[He wants to protest-- Keith would have gotten there, eventually, even without him because Keith is good and amazing. All he ever did was give him a chance, if that. But-- he also knows Keith would never accept such a protest.
He ducks his head, breathing out shakily, and lifting his hand to press to his eyes, scrubbing at his face with a quiet sort of embarrassment. Not that he'll ever hate being vulnerable with Keith, but it's counter to how he usually holds himself.]
Oh, Keith.
[You're the only one who'd say he deserves anything, after everything that's happened. But he's selfish enough to be desperate to hear it, to need that reassurance from him.]