[ ah. shit. he’s that obvious, huh? easy to figure out the source of shiro’s concern, he supposes. he and keith stick close to each other, and keith isn’t what he would call discrete when it comes to his more volatile emotions. of course, aelwyn would know she’s on keith’s shit list.

shiro is relieved though, that aelwyn has nothing against keith. he ought to leave it alone then, as not to foster any reason to change her opinion buuuuut gossip rubs shiro the wrong way and he gives a mildly defensive: ]

He’s not a gossip. [ it implies keith likes running his mouth. shiro’s lost that friendly edge to his voice, but there’s nothing downright accusatory or cruel here. it’s all very matter-of-fact. ] He landed on probation because of your actions in retrieving an artifact. I think that’s plenty good reason for him to talk to me about your… methods.