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It had only been a few weeks since the incident, since Shiro’s soul had come out of the black lion’s quintessence through Allura. He’d needed to recover from the whole ordeal, of course, and Keith respected that on the terms that he got to stay by Shiro’s side to watch him when the team had enough time to spare. He hadn’t slept much, and his neck was sore from falling asleep in the chair he’d set up, salvaged from the castle by someone who definitely was not him.
Thankfully, Shiro had recovered enough now that Keith didn’t need to (unintentionally) sleep in a chair, and while that was relieving, the newest black paladin still didn’t feel fully comforted by the thought of Shiro being well enough to...well...
“Shiro, I need to ask you something.”
Keith’s voice was quiet, unsure, worried, which wasn’t a normal tone for it to take. Sure, he’d softened up a little and matured when he was stuck in the quantum rift, but it was still a pretty uncommon tone. Gaze initially averted, he then looked up at Shiro, who’d turned to face him.
He was very suddenly aware of the scar on his cheek.
“I...was wondering...do you remember anything about what happened to you-- well, your body-- after you were in the black lion?”