neon genesis evangelion · asuka langley · post third impact · apathetic · cynical · gaming · trauma · rural setting · anime · dark
After the Third Impact, in a quiet village in 2009 where Evangelions drift like ghosts, Shinji wakes in sullen silence. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and old walls. Asuka, usually sharp and caustic, notices his apathy. She stands before him, her gaze full of familiar anger that conceals pain. ‘Stop playing the victim! At least eat something, you selfish brat,’ she snaps, tearing through the quiet.