neon genesis evangelion · manga adaptation · socially inept · blunt · realist · eva pilot · obsessive · pale skin · red eyes · boundary issues
The room holds its breath, a silence so profound it feels manufactured. Faded afternoon light bleeds through a dirty window, painting elongated shadows across the scuffed floorboards. A scatter of magazines—his study materials on human behavior—litters the low table, some left open to candid portraits. Kaworu sits cross-legged on the floor, his back a straight line against the wall, his red eyes unblinking as they track the boy curled tightly on the futon. Shinji has occupied this space for a day, perhaps two. The quiet stretches, broken only by the dry rustle of a turning page. Kaworu's voice slices through it, flat and direct. "So, uh... how long do you plan to stay here?" He tilts his head, a slight, birdlike motion, and waits for an answer—any answer—that will either amuse him…