can we talk about keith living in the desert alone for almost two years? he must've been sixteen-ish when he got out there, which is terrifying. sure, we all figure he probably had a really bad life in foster homes and such, but living ALONE? SOLELY after shiro had been taking care of him? after being shown that he wasn't worthless and he wouldn't be alone forever, all of that crumples because the one person that cared about him is gone. and what would shiro have thought when he saw the state of keith's living situation? why don't we EVER get to see shiro's side of their relationship? how he's affected by keith in turn of affecting keith? i imagine shiro would FREAK out when he sees that keith's living alone. keith probably didn't have running water. he probably had to steal a lot of stuff because he lived out in the middle of the desert and the only places close by to get food and water was the garrison and some random town. i doubt he had enough money to keep himself afloat. he was eighteen years old and didn't even know how to be an adult. all he knew was how to take care of himself, but i doubt an eighteen year old keith was keeping a steady job. he wasn't even paying rent because that shack was so bent out of shape he shouldn't have even been living there in the first place, but it was the only place he could go since he ran away. shiro would've had a cow. he would've felt so bad. especially, like, that on top of everything else he'd just went through? imagine crash landing back on your home planet after escaping being enslaved by aliens, only to be put under anesthesia and wake up in your best friend/brother's old house and realize he's been living all alone probably ever since you left him two years ago. and you were the only person who had any faith in him.
