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* {{Expy}}: Several political leaders get parodied.
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* TheCavalry: Combined with BigDamnHeroes. Just like when it looks like TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt in chapter 59, guess what comes over the horizon.
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* KillSat: The Battlemoons from the series Shadow Raiders/War Planets get dragged into the story by the canon "Dirac Sea" incident involving Eva-04.
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* CompositeCharacter: The president of the United States, Ronald W. Grump.
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: Twice. Gendo drugs two women with powerful aphrodisiacs and ovulation drugs against their will, then has them sexually exploited. [[spoiler: He exploits and impregnates Ritsuko, and then later has a paralyzed Ramna, girl form, exploited by Tatewaki Kuno.]]
* SerialRapist: Gendo. In the "drug them without their knowledge or consent" kind of way. Not only is he on-screen noted to drug women with powerful aphrodisiacs without their knowledge or consent, but it's implied that he's been drugging Ritsuko for years, and "offering her relief" after she's done as he commands, in a way that makes it look like she's been the one coming on to him all along. Misato is clearly not pleased on finding out.
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** Rei eventually does the same to Asuka; however, Asuka really takes her time deciding on the response.response.
* WorldOfJerkass: As in official canon, just about everyone in power and authority is a raging dick. As Lara Croft herself says best.
--> Lara: "Is there some kind of competition to see who's the biggest raging arse?!"
* WorldOfJerkass: As in official canon, just about everyone in power and authority is a raging dick. As Lara Croft herself says best.
--> Lara: "Is there some kind of competition to see who's the biggest raging arse?!"
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* ClingyJealousGirl: While Rei and Asuka are quite comfortable sharing Shinji with each other, they are adamant about not sharing him with anyone else. When Kowaru starts coming on to Shinji in front of her, Rei responds with violence.
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[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/let-me-play-among-the-stars-neon-genesis-evangelion.41524/ Let Me Play Among the Stars]] is an Evangelion fanfic, written in Shinji's POV as his memoirs, dedicated to exploring the circumstances of Rei and Shinji being "roommates" rather than Shinji and Asuka, especially as Gendo orders Shinji and Rei to be together without Misato's supervision, at least at first. \n [[https://www.fanfiction.net/Evangelion-and-Tomb-Raider-Crossovers/119/438/ Also available here.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While there's no surprise that Shinji and Rei are people you don't want to piss off, some characters show a dark and sadistic side that doesn't get a mention in canon. "Rea" (pronounced Ray-ae not Ray-ah), Shinji and Rei's adopted "4-year-old" daughter, reenacts the opening scene of Elfen Lied when soldiers try to hurt her "mommy", and '''Maya''' of all people goes full-blown sadist when Shinji and Asuka are fighting Jaqueline Natla fused with Zeruel.
* KnightOfCerebus: The arrival of the Cult of Xian changes the story from a lighthearted romantic comedy to the dramatic tragedy setting for which Evangelion is well known.
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* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle. In chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.
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* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle. In chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.feathers.
** Rei eventually does the same to Asuka; however, Asuka really takes her time deciding on the response.
** Rei eventually does the same to Asuka; however, Asuka really takes her time deciding on the response.
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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: As in official canon, whenever Shinji and Asuka quarrel, Shinji's classmates, particularly Toji, note this, even lampshading the trope by name. Surprisingly Asuka also has this dynamic ''with Rei'', and the two of them are even more "in sync" with each other.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Rei and Asuka fit this trope to a T. Asuka is the FieryRedhead in Shinji's life and Rei is the ShyBlueHairedGirl and they near constantly engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat.
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* BedmateReveal: Double subverted. Both Rei and Asuka sneak into Shinji's bed at one point. He sleeps through it, presuming it was AllJustADream, until he wakes up the next morning to see the both of them being lectured by Lara Croft.
* DoubleThink: Asuka is ''highly'' conflicted concerning how she feels about Shinji. She wants to utterly destroy him for being an anathema to her existence, but she also openly desires him because she finds him cute, he finds ''her'' cute, and is the first guy she's ever met who actually treats her like a girl, with actual thoughts and feelings. Then there's the fact that she doesn't know whether she should openly praise and kiss him for being AboveTheInfluence, or clobber him [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe when she deliberately puts herself in a vulnerable position before him,]] often wanting to do both at once. Unlike how she acts in canon, she does openly lampshade it here.
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* SlaveToPR: '''Gendo''', of all people is this, as is revealed in chapter 3.
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* SlaveToPR: '''Gendo''', of all people is this, as is revealed in chapter 3. He's looking to escape the shackles though, and that is clearly ''not'' good for The Children.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Even though Rei and Shinji are legally married, and therefore can (and do) have sex with each other, legally, the rules of Sufficient Velocity forums, and the fact that both characters are teens around 14 years old, mandates that all that sort of "action" only takes place off-screen, and none of the characters can ever go into detail in discussing it.
