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* DeathByChildbirth: It is repeatedly stated that Asuka may die when she delivers Teri [[spoiler:due to Gendo’s tinkering with her DNA.]] At the final chapter [[spoiler:Shinji and other characters think for a moment she has passed away.]]
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* DeathByChildbirth: It is repeatedly stated that Through the story the cast discovers Asuka may die when she delivers Teri [[spoiler:due gives birth due to Gendo’s tinkering with her DNA.]] daughter's DNA, and they try to find ways to aprevent Asuka's death. At the final chapter [[spoiler:Shinji Shinji and other characters think for a moment she has passed away.]]
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* DefrostingIceQueen: At the beginning of the story Asuka is very distraught about being pregnant and not ready to acknowledge her feelings so she tries to push Shinji away very hard and very angrily. Later she calms down gradually, and Shinji tries real hard to reach her out and show he cares for her. Eventually Asuka accepts to herself she is in love with him and opens up.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: At the beginning of the story Asuka is very distraught about being pregnant and not ready to acknowledge her feelings so she tries to push Shinji away very hard and very angrily. Later she calms down gradually, and Shinji tries real hard to reach her out and show he cares for her. Eventually Asuka accepts admits to herself she is in love with him and opens up.
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* DidYouThinkICantFeel: [[spoiler:Gendo did not ever think of Rei rebelling against him, believing she was under his full control. However Rei had developed feelings towards Shinji, and due to those feelings she was becoming very protective of his family. Hence, she stepping aside would simply not happen. He should have foreseen it but he was genuinely shocked when she struck him.]]
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* DidYouThinkICantFeel: [[spoiler:Gendo did not ever think of never, ever, thought Rei rebelling might rebel against him, him,]] believing she was under his full control. However Rei had developed feelings towards Shinji, and due to those feelings she was becoming very protective of his family. Hence, she stepping aside would simply not happen. He should have foreseen it but he was genuinely shocked when she struck him.]]
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* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted in chapter 8. Misato is sitting at the kitchen table, head buried in her hands because she is grief-stricken and hopeless to [[spoiler:save Asuka’s life.]]. A beer can is sitting on the table in front of Misato, suggesting she has been drinking to try to forget… until the narration states that she has not touched her beer yet.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted in chapter 8. Misato is sitting at the kitchen table, head buried in her hands because she is grief-stricken and hopeless to [[spoiler:save Asuka’s life.]]. ]] A beer can is sitting on the table in front of Misato, suggesting she has been drinking to try to forget… until the narration states that she has not touched her beer yet.
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* TookALevelInIdealism: As she goes through her pregnancy Asuka finds out she is not alone and she does not need to drive everyone away because there is people loves her.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Shinji. He was actually jealousy when Asuka found the arcade game centre’s cute and nice and he did a special favour for them. Instantly he got angry, moody and snappy.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Shinji. He was actually jealousy jealous when Asuka found the arcade game centre’s manager cute and nice and nice. When he did a special favour for them. Instantly he them and Asuka got delighted in reaction, Shinji instantly got angry, moody and snappy.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: In the sequel it was revealed that the first Rei and the Fourth children met when they were little. Takuma seems liking Rei, but whether he was unlucky or victorious is not known due to the sequel being unfinished.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: In the sequel it was revealed that shows up Takuma Satori, a boy met and befriended the first Rei and the Fourth children met for a short while when they were little. little kids. Takuma seems liking had a crush on Rei, but whether he was unlucky or victorious is not known due to the sequel being unfinished.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: In the sequel, Shinji calls Gendo out on lying about destroying all Yui’s pictures and says he wants nothing of him.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: In the sequel, Shinji calls Gendo out on lying about destroying all Yui’s pictures and then Shinji says after everything Gendo has done to him and his family he wants nothing of him.him.
-->'''Shinji''':''"You lied to me, you bastard, [...] that picture of mother, you had it all along. [...] You just wanted to keep it to yourself, [...] you selfish bastard."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Is that all?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I hope they keep you in here forever, [...] even that'll be too good for you, after all that you have done."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You mean like bringing you and the Second Children together?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I didn't need you for that! [...] we never needed you to fall in love! You were only using me, using Asuka, using Teri! [...] HOW COULD YOU?!"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Because I needed to,"''\\
''[Shinji turns to leave]]''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Aren't you forgetting something?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"..."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"I was thinking, I know that Colonel Katsuragi is now your legal guardian, [...] but shouldn't you ask me for permission to marry the Second Children, even if it's merely for formality?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"..."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You are planning to marry her, aren't you? You are the father of her child."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"We don't need anything from you. We want nothing to do with you. This will be our last meeting, as far as I am concerned. [...] I'm finished here,"''
-->'''Shinji''':''"You lied to me, you bastard, [...] that picture of mother, you had it all along. [...] You just wanted to keep it to yourself, [...] you selfish bastard."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Is that all?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I hope they keep you in here forever, [...] even that'll be too good for you, after all that you have done."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You mean like bringing you and the Second Children together?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I didn't need you for that! [...] we never needed you to fall in love! You were only using me, using Asuka, using Teri! [...] HOW COULD YOU?!"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Because I needed to,"''\\
''[Shinji turns to leave]]''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Aren't you forgetting something?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"..."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"I was thinking, I know that Colonel Katsuragi is now your legal guardian, [...] but shouldn't you ask me for permission to marry the Second Children, even if it's merely for formality?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"..."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You are planning to marry her, aren't you? You are the father of her child."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"We don't need anything from you. We want nothing to do with you. This will be our last meeting, as far as I am concerned. [...] I'm finished here,"''
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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: While watching the fireworks Turing the Obon festival Shinji and Asuka talk and realize even if they often argue and fight and find each other’s attitude and behaviour exasperating and overbearing they really like each other and would hate being apart.
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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: While watching the fireworks Turing durin the Obon festival Shinji and Asuka talk and realize even if they often argue and fight and find each other’s attitude and behaviour exasperating and overbearing they really like each other and would hate being apart.
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* ButNotTooForeign: Asuka and her daughter Teri are part German, part Japanese.
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* BerserkButton:
** Misato is a ''very'' overprotective MamaBear. Usually she acts self-controlled, calm and respectful when in presence of a superior. When she heard [[spoiler:Gendo was scheming something might kill one of her wards and would hurt the another]] she walked in his office to put a bullet in his head.
** Rei is unemotional and collected... but where her niece is concerned. Threaten Teri and she will snap and will crush you.
** Misato is a ''very'' overprotective MamaBear. Usually she acts self-controlled, calm and respectful when in presence of a superior. When she heard [[spoiler:Gendo was scheming something might kill one of her wards and would hurt the another]] she walked in his office to put a bullet in his head.
** Rei is unemotional and collected... but where her niece is concerned. Threaten Teri and she will snap and will crush you.
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* BadassBookworm: Asuka is mainly a fighter and a warrior, but she is also a fourteen-years-old genius with a college degree. In chapter 7 [[spoiler:she could not sortie to fight a giant alien, but she contributed with her strategic expertise and thanks to her tactics her teammates managed to win that battle.]]
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* BiggerBad: SEELE. Even after [[spoiler:having ousted Gendo]] the heroes still have to deal with them and their “Let’s turn everyone into orange goo” scheme.
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** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:an Angel is threatening with crushing Shinji and Rei.]] Then [[spoiler:Asuka shows up, breaking her previous synch records and stops the Angel with one hand.
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** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:an Angel is threatening with crushing Shinji and Rei.]] Then [[spoiler:Asuka shows up, breaking her previous synch records and stops the Angel with one hand.]]
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* BiggerBad: After [[spoiler:Gendo got defeated]], SEELE returned in the sequel to menace the heroes with their "Let's turn everyone in goo" ploy.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: SEELE. In the first story they were [[TheManBehindTheMan behind Gendo]], ordering him around and watching him to ensure he fulfilled their goals, knowing fully well he had an agenda of his and being aware of [[spoiler:his project to create a new lifeform to fight them with.]] In the sequel they remained in the shadow, sending their agents to spy on the heroes and destabilize them as they get ready to fight them and carry forward his plot to create a new god.
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* BigBad: Gendo. He is [[spoiler:after Asuka’s overwhelming arousal which led her to sleeping with Shinji, and he is trying to turn her daughter –his own granddaughter!- into a biological super-weapon.]]
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* BigBad: Gendo. He is [[spoiler:after was [[spoiler:behind Asuka’s overwhelming arousal which led drove her to sleeping with Shinji, and he is trying schemed to turn her daughter –his own granddaughter!- into a biological super-weapon.]]]]
* BiggerBad: After [[spoiler:Gendo got defeated]], SEELE returned in the sequel to menace the heroes with their "Let's turn everyone in goo" ploy.
* BiggerBad: After [[spoiler:Gendo got defeated]], SEELE returned in the sequel to menace the heroes with their "Let's turn everyone in goo" ploy.
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* {{Badass}}: In chapter 3 [[spoiler:Shinji and Rei]] are trying to hold an Angel back with their barriers but it is crushing them. Then Asuka shows up and stops it with one hand, breaking synch records.
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* {{Badass}}: {{Badass}}:
** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:Shinji and Rei]] are trying to hold an Angel back with their barriers but it is crushing them. Then Asuka shows up and stops it with one hand, breaking synchrecords.records.
** In chapter 7 Rei [[spoiler:fought an Angel alone and won.]] And in chapter 9 she made very clear that [[spoiler:''nobody'' threatened her niece.]]
** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:Shinji and Rei]] are trying to hold an Angel back with their barriers but it is crushing them. Then Asuka shows up and stops it with one hand, breaking synch
** In chapter 7 Rei [[spoiler:fought an Angel alone and won.]] And in chapter 9 she made very clear that [[spoiler:''nobody'' threatened her niece.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Gendo is a bigger bastard in this fic than he was in the proper series.
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* AdultFear: Shinji is very afraid of something happening to Teri or she growing up unhappy or lonely because he has not done his job well. Asuka also fears her gets traumatized by her fault.
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* AdultFear: Several times Shinji tells he is very afraid of scared that something happening bad will happen to his daughter Teri or she growing will grow up unhappy or lonely because he has not done his father job well. Asuka also fears her Teri gets traumatized by because her.
** Shinji being frightened of being unable to protect Asuka and their daughter was the reason of him [[spoiler:seeing himself like unworthy to be a father and running from his family for a month.]]
** During [[spoiler:her MindRape Arael exploited Asuka's fear to lose herfault.child.]]
** Shinji being frightened of being unable to protect Asuka and their daughter was the reason of him [[spoiler:seeing himself like unworthy to be a father and running from his family for a month.]]
** During [[spoiler:her MindRape Arael exploited Asuka's fear to lose her
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* AccidentalInnuendo:
** In chapter 2 Misato tells Ritsuko Asuka has fainted and Shinji is examining her… and Ritsuko asks what that examination consists of:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka and Shinji are playing an arcade game and Asuka’s character is going underwater:
--->'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Oh...yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..." (suddenly furious:) "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey, it's not my fault if I always find the torpedo launcher when you're underwater!"''
** In chapter 2 Misato tells Ritsuko Asuka has fainted and Shinji is examining her… and Ritsuko asks what that examination consists of:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka and Shinji are playing an arcade game and Asuka’s character is going underwater:
--->'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Oh...yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..." (suddenly furious:) "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey, it's not my fault if I always find the torpedo launcher when you're underwater!"''
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The story -complete with spin-offs and sequels- could formerly be found in Axel's website -together with his other stories-, [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/ Asuka's notebook]]: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/index.html here]]. It can still be found [[http://fanbards.net/stories/12226 in Darkscribes]]and [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071203212823/http://www.geocities.com/aa_chan01/archive/tcol/index.htm here]]. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/85116/David-Templar Child of Love 2]] also can be found in ff.net, and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4917/Axel-Terizaki Axel's ff.net profile]] also keeps several of his stories.
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The story -complete with spin-offs and sequels- could formerly be found in Axel's website -together with his other stories-, [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/ Asuka's notebook]]: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/index.html here]]. It can still be found in [[http://fanbards.net/stories/12226 in Darkscribes]]and Darkscribes]] (although chapter 2 is missing for some reason) and [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071203212823/http://www.geocities.com/aa_chan01/archive/tcol/index.htm here]].here]] (thankfully complete). [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/85116/David-Templar Child of Love 2]] also can be found in ff.net, and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4917/Axel-Terizaki Axel's ff.net profile]] also keeps several of his stories.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Invoked. In this story Asuka gets pregnant with Shinji's baby after an one-night stand. When they are blaming each other Shinji argues she provoked him and Asuka replies he couldn't not want it since he is a guy and all guys are perverts.
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To compare with other Eva fics from that era go to ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR'', ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'', ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'', ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'' or ''Fanfic/HigherLearning''.
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* RoaringRampageOfRescue: Subverted. When [[spoiler:Misato reveals Shinji his father has taken Asuka away,]] Shinji loses his nerve for a moment, wanting running away and pretending it was not happening. However Misato reminded him he was supposed to protect Asuka and not to run away, and he recovered his courage and joined the rescue party to storm the base, save Asuka and kick Gendo's butt.
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* AuthorAppeal: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/eva/asuka.html Axel is very fond of Asuka, very much so]]. He is also a die-hard ShinjixAsuka shipper.
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* AuthorAppeal: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/eva/asuka.html Axel is very fond of Asuka, very much so]]. He is also a die-hard ShinjixAsuka S/A shipper.
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* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
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* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss.SacredFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
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* KidWiththeRemoteControl: In the final chapter Shinji learn why he and Asuka are the only ones can control their giant robots despite of being only kids –and him having no previous training-: [[spoiler:their mothers’ souls got stuck inside them.]]
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* KidWiththeRemoteControl: KidWithTheRemoteControl: In the final chapter Shinji learn why he and Asuka are the only ones can control their giant robots despite of being only kids –and him having no previous training-: [[spoiler:their mothers’ souls got stuck inside them.]]
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* RuinedFirstKiss: Shinji and Asuka’s FirstKiss is not remembered fondly by neither. Asuka did not want to admit out-loud she wanted to kiss him out of fear to be rejected, so she claimed she was bored in case he did not like her back. Shinji liked her back but he really thought she was just bored, so he did not kiss her back, she thought he was not interested and ran off. So that when she said she was bored before trying to seduce him Shinji thought she wanted kissing again and he cringed.
* SacredFirstKiss: Shinji and Asuka’s FirstKiss is not remembered fondly by neither. Asuka did not want to admit out-loud she wanted to kiss him out of fear to be rejected, so she claimed she was bored in case he did not like her back. Shinji liked her back but he really thought she was just bored, so he did not kiss her back, she thought he was not interested and ran off. So that when she said she was bored before trying to seduce him Shinji thought she wanted kissing again and he cringed.
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* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: It was praised almost universally by the fandom back in the day due to its incredibly sweet and heart-warming moments, but the script format hurts it, it shows that it was Axel's first story written in English language, and compared with other posterior classic fanworks (''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'', ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'', ''Manga/ReTake'', ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'', ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''…) it looks average and very basic.
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* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: SeinfeldIsUnfunny: It was praised almost universally by the fandom back in the day due to its incredibly sweet and heart-warming moments, but the script format hurts it, it shows that it was Axel's first story written in English language, and compared with other posterior classic fanworks (''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'', ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'', ''Manga/ReTake'', ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'', ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''…) it looks average and very basic.
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* TheStationsOfCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
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* TheStationsOfCanon: TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
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* ArmorPiercingAnswer: Shinji [[spoiler:broke up with Asuka because he thought he could not protect her, ergo he was unfit to be her boyfriend and her child’s father.]] Nothing anybody said managed to change his mind… until this exchange:
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
* ArmorPiercingResponse: Shinji [[spoiler:broke up with Asuka because he thought he could not protect her, ergo he was unfit to be her boyfriend and her child’s father.]] Nothing anybody said managed to change his mind… until this exchange:
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
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'''Shinji''':''"Preferably, in French. The staff at AXL's Game Center taught me some cool French phrases, you know."''\\
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'''Shinji''':''"Preferably, in French. The staff at AXL's Game Center taught me some cool French phrases, you know."''\\"''
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* IntertwinedFingers: Shinji and Asuka entwined their fingers shortly after their kiss during the Obon festival in chapter 5:
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
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* LinkedHands: Shinji and Asuka entwined their fingers shortly after their kiss during the Obon festival in chapter 5:
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The epilogue is set seven years later the end of the story and shows what has happened to the Ikari family in the meantime.
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* FollowTheLeader: This story started the trend of Shinji and Asuka having a daughter in fanfiction. When they have offspring in any fanwork, ninety percent of time it is a girl: ''[[Fanfic/HERZ Akiko, Sakiko]]'', their two unnamed children in ''Manga/ReTake'', ''[[Fanfic/TheSecondTry Aki]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Kali]]'', ''[[Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowODreams Ariel]]'', their unborn daughter in ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''[[Fanfic/ACrownOfStars Misato]]'', Ryuko in ''[[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/16236/Ghosts-of-Evangelion/? Ghosts of Evangelion]]''…
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* FollowTheLeader: This story started the trend of Shinji and Asuka having a daughter in fanfiction. When they have offspring in any fanwork, ninety percent of time it is a girl: ''[[Fanfic/HERZ ''[[Fanfic/{{HERZ}} Akiko, Sakiko]]'', their two unnamed children in ''Manga/ReTake'', ''[[Fanfic/TheSecondTry Aki]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Kali]]'', ''[[Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowODreams ''[[Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowOfDreams Ariel]]'', their unborn daughter in ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''[[Fanfic/ACrownOfStars Misato]]'', Ryuko in ''[[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/16236/Ghosts-of-Evangelion/? Ghosts of Evangelion]]''…
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* {{Baka}}: Yes, Asuka calls Shinji “baka” constantly. And Misato called it to Asuka at one time.
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"The Child Of Love" became incredibly popular and it spawned a sequel, several spin-offs and imitators. Teri Ikari was one of the most popular Eva fanfiction {{Original Character}}s before the creation of [[spoiler:[[''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' Aki Ikari]].]] Nearly one decade after the conclusion of the fic she still showed up occasionally in unrelated stories such like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856690/1/Shinji-and-Asuka Shinji and Asuka]]''. Several stories made shout-outs to ''Child Of Love'' such like ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'' (written by Jimmy Wolk, who coincidentally also created another popular [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka's offspring]] in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' and ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife''), ''Strangely Darkfic'' or ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3702224/1/NekoWaffers Neko Waffers]]''.
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"The Child Of Love" became incredibly popular and it spawned a sequel, several spin-offs and imitators. Teri Ikari was one of the most popular Eva fanfiction {{Original Character}}s before the creation of [[spoiler:[[''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' [[spoiler:''[[Fanfic/TheSecondTry Aki Ikari]].Ikari]]''.]] Nearly one decade after the conclusion of the fic she still showed up occasionally in unrelated stories such like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856690/1/Shinji-and-Asuka Shinji and Asuka]]''. Several stories made shout-outs to ''Child Of Love'' such like ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'' (written by Jimmy Wolk, who coincidentally also created another popular [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka's offspring]] in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' and ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife''), ''Strangely Darkfic'' or ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3702224/1/NekoWaffers Neko Waffers]]''.
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* ShoutOut:
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.
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* ShoutOut:
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.ShoutOut: It has its own page.
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.
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In the early days of Evangelion fanfiction, a writer named Zaku Gandi wrote a -forgotten long ago- lemon called "Wet Dreams". At the end of the first chapter Asuka asks Shinji: "Shinji-kun, I'm bored. Want to fuck?". Inspired by it, another writer named TheFlashman wrote a -forgotten long ago- short-fic called "She's WHAT?" where Shinji had got Asuka pregnant. Similarly inspired by it, another writer called Axel Terizaki penned one of the classics of Evangelion fanfiction.
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In the early days of Evangelion fanfiction, a writer named Zaku Gandi wrote a -forgotten long ago- lemon called "Wet Dreams". At the end of the first chapter Asuka asks Shinji: "Shinji-kun, I'm bored. Want to fuck?". Inspired by it, another writer named TheFlashman [=TheFlashman=] wrote a -forgotten long ago- short-fic called "She's WHAT?" where Shinji had got Asuka pregnant. Similarly inspired by it, another writer called Axel Terizaki penned one of the classics of Evangelion fanfiction.
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[[caption-width-right:215:Be patient. You have nine long, tough months ahead.]]
->''So, what do you think of her? Let me introduce you to my daughter, Sohryu Teri Langley. Have you seen how she looks like me? She's really cute... Even Misato loves her! Everyone loves her! Like with me, of course!''\\
''But will she make it to the childbirth? Well, and why not telling you what happened, ok?''
