[ It's like that with Kaji and Misato both, although at least Kaji has the kindness (or foolishness, maybe) to not completely dismiss her out of her hand and treat her as little more than a fixture in the room. Better than being treated as nothing. Better than apathy. She takes a breath, gaze dropping away. How does she deal with this? He won't take the bait and he won't answer the question. She wants to be happy he's here, but it feels hollow. Like there's another shoe waiting to drop. She can't ever be quite comfortable around him, because there's the chance that this is going to end up as nothing or just another distraction. ]
Do you care?
[ It's quiet and it's direct. She wants to believe. She desperately, horribly wants him to actually care. She knows that he's never going to love her, there's never going to be a romance. But she still craves his approval. ]
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Do you care?
[ It's quiet and it's direct. She wants to believe. She desperately, horribly wants him to actually care. She knows that he's never going to love her, there's never going to be a romance. But she still craves his approval. ]