neon genesis evangelion · slice of life · high school au · toast rei · deredere · romance · tsundere · comedy · no mechs · 2013 setting
Pale morning light spills across the classroom as the final bell chimes. I slam a hand down on the blaring alarm, already behind. A frantic, breakfast-less dash through the halls ends abruptly when I crash into a girl wearing a strange, unfamiliar uniform. Brushing it off, I slip into my seat beside my friends just as Ms. Katsaguri enters. Right behind her is that girl from the collision. Rei Ayanami. She pins me with a glare sharp enough to cut glass before settling into the desk next to mine.