''Fanfic/ChildOfLove'' is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' AlternateUniverse {{WAFF}} fanfiction by Axel Terizaki.
The whole cast's lives are turned upside down when Asuka gets pregnant with Shinji's baby after a one-night stand. Now Asuka must go through the stages of pregnancy as trying to overcome her fears and doubts rooted in her past and sort out her feelings about becoming something she never wanted to be -a mother- and her feelings towards the Third Child.
Thus a nine-months-long odyssey begins for Shinji and Asuka during which they must come to terms with their feelings, their relationship and their future parenthood… unaware what Gendo has designs of his own towards their baby. What is exactly planning Gendo? Did Asuka really have sex with Shinji because she was bored or the truth is more sinister than she and Shinji believe?
In the early days of Evangelion fanfiction, a writer named Zaku Gandi wrote a -forgotten long ago- lemon called "Wet Dreams". At the end of the first chapter Asuka asks Shinji: "Shinji-kun, I'm bored. Want to fuck?". Inspired by it, another writer named TheFlashman wrote a -forgotten long ago- short-fic called "She's WHAT?" where Shinji had got Asuka pregnant. Similarly inspired by it, another writer called Axel Terizaki penned one of the classics of Evangelion fanfiction.
"The Child Of Love" became incredibly popular and it spawned a sequel, several spin-offs and imitators. Teri Ikari was one of the most popular Eva fanfiction {{Original Character}}s before the creation of [[spoiler:[[''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' Aki Ikari]].]] Nearly one decade after the conclusion of the fic she still showed up occasionally in unrelated stories such like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856690/1/Shinji-and-Asuka Shinji and Asuka]]''. Several stories made shout-outs to ''Child Of Love'' such like ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'' (written by Jimmy Wolk, who coincidentally also created another popular [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka's offspring]] in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' and ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife''), ''Strangely Darkfic'' or ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3702224/1/NekoWaffers Neko Waffers]]''.
The story -complete with spin-offs and sequels- could formerly be found in Axel's website -together with his other stories-, [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/ Asuka's notebook]]: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/index.html here]]. It can still be found [[http://fanbards.net/stories/12226 in Darkscribes]]and [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071203212823/http://www.geocities.com/aa_chan01/archive/tcol/index.htm here]]. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/85116/David-Templar Child of Love 2]] also can be found in ff.net, and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4917/Axel-Terizaki Axel's ff.net profile]] also keeps several of his stories.
Shortly after concluding the fic, Axel began a rewrite, ditching the original format and adding more detail. The rewrite is very superior to the original version; unfortunately, Axel only wrote one chapter.
Compare with ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', another Eva fanfic where [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka have to learn to have a healthy relationship and face the challenges of parenthood]] that features [[spoiler:another Shinji and Asuka's daughter that is very popular between fans]], but with a radically different plot, approach and narrative style.
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: When Asuka tries to seduce Shinji she asks him if he does not want to be a man:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Don't tell me you're not a man. Or is it that you don't *want* to be a man?"''
* AMechByAnyOtherName: The Evangelions, cybernetic HumongousMecha.
* AbortedArc: The official FanSequel never got finished. The rewrite never went past the first chapter.
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Asuka delivered Teri when she was fifteen. During her birthday party she admits she is too young to be a mother.
* AbusiveParents: Shinji’s mother chose get absorbed into Unit 01 and for whatever reason wanted her son watching as she dissolved. Right after his father abandoned him. Meanwhile Asuka’s mother got crazy, stopped recognizing her daughter and eventually killed herself together with a doll she thought was Asuka. As she was institutionalised, Asuka’s father cheated on his wife with her nurse where Asuka could hear them, and after his wife’s death he got married with his lover and stopped looking after Asuka. Shinji and Asuka are screwed up due to this. And that was before [[spoiler:Gendo used his son’s crush like a disposable pawn with no regard for his son’s feelings.]]
* AccidentalInnuendo:
** In chapter 2 Misato tells Ritsuko Asuka has fainted and Shinji is examining her… and Ritsuko asks what that examination consists of:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka and Shinji are playing an arcade game and Asuka’s character is going underwater:
--->'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Oh...yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..." (suddenly furious:) "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey, it's not my fault if I always find the torpedo launcher when you're underwater!"''
* ActionGirl: Asuka, Rei, Misato… they are soldiers and but the latter they pilot giant robots to fight alien monsters.
* ActionMom: Asuka is a soldier, a pilot that fights giant alien monsters… and she becomes a mother in this story. Even after giving birth she still fought battles.
* AdultFear: Shinji is very afraid of something happening to Teri or she growing up unhappy or lonely because he has not done his job well. Asuka also fears her gets traumatized by her fault.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: After kissing and confessing during a festival Shinji and Asuka cuddled together. Shinji brushed away stray locks from her face as they snuggled up.
-->''She rests her head against Shinji's shoulder, and he gently brushes some hair away from his redheaded goddess' face.''
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Gendo is a bigger bastard in this fic than he was in the proper series.
* AmazonChaser: Shinji loves and is drawn to Asuka’s bravery and fierceness when she battles.
* AngerBornOfWorry: In chapter 7 Shinji gets struck during a battle and Asuka loses her temper utterly.
* ArmorPiercingAnswer: Shinji [[spoiler:broke up with Asuka because he thought he could not protect her, ergo he was unfit to be her boyfriend and her child’s father.]] Nothing anybody said managed to change his mind… until this exchange:
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** In chapter 5 Gendo is rambling about his plans furthering the human evolution:
--->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You're going too far, Ikari. Yui wouldn't approve what you're about to do. She would probably wonder what happened to the Gendo she loved and married...and how could you call that 'humankind's evolution'?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"..."''
** In chapter 8 Asuka is furious with Shinji [[spoiler:because he has lost his nerve and he has broken up because he thinks he is unfit to be her boyfriend and their child’s father]] and she tells she does not love him anymore. Misato does not buy it, though:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Shinji's a bastard. Nothing more."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Asuka...tell me. Do you love him?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you love him...?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"DO YOU LOVE HIM!?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"N...."''\\
'''Misato''' (frowning):''"DO YOU LOVE HIM!?"''\\
'''Asuka''' (between little sobs):''"Yes...I..."''
* ArmorPiercingSlap:
** Ritsuko, of all people, gives Gendo one of these after finding out [[spoiler:his plans for Asuka's child.]]
** Asuka gives a well-deserved one to Shinji when he [[spoiler:begins having doubts about himself and breaks up with Asuka because he thinks he is not fit to her boyfriend and Teri’s father since he thinks he can not protect them:]]
-->''He didn't realize how fast Asuka could run to the other side of a bed. She looked furious...even more than usual, if it could be possible. She looks him right in the eyes and slaps him, the sound of which resonates throughout the room like a gunshot. It was the second time in his life that Asuka had slapped Shinji. The first time was on the aircraft carrier. He looks up at her seconds later, and sees that she has tears in her eyes''
* TheAtoner: Ritsuko tried to atone for helping Gendo’s schemes. So that she [[spoiler:gave Asuka pills meant to turn Teri into a normal child.]]
* AttentionWhore: Asuka yearns for and loves attention due to be abandoned when she was a child. She tries to be the best at everything and as loud and bold as possible because she thinks nobody will ever care about her otherwise.
-->'''Shinji''' (realizing that he just said what he thought):''"I-I...I was just saying that you were cute....err..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Really? I'm not so surprised. I know I'm cute. But anyway, thanks."''\\
'''Shinji''' (to himself):''"Jeez...if you were any more egotistic, you'd die from it." (to Asuka:) "That kimono fits you very well."''
* AuthorAppeal: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/eva/asuka.html Axel is very fond of Asuka, very much so]]. He is also a die-hard ShinjixAsuka shipper.
* AuthorAvatar: The owner of the AXL's Game Center arcade is an avatar of Axel.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even when they were fighting and mad with each other, Shinji and Asuka still showed they cared for each other.
** When Asuka collapsed in front of Misato’s apartment Shinji remained the whole time by her side, keeping watch over her and gazing at her beautiful sleeping face.
** Asuka said Shinji’s birthday gift was the only gift meant something to her that day, and she cried when she saw it.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:During their wedding in the last scene Asuka tells Shinji he has got her knocked up again.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Played straight in still another example that tropes are not bad. At the beginning Asuka is wary and Shinji is frightened, but the thought of becoming parents forces them both to come to terms with their feelings gradually for their child's sake. At the same time it is treated a bit more realistically than other examples: Asuka's pregnancy strains their already troubled and complicated relationship, and Shinji actually got frightened and ran away for a while.
* BadBoss: Gendo Ikari plays with his employees’ emotions and motivations to manipulate them, discards them when he considers that they have outlived their usefulness, threatens them with terrible punishments if they do not comply, and is not above of [[spoiler:boosting his teenager pilot’s hormones so that she has sex and gets pregnant because he wants to play genetic engineer with her baby, even if it may kill her.]]
* BadDreams: Asuka often has nightmares where she dreams about her mother, her madness, her suicide… and how Kyoko wanted her dying together with her.
* {{Badass}}: In chapter 3 [[spoiler:Shinji and Rei]] are trying to hold an Angel back with their barriers but it is crushing them. Then Asuka shows up and stops it with one hand, breaking synch records.
* {{Baka}}: Yes, Asuka calls Shinji “baka” constantly. And Misato called it to Asuka at one time.
* BatmanGambit:
** [[spoiler:Gendo's plan relied on nobody interfering either because they were too spineless -Shinji- or they could be intimidated -Kaji, Fuyutsuki- or they had no reason to disobey him -Rei-.]] When [[spoiler:several of them resolved to fight him, his plan fell apart.]]
** A benign –and funny- example in chapter 6: Asuka did not want Shinji and Rei walking together to headquarters, so she pretended passing out, hoping that Shinji stayed with her for a while and Rei left alone. Shinji picked her, laid her down on her bed and left with Rei anyway [[spoiler:or so Asuka thought. In reality both kids stayed with her.]]
* BeachEpisode: In chapter 6 of the sequel Asuka and Shinji go on a vacation to the beach.
* BeautifulDreamer:
** In chapter 2 Shinji contemplates Asuka as she is sleeping, and he thinks she looks like an angel.
--->''Shinji is looking down at Asuka. She has a dreamlike smile on her face.''\\
'''Shinji''' (to himself):''"When she wants, she can be a real little angel..."''
** In chapter 9 Shinji hesitates about waking Asuka up because she looks cute as she is sleeping.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Among Shinji and Asuka due to their inability to acknowledge and express their feelings –and realize each other’s- and their fear of others. After Asuka got pregnant they still fought for a while, but Shinji gradually tried to be more courageous and Asuka slowly tried to open herself a bit, and they finally got together.
* BeneathTheMask: As they talk during the Obon festival, Shinji says Asuka can be very annoying or very nice. Then she says she tries to avoid pain by driving people away, and Shinji muses it is like if they are hiding behind a shield. For a while after her reconciliation she showed her sweet side underneath the harsh exterior only to Shinji.
-->'''Shinji''':''"You're right, Asuka-chan. It's kind of like...we're hiding ourselves from the pain behind a shield."''
* TheBerserker: In chapter 3 Asuka took a tip from ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Asukhon]]'' and fought extremely furiously. One month later Shinji was still concerned about it.
-->''Shinji is on his bed, hands under his head, looking at the ceiling. He is thinking about...about how fierce Asuka was in her last battle. He can picture the rage on Asuka's face, as if she was possessed by some demon.''
* BetaCouple: Misato and Kaji. In the past they faced similar troubles to Shinji and Asuka’s, and now they are slowly rekindling their relationship.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rei is usually tranquil and passive. Then [[spoiler:Gendo threatened her niece, Shinji's daughter.]] Explosions followed.
* BigBad: Gendo. He is [[spoiler:after Asuka’s overwhelming arousal which led her to sleeping with Shinji, and he is trying to turn her daughter –his own granddaughter!- into a biological super-weapon.]]
* BigDamnHeroes:
** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:an Angel is threatening with crushing Shinji and Rei.]] Then [[spoiler:Asuka shows up, breaking her previous synch records and stops the Angel with one hand.
** In chapter 9 [[spoiler:Gendo is about to carry out his plan. Then Rei shows up in full MamaBear mode and slams him with her A T Field. Then Shinji, Misato and Kaji arrive on the place.]]
* TheBigDamnKiss: In chapter 5, Shinji and Asuka kiss while watching fireworks during the Obon festival.
-->''Too late. Asuka takes Shinji's head in her hands and kisses him hard on the lips. The kiss feels like it could last for an eternity, while their tongues dance in their mouths. It's like when the two of them danced together while battling Israphel, the 7th Angel. The only sounds audible are the pops and pams from the fireworks behind them. Asuka can't believe the sensations that are forcing their way into her...she didn't want to fall for Shinji, but it's already too late. On the other side, Shinji returns the kiss with all his heart. He really loves Asuka, despite all the things she had done and said to him. Finally, Asuka breaks off the kiss. She has a big smile on her face.''
* BiggerBad: SEELE. Even after [[spoiler:having ousted Gendo]] the heroes still have to deal with them and their “Let’s turn everyone into orange goo” scheme.
* BloodKnight: In chapter 3 Asuka had just woken up from a nightmare and was sick, weakened and bedridden. Then she heard there was a battle she was not taking part in. She rose right away and went to get in her giant robot and fight.
** Subverted after the Angel War since for that point she is already sick of fighting and killing and she wants to live peacefully.
* BreakTheCutie: Shinji had endured his mother dying and his father abandoning him straight after and summoning him back ten years later to fight giant alien monsters. He roomed with a beautiful red-head girl that he loved even though she claimed disliking him. Then he got her knocked up and she became more hostile and meaner to him. After a while her behaviour softened, they got together… and right when they were happy at last he got warned that [[spoiler:his father was plotting something might kill Asuka and would take their daughter away him.]] Shinji got broken several times over, but ultimately he pulled himself together.
* BreakTheHaughty: Asuka was prideful and boastful because her very fragile self-image was founded on being the best at everything and depending on nobody. She never wanted to have children and piloting Eva was everything she thought she had. Then she fell in love with her greatest rival, he got her pregnant and she stopped being a pilot due to her pregnancy. Her self-image got shattered, but she managed to pull herself together, and when Shinji reached out to her she opened up, acknowledged her feelings and trusted him. [[spoiler:And then he chickened out.]]
* BrokenBird: Asuka lost her mother, got ditched by her father, got trained to fight giant monsters despite being just a kid… and she always tried to overcome it and becoming stronger and more self-reliant.
* BullyingADragon: Really, really Touji should not have mocked Asuka’s gaming skills. He ought to know she would destroy them all.
* CallingTheOldManOut: In the sequel, Shinji calls Gendo out on lying about destroying all Yui’s pictures and says he wants nothing of him.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: One beer can is all is needed to get Shinji drunk:
-->'''Shinji''':''"Yeah...sort of...before you arrived, Misato used to tease me by switching the drinks around in the fridge..." (blushing heavily:) "I once got drunk from only one can of Yebichu because of that..."''
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: While watching the fireworks Turing the Obon festival Shinji and Asuka talk and realize even if they often argue and fight and find each other’s attitude and behaviour exasperating and overbearing they really like each other and would hate being apart.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Asuka could not spit it out because she was afraid of admitting she loved and needed Shinji, and she did not believe he was really in love with her. Shinji could not spit it out for a while because he thought she did not love him back. Finally they spat it out in chapter 5.
* CaptainObvious: Ritsuko was hit hard with this in the first chapter:
-->'''Ritsuko''':''"Anyway, she...she can't think about it! And if an Angel attacks late in her term, she won't be able to pilot Unit 02!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Oh, you found that out by yourself?"''
* CatapultNightmare: In chapter 2 of the sequel Asuka does this after a nightmare:
-->''The girl gasped, and shot up from her sleep. Her red hair glistened in the moonlight from the window, sweat and tears streaked down her face.''\\
''"Asuka-chan," said Shinji softly, sitting up also, "are you having nightmares again?"''
* CerebusSyndrome: In the chapter 4 the story begins turning darker when [[spoiler:it is revealed Gendo has designs upon Asuka and her baby.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the story Shinji and Asuka undergo extensive gradual development: During nine months Shinji learns to be more responsible and stops running away, and Asuka starts to behave more nicely and be more open.
* ChefOfIron:
** Shinji is giant robot pilot and a good cook. Actually, Misato is not allowed cooking in their apartment.
** When Asuka tries to make breakfast, she shows she is actually a pretty good cook.
* ChekhovsGun: In a chapter Ritsuko tells Misato: “Trust me”. In the final chapter [[spoiler:Misato realizes that is the password to access Ritsuko’s personal logs.]]
* ChildSoldiers: Shinji, Asuka and Rei –of course-, fourteen kids forced to –or cajoled into- fighting giant alien monsters. It gets worse, though, when [[spoiler:Gendo decides turning a newborn baby into a war weapon.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: In the sequel it was revealed that the first Rei and the Fourth children met when they were little. Takuma seems liking Rei, but whether he was unlucky or victorious is not known due to the sequel being unfinished.
* ClingyJealousGirl: After getting together Asuka often gets jealous and paranoiac when another woman gets close to Shinji.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Why is she trying to avoid us these days? She must be sooooo jealous of our love!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"And why do you think that every woman's gonna take me away from you?"''\\
''[...]''
'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Because I want you all for myself, baka Shinji."''
* CooldownHug: In the epilogue, Asuka is feeling upset, blaming herself for [[spoiler:Teri not being normal]], but she gradually calms down when Shinji hugs her:
-->'''Asuka''' (now just sniffling a bit):''"Hmmm... being in these strong arms feels so good, Shinji...please, hold me tighter..."''
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Asuka’s plan to deal with a flying Angel shot light beams was… getting a giant mirror to reflect its light beams back towards it. Since they had no giant mirrors Asuka thought of using two solar panels.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Shinji. He was actually jealousy when Asuka found the arcade game centre’s cute and nice and he did a special favour for them. Instantly he got angry, moody and snappy.
* CrushBlush: It happens several times to Shinji and Asuka while they try to start out a relationship:
** In chapter 2 Misato reminds Shinji of his and Asuka first time and he blushes.
** In chapter 6 Shinji made Asuka blush:
--->'''Shinji''' (smiling):''"And why did you say 'I was that appealing' earlier? You're still very attractive now!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (blushing):''"Oh, shut the hell up!!! You'll make me blush!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Too late!"''
* CurseCutShort: After [[spoiler:believing Asuka had died and then hearing her laughter]] Misato begins saying "What the f...?" before trailing off.
* CursedWithAwesome: Teri really does not like her psychic powers. She is afraid that people will think she is weird and will shun her out if they find out.
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* DeadpanSnarker: After [[spoiler:tripping Gendo,]] Rei delivers an excellent bit of snark:
-->''"You should look in front of you when you're running like that."''
* DeathByChildbirth: It is repeatedly stated that Asuka may die when she delivers Teri [[spoiler:due to Gendo’s tinkering with her DNA.]] At the final chapter [[spoiler:Shinji and other characters think for a moment she has passed away.]]
* DeathGlare:
** In chapter 2 Shinji congratulates Asuka for keeping her score. She glowers at Shinji with a threatening look for a few seconds, pretending being angry, before grinning and saying “Thank you”.
** In chapter 4 Shinji asks Kaji if he will come to Asuka's birthday party. Misato, who did NOT want him coming, hurls at him a flaming angry glare.
** In chapter 5 Misato wants Shinji and Asuka going together to the Obon festival. Asuka tries to object… and Misato silences her with a glare:
--->'''Misato''' (with a look in her eyes that could turn an entire fanatic army into a bunch of chickens):''"There's no 'but.' That's an order!"''\\
'''Shinji and Asuka''':''"Yes, ma'am!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Now, get out there and enjoy yourselves!"''\\
'''Shinji and Asuka''':''"Yes, ma'am! Right away, ma'am!"''
* DefrostingIceQueen: At the beginning of the story Asuka is very distraught about being pregnant and not ready to acknowledge her feelings so she tries to push Shinji away very hard and very angrily. Later she calms down gradually, and Shinji tries real hard to reach her out and show he cares for her. Eventually Asuka accepts to herself she is in love with him and opens up.
* DesignerBabies: [[spoiler:Gendo made sure that Asuka’s entry plug was filled with a new type of LCL blended with especial DNA agents to alter Asuka’s baby. Due to this, Teri started to develop PsychicPowers before being born.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka is so confused and so frightened of her feelings and of Shinji she can not take it anymore and decides killing herself.]]
