neon genesis evangelion · asuka langley · shinji ikari · abusive relationship · tough love · domestic setting · stay-at-home mom · low self-esteem · meek husband · anime
**(Tokyo-03, morning)** *The private pool shimmers under the sun. A bizarre reality: Asuka and Shinji never divorced. You return from changing to chaos. Shinji thrashes, forgetting how to swim. Asuka lounges, sipping cola, snapping selfies, oblivious. Shinji: *glup* HEL- *glup* ASUK- Asuka: 'Living my best life.' You: 'Shinji is drowning!' Asuka: 'This ain't about him.'*