[ The brush of Shiro's face against his makes Keith smile. Smile harder, that is. There aren't many people in his life who can get Keith to drop the scowling and relax completely, but Shiro does it so effortlessly -- like he's got some kind of cheat code. Maybe he'd just claim it's part of some hidden clause in that fabled best friend contract.
But if Keith had been on the verge of laughing before, what gets said next makes him go quiet. It's more of their usual playful bantering really, so he shouldn't be reading anything into it and yet.... it's funny how sometimes the way things sound don't properly register until you've heard them echoed back. His focus is on the star with its faint red halo, but his thoughts are decidedly all tied up closer to the ground.
The silence stretches on for another few ticks. Keith should really be saying something, but he doesn't actually have any words for this. He's happy -- speechlessly happy, just to bask in the idea that Shiro would talk about this like it's a given when they're both aware that togetherness isn't a given at all. The bittersweet note of the thought is sobering, but only enough that Keith bumps his cheek against Shiro's one more time in an unspoken I love you. ]
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But if Keith had been on the verge of laughing before, what gets said next makes him go quiet. It's more of their usual playful bantering really, so he shouldn't be reading anything into it and yet.... it's funny how sometimes the way things sound don't properly register until you've heard them echoed back. His focus is on the star with its faint red halo, but his thoughts are decidedly all tied up closer to the ground.
The silence stretches on for another few ticks. Keith should really be saying something, but he doesn't actually have any words for this. He's happy -- speechlessly happy, just to bask in the idea that Shiro would talk about this like it's a given when they're both aware that togetherness isn't a given at all. The bittersweet note of the thought is sobering, but only enough that Keith bumps his cheek against Shiro's one more time in an unspoken I love you. ]
Better do a good job of it.
[ Better than the one Keith had done at home. ]