* DidYouThinkICantFeel: [[spoiler:Gendo did not ever think of Rei rebelling against him, believing she was under his full control. However Rei had developed feelings towards Shinji, and due to those feelings she was becoming very protective of his family. Hence, she stepping aside would simply not happen. He should have foreseen it but he was genuinely shocked when she struck him.]]
* DisappearedDad: Both Shinji and Asuka’s fathers stopped taking care of them after their mothers’ deaths. In the case of Gendo, he was afraid of Shinji and of screwing him up if he raised him.
* DistantFinale: The last chapter happens seven years and a half after [[spoiler:Teri’s birth]] and shows [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka as adults and raising their children as still living in Misato’s apartment.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: After using, manipulating and treating his subordinates like crap, Gendo’s plans to [[spoiler:use Asuka as a test tube to create a genetically-enhanced super-soldier with little regard for the mother’s survival or the baby’s welfare]] were the straw broke the camel’s back. Everyone turned on him, including [[spoiler:Rei]] and he [[spoiler:got ousted and locked.]]
* DopeSlap: During an emergency Misato orders the pilots’ friends hurry to the nearest shelter as she takes the three Eva pilots with her. Kensuke says there are only two pilots only because Asuka is an inactive pilot, disregarding she is very sensitive about the issue. Asuka hit him on the back of his head.
* DoubleEntendre:
** In chapter 2 Misato calls Ritsuko to tell her that Asuka has collapsed and Shinji is examining her:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka makes breakfast, Misato tells it is one of the best breakfasts she has ever eaten and Asuka asks:
--->'''Misato'''(interrupting her):''"Hey, I'm not joking! The food was really excellent, Asuka. You should cook more often. It's one of the best breakfasts I've ever ate!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You mean, it's one of the first breakfasts you've ever ate, don't you?"''\\
'''Misato''' (puzzled):''...''\\
'''Asuka'''(sarcastically):''"Or...is it one of the first breakfasts you ever ate without Kaji's 'sauce'?"''\\
'''Misato''' (shocked):''"W-what do you mean!?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Oh, nothing, nothing...!"''\\
'''Misato''' (shouting):''"You're disgusting!!!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (laughing):''"H-hey! You never stopped moaning his name while you were sleeping! 'Oh, Kaji! Yeeesssss!!! I want more!!!! That tastes so gooood!!!! Gimme more breakfast!!!'"''
* DreamSequence:
** Asuka has several of these:
*** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:she has a feverish dream in which a voice asks her dying and another voice encourages her to keep living, open herself and be a good mother.]]
** Shinji also goes through several dream sequences:
*** In chapter 6 he dreams of his mother telling him being strong and reassuring him that she will protect him and his family.
*** Later he has another dream in which [[spoiler:his daughter warns him that her and her mother are in danger and they need him.]]
** In the side-story called “Ayanami’s Lesson”, Rei has a dream where she meets Teri. After that dream she makes her choice to [[spoiler:turn against Gendo.]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Misato has little regard for the speed limit. When she is taking Teri anywhere, Asuka has to ask her driving carefully.
* DrivenToSuicide: Shortly after [[spoiler:her birthday Asuka could not take it anymore and locked herself in the bathroom and swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted in chapter 8. Misato is sitting at the kitchen table, head buried in her hands because she is grief-stricken and hopeless to [[spoiler:save Asuka’s life.]]. A beer can is sitting on the table in front of Misato, suggesting she has been drinking to try to forget… until the narration states that she has not touched her beer yet.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Shinji and Asuka had to work hard to get their happy ending. First of all they had to learn to stop fighting and reach each other out. Then they had to go through Asuka’s pregnancy. Then they had to [[spoiler:stop Gendo’s plans which might mean Asuka’s death and Teri being turned into a living tool war.]] THEN they had to beat the remnant Angels AND SEELE and at the same time raising their baby.
* EldritchAbomination:
** In chapter 3 shows up a fanmade Angel. It looked like a thin feather with a sphere on the top. It might seem light but it weighed 3,000,000,000 tons.
** In chapter 7 shows up another fanmade Angel. It looked like a winged Evangelion unit.
* EmotionlessGirl: At the beginning Rei is very unemotional. Throughout the history she has to struggle with new emotions she is unprepared for: her jealousy towards Asuka, her caring towards Shinji, her protective feelings towards Teri… and in the process she learns to acknowledge them and becomes somewhat more expressive.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Subverted. Most characters like Hikari think it is evident to everyone Asuka and Shinji like each other, but other characters like Misato do not realize Asuka’s feelings towards Shinji go beyond friendship.
* EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins: When Pen-Pen is mentioned, it is hilarious. In this segment of the introduction to the final chapter:
-->''Is Pen-pen preparing a super counterattack in order to make Gendo's plans fail?''
* EyeBeams: One of the Angels they fight is armed with a wide beam of yellow light it shoots at regular intervals.
* FieryRedhead: Asuka is real fiery, fierce and emotional. In chapter 3 Shinji was shocked at her fierceness and rage as she fought.
* FollowTheLeader: This story started the trend of Shinji and Asuka having a daughter in fanfiction. When they have offspring in any fanwork, ninety percent of time it is a girl: ''[[Fanfic/HERZ Akiko, Sakiko]]'', their two unnamed children in ''Manga/ReTake'', ''[[Fanfic/TheSecondTry Aki]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Kali]]'', ''[[Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowODreams Ariel]]'', their unborn daughter in ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''[[Fanfic/ACrownOfStars Misato]]'', Ryuko in ''[[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/16236/Ghosts-of-Evangelion/? Ghosts of Evangelion]]''…
* ForWantOfANail: The nail was Asuka having an one-night stand with Shinji [[spoiler:due to Gendo messing up with her hormones]] and getting pregnant.
* ForegoneConclusion: Axel wrote an epilogue featuring a seven-years-old Teri and a one-shot set in Teri’s teen years, so that whoever reads the unfinished sequel already knows [[spoiler:Nerv wins the Angel War, Third Impact does not happen, and Shinji, Asuka, Teri, her brother, Rei, Misato and Kaji survive.]]
* ForeignCussWord: At the end of the first chapter –and at other times- Asuka exclaims “Scheisse” (meaning “Shit” in German).
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: In the sequel [[spoiler:Rei met Takuma when she was a child. Takuma did not forget her, but Gendo wiped his existence from Rei’s memory.]]
* FreakinessShame: in “Gifts” Teri does not like her PsychicPowers and is afraid that other people will think she is a freak if they discover her abilities. When her friends find out, though, they think her powers are cool and are supportive.
* FrickinLaserBeams: The Angel shows up in the seventh chapter shoots laser beams. Shinji and Rei have little trouble to dodge them or raise their energy shields before the beam strikes them.
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[[folder:G-I]]
* GenkiGirl: According [[spoiler:Takuma in the sequel,]] Rei was very cheerful, vivacious and nosy when she was a little child.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: In chapter 9 Misato is trying to get Shinji moving [[spoiler:to go with her and save Asuka,]] but the sudden shock has paralized him, so she resorts to slap him to get him focused:
-->'''Misato''':''"Grab your stuff off the floor and put it on in the car! I told you, there's no time to waste!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Will you at least tell me what's going on!!!!?"''\\
'''Misato''' (losing patience):''"ASUKA'S GONNA GIVE BIRTH SOON!!!!!! Now hurry up, Shinji-kun!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"No...what the...?"''\\
''He stands there trembling.''\\
'''Misato''':''"Hurry UP!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I..."''\\
''Misato slaps him. Shinji doesn't even flinch.''\\
'''Misato''':''"You're supposed to be a man now. ACT like a man! Come with me, NOW!"''\\
''He then grabs his clothes off the floor, and Misato half-drags him to the car, where Kaji is waiting for them.''
* GiantEqualsInvincible: After the Angel War Shinji and Asuka are cajoled into taking part in peace-keeping missions. They don’t want to kill anyone but Misato assures them the only thing they have to do is show up and scare them because everyone knows giant robots are invincible.
* GilliganCut: From "And I doubt that Shinji will try anything with her..." to "Oh... yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..."
* GirlishPigtails: Asuka and Hikari wear this hairstyle.
* GoIntoTheLight: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:during a dream Asuka’s deceased mother asks her coming with her to the sky. Asuka starts flying upwards and at the light, but a vision of her daughter stops her.]]
* GoodParents: After having Teri, Shinji and Asuka try to be good parents for their kids.
* GratuitousFrench: Spoken by the managers of an arcade game center where the children often play. After meeting the owners, Shinji and Asuka learn some French words and use them every so often (it helps the fanfic’s writer is French):
-->'''Asuka''':''"I guess I'll need something fashionable..."''\\
'''Shinji''' (grinning, with a bad fake French accent):''"De préférence."''\\
'''Asuka''' (puzzled):''"Wh...what did you say?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Preferably, in French. The staff at AXL's Game Center taught me some cool French phrases, you know."''\\
* GratuitousGerman: Used by Asuka here and there. Unfortunately it is obvious that the writer did not know German and he frequently misspelled words (like “oberarsche” or “scheist”).
-->'''Asuka''':''"Guten Morgen, Shinji-kun!"''
* GratuitousJapanese: It is used here and there. For example, in chapter 3:
-->'''Asuka'''(sighing):''"Well...Asuka! Ikuhayo [Here we go]!"''
* GreenEyedMonster:
** In chapter 1 Shinji explains the “jealousy” concept to Rei. She tells she thinks she is indeed jealous, but she is not mad with him.
** On the other hand Shinji gets angry, snappy and rude when other men talk to Asuka. And Asuka is also very possessive (not surprising since she is a very insecure person).
* GrewASpine: After getting Asuka pregnant Shinji convinces himself that he must to stop run away and face his responsibilities. In the process he becomes more assertive and somewhat more strong-willed.
-->'''Shinji''':''"...but I know one thing: I care for her and for our child. Even if she denies it, this child's part of me. I can't leave those two alone. I just can't. Even if she pushes me aside, I can't leave her!!"''
** Subverted. Although Shinji tries to be more responsible and determined he is still a shy kid and often he is tempted to run away and hide and a member of the cast (Asuka, Misato…) has to help him or coax him into facing his fears.
* GroinAttack: In chapter 7's omake Asuka kicks Axel’s groin hard after an “It must be that time of the month” comment.
* HappilyMarried: After so many trials and pains Shinji and Asuka end up getting married and leading happy lives.
* HatesBeingAlone: Before meeting Shinji Asuka was alone and she said herself she was right with that. But after hooking up with Shinji she can not lie to herself anymore and she admits she hates it.
-->'''Asuka''':''"I was alone! ALONE! I was fine with that! But...now...I don't want to be alone anymore...it hurts! Being alone was nothing but pain!"''
* HatesBeingTouched: After getting pregnant Asuka does not like being touched, especially on her belly. When Hikari tickles and squeezes her stomach in the first chapter, she reacts badly:
-->'''Asuka''' (suddenly shouting loudly):''"DON'T TOUCH ME THERE!!"''
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Rei]] turns on [[spoiler:Gendo]] to protect Shinji and Asuka's child.
* TheHero: Shinji, who is determined to try to be a better person and fight to protect the woman he loves and their baby.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Shinji loves Asuka and is determined to be there for her and for their daughter.
* HilariousInHindsight: The title of chapter 8 is ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion "You Are Not Alone"]]''.
* HoldingHands: In chapter 9, after [[spoiler:Asuka has delivered Teri,]] she and Shinji hold hands.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Pfff, don't cry, baka. Hold my hand..."''\\
''Shinji does as he is told and takes Asuka's left hand in his, squeezing it gently.''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You make me feel a lot better, Shinji."''
* HopeIsScary: Shinji had loved Shinji as soon as he met her and alter a while they got together, but [spoiler:he thought he could not protect her and he broke up.]] Misato asked him if he was afraid of his dreams and hopes becoming real, and replied maybe he was.
-->'''Misato''':''"I know you, Shinji-kun. I know that you wanted Asuka's love from the very beginning of all this. Maybe even before. I'll bet that, from the first time you saw her, you knew that you had to live with her forever. My question is, why are you leaving your hopes and dreams behind when they've come true now? Are you afraid of them?"''
* HotBlooded: Asuka is passionate and emotional. And her emotions can get pretty extreme: when she is angry, she is ''mad'' or furious (as Shinji found out after her pregnancy’s announcement or as fighting a {{Robeast}} in chapter 3), and when she is happy, she is sweet and tender.
* HouseHusband: Shinji is the one does all chores in the Katsuragi household.
* HurtingHero: In case that losing their mothers, being ditched by their fathers before being four and fighting giant otherworldly monsters was not traumatic enough, Asuka has sex with Shinji and gets pregnant. Now they have to patch their relationship up –even if they are barely capable to have a civil conversation- and learn to be parents –even if they are mind-broken teenagers-. And even if they get together Asuka still may die when she delivers Teri because [[spoiler:Gendo is using her to create a new life-form, and giving birth that life-form may kill Asuka.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Asuka calls Misato this in chapter 1 since Misato is lecturing her about having sex despite of her and Kaji having a healthy sex life. It misses the point since Misato is lecturing her about being underage and having unprotected sex claiming she was bored.
** In chapter 5 Misato chides Asuka about always pushing Shinji away, and Asuka accuses her of hypocrisy again, stating she does the same things with Kaji. This time, she has a point.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After [[spoiler:getting Gendo locked down,]] Fuyutsuki got promoted to Commander and abandoned the scenario. SEELE knows this. He knows they know. And they know he knows they know. Still during the meetings everyone pretend they are completely unaware of each side’s thoughts and intentions. At least all agree those meetings are a boring waste of time.
* IMissMom: Asuka often dreams about her missing mom (one of those times happening in chapter 2). Later she tells Shinji about her mother and how much she misses her.
* IResembleThatRemark: In chapter 7, Shinji gets shot down by an Angel and Asuka goes ballistic:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Wondergirl! Move faster!!! DO SOMETHING, DAMMIT!!!!!!!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Calm down, Asuka!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"I'M CALM!!! THAT'S OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT!!?"''
* IcyBlueEyes: Asuka's eyes have this shade of blue.
-->''She looked in his eyes, he looked back into hers, and he soon found himself hypnotized by their deep oceanic blue.''
* IdiotBall: Sigh. Shinji. [[spoiler:Your own unborn daughter is warning you telepathically about your father's plans and asking you being strong and being there for Asuka and her.]] And what do you do? [[spoiler:Losing your nerve and breaking up.]]
* InnocentBlueEyes: Shinji’s blue eyes are more limpid, more childlike. When Asuka sees what looks like a younger image of her self and notices she has Shinji’s blue eyes, she starts to realize it is Teri.
* InsultOfEndearment: At some point “idiot” ceases being an insult and becomes a pet name:
** In the epilogue chapter:
--->'''Asuka'''(happily):''"A boat ride! My sweetie baka Shinji!"''
** And in chapter 6:
--->''For Shinji, being called 'stupid' by Asuka was a compliment in itself.''
* InterruptedSuicide: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka tried to kill herself with a bottle of sleeping pills. Shinji found her and called Misato, and Asuka was hospitalized.]] As the meds were keeping her alive, [[spoiler:Teri telepathically talked her to ensure that she did not GoIntotheLight.]]
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[[folder:J-L]]
* JustAsPlanned: In the first chapters Gendo reiterates everything is going as planned when he gets notified details about Asuka’s pregnancy. That was the first hint that something was very, very wrong.
-->'''Gendo''':''"As planned..."''
* JustFriends: At the beginning of the story Asuka insists she and Shinji are just friends, even if she describes Shinji as “one of my dearest friends” in chapter 2. Nobody believes her, though.
* KickTheDog: Gendo [[spoiler:drugged an underage girl to goad her into having sex and getting pregnant.]] Afterwards he altered [[spoiler:her unborn kid’s DNA, even though it might kill her mother upon giving birth.]] His goal was [[spoiler:creating a super-pilot, planning to use her as soon as she was born. Yes, he planned using a ''baby'' –who coincidentally was his ''granddaughter''- to fight SEELE. And even after being told SEELE had been eliminated, he still proceeded with his plan, so that he does not even have that excuse.]]
* KidWiththeRemoteControl: In the final chapter Shinji learn why he and Asuka are the only ones can control their giant robots despite of being only kids –and him having no previous training-: [[spoiler:their mothers’ souls got stuck inside them.]]
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Misato and Kaji in a bar during the Obon festival in chapter 5.
* TheLadette: Misato, who is not particularly feminine but is loud, likes driving fast and drinking a lot (as she proved in Asuka’s birthday party).
* LeeroyJenkins: In chapter 7 Asuka gets to offer tactical advice during a battle. Unfortunately she tended to rush into an unknown situation and losing her temper. Fortunately, when she calmed down she came up with a good strategy.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Why not rush towards that damn Angel?!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you know the meaning of the word 'caution'?"''
* LetsWaitAWhile: Variant. Shinji and Asuka got a one-night stand. As a result of it Asuka got pregnant and their relationship almost got destroyed. After reconciling Asuka said they were not having sex until Teri’s birth at the very least and they had to be very careful from now on. Shinji agreed.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: According Touji, Shinji and Asuka not even are married and already behave like a married couple:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Shinji! Listen to me, dummkopf!"''\\
'''Shinji''' (surprised):''"What is it, Asuka?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Hikari told me about AXL's Game Center! It sounds fun! I want you to take me there, okay?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I don't know if..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Stop being so hesitant! You're getting on my nerves!"''\\
'''Toji''' (to Shinji):''"Not yet married, and she's already henpecking you..."''
* LinkedHands: Shinji and Asuka entwined their fingers shortly after their kiss during the Obon festival in chapter 5:
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Asuka drove everyone away to not get hurt again, but she desperately waited for someone seeing past the harsh shell and pushing past her emotional barriers. When she met Shinji and they got together she felt she had finally found someone she could trust and love. Though she also became very dependant on him, and [[spoiler:during the month he broke up with her]] she was tearing herself apart because she needed him desperately.
* LoveAtFirstSight: In the epilogue Shinji tells he should have told Asuka “I love you” as soon as they met for first time in the aircraft carrier.
* LoveConfession: Asuka to Shinji in chapter 5 after watching fireworks and kissing.
* LoveHurts:
** Shinji fell in with Asuka. When she treated him rudely to push him away or claimed wanting nothing with him, not even after getting pregnant with his child, or got hurt, it hurt him. Especially if she got hurt.
** Asuka did not want love anyone because she had been hurt by people she loved. She did not want to admit she loved Shinji because she was afraid of getting hurt again. Later [[spoiler:she opened up to him. However he broke up with her for a while because he thought he was not strong enough to protect her and their child. As a result she got hurt and furious because she had trusted her and he left her.]]
** Both of them argued the subject here:
--->'''Asuka''':''"I-I mean...you're speaking with confidence...you're so shy, usually. I think I'm like this because I trust you and I feel that I can put my trust in you. You're like a confidante."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...it's the same for me. We've got a lot in common, don't we?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You try to avoid pain by running away from people. I try to avoid pain by driving them away. But in the end, we just hurt ourselves more. Aren't we pathetic, Shin-chan?"''\\
''It sounds more like a statement than a question. Shinji can't help but be surprised by this sudden truth coming from the mouth of the girl he normally knew to try to avoid it. Somehow, the suicide attempt, as bad as it was, seemed to have turned Asuka into a more mature person.''\\
'''Shinji''':''"You're right, Asuka-chan. It's kind of like...we're hiding ourselves from the pain behind a shield."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"But we just feel more and more pain."''\\
'''Shinji''' (nodding):''"Yeah...you're right, we are pathetic."''
** And later Misato offered her input:
--->'''Misato''':''"You're not alone, Asuka...I'm here, we're all here for you. You know that...and, yes, this is love. With all the happiness and sadness it can bring to you. Love is like a double-edged sword. One day it can make you the happiest person on earth, and the next day, it can make you cry like you never did before."''
* LoveInterest: Asuka to Shinji.
* LoveRevelationEpiphany:
** In chapter 2 Hikari tells Shinji Asuka really likes him, but Shinji does not dare to believe her.
** In chapter 5 Misato yells Asuka Shinji loves her until she gets the message through her head.
* LuminescentBlush: During a conversation with Rei in chapter 1, Shinji blushes when she mentions what he and Asuka did and when he asks her if she is jealous.
-->''Shinji could feel a light blush spread across his face.''
