“Keith! Dinner!” Adam calls, setting the last of the table as Takashi sets down a huge pan of chicken fajitas. It’s more than he would usually cook, but ever since Keith turned 17, he’d hit a massive growth spurt that was apparently accompanied by the ability to eat everything and anything.
But as Keith finally waddles into the kitchen, Adam still can’t help smirking; despite the “massive growth spurt,” his kid is still a good head shorter then him, and the comparison is even more stark when he stands next to Takashi.
“You ready for dinner?” Takashi asks as he hands him a plate.
Keith only stares. “I can’t eat this.”
“…why not?” Adam raises an eyebrow at him, only mildly threatening as he remembers how long it took him to cook it.
Takashi and Adam just stare. Keith rolls his eyes, apparently assuming that they were up-to-date with his dietary needs.
“I need to eat a lot of dairy.”
“Do I want to know why?” Takashi sighs.
Keith smirks and scratches at the bare stubble growing alongside his chin. “All the guys on my flight team are growing beards for finals.”
“And what are you doing?” Adam shoots back without thought. He has to bite his lip at the pout that immediately forms on Keith’s face.
“Very funny. I’ll have you know that I’m only three days in — I’m showing above average hair growth for someone my age.” Keith says proudly.
Takashi turns and gives Adam an exasperated look, somewhere between, “What’s wrong with him?” And “This wasn’t in the parenting books.” Adam only sighs.
“Fine. So you’re growing a beard. And this relates to your refusal to eat chicken because…?”
“I’m on a strict all-diary diet to improve hair growth. Duh.”
“Are you aware…” Takashi starts, pinching the bridge of his nose. Adam swears he sees another gray hair form on his fíance’s head. “That you are lactose intolerant?”
Keith only rolls his eyes. “Relax, I got it covered.”
“I take my lactose pills around the clock now.”
“Will you relax? I got it covered. I take one before every meal now. Like today, I had yogurt and milk for breakfast and McClain snuck a huge block of cheese in for lunch — I think he got it from Garrett in the cafeteria — and for dinner I was going to have ice cream.”
Adam puts his face in his hands. He remembers being stupid at 17, but not this stupid.
“Keith, this make work now, but if you keep it up your body will eventually reject all the diary you try to give it.” Takashi groans. “And you can’t eat like that! Just have some chicken.”
“Anything non-dairy can hinder my hair growth!” Keith says hotly. “Look, I have the second fastest growth on the team and I intend to keep it that way. You guys eat, I’ll make something else. If I want to keep growing in my hair at this trajectory I have to keep myself on a strict all-diary diet!”
With that, he gets up from the dinning table and stomps off to the kitchen. Takashi sighs as he heard the huge tub of ice cream get taken out of the freezer.
“When should we put a stop to this?” He mutters to Adam.
Adam only took a bite nonchalantly. “When he pukes his guts out in three days.”
Takashi hesitated, but then he heard the blender go off as Keith mixed the ice cream with milk.
