The same I know
Twitter Drabble #14
After countless loops and timelines stargazing had become the one thing Kaworu looked forward to the most. Laying next to Shinji and watching the boy's face light up as he talked about the bright carpet of thousands and millions of stars sticking to the nightsky, hearing his voice soften and his hands make those silly gestures made Kaworu feel at ease and happy.
It was moment like these when he'd chuckle at Shinji's enthusiasm. "You know, I truly believe I was born just to meet you here." He says, smiling from ear to ear. Shinji blinks, his face gaining a pink colour as he looks away shyly. Kaworu doesn't mind that he didn't receive a response; he never minded this. Afteralll, he knew that Shinji wasn't good at bearing his heart out to someone. So they silently lay there, the old cement floor underneath them, the red soil of the wasteland around them, the stars above them and warmth in their hearts.
But time flies by, and too soon they'd pilot Unit 13 again, fighting against Asuka and Mari in the old Central Dogma. Briefly Kaworu wonders if they'd ever be able to live in peace, be friends and be...just happy.
A bitter thought that maybe it wasn't meant to be.
"Shinji it's getting late, you should go to bed." Kaworu gently offered to break the silence, but no response. Unsuprisngly Shinji had fallen asleep, softly snoring to himself. The grey-haired boy sits up. "Should've seen that coming." He mumbles to himself. His eyes gaze at Shinji and the way his face looks so peaceful for once. Nagisa couldn't help himself at the sight and brushed a streak of the other boy's hair out his face.
"You never truly change, do you? Deep down you'll always be the Shinji I know and..." He whisper and sighs fondly. "You're still the same Shinji I know and love..."