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[[folder:M-O]]
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces:
** In chapter 1 Asuka tells Misato she saw her and Kaji having sex in the park.
-->'''Asuka''':''"There's nothing to understand, Misato. And you're hardly the one to lecture me, you hypocrite. I saw you doing that with Kaji last month..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"YOU SAW US!?! WHEN?! WHERE?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"When, I don't remember exactly...but WHERE...oh, you were probably getting excited doing that in the park...where everyone could see you."''
** Shinji and Asuka’s first time was in Misato’s apartment’s living room. They did it on the floor and on the couch.
* MamaBear:
** After the first few weeks her baby’s welfare becomes everything for Asuka. Hurt Teri and Asuka will ''hurt'' you.
** Rei is an ''Auntie'' Bear. Don't even think of harming the Ikari-kun's baby. She is scary [[spoiler:as Gendo found out.]]
** In a DreamSequence [[spoiler:Yui assured her son she would protect him and his family.]] When Asuka [[spoiler:gave birth in Unit 01 Yui ensured that both she and her baby survived.]]
--->'''Yui''':''"I am part of you, too. I won't let him hurt you or the mother of your child. I promise. If anything happens to you or your love, I promise you that he'll regret it."''
** When Misato learnt about [[spoiler:Gendo’s scheme]] she was perfectly willing to march in Gendo’s office and put a bullet in his head to protect her wards and their daughter.
* ManBehindTheMan: SEELE were the group was behind Gendo the whole time. [[spoiler:Kaji tried to wipe them out, but they returned in the sequel.]]
* TheMatchmaker: Misato is very driven to see Shinji and Asuka getting together and she devises many plans to make them getting closer to each other.
* MeaningfulName: The writer’s online nickname was “Axel Terizaki”. He chose naming Shinji and Asuka’s children Teri and Axel in his story. Later he thought it was a silly idea and ret-conned their son’s name.
* MenDontCry: In chapter 2 Shinji is sobbing, and Misato tries to calm him down telling he is a boy and boys should not cry:
-->'''Misato''':''"Aha! I knew it! I always knew it!!! My two sweetest roommates in love...and dry those tears, Shinji. You're a boy, aren't you?"''
* MindControlEyes: In the final chapter [[spoiler:Asuka’s eyes are blank as Gendo is controlling her.]]
-->''Her eyes appear to be empty of all life, suggesting that she's either sleepwalking, or...possessed by something...or someone.''
* MindRape: In chapter 3 of the sequel Arael strikes. It [[spoiler:taunts Asuka with visions of her attempted suicide and nightmares where Shinji loses his nerve and leaves her before forcing her to relive her mother’s suicide again.]]
* MissingMom: In chapter 2 Shinji convince Misato to tell him why Asuka dreams about her mother. Misato tells him about Kyoko, her madness, her suicide… how she hang a doll she thought was Asuka together with her… and Shinji feels he can understand her at last because he also lost his mother.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Sigh. Gendo… You [[spoiler:used drugs to drive a thirteen-years-old girl to have sex with someone, planning using her ''freaking baby'', who coincidentally is your ''granddaughter'', as a war weapon.]] Were you seriously shocked when [[spoiler: ''everyone'']] turned against you?
* MomentKiller: In chapter 9 Shinji and Asuka are cuddling and kissing… and then the doorbell rings, interrupting them and ruining the mood.
* MoralEventHorizon: Gendo crossed it so fast that he left footprints on it when [[spoiler:his gambit is revealed: he used drugs to heighten Asuka’s sexual drive so that she had sex with someone and got pregnant. Then he mixed DNA agents in the LCL her body was submerged into to modify her foetus genetically in order to create a super-pilot.]]
* MorningSickness: Subverted. Asuka suffered from morning sickness, but the readers learnt from her pregnancy before seeing her sick. Likewise she was constantly sick and throwing up for most of her pregnancy, but it was a hint something wrong was happening to her and her baby.
* MythologyGag:
** In the preview for chapter 2, Misato promises fanservice.
** In chapter 2 Hikari asks Shinji giving a stack of printouts to Asuka… right like she asked Touji giving a heap of printouts to Rei in canon.
** In chapter 4 Kaji gives Misato a variant of his old line: ''"May I trust your hormones or your words?"''
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: In chapter 3 attacked an Angel that resembled a kind of enormous feather with a sphere on top of it, impossibly thin and yet incredibly heavy.
* NightmareSequence: In chapter 3 Asuka is having a nightmare in which [[spoiler:her mother’s disembodied voice tells her dying.]]
* NoExportForYou: Another rare case where this is averted. The history has been translated to “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3086128/1/The-Child-Of-Love Spanish]]” and “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3089103/1/Zrodzone-z-mi%C5%82o%C5%9Bci Polish]]”.
* NoRomanticResolution:
** To Rei and [[spoiler:Takuma, a character showed up in the sequel.]] Although the story hinted he had feelings towards Rei, he never shows up in stories set years in the future, and neither Rei nor other characters mention him. Since the sequel never got finished, it is unknown whether they got together or not.
** Hikari and Touji. In “Gifts” (sets fourteen years later) Asuka says she has not talked to Hikari in years and she does not know whether she and Touji are together or not.
* NotSoDifferent:
** In chapter 5 Ritsuko unthinkingly compares Asuka with her mother when she mentions [[spoiler:Asuka almost did the same thing than Kyoko:killing herself and taking her daughter with her.]]
** In that same chapter Shinji and Asuka open up and talk and realize they have more things in common than they thought:
--->'''Asuka''':''"I-I mean...you're speaking with confidence...you're so shy, usually. I think I'm like this because I trust you and I feel that I can put my trust in you. You're like a confidante."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...it's the same for me. We've got a lot in common, don't we?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You try to avoid pain by running away from people. I try to avoid pain by driving them away. But in the end, we just hurt ourselves more. Aren't we pathetic, Shin-chan?"''
** Later Shinji fears he will become other Gendo because he realizes he is not so different of his father.
* ObliviousToLove: In chapter 2 Hikari realizes what Shinji has no idea what Asuka likes him, and his obliviousness surprises her:
-->'''Hikari''':''"Oh, don't tell me you don't know at all...I know she likes you very much."''
* OfficialCouple: Shinji and Asuka.
* OfficialKiss: In chapter 5, Shinji and Asuka kissed right before getting together.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Ritsuko is capable to build and maintain bio-mechanical giant robots, cloning ancient alien life seeds, managing a super-computer… and is a physician, too.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** After her initial –and very angry and volatile reaction-, after coming to terms with the idea of becoming a mother, Asuka starts displaying a mellower, kinder attitude gradually. It disconcerted Shinji, Misato and even Rei.
--->''Misato and Shinji are completely amazed by their roommate's bizarrely calm (for her) behaviour. As usual, the First Child could think of nothing to say.''
** In chapter 2 Maya is surprised and amused when Ritsuko tells her that Misato is panicking.
** In chapter 4 Asuka woke up early, tied her hair behind her back, put an apron on and made breakfast. Shinji and Misato were left speechless.
--->'''Shinji''' (seeing Asuka cooking):''"Gulp..."''\\
'''Asuka''' (frowning at him):''"Hey! I CAN cook sometimes!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Huh?....."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"W-what...you..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Oh, stop that! I have the right to dress any way I want and to tie my hair so you won't be hurt by its divine beauty!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"It's just...so unusual..."''
** In chapter 4 Asuka tries to be nice to Touji and Kensuke. They can not believe it.
--->''She then smiles warmly and bows to them. Toji and Kensuke are floored yet again. To see such a display of politeness from the most arrogant girl they've ever known, who couldn't let a day pass without calling them some insulting name or other...they're on the verge of fainting.''
** In chapter 6 Asuka gives Shinji a chocolate box stating it was a Japanese tradition… something she usually does not care about at all. Shinji gets shocked.
--->'''Shinji''' (surprised):''"You...? Obeying something? Let alone a tradition? You must be feverish!"''
* OutOfCharacterMoment: When Asuka stopped calling Shinji “stupid” Misato figured out something had happened between them.
* OriginalCharacter: Teri Ikari, one of the most popular Eva OCs.
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[[folder:P-R]]
* PanickyExpectantFather: During Asuka’s pregnancy Shinji is panicked about the fear of being a father, he is concerned about Asuka and their daughter’s health when the former delivers the latter, and he is frightened of disappointing them or being unable to protect them. Most of time he does his best to keep his panic in check, though. Most of time.
* PapaBear:
** [[spoiler:Kaji tried –and almost managed- to destroy SEELE to talk Gendo into giving up his plans]] and so protecting his former ward Asuka and her daughter.
** Subverted with Shinji. He tries to be this but he often panics or loses his nerve and other characters [[spoiler:Asuka, Teri, Misato…]] have to help him to man up.
--->Misato: "You're supposed to be a man now. ACT like a man! Come with me, NOW!"
* ParentalAbandonment: Shinji and Asuka were abandoned by their fathers shortly after their mothers’ death. After Teri’s birth Asuka is willing to try some sort of reconciliation with her family, but Shinji no longer acknowledges his father.
-->'''Shinji''' (in an exceptional moment of openness):''"When I was four, I was abandoned by my father. Not that I ever saw him that often even when Mother was alive...but...I can still feel the pain, Asuka. The loneliness...being rejected like that. I don't want my daughter to ever feel the same way. Not if I can make sure it doesn't happen. If you'll allow me to be there..."''
* ParentalHypocrisy: When Misato lectures her about having sex Asuka calls her a hypocrite because she has sex with Kaji. Asuka misses the point, though, since Misato’s lecture was about her being underage and having unprotected sex because she was bored (or so they thought at the time).
* ParentalSubstitute: A while after Asuka got ditched by her father and step-mother Misato became her guardian, and later Kaji. When Shinji arrived on Tokyo-3, Misato became his guardian and then she took Asuka in again. Both Misato and Kaji are the only reliable adult role models both teenagers have, and the only people really looked after them after their families abandoned them.
* PervertRevengeMode: The morning after the festival Asuka wakes up to find Shinji Ikari lying beside her on her bed. Before Shinji could explain his actions, her anti-perverts mode switched on and she raged on.
* PitbullDatesPuppy: Asuka could be very abrasive and overbearing, especially at the early stages of her pregnancy when she was madder and more depressed, and Shinji was pretty meek and wimpy, but both were drawn to each other.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: This happened several times:
** In chapter 5 Asuka asks Shinji if he promises he will not leave her and their unborn child:
--->'''Asuka''' (softly, in Shinji's ear):''"Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (softly, in Asuka's ear):''"What is it?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You'd never leave us, would you?"''\\
''Short pause. ''\\
'''Shinji''': ''"I promise you, right here and now, that I'll NEVER leave you two..."''
** In chapter 9 Shinji said this line to Asuka [[spoiler:when he thought she was dying.]]
--->'''Shinji''' (tears coming):''"Stay with me, Asuka! Fight it! Stay alive! Please, don't leave me...!"''
** In chapter 5 Misato asks Kaji if he promises not leaving her:
--->'''Kaji''':''"Tssss...no....nothing on earth could make me leave you alone."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Y-you won't l-leave me? You promise? Even if I'm a slut?"''\\
'''Kaji''':''"No. You're wrong. I could never love a slut. And I love you, Mit-chan."''
* PleaseWakeUp: In chapter 9 Shinji told those line to Asuka [[spoiler:when he thought she had passed away.]]
-->'''Shinji''':''"Wake up! Don't leave me! Don't..."''
* PrecisionFStrike: In chapter 2, Shinji notices it has been a long time since Asuka left the apartment to go to the bakery:
-->'''Shinji''' (a bit alarmed):''"It's been 45 minutes. Don't you think that's too long just to go buy some bread!?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"OH, SHIT!!! ASUKA!!! I completely forgot about that!!!"''
* PregnantBadass: In an early chapter Asuka manages taking on an Angel and winning.
* ThePromise:
** After getting together Shinji promises never leaving Asuka and their child if Asuka promises will not give up her life anymore.
--->'''Asuka''' (softly, in Shinji's ear):''"Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (softly, in Asuka's ear):''"What is it?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You'd never leave us, would you?"''\\
''Short pause.''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I promise you, right here and now, that I'll NEVER leave you two...on one condition."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Which is?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"You must promise me you won't give up your life anymore like you tried to a few days ago. You're the two most precious things I have on this earth. I can't afford to lose either one of you. You or Teri. So, please, don't ever do that again. I'm sorry if I was rude to you after that, but I really didn't know how to handle it. I mean..."''\\
'''Asuka''' (smiling):''"Don't worry. For Teri's sake, I won't do that again! Deal?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (now smiling, too):''"Deal."''
** In chapter 6 she asks Shinji making an additional promise:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Well, then, how about another promise?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey! I'll have to write these all down on a piece of paper or I'll forget them all!"''\\
''The two burst out laughing.''\\
'''Asuka''' (giggling):''"May God protect us on the battlefield! Neither one of us is gonna die in battle, okay? For each other's sake! And for Teri's!"''\\
'''Shinji''' (cheerfully):''"Yeah! And I swear that I'll protect you if anything happens!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (giggling):''"And I'll do the same for you, too, I swear!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Deal!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Deal! Let's celebrate that with a drink!"''
* PsychicPowers: Teri was genetically altered before birth to develop them. She has limited telepathy, telekinesis and can travel into people’s dreams.
* RedIsHeroic: Asuka wears a red uniform and rides a red war mecha. And when she is not piloting she usually also wears red.
* RedHeadedHero: Asuka, pilot of giant robots.
* RelationshipUpgrade: In chapter 5 after [[spoiler:Asuka’s attempted suicide]] they go to a festival, have a long talk and they at last got together.
* RetCon: A while after completing the fic the writer decided that naming Shinji and Asuka’s second child “Axel” was a dumb idea, and he retroactively renamed it “Hiroyuki”.
* RetiredBadass: After the Angel War Shinji and Asuka retired from piloting and tried to lead normal lives.
* ReverseMole: Kaji was a spy worked for at least three different sides: Gendo, SEELE and the Japanese Government. When it suited him, [[spoiler:he turned on SEELE and then on Gendo.]]
* {{Rewrite}}: After completing the fic Axel decided rewriting it, abandoning the script format and adding a greater level of detail. The only rewritten chapter was very superior to the original. Unfortunately, it was not completed.
* {{Robeast}}:
** In chapter 3 shows up an Angel made up by the writer. It is based on Sahaquiel: it is an enormous, floating, heavy thing that plummets downward and tries to crush Tokyo-3 under its weight.
** In chapter 7 appears another originally created Angel. It is called “Megrael”, it looks like a winged Evangelion and it remained airborne while shooting light beams.
* RuinedFirstKiss: Shinji and Asuka’s FirstKiss is not remembered fondly by neither. Asuka did not want to admit out-loud she wanted to kiss him out of fear to be rejected, so she claimed she was bored in case he did not like her back. Shinji liked her back but he really thought she was just bored, so he did not kiss her back, she thought he was not interested and ran off. So that when she said she was bored before trying to seduce him Shinji thought she wanted kissing again and he cringed.
* RunningGag: Someone screaming "She's WHAT?"
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[[folder:S-U]]
* SailorEarth: In the sequel, Takuma Satori, Fourth Child and pilot of Unit-04.
* SayMyName:
** In chapter 2 Shinji gets confused because Asuka called him “Shinji-kun” (in the proper series Asuka only called him “Shinji” twice: when she met him for first time and –quite interestingly- before their kiss).
** In chapter 5, after realizing [[spoiler:Asuka is about to commit suicide:]]
--->'''Shinji''' (realizing):''"W-what did she just say...? She--no... ASUKA!!!!"''
* SecretKeeper: At the beginning very few people knows Asuka is pregnant (Shinji, Misato, Rei, Ritsuko, Gendo, Fuyutsuki, Hikari) and they keep it secret.
* SecretRelationship: After getting together Shinji and Asuka try to keep their relationship secret for a while. However they did not fool Misato for a minute and they stopped pretending after a couple of months.
-->''Shinji and Asuka shared their feelings for each other under the Obon Festival's fireworks. It seems that Misato and Kaji did the same, too. Even though Asuka now admits to herself and Shinji that she's in love with him, she tries not to tell anybody else, much to his surprise. Nevertheless, when they're alone, she's a totally different person...''\\
''Is she afraid of showing everybody how she feels for Shinji? Does she want to prove to Shinji that she loves him by giving him what she keeps from other people?''
* SecretSecretKeeper: After getting together Shinji and Asuka spent a while pretending they were still fighting. Misato knew what they were really doing but she pretended she was clueless.
-->'''Asuka''':''"I...I don't know why I'm telling you all this...you don't know anything..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you think I'm blind, Asuka?"''\\
'''Asuka''' (sobbing a little):''"Huh?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Wait a minute here. My two roommates acting like lovers from one month to another...I'd have to be deaf and blind to not notice that. And I saw you two kissing in the car last week, remember? I bet that you forgot about the rear-view mirror. And what about the many times when I surprised you two? You were so embarrassed...and I also know that sometimes you've slept together in your bed. I'm not stupid, you know."''
* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: It was praised almost universally by the fandom back in the day due to its incredibly sweet and heart-warming moments, but the script format hurts it, it shows that it was Axel's first story written in English language, and compared with other posterior classic fanworks (''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'', ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'', ''Manga/ReTake'', ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'', ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''…) it looks average and very basic.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In chapter 5 Asuka wears a kimono to go to the Obon festival. Shinji notices several times that she seems real cute in kimono.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Asuka several times insisted there was nothing between her and Shinji, he was just a friend and she was not his girlfriend and will definitely not be his wife. Nobody was convinced.
** In chapter 4:
--->'''Kaji''' (in front of Asuka):''"And why not talk about the future, Asuka? Or should I say Ikari Asuka Langley?"''\\
''Asuka turns a vivid shade of red while Shinji tries to hide himself under the table.''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Kaji-san, please understand that there's nothing between me and stupid Shinji, okay?"''\\
''Everyone is grinning and staring at them, not really convinced by Asuka's words.''
* ShoutOut:
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Asuka liked Shinji because he was kind, sensitive and honest, even when she was harsh or rude.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Baka...you're so sensitive sometimes..."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Y-yeah...I know..."''\\
''Shinji wipes his tears with the handkerchief. She kisses his cheek. He blushes.''\\
'''Asuka''' (smiling):''"I like you because of that. You're always honest with me, even when I'm mean to you..."''
* SourOutsideSadInside: Asuka’s rage and viciousness is nothing but a shield she uses to hide her pain and push everyone away because she is frightened of them. If she is being real mad and rude it is a sign that she is breaking down.
-->'''Hikari''':''"You know how she is. Always so arrogant and strong. But deep inside she's one of the most fragile people I know."''
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gendo thought he had planned for any contingence but he did not foresee his son's involvement. Shinji sleeping with Asuka forced him to modify his plans and it ensured that Yui would want to protect his son’s family and Rei would get involved in ways Gendo would not like.
-->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"But you said that this project was 100% planned, right?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"There was only one mistake on my part. I won't let that happen again."''\\
'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You mean...your son?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Yes. I didn't think that the Second Child would use the Third to 'satisfy' her boosted hormones...this was a big mistake, and may result in complications."''\\
** In chapter 9 Fuyutsuki warned him that he had not accounted for everyone and someone would stop him, but Gendo did not listen. Cue [[spoiler:Rei interfering. And then Yui.]]
-->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"I think you're forgetting about someone. Someone who won't forgive you for this, Rokubungi Gendo..."''
* TheStationsOfCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
** It is generally accepted among fandom that Sachiel attacked in June 2015 and Third Impact happened at the start of 2016. This fic pushes the timeline forward, and this history's events happen from August 2016 to May 2017.
* TheStinger: After the author’s closing words in the final chapter there is a short extra scene: [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka’s wedding.]]
* SuperSoldier: [[spoiler:Gendo's genetic manipulation]] was meant to turn Teri into this. It sort of worked out, and she developed psychic powers.
* TakeMyHand: In chapter 7 [[spoiler:Shinji gets knocked out and Teri’s spirit visits his dreams and tells him giving her his hand to bring him back to the real world.]]
-->'''Teri''':''"Enough said...come on, Otousan. Give me your hand. I'll bring you back to the real world."''\\
''Shinji complies. When he takes his little girl's hand, a warm feeling spreads all over his body...he then wakes up in a hospital room.''
* TakingYouWithMe: In chapter 3 [[spoiler:after being defeated by the three Evas, an Angel explodes trying to destroy them before dying.]] It does not work.
