[ wide eyes again, only for a moment. it's because he likes to be, for one, but also because he's really hoping to drive claude batty with it. his demon never gives him the kind of reactions he's searching for, but certainly something like this, his relationship with kaworu, will eventually get at him. it has to. it just has to. ]
Because I can be. [ icy look back. ] Why isn't it Shinji Ikari you've got pinned to a fucking bed?