[ when a conversation opens with a warning, there is little to prevent the initial tense up and subsequent uptick in heartbeat. lance is – lance; shiro’s familiar with his habit of tying himself into knots over things that are never quite as serious as he makes them out to be. there’s no reason to be anxious, he tells himself. nonetheless, there’s a tightness to his voice that he he falls short of hiding. ]
audio; un: blackpaladin
Go ahead, Lance. What’s on your mind?