* TheTalk: During their argument in chapter 1 Misato thinks –somewhat belatedly- of having “The Talk” with Asuka:
-->'''Misato''':''"Asuka...forgive me. I want to talk with you calmly...woman to woman...do you understand? I need to talk with you about...uhh...bees and flowers...ummm--"''
* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka swallows a bunch of sleeping pills. Shinji tries to talk her out of it but he reaches her too late to stop her. Later as she sleeps she dreams with reuniting with her deceased mother, but Teri visits her dreams and stops Asuka, reminding her that she needs her.]]
-->'''Shinji''':''"ASUKA! OPEN THE DOOR!!! PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS!!!! PLEASE! I...I..." (his voice trails off:) "...I'm sorry. Really. If you want to talk to someone, I'm here. I know how you feel...OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!"''
* TearsOfJoy: Misato sheds them when [[spoiler:she hears Teri crying, confirming Asuka has give birth and both mother and daughter are alive.]]
-->''Misato, hearing Teri, goes limp and slowly drops to the floor. Tears of joy start running down her face.''
* TeenPregnancy: Asuka gets pregnant when she is just fourteen and the story narrates how she goes through her pregnancy and what complications it causes, and how her relationship with Shinji evolves…
* TemptingFate: In chapter 2 Asuka is going to the bakery to buy some bread. Misato urges her to be careful and she replies: ''“Do you think anything's going to happen while I'm just going to the bakery?”'' She [[spoiler:collapsed in the way back due to exhaustion and lack of sleep.]]
* TenderTears: In chapter 4 Asuka cries when she [[spoiler:finds Shinji’s birthday gift: an engagement ring.]]
* TestKiss: Asuka kissed Shinji for first time claiming she was bored and wanted to practice (in reality she wanted to kiss him but she did not dare to say it plaintively out of fear of being rejected, so she pretended she was bored). When she said she was bored Shinji thought she wanted to practice kissing again, and he was shocked when she said she wanted to have sex.
* ThatDidntHappen:
** After sleeping with Shinji, Asuka wanted to pretend nothing had happened between them. Obviously it did not work.
** One week before leaving for France Kaji and Misato slept together. Misato claims she was drunk and wants to pretend it did not happen. No, it did not work out very well either.
* ThatWasNotADream: The morning after the festival Asuka opens her eyes, sees Shinji lying in on front of her in her bed and thinks it is a wet dream. She hugs him tightly… and he complains he can not breathe. Then she realizes it is NOT a dream.
* TheirFirstTime: The whole story happens because Shinji and Asuka had sex for first time, but since they were not ready yet it soured their relationship for a while.
* TheyDo: Asuka and Shinji got married two years and one half after Teri’s birth and five years before the epilogue.
* TookALevelInJerkass: The more hurt and more distraught Asuka feels the harsher her temper gets and the harder she tries to push everyone away. After finding out she got pregnant she was shattered, so her behaviour became very angry, rude and overbearing, especially to Shinji whom she tried to push away as hard as she could precisely because he was the one could get through her.
* TranquilFury: When Rei gets pissed off she does not yell or threatens. Not at all. She states her intentions quietly and then crushes you.
* TroubledFetalPosition: Asuka often feels sick or distraught throughout her pregnancy, and several times she uses this position.
** In chapter 3 an Angel is attacking and Asuka is feeling worried and sick. Misato finds her curled up in her bed, trembling, sweating and grimacing.
** In chapter 8 she is depressed and hurt because [[spoiler:Shinji has broken up (momentarily) with her.]] When Misato returns home she finds her curled up on her bed, looking to the wall.
--->''Misato walks in and shuts the door behind her. She sees Asuka curled up on her bed, facing the wall.''
* TrueLoveIsExceptional: In chapter 1 Shinji thinks it is curious he is more drawn to a girl as hot-heated as Asuka rather someone more tranquil like Rei.
* {{Tsundere}}: Due to their parents leaving her and her mother dying, Asuka dons a mask of harshness and arrogance to push people away so that they don’t hurt her. She likes Shinji but precisely for this (and because she doesn’t think he likes her back) she pushes him away harder, even though he is the only person can understand her. At the beginning of the story she pushes him away harder because she is afraid of him, but her pregnancy gradually brings her softer side out.
-->'''Asuka''':''"You're really an idiot sometimes, but when you want, you can be a really good friend..." (grinning now:) "...and a great lover."''\\
'''Shinji''' (grinning):''"You too. Sometimes you can be a real pain, and then suddenly, you're so nice..."''
* UnbrokenVigil:
** When Asuka collapses in chapter 2 Shinji remains by her side the whole time examining her.
** In chapter 6 Rei and Shinji keep watch over her when she faints in Misato’s living room.
** In chapter 7 Shinji gets knocked out during a battle and slept for two days. Asuka stood sleeping by her side, waiting for him waking up.
* UndyingLoyalty: Shinji told Asuka he would never leave her or cheat on her and if he hurts her he will only hurt himself.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Shinji and Asuka "resolved" it before the start of the fic. Nonetheless this story shows why you should resolve your BelligerentSexualTension first.
* UnusualEuphemism: In chapter 5 Asuka makes breakfast, Misato tries it and tells it is one of the best breakfasts she has ever eaten and Asuka asks:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Or...is it one of the first breakfasts you ever ate without Kaji's 'sauce'?"''
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[[folder:V-Z]]
* VitriolicBestBuddies: Misato and Ritsuko are old friends and poke and snark at each other constantly.
-->'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"Hmmm...is the Great Major Katsuragi losing her self-control?"''\\
''*click*''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"She gets upset too easily these days..."''
* {{WAFF}}: This story has plenty of it and it is very unapologetic about it.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** From Misato to Asuka after the latter [[spoiler:attempt to commit suicide.]]
** [[spoiler:Teri]] also chewed Asuka out in that chapter via telepathy.
** From Asuka to Shinji when he [[spoiler:broke up with her for a while.]]
** A minor, humorous example when Shinji complains Asuka has gotten heavier, she replies it is Teri’s fault and he asks whether she is seriously blaming their unborn daughter who can’t speak in her behalf.
* WhenSheSmiles: Asuka’s smile was so beautiful when they got married after so many hardships that Shinji said he would never forget it.
-->'''Shinji''': ''"I will never forget that smile you gave me when you said 'I do' in front of the priest. And it may take my entire life to repay you for that smile, but I'll do it."''
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Shinji and Asuka. In chapter 5 [[spoiler:they do.]]
* WillfullyWeak: After her birth Teri always tries to hide her mental powers.
* WithThisRing: Shinji bought an engagement ring to give Asuka during her birthday party. However he lost his nerve and tossed it in a trash bin. However Asuka found it.
* {{Yandere}}: Subverted. Rei is pretty jealous of Asuka but she is not mad with her and does not want to hate her. On the other hand Asuka is jealous of AND mad with Rei, thinking she wants to steal Shinji away. At the beginning she treats Rei hostilely… until she calms down and realizes she is just being irrational.
* YouAreNotAlone: Shinji and Misato try to explain Asuka repeatedly that she is not alone and she doesn’t have to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. After several months their words get through her.
** In chapter 8 Asuka cries saying she is sick of being alone and she hates it… and Misato reassures her that she is not:
--->'''Misato''':''"You're not alone, Asuka...I'm here, we're all here for you."''
* YouDidntSeeThat: In chapter 3 of the sequel while the pilots are changing Rei mentions Asuka has gotten fatter and her breasts bigger. Shinji tells the new kid he did not hear that, and Takuma answers “Hear what?”
-->'''Asuka''':''"Well, someone messed up my measurements then! […] Ack! They got the chest measurement all wrong..."''\\
'''Rei''':''"No, it is more likely that your breasts have enlarged, due to the fact that you are a mother and currently breast-feeding a baby. Since the plug suits were never designed for the possibility that one of its users might have gone through pregnancy. Furthermore, you might have gained body fat during that period. […] I believe your bra size has increased by at least 3 sizes."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"What? […] Why you little! Just wait until you have kids! Then we'll see what happens to you!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I think you should forget what you just heard about my Asuka,"''\\
'''Takuma''':''"What...what? I didn't hear anything."''
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Asuka was going to be killed after fulfilling her purpose to carry Gendo’s plans forward.
** In chapter 5:
--->'''Gendo''':''"Each Child has one use and only one. The Second will soon be useless when everything is finished."''\\
'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You mean...she'll be killed."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You know she's the only one capable of giving birth. And that's one of the reasons she has been designated as the Second Child. Her death is only a detail. I'm sure she'll be proud of her role in humankind's evolution."''
* YouMakeMeSic: After meeting the managers of their favorite arcade game centre Shinji and Asuka try to pick some French sentences. Asuka does not get it quite right, though:
-->'''Asuka''':''"C'est dur. Je fais beaucoup errr...d'efforts. Je remercie vous."'' ''[It is hard. I'm making many, errr...efforts. I you thank (I thank you).]''\\
'''Guillaume''' (applauding):''"Not bad! Except for the thanks. It's 'je vous remercie'. You just got the words the wrong way."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Damn! I'll never get it right!"''
* YouShallNotPass: Declared by [[spoiler:Rei]] towards [[spoiler:Gendo]] when she deploys her energy shield, slams him against the opposite wall and states he will not cross it.
-->'''Rei''':''"Yes. This is the A.T. Field. The barrier of my soul. And you will not cross it. You will not hurt Ikari-kun's family."''
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->'''Asuka'''(softly):''"I wonder...what it's like to give birth?"''
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[[caption-width-right:215:Be patient. You have nine long, tough months ahead.]]
->''So, what do you think of her? Let me introduce you to my daughter, Sohryu Teri Langley. Have you seen how she looks like me? She's really cute... Even Misato loves her! Everyone loves her! Like with me, of course!''\\
''But will she make it to the childbirth? Well, and why not telling you what happened, ok?''
''Fanfic/ChildOfLove'' is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' AlternateUniverse {{WAFF}} fanfiction by Axel Terizaki.
The whole cast's lives are turned upside down when Asuka gets pregnant with Shinji's baby after a one-night stand. Now Asuka must go through the stages of pregnancy as trying to overcome her fears and doubts rooted in her past and sort out her feelings about becoming something she never wanted to be -a mother- and her feelings towards the Third Child.
Thus a nine-months-long odyssey begins for Shinji and Asuka during which they must come to terms with their feelings, their relationship and their future parenthood… unaware what Gendo has designs of his own towards their baby. What is exactly planning Gendo? Did Asuka really have sex with Shinji because she was bored or the truth is more sinister than she and Shinji believe?
In the early days of Evangelion fanfiction, a writer named Zaku Gandi wrote a -forgotten long ago- lemon called "Wet Dreams". At the end of the first chapter Asuka asks Shinji: "Shinji-kun, I'm bored. Want to fuck?". Inspired by it, another writer named TheFlashman wrote a -forgotten long ago- short-fic called "She's WHAT?" where Shinji had got Asuka pregnant. Similarly inspired by it, another writer called Axel Terizaki penned one of the classics of Evangelion fanfiction.
"The Child Of Love" became incredibly popular and it spawned a sequel, several spin-offs and imitators. Teri Ikari was one of the most popular Eva fanfiction {{Original Character}}s before the creation of [[spoiler:[[''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' Aki Ikari]].]] Nearly one decade after the conclusion of the fic she still showed up occasionally in unrelated stories such like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856690/1/Shinji-and-Asuka Shinji and Asuka]]''. Several stories made shout-outs to ''Child Of Love'' such like ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'' (written by Jimmy Wolk, who coincidentally also created another popular [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka's offspring]] in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' and ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife''), ''Strangely Darkfic'' or ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3702224/1/NekoWaffers Neko Waffers]]''.
The story -complete with spin-offs and sequels- could formerly be found in Axel's website -together with his other stories-, [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/ Asuka's notebook]]: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/index.html here]]. It can still be found [[http://fanbards.net/stories/12226 in Darkscribes]]and [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071203212823/http://www.geocities.com/aa_chan01/archive/tcol/index.htm here]]. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/85116/David-Templar Child of Love 2]] also can be found in ff.net, and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4917/Axel-Terizaki Axel's ff.net profile]] also keeps several of his stories.
Shortly after concluding the fic, Axel began a rewrite, ditching the original format and adding more detail. The rewrite is very superior to the original version; unfortunately, Axel only wrote one chapter.
Compare with ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', another Eva fanfic where [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka have to learn to have a healthy relationship and face the challenges of parenthood]] that features [[spoiler:another Shinji and Asuka's daughter that is very popular between fans]], but with a radically different plot, approach and narrative style.
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!!Tropes:
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: When Asuka tries to seduce Shinji she asks him if he does not want to be a man:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Don't tell me you're not a man. Or is it that you don't *want* to be a man?"''
* AMechByAnyOtherName: The Evangelions, cybernetic HumongousMecha.
* AbortedArc: The official FanSequel never got finished. The rewrite never went past the first chapter.
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Asuka delivered Teri when she was fifteen. During her birthday party she admits she is too young to be a mother.
* AbusiveParents: Shinji’s mother chose get absorbed into Unit 01 and for whatever reason wanted her son watching as she dissolved. Right after his father abandoned him. Meanwhile Asuka’s mother got crazy, stopped recognizing her daughter and eventually killed herself together with a doll she thought was Asuka. As she was institutionalised, Asuka’s father cheated on his wife with her nurse where Asuka could hear them, and after his wife’s death he got married with his lover and stopped looking after Asuka. Shinji and Asuka are screwed up due to this. And that was before [[spoiler:Gendo used his son’s crush like a disposable pawn with no regard for his son’s feelings.]]
* AccidentalInnuendo:
** In chapter 2 Misato tells Ritsuko Asuka has fainted and Shinji is examining her… and Ritsuko asks what that examination consists of:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka and Shinji are playing an arcade game and Asuka’s character is going underwater:
--->'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Oh...yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..." (suddenly furious:) "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey, it's not my fault if I always find the torpedo launcher when you're underwater!"''
* ActionGirl: Asuka, Rei, Misato… they are soldiers and but the latter they pilot giant robots to fight alien monsters.
* ActionMom: Asuka is a soldier, a pilot that fights giant alien monsters… and she becomes a mother in this story. Even after giving birth she still fought battles.
* AdultFear: Shinji is very afraid of something happening to Teri or she growing up unhappy or lonely because he has not done his job well. Asuka also fears her gets traumatized by her fault.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: After kissing and confessing during a festival Shinji and Asuka cuddled together. Shinji brushed away stray locks from her face as they snuggled up.
-->''She rests her head against Shinji's shoulder, and he gently brushes some hair away from his redheaded goddess' face.''
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Gendo is a bigger bastard in this fic than he was in the proper series.
* AmazonChaser: Shinji loves and is drawn to Asuka’s bravery and fierceness when she battles.
* AngerBornOfWorry: In chapter 7 Shinji gets struck during a battle and Asuka loses her temper utterly.
* ArmorPiercingAnswer: Shinji [[spoiler:broke up with Asuka because he thought he could not protect her, ergo he was unfit to be her boyfriend and her child’s father.]] Nothing anybody said managed to change his mind… until this exchange:
-->'''Asuka''' (walking towards him):''"Why are you running away from us, Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...I'm not able to protect you, you already know that."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"And what's the matter with that? I'm strong. I can take care of myself. I don't need your protection. However, I need something else from you."''
* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** In chapter 5 Gendo is rambling about his plans furthering the human evolution:
--->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You're going too far, Ikari. Yui wouldn't approve what you're about to do. She would probably wonder what happened to the Gendo she loved and married...and how could you call that 'humankind's evolution'?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"..."''
** In chapter 8 Asuka is furious with Shinji [[spoiler:because he has lost his nerve and he has broken up because he thinks he is unfit to be her boyfriend and their child’s father]] and she tells she does not love him anymore. Misato does not buy it, though:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Shinji's a bastard. Nothing more."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Asuka...tell me. Do you love him?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you love him...?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"DO YOU LOVE HIM!?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"N...."''\\
'''Misato''' (frowning):''"DO YOU LOVE HIM!?"''\\
'''Asuka''' (between little sobs):''"Yes...I..."''
* ArmorPiercingSlap:
** Ritsuko, of all people, gives Gendo one of these after finding out [[spoiler:his plans for Asuka's child.]]
** Asuka gives a well-deserved one to Shinji when he [[spoiler:begins having doubts about himself and breaks up with Asuka because he thinks he is not fit to her boyfriend and Teri’s father since he thinks he can not protect them:]]
-->''He didn't realize how fast Asuka could run to the other side of a bed. She looked furious...even more than usual, if it could be possible. She looks him right in the eyes and slaps him, the sound of which resonates throughout the room like a gunshot. It was the second time in his life that Asuka had slapped Shinji. The first time was on the aircraft carrier. He looks up at her seconds later, and sees that she has tears in her eyes''
* TheAtoner: Ritsuko tried to atone for helping Gendo’s schemes. So that she [[spoiler:gave Asuka pills meant to turn Teri into a normal child.]]
* AttentionWhore: Asuka yearns for and loves attention due to be abandoned when she was a child. She tries to be the best at everything and as loud and bold as possible because she thinks nobody will ever care about her otherwise.
-->'''Shinji''' (realizing that he just said what he thought):''"I-I...I was just saying that you were cute....err..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Really? I'm not so surprised. I know I'm cute. But anyway, thanks."''\\
'''Shinji''' (to himself):''"Jeez...if you were any more egotistic, you'd die from it." (to Asuka:) "That kimono fits you very well."''
* AuthorAppeal: [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/eva/asuka.html Axel is very fond of Asuka, very much so]]. He is also a die-hard ShinjixAsuka shipper.
* AuthorAvatar: The owner of the AXL's Game Center arcade is an avatar of Axel.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even when they were fighting and mad with each other, Shinji and Asuka still showed they cared for each other.
** When Asuka collapsed in front of Misato’s apartment Shinji remained the whole time by her side, keeping watch over her and gazing at her beautiful sleeping face.
** Asuka said Shinji’s birthday gift was the only gift meant something to her that day, and she cried when she saw it.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:During their wedding in the last scene Asuka tells Shinji he has got her knocked up again.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Played straight in still another example that tropes are not bad. At the beginning Asuka is wary and Shinji is frightened, but the thought of becoming parents forces them both to come to terms with their feelings gradually for their child's sake. At the same time it is treated a bit more realistically than other examples: Asuka's pregnancy strains their already troubled and complicated relationship, and Shinji actually got frightened and ran away for a while.
* BadBoss: Gendo Ikari plays with his employees’ emotions and motivations to manipulate them, discards them when he considers that they have outlived their usefulness, threatens them with terrible punishments if they do not comply, and is not above of [[spoiler:boosting his teenager pilot’s hormones so that she has sex and gets pregnant because he wants to play genetic engineer with her baby, even if it may kill her.]]
* BadDreams: Asuka often has nightmares where she dreams about her mother, her madness, her suicide… and how Kyoko wanted her dying together with her.
* {{Badass}}: In chapter 3 [[spoiler:Shinji and Rei]] are trying to hold an Angel back with their barriers but it is crushing them. Then Asuka shows up and stops it with one hand, breaking synch records.
* {{Baka}}: Yes, Asuka calls Shinji “baka” constantly. And Misato called it to Asuka at one time.
* BatmanGambit:
** [[spoiler:Gendo's plan relied on nobody interfering either because they were too spineless -Shinji- or they could be intimidated -Kaji, Fuyutsuki- or they had no reason to disobey him -Rei-.]] When [[spoiler:several of them resolved to fight him, his plan fell apart.]]
** A benign –and funny- example in chapter 6: Asuka did not want Shinji and Rei walking together to headquarters, so she pretended passing out, hoping that Shinji stayed with her for a while and Rei left alone. Shinji picked her, laid her down on her bed and left with Rei anyway [[spoiler:or so Asuka thought. In reality both kids stayed with her.]]
* BeachEpisode: In chapter 6 of the sequel Asuka and Shinji go on a vacation to the beach.
* BeautifulDreamer:
** In chapter 2 Shinji contemplates Asuka as she is sleeping, and he thinks she looks like an angel.
--->''Shinji is looking down at Asuka. She has a dreamlike smile on her face.''\\
'''Shinji''' (to himself):''"When she wants, she can be a real little angel..."''
** In chapter 9 Shinji hesitates about waking Asuka up because she looks cute as she is sleeping.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Among Shinji and Asuka due to their inability to acknowledge and express their feelings –and realize each other’s- and their fear of others. After Asuka got pregnant they still fought for a while, but Shinji gradually tried to be more courageous and Asuka slowly tried to open herself a bit, and they finally got together.
* BeneathTheMask: As they talk during the Obon festival, Shinji says Asuka can be very annoying or very nice. Then she says she tries to avoid pain by driving people away, and Shinji muses it is like if they are hiding behind a shield. For a while after her reconciliation she showed her sweet side underneath the harsh exterior only to Shinji.
