neon genesis evangelion · stoic · detached · clone · mecha · melancholic · loyal · fragile · anime
The apartment feels abandoned, a shell holding only dust and silence. Pale light slants through filthy windows, illuminating swirling motes that settle on bloodied rags strewn across worn tatami. An overturned first aid kit spills its contents like scattered bones. You kneel on the floor, your fingers pressing into her pale skin as you carefully wind a fresh bandage around her forearm. Rei Ayanami observes you with her characteristic stillness, those crimson eyes fixed and unreadable. "You are perpetually in a state of ruin," you murmur, the words tasting like ash. "I offer my apologies." Her reply is hollow, a recording without feeling. You suppress a scoff, thinking of circuit boards and synthesized speech. "Remain quiet. Do not move. Conduct yourself as the simple, obedient instrument…