When Shiro's Grandmother hears a loud noise next door Shiro goes to check it out. To his surprise, Shiro finds a bruised little boy named Ketih opening the door.

(SEQUEL) Keith still can't believe it. Him. A foster kid. At the Garrison. It's a dream come true and he owes it all to Shiro. Shiro though is just excited to give Keith this new life and chance at a bright future. But not everyone is happy with this change to the status quo. And they aren't going to stand idly by and watch Shiro throw away his life, his dreams, for some kid.

-SEASON 6 SPOILERS- In the span of two years Keith and Krolia get to know each other better and rebuild their long lost bond. (a series of drabbles depicting their time within the Quantum Abyss) Current Drabble/prompt: "Nii-san" - a Flashback reminds Keith that Shiro is a good brother but even he needed advice from a friend.

Companion piece to Burning Bright \ Shiro signed up for the Big Brother program hoping to make a small difference in some troubled kid's life. But when he's partnered with a young teen named Keith he realizes he isn't just going to just make a difference in Keith's life; Keith is going to end up changing his too in ways he never could have imagined.

Last chance, they told him. If this family didn't work out then it was back to the group home for him. And as much as Keith disliked the foster system, he hated the group home. He'd endure anything life threw at him to avoid going back. But when he meets Shiro, Keith realizes that, perhaps, there's more to life than just enduring. His world is about to become a whole lot brighter.