*// Shiro
James is confusing. Shiro doesn’t know him that well, seeing as the pledges have only recently moved in, but he’d no doubt get to know him more as the year progressed. The screening process to get into the frat wasn’t an easy one; if James is here, it means he has a good heart, a dedication to his education and… Matt thought he was cool enough to join.
He can already tell something was bothering James, and that he was trying to hedge around saying what he was really thinking. Shiro would normally let it be but he can’t help but be concerned when whatever it was seemed to involve Keith. He’d found out about Keith’s midnight street adventure a few months before they’d actually started dating. Even though he worries and makes Keith text him as soon as the races are over, a part of him is proud that his boyfriend’s a bit of a badass.
❛ Do you two have classes together ?? ❜ Shiro guesses, now sufficiently curious about James and Keith’s relationship. He takes a large bite of his toast-sandwich, chewing quickly and brushing the crumbs from his lips. ❛ I guess we are a little different, ❜ he muses, trying to see what he and Keith would look like to an outsider. It’s hard, since his life practically revolves around Keith these days. ❛ Are you… okay, James ?? Can I get you a coffee or make up some breakfast ?? ❜
A leaden feeling curls up like a viper in the pit of his stomach. What kind of hole has he managed to dig himself into now? “ uh... I think we had some of the freshman classes together. we’re in the same department so I sort of see him around all the time. ” It’s not technically a lie, so he goes with it.
He somehow manages not to cringe as Shiro bites into his ‘sandwich’ and prays that he doesn’t ask any more questions. The more he thinks about it, the more he’s starting to realize that his fixation on Keith is a certain degree of unhealthy... and he doesn’t feel like getting the everliving crap beat out of him by his fraternity president. Shiro comes off as the overprotective type for sure.
“ uh, coffee would be great, thanks. I’m marathoning three physics chapters today and I’m gonna need all the caffeine I can get, ” he skims around the table and heads for the kitchen counter. After throwing a couple bucks into the communal kitchen fund, he reaches for a bagel. Hopefully, breakfast is enough to change the subject.









