scars of our love

they talked about upcoming missions shiro wasn't picked for, claiming him to be too inexperienced, too young-- until he wasn't.

"what if i die?"

"i would never..." keith had pulled away from shiro then, throat collapsing in a futile attempt to stop his suddenly ragged breaths and the unexpected sting of small tears. he was so choked up that a few moments passed into a minute before he could continue. "i would never recover."

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when the news about kerberos is released, keith not only loses his boyfriend, but loses himself, too.