, especially when he holds Lance and tells him how great he is and how much he loves him.
Lance is a beauty expert and people are always gushing over his looks. But to him, Keith, who doesn’t even try to look good, is the most beautiful person in the world.
Lance hordes expensive bath products that he buys from alien markets, stuff like bath salts/bombs, fruity shampoos, etc. He and Keith will take fancy baths together and just cuddle while Lance washes his boyfriend’s hair. Keith always complains but on the inside he really likes it because it’s calming and makes him sleepy. (later Pidge is like “what smells like a lush factory exploded”)
Listen my dudes these two are in love and they have completely ruined my life
Those two love the more kinda simple dates. Like movie theatre dates, then going out for dinner, and just walking around while they hold hands.
Lance has this scarf he stole from Keith and he wears it all the time
Keith: “babe, why do you have to wear that scarf? It seriously doesn’t even go with the outfit your wearing.” Lance: “so what? Let me wear it.” As he sticks his tongue out at him
Keith also got them each kind of matching rings that they wear every single day cause 1. YOI and 2. Cause he thought it was nice
He also got them these two little matching magnets because “even if they ever broke up or if they were far apart, they’d always be able to find each other”
Keith thought it was kinda cheesy but lance is a slut for cheesy stuff
While Keith gets the deep gifts, lance gets Keith stuff like a rainbow knife or a Deadpool key chain cause Keith loves Deadpool
They also compare themselves a lot to other characters they ship
Keith is Deadpool while Lance is Spider-Man. Keith is Yuri while Lance is Victor. Etc.
Lance is a huge hugger but Keith’s kinda the jealous type
Lance: *hugging hunk* Keith: *clearly mad, next to pidge* I’m telling you! He loves everyone except for me
Oh! Keith also loves going to visit Lance’s family even though they kinda do scare him a little bit.
He just isn’t used to having that many people around him, but he loves the energy and hearing lance speak Spanish to his family even if he has no idea what they’re saying
They kind of mess around with Keith a lot and target him. Lance’s sister: “Keith! Okay so if you want to say ‘I’m hungry’ you say ‘Ay papito dámelo’” and Keith of course tries saying it
Lance and everyone laugh at him while Keith is confused and lance tells him it means “daddy give it to me”
Keith blushes really hard but Lance thinks it’s adorable and Keith knows he’s loved in the household. They just like to have their harmless fun
Keith also loves taking care of Lance’s nieces and nephews.
He’ll gladly shower then or feed them whenever it’s needed because there’s always so much going around when they visit Lance’s family
Honestly, it makes him think about how he’d love to have children with Lance someday
Lance has thought about it too while he saw Keith singing his niece to sleep
Lance: I say 'Vol' you say 'tron'. Vol!
Keith: Tron.
Lance:
Lance: I remeber the bonding moment.
Keith: *grabs Lance by the front of the armor and pulls him into a kiss* I love you
Lance: me too ;)
THE END
Keith: do you ever drink so much coffee, that you feel kind of dizzy, them like the world is moving in slow motion, and then like your drifting through time and temporal space, and then like you can see everything and nothing, while at the same time being lost in the void?
Lance: .... no?
Shiro: *nodding in the background*
People need to realize that there’s a difference between straight people and Straight People™
i love one (1) boy