[ that squeal is something keith will immortalize forever in his memory, thank you very much, but the downside to the sudden rush of laughter it brings about is that he can't laugh and breathe and run all at the same time. no potentially half alien cheats on this one very important function, apparently.

momentum makes it impossible to stop immediately, but a few more shuffling jog steps and a stitch in his side later, and keith ends up panting heavily for breath between laughs. ]

Heh. [ sounding both far too pleased with himself and entirely out of breath, it takes a couple of seconds before keith manages to get his breathing back under control to even attempt talking again. ] ... Okay, okay. So now that I'm leader, that means you gotta call me sir from here on out.

[ grinning wide, he gives shiro's knee a pinch between this thumb and index. ]

And rub my back when we get back to the apartment.