Little Keith AGE REGRESSION Voltron One-Shots~~ (Requests ON HOLD)

~~Little Keith and The Paladins (Prequal to CH5): I Want Dada~~

Request: Maybe Shiro is the only one who knows about Keith's little side, but Shiro ends up having to go on a solo mission and Keith ends up slipping into little space? The other paladins end up finding out about little Keith, who freaks out, and even though they're confused they try to take care of him. ~(˘▾˘~)

It was just one day. That's how long Shiro was going to be gone.

Shiro was still having a little trouble bonding with the black lion and it had been bothering him. So Coran had suggested that Shiro take the black lion to a nearby planet for a solo training mission. This particular planet had a unique atmosphere that interfered with telepathic connections. Since that was one of the ways the paladins and lions connected, it would be a good challenge for the black paladin. He and the black lion would have to strengthen their bond to overcome the interference. If he ran into trouble he would call the castle and the would come to his aid. They ideally wanted Shiro to spend only 24 earth hours on the planet. The time limit would make it more of a challenge.

Keith didn't want Shiro to go...well more specifically, Keith's little side didn't want Shiro to go. Shiro was the only one on the ship that knew Keith was a little and he would take care of Keith whenever he slipped into littlespace.

Realistically he knew Shiro had to go on this mission. The bond with Black was important and it would be selfish of Keith to ask him to stay just because his little side was putting up a fuss. He could stay out of littlespace for one day until Shiro got back. Although, it would have been easier if it hadn't been happening so often lately. Keith's little side had been very clingy these last few weeks, and Shiro was there every time.

Keith was worried his little side was developing separation anxiety. When Coran had suggested the mission during one of their team meetings, Keith felt butterflies in his stomach. He could hear his little side saying 'No! Dada no go!'.

Keith just shook his head to shake away that thought.

It was 24 hours. Keith would be fine...

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Keith was not fine...

It was the night before Shiro was supposed to leave for his mission and Keith couldn't calm down. The red paladin was pacing back and forth along the floor of his bedroom. The other had all gone off to bed for the night and were probably asleep by now, but not Keith. He was too busy worrying about Shiro leaving tomorrow. Normally Keith would have been fine with a situation like this, but since Shiro had found out about him being a little, Keith had started to rely on the black paladin a lot more than before. Unfortunately Keith's little side seemed to have become almost completely dependent on Shiro.

Keith finally stop pacing and looked down at the stuffed puppy dog that was tucked under the pillow on his bed while fiddling with the hem of his shirt. The red paladin bit his lips to stifle a small whine before he grabbed the stuffed animal and quickly left his room, walking down the hall until he was outside Shiro's door. Keith usually knocked and waited for Shiro to let him in, but he wanted Shiro right now and couldn't wait. So as soon as the door opened he went right into the older man's room.

Shiro hadn't gone to bed yet, as he was still preparing for his mission with Black. He was surprised when he heard the whoosh sound of his door opening. Shiro had assumed everyone lese was asleep by now. As he glanced over towards the door, he saw that it was Keith. Keith was with his stuffed animal in one arm, holding it tightly and his thumb in his mouth. He hadn't looked up was Shiro yet. Instead his eyes focused on his own feet. It was obvious that he had slipped into littlespace, but Shiro didn't understand why Keith seemed so shy. His little side had warmed up to Shiro, so he was no longer hesitant around him when he was in his headspace.