Keith had watched this before, Lance do the same bit, flirting, whatever. so why was it weird when the royal guard of the new planet they were visiting for alliance, starts flirting back? when it was a guy. or- whatever alien terminology they used for gender here.
Keith somehow felt...more Protective? no...maybe that wasn't the right word. Keith sure as hell wasn't homophobic, for godsakes he himself was gay. but Lance- he always flirted with women, and they always laughed and brushed him off sweetly, it felt- safe. But men? god it felt dangerous, like every alarm went off in his brain when Lance tried and successfully flirted with guys, no matter what. and Keith hated it, hated how he felt so many mixtures of emotions over Lance flirting with guys. They werent a couple, so he knew he shouldn't be jealous like that.
And yet he was, ticked off with his brows furrowed so deep he makes the Mariana trench jealous.
"all I'm saying is we're here for a peace treaty not to rendezvous with the guards, they have duties to tend to." he huffs his argument to a frowning Lance who has his arms crossed like a child, rolling his eyes at Keith from the opposite side of Shiro as he stood between them pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Both of you cut it out, Keith its not that big of a deal, but Keith is a little right Lance, you shouldn't distract the guards when they are on duty." Shiro finally dismisses them with a hearty sigh, and Lance scoffs before walking off to find Hunk or pidge. Keith is simply left to bristle, Shiro at his side, glancing between him and Lance and then back to him.
"Keith-" he tries, but Keith beats him to it. "Don't Shiro, I got it, I need to stop- I just...I don't know how." He mumbles sighing