starry eyes //#sheithweekunlimited

Day 1: Dreamer

Day 1, 1/27: Dreamer

#sheithweekunlimited #sfw

//posted early, ONLY on here for my wattpad readers! This will be posted on schedule, on tumblr & AO3

Keith is convinced that he is dreaming. There's no way any of this could be happening. There's no way he's actually here... There's no way he's on an alien ship, with both humans and alien alike. Most importantly, there's no way he is with Shiro. Thanks to the Kerberos mission, a mission the Garrison deems a failure and chooses to ignore, Shiro is missing. To those not as hopeful as him, Shiro is dead. To those who do not know Shiro as well as him, he is just a man. He's just another man that has died. Dying is something that happens a lot to humans. Dying happens on a daily basis to those who put themselves in unusual situations, situations such as fighting wars or traveling to space.

"Are you feeling alright? You look a bit pale," the dream Shiro asks, with his brows furrowing together in worry. The dream Shiro waits a beat before saying more. "Keith?"

That's it. He MUST be dreaming. Ever since Shiro disappeared, Keith forgot parts of him. He forgot the color of Shiro's eyes, how tall he is and worse of all, he forgot the sound of Shiro's voice. How could he have forgotten such a deep, comforting sound? Upon realizing that his subconscious managed to remember, Keith can't help but smile.

"Keith?" Shiro asks again. "Keith?"

Something knocks into him and bumps his shoulder. Within seconds after the bump, the scene changes.

Shiro is laying next to him. Shiro is giving him a look a lot like the one the dream Shiro gave him. Is this Shiro real? Or is he another dream Shiro?

"Are you alright? You were mumbling in your sleep." Shiro asks in a soft voice.

"I.." Keith whispers, "I had a dream... Or maybe it was a memory? I can't really tell." With a shaking hand, he cradles Shiro's jaw. "This is real, right? You're really here and I'm really here. We're really here, together, right?"

Shiro leans into Keith's touch. "Yes," Shiro assures Keith, "We're really here, together." Shiro places one of his hands- his Galra tech hand- over Keith's before saying more. "Do you want to talk about your dream?"

"No," Keith responds. "I don't want to talk about it. I just want to lay here and cuddle with you."

Shiro laughs. "So dreams make you more in the mood to cuddle, huh? Hopefully, you're not cuddling with me just because a dream scared you. I mean, I wouldn't completely mind it..." Shiro lets his voice trail off as he realizes that he is rambling.

Now it's Keith's turn to laugh. "Don't worry, I mostly cuddle with you out of love."