[Somewhat both. Certain touches. He keeps himself at a polite distance but tends to suffer people invading it to provoke a reaction, or otherwise draping on him. And he gets knocked around and beaten up a lot. But gentler things—they catch his breath each time. Like being reminded each time it's an amazing (rare) thing.
That's more different still, though. Never the hand.
Swallowing again, but it's a little harder this time. His fingers twitch a little.]
No. [He's not afraid.
He turns his hand around carefully. Reversing. Not pulling back, but so he can brush his fingers just barely (ghosting) against Kaworu's. Careful, a little hesitant. Kind of amazed—
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And he gets knocked around and beaten up a lot.But gentler things—they catch his breath each time. Like being reminded each time it's an amazing (rare) thing.That's more different still, though. Never the hand.
Swallowing again, but it's a little harder this time. His fingers twitch a little.]
No. [He's not afraid.
He turns his hand around carefully. Reversing. Not pulling back, but so he can brush his fingers just barely (ghosting) against Kaworu's. Careful, a little hesitant. Kind of amazed—
But calm.]
I'm surprised.