~~Hunk and Little Keith: Hunk's Little Helper~~

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REQUEST:: Can we get more heith or just hunk and Keith doing stuff together.
REQUEST:: I love Klance, but could you do Heith, like Keith is trying to get food, but due to being little can't, and Hunk finds him and helps him out.


It wasn't often that Hunk got one-on-one time with Keith when he was little, today just happened to be one of those rare occasions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith had slipped into little space shortly after breakfast, once he had gotten back to his room. Normally he went to find one of the others right away when he felt himself slipping, but today he decided he really wanted to play with his toys right now instead. He wasn't feeling that little at the moment so he should have been fine to play by himself for a while. After getting changed into a pull-up, his purple t-shirt onesie with the little three little hippos on the front and a pair of soft dark blue shorts, Keith started to pull some toys out of his toy box. First, he started to play with his blocks but after making four different towers and knocking them down, Keith grew bored with that game. What Keith wanted to do next was color in his coloring book but sadly he remembered that he didn't have any more crayons. Dada had promised to get him more the next time they went to the space mall but they still hadn't been able to go back yet. So, since he wouldn't be able to color, Keith decided to use his stuffed animals to play make-believe. He pretended that his stuffed lion was going to get married to the stuffed kitty cat that Lancey had given to him. After the stuffed animals had their wedding, Keith decided that they were going to go on a big adventure together. They explored every inch of Keith's room before Keith realized something important... He was hungry. Keith still hadn't told anyone that he was little yet and hoped that he would find someone on his journey to the kitchen. Although, Keith was a little nervous about leaving his room and going to the kitchen all by himself. It was a pretty long walk and little Keith had never walked the whole way alone before. He always had someone's hand to hold or someone to carry him if he was really little. But Keith was really hungry so he knew he didn't have much of a choice. Keith clutched his lion and kitty to his chest as he made his way into the hallway. If he had them then at least he wouldn't be completely alone if he didn't find anyone else. The little boy took small tentative steps as he walked down the hall and only got about two doors down from his room before he felt himself slip further into a younger headspace. He made a quiet whimpering sound and held his stuffed animals tighter. Why did the kitchen have to be so far away? Where was everyone? Keith was about halfway there before he decided that he couldn't walk anymore. It was just too far. The little boy got down on the floor so that he could crawl the rest of the way. The only problem with that was that he had his stuffed lion and kitty with him. He couldn't leave them here in the hall because they would be sad if he left them behind and Dada would scold him for leaving his toys on the floor. However, if he tried to crawl with them it would take longer and they might get dirty from being dragged across the floor. After huffing and whining a little, Keith decided the second option was better. Dada and the others would probably scold him for not telling them right away when he slipped into little space, he didn't need to be scolded for something else too. It was a long and slow process but Keith and the stuffed animals finally made it to the kitchen. After crawling through the open door Keith was disappointed to see that nobody else was in the kitchen except him. Keith sat in the middle of the floor and looked around the kitchen once more before he started to cry. He was too little to get food on his own and he didn't know where anyone else was. Keith just sat there and cried and cried and cried until finally, the doors to the kitchen wooshed open. "Keith?" Hunk said in surprise. He hadn't been expecting anyone else to be in the kitchen and it was an even bigger surprise to see Keith, who was clearly in little space, sitting on the kitchen floor crying. "What are you doing in here all by yourself buddy?" Hunk asked as he squatted down in front of the upset little boy. After everyone had learned that Keith was a little, they had set up certain rules for the dark-haired boy. One of them being that he wasn't allowed to be alone when he was little. Keith didn't answer Hunk right away, instead, he just dropped his stuffed animals and reached out for Hunk so that he could be picked up. Keith was a pretty touch starved person in general, and when he was in little space he constantly wanted to be held and cuddled. Hunk lifted Keith into his arms and was quite happy when he felt Keith snuggle against him. In all honesty, Hunk was a bit jealous that he didn't get to spend as much time with little Keith as the other's