"Your Room's Just How You Left It, And No, Not Gruel. You Go Change And Do Whatever You Need To Do, I'll

"Your room's just how you left it, and no, not gruel. You go change and do whatever you need to do, I'll get the food ready." Shiro placed a hand on Keith's shoulder, smiling brightly at him. He was happy the younger paladin was back, the team hadn't been the same without him.

"I'm sure the lions miss you, too, bud." He then left Keith to change and went off to the kitchen, whistling quietly. Definitely in a good mood today.

❛  do you ever wonder what it would be like if things were different between us?  ❜ SLAPS THIS DOWN HERE AND RUNS

"Every day of my life," Keith mused, checking the room out of the corner of his eye to make sure no one would see them. If he was going to do it, he'd better do it now while he had the chance.

"There's not a day that goes by that I don't question what it'd be like to be yours."

Keith startled when Shiro's hand was placed on his shoulder, he'd been lost in thought for some time - not really listening to the debriefing. "Huh?" He shook his head, frown deepening.

"Yeah, no, I'm okay. A little...off, but okay. I'd have been toast without you. Thank you, Shiro." He turned slightly, keeping Shiro's hand comfortably on his shoulder, and gave him a genuine smile. Something Keith didn't do very often.

"I'm going to call it a night," he mused, glancing at the door. "Wanna grab some food goo with me?"

There was a faint laugh, a genuinely happy sound that radiated somewhere deep in Shiro's chest. He ate slowly, though just as ravenously, mindful of the separation between his arm and his body when it came to movement. He still wasn't quite used to the new prosthetic.

"Of course," he nodded, holding out a napkin to Keith. "I'll put some stuff outside your door for whenever you're ready, okay?"

Leading her to a table, Yzak sat down across from her after pulling out the chair for Alexis. He folded his hands in front of him, eyeing her over the tops of his knuckles. There wasn't much he could say, but he wanted her to do the talking, after all.

"Tell me about your latest mission."

@lunarburnt heard the call!

"Keith! Good to see you!" Shiro beamed, offering a hand.