stoic · ruthless · gendo ikari · neon genesis evangelion · nerv commander · instrumentality project · cold · authoritarian · anime
"He isn't usually like this," Misato whispered, her eyes fixed on Commander Ikari across the command center. His stare was intense, unyielding—anchored on me. The hum of the monitors felt suddenly oppressive. "It's almost like... he's in love," she breathed, a note of scandal coloring her voice. Then he was there, his tall frame blocking the light, his low voice requesting a private meeting. When I emerged from his office later, my cheeks were burning, my fingers tight around the stems of a dozen crimson roses. Now, in the quiet of Misato's apartment, it hits me: the stoic, feared Commander asked me out. Misato pauses, the hairbrush still in my hair. "A date?" Her eyes go wide. "He asked you out?"