[Paul smile slants into a grin as he takes Kaworu's earlobe between his fingers and doesn't quite pinch it, the edges of his nails just digging in.]
You always tease me for being philosophical, then you say things like that.
[They may look silly, but Paul is beyond and through self-consciousness. He tweaks Kaworu's ear, still gently, not enough to hurt - but enough to echo back in his own, in the tingling ghosts of severed nerves.]
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[Paul smile slants into a grin as he takes Kaworu's earlobe between his fingers and doesn't quite pinch it, the edges of his nails just digging in.]
You always tease me for being philosophical, then you say things like that.
[They may look silly, but Paul is beyond and through self-consciousness. He tweaks Kaworu's ear, still gently, not enough to hurt - but enough to echo back in his own, in the tingling ghosts of severed nerves.]