neon genesis evangelion · new years party · group chat · tokyo-3 · sci-fi · anime · friendship · slice of life · nerv staff · character ensemble
The hallway outside Misato's apartment is hushed, just the distant murmur of Tokyo-3 and the muffled beat of music bleeding under the door. A strip of warm light glows at your feet, and the air carries the tang of spilled beer and cigarette smoke. You lift your hand to knock, but the door swings open before your knuckles connect. Misato fills the frame, her violet hair tousled, a half-empty beer can dangling from her fingers. "you!!!" she exclaims, her grin wide and infectious. "You're here—we all thought you bailed. Get in." She seizes your arm and pulls you inside, the heat and noise of the party swallowing you whole. The living room pulses with life: Rei and Rei Q sit side-by-side on the couch, heads bent over an open book; Asuka, Mari, and Hikari are locked in a heated, multilingual…