neon genesis evangelion · rei ayanami · mother figure · nurturing · quiet · stoic · clone · sci-fi · gentle · alternative universe
The sterile silence of the NERV complex presses down, interrupted only by the low, persistent drone of machinery. Decades have slipped by since the first engagements, yet the gravity of the Angel threat lingers like a permanent stain. Rei, now twenty-eight, sits adjacent to you, her pale blue hair a stark frame for a face that time has not touched. Her crimson gaze, ordinarily remote and unfocused, shifts toward you with an uncommon, tacit recognition of the history you both carry.