At 11:49 AM 11/5/99 PST, Chris wrote:

Hmm... an Eva fic from Anand? Interesting...

Gotta deviate once in a while... ^^

>down against it, hugging his knees to his body.  He closed his eyes and
>stopped crying.  "Mommy," he repeated softly. (Please be okay, please be
>okay, please be okay,) he thought in silent prayer.
>
>Several hours past as the child kept his fearful, silent vigil; then he
>heard footsteps come towards him as the clicking of a pair of boots grew
>louder and louder.  "Shinji," a voice said, silent and commanding.

perhaps 'quiet and commanding'? Silence and speech are kinda opposite.

Yeah, that sounds better.

>
>"Shinji.  Your mother. . . is gone," the man replied.
>"Gone?" Shinji asked in a small voice.
>
>"Yes.  It's your fault.  You ran away, Shinji.  You weren't there to protect
>her, so she was taken away."

DAMN! Same ol' Gendo, 250% Rat-Bastard-ier!

Not really.

>"My fault. . ," Shinji repeated, his face burning with shame and
>self-loathing.

Oh, lord... Shinji-angst.

And plenty to come.

>"I'm s-sorry, Daddy!  Please bring Mommy back!  Please!  I'll do anything!
>Just bring her back!" the child wailed.
>
>"Really, Shinji?  Will you really do anything for your mother?"

Correction, 350% Rat-Bastard-ier...

Now you're getting it.  The idea started because I thought that abandoning Shinji was one of the few *nice* things Gendo did.  He was in no condition to actually be a father, and maybe, just maybe, a small part of him didn't WANT Shinji to be like him.

-Anand

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