Notes

so how bout Lance, Hunk, and Keith as kids??

Hunk was a chubby kid so a lot of other kids picked on him and bullied him for his size. Lance was the thin, lanky kid who always always defended Hunk, even if it got him pushed around
this boy SMALLER and YOUNGER than Hunk would just jump in front of him, arms flailing, and yell things about how they shouldn’t be mean to Hunk
“HUNK IS BIGGER THAN EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE HE HAS THE BIGGEST HEART” (catch me crYING IN THE CLUB)
Lance was a Pal™ and gave Hunk all the confidence he needed
Hunk gets teary-eyed every time Lance springs to his defense and hugs him so hard he can’t breathe
Lance, with labored breath: “SEE. BIG HEART.”
Keith is the kid who says “FUCK” and Lance is the kid who’s like 😱 😱 😱 😱
don’t even tRY TO TELL ME THAT HUNK DIDN’T HAVE AN EASY BAKE OVEN
Hunk bakes cookies for the first time and they honestly taste like sand but LaNCE SWALLOWS THEM DOWN AND TELLS HUNK HE’S GONNA BE A WORLD FAMOUS CHEF/BAKER (look at him now boys)
KEITH HAD A FAKE PLASTIC SWORD THAT HE CARRIED AROUND EVERYWHERE
Lance used to throw small, wadded up pieces of paper at Keith’s head and found it 100% amusing that the little pieces would stick in Keith’s fluffy hair
Keith gets reALLY MAD when he finds out about the paper thing and Lance becomes genuinely afraid that Keith hates him so Hunk gives him a pep talk so Lance can muster up enough courage to apologize for it
Lance tries to tell Hunk jokes in the middle of class but Hunk has very very loud laughter so that always ends badly
LANCE AND KEITH GET INTO A FIGHT ON THE PLAYGROUND AND HUNK GETS DECKED TRYING TO BREAK IT UP
Lance starts sobbing because he feels so frEAKIN bad and Keith is standing there like “oh no oh no oh no i’M GONNA GET IN TROUBLE I ACCIDENTALLY HURT HUNK I’M GONA GET IN TROUBL–”
the kids all have to play kickball for P.E. and when it’s Hunk’s turn, he goes to kick the ball, misses, and fALLS DOWN
Lance immediately runs over like “you ok buddy?? you good??” Hunk just gives him a thumbs up from the ground
LANCE GETS STUNG BY A BEE AND HUNK BASICALLY CARRIES HIM TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE AND HOLDS HIS HAND WHILE THEY REMOVE THE STINGER AND PATCH HIM UP
one day, the kids pick on Hunk when Lance is home sick so Keith steps up and actually whACKS THE BULLIES WITH HIS PLASTIC SWORD AND TELLS THEM TO BUZZ OFF
of course they tattle on him so Keith gets sent to the principal’s office where his precious plastic sword is confiscated for the day
it’s pretty obvious Keith is really upset, and Hunk feels like it’s his fault so he goes to the playground, gets two sticks (one short and one long), and ties them together into a makeshift sword which he gives to Keith as thanks
to this day, Keith has that little wooden sword in his room :’)
SHIRO IS THEIR BABYSITTER
he helps Hunk bake and cook since he isn’t allowed in the kitchen without someone else
he plays swords with Keith and lets Keith beat him up (though he’s honestly gotten some pretty painful bruises from Keith’s plastic sword…the strength of a child can be terrifying)
he often entertains Lance by allowing him to “style” his hair
aka put so much gel in it that it looks like a grease bomb :’)