You know how Keith said to Shiro: âIf it wasnât for you, my life would be a lot differentâ?
The way he says it makes unmistakably clear that he is glad for it. And Iâm sure he is!
But imagine him and Krolia in the abyss, getting a vision of Shiro and Keith from the past. Maybe even that moment when Keith was sitting in front of the office after punching James. And itâs still early in their time in the abyss and Keith explains to her who Shiro is. Back on earth, but now the black paladin.
And then he says in the same fond tone: âI wouldnât be where I am without him. Iâd be a very different person.â
Imagine how that would be for Krolia. How devastated and maybe even angry she would feel about it
Keith says it like itâs a good thing. âIf not for Shiro, Iâd probably be in a miserable place somewhere, wasting my life away.â Heâs proud to be here; fighting for the greater good and doing something meaningful, making a difference.
To Krolia, this is a nightmare come true. Everything she did after crash-landing on earth, she did to make sure her baby boy could grow up save and far away from this war.
Yet here her son is, a soldier at the frontlines of the war. Former paladin, now a member of the blades willing die sacrifice whatever he needs.
Keith says it like he is grateful. âIf not for Shiro, Iâd probably be a much worse person, someone I wouldnât like myself.â He says it like he is happy to have grown into who he is.
But to Krolia itâs just so painful. She left her chance at peace and the man she loved and her precious child so he could grow up happy and carefree with his father.
Instead he grew up lonely and hurting and when she does meet him again against all odds, he is tinted by anger and resentment and distrust.
Keith talks like his life turned out good in the end despite it all. Like he found purpose and belonging with Shiro and later the paladins and blades and as part of the fight for the good.
To Krolia this is everything she never wanted for him. She sacrificed all she had to give baring her own life and yet it was all for nothing.