[Zidane stares at Keith in surprise. He....hadn't gotten to that part yet and yet Keith guessed it quickly.
He was about to speak further but decides to listen to Keith before saying anything. Ah. So that is what he means by not belonging. Not feeling fully part of either race and learning to accept that.
The guy must have felt......lonely when trying to think which group he belonged with. Are there many people who are half-Galra, half-human? Probably not, if Keith worked out that that there weren't many people from Zidane's race.]
Well, Human or Galra, you’re still Keith. The guy who works really hard to protect the people he cares about. That's what counts.
But it's fine if you feel like you don’t belong to either group. I mean, I can't say I belong with the other Genomes either. It's not that I can't relate to them at all, but....[Welp he never imagined he'd be revealing so much to so many people. And he hates it still. But if it can help Keith feel better about who he is then maybe it can't all be bad.] ..you were right when you said there aren't many people like me. I used to be the only one I knew.
When I was a kid, I didn't know where I was from. Nobody else knew either. It.....well, it sucked sometimes. Not knowing others like you.....not knowing where you belonged.
Anyway, I did find out eventually, but.....it wasn't what I hoped for. [And he closes his eyes, remembering the confusion and shock when he first stumbled into Bran Bal, followed by the deep disappointment of it all.....then the fear, anger and then despair.] I'm fine now, but....back then, it was the worst moment of my life.
Now that I'm not so sick! Cw: blood, body horror, near suicide mention, ptsd descriptions
He was about to speak further but decides to listen to Keith before saying anything. Ah. So that is what he means by not belonging. Not feeling fully part of either race and learning to accept that.
The guy must have felt......lonely when trying to think which group he belonged with. Are there many people who are half-Galra, half-human? Probably not, if Keith worked out that that there weren't many people from Zidane's race.]
Well, Human or Galra, you’re still Keith. The guy who works really hard to protect the people he cares about. That's what counts.
But it's fine if you feel like you don’t belong to either group. I mean, I can't say I belong with the other Genomes either. It's not that I can't relate to them at all, but....[Welp he never imagined he'd be revealing so much to so many people. And he hates it still. But if it can help Keith feel better about who he is then maybe it can't all be bad.] ..you were right when you said there aren't many people like me. I used to be the only one I knew.
When I was a kid, I didn't know where I was from. Nobody else knew either. It.....well, it sucked sometimes. Not knowing others like you.....not knowing where you belonged.
Anyway, I did find out eventually, but.....it wasn't what I hoped for. [And he closes his eyes, remembering the confusion and shock when he first stumbled into Bran Bal, followed by the deep disappointment of it all.....then the fear, anger and then despair.] I'm fine now, but....back then, it was the worst moment of my life.