[ shiro does his very best not to flinch. his own reaction hadn’t been much better – oh fuck had been worse – so he can’t exactly fault keith for the exclamation. the head bonk, though? his teeth are gritted and his eyebrows are knitted, his expression radiating a certain level of pain. he should probably check that, even though keith is barreling on unfazed. unfazed by smacking himself, that is. he’s spiraling out of control on the revelation and shiro tries to keep up with him, but there are so many questions, each one as damning as the last.
he means to defend himself. really, he does. but he’s being, of all things, polite. sympathetic, too. he doesn’t cut keith off, because frankly, he’s part convinced that keith will explode if he doesn’t get the words out, what with the way his voice is pitching higher than he’s ever heard it before. so he keeps to patience and self-soothes his own skyrocketing anxiety by ticking off the answers in his head.
yes, he snuck out because he was incredibly horny for keith but didn’t think he could have keith yet. yes, he jerked off in the library but only due to that damn librarian spraying him with aphro. yes, he ghosted him… to be faithful to him. yes, he used a – wait, chainsmoker voice?
it derails him for a moment and it’s why he doesn’t take the opening as keith stares agape. regret kicks in instantly. ]
Space crabs – no! [ him? infected? what kind of sex life does keith think he leads!? nevermid that, even. what kind of person does he think he is? ] I wouldn’t… – if I had something, which I don’t, I wouldn’t wait until we’re in bed naked to tell you.
[ talk about an instant mood killer – and a bit of a dick move to drop that bombshell right into his unclothed lap.
… though. is the end result much different from where they are now? hands both empty again, he gestures nonsensically with them, mostly to keep himself from reaching for keith. ]
I didn’t know you were anonymous. Not until… [ don’t look. don’t look. don’t – okay, he looked, brows raising. not that it’s, you know, it’s very unique and identifying shape right now. ]
no subject
he means to defend himself. really, he does. but he’s being, of all things, polite. sympathetic, too. he doesn’t cut keith off, because frankly, he’s part convinced that keith will explode if he doesn’t get the words out, what with the way his voice is pitching higher than he’s ever heard it before. so he keeps to patience and self-soothes his own skyrocketing anxiety by ticking off the answers in his head.
yes, he snuck out because he was incredibly horny for keith but didn’t think he could have keith yet.
yes, he jerked off in the library but only due to that damn librarian spraying him with aphro.
yes, he ghosted him… to be faithful to him.
yes, he used a – wait, chainsmoker voice?
it derails him for a moment and it’s why he doesn’t take the opening as keith stares agape. regret kicks in instantly. ]
Space crabs – no! [ him? infected? what kind of sex life does keith think he leads!? nevermid that, even. what kind of person does he think he is? ] I wouldn’t… – if I had something, which I don’t, I wouldn’t wait until we’re in bed naked to tell you.
[ talk about an instant mood killer – and a bit of a dick move to drop that bombshell right into his unclothed lap.
… though. is the end result much different from where they are now? hands both empty again, he gestures nonsensically with them, mostly to keep himself from reaching for keith. ]
I didn’t know you were anonymous. Not until… [ don’t look. don’t look. don’t – okay, he looked, brows raising. not that it’s, you know, it’s very unique and identifying shape right now. ]