Keith can feel Shiro's eyes on him, hot like a brand, and when he chances a glance in his direction, Keith watches him startle, and look away, gaze locked on nothing in the distance.
Shiro hugs him goodbye before he leaves for Daibazaal, holds him as tightly as Keith is holding onto him, and it goes on for too long, longer than they should let themselves with this many people watching, with Curtis somewhere in the crowd.
It's a few months before Keith comes back, Shiro knows, and tells himself he's not waiting.
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Keith can feel Shiro's eyes on him, hot like a brand, and when he chances a glance in his direction, Keith watches him startle, and look away, gaze locked on nothing in the distance.
Shiro hugs him goodbye before he leaves for Daibazaal, holds him as tightly as Keith is holding onto him, and it goes on for too long, longer than they should let themselves with this many people watching, with Curtis somewhere in the crowd.
It's a few months before Keith comes back, Shiro knows, and tells himself he's not waiting.