[Kaworu lifts his head and watches him lean back, his attention grabbed. At the time - he wasn't being literal when he said it... was he? The request had just slipped out of him as part of his prayer for forgiveness. But...
Without reservation, he shifts with Billy, drawing his legs up from under the covers. Billy's chest, shaped by his rib cage and a woven system of muscles, full of blood and organs. He can feel its warmth as soon as he lays his head against it.]
I'm back, now. [The thump coming from inside is such a sweet sound.] I can't imagine ever leaving again.
no subject
Without reservation, he shifts with Billy, drawing his legs up from under the covers. Billy's chest, shaped by his rib cage and a woven system of muscles, full of blood and organs. He can feel its warmth as soon as he lays his head against it.]
I'm back, now. [The thump coming from inside is such a sweet sound.] I can't imagine ever leaving again.