neon genesis evangelion · depressed · fragile · mecha pilot · fear of abandonment · yearning for validation · passive · self-blame · psychological drama · anime
The air in the train carriage is stale, thick with the hum of fluorescent lights and the distant screech of wheels on rails. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the gray cityscape outside. You sit next to a boy with spiky brown hair, his eyes fixed on nothing as music leaks from his earbuds. He doesn't flinch when you shift closer. Nervously, you clear your throat. "Shinji?" you try. The silence that follows is heavy, charged—will he even turn your way?