-->'''Shinji''':''"You're right, Asuka-chan. It's kind of like...we're hiding ourselves from the pain behind a shield."''
* TheBerserker: In chapter 3 Asuka took a tip from ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Asukhon]]'' and fought extremely furiously. One month later Shinji was still concerned about it.
-->''Shinji is on his bed, hands under his head, looking at the ceiling. He is thinking about...about how fierce Asuka was in her last battle. He can picture the rage on Asuka's face, as if she was possessed by some demon.''
* BetaCouple: Misato and Kaji. In the past they faced similar troubles to Shinji and Asuka’s, and now they are slowly rekindling their relationship.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rei is usually tranquil and passive. Then [[spoiler:Gendo threatened her niece, Shinji's daughter.]] Explosions followed.
* BigBad: Gendo. He is [[spoiler:after Asuka’s overwhelming arousal which led her to sleeping with Shinji, and he is trying to turn her daughter –his own granddaughter!- into a biological super-weapon.]]
* BigDamnHeroes:
** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:an Angel is threatening with crushing Shinji and Rei.]] Then [[spoiler:Asuka shows up, breaking her previous synch records and stops the Angel with one hand.
** In chapter 9 [[spoiler:Gendo is about to carry out his plan. Then Rei shows up in full MamaBear mode and slams him with her A T Field. Then Shinji, Misato and Kaji arrive on the place.]]
* TheBigDamnKiss: In chapter 5, Shinji and Asuka kiss while watching fireworks during the Obon festival.
-->''Too late. Asuka takes Shinji's head in her hands and kisses him hard on the lips. The kiss feels like it could last for an eternity, while their tongues dance in their mouths. It's like when the two of them danced together while battling Israphel, the 7th Angel. The only sounds audible are the pops and pams from the fireworks behind them. Asuka can't believe the sensations that are forcing their way into her...she didn't want to fall for Shinji, but it's already too late. On the other side, Shinji returns the kiss with all his heart. He really loves Asuka, despite all the things she had done and said to him. Finally, Asuka breaks off the kiss. She has a big smile on her face.''
* BiggerBad: SEELE. Even after [[spoiler:having ousted Gendo]] the heroes still have to deal with them and their “Let’s turn everyone into orange goo” scheme.
* BloodKnight: In chapter 3 Asuka had just woken up from a nightmare and was sick, weakened and bedridden. Then she heard there was a battle she was not taking part in. She rose right away and went to get in her giant robot and fight.
** Subverted after the Angel War since for that point she is already sick of fighting and killing and she wants to live peacefully.
* BreakTheCutie: Shinji had endured his mother dying and his father abandoning him straight after and summoning him back ten years later to fight giant alien monsters. He roomed with a beautiful red-head girl that he loved even though she claimed disliking him. Then he got her knocked up and she became more hostile and meaner to him. After a while her behaviour softened, they got together… and right when they were happy at last he got warned that [[spoiler:his father was plotting something might kill Asuka and would take their daughter away him.]] Shinji got broken several times over, but ultimately he pulled himself together.
* BreakTheHaughty: Asuka was prideful and boastful because her very fragile self-image was founded on being the best at everything and depending on nobody. She never wanted to have children and piloting Eva was everything she thought she had. Then she fell in love with her greatest rival, he got her pregnant and she stopped being a pilot due to her pregnancy. Her self-image got shattered, but she managed to pull herself together, and when Shinji reached out to her she opened up, acknowledged her feelings and trusted him. [[spoiler:And then he chickened out.]]
* BrokenBird: Asuka lost her mother, got ditched by her father, got trained to fight giant monsters despite being just a kid… and she always tried to overcome it and becoming stronger and more self-reliant.
* BullyingADragon: Really, really Touji should not have mocked Asuka’s gaming skills. He ought to know she would destroy them all.
* CallingTheOldManOut: In the sequel, Shinji calls Gendo out on lying about destroying all Yui’s pictures and says he wants nothing of him.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: One beer can is all is needed to get Shinji drunk:
-->'''Shinji''':''"Yeah...sort of...before you arrived, Misato used to tease me by switching the drinks around in the fridge..." (blushing heavily:) "I once got drunk from only one can of Yebichu because of that..."''
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: While watching the fireworks Turing the Obon festival Shinji and Asuka talk and realize even if they often argue and fight and find each other’s attitude and behaviour exasperating and overbearing they really like each other and would hate being apart.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Asuka could not spit it out because she was afraid of admitting she loved and needed Shinji, and she did not believe he was really in love with her. Shinji could not spit it out for a while because he thought she did not love him back. Finally they spat it out in chapter 5.
* CaptainObvious: Ritsuko was hit hard with this in the first chapter:
-->'''Ritsuko''':''"Anyway, she...she can't think about it! And if an Angel attacks late in her term, she won't be able to pilot Unit 02!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Oh, you found that out by yourself?"''
* CatapultNightmare: In chapter 2 of the sequel Asuka does this after a nightmare:
-->''The girl gasped, and shot up from her sleep. Her red hair glistened in the moonlight from the window, sweat and tears streaked down her face.''\\
''"Asuka-chan," said Shinji softly, sitting up also, "are you having nightmares again?"''
* CerebusSyndrome: In the chapter 4 the story begins turning darker when [[spoiler:it is revealed Gendo has designs upon Asuka and her baby.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the story Shinji and Asuka undergo extensive gradual development: During nine months Shinji learns to be more responsible and stops running away, and Asuka starts to behave more nicely and be more open.
* ChefOfIron:
** Shinji is giant robot pilot and a good cook. Actually, Misato is not allowed cooking in their apartment.
** When Asuka tries to make breakfast, she shows she is actually a pretty good cook.
* ChekhovsGun: In a chapter Ritsuko tells Misato: “Trust me”. In the final chapter [[spoiler:Misato realizes that is the password to access Ritsuko’s personal logs.]]
* ChildSoldiers: Shinji, Asuka and Rei –of course-, fourteen kids forced to –or cajoled into- fighting giant alien monsters. It gets worse, though, when [[spoiler:Gendo decides turning a newborn baby into a war weapon.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: In the sequel it was revealed that the first Rei and the Fourth children met when they were little. Takuma seems liking Rei, but whether he was unlucky or victorious is not known due to the sequel being unfinished.
* ClingyJealousGirl: After getting together Asuka often gets jealous and paranoiac when another woman gets close to Shinji.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Why is she trying to avoid us these days? She must be sooooo jealous of our love!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"And why do you think that every woman's gonna take me away from you?"''\\
''[...]''
'''Asuka''' (seductively):''"Because I want you all for myself, baka Shinji."''
* CooldownHug: In the epilogue, Asuka is feeling upset, blaming herself for [[spoiler:Teri not being normal]], but she gradually calms down when Shinji hugs her:
-->'''Asuka''' (now just sniffling a bit):''"Hmmm... being in these strong arms feels so good, Shinji...please, hold me tighter..."''
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Asuka’s plan to deal with a flying Angel shot light beams was… getting a giant mirror to reflect its light beams back towards it. Since they had no giant mirrors Asuka thought of using two solar panels.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Shinji. He was actually jealousy when Asuka found the arcade game centre’s cute and nice and he did a special favour for them. Instantly he got angry, moody and snappy.
* CrushBlush: It happens several times to Shinji and Asuka while they try to start out a relationship:
** In chapter 2 Misato reminds Shinji of his and Asuka first time and he blushes.
** In chapter 6 Shinji made Asuka blush:
--->'''Shinji''' (smiling):''"And why did you say 'I was that appealing' earlier? You're still very attractive now!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (blushing):''"Oh, shut the hell up!!! You'll make me blush!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Too late!"''
* CurseCutShort: After [[spoiler:believing Asuka had died and then hearing her laughter]] Misato begins saying "What the f...?" before trailing off.
* CursedWithAwesome: Teri really does not like her psychic powers. She is afraid that people will think she is weird and will shun her out if they find out.
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* DeadpanSnarker: After [[spoiler:tripping Gendo,]] Rei delivers an excellent bit of snark:
-->''"You should look in front of you when you're running like that."''
* DeathByChildbirth: It is repeatedly stated that Asuka may die when she delivers Teri [[spoiler:due to Gendo’s tinkering with her DNA.]] At the final chapter [[spoiler:Shinji and other characters think for a moment she has passed away.]]
* DeathGlare:
** In chapter 2 Shinji congratulates Asuka for keeping her score. She glowers at Shinji with a threatening look for a few seconds, pretending being angry, before grinning and saying “Thank you”.
** In chapter 4 Shinji asks Kaji if he will come to Asuka's birthday party. Misato, who did NOT want him coming, hurls at him a flaming angry glare.
** In chapter 5 Misato wants Shinji and Asuka going together to the Obon festival. Asuka tries to object… and Misato silences her with a glare:
--->'''Misato''' (with a look in her eyes that could turn an entire fanatic army into a bunch of chickens):''"There's no 'but.' That's an order!"''\\
'''Shinji and Asuka''':''"Yes, ma'am!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Now, get out there and enjoy yourselves!"''\\
'''Shinji and Asuka''':''"Yes, ma'am! Right away, ma'am!"''
* DefrostingIceQueen: At the beginning of the story Asuka is very distraught about being pregnant and not ready to acknowledge her feelings so she tries to push Shinji away very hard and very angrily. Later she calms down gradually, and Shinji tries real hard to reach her out and show he cares for her. Eventually Asuka accepts to herself she is in love with him and opens up.
* DesignerBabies: [[spoiler:Gendo made sure that Asuka’s entry plug was filled with a new type of LCL blended with especial DNA agents to alter Asuka’s baby. Due to this, Teri started to develop PsychicPowers before being born.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka is so confused and so frightened of her feelings and of Shinji she can not take it anymore and decides killing herself.]]
* DidYouThinkICantFeel: [[spoiler:Gendo did not ever think of Rei rebelling against him, believing she was under his full control. However Rei had developed feelings towards Shinji, and due to those feelings she was becoming very protective of his family. Hence, she stepping aside would simply not happen. He should have foreseen it but he was genuinely shocked when she struck him.]]
* DisappearedDad: Both Shinji and Asuka’s fathers stopped taking care of them after their mothers’ deaths. In the case of Gendo, he was afraid of Shinji and of screwing him up if he raised him.
* DistantFinale: The last chapter happens seven years and a half after [[spoiler:Teri’s birth]] and shows [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka as adults and raising their children as still living in Misato’s apartment.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: After using, manipulating and treating his subordinates like crap, Gendo’s plans to [[spoiler:use Asuka as a test tube to create a genetically-enhanced super-soldier with little regard for the mother’s survival or the baby’s welfare]] were the straw broke the camel’s back. Everyone turned on him, including [[spoiler:Rei]] and he [[spoiler:got ousted and locked.]]
* DopeSlap: During an emergency Misato orders the pilots’ friends hurry to the nearest shelter as she takes the three Eva pilots with her. Kensuke says there are only two pilots only because Asuka is an inactive pilot, disregarding she is very sensitive about the issue. Asuka hit him on the back of his head.
* DoubleEntendre:
** In chapter 2 Misato calls Ritsuko to tell her that Asuka has collapsed and Shinji is examining her:
--->'''Misato''':''"Shinji is examining her! He says she has a high temperature!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''
** In chapter 5 Asuka makes breakfast, Misato tells it is one of the best breakfasts she has ever eaten and Asuka asks:
--->'''Misato'''(interrupting her):''"Hey, I'm not joking! The food was really excellent, Asuka. You should cook more often. It's one of the best breakfasts I've ever ate!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You mean, it's one of the first breakfasts you've ever ate, don't you?"''\\
'''Misato''' (puzzled):''...''\\
'''Asuka'''(sarcastically):''"Or...is it one of the first breakfasts you ever ate without Kaji's 'sauce'?"''\\
'''Misato''' (shocked):''"W-what do you mean!?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Oh, nothing, nothing...!"''\\
'''Misato''' (shouting):''"You're disgusting!!!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (laughing):''"H-hey! You never stopped moaning his name while you were sleeping! 'Oh, Kaji! Yeeesssss!!! I want more!!!! That tastes so gooood!!!! Gimme more breakfast!!!'"''
* DreamSequence:
** Asuka has several of these:
*** In chapter 3 [[spoiler:she has a feverish dream in which a voice asks her dying and another voice encourages her to keep living, open herself and be a good mother.]]
** Shinji also goes through several dream sequences:
*** In chapter 6 he dreams of his mother telling him being strong and reassuring him that she will protect him and his family.
*** Later he has another dream in which [[spoiler:his daughter warns him that her and her mother are in danger and they need him.]]
** In the side-story called “Ayanami’s Lesson”, Rei has a dream where she meets Teri. After that dream she makes her choice to [[spoiler:turn against Gendo.]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Misato has little regard for the speed limit. When she is taking Teri anywhere, Asuka has to ask her driving carefully.
* DrivenToSuicide: Shortly after [[spoiler:her birthday Asuka could not take it anymore and locked herself in the bathroom and swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted in chapter 8. Misato is sitting at the kitchen table, head buried in her hands because she is grief-stricken and hopeless to [[spoiler:save Asuka’s life.]]. A beer can is sitting on the table in front of Misato, suggesting she has been drinking to try to forget… until the narration states that she has not touched her beer yet.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Shinji and Asuka had to work hard to get their happy ending. First of all they had to learn to stop fighting and reach each other out. Then they had to go through Asuka’s pregnancy. Then they had to [[spoiler:stop Gendo’s plans which might mean Asuka’s death and Teri being turned into a living tool war.]] THEN they had to beat the remnant Angels AND SEELE and at the same time raising their baby.
* EldritchAbomination:
** In chapter 3 shows up a fanmade Angel. It looked like a thin feather with a sphere on the top. It might seem light but it weighed 3,000,000,000 tons.
** In chapter 7 shows up another fanmade Angel. It looked like a winged Evangelion unit.
* EmotionlessGirl: At the beginning Rei is very unemotional. Throughout the history she has to struggle with new emotions she is unprepared for: her jealousy towards Asuka, her caring towards Shinji, her protective feelings towards Teri… and in the process she learns to acknowledge them and becomes somewhat more expressive.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Subverted. Most characters like Hikari think it is evident to everyone Asuka and Shinji like each other, but other characters like Misato do not realize Asuka’s feelings towards Shinji go beyond friendship.
* EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins: When Pen-Pen is mentioned, it is hilarious. In this segment of the introduction to the final chapter:
-->''Is Pen-pen preparing a super counterattack in order to make Gendo's plans fail?''
* EyeBeams: One of the Angels they fight is armed with a wide beam of yellow light it shoots at regular intervals.
* FieryRedhead: Asuka is real fiery, fierce and emotional. In chapter 3 Shinji was shocked at her fierceness and rage as she fought.
* FollowTheLeader: This story started the trend of Shinji and Asuka having a daughter in fanfiction. When they have offspring in any fanwork, ninety percent of time it is a girl: ''[[Fanfic/HERZ Akiko, Sakiko]]'', their two unnamed children in ''Manga/ReTake'', ''[[Fanfic/TheSecondTry Aki]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ThousandShinji Kali]]'', ''[[Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowODreams Ariel]]'', their unborn daughter in ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''[[Fanfic/ACrownOfStars Misato]]'', Ryuko in ''[[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/16236/Ghosts-of-Evangelion/? Ghosts of Evangelion]]''…
* ForWantOfANail: The nail was Asuka having an one-night stand with Shinji [[spoiler:due to Gendo messing up with her hormones]] and getting pregnant.
* ForegoneConclusion: Axel wrote an epilogue featuring a seven-years-old Teri and a one-shot set in Teri’s teen years, so that whoever reads the unfinished sequel already knows [[spoiler:Nerv wins the Angel War, Third Impact does not happen, and Shinji, Asuka, Teri, her brother, Rei, Misato and Kaji survive.]]
* ForeignCussWord: At the end of the first chapter –and at other times- Asuka exclaims “Scheisse” (meaning “Shit” in German).
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: In the sequel [[spoiler:Rei met Takuma when she was a child. Takuma did not forget her, but Gendo wiped his existence from Rei’s memory.]]
* FreakinessShame: in “Gifts” Teri does not like her PsychicPowers and is afraid that other people will think she is a freak if they discover her abilities. When her friends find out, though, they think her powers are cool and are supportive.
* FrickinLaserBeams: The Angel shows up in the seventh chapter shoots laser beams. Shinji and Rei have little trouble to dodge them or raise their energy shields before the beam strikes them.
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[[folder:G-I]]
* GenkiGirl: According [[spoiler:Takuma in the sequel,]] Rei was very cheerful, vivacious and nosy when she was a little child.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: In chapter 9 Misato is trying to get Shinji moving [[spoiler:to go with her and save Asuka,]] but the sudden shock has paralized him, so she resorts to slap him to get him focused:
-->'''Misato''':''"Grab your stuff off the floor and put it on in the car! I told you, there's no time to waste!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Will you at least tell me what's going on!!!!?"''\\
'''Misato''' (losing patience):''"ASUKA'S GONNA GIVE BIRTH SOON!!!!!! Now hurry up, Shinji-kun!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"No...what the...?"''\\
''He stands there trembling.''\\
'''Misato''':''"Hurry UP!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I..."''\\
''Misato slaps him. Shinji doesn't even flinch.''\\
'''Misato''':''"You're supposed to be a man now. ACT like a man! Come with me, NOW!"''\\
''He then grabs his clothes off the floor, and Misato half-drags him to the car, where Kaji is waiting for them.''
* GiantEqualsInvincible: After the Angel War Shinji and Asuka are cajoled into taking part in peace-keeping missions. They don’t want to kill anyone but Misato assures them the only thing they have to do is show up and scare them because everyone knows giant robots are invincible.
* GilliganCut: From "And I doubt that Shinji will try anything with her..." to "Oh... yeah, Shinji... yesssss... deeper... I... I..."
* GirlishPigtails: Asuka and Hikari wear this hairstyle.
* GoIntoTheLight: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:during a dream Asuka’s deceased mother asks her coming with her to the sky. Asuka starts flying upwards and at the light, but a vision of her daughter stops her.]]
* GoodParents: After having Teri, Shinji and Asuka try to be good parents for their kids.
* GratuitousFrench: Spoken by the managers of an arcade game center where the children often play. After meeting the owners, Shinji and Asuka learn some French words and use them every so often (it helps the fanfic’s writer is French):
-->'''Asuka''':''"I guess I'll need something fashionable..."''\\
'''Shinji''' (grinning, with a bad fake French accent):''"De préférence."''\\
'''Asuka''' (puzzled):''"Wh...what did you say?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Preferably, in French. The staff at AXL's Game Center taught me some cool French phrases, you know."''\\
* GratuitousGerman: Used by Asuka here and there. Unfortunately it is obvious that the writer did not know German and he frequently misspelled words (like “oberarsche” or “scheist”).
-->'''Asuka''':''"Guten Morgen, Shinji-kun!"''
* GratuitousJapanese: It is used here and there. For example, in chapter 3:
-->'''Asuka'''(sighing):''"Well...Asuka! Ikuhayo [Here we go]!"''
* GreenEyedMonster:
** In chapter 1 Shinji explains the “jealousy” concept to Rei. She tells she thinks she is indeed jealous, but she is not mad with him.
** On the other hand Shinji gets angry, snappy and rude when other men talk to Asuka. And Asuka is also very possessive (not surprising since she is a very insecure person).
* GrewASpine: After getting Asuka pregnant Shinji convinces himself that he must to stop run away and face his responsibilities. In the process he becomes more assertive and somewhat more strong-willed.
-->'''Shinji''':''"...but I know one thing: I care for her and for our child. Even if she denies it, this child's part of me. I can't leave those two alone. I just can't. Even if she pushes me aside, I can't leave her!!"''
** Subverted. Although Shinji tries to be more responsible and determined he is still a shy kid and often he is tempted to run away and hide and a member of the cast (Asuka, Misato…) has to help him or coax him into facing his fears.
* GroinAttack: In chapter 7's omake Asuka kicks Axel’s groin hard after an “It must be that time of the month” comment.
* HappilyMarried: After so many trials and pains Shinji and Asuka end up getting married and leading happy lives.
* HatesBeingAlone: Before meeting Shinji Asuka was alone and she said herself she was right with that. But after hooking up with Shinji she can not lie to herself anymore and she admits she hates it.
-->'''Asuka''':''"I was alone! ALONE! I was fine with that! But...now...I don't want to be alone anymore...it hurts! Being alone was nothing but pain!"''
