It was that extra little bit of a hug that Kai noticed, and he grinned a bit to himself. In return, Kai trusted that Shinji would have said if it was too much. If this was fine, than all they had to do was enjoy it. Even with his eyes trained on the drive ahead of them, he could still watch the show the skybox was putting on for them.

"This part's one of my favorites," he remarked through the wind. "When everything goes quiet and the day bleeds into night."

A moment that he'd never thought he'd be sharing, frankly. Driving out through the night had always been an exercise of isolation. The warmth and trust at his back was... welcome. It brought peace with it, despite how much his heart raced with the thrum of the engine.