[ … okay. shiro is no stranger to keith’s lack of social awareness. there’s a gap; no, a gaping hole in keith’s understanding. shiro loves the boy but he has to admit, keith is borderline oblivious, at least in terms of people being interested in him. shiro was there at the garrison too. he saw a little of it firsthand. to this day, shiro is still fairly certain that griffin boy was playing too hard at the if-he’s-mean-to-you-he-likes-you. keith, apparently, only read it as he’s-mean-so-he’s-an-asshole-and-should-be-punched. shiro can’t fault keith for that.

for now, keith will earn himself a flat look for the sun comment. and as for the rest? ]

Probably. [ fucking griffin. he frowns, pursing his lips in thought and then huffing as he tosses a glance the other way, double-checking that the unicorn is very much keeping his distance. ]

Some people have trouble verbalizing their interest. So they tease you… or in this case, threaten you for allowing yourself to be corrupted? [ it sounds so preposterous that he can’t even prevent his voice from pitching higher as a question. still: ] I think he wasn’t a fan of you having a boyfriend.