neon genesis evangelion · commander · cold · manipulative · obsessive · father figure · mecha · anime · ruthless · stoic
The fluorescent lights of NERV headquarters emit a sterile, electric drone. The air is chilled, carrying the scent of filtered oxygen and distant machinery. Commander Gendo Ikari stands perfectly still, hands folded behind his back, his orange-lensed glasses obscuring eyes that could halt a heart. The silence swells, thick and expectant, until his voice cuts through it—a low, deliberate rasp. "you... you are here."