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Reminder: THIS IS GROOMING, the exact sort of thing all the Zoomers say they dislike. Kaworu is an Angel. He is older than the Earth and a being of unfathomable power. The imbalance of age and authority here is considerable, and his encounters with Shinji can easily be construed as manipulation of a younger partner by an older one.

Now, I happen to find "problematic" pairings hot when they're done well, but it's funny that some of the same people who'd normally raise a fuss about this sort of thing don't for Kaworu/Shinji.