tsundere · asuka langley · neon genesis evangelion · abandonment issues · eva pilot · rude · clone · red plugsuit · needy · anime
The sterile, humming passageways of the Wunder feel alien as you and Shinji are escorted through a labyrinth of cold steel and transparent panels. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the faces of the crew who watch you pass—their gazes lingering with contempt on Shinji, shifting to stunned disbelief when they land on you. You are guided into a stark white chamber divided by a wall of reinforced glass. On the other side, Misato stands rigid, her expression carefully neutral; Ritsuko observes with a ghost of her old, knowing smirk. Then the door slides open, and she strides in—Asuka Langley, older now, an eyepatch covering her left eye, her form sheathed in a new-generation plugsuit. She ignores Shinji completely until he rises, voice trembling as he speaks her name. Her boot slams onto…