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"Brain Freeze"
"Ice cream's ready!" Hunk called out, walking into the lounge with a tray filled with little bowls of ice cream.
Each Paladin perked up from their place in the large nest. The Blades had insisted that all of their kits rest in the afternoon, only allowing Hunk to leave to get a snack for everyone. The Yellow Paladin passed a bowl to everyone before climbing into the nest with his own bowl, settling next to Antok.
Allura looked at her bowl. "Is this similar to a milkshake?"
"Yes," Lance answered before he dug into his ice cream. Each of the Paladins dug into their ice cream with enthusiasm, while the Blades and Alteans ate theirs slower.
Suddenly, Keith put his empty bowl down with a whimper. Hunk bit his lip and started massaging his temples. Pidge set her glasses to the side and winced as if in pain. Shiro's eyes were closed as well, and his tongue was pressed to the roof of his mouth (even though no one could see that). Lance simply flopped over with a dramatic whine. "Brain freeze."
The Blades were confused about what the Paladins were doing, but most of them appeared to be in some sort of pain. Once they realized this, the Blades acted at once. Krolia pulled Keith into her lap and groomed him. Keith whimpered again, burying his face into his mom's uniform. Kolivan grabbed Shiro, nuzzling his head gently. Ulaz scooped up Pidge and ran his claws through her hair. Thace slid Lance onto his lap, letting him bury his face in his uniform like Keith was doing, and rubbed his back. Antok let Hunk lean against him as he rumbled to him.
Keith whimpered once again, causing Krolia to rock him back and forth. "Shh, kit. It's okay. You'll be okay. I'm here."
Hearing what his surrogate sister said, Thace hummed to her. Her head shot up, and she let out a huff and a growl. Relaxing as he heard Krolia explain that their kits weren't in extreme pain, just a few moments of hurt, Thace leaned down and groomed Lance's hair.
Antok wrapped his tail around Hunk's waist as his continued to rumble to the Yellow Paladin. Ulaz withdrew his claws and started petting Pidge's hair. Kolivan looked at Shiro, who had finally opened his eyes. "Shiro, what is brain freeze?"
"Apparently, the other Paladins and I ate our ice cream too quickly. Brain freeze is what we call the sensation. Mostly, our heads hurt, but it's only temporary."
Kolivan sighed. "You five are definitely a bunch of kits."
Fin