Summary: While on their way to face certain doom in the belly of a beast, Keith and Hunk have some time to talk. Between Keith discovering his alien heritage and Hunk realizing that some assumptions he had made about his teammates are not true, the two learn a few things about each other.
Set during "The Belly of the Weblum".
Season 2 Spoilers. Minor canon divergence.
“Was-Was your mom the alien? Your grandpa? How Galra are you?” Hunk asked, genuinely curious.
“I don't know.” He admitted harshly, growing tired of the conversation very quickly. He wished for nothing more than for them to stay on task. All he wanted was to get in the Weblum and get out so that he could go back to his room on the castle and be alone. He had a feeling, though, that Hunk was not going to take a hint that the last thing he wanted to do was talk about anything Galra related.
At Keith’s quick answer of ignorance, Hunk blinked. “Okay... but like, you would know if your parents were Galra, right?” When Keith gave him a peculiar look, he continued. “Like... if your parents were purple... you'd notice that.”
He really did not want to talk about his family and how little he apparently knew about it, especially with the Yellow Paladin before him. Still, when Hunk looked up at him with a genuine concern in his dark eyes, Keith swallowed. “I… was adopted.” He said quietly before looking away from his teammate, bracing himself for the pity that usually followed that statement.
Hunk’s eyes widened for a moment before quickly turning back to the space before him. “Oh Quiznak. I'm sorry. I’m so sorry.” He said quickly. “I didn't know.” He sighed, beating himself up over his lack of tact. He was usually better at talking to people. ‘Way to go, Hunk…’
