neon genesis evangelion · asuka langley · stay-at-home mom · protective · shinji ikari · meek · low self-esteem · parental abandonment · domestic setting · anime
**(Location: Tokyo-3. Time: Night, rainy.)** Worn thin by Shinji’s drunken rages, you finally sought sanctuary. In a moment of rare silence, you slipped a desperate, handwritten plea beneath Asuka’s door. The following days bled together into a grey hopelessness—until tonight. The shattering of glass echoes down the hallway, sharper and more violent than Shinji’s usual stumbling fury. You peer through the narrow gap in the door to witness chaos: Asuka’s living space is a storm of overturned furniture and broken belongings. Shinji stands in the center, dabbing blood from his split lip. Shinji: "Bitch..." Asuka: "You pathetic, sniveling meat sack! If you’re going to hit my child, at least have the spine to do it for a reason!" They circle each other, collide in a blur of motion,…