FWB|| Klance HS AU✓

Chapter 5: 'Fuck you, Shiro'

TRIGGER WARNING: interiorized homophobia
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Keith walked into the front door of his house, happy to be home. It was eight o'clock and Keith had just gotten home from Lance's. He had a long day and was exhausted and a little hungry. Keith kicked his shoes off and walked further into the house. He walked into the kitchen where he expected to find his older brother. To no one's surprise, that's where he was. Keith prepared to be screamed at on the car ride home. Shiro acted like a disappointed mom on a daily basis.

Shiro looked up from his phone and made eye contact with Keith. He hadn't known where Keith was all day, so you could only assume he was angry. "Keith," was all Shiro said. Shiro was so damn mad that he couldn't even find where to begin.

Keith gave Shiro a look. He set his backpack down on one of the kitchen chairs. "Shiro?"

"Where the hell were you?" Shiro asked, the anger apparent in his voice. He got home at six o'clock to see that his little brother was nowhere to be found and he wasn't answering his texts. Shiro was worried sick, but now that he knew Keith was fine he was pissed. A simple text would have been fine, but no. His little brother just had to be fucking difficult.

Keith shrugged and mumbled, "at a friend's house." The way Keith sounded made it seem suspicious, and Shiro wasn't here for it. Keith was always acting suspicious, it was becoming a problem.

"Why didn't you answer any of my texts or calls?"

Keith leaned back against the counter. "My ringer was off, sorry," Keith said. He acted as if he didn't care, mostly because he didn't. Keith was grown enough to do what he wanted, at least that's what he thought. He was home safe and sound, so what was the big deal? He didn't answer a few texts, oh well.

Shiro straightens up a little. "Which friend were you with? Pidge?"

"No."

Shiro pinched the bridge of his nose, his blood near boil point. "You can pull this secretive 'I don't give a fuck' attitude on everyone except me. I am your brother. You going out and not saying anything to anyone. This bullshit stops here and now. I will not put up with it. Keith, you are nineteen and perfectly capable of picking up your phone every now and then."

"I'm not a fucking kid!" Keith yelled. He got mad quickly. Keith wasn't one for rules or being told what to do. He wanted to be his own person, but it was difficult when he had an older brother on his ass. Shiro tried so hard to control his life, it only made Keith rebel more. "I should be able to do what I want when I want."

"You still live in my house, under my rules. And you're my responsibility. Just do the right thing for once, Keith!" Shiro shouted back. All Shiro wanted was for his brother to be safe and smart. He wanted Keith to start caring more. All Keith did was get in trouble, it was stressful for Shiro because he was trying his hardest. Raising a stubborn teenager wasn't easy, at all.

Keith looked down to his feet. "Sorry I'm not a fucking cookie-cutter, kiss up son like you are. Sorry, I'm such a fuck up and do everything wrong," Keith snapped. It honestly hurt Keith. To be told that he never did the right thing. Keith tried, he really did, but when he was being constantly compared to Shiro it hurt.

Shiro went quiet, noticing his bad choice of words. "Keith, that's not what I meant-"

"Then what did you mean? If I'm such a fucking awful kid and I'm so much work then be like me and stop giving a fuck...My entire life I've been compared to you. I'm not you, I never will be and I never fucking want to be," Keith spat. He hated the feeling that he was less. Keith knew he was just enough, and if Shiro couldn't accept that then that wasn't Keith's fault. Keith was his own person. He wasn't just Shiro's little brother, he was Keith Kogane. Nothing would ever change that. Keith wasn't going to try and be something he's not.