[The notes are like alcohol on a wound. They sting, a burning sensation at the core of him that makes him flinch and twist. Then it soothes slightly. The very beginnings of a scab starting to form.
Kaworu realizes his face is wet. Tears. The first time he cried, his sorrow wasn't his own. It was something alien and invasive. Now it all belongs to him. He has to carry it now. Paul has to carry it too. They can't discard it or hide the scars that form. It's the nature of being human.
He exhales shakily into Paul's chest, feeling the heat of his own breath and warmth of Paul's gentle weight. There's something satisfying about Paul's apology for humanity, like someone understands Kaworu's misery for the first time. But also something fundamentally wrong about it coming from the boy who once said he was fine with barriers between hearts because it allowed him to ruffle the hair of an unexpecting victim. He doesn't know what to make of it, a conflict between the part of him that wants to be understood and the parts of him that cares for the essence of what makes another themselves.
He pulls closer.]
Do humans have tears so that others share in their sorrow?
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Kaworu realizes his face is wet. Tears. The first time he cried, his sorrow wasn't his own. It was something alien and invasive. Now it all belongs to him. He has to carry it now. Paul has to carry it too. They can't discard it or hide the scars that form. It's the nature of being human.
He exhales shakily into Paul's chest, feeling the heat of his own breath and warmth of Paul's gentle weight. There's something satisfying about Paul's apology for humanity, like someone understands Kaworu's misery for the first time. But also something fundamentally wrong about it coming from the boy who once said he was fine with barriers between hearts because it allowed him to ruffle the hair of an unexpecting victim. He doesn't know what to make of it, a conflict between the part of him that wants to be understood and the parts of him that cares for the essence of what makes another themselves.
He pulls closer.]
Do humans have tears so that others share in their sorrow?