[ the seconds pass slowly, heart pounding in doubletime behind his sternum as they briefly lock eyes and then shiro draws him in closer to put lips to his forehead. again, keith closes his eyes, sighing contentedly through the contact. his arms are straining just a little, but it's hard to mind when he feels so at east with the world at large.
it's a peace that doesn't last especially long. keith's own head had been stuck in the not-so-distant past of the last hour in the noisy bar and he honestly doesn't follow what shiro's talking about at first when he says don't wanna miss you anymore. hyperbole much over the brief separation during the eating contest much? he smiles though, something a little dopey with fondness ... that is unti something about shiro's tone and expression shifts grey with melancholy and keith lookd up at him looking worried.
i'm right here. and i'm never letting you go.
he thinks the words, feels it feverently down to the marrow in his bones, but then the phrase you found me finally pushes a gear into the right place. compreension has keith briefly looking doe eyed and then... it hurts. the year and a half that shiro had been absent from earth is something keith doesn't remember in its entirety -- days blurring from boredom and loneliness until brief set in and bled the colors out from his life. but that's just one side of it. shiro's side is still a giant mystery, and one that his best friend has only ever voluntarily brought up once since being stuck in this reality.
does keith tense up a little bit? of course he does -- just slightly, his arms tightening a pinch further around shiro's waist. somehow it hurts to think shiro missed him all that time that everyone else had been trying to get keith to accept his best friend and only remaining family was gone forever. swallowing hard, he can't help wishing he had that third arm again to hold shiro that much tighter to his chest. ]
Hey now. You found me first. [ quiet but insistent, keith nuzzles his cheek against the side of shiro's head. ] All those years ago. [ when he was just some scrappy kid staring out windows instead of giving the famous astronaut the time of day. not that finding each other is any kind of competition, but it's good to set the record straight. keith turns his face just enough to whisper into shiro's ear. ]
But you found me and I found you. Let's stop playing hide-and-seek, okay? I want to be by your side always.
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it's a peace that doesn't last especially long. keith's own head had been stuck in the not-so-distant past of the last hour in the noisy bar and he honestly doesn't follow what shiro's talking about at first when he says don't wanna miss you anymore. hyperbole much over the brief separation during the eating contest much? he smiles though, something a little dopey with fondness ... that is unti something about shiro's tone and expression shifts grey with melancholy and keith lookd up at him looking worried.
i'm right here. and i'm never letting you go.
he thinks the words, feels it feverently down to the marrow in his bones, but then the phrase you found me finally pushes a gear into the right place. compreension has keith briefly looking doe eyed and then... it hurts. the year and a half that shiro had been absent from earth is something keith doesn't remember in its entirety -- days blurring from boredom and loneliness until brief set in and bled the colors out from his life. but that's just one side of it. shiro's side is still a giant mystery, and one that his best friend has only ever voluntarily brought up once since being stuck in this reality.
does keith tense up a little bit? of course he does -- just slightly, his arms tightening a pinch further around shiro's waist. somehow it hurts to think shiro missed him all that time that everyone else had been trying to get keith to accept his best friend and only remaining family was gone forever. swallowing hard, he can't help wishing he had that third arm again to hold shiro that much tighter to his chest. ]
Hey now. You found me first. [ quiet but insistent, keith nuzzles his cheek against the side of shiro's head. ] All those years ago. [ when he was just some scrappy kid staring out windows instead of giving the famous astronaut the time of day. not that finding each other is any kind of competition, but it's good to set the record straight. keith turns his face just enough to whisper into shiro's ear. ]
But you found me and I found you. Let's stop playing hide-and-seek, okay? I want to be by your side always.