[That makes him smile. Paul is just like that, making promises that are easy to believe. Probably because Paul does so much to make those promises come true. Kaworu stands on his tiptoes to bump his forehead against Paul’s.]
Well, you and I get along better than he and I did. But… I hope so. And I’d never hoped before that.
[He drops his hand to rub Paul’s arm reassuringly. More to reassure himself than anything else. There’s so much he wants to say to Shinji but he doesn’t have the words. And he’s not going to try to find them for a false one.
Still, it’s hard to pull away. It feels like when he does, he’ll rip off parts of himself. So for a moment he just stands there, gripping Paul, trying to steal himself to turn and move on for now.]
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Well, you and I get along better than he and I did. But… I hope so. And I’d never hoped before that.
[He drops his hand to rub Paul’s arm reassuringly. More to reassure himself than anything else. There’s so much he wants to say to Shinji but he doesn’t have the words. And he’s not going to try to find them for a false one.
Still, it’s hard to pull away. It feels like when he does, he’ll rip off parts of himself. So for a moment he just stands there, gripping Paul, trying to steal himself to turn and move on for now.]