---> '''Asuka''':"That is so surprisingly... vanilla."
* VitriolicBestBuds: Asuka is as vitriolic as in canon, but she openly admits that she treasures Shinji and Rei, though predominantly Rei, because the both of them are [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe genuinely kind to her.]]
* TakeOurWordForIt: Even though Rei and Shinji are legally married, and therefore can (and do) have sex with each other, legally, the rules of Sufficient Velocity forums, and the fact that both characters are teens around 14 years old, mandates that all that sort of "action" only takes place off-screen, and none of the characters can ever go into detail in discussing it.
---> '''Asuka''':"That is so surprisingly... vanilla."
* VitriolicBestBuds: Asuka is as vitriolic as in canon, but she openly admits that she treasures Shinji and Rei, though predominantly Rei, because the both of them are [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe genuinely kind to her.]]
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* BridalCarry: Shinji tries to comply with the tradition of carrying his new wife across the threshold in chapter 3. He fails. When Rei is informed of the tradition by Misato, she responds by ''carrying him over the threshold'', for her own amusement. This proves to foreshadow Shinji's HenpeckedHusband status from that point on, to Misato's bemusement.
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** Once Lara Croft becomes The Children's official guardian, she slaps the "innocent" back on, with extreme prejudice, as Shinji winds up under one roof with Rei, Asuka, Misato, and Lara Croft herself, but everybody sleeps alone, in separate bedrooms. [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Both Rei and Shinji, who have been married for a while by that point, resent it.]]
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Lara Croft loves to pet The Children on the head when praising them, and they all appreciate it. Heck, '''Asuka''' outright purrs!
* {{Angrish}}: Asuka, perusual usual, very soon in chapter 6.
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* LonersAreFreaks: An unusual take. After Rei and Shinji get married, Rei stops being a freak, becomes openly engaged with school activities, and the rest of the class, student and teacher alike, are grateful towards Shinji for it.
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* LonersAreFreaks: An unusual take. After Rei and Shinji get married, and Rei is therefore no longer alone, she stops being a freak, becomes openly engaged with school activities, and the rest of the class, student and teacher alike, are grateful towards Shinji for it.
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* LonersAreFreaks: An unusual take. After Rei and Shinji get married, Rei stops being a freak, becomes openly engaged with school activities, and the rest of the class, student and teacher alike, are grateful towards Shinji for it.
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* {{Angrish}}: Asuka, per usual very soon in chapter 6.
---> '''Asuka: '''“Bwargharhagahrah!”
---> '''Asuka: '''“Bwargharhagahrah!”
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* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: What starts the chain reaction of kindness between Rei and Shinji ultimately leading to them marrying each other? Rei hears that Shinji rescued two civilians of his own volition, one of whom is Toji, the guy who punched him in the face on his first day in Tokyo-3's high-school.
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* BestServedCold: Gendo's plan for MisplacedRetribution against Shinji involves making the boy as happy as possible to then tear it all away, at the right moment. [[WrongGenreSavvy He fully expects Shinji to act the same way he did when he was a helpless 4-year-old.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Gendo. While he presents himself as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, in truth, he's just as sadistic as in canon and as early as chapter 3, reveals that he gave Rei over to Shinji so he could take her away later, just to make the boy suffer.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Gendo. While he presents himself as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, in truth, he's just as sadistic as in canon and as early as chapter 3, reveals that he gave Rei over to Shinji so he could take her away later, just to make the boy suffer.
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* MaskOfSanity: As in official canon, Gendo is great at pretending to be a decent and competent commander. In reality, he's a genocidal madman who places the blame for all his troubles not on the organization actually responsible for the loss of his wife, but on his own son who had no culpability whatsoever, and was completely incapable of doing anything to stop it.
* MisplacedRetribution: Gendo blames the loss of his wife, Yui, on the then four-year-old Shinji, who was neither responsible, nor had any way to stop it. He not only completely ignores SEELE's involvement in the affair, he's doing everything in his power to make Shinji suffer as much as possible before he dies.
* MisplacedRetribution: Gendo blames the loss of his wife, Yui, on the then four-year-old Shinji, who was neither responsible, nor had any way to stop it. He not only completely ignores SEELE's involvement in the affair, he's doing everything in his power to make Shinji suffer as much as possible before he dies.
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* NailedToTheWagon: Gendo uses NERV's command structure to force sobriety on Misato. Unsurprisingly, she does not like it.
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* LadySwearsalot: Asuka has one hell of a mouth on her. She even utters profanity, in German, in a stream-of-consciousness fashion at one point.
