#ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ: ᵃᶜᵉ ᵖᶤˡᵒᵗ ( pre kerberos. )

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“Hey, I know that word!”

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     “ そうか。”

  While there’s a playfulness in his expression, there’s an eagerness, too. Loving to share his culture with the Holts, Shiro is always excited when they mention remembering something, and that’s always gone double when it comes to anything to do with the language. Really, he’s only taught them a few words, just some of the basic things like ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye,’ just the stuff that can be useful to know even if you don’t actively speak a language, but he loves to know that they’ve retained any of it. It’s especially exciting when it’s Katie, but maybe that’s just because her finding his ability to speak another language cool makes Shiro feel that much cooler.

     “ So you have been listening to me, ” he teases, crouching down to the girl’s height with a broad grin. Hands on his knees, Shiro raises an eyebrow, giving her a faux-expectant look. “ And do you remember what it means? Or have you just heard me say it enough times that you can recognize it? どれかな… ”

Humming thoughtfully, his head tips to one side, then the other. While normally he wouldn’t switch between English and Japanese like this, he likes to challenge Katie now and then when she shows an interest. If there’s one thing that motivates her, from what he’s seen, it’s not understanding something. He’s seen the girl go to great lengths to understand new concepts. She likes a challenge, and he likes to provide her with them on the somewhat rare occasion that she expresses interest in one of his areas of expertise.

          “ If you get it right, I’ll take you to get ice cream. And I’ll tell you how to               ask for ice cream in Japanese. ”

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dropping in to request shiro & keith if you haven't already done them (8

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who steals french fries off the other’s plate

keith. he has no regard for what food belongs to shiro, he’ll steal the entire meal if he can get away with it. thankfully, shiro draws a line and will eventually start swatting him away.

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple

shiro. it happened once and it was literally just to fuck with keith.

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail

do i even have to answer this one? obviously shiro has to bail keith out. way more frequently than shiro likes. he threatens a lot to just let keith stay in jail for a few days so he’ll learn a lesson, but he’s never actually acted on said threat. he has made friends with the receptionist at the police department, though.

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues

shiro. as he is with any issue, he’s there to offer advice and comfort when it comes to dating issues. if keith has a really bad breakup, shiro is there as soon as he hears about it with keith’s fave takeout in hand. he’s spent the night on the couch once to make sure keith’s doing better in the morning, and he’s always willing to do it again.

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes

both, but keith does it more often. shiro will mostly revenge-cheat.

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk

keith. shiro doesn’t care and he figures keith is like a cat and just feels more secure in high places.

who starts and who wins the pillow fights

both. keith is guilty of starting more pillow fights but shiro’s never stopped himself when he’s felt the urge to smack keith in the face with a pillow. shiro tends to win, given the advantage of his size and strength, but keith’s pulled a few wins for himself.

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush

shiro, though keith’s done it once or twice just to make a situation awkward for shiro, no actual crush involved. when shiro does it, it’s done similarly, simply to mess with keith – if he manages to make a situation genuinely awkward for the other party though, he’s always quick to apologize profusely.

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“Can you tell me why you have an actual skeleton in your closet?”

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     Pausing, Shiro looks over to where Keith is standing, next to his closet with the door open, skeleton on display where it sits on the floor. Standing from where he’s been setting the pizza box down on the coffee table, a hand raises to rub at the back of his neck and an unanswering shrug is given as he gestures to the closet.

     “It’s a joke I’ve been working on. Or, waiting for the right time        to use, I guess. You know how everyone always says that I        don’t have any secrets? I… thought it’d be funny to ‘prove        them wrong’ by showing them the literal skeleton in my closet.”

Does he look a little sheepish? Yes. Mostly because Keith didn’t get the joke just from seeing it, which makes him think it’s not as funny as hethought it would be. Also because explaining it just makes it sound even worse, especially considering Keith has found it before he was supposed to.

     …Wait.

               “—What are you doing, looking in my closet, anyway?”

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quick tag dump since mine are all still fucked ( thanks tumblr )

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txt; I agree with that homeless guy though. You do need a haircut.

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[ text: grumpy cat ] Keith, if I cut my hair any shorter,                      there wouldn’t be any left.[ text: grumpy cat ] what’s your problem with my hair,                      anyway?? it’s in style!![ text: grumpy cat ] I’ve had plenty of people tell me it                      looks great!![ text: grumpy cat ] and yet you keep coming back to it,                      using it as an insult like having a                      greasy mullet is all the rage[ text: grumpy cat ] you don’t have the high ground on hair                      styles, kid[ text: grumpy cat ] I’m keeping my hair the way it is, and                      from now on it’ll be partly just to spite                      you.

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@spacerought:  ( x )

“Okay, but what if they’re festive shorts? Like, real classy shorts- the kind that would match my flamingo blazer, for example…”

          “No. Oh my god, I can’t even convey how much ‘no’ I feel just                hearing that. You need to burn that blazer. And the shorts if those                are an actual thing, which I hope to god they aren’t.”

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Fun concept for Shiro and baby Katie: Shiro asking Katie for mini “lessons” over general stuff just to see how proud she gets about “teaching” him

yES. ...plus it’s always funny when kids try to teach you how to do things bc their ideas sometimes are just so out there. buuuut mostly it’s just really cute when she gets all proud and he likes letting her feel that way so sometimes he probably purposely messes up so she can correct him and everything.