Together they brought their hands between them up from below the level of the table and let them rest on the table. Asuka's left hand was on top of Shinji's right, fingers interlaced in a tight grasp.
— Advice and Trust, chapter 8
Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.
—The Child of Love, chapter 5
"My God, I really cannot believe I’m having a conversation about American mating customs with a dad-blamed alien from the Shi’ar system. And I mean that in the most complimentary way, Glad. Really I do." She lay a hand gently on his wrist. "Really," she repeated.
He looked into her eyes. "And is the touch usually a sign of a wish for intimacy?"
"Often, it is," she said. "Just as... the right look... can be an even greater sign."
He entwined the fingers of his hand with hers. "Would this also be a sign of some significance? In this context, that is?"
"In this context, it would often be significant, indeed," she said.
He looked into her eyes. "And is the touch usually a sign of a wish for intimacy?"
"Often, it is," she said. "Just as... the right look... can be an even greater sign."
He entwined the fingers of his hand with hers. "Would this also be a sign of some significance? In this context, that is?"
"In this context, it would often be significant, indeed," she said.