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** Once Lara Croft becomes The Children's official guardian, she slaps the "innocent" back on, with extreme prejudice, as Shinji winds up under one roof with Rei, Asuka, Misato, and Lara Croft herself, but everybody sleeps alone, in separate bedrooms.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Starting with an "intermission" between chapters 3 and 4, characters other than Shinji get their own diary entries to explain their thinking, starting with Rei.
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** When Asuka joins the cast in Chapter 5, she's just the tiniest bit less Tsun and an even smaller measure of more Dere than in canon because she ''isn't'' sending mixed signals, and actually admits her feelings, straight up, thanks to Shinji and Rei being just that little bit nicer to her.
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* CovertPervert: After physically dragging Shinji into the bath with her in chapter 2, Rei's diary entry reveals that [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex she likes bathing with him for the same reason he likes bathing with her.]] Though it is yet to be revealed if she actually tells him this.
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* ShoutOut: When Misato learns ThereIsOnlyOneBed as a result of Shinji and Rei being outright ordered to live together, she specifically mentions circumstances eerily similar to those of Kamijou Toji of A Certain Magical Index.
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* ShoutOut: When Misato learns ThereIsOnlyOneBed as a result of Shinji and Rei being outright ordered to live together, she specifically mentions circumstances eerily similar to those of Kamijou Toji Touma of A Certain Magical Index.
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* ShoutOut: When Misato learns ThereIsOnlyOneBed as a result of Shinji and Rei being outright ordered to live together, she specifically mentions circumstances eerily similar to those of Kamijou Toji of A Certain Magical Index.
---> '''Miasto:'''"What the hell is the Commander expecting? Are you supposed to sleep in the bathtub?"
---> '''Miasto:'''"What the hell is the Commander expecting? Are you supposed to sleep in the bathtub?"
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* IAmNotPretty: When Shinji turned away from her naked body, both when she was on display in the LCL tank, and when they were forced to love together, Rei assumed that Shinji found her unattractive, and it annoyed her. After repeatedly being told that Shinji turned away precisely because he finds her attractive, although she completely fails to comprehend it, she finds herself really liking his reaction, and even blushing when she stops to think about it.
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* IAmNotPretty: When Shinji turned away from her naked body, both when she was on display in the LCL tank, and when they were forced to love live together, Rei assumed that Shinji found her unattractive, and it annoyed her. After repeatedly being told that Shinji turned away precisely because he finds her attractive, although she completely fails to comprehend it, she finds herself really liking his reaction, and even blushing when she stops to think about it.
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* IAmNotPretty: When Shinji turned away from her naked body, both when she was on display in the LCL tank, and when they were forced to love together, Rei assumed that Shinji found her unattractive, and it annoyed her. After repeatedly being told that Shinji is turning away precisely because he finds her attractive, although she completely fails to comprehend it, she finds herself really liking his reaction, and even blushing when she stops to think about it.
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* IAmNotPretty: When Shinji turned away from her naked body, both when she was on display in the LCL tank, and when they were forced to love together, Rei assumed that Shinji found her unattractive, and it annoyed her. After repeatedly being told that Shinji is turning turned away precisely because he finds her attractive, although she completely fails to comprehend it, she finds herself really liking his reaction, and even blushing when she stops to think about it.
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* IAmNotPretty: When Shinji turned away from her naked body, both when she was on display in the LCL tank, and when they were forced to love together, Rei assumed that Shinji found her unattractive, and it annoyed her. After repeatedly being told that Shinji is turning away precisely because he finds her attractive, although she completely fails to comprehend it, she finds herself really liking his reaction, and even blushing when she stops to think about it.
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* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability, although Rei's diary shows that Shinji loves to buy her Trekkie merchandise when he can, to her enjoyment.
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* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability, although availability. Rei's diary diary, on the other hand, shows that Shinji loves to buy her Trekkie merchandise when he can, to her enjoyment.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Several characters note that Rei is "the man of the house" in Shinji's life, including Shinji himself. He also admits that ''he likes being henpecked'' [[WhenSheSmiles because Rei's cute little smile is ]] WorthIt.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Hikari Horaki openly compares Gendo's "arranged marriage" orders to Rei to the practices of the Heian era in Japan at one point during Rei's "diary entry 1" chapter.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: In chapter 4, to stop the rest of the class from pestering both Shinji and herself about their married life, Rei stoicly admits that Shinji is talented in the bedroom, but adamantly refuses to go into detail.
---> '''Rei:'''"As for our married life, forget asking about detailed explanations, they're not going to happen. I will say this. Our wedding night was quite pleasant. [[TakeOurWordForIt Shinji-kun is a boy who likes to take his time, and that is all I'm going to say about that.]] You can fill in the blanks with your imagination, or better yet, '''DON'T.'''"
