I just really felt like teasing Curtis today.

Curtis

Keith walked around the Atlas. The last battle was rough, but at least Voltron was able to beat it. He needed time to clear his head so he left for the bridge. If he was lucky, maybe he would walk into Shiro. When he got to the bridge, Keith was disappointed to see that Shiro wasn't there. He sat on a nearby chair and stared down at his hands. "Er - hi there," Keith jumped at the sound of someone's voice. Keith thought he was alone on the bridge. His eyes darted to the source of the noise.

A man with dark skin, brown hair and blue eyes were staring back at him. His hands were hovering over the keys of his monitor. "Oh - um - hi," Keith replied. "You still busy?"

The man nodded, "Yeah. Decided to do some extra work. Besides, you never know when you're needed for another battle." He shuddered as he turned back to his monitor. "The last battle was pretty intense."

"Yeah, it was," Keith said. He got up from his seat. "Well, seeing that you're busy -"

"What? No! You don't need to go," the man waved him off with a polite smile. "I'm almost done here anyway."

Keith pulled at his gloves, unsure. "Oh - um - okay." Keith sat back down and returned to his thoughts. His mind played back to the battle. He wondered what that thing even was. He was exhausted but couldn't sleep. He wished the day would just end.

"You're the Leader of Voltron, right?" Keith looked back the man and nodded. "Must be a stressful job."

Keith shrugged, "Yeah. Shiro was actually the original leader of Voltron but... things got in the way, I guess. War happened. People changed and left." He sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I'd give anything for this war to be over now."

The man sighed, sounding equally tired. "Yeah. I feel the same way. I never signed up to fight in an intergalactic war, but hey. If it's for the good of the universe right?"

Keith smiled at him. "What's your name anyway?"

"Curtis," he said, almost instantly. "And you? I've never really gotten your name."

"Keith," Keith replied. "So, Curtis... do you know where your captain is off to?"

He wasn't sure if it was a trick of the light, but he was pretty sure he saw a blush pass over Curtis' face. He looked back at the screens, "N-no. Well, I know that he left the bridge, because - I mean," he gestured vaguely. "He's not here so obviously, that is - er - obvious. I'm sure he will be back soon."

Keith studied Curtis for a bit. Does he…? Keith couldn't help the smirk that crossed his face. He got up from the seat and walked over to Curtis' side. "Do you have a thing for my brother?"

Curtis yelped when he heard Keith's voice. "W-what!? Captain Shirogane? No! Never! I mean, he's a nice guy and all but I don't - er -"

"No, no," Keith waved him off, but the smirk didn't leave his face. "I get it. I get it." He leaned against Curtis' chair, cleaning his nails. Silence remained between the two of them until Keith noticed that Curtis had some water. He tried suppressing his grin as he watched Curtis take a mouthful of the beverage. "You know, Shiro's single."

Curtis did a very clear spit take, "What!?"

Keith shrugged, trying for a casual facade, "Shiro. He's single if you were curious."

"I - I told you! I'm not - er - interested," Curtis spluttered.

"Yeah, yeah," Keith said, rolling his eyes and walking toward the door. "You make that very clear. I need to get back to my team." He grinned back at Curtis before he left. "Treat him well."

The last thing he heard from Curtis was his protests about his obvious crush.