* HatesBeingTouched: After getting pregnant Asuka does not like being touched, especially on her belly. When Hikari tickles and squeezes her stomach in the first chapter, she reacts badly:
-->'''Asuka''' (suddenly shouting loudly):''"DON'T TOUCH ME THERE!!"''
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Rei]] turns on [[spoiler:Gendo]] to protect Shinji and Asuka's child.
* TheHero: Shinji, who is determined to try to be a better person and fight to protect the woman he loves and their baby.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Shinji loves Asuka and is determined to be there for her and for their daughter.
* HilariousInHindsight: The title of chapter 8 is ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion "You Are Not Alone"]]''.
* HoldingHands: In chapter 9, after [[spoiler:Asuka has delivered Teri,]] she and Shinji hold hands.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Pfff, don't cry, baka. Hold my hand..."''\\
''Shinji does as he is told and takes Asuka's left hand in his, squeezing it gently.''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You make me feel a lot better, Shinji."''
* HopeIsScary: Shinji had loved Shinji as soon as he met her and alter a while they got together, but [spoiler:he thought he could not protect her and he broke up.]] Misato asked him if he was afraid of his dreams and hopes becoming real, and replied maybe he was.
-->'''Misato''':''"I know you, Shinji-kun. I know that you wanted Asuka's love from the very beginning of all this. Maybe even before. I'll bet that, from the first time you saw her, you knew that you had to live with her forever. My question is, why are you leaving your hopes and dreams behind when they've come true now? Are you afraid of them?"''
* HotBlooded: Asuka is passionate and emotional. And her emotions can get pretty extreme: when she is angry, she is ''mad'' or furious (as Shinji found out after her pregnancy’s announcement or as fighting a {{Robeast}} in chapter 3), and when she is happy, she is sweet and tender.
* HouseHusband: Shinji is the one does all chores in the Katsuragi household.
* HurtingHero: In case that losing their mothers, being ditched by their fathers before being four and fighting giant otherworldly monsters was not traumatic enough, Asuka has sex with Shinji and gets pregnant. Now they have to patch their relationship up –even if they are barely capable to have a civil conversation- and learn to be parents –even if they are mind-broken teenagers-. And even if they get together Asuka still may die when she delivers Teri because [[spoiler:Gendo is using her to create a new life-form, and giving birth that life-form may kill Asuka.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Asuka calls Misato this in chapter 1 since Misato is lecturing her about having sex despite of her and Kaji having a healthy sex life. It misses the point since Misato is lecturing her about being underage and having unprotected sex claiming she was bored.
** In chapter 5 Misato chides Asuka about always pushing Shinji away, and Asuka accuses her of hypocrisy again, stating she does the same things with Kaji. This time, she has a point.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After [[spoiler:getting Gendo locked down,]] Fuyutsuki got promoted to Commander and abandoned the scenario. SEELE knows this. He knows they know. And they know he knows they know. Still during the meetings everyone pretend they are completely unaware of each side’s thoughts and intentions. At least all agree those meetings are a boring waste of time.
* IMissMom: Asuka often dreams about her missing mom (one of those times happening in chapter 2). Later she tells Shinji about her mother and how much she misses her.
* IResembleThatRemark: In chapter 7, Shinji gets shot down by an Angel and Asuka goes ballistic:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Wondergirl! Move faster!!! DO SOMETHING, DAMMIT!!!!!!!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Calm down, Asuka!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"I'M CALM!!! THAT'S OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT!!?"''
* IcyBlueEyes: Asuka's eyes have this shade of blue.
-->''She looked in his eyes, he looked back into hers, and he soon found himself hypnotized by their deep oceanic blue.''
* IdiotBall: Sigh. Shinji. [[spoiler:Your own unborn daughter is warning you telepathically about your father's plans and asking you being strong and being there for Asuka and her.]] And what do you do? [[spoiler:Losing your nerve and breaking up.]]
* InnocentBlueEyes: Shinji’s blue eyes are more limpid, more childlike. When Asuka sees what looks like a younger image of her self and notices she has Shinji’s blue eyes, she starts to realize it is Teri.
* InsultOfEndearment: At some point “idiot” ceases being an insult and becomes a pet name:
** In the epilogue chapter:
--->'''Asuka'''(happily):''"A boat ride! My sweetie baka Shinji!"''
** And in chapter 6:
--->''For Shinji, being called 'stupid' by Asuka was a compliment in itself.''
* InterruptedSuicide: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka tried to kill herself with a bottle of sleeping pills. Shinji found her and called Misato, and Asuka was hospitalized.]] As the meds were keeping her alive, [[spoiler:Teri telepathically talked her to ensure that she did not GoIntotheLight.]]
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[[folder:J-L]]
* JustAsPlanned: In the first chapters Gendo reiterates everything is going as planned when he gets notified details about Asuka’s pregnancy. That was the first hint that something was very, very wrong.
-->'''Gendo''':''"As planned..."''
* JustFriends: At the beginning of the story Asuka insists she and Shinji are just friends, even if she describes Shinji as “one of my dearest friends” in chapter 2. Nobody believes her, though.
* KickTheDog: Gendo [[spoiler:drugged an underage girl to goad her into having sex and getting pregnant.]] Afterwards he altered [[spoiler:her unborn kid’s DNA, even though it might kill her mother upon giving birth.]] His goal was [[spoiler:creating a super-pilot, planning to use her as soon as she was born. Yes, he planned using a ''baby'' –who coincidentally was his ''granddaughter''- to fight SEELE. And even after being told SEELE had been eliminated, he still proceeded with his plan, so that he does not even have that excuse.]]
* KidWiththeRemoteControl: In the final chapter Shinji learn why he and Asuka are the only ones can control their giant robots despite of being only kids –and him having no previous training-: [[spoiler:their mothers’ souls got stuck inside them.]]
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Misato and Kaji in a bar during the Obon festival in chapter 5.
* TheLadette: Misato, who is not particularly feminine but is loud, likes driving fast and drinking a lot (as she proved in Asuka’s birthday party).
* LeeroyJenkins: In chapter 7 Asuka gets to offer tactical advice during a battle. Unfortunately she tended to rush into an unknown situation and losing her temper. Fortunately, when she calmed down she came up with a good strategy.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Why not rush towards that damn Angel?!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you know the meaning of the word 'caution'?"''
* LetsWaitAWhile: Variant. Shinji and Asuka got a one-night stand. As a result of it Asuka got pregnant and their relationship almost got destroyed. After reconciling Asuka said they were not having sex until Teri’s birth at the very least and they had to be very careful from now on. Shinji agreed.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: According Touji, Shinji and Asuka not even are married and already behave like a married couple:
-->'''Asuka''':''"Shinji! Listen to me, dummkopf!"''\\
'''Shinji''' (surprised):''"What is it, Asuka?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Hikari told me about AXL's Game Center! It sounds fun! I want you to take me there, okay?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I don't know if..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Stop being so hesitant! You're getting on my nerves!"''\\
'''Toji''' (to Shinji):''"Not yet married, and she's already henpecking you..."''
* LinkedHands: Shinji and Asuka entwined their fingers shortly after their kiss during the Obon festival in chapter 5:
-->''Asuka takes one of Shinji's hands in her right one and clasps it so that their palms are against each other and their fingers weave together.''
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Asuka drove everyone away to not get hurt again, but she desperately waited for someone seeing past the harsh shell and pushing past her emotional barriers. When she met Shinji and they got together she felt she had finally found someone she could trust and love. Though she also became very dependant on him, and [[spoiler:during the month he broke up with her]] she was tearing herself apart because she needed him desperately.
* LoveAtFirstSight: In the epilogue Shinji tells he should have told Asuka “I love you” as soon as they met for first time in the aircraft carrier.
* LoveConfession: Asuka to Shinji in chapter 5 after watching fireworks and kissing.
* LoveHurts:
** Shinji fell in with Asuka. When she treated him rudely to push him away or claimed wanting nothing with him, not even after getting pregnant with his child, or got hurt, it hurt him. Especially if she got hurt.
** Asuka did not want love anyone because she had been hurt by people she loved. She did not want to admit she loved Shinji because she was afraid of getting hurt again. Later [[spoiler:she opened up to him. However he broke up with her for a while because he thought he was not strong enough to protect her and their child. As a result she got hurt and furious because she had trusted her and he left her.]]
** Both of them argued the subject here:
--->'''Asuka''':''"I-I mean...you're speaking with confidence...you're so shy, usually. I think I'm like this because I trust you and I feel that I can put my trust in you. You're like a confidante."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...it's the same for me. We've got a lot in common, don't we?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You try to avoid pain by running away from people. I try to avoid pain by driving them away. But in the end, we just hurt ourselves more. Aren't we pathetic, Shin-chan?"''\\
''It sounds more like a statement than a question. Shinji can't help but be surprised by this sudden truth coming from the mouth of the girl he normally knew to try to avoid it. Somehow, the suicide attempt, as bad as it was, seemed to have turned Asuka into a more mature person.''\\
'''Shinji''':''"You're right, Asuka-chan. It's kind of like...we're hiding ourselves from the pain behind a shield."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"But we just feel more and more pain."''\\
'''Shinji''' (nodding):''"Yeah...you're right, we are pathetic."''
** And later Misato offered her input:
--->'''Misato''':''"You're not alone, Asuka...I'm here, we're all here for you. You know that...and, yes, this is love. With all the happiness and sadness it can bring to you. Love is like a double-edged sword. One day it can make you the happiest person on earth, and the next day, it can make you cry like you never did before."''
* LoveInterest: Asuka to Shinji.
* LoveRevelationEpiphany:
** In chapter 2 Hikari tells Shinji Asuka really likes him, but Shinji does not dare to believe her.
** In chapter 5 Misato yells Asuka Shinji loves her until she gets the message through her head.
* LuminescentBlush: During a conversation with Rei in chapter 1, Shinji blushes when she mentions what he and Asuka did and when he asks her if she is jealous.
-->''Shinji could feel a light blush spread across his face.''
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[[folder:M-O]]
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces:
** In chapter 1 Asuka tells Misato she saw her and Kaji having sex in the park.
-->'''Asuka''':''"There's nothing to understand, Misato. And you're hardly the one to lecture me, you hypocrite. I saw you doing that with Kaji last month..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"YOU SAW US!?! WHEN?! WHERE?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"When, I don't remember exactly...but WHERE...oh, you were probably getting excited doing that in the park...where everyone could see you."''
** Shinji and Asuka’s first time was in Misato’s apartment’s living room. They did it on the floor and on the couch.
* MamaBear:
** After the first few weeks her baby’s welfare becomes everything for Asuka. Hurt Teri and Asuka will ''hurt'' you.
** Rei is an ''Auntie'' Bear. Don't even think of harming the Ikari-kun's baby. She is scary [[spoiler:as Gendo found out.]]
** In a DreamSequence [[spoiler:Yui assured her son she would protect him and his family.]] When Asuka [[spoiler:gave birth in Unit 01 Yui ensured that both she and her baby survived.]]
--->'''Yui''':''"I am part of you, too. I won't let him hurt you or the mother of your child. I promise. If anything happens to you or your love, I promise you that he'll regret it."''
** When Misato learnt about [[spoiler:Gendo’s scheme]] she was perfectly willing to march in Gendo’s office and put a bullet in his head to protect her wards and their daughter.
* ManBehindTheMan: SEELE were the group was behind Gendo the whole time. [[spoiler:Kaji tried to wipe them out, but they returned in the sequel.]]
* TheMatchmaker: Misato is very driven to see Shinji and Asuka getting together and she devises many plans to make them getting closer to each other.
* MeaningfulName: The writer’s online nickname was “Axel Terizaki”. He chose naming Shinji and Asuka’s children Teri and Axel in his story. Later he thought it was a silly idea and ret-conned their son’s name.
* MenDontCry: In chapter 2 Shinji is sobbing, and Misato tries to calm him down telling he is a boy and boys should not cry:
-->'''Misato''':''"Aha! I knew it! I always knew it!!! My two sweetest roommates in love...and dry those tears, Shinji. You're a boy, aren't you?"''
* MindControlEyes: In the final chapter [[spoiler:Asuka’s eyes are blank as Gendo is controlling her.]]
-->''Her eyes appear to be empty of all life, suggesting that she's either sleepwalking, or...possessed by something...or someone.''
* MindRape: In chapter 3 of the sequel Arael strikes. It [[spoiler:taunts Asuka with visions of her attempted suicide and nightmares where Shinji loses his nerve and leaves her before forcing her to relive her mother’s suicide again.]]
* MissingMom: In chapter 2 Shinji convince Misato to tell him why Asuka dreams about her mother. Misato tells him about Kyoko, her madness, her suicide… how she hang a doll she thought was Asuka together with her… and Shinji feels he can understand her at last because he also lost his mother.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Sigh. Gendo… You [[spoiler:used drugs to drive a thirteen-years-old girl to have sex with someone, planning using her ''freaking baby'', who coincidentally is your ''granddaughter'', as a war weapon.]] Were you seriously shocked when [[spoiler: ''everyone'']] turned against you?
* MomentKiller: In chapter 9 Shinji and Asuka are cuddling and kissing… and then the doorbell rings, interrupting them and ruining the mood.
* MoralEventHorizon: Gendo crossed it so fast that he left footprints on it when [[spoiler:his gambit is revealed: he used drugs to heighten Asuka’s sexual drive so that she had sex with someone and got pregnant. Then he mixed DNA agents in the LCL her body was submerged into to modify her foetus genetically in order to create a super-pilot.]]
* MorningSickness: Subverted. Asuka suffered from morning sickness, but the readers learnt from her pregnancy before seeing her sick. Likewise she was constantly sick and throwing up for most of her pregnancy, but it was a hint something wrong was happening to her and her baby.
* MythologyGag:
** In the preview for chapter 2, Misato promises fanservice.
** In chapter 2 Hikari asks Shinji giving a stack of printouts to Asuka… right like she asked Touji giving a heap of printouts to Rei in canon.
** In chapter 4 Kaji gives Misato a variant of his old line: ''"May I trust your hormones or your words?"''
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: In chapter 3 attacked an Angel that resembled a kind of enormous feather with a sphere on top of it, impossibly thin and yet incredibly heavy.
* NightmareSequence: In chapter 3 Asuka is having a nightmare in which [[spoiler:her mother’s disembodied voice tells her dying.]]
* NoExportForYou: Another rare case where this is averted. The history has been translated to “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3086128/1/The-Child-Of-Love Spanish]]” and “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3089103/1/Zrodzone-z-mi%C5%82o%C5%9Bci Polish]]”.
* NoRomanticResolution:
** To Rei and [[spoiler:Takuma, a character showed up in the sequel.]] Although the story hinted he had feelings towards Rei, he never shows up in stories set years in the future, and neither Rei nor other characters mention him. Since the sequel never got finished, it is unknown whether they got together or not.
** Hikari and Touji. In “Gifts” (sets fourteen years later) Asuka says she has not talked to Hikari in years and she does not know whether she and Touji are together or not.
* NotSoDifferent:
** In chapter 5 Ritsuko unthinkingly compares Asuka with her mother when she mentions [[spoiler:Asuka almost did the same thing than Kyoko:killing herself and taking her daughter with her.]]
** In that same chapter Shinji and Asuka open up and talk and realize they have more things in common than they thought:
--->'''Asuka''':''"I-I mean...you're speaking with confidence...you're so shy, usually. I think I'm like this because I trust you and I feel that I can put my trust in you. You're like a confidante."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I...it's the same for me. We've got a lot in common, don't we?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You try to avoid pain by running away from people. I try to avoid pain by driving them away. But in the end, we just hurt ourselves more. Aren't we pathetic, Shin-chan?"''
** Later Shinji fears he will become other Gendo because he realizes he is not so different of his father.
* ObliviousToLove: In chapter 2 Hikari realizes what Shinji has no idea what Asuka likes him, and his obliviousness surprises her:
-->'''Hikari''':''"Oh, don't tell me you don't know at all...I know she likes you very much."''
* OfficialCouple: Shinji and Asuka.
* OfficialKiss: In chapter 5, Shinji and Asuka kissed right before getting together.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Ritsuko is capable to build and maintain bio-mechanical giant robots, cloning ancient alien life seeds, managing a super-computer… and is a physician, too.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** After her initial –and very angry and volatile reaction-, after coming to terms with the idea of becoming a mother, Asuka starts displaying a mellower, kinder attitude gradually. It disconcerted Shinji, Misato and even Rei.
--->''Misato and Shinji are completely amazed by their roommate's bizarrely calm (for her) behaviour. As usual, the First Child could think of nothing to say.''
** In chapter 2 Maya is surprised and amused when Ritsuko tells her that Misato is panicking.
** In chapter 4 Asuka woke up early, tied her hair behind her back, put an apron on and made breakfast. Shinji and Misato were left speechless.
--->'''Shinji''' (seeing Asuka cooking):''"Gulp..."''\\
'''Asuka''' (frowning at him):''"Hey! I CAN cook sometimes!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Huh?....."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"W-what...you..."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Oh, stop that! I have the right to dress any way I want and to tie my hair so you won't be hurt by its divine beauty!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"It's just...so unusual..."''
** In chapter 4 Asuka tries to be nice to Touji and Kensuke. They can not believe it.
--->''She then smiles warmly and bows to them. Toji and Kensuke are floored yet again. To see such a display of politeness from the most arrogant girl they've ever known, who couldn't let a day pass without calling them some insulting name or other...they're on the verge of fainting.''
** In chapter 6 Asuka gives Shinji a chocolate box stating it was a Japanese tradition… something she usually does not care about at all. Shinji gets shocked.
--->'''Shinji''' (surprised):''"You...? Obeying something? Let alone a tradition? You must be feverish!"''
* OutOfCharacterMoment: When Asuka stopped calling Shinji “stupid” Misato figured out something had happened between them.
* OriginalCharacter: Teri Ikari, one of the most popular Eva OCs.
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[[folder:P-R]]
* PanickyExpectantFather: During Asuka’s pregnancy Shinji is panicked about the fear of being a father, he is concerned about Asuka and their daughter’s health when the former delivers the latter, and he is frightened of disappointing them or being unable to protect them. Most of time he does his best to keep his panic in check, though. Most of time.
* PapaBear:
** [[spoiler:Kaji tried –and almost managed- to destroy SEELE to talk Gendo into giving up his plans]] and so protecting his former ward Asuka and her daughter.
** Subverted with Shinji. He tries to be this but he often panics or loses his nerve and other characters [[spoiler:Asuka, Teri, Misato…]] have to help him to man up.
--->Misato: "You're supposed to be a man now. ACT like a man! Come with me, NOW!"
* ParentalAbandonment: Shinji and Asuka were abandoned by their fathers shortly after their mothers’ death. After Teri’s birth Asuka is willing to try some sort of reconciliation with her family, but Shinji no longer acknowledges his father.
-->'''Shinji''' (in an exceptional moment of openness):''"When I was four, I was abandoned by my father. Not that I ever saw him that often even when Mother was alive...but...I can still feel the pain, Asuka. The loneliness...being rejected like that. I don't want my daughter to ever feel the same way. Not if I can make sure it doesn't happen. If you'll allow me to be there..."''
* ParentalHypocrisy: When Misato lectures her about having sex Asuka calls her a hypocrite because she has sex with Kaji. Asuka misses the point, though, since Misato’s lecture was about her being underage and having unprotected sex because she was bored (or so they thought at the time).
* ParentalSubstitute: A while after Asuka got ditched by her father and step-mother Misato became her guardian, and later Kaji. When Shinji arrived on Tokyo-3, Misato became his guardian and then she took Asuka in again. Both Misato and Kaji are the only reliable adult role models both teenagers have, and the only people really looked after them after their families abandoned them.
* PervertRevengeMode: The morning after the festival Asuka wakes up to find Shinji Ikari lying beside her on her bed. Before Shinji could explain his actions, her anti-perverts mode switched on and she raged on.
* PitbullDatesPuppy: Asuka could be very abrasive and overbearing, especially at the early stages of her pregnancy when she was madder and more depressed, and Shinji was pretty meek and wimpy, but both were drawn to each other.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: This happened several times:
** In chapter 5 Asuka asks Shinji if he promises he will not leave her and their unborn child:
--->'''Asuka''' (softly, in Shinji's ear):''"Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (softly, in Asuka's ear):''"What is it?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You'd never leave us, would you?"''\\
''Short pause. ''\\
'''Shinji''': ''"I promise you, right here and now, that I'll NEVER leave you two..."''