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: In chapter 4, to stop the rest of the class from pestering both Shinji and herself about their married life, Rei stoicly admits that Shinji is talented in the bedroom, but adamantly refuses to go into detail.
---> '''Rei:'''"As for our married life, forget asking about detailed explanations, they're not going to happen. I will say this. Our wedding night was quite pleasant. [[TakeOurWordForIt Shinji-kun is a boy who likes to take his time, and that is all I'm going to say about that.]] You can fill in the blanks with your imagination, or better yet, '''DON'T.'''"
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* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle, in chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.
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* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle, in battle. In chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.
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* AboveTheInfluence: To the point of IgnoreTheFanservice. Shinji adamantly resists Rei's advances until after the two of them are married. [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Rei greatly appreciates this.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Both Shinji and Rei fall for each other because they treat each other like people, but for Rei it's far more profound as her diary entry reveals.
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* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability.
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* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability.availability, although Rei's diary shows that Shinji loves to buy her Trekkie merchandise when he can, to her enjoyment.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: As Rei's diary reveals, Gendo outright orders Rei to sexually entrap Shinji and get him into a ShotgunWedding. She's thrilled beyond measure at Shinji's WackyMarriageProposal in chapter 2 because he's not only marrying her because he ''actually wants to'' but because he's been so good to her that she actually wants to marry him too.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: As Rei's diary reveals, Gendo outright orders Rei to sexually entrap Shinji and get him into a ShotgunWedding. She's thrilled beyond measure at Shinji's WackyMarriageProposal in chapter 2 because he's not only marrying her because he ''actually wants to'' but because he's been so good to her that she actually wants to marry him too.
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* CrazyPrepared: Gendo keeps ''official marriage forms'' in his office, just in case his Eva pilots want to marry each other at some point. Misato is highly suspicious about this. [[ProperlyParanoid She's right.]]
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[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/let-me-play-among-the-stars-neon-genesis-evangelion.41524/ Let Me Play Among the Stars]] is an Evangelion fanfic, written in Shinji's POV as his memoirs, dedicated to exploring the circumstances of Rei and Shinji being "roommates" rather than Rei Shinji and Asuka, especially as Gendo orders Shinji and Rei to be together without Misato's supervision, at least at first.
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[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/let-me-play-among-the-stars-neon-genesis-evangelion.41524/ Let Me Play Among the Stars]] is an Evangelion fanfic, written in Shinji's POV as his memoirs, dedicated to exploring the circumstances of Rei and Shinji being "roommates" rather than Rei and Asuka, especially as Gendo orders Shinji and Rei to be together without Misato's supervision, at least at first.
The work includes the following:
* BathtubBonding: Invoked. Rei physically drags Shinji into the bath with her in chapter 2, to his shock. [[CovertPervert Though he does find that he likes the experience.]]
* HappilyMarried: Shinji and Rei officially tie the knot in chapter 3. Some fans find this a bit rushed.
* InnocentCohabitation: Despite having no choice but to share a bed, due to housing constraints, Shinji and Rei remain celibate, at least until they're officially married in chapter 3.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Rei, even more so than official canon, as she sees nothing strange about undressing right in front of Shinji, being on display in her LCL tank, or ''demanding'' that he undress, and then physically dragging him into the bath with her, or sleeping nude right next to him, despite the fact that they specifically went clothes shopping, and bought casual clothes, including pajamas, together.
* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability.
* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle, in chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.
The work includes the following:
* BathtubBonding: Invoked. Rei physically drags Shinji into the bath with her in chapter 2, to his shock. [[CovertPervert Though he does find that he likes the experience.]]
* HappilyMarried: Shinji and Rei officially tie the knot in chapter 3. Some fans find this a bit rushed.
* InnocentCohabitation: Despite having no choice but to share a bed, due to housing constraints, Shinji and Rei remain celibate, at least until they're officially married in chapter 3.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Rei, even more so than official canon, as she sees nothing strange about undressing right in front of Shinji, being on display in her LCL tank, or ''demanding'' that he undress, and then physically dragging him into the bath with her, or sleeping nude right next to him, despite the fact that they specifically went clothes shopping, and bought casual clothes, including pajamas, together.
* {{Otaku}}: '''Rei''' is a huge fan of Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, though lacks the trappings due to lack of availability.
* WackyMarriageProposal: Shinji doesn't just ask Rei to smile after the Ramiel battle, in chapter 2, he asks for her hand in marriage because he wants GladToBeAliveSex, but doesn't want sex out of wedlock. While the fans seemingly don't have trouble with Shinji's actions, Rei's acceptance of the proposal does ruffle some feathers.
