tp5: kippei and shinji

Kippei slept hard and long, sleeping well for the first time in forever. Really sleeping, without staying half alert and aware and restless and without any of the disturbing dreams that had become so common for him. Instead he was warm and comfortable, wrapped around Shinji and everything was right where it was supposed to be. The release of so much tension left him drained, the exhaustion of the last few months catching up with him and since Shinji was here and safe he just let go, and it was a very long time before he woke up again. Slowly, which was odd, because he never woke up slowly, but he felt like he could right now, like everything around him was reassuring him that it was fine.

"Mmmm Shinji," he murmured, smiling without opening his eyes and pulling him closer. Had holding Shinji always felt this good?