** In chapter 9 Shinji said this line to Asuka [[spoiler:when he thought she was dying.]]
--->'''Shinji''' (tears coming):''"Stay with me, Asuka! Fight it! Stay alive! Please, don't leave me...!"''
** In chapter 5 Misato asks Kaji if he promises not leaving her:
--->'''Kaji''':''"Tssss...no....nothing on earth could make me leave you alone."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Y-you won't l-leave me? You promise? Even if I'm a slut?"''\\
'''Kaji''':''"No. You're wrong. I could never love a slut. And I love you, Mit-chan."''
* PleaseWakeUp: In chapter 9 Shinji told those line to Asuka [[spoiler:when he thought she had passed away.]]
-->'''Shinji''':''"Wake up! Don't leave me! Don't..."''
* PrecisionFStrike: In chapter 2, Shinji notices it has been a long time since Asuka left the apartment to go to the bakery:
-->'''Shinji''' (a bit alarmed):''"It's been 45 minutes. Don't you think that's too long just to go buy some bread!?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"OH, SHIT!!! ASUKA!!! I completely forgot about that!!!"''
* PregnantBadass: In an early chapter Asuka manages taking on an Angel and winning.
* ThePromise:
** After getting together Shinji promises never leaving Asuka and their child if Asuka promises will not give up her life anymore.
--->'''Asuka''' (softly, in Shinji's ear):''"Shinji?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (softly, in Asuka's ear):''"What is it?"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"You'd never leave us, would you?"''\\
''Short pause.''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I promise you, right here and now, that I'll NEVER leave you two...on one condition."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Which is?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"You must promise me you won't give up your life anymore like you tried to a few days ago. You're the two most precious things I have on this earth. I can't afford to lose either one of you. You or Teri. So, please, don't ever do that again. I'm sorry if I was rude to you after that, but I really didn't know how to handle it. I mean..."''\\
'''Asuka''' (smiling):''"Don't worry. For Teri's sake, I won't do that again! Deal?"''\\
'''Shinji''' (now smiling, too):''"Deal."''
** In chapter 6 she asks Shinji making an additional promise:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Well, then, how about another promise?"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Hey! I'll have to write these all down on a piece of paper or I'll forget them all!"''\\
''The two burst out laughing.''\\
'''Asuka''' (giggling):''"May God protect us on the battlefield! Neither one of us is gonna die in battle, okay? For each other's sake! And for Teri's!"''\\
'''Shinji''' (cheerfully):''"Yeah! And I swear that I'll protect you if anything happens!"''\\
'''Asuka''' (giggling):''"And I'll do the same for you, too, I swear!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Deal!"''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Deal! Let's celebrate that with a drink!"''
* PsychicPowers: Teri was genetically altered before birth to develop them. She has limited telepathy, telekinesis and can travel into people’s dreams.
* RedIsHeroic: Asuka wears a red uniform and rides a red war mecha. And when she is not piloting she usually also wears red.
* RedHeadedHero: Asuka, pilot of giant robots.
* RelationshipUpgrade: In chapter 5 after [[spoiler:Asuka’s attempted suicide]] they go to a festival, have a long talk and they at last got together.
* RetCon: A while after completing the fic the writer decided that naming Shinji and Asuka’s second child “Axel” was a dumb idea, and he retroactively renamed it “Hiroyuki”.
* RetiredBadass: After the Angel War Shinji and Asuka retired from piloting and tried to lead normal lives.
* ReverseMole: Kaji was a spy worked for at least three different sides: Gendo, SEELE and the Japanese Government. When it suited him, [[spoiler:he turned on SEELE and then on Gendo.]]
* {{Rewrite}}: After completing the fic Axel decided rewriting it, abandoning the script format and adding a greater level of detail. The only rewritten chapter was very superior to the original. Unfortunately, it was not completed.
* {{Robeast}}:
** In chapter 3 shows up an Angel made up by the writer. It is based on Sahaquiel: it is an enormous, floating, heavy thing that plummets downward and tries to crush Tokyo-3 under its weight.
** In chapter 7 appears another originally created Angel. It is called “Megrael”, it looks like a winged Evangelion and it remained airborne while shooting light beams.
* RuinedFirstKiss: Shinji and Asuka’s FirstKiss is not remembered fondly by neither. Asuka did not want to admit out-loud she wanted to kiss him out of fear to be rejected, so she claimed she was bored in case he did not like her back. Shinji liked her back but he really thought she was just bored, so he did not kiss her back, she thought he was not interested and ran off. So that when she said she was bored before trying to seduce him Shinji thought she wanted kissing again and he cringed.
* RunningGag: Someone screaming "She's WHAT?"
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[[folder:S-U]]
* SailorEarth: In the sequel, Takuma Satori, Fourth Child and pilot of Unit-04.
* SayMyName:
** In chapter 2 Shinji gets confused because Asuka called him “Shinji-kun” (in the proper series Asuka only called him “Shinji” twice: when she met him for first time and –quite interestingly- before their kiss).
** In chapter 5, after realizing [[spoiler:Asuka is about to commit suicide:]]
--->'''Shinji''' (realizing):''"W-what did she just say...? She--no... ASUKA!!!!"''
* SecretKeeper: At the beginning very few people knows Asuka is pregnant (Shinji, Misato, Rei, Ritsuko, Gendo, Fuyutsuki, Hikari) and they keep it secret.
* SecretRelationship: After getting together Shinji and Asuka try to keep their relationship secret for a while. However they did not fool Misato for a minute and they stopped pretending after a couple of months.
-->''Shinji and Asuka shared their feelings for each other under the Obon Festival's fireworks. It seems that Misato and Kaji did the same, too. Even though Asuka now admits to herself and Shinji that she's in love with him, she tries not to tell anybody else, much to his surprise. Nevertheless, when they're alone, she's a totally different person...''\\
''Is she afraid of showing everybody how she feels for Shinji? Does she want to prove to Shinji that she loves him by giving him what she keeps from other people?''
* SecretSecretKeeper: After getting together Shinji and Asuka spent a while pretending they were still fighting. Misato knew what they were really doing but she pretended she was clueless.
-->'''Asuka''':''"I...I don't know why I'm telling you all this...you don't know anything..."''\\
'''Misato''':''"Do you think I'm blind, Asuka?"''\\
'''Asuka''' (sobbing a little):''"Huh?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Wait a minute here. My two roommates acting like lovers from one month to another...I'd have to be deaf and blind to not notice that. And I saw you two kissing in the car last week, remember? I bet that you forgot about the rear-view mirror. And what about the many times when I surprised you two? You were so embarrassed...and I also know that sometimes you've slept together in your bed. I'm not stupid, you know."''
* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: It was praised almost universally by the fandom back in the day due to its incredibly sweet and heart-warming moments, but the script format hurts it, it shows that it was Axel's first story written in English language, and compared with other posterior classic fanworks (''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'', ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'', ''Manga/ReTake'', ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'', ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''…) it looks average and very basic.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In chapter 5 Asuka wears a kimono to go to the Obon festival. Shinji notices several times that she seems real cute in kimono.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Asuka several times insisted there was nothing between her and Shinji, he was just a friend and she was not his girlfriend and will definitely not be his wife. Nobody was convinced.
** In chapter 4:
--->'''Kaji''' (in front of Asuka):''"And why not talk about the future, Asuka? Or should I say Ikari Asuka Langley?"''\\
''Asuka turns a vivid shade of red while Shinji tries to hide himself under the table.''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Kaji-san, please understand that there's nothing between me and stupid Shinji, okay?"''\\
''Everyone is grinning and staring at them, not really convinced by Asuka's words.''
* ShoutOut:
** The style of the {{Dream Sequence}}s is inspired by ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR''.
** In chapter 6 Shinji tells to Asuka:
--->'''Shinji''' (softly):''"You see now...? Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs...You, Asuka."''
** In chapter 7 the writer mentions ''Fanfic/HERZ'' when he tells he does not know what Shinji's daughter could call Rei except for "Auntie".
** When the children go to the arcade, they play many TheNineties games and even a new-brand game called “SNK vs Capcom”.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Asuka liked Shinji because he was kind, sensitive and honest, even when she was harsh or rude.
-->'''Asuka''':''"Baka...you're so sensitive sometimes..."''\\
'''Shinji''':''"Y-yeah...I know..."''\\
''Shinji wipes his tears with the handkerchief. She kisses his cheek. He blushes.''\\
'''Asuka''' (smiling):''"I like you because of that. You're always honest with me, even when I'm mean to you..."''
* SourOutsideSadInside: Asuka’s rage and viciousness is nothing but a shield she uses to hide her pain and push everyone away because she is frightened of them. If she is being real mad and rude it is a sign that she is breaking down.
-->'''Hikari''':''"You know how she is. Always so arrogant and strong. But deep inside she's one of the most fragile people I know."''
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gendo thought he had planned for any contingence but he did not foresee his son's involvement. Shinji sleeping with Asuka forced him to modify his plans and it ensured that Yui would want to protect his son’s family and Rei would get involved in ways Gendo would not like.
-->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"But you said that this project was 100% planned, right?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"There was only one mistake on my part. I won't let that happen again."''\\
'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You mean...your son?"''\\
'''Gendo''':''"Yes. I didn't think that the Second Child would use the Third to 'satisfy' her boosted hormones...this was a big mistake, and may result in complications."''\\
** In chapter 9 Fuyutsuki warned him that he had not accounted for everyone and someone would stop him, but Gendo did not listen. Cue [[spoiler:Rei interfering. And then Yui.]]
-->'''Fuyutsuki''':''"I think you're forgetting about someone. Someone who won't forgive you for this, Rokubungi Gendo..."''
* TheStationsOfCanon: Despite of –''[[UnbuiltTrope or maybe because]]''- being one of the first major Eva fics, it plays with the timeline very loosely. The story starts out some while after Shinji and Asuka's RuinedFirstKiss. However it introduces two new Angels after Ireul. The sequel ignores –possibly- Leliel, Bardiel and Zeruel entirely and skips straight to Arael. Touji never becomes the Fourth Children and Unit-03 never shows up.
** It is generally accepted among fandom that Sachiel attacked in June 2015 and Third Impact happened at the start of 2016. This fic pushes the timeline forward, and this history's events happen from August 2016 to May 2017.
* TheStinger: After the author’s closing words in the final chapter there is a short extra scene: [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka’s wedding.]]
* SuperSoldier: [[spoiler:Gendo's genetic manipulation]] was meant to turn Teri into this. It sort of worked out, and she developed psychic powers.
* TakeMyHand: In chapter 7 [[spoiler:Shinji gets knocked out and Teri’s spirit visits his dreams and tells him giving her his hand to bring him back to the real world.]]
-->'''Teri''':''"Enough said...come on, Otousan. Give me your hand. I'll bring you back to the real world."''\\
''Shinji complies. When he takes his little girl's hand, a warm feeling spreads all over his body...he then wakes up in a hospital room.''
* TakingYouWithMe: In chapter 3 [[spoiler:after being defeated by the three Evas, an Angel explodes trying to destroy them before dying.]] It does not work.
* TheTalk: During their argument in chapter 1 Misato thinks –somewhat belatedly- of having “The Talk” with Asuka:
-->'''Misato''':''"Asuka...forgive me. I want to talk with you calmly...woman to woman...do you understand? I need to talk with you about...uhh...bees and flowers...ummm--"''
* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: In chapter 5 [[spoiler:Asuka swallows a bunch of sleeping pills. Shinji tries to talk her out of it but he reaches her too late to stop her. Later as she sleeps she dreams with reuniting with her deceased mother, but Teri visits her dreams and stops Asuka, reminding her that she needs her.]]
-->'''Shinji''':''"ASUKA! OPEN THE DOOR!!! PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS!!!! PLEASE! I...I..." (his voice trails off:) "...I'm sorry. Really. If you want to talk to someone, I'm here. I know how you feel...OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!"''
* TearsOfJoy: Misato sheds them when [[spoiler:she hears Teri crying, confirming Asuka has give birth and both mother and daughter are alive.]]
-->''Misato, hearing Teri, goes limp and slowly drops to the floor. Tears of joy start running down her face.''
* TeenPregnancy: Asuka gets pregnant when she is just fourteen and the story narrates how she goes through her pregnancy and what complications it causes, and how her relationship with Shinji evolves…
* TemptingFate: In chapter 2 Asuka is going to the bakery to buy some bread. Misato urges her to be careful and she replies: ''“Do you think anything's going to happen while I'm just going to the bakery?”'' She [[spoiler:collapsed in the way back due to exhaustion and lack of sleep.]]
* TenderTears: In chapter 4 Asuka cries when she [[spoiler:finds Shinji’s birthday gift: an engagement ring.]]
* TestKiss: Asuka kissed Shinji for first time claiming she was bored and wanted to practice (in reality she wanted to kiss him but she did not dare to say it plaintively out of fear of being rejected, so she pretended she was bored). When she said she was bored Shinji thought she wanted to practice kissing again, and he was shocked when she said she wanted to have sex.
* ThatDidntHappen:
** After sleeping with Shinji, Asuka wanted to pretend nothing had happened between them. Obviously it did not work.
** One week before leaving for France Kaji and Misato slept together. Misato claims she was drunk and wants to pretend it did not happen. No, it did not work out very well either.
* ThatWasNotADream: The morning after the festival Asuka opens her eyes, sees Shinji lying in on front of her in her bed and thinks it is a wet dream. She hugs him tightly… and he complains he can not breathe. Then she realizes it is NOT a dream.
* TheirFirstTime: The whole story happens because Shinji and Asuka had sex for first time, but since they were not ready yet it soured their relationship for a while.
* TheyDo: Asuka and Shinji got married two years and one half after Teri’s birth and five years before the epilogue.
* TookALevelInJerkass: The more hurt and more distraught Asuka feels the harsher her temper gets and the harder she tries to push everyone away. After finding out she got pregnant she was shattered, so her behaviour became very angry, rude and overbearing, especially to Shinji whom she tried to push away as hard as she could precisely because he was the one could get through her.
* TranquilFury: When Rei gets pissed off she does not yell or threatens. Not at all. She states her intentions quietly and then crushes you.
* TroubledFetalPosition: Asuka often feels sick or distraught throughout her pregnancy, and several times she uses this position.
** In chapter 3 an Angel is attacking and Asuka is feeling worried and sick. Misato finds her curled up in her bed, trembling, sweating and grimacing.
** In chapter 8 she is depressed and hurt because [[spoiler:Shinji has broken up (momentarily) with her.]] When Misato returns home she finds her curled up on her bed, looking to the wall.
--->''Misato walks in and shuts the door behind her. She sees Asuka curled up on her bed, facing the wall.''
* TrueLoveIsExceptional: In chapter 1 Shinji thinks it is curious he is more drawn to a girl as hot-heated as Asuka rather someone more tranquil like Rei.
* {{Tsundere}}: Due to their parents leaving her and her mother dying, Asuka dons a mask of harshness and arrogance to push people away so that they don’t hurt her. She likes Shinji but precisely for this (and because she doesn’t think he likes her back) she pushes him away harder, even though he is the only person can understand her. At the beginning of the story she pushes him away harder because she is afraid of him, but her pregnancy gradually brings her softer side out.
-->'''Asuka''':''"You're really an idiot sometimes, but when you want, you can be a really good friend..." (grinning now:) "...and a great lover."''\\
'''Shinji''' (grinning):''"You too. Sometimes you can be a real pain, and then suddenly, you're so nice..."''
* UnbrokenVigil:
** When Asuka collapses in chapter 2 Shinji remains by her side the whole time examining her.
** In chapter 6 Rei and Shinji keep watch over her when she faints in Misato’s living room.
** In chapter 7 Shinji gets knocked out during a battle and slept for two days. Asuka stood sleeping by her side, waiting for him waking up.
* UndyingLoyalty: Shinji told Asuka he would never leave her or cheat on her and if he hurts her he will only hurt himself.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Shinji and Asuka "resolved" it before the start of the fic. Nonetheless this story shows why you should resolve your BelligerentSexualTension first.
* UnusualEuphemism: In chapter 5 Asuka makes breakfast, Misato tries it and tells it is one of the best breakfasts she has ever eaten and Asuka asks:
--->'''Asuka''':''"Or...is it one of the first breakfasts you ever ate without Kaji's 'sauce'?"''
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[[folder:V-Z]]
* VitriolicBestBuddies: Misato and Ritsuko are old friends and poke and snark at each other constantly.
-->'''Ritsuko''':''"He's examining her? What kind of 'examination' is he giving her now?"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Cut that out! I'M SERIOUS HERE!!!"''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"Hmmm...is the Great Major Katsuragi losing her self-control?"''\\
''*click*''\\
'''Ritsuko''':''"She gets upset too easily these days..."''
* {{WAFF}}: This story has plenty of it and it is very unapologetic about it.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** From Misato to Asuka after the latter [[spoiler:attempt to commit suicide.]]
** [[spoiler:Teri]] also chewed Asuka out in that chapter via telepathy.
** From Asuka to Shinji when he [[spoiler:broke up with her for a while.]]
** A minor, humorous example when Shinji complains Asuka has gotten heavier, she replies it is Teri’s fault and he asks whether she is seriously blaming their unborn daughter who can’t speak in her behalf.
* WhenSheSmiles: Asuka’s smile was so beautiful when they got married after so many hardships that Shinji said he would never forget it.
-->'''Shinji''': ''"I will never forget that smile you gave me when you said 'I do' in front of the priest. And it may take my entire life to repay you for that smile, but I'll do it."''
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Shinji and Asuka. In chapter 5 [[spoiler:they do.]]
* WillfullyWeak: After her birth Teri always tries to hide her mental powers.
* WithThisRing: Shinji bought an engagement ring to give Asuka during her birthday party. However he lost his nerve and tossed it in a trash bin. However Asuka found it.
* {{Yandere}}: Subverted. Rei is pretty jealous of Asuka but she is not mad with her and does not want to hate her. On the other hand Asuka is jealous of AND mad with Rei, thinking she wants to steal Shinji away. At the beginning she treats Rei hostilely… until she calms down and realizes she is just being irrational.
* YouAreNotAlone: Shinji and Misato try to explain Asuka repeatedly that she is not alone and she doesn’t have to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. After several months their words get through her.
** In chapter 8 Asuka cries saying she is sick of being alone and she hates it… and Misato reassures her that she is not:
--->'''Misato''':''"You're not alone, Asuka...I'm here, we're all here for you."''
* YouDidntSeeThat: In chapter 3 of the sequel while the pilots are changing Rei mentions Asuka has gotten fatter and her breasts bigger. Shinji tells the new kid he did not hear that, and Takuma answers “Hear what?”
-->'''Asuka''':''"Well, someone messed up my measurements then! […] Ack! They got the chest measurement all wrong..."''\\
'''Rei''':''"No, it is more likely that your breasts have enlarged, due to the fact that you are a mother and currently breast-feeding a baby. Since the plug suits were never designed for the possibility that one of its users might have gone through pregnancy. Furthermore, you might have gained body fat during that period. […] I believe your bra size has increased by at least 3 sizes."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"What? […] Why you little! Just wait until you have kids! Then we'll see what happens to you!"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"I think you should forget what you just heard about my Asuka,"''\\
'''Takuma''':''"What...what? I didn't hear anything."''
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Asuka was going to be killed after fulfilling her purpose to carry Gendo’s plans forward.
** In chapter 5:
--->'''Gendo''':''"Each Child has one use and only one. The Second will soon be useless when everything is finished."''\\
'''Fuyutsuki''':''"You mean...she'll be killed."''\\
'''Gendo''':''"You know she's the only one capable of giving birth. And that's one of the reasons she has been designated as the Second Child. Her death is only a detail. I'm sure she'll be proud of her role in humankind's evolution."''
* YouMakeMeSic: After meeting the managers of their favorite arcade game centre Shinji and Asuka try to pick some French sentences. Asuka does not get it quite right, though:
-->'''Asuka''':''"C'est dur. Je fais beaucoup errr...d'efforts. Je remercie vous."'' ''[It is hard. I'm making many, errr...efforts. I you thank (I thank you).]''\\
'''Guillaume''' (applauding):''"Not bad! Except for the thanks. It's 'je vous remercie'. You just got the words the wrong way."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Damn! I'll never get it right!"''
* YouShallNotPass: Declared by [[spoiler:Rei]] towards [[spoiler:Gendo]] when she deploys her energy shield, slams him against the opposite wall and states he will not cross it.
-->'''Rei''':''"Yes. This is the A.T. Field. The barrier of my soul. And you will not cross it. You will not hurt Ikari-kun's family."''
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->'''Asuka'''(softly):''"I wonder...what it's like to give birth?"''
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