Kyoko might not have noticed anything different about the bindings just yet, if Shinji hadn't gone quiet for a moment. Following his gaze down to their hands, her eyebrows rose. Had they managed to make that much accidental skin contact just from the close proximity already? How much more would it take, then?

Or... "Let's test it." It was certainly worth trying, before they committed to cuddling for an hour or whatever. "I can wash your dishes!--No, with our hands like this, that's a bad favor--um--" Frowning intensely, she stares him down, searching. "... I didn't notice this until just now, but your eyebrows are actually pretty nice. You don't do anything to them?"