His hand stroked her cheek and pushed her hair around her ear.
"Can I stay?"
It was a simple question, very simple.
"I won't leave you," he said, in an effort to explain, "if you'll let me stay. If you'll accept that I love Shinji and let me stay, I will."
Perhaps it was asking too much, but he has to ask it, nonetheless. Kaworu could not force away his feelings for the other pilot - certainly not any more than he could force away his feelings for Asuka. It was a difficult for Shinji, too, and maybe one that would only widen the gulf between them now.
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"Can I stay?"
It was a simple question, very simple.
"I won't leave you," he said, in an effort to explain, "if you'll let me stay. If you'll accept that I love Shinji and let me stay, I will."
Perhaps it was asking too much, but he has to ask it, nonetheless. Kaworu could not force away his feelings for the other pilot - certainly not any more than he could force away his feelings for Asuka. It was a difficult for Shinji, too, and maybe one that would only widen the gulf between them now.