holy shit angst where the blades dont cut their hair unless theyve lost a battle. cue s8 where shiro marries cuntis and keith goes and cuts his hair back to his shoulders

shiro finally notices it when keith and kosmo are helping out with shiro and cucumber move into their house.

"you got your hair cut?" shiro says, raising an eyebrow.

though keith brushes it off with a harsh, "lost a battle," before lifting the box and hauling it inside.

shiro doesn't know what to do with keith's tone.

"keith, i–"

keith sends him a look. one he normally doesn't give to shiro, but to lance or matt. one that means his claws are out at any given moment.

"keith!" curt cobain cuts in, slapping keith's back as keith grunts,

and sets the box down on the kitchen counter.

"i can't thank you enough for helping us, man. it means a lot," conditioner smiles.

keith barely acknowledges him as he brushes his way past and heads out to leave.

"keith, wait–!" shiro tries.

keith pauses by the door where kosmo flattens his ears back, looking at shiro who looks older than his age with dark rimmed glasses and a white sweater.

"i... what battle did you lose?"

keith glances in the direction once of chicken before staring down shiro.

"doesn't matter," he scoffs and leaves, slamming the door behind him.

"rough around the edges guy, huh babe?" corner jokes.

shiro can't bring himself to laugh, feeling as if he missed something there. his chest feels tight as he hears kosmo bark outside and an engine roar off and away into the distance.