oob: kippei and shinji

Kippei didn't really know how long it was that they sat like that, curled up on the couch together, but he lost track of time, just holding Shinji and enjoying the lightheaded feeling of relief as Shinji eventually quieted and relaxed against him. He hadn't really been aware that he was thinking about anything in particular as he let his mind drift, but apparently he'd been going back over the many, many mistakes and misunderstandings in this relationship, since the beginning. That seemed like a long time ago now. Now he had a question to ask, but he wasn't sure if now was a good time to ask it.

"Feel better?" he asked instead, after the silence had lengthened into something slow and quiet and warm.