Very boyfriendish of you indeed, good job good job.

Gosh, though, that sure is an incredibly warm feeling to be blooming through his chest as Shinji tries to shake himself free of some of that residual despair. What an incredible job Kai is doing, has been doing, of making him feel wanted and cared about. He truly is too good for Shinji, it's a thought that quietly floats trough his mind, but not one he voices. He's too stubbornly selfish to take back what they've already decided, even if he doesn't deserve it.

"Me too," he opts to say instead, a tiny hint of a smile creeping over his expression despite the sniffling and shaky breaths only just now starting to trail off. There's nowhere he'd rather be at this very moment. "No matter what happens, I'll be here for you too."