#softkeith

Getting Keith to rest while he’s sick is nearly impossible. Instead, he pushes and pushes himself to do even more than when he’s healthy, because needing to be taken care of increases his fear of being a burden to others. In one of these occasions, he collapses in the middle of Marmora training, and the BOM with him freak the fuck out, because taking care of your health is considered a priority with the Blades and this isn’t something they have a whole lot of experience with. Cue lots of BOM dad’s (and friend’s) fussing over an embarrassed but happy Keith, who is deeply surprised but glad once he (slowly) realizes that the BOM care about him. 

Sometimes Keith takes a tour around the Castleship at night, and quietly checks that each member of the team is in their rooms. He can’t fall asleep without knowing each person he cares about is safe. 

Even though Hunk didn’t ask him to, when he has the opportunity Keith collects ingredients from the places he goes that he thinks Hunk might find useful. 

It surprises the team, just how much Keith loves curling up in soft things and taking a nap. They once found him in a nest made up of freshly done laundry, some of it partially folded, just sleeping away. The teasing whenever they find Keith in one of his new nests is unanimous, but so is the not-so-hidden fact that the team actually finds it cute.

Turns out Keith is completely weak when it comes to compliments. (At least when they don’t include his flying, something he’s worked incredibly hard to be good at.) But say that Keith is smart, or funny, or nice, or attractive, or anything not to do with his flying? And he completely freezes, face blushing and staring with shock at the one giving the compliment, because people don’t say things like that. Not to him.

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