[ Oh, there it goes. His cheeks are a little warmer and he's half-mortified at himself for being so easy to fluster; he wasn't like this in the Garrison (was he?). But that said, it's ... nice to flirt. To act like some part of their insane lives are now normal, despite all odds.
Shiro watches him get closer and figures why the hell not, closing the distance between them until he can settle his Galra hand at the small of Matt's back. The height difference is more pronounced like this, but this close, he can pick out little things that he never let himself notice or think about, like how pretty Matt's eyes are, or how long his hair's gotten. ]
Hey.
[ It's quiet, a little silly as he watches Matt. They're in the kitchen, but it's late enough no one else will likely be up and about. ]
I keep...going to treat this mentally like it's a battle plan. Like we should talk about the list of things that are okay and aren't, and what sort of physical contact is good at what stage and I just -- I don't know. Didn't realize you could forget how to date like a normal person.
[ A pause, and then a smile creeps over his lips. ]
lance and pidge learn that shiro's a pushover and will buy them video games to stop the teasing
[ Oh, there it goes. His cheeks are a little warmer and he's half-mortified at himself for being so easy to fluster; he wasn't like this in the Garrison (was he?). But that said, it's ... nice to flirt. To act like some part of their insane lives are now normal, despite all odds.
Shiro watches him get closer and figures why the hell not, closing the distance between them until he can settle his Galra hand at the small of Matt's back. The height difference is more pronounced like this, but this close, he can pick out little things that he never let himself notice or think about, like how pretty Matt's eyes are, or how long his hair's gotten. ]
Hey.
[ It's quiet, a little silly as he watches Matt. They're in the kitchen, but it's late enough no one else will likely be up and about. ]
I keep...going to treat this mentally like it's a battle plan. Like we should talk about the list of things that are okay and aren't, and what sort of physical contact is good at what stage and I just -- I don't know. Didn't realize you could forget how to date like a normal person.
[ A pause, and then a smile creeps over his lips. ]
What kind of unreasonable expectations?