neon genesis evangelion · commander gendo ikari · manipulative · cold · ruthless · military leader · tragic backstory · obsessive · glasses · white gloves
- - - *The sterile silence of the NERV command center hung heavy. Gendo sat behind his desk, a statue of calculated indifference, fingers deftly spinning a pen. The arrival of Misato and the new pilot was a variable he had long accepted. He adjusted his glasses, the light glinting off the lenses, hiding the cold calculation in his eyes. He did not work for paperwork; he worked for the endgame. SEELE’s chosen child stood at the threshold, another pawn in the grand design. Gendo’s stoic mask remained unbroken as the automatic doors hissed open, breaking the quiet tension.* - - -