James angst?
James and Keith actually being past boyfriend but James broke up with him after he felt he was losing Keith after it was announced that Shiro, Matt and Sam were dead. He tried his best to be with Keith and understanding for he knew Keith was dealing with a lot when Shiro went on the mission but couldn’t handle it anymore. Keith later on left the Garrison, punching Iverson in result but James ran after him, telling him he would talk to Iverson for Keith but Keith still walked away. James never stopped loving Keith but tried moving on. During the past year when Keith was gone, he went with Kinkade but broke up a week later, saying he couldn’t handle being with someone else which Kinkade understood. Kinkade had to deal with hearing James mutter Keith’s name whenever he was having a nightmare or would start crying or become distant when someone mentioned Keith. Kinkade an since soon enough, it was announced that Keith and 3 other people were nowhere to be found, being assumed dead. James still stayed as best friends though, which James appreciated since Kinkade has helped him with a lot. He thought he had improved a lot and was getting better with Keith gone until the Sam Holt returned, mentioning Keith and the rest of the paladins. He was happy that Keith was okay but realized that he would soon have to deal with Keith again.
[ I’m going to write a story of this on ao3 soon, just gotta find the time ]