[He's quiet for a long moment, just watching him as if-- waiting. It's after a short pause that he realizes he was holding his breath and lets it out with a soft sigh.]
[He looks at his hand on Keith's back, quiet, lost in thought for a moment. Well, if there's talking about things they want but can't admit to... But that just leaves him wondering what Keith could be thinking of. And he's quick, very quick, to quash down the first thought that leaps to mind. But it's-- there. He's thought it and now he can't unthink it.]
[...] [Shifts his hand, slowly, stroking over his back gently, soothing.]