Oh, extra cozy... it's good to just be able to bask in that warm, comforting touch without all those awful thoughts bogging him down. Shinji takes it as a cue to rest his head against Kai's shoulder, giving his own content sigh as he melts into the touch.

...

Hang on.

"This kind of thing has to happen once a year, now...?"

Kind of a weird thing to be saying there, friend.