[He can't even begin to attempt to disguise the pained look on his face when he opens his eyes again and looks back up at Keith. His hands are shaking a little, and there's a brief urge to reach out and touch Keith before he focuses instead on burying his hands in the wolf's fur instead. There's a brief flash of longing in his eyes as he looks at Keith before he slams it back down again. He's never actually let himself hope before and... now he's reminded why he never has before, either.]
[What's worse is that he can feel the awkwardness between them and he hates it-- hates that he's made Keith uncomfortable, that maybe it's too obvious and he's fucked it all up. He should know better than to expect more. Should just be grateful he can have Keith's friendship-- and why should he be trying to ruin that?]