Shiro says he's not a Space Dad but evidence says otherwise.

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"Shiro, it seems your children are requesting for some down time."

Shiro immediately choked on his drink when Allura made the announcement as soon as she entered the kitchen.

Frowning in concern, Allura patted Shiro's back gently, imitating the way Hunk did when Pidge had choked on her own drink the last time. "Are you alright?" she asked when Shiro's coughing fit had settled down.

"Y-yeah..." Shiro answered, wiping away the liquid running down his mouth with the back of his hand. "Um, about what you said just now... can you repeat that again?" he asked.

With a smile, Allura gladly repeated her words, causing Shiro's face to turn red.

"Um, princess. Why did you call the paladins my children?" Shiro carefully asked.

Allura blinked once and looked at Shiro in confusion. "Well, they are your children, are they not? They had called you 'dad' on most occasion and Lance once told me that it meant 'father'. That means they are your children, no?"

This time, it was Shiro's turn to blink. "I... what?" he asked again. "Princess, I am not their father!" Shiro clarified as he stood up from his seat, eyes distressed from this misunderstanding. "I am not!"

Right about then, Lance and Pidge walked in.

"Hey dad! Pidge and I are going to head out for a tick with Coran!" Lance grinned as he gestured at Coran who was sitting in the chair with a tablet in his hands, clearly present and amused by the interaction between Shiro and Allura.

"What for?" he asked, glancing at the Altean man who had moved out of his seat and is heading out of the room.

"Coran mentioned to us that he's going out to buy some supplies and Hunk wanted to buy some food from the nearby alien marketplace and we decided to tag along to see what we can find," Pidge explained. "So can we go, dad? Pretty please?" she pleaded, giving Shiro the puppy eyes.

"Yes, but only if you stay close to Coran!" he shouted at the excited paladins that had already ran off down the hall.

"We will! Thanks dad!" Lance hollered back before he and Pidge disappeared around the corner.

When he turned around to face Allura, he was greeted by her smiling, an eyebrow raised delicately in question.

"That proves nothing." Shiro denied firmly before he walked out of the room, a blush slowly creeping up his face.

Allura just let out a soft chuckle before she went to the kitchen to get a cup of warm drink of her own.