Keith is trouble. His heart is thudding hard in his chest and it takes him a minute to focus. Shiro forces himself to walk over to the rails and slats propped up against the wall. "Let's get these moved out of the way so we can move the mattresses."

He grabs what he can carry and heads for the door. Where to even start with the talk they need to have? He puts his load of bed pieces in the hall and returns. It hits him where would be best to start. "Now I remember how things went...my decision still stands. We're equals, Keith. It shouldn't have happened like that. But I don't have anything to say about your first time being the Black Paladin that you haven't already said to yourself or to me."

He gathers another load, eying the mattress. He knows Keith won't drop out on the team again. He's here to stay. Shiro breathes in and walks out. He comes back and shuts the door, by now there are just the mattresses left and this he doesn't want to be overheard.

"...and none of what he said during your battle at the facility was truly what either of us thought about you. I don't think that about you. I never have. My feelings for you have changed over time in so many ways...but I always saw your potential to become an incredible man."