He would not accept her recoiling like this. She may have shrank away, but Kaworu didn't pull back; his hand left her cheek only to rest on her shoulder with a slight tightness to his grip. His other hand would not let go of hers.
"Your words and actions are inconsistent," he said quietly. "You worry that I'll leave, and when I say I won't, you tell me to take it back."
Just like him. Just like Shinji.
His hand on her shoulder squeezed tighter. He wanted to put her at ease. He wanted to tell her he loved her, and he wanted to tell her how Shinji accepted that fact on his own. But he can't - not now, not with her in this state.
"How about this," he suddenly added. "I promise I'll teach you piano. I promise I will be here when you want to come. And I will not abandon you at this bench. That much, I can do for you. Even if you don't want to let me stay in your heart, I can stay here and wait."
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"Your words and actions are inconsistent," he said quietly. "You worry that I'll leave, and when I say I won't, you tell me to take it back."
Just like him. Just like Shinji.
His hand on her shoulder squeezed tighter. He wanted to put her at ease. He wanted to tell her he loved her, and he wanted to tell her how Shinji accepted that fact on his own. But he can't - not now, not with her in this state.
"How about this," he suddenly added. "I promise I'll teach you piano. I promise I will be here when you want to come. And I will not abandon you at this bench. That much, I can do for you. Even if you don't want to let me stay in your heart, I can stay here and wait."