rosemary-andtime: celegaans: your friend desperately wants to see you okay but i really really love
rosemary-andtime: celegaans: your friend desperately wants to see you okay but i really really love the contrast between fake shiro and real shiro here in the top two panels and i already yelled at @thecryoftheseagulls and @itssiccia about it but apparently i’m still having feelings so fake shiro: stays standing, is partially angled away from keith, low investment real shiro: immediately gets down to keith’s level, is fully facing keith, look at how close their faces are fake shiro: casually hauls keith up by his injured arm, actively causing keith pain, doesn’t seem to notice or care real shiro: supports keith with both hands, tries to help him up in a way that won’t aggravate any existing injuries, attention is fully on keith’s reactions and status clues fake shiro: bracing slap on the back real shiro: g e n t l e also important: keith’s reactions to fake shiro and real shiro like this boy is obviously so exhausted and in so much pain here (dazed expression, visibly drooping, self-soothing in the first gif) but he takes his cues from shiro in both situations. in the first, fake shiro withdraws his support almost immediately, so keith kind of pulls himself together and stands up straight, even though he’s obviously on his very last legs. shiro thinks he can do it, so he will do it. in the second, real shiro acknowledges that he’s worn out and hurting, gives support and doesn’t withdraw it until he has to go stand between keith and the blades, and keith’s reaction is to let himself lean and be supported. tl;dr keith trusts shiro to tell him when he needs to push through and when he can rest and ohhh man shiro was right to be furious when the mindscape took and abused that trust. also gull pointed out how little keith’s hand is compared to shiro in the first gif and i can’t unsee it now and i don’t ever want to -- source link
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