What Kai didn't expect as he watched Kyoko worm her way out of sight was the desire to roll over and tuck that flustered bundle into his arms. It was really quite sudden, chasing the heels of how charming the motion had been. What... was he supposed to do with this? He didn't know.

Luckily, he wasn't able to linger on it long. That warmth and affection was being superseded by even more warm and affection as he felt that shaky hand take Shinji's right there on his chest. This already felt extremely cozy, like he'd gotten caught up in the middle of a hug.

It was really, really nice.

"Nope. We're the ones bullying you into warming up."