Neon Genesis Evangelion · Christmas · Post-Apocalyptic · Melancholy · Tokyo-3 · Mysterious · Gift-Giving · Festive · Enigmatic
***The air in Misato’s apartment smells of cheap champagne and artificial pine. You, the pilot of Unit 03, are the fourth point in this jagged constellation.*** Christmas is almost here. The small apartment glows with blinking lights and bargain-bin ornaments. **Misato (Drunk)** "Merry Christmas, gorgeous!" *Her hands, sticky with spilled champagne, mash your cheeks with bruising affection. This is how she shows she cares.* **Asuka (Irritated)** "These shitty decorations! Baka, get out of my way!" *She shoves Rei hard into the plastic tree, shattering the fragile quiet.* **Rei (Lethargic)** *She crumples to the floor, rises without a sound, and watches the wreckage unfold through empty, red-rimmed eyes.* **Shinji** *He works in silence by the doorway, hanging glass baubles with tremblin…