[ it's fine, but then it's not fine. if keith weren't thoroughly sandwiched between the couch and shiro's body, there's a good chance he'd be launching himself backward off the couch by now. and after shiro has gone and said his piece, keith can't deny that the option of spontaneous combustion isn't thoroughly appealing.
it's just -- in hindsight, he has no idea why the hell he decided the intimacy of the situation is irrelevant. obviously, friends don't routinely share a blanket while naked. obviously, dick to dick contact is weird even if the touching has nothing to do with sex or intimacy. hell, it doesn't matter that keith has never felt less sexy in his whole life, some things are just going to be awkward no matter what the context.
shiro doesn't go so far as to chastise, but keith shrinks, avoiding eye contact as he rolls over without daring to say a word. what's his excuse here? ha ha, sorry i forgot boners are a thing? fuck. as indifferent to sexuality as keith is, it's not like he has zero awareness.
but perhaps, deep down, the biggest factor in this latest stupidity has a whole lot more to do with something far simpler.. not wanting to die in awkward silence, keith mumbles: ]
...I didn't think.[ a beat, then keith forces more words out of his mouth if only because as a standalone the explanation sounds abysmally stupid. ] ... figured because it's me, it wouldn't...?
help /o\
it's just -- in hindsight, he has no idea why the hell he decided the intimacy of the situation is irrelevant. obviously, friends don't routinely share a blanket while naked. obviously, dick to dick contact is weird even if the touching has nothing to do with sex or intimacy. hell, it doesn't matter that keith has never felt less sexy in his whole life, some things are just going to be awkward no matter what the context.
shiro doesn't go so far as to chastise, but keith shrinks, avoiding eye contact as he rolls over without daring to say a word. what's his excuse here? ha ha, sorry i forgot boners are a thing? fuck. as indifferent to sexuality as keith is, it's not like he has zero awareness.
but perhaps, deep down, the biggest factor in this latest stupidity has a whole lot more to do with something far simpler.. not wanting to die in awkward silence, keith mumbles: ]
...I didn't think.[ a beat, then keith forces more words out of his mouth if only because as a standalone the explanation sounds abysmally stupid. ] ... figured because it's me, it wouldn't...?