[ he finishes zipping the flap and then pauses there, hand still holding the zipper as he closes his eyes, flattens his lips into a line and bumps his forehead to the tent. one, two he holds the position and then exhales, lifting his head as he opens his eyes. he should have anticipated that. if keith zeroed in on the one sleeping bag, of course he would then turn to the lone pillow.
if keith had only asked who gets the pillow, this wouldn’t be an issue. who should get the pillow is a legitimate question; asking who gets to be the substitute pillow for the other person is not. it strikes up an image in shiro’s mind and before he’s even fully comprehended it, he finds himself leaning heavily to one of those two options.
but then he catches up with himself and decides that, no, neither of those should be considered options. he turns away from the flap at last and looks to keith. just one, brief glance and then he reaches for that half opened sleeping bag to begin working the rest open. ]
I’m fine without one. You take it. [ without looking at it directly, he nods toward the pillow. ] You’ll be needing it more than me, considering the hangover you’ll be waking up to tomorrow.
what else is shiro supposed to think???
if keith had only asked who gets the pillow, this wouldn’t be an issue. who should get the pillow is a legitimate question; asking who gets to be the substitute pillow for the other person is not. it strikes up an image in shiro’s mind and before he’s even fully comprehended it, he finds himself leaning heavily to one of those two options.
but then he catches up with himself and decides that, no, neither of those should be considered options. he turns away from the flap at last and looks to keith. just one, brief glance and then he reaches for that half opened sleeping bag to begin working the rest open. ]
I’m fine without one. You take it. [ without looking at it directly, he nods toward the pillow. ] You’ll be needing it more than me, considering the hangover you’ll be waking up to tomorrow.