ɪ ᴄ ᴇ ғ ᴇ ʀ ɴ ᴏ .
THINGS HAD FELT different between himself and keith since his return to the team, he hadn't entirely expected it⸻ he was confident enough now to say his prior dislike toward the other was purely due to his own insecurities and the expectations of others⸻ namely the garrison⸻ for him to not just live up to keith's name but surpass it too.
STILL…… he couldn't help but feel some form of betrayal with keith having left their side for an unknown amount of time. he was back now, and lance was more than willing to follow him once more, but he couldn’t say his trust was…… solid.
HAVING A PERSONAL visit from their team leader was undoubtedly unexpected, sitting there in an awkward uncertainty as keith closed off and struggled with himself⸻ he was just about to part his lips and break the ice but the other managed to finally speak up with a topic he’d…… rather forget.
❛ uhg. ❜ LANCE COMPLAINED AUDIBLY, scratching at the back of his neck. ❛ yeah i guess…… didn't think we needed to. what's there to follow up ? ❜
taking the smallest step backwards , arms still crossed tightly over his chest , he leaned back against the wall . in the small confines of the room it wasn’t hard to go from one side of the room to the other , but he felt like he was far too close to his teammate just standing in the doorway . . . what a sorry excuse for a leader he was , huh ? he knew that if shiro was still in charge there wouldn’t be this air of awkwardness , lance’s words wouldn’t have HUNG for as long as they were , shiro would’ve reassured him that the team didn’t ACTUALLY THINK he was an idiot .
SHIRO wouldn’t have LIED about his reasoning for choosing him .
with a sigh , keith ran a hand through the front of his hair and shrugged , “ i dunno . i feel like we have some stuff to get out in the open . i’ve been . . . really thinking about what you said . and i guess . . . i just . . . wanted to thank you . ” wow , where was the giant tube leading to the monster for him to slowly be cooked alive ?
he glanced at him , hoping it wasn’t incredibly awkward anymore . and hoo boy , was it .
















