more gymnast!keith headcanons for ur reads (both in normal verse & modern):
keith started gymnastics at the young age of 5 after watching numerous televised gymnastics competitions on the tv - mama shirogane was obviously happy to comply. he continued to learn and compete until he was around 13; that’s when he took up martial arts like aikido and kung-fu (i’m an avid believer in keith being super active outside of school)
keith finds himself lounging around in some pretty wild ass positions. sometimes he’ll be watching tv with his leg straight up when he’s on the couch, other times he’s doing the box splits as he studies
keith still likes to do most of his training barefoot and when he’s not feeling so lazy he’ll take the time to tape his feet as he used to do in gym - he also tapes his hands in training a looooot
shiro once dared keith to attempt a double backflip in the kitchen and he broke a cabinet - their mama was not happy
while alluras pretty flexible herself, keith also gives her tips and training for certain moves and stretches. bonus: they sometimes even compete to see who can hold their positions the longest
shiro and their parents all would attend keiths competitions and cheer him on - shiro even made a big sign with his name on it (he’s always so proud of his baby brother)
imagine lance being into yoga and keith finds out and decides to join him. lance is pretty surprised by this but you know he wouldn’t argue, he just smiles all wide and gives him that “sure! i mean.. if you can handle it”
plot twist: lance turns out being the one who can’t handle it
“keith i-- how are you doing that???” “doing what?” “oh my god.......”
lance pulls several muscles trying to copy him