Not what Keith expected

Lance smiled and he signed, "Hello, I'm Lance." Keith rose a brow in confusion and then it dawned on him. The man he bumped into is deaf. Keith merely waved- not knowing what to do. The Cuban's blue eyes were crystal blue like the Caribbean sea.
Keith left quickly.
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Lance is a deaf young man who throughout his entire life never really cares that much about the hearing world. He was happy with his culture and about being deaf. Then, he met a Korean stranger- and now he's having second thoughts.