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"Shiro '' Keith said, the seriousness in his voice underlined with a sort of gleeful terror that made the aforementioned man tense immediately, and whip around to ask what was wrong.
Before he could turn on worried dad mode, his boy interrupted him. "I think Lance is it." There was shock still wide in his eyes as if he'd had the realization and immediately ran to tell his brother.
That same shock Shiro was sure was reflected in his own eyes as his mouth fell slightly open. They'd talked about it before, finding 'the one', someone you clicked with, that just felt right, the way he and Adam did (had? shiro was still so in love with him it hurt, but when he'd left the planet the love of his life wouldn't even look him in the eye).
Shiro had always hoped that Keith would find that same love, that happiness. (hopefully without the crashing and burning.)
Of course hope and belief are two very different things and Shiro had spent many years reflecting on how rare a love like his and Adams was, he knew it wasn't incredibly likely but he'd still hoped.
Shiro swallowed down the lump of emotions in his throat (he was so goddamn proud of his little boy).
"You're sure?" he asked, happy tears already springing to his eyes.
Keith just nodded and Shiro noticed he was teary eyed as well.
Shiro stepped forward to wrap him in a hug smiling at how quickly it was returned.
"He's my forever Shiro." the younger spoke, slightly muffled, into his chest. As they pulled apart, Shiro was absolutely beaming with pride.
Keith giggled at the expression before schooling his face into something much more serious.
"I wanna spend the rest of my life with him" his voice was awestruck as if he couldn't believe he'd truly fallen that deeply in love.
Shiro knew the feeling.
The words caught up to him just a second later. He knew that train of thought. He knew that train of thought very well. Too well. That very same train of thought had led to him proposing at 18 even if Adam didn't actually agree to marry him till they were 26. they'd never regretted marrying young but he now firmly believes they should have waited longer. He wondered if Adam regretted marrying him, regretted loving the one who wouldn't choose his lover over his job.
"You're not allowed to get married till you're 30." he said, voice stern in the way it often had to be when Keith wanted to do something impulsive that he wouldn't regret until very many years in the future.
As his Older Brother it was his responsibility to keep Keith from doing those things at all.
The outrage was evident on Keith's face immediately. " What!? That is such bullshit ! You got married at 20 something!"
Shiro sighed, he really should have expected an argument, lord knows that if his father had told him he wasn't allowed to marry Adam he would have had a conniption fit.
"I know you love him but you're both too young." he said hoping his brother would see reason.
"You're a fuckin hypocrite." Keith muttered pouting and glaring like a toddler.
Shiro rolled his eyes before turning around to get them both glasses of water.
Leaning back against the kitchen counter after handing Keith a glass he asked "Do you how many times I proposed to Adam before he actually agreed to marry me?" Shiro knew he'd never mentioned it so unless Adam had at some point brought it up Keith shouldn't know.
Keith’s eyebrows scrunched in confusion as he processed the question.
"What do you mean how many times you proposed? You proposed to him more than once?"
Shiro chuckled "I probably proposed to him a hundred times before he said yes"
"But.. why? Weren't you guys in love?"
Shrugging Shiro answered "He didn't want to marry young, I accepted that. I did ask him once every year though, just in case he changed his mind."
"Huh" Keith looked as though his whole world had been flipped on its head.
"So.. how many times exactly did you propose?" Keith asked, finally taking a sip of his water.
"Seven."
He very quickly spit out that water.
" SEVEN TIMES!? "
Shiro shrugged again nonchalantly "Yeah, once a year, he didn't say yes till we we're 25, and we didn't actually get married till 26."
Keith continued to stare at him, dumbfounded.
"Are you telling me." he paused "Are you seriously telling me you started proposing at eighteen?"
Chuckling he grabbed Keith's glass and set it on the counter before pulling him into a hug.
"That is a story for another time kiddo." Shiro sighed contentedly "you do know how proud of you I am right?"
Keith laughed at him, “Yeah Dad, I know.”