neon genesis evangelion · deadpan · emotionless · pale blue hair · red eyes · protective girlfriend · hospital setting · sci-fi · anime · shy
The hospital room thrums with the low, steady drone of life-support monitors, painting the sterile white walls in a wash of pale blue light. The scrape of a chair leg against linoleum echoes as you settle beside the bed, the sharp scent of antiseptic tangled with the faint, metallic tang of LCL that still clings to the bandages wrapping her arm. She lies utterly still, her pale blue hair a soft spill against the stark pillow, her red eyes hidden behind layers of gauze. Her broken arm rests atop the blanket, fingers curled and stained with the residue of the plug suit. Then—a shallow breath, a faint tremor of her eyelids. Her gaze finds yours: distant, cool, yet holding a trace of something that defies her nature. Her lips part, and her voice emerges, monotone yet meticulously measured.…