did; Shiro and Lance in particular. Rationally Hunk understood that little Keith saw Shiro as his primary caregiver so it made sense for him to want to be with "Dada" as Keith referred to him. The fact that Keith wanted to spend so much time with Lance when he was in little space had been a shock to everyone at first. However, Lance was amazing at taking care of babies and children so Hunk could also understand why Keith would want to spend a lot of time with the blue paladin. Even Allura, Coran and Pidge seemed to get a bit more one-on-one time with little Keith than Hunk did. Hunk knew he couldn't force Keith to spend time with him. It had to be Keith's choice because the little boy's comfort level came first. Since Keith seemed content in Hunk's arms and wasn't asking for any of the others, Hunk decided to make the most of this opportunity. "Don't worry buddy. I won't tell anyone you were alone while feeling little. It can be our secret." Hunk said as he used his left hand to tickle Keith. This earned a giggle from the little boy. Keith was actually very happy that Hunk had been the one to find him. Hunk was like a great big cuddly teddy bear. Keith didn't know why he didn't get to spend more time with him. The others all seemed to try and one-up each other to get his attention when he was in little space. Keith loved Dada and Lancey and all the others too but sometimes they could be a bit overwhelming. Hunk was always quieter and hardly ever approached him when he was little. Keith wanted more time with Hunk but it usually seemed like Hunk had other things to do or just wasn't interested in playing with him. Keith liked Hunk. He was cuddly and nice and always made yummy food; which reminded Keith why he had come to the kitchen in the first place. "Hungwy." Keith said as he tugged on the loose orange strands of fabric of Hunk's bandanna. Hunk chuckled before gently removing his bandanna from Keith's hands and before the little boy could fuss, Hunk bent down and pick up the stuffed animals off the floor and handed them to Keith. Keith hugged both of them to his chest tightly before looking up at Hunk with and expectant pout. "Well, you're in luck little guy because I was just about to make lunch for everyone. I was going to make fresh bread for sandwhiches with the ingredients we picked up on the last planet we visited." Hunk said. It was then that Hunk got an idea. "Do you want to be my little helper?"Keith's eyes lit up with excitement. Keith loved helping the others with their "big" tasks when he was in little space, even if they only gave him a small seemingly unimportant task. Helping Hunk in the kitchen was something Keith always wanted to do but was to shy to ask. He was also afraid that Hunk would tell him that he was "too little" to help. Now Keith was finally going to get the chance. The little boy nodded his head in excitement before eagerly speaking up."Yeah! I help! I help!" Keith squealed. It was the first time Hunk had seen Keith so excited around him before. Hunk couldn't help the feeling of pride that blossomed in his heart when he saw the happy look on Keith's face. "Alright, no need to yell, little guy. You can be my special helper. Just let me get what we need." Hunk said as he placed Keith in his highchair. He figured that it would be safer for the little boy to help from his highchair where he was safe and secure. Hunk set a few bowls on the counter near Keith as well as the set of measuring cups and spoons. Hunk didn't typically use them while cooking, especially for the recipes he made so often that he knew it by heart, however, it would be easier for Keith to help if he did. Hunk filled the measuring cup flour and handed it to Keith. Keith held it as carefully as he could before he dumped it in the bowl in front of him. He missed slightly and some of the flour ended up on the counter instead of the bowl."Uh oh." Keith said as he looked up at Hunk apologetically. His bottom lip started to quiver and tears started to form in his eyes. This was his chance to help Hunk and now he had made a mess and Hunk probably wouldn't let him help anymore. "It's ok, little guy. Sometimes cooking gets a little messy." Hunk said as he used his thumb to wipe away Keith's tears before moving the bowl to the edge of the counter and used his hand to brush the flour Keith had spilled in the counter into the bowl. He then set the bowl back in front of Keith again. Hunk them resumed measuring the ingredients and letting Keith put them in the bowl until it was time to mix them together. He let Keith give them a quick stir before he finished up making sure everything was properly mixed. Then it was time to knead the bread dough. Hunk floured the counter and dumped the dough out of the bowl. After showing Keith what they needed to do and using a wet up to clean Keith's hands, Hunk and Keith kneaded the dough together. Well, Hunk kneaded the dough, Keith seemed to be squishing itmore like playdough. Hunk properly kneaded the dough the rest of the way before putting it into the pan and stuck into the Altean kitchen's oven. Since