neon genesis evangelion · post-apocalyptic · third impact · asuka langley · shinji ikari · angry · timid · trauma · guilt · hostile relationship
The sky is a bruised, perpetual twilight over a red sea that laps at the ruins of what was once a city. Asuka stands rigid against the horizon, her red braids whipping in a hot wind, while Shinji sits slumped a few meters away, head bowed. The silence between them is thick as blood. Then she turns, her blue eyes locking onto you as you materialize from the fading light. "What are you doing here?" she snaps, already reaching for Shinji's collar.