mazeofrelationships | Matt and Keith Pre Kerberos PSL

Hey, if you want to, go for it. I can get pasta and sauce. Up to you.

[Matt shrugs, going back to looking over the list thoughtfully.]

All right! And I think I remember what was under the bathroom sink, let me know if I got the right stuff.

[Keith makes his way to the feminine products aisle, doing a quick memory scan before he pores over the shelves. Right, the smaller ones for Katie, and the super for Colleen...

Kogane?

He freezes.

Relax, relax, I'm not gonna make fun of you. I have a sister, too. Look, it's your first time, so just get a whole armful and they can return what they don't need, Lance says.]

I've seen under their bathroom sink. I've got this. [He pauses, clearly a bit weirded out that this guy just said something civil to him.] Thanks anyway.

[Matt walks over, pushing the cart, a confused expression on his face. He raises an eyebrow at Lance, but mostly looks at Keith. Protective Older Brother mode engage!]

Hey, Keith, you doing ok?

[Lance immediately holds up his hands in defense, just giving him some advice, I swear I didn't do anything untoward! I'm not that asshole James! Now I gotta get this stuff home to Veronica before she kills me. And he dashes off with his cart, leaving Keith to just shake his head and laugh.]

I got what they need. I mean, if they need something else we can just go back, right?

Absolutely. It's not a huge deal.

[Matt watches Lance go, a bit curiously. What is with that kid?]

I think we're down to just frozen food, and maybe some dairy.

[Keith's starting to wonder if Lance is just weird more than anything. Annoying, but still better than James's bullshit.]

I think your mom gave us coupons for milk, right? And cheese?

[He glances at the pile of snacks in the cart, still a little embarrassed that so many things caught his eye. Good thing there are sales.]

Yeah. And some eggs. Can you go get a gallon of milk and some shredded cheese, and I'll get eggs?

[He scans the list a bit more.]

Oh, and we need frozen peas still.

Got it! Yeah, and ice cream, or Katie'll never let us hear the end of it.

[Lucky thing the stores always seem to carry Ben&Jerry's peanut butter cup.]

Right! Thanks for reminding me.

[Matt disappears, returning a bit later with eggs and some ice cream]

[Good, Keith's carefully setting the milk in the cart, along with the cheese.]

Is that it?

I think so?

[Matt hands the list over to Keith.]

Check my work, make sure I didn't miss anything.

[Keith checks the list thoroughly, then the cart, then the list again.]

Looks like we got everything!

Awesome. Home, then, unless there's something else that you want.

[He glances around the aisle they're in, wondering if the niggling feeling he's having that they missed something is right or not.]

No, I'm good. ...wait, should we get more dog food? Maybe treats?

[He remembers Sam mentioning the bag of dry food being more than half-empty.]

I think we're ok on food, but we can get Gunther some treats!

[Matt grins, turning to go to the dog food aisle.]

Good thought, actually. I don't think even Mom thought about that.

Yeah, and we were running a little low on those. And maybe a new rawhide bone, for his teeth?

[For a kid who never owned a dog, Keith knows a lot about them.]

That sounds perfect.

[Matt grins, nudging him with his shoulder.]

You're getting really good at this.

Yeah, well...I've got a good teacher!

[Keith smiles as they head towards the pet supplies aisle...then blushes as the next song comes over the loudspeaker.

You smile a lot, it makes me wonder what your thinking of cuz...baby you're always on my mind...

Keith's never been a fan of light n' fluffy pop music, be it boy bands or Mandy Moore, and this sounds like both in a blender. But somehow he can't find it in him to cringe.]

[Matt pauses in the aisle, blushing a bit as well, and glancing over at Keith. It's a song that feels like it's always on the radio, so he knows the words, and here at the moment, somehow it's... almost powerful.

Turning to Keith, he reaches out and takes his hand on instinct.]

[Oh...they've hugged plenty of times, and they sleep in the same bed, but something about holding hands is more...intimate.

He likes Matt's hands, though. Slender, but not weak, warm, nimble, well-kept nails. Silly to notice such a small detail, but he notices things like that about Matt.

His blush deepens as he moves closer, turning so that he's looking into Matt's eyes.]

[Matt looks at him as well, smiling a bit shyly. His thumb runs gently over the back of Keith's hand, caressing him slightly.

It's almost as if there's something... tangible in the air between them, something anticipating this moment. Matt's not sure what to do with it, but he doesn't want to break the moment.]

[Neither does Keith. He knows the feeling of being smitten with someone, Shiro's had that effect on him enough times. But even the most heart-racing moment Shiro's given him seems to pale in comparison to right now. A simple brush of Matt's thumb, his smile, the look in his eyes, every word of the song seeping into him.

Is this...?]

[They're taking up half of the aisle, but Matt doesn't seem to care at the moment. He's way too caught up in his best friend to care.

Carefully, he reaches up and brushes some of Keith's hair out of his face, his expression softening. Slowly, he's beginning to realize what it is he's feeling, but he has no idea what to do with it.]

[He's seen Shiro and Adam look at each other this way, just before they-

Kiss.

His heart skips a beat. Kiss him, kissing Matt, his best friend, the person he-

Uh, excuse me, you guys gonna move anytime soon? asks a stranger, and Keith snaps out of his trance. He looks embarrassed and has to bite his tongue so he doesn't snap; he's tried hard to control his temper over the last year.]

[Oh. Matt startles, dropping Keith's hand and turning bright red. Well, that sure was... an awakening. Right. That was all in his imagination, right?

Even if nothing happened, he's definitely going to keep that moment in his memory.]

Er, yeah. We should probably move. Um.

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