[The kiss draws a small sound out of him, and as he returns it as quickly as it passes, before Keith opens his eyes again. And maybe it's the proximity, seeing the conviction in his eyes this close to him, the weight of Shiro's words-- maybe it's just everything at once, but god, he's not sure he could have ever been prepared.]
[Just as tentatively, he smiles back, breathes out the shakiness he feels all over himself. It's not quite a laugh but maybe it tried to be.]
That could take a while. [A whole thousand times, huh. He's definitely not prepared.]