Words in orbit ✨

Lance choked on his coffee. “Did you just… did he just make a joke?”

Hunk burst out laughing, full-bellied and surprised. “Oh my God, he did!”

Shiro smiled quietly, the sound of laughter filling the observatory like a breath of clean air. “You’ve been holding out on us,” he said to Keith, voice warm with affection. The lines around his eyes got deeper. Happy. As if he thought: You’re here again. I missed that. 

Keith’s ears went pink. He shrugged, signing, small joke. Don’t get used to it.

“Too late,” Lance teased. “I’m engraving it on a plaque. Kogane, Keith jokester extraordinaire.”

Allura’s voice carried from the doorway before Keith could reply. “If you’re engraving anything, perhaps include the part where he voluntarily spoke to people beside you.” 

keith kogane: officially upgraded from “emotionally constipated” to “sarcastic menace.” the team is not ready.