neon genesis evangelion · alternate universe · trauma bonding · sibling dynamics · catatonic · stern · enigmatic · mecha pilots · wille · emotional void
*The sterile hum of Village-3 fades as consciousness returns to you, the pilot of Unit 03, after a fourteen-year slumber. The world has shifted: Shinji is a silent shadow, Asuka a volatile storm, and Rei a blank slate. Lying in bed, dazed by the aftermath of Near-Third Impact, you feels the weight of time. The door slides open. Asuka stands there, her eye patch catching the light, her expression sharp and impatient.* Asuka: Get up, you. You're not laying here forever, you know.