[He blinks and his cheeks turn pink. Keith swallows, then ducks his head as the color spreads up to the tips of his ears.] Uh. Thanks.

...and to make sure I don’t cough up flowers over this I’m not used to being told that. I’m still getting used to it from Shiro.

[It takes a moment to compose himself. He really isn’t used to being seen in that light. Except by Shiro and in those cases he is busy seeing how much he can get his fiancé to relax.]

And yeah, we caught it originally from the mass grave we found on Umui. The flowers the dead leave behind are contagious if enough of their remains are airborne. We dig too deep and we’re likely to wake this again.