i guess I’ll post this before we actually find out abt babey keith
Was a generally happy kid, loved to explore and play outside
Had a play sword that he took everywhere
When Krolia left to help the BOM she left Keith her knife, telling him it would keep him safe until she came back
At 3 Keith was without a mother
He was too young to understand why she left and thought he did something wrong
His dad became very depressed after she left and started to neglect Keith
One day he told Keith he was going for a walk
He became sad, lonely, and learned to push people away
He worked hard, kept to himself, and got by until he was able to get into the Garrison
Nobody knew he lived alone until he met Shiro
He slipped up in conversation, mentioning how he didn’t have any money for groceries
Shiro was so upset that this bright, talented, 14 year old boy was living on his own and immediately took him in
The Shiroganes treated him as if he was one of their own
He quickly became the best pilot in his class
Pushing everyone away except Shiro, he protected himself from ever losing anyone again
When Shiro was accepted for the Kerberos mission, he tried to be happy for him, congratulating him for achieving what he’d worked for all these years
The night before Shiro left, they sat on the roof looking at the stars, and Keith, feeling comfort in the darkness, opened up about how scared he was to be alone again while Shiro was gone
Everyone in his life always left, and now the person he considered a brother was leaving too
Shiro reassured him it was only temporary, that he’d be back soon with amazing stories of space