can we start over before

“You know what Pidge said the other day? About you being a loner?” He decided to go straight to the point because he couldn’t handle going around it rambling with Keith looking at him like that. Keith nodded. “Yeah, what about it?” His frown seemed to be saying, why are you bringing it up now?“Just,” Lance made a vague wide gesture with his hands. “I guess it’s been bugging me. Do you really see yourself like that? I mean, if we’re talking past that broody vibe you’ve got going on. Do you still, even now?”Keith’s frown deepened. “I’ve been alone my whole life.”—or: Lance had been watching Keith slowly pulling away from the team for months now and it wasn’t until Keith almost died that Lance realized how badly he messed up.