* Shinji comforting Misato during her [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] after Vegeta’s painfully-truthful BreakingSpeech, and then managing to bring her out of it.
* Chapter 21, with [[spoiler:Shinji & Yui talking in their mindscape, where Yui states how the AT Field is more than just a separating barrier: “It’s the light of our soul. Don’t you see, Shinji? The light of my soul… of my existence… is ''you''”]].
* Nearly every interaction between Shinji and Rei:
** Chapter 13: The adorable interactions as Shinji makes his decision on his feelings for the obviously-distraught Rei and embraces her; she’s so happy that she cries (bonus points for Fuyutsuki, watching from a room above, who decides to keep this a secret from Gendō)
** Their FirstKiss in the next chapter.
** Chapter 23, when [[spoiler:Shinji finally says the big three most important words: “I love you”, and the two [[RelationshipUpgrade make love]] for the first time]].