Bro you could have it all with smooth moves like that.

Kai huffed a little as he carefully pushed himself back up through the water. It wasn't like he was going anywhere, just putting himself back at Shinji's level a bit. It was maybe too warm down there? It was very, very warm.

"Good. But, y'know, more than that..." Kai looked over at him with a familiar kind of focus as he took in the softness of Shinji's face. That warmth felt fairly common now, but it hadn't been there the whole time. He didn't always look so at peace. Kai carefully brushed his thumb over Shinji's under the water, an idle gesture of comfort as he quietly called attention to something else.

"You've been smiling more."