20k | one shot | ABO dynamics | fantasy AU | rating: Explicit
"Nothing makes Keith more miserable than winter weather and Shiro well knows that, yet he still takes him along on a mission that leads the two all the way into the mountains, where snow is as permanent an occurrence as sand is in the desert Keith grew up in. Shiro has given Keith his blanket to use as a second cloak but he’s still freezing, his horse trailing behind Shiro’s black stallion as they climb the path along the Balmera’s Spine. “The pass should be a quintant’s journey from here,” Shiro says cheerfully as he notices a landmark stone Keith would have missed without him since it’s just a boulder like any other, the markings almost faded in the unforgiving conditions. “It better be,” Keith mutters, wrapping the warm blanket tighter around himself and nuzzling a little into its wool, Shiro’s scent still lingering on it."
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here we go, this is my @sheithsecretsanta gift to @teicakes! i’ve had lots of fun working on this, thank you for the generous, detailed wishlist - without it, i wouldn’t have been able to piece this AU together. please enjoy & have wonderful holidays ♥
