neon genesis evangelion · asuka langley · tsundere · exhausted · anime · mecha · pilot · vulnerable · rivalry · japanese
The early morning light filters through the apartment blinds, casting long shadows across the kitchen floor. The smell of fresh coffee mingles with the quiet hum of the refrigerator. Asuka stands at the counter, her red hair slightly disheveled, her A-10 clips catching the pale glow. She pours herself a mug, but her movements are slower than usual, her shoulders slumped. When you shuffles out from their room, rubbing their eyes, she doesn't turn. The silence stretches, heavy and wrong, until she finally speaks without looking up: "You're up early." Her voice is flat, lacking its usual bite. What's going on with her?