the technology was more advanced it took no time at all to bake. Once it was out of the oven and cooled Hunk sliced it before setting it out with the other sandwich ingredients. Hunk set some of the bread in front of Keith and showed him how to layer the ingredients to create the sandwichs. Keith started out copying what Hunk was doing but soon lost interest in helping due to the fact that he was still very hungry. The little boy picked up one of the bread slices and started eating it. Keith hummed happily at finally being able to have something to eat and because it was yummy. Keith was a pretty picky eater when he was little, so most of the time Keith put up a big fuss at mealtime. It was only when Hunk made food that Keith didn't complain. Hunk happened to glance over to see how Keith was doing and chuckled when he saw that Keith had abandoned his "little helper" job and instead was eating the sandwich ingredients individually. The try of his highchair was covered in half-eaten food items. "Yummy." Keith said holding up a partially eaten bread chunk when he noticed Hunk was looking at him."I'm glad you like it, buddy. Couldn't have done it without your help." Hunk said as he finished putting together the last of the sandwichs. He smiled softly when he saw Keith's cheeks pinken because of his praise. Little Keith was already a cutie but when he blushed he was even more adorable. Keith continued to eat his deconstructed sandwich and soon the other paladins had made their way to the kitchen to have lunch as well. "When did Keith slip?" Shiro asked when he noticed the little boy in his highchair."Oh, um shortly before I started making lunch. I wasn't sure where the rest of you were so I thought I'd look after him." Hunk said. Truth be told he didn't know when Keith had actually slipped into his headspace but Shiro and the others didn't need to know that. Keith had been having fun helping Hunk and he didn't want to ruin the time they spent together by getting the little boy scolded by Shiro for breaking one of his rules."I help!" Keith said clearly proud of himself."Yes he did, and he was the best little helper I could ask for." Hunk said making Keith blush again. The others all cooed at Keith's cute reaction."Thiwsty." Keith said whining slightly."I'll get his sippy cup." Lance said as he started to get up from the table."No, I'll get it. You guys eat." Hunk said. The yellow paladin was feeling a little selfish. This was the first time in longer than Hunk could even remember that he had gotten one-on-one time with Keith while the red paladin was in little space. Hunk Still wanted to take the lead in taking care of the little boy. Lance looked a bit surprised before sitting down and joining the others. Keith watched everyone talk and start to eat the sandwichs. "Yummy?" Keith asked. The others all praised the food and Keith for his helping efforts and Keith made a few happy noises that they liked them. At this time Hunk came back over with a sippy cup of milk and handed it to the little boy who started drinking it immediately. Hunk quickly worked on cleaning off the tray of Keith's highchair while the little boy drank his milk and swung his legs. After that, the yellow paladin went over to the back kitchen counter to get a few things."Has Keith gone potty or had his pull-up checked since he slipped?" Shiro asked as Hunk walked away."No, not yet." Hunk said as he busied himself with a mystery task. While he did that, Shiro got up and lifted Keith out of the highchair to check and see if Keith was wet. The dark-haired boy didn't always tell the others when he was wet so they had all started doing diaper or pull-up checks. After seeing that Keith was still dry, Shiro set him back in his highchair. Once he was settled again Hunk walked back over to the little boy. Keith had picked up his sippy cup again and was too distracted to notice that Hunk had set a plate on the try, of his highchair. Soon the color red caught Keith's attention and he looked down. The little boy squealed in delight at what he saw, causing the others to look over."Red! Cookie!" Keith yelled. He then held up a sugar cookie that was cut out and frosted to look like the red lion. The others all smiled at how cute Keith's excitement was. Hunk was practically beaming like sunshine, he was happy that something he had done had clearly made the little boy so happy. "Cookie, cookie, Red!""What do you say, Keith?" Shiro asked as a subtle way to remind Keith to use his manners. "Tank you, Hunkie." Keith said with a big smile before taking a bite of his cookie, effectively getting frosting all over his face. Hunk felt a flutter in his heart. Keith had nicknames for everyone while he was in little space. Shiro was Dada, Lance was Lancey, Pidge was Sissy, Allura was Auntie "Lura and Coran was Uncle Coran. However, up until this point Hunk had been the only one without a nickname. The yellow paladin knew this was a big step in the right direction for hie relationship with little Keith."You're welcome, Little guy."

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