History FanFic / NeonMetathesisEvangelion

** In fact, the pilots point out several times that ''officially'' they aren't part of a military hierarchy and that hence ''officially'' Misato, Gendo, Fuyutsuki aren't their military superiors. Especially Asuak does so, even though she, having been trained since the age of six, doesn't even fully recognize what is wrong with child soldiery. But sometimes using that argument just is convenient for her.

And what starts with {{WAFF}} and slow romance gradually turns into a broader, more serious story, in which most topics of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' are covered: Ritsuko's issues, Misato's role with regard to the pilots, Misato's relationship to Kaji, Kaji's spy games… and of course also several things that are new.

* BiTheWay: Of a pilot corps consisting of five people, Touji is the only one who is ''not'' bisexual (Not that it matters much with Shinj).

Currently [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/neon-metathesis-evangelion-nge.30952/page-94#post-9464063 on hiatus]] after [[DoorStopper 44 chapters and over 300,000 words]] due to author frustration and issues in

* DroppingTheBombshell: In Chapter 39, Rei reveals to Asuka and Shinji that not only is she a clone created by NERV, but she's also part Angel. She also reveals the former part to Misato that same chapter.

Whatever the premise of a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fic, whatever change has happened in it, the angels are usually very reliable [[TheStationsOfTheCanon stations of the canon]]. We nearly always know what angel will come next.

Not so in ''Neon Metathesis Evangelion''. The basic premise is that the angels arrive in a ''different'' order. This of course has repercussions on SEELE’s plans, Gendo’s plans… and the relationships between the pilots. Breaking through the usual pattern of a v-formed LoveTriangle between Asuka, Shinji and Rei, the three slowly (''very'' slowly) begin to care for each other and [[{{Polyamory}} form a triad]].

And what starts with {{WAFF}} and slow romance gradually turns into a broader, more serious story, in which most topics of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' are covered: Ritsuko's issues, Misato's role in regards to the pilots, Misato's relationship to Kaji, Kaji's spy games… and of course also several things that are new.

When Strypgia's ''FanFic/AdviceAndTrust'' began to get popular, it inspired a new wave of Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion fics on the forum Sufficient Velocity. Among them was ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/neon-metathesis-evangelion-nge.30952/ Neon Metathesis Evangelion]]'', a fic by an A&T fan aimed squarely at satisfying the need for the OneTrueThreesome, known among A&T as the 'Israfel Special.' With a different order among the {{Kaiju}}, events proceed far differently than in canon. A FixFic that doesn't pull its punches.

* AfterActionHealingDrama : During the Bardiel fight [[spoiler: Rei sacrifices herself and EVA-00. She is resurrected in a new clone body, but doesn't remember anything. And what she does remember is fragmentary and contradictory, as the part of her soul that was in EVA-00 has also come back to her. And the new soul parts cause her to act impulsively and wildly. For a while, Rei is an almost catatonic person barely recognizing Shinji and Asuka, who have already fallen in love with her, which causes great distress to them both.]]

* AgeLift : Some birthdays were shifted around, as by American/European reckoning Asuka is actually 13, not 14, for most of the show, which the author deemed a bit too young for romantic hanky-panky.

* ExpendableClone : Rei sees herself as replaceable, because after all she has clones to back her up (though she never names that reason). Already in chapter 2, Shinji vehemently disagrees.[[spoiler: But later on, Rei's current body does die when she sacrifices herself against Bardiel, and she comes back in a new body. In that way, her clones are in fact expendable.]]

* InsecureLoveInterest : Shinji initially feels quite bad when he discovers he has feelings for both Asuka and Rei. He thinks that shows that he is just an immature pathetic boy who will latch to anyone showing him a bit of friendliness. [[spoiler:He is proven wrong when Mana tries to kiss him. Even though she has been very nice to him, it feels all wrong to him because it isn't with Rei or Asuka.]]

-->"“You know, that really isn't what I expected when I took you in. I know you said you'd pilot if you could right now, and I believe you, but let's be honest... you never liked it. This, though... you were positively glowing at the meal. So... a boy who would rather cook than pilot. Yeah, I really wasn't expecting that. But screw that. You want to cook? You're right, it's something you can do. Honestly, without your influence I think the two girls would have clawed each other's eyes out by now. So don't think it's nothing. So, if you'd rather do that than piloting, you'd still be contributing.”

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* SleepCute : During the Israfel training week, one night, Asuka stumbles into Rei's futon instead of her own. Unlike Shinji in canon, Rei doesn't vacate the futon. Instead the two end up hugging in their sleep. Later, [[spoiler:after Rei's soul had been reunited, ]]Rei comes to Asuka's room after having been frightened by a weird dream. Too tired to do anything else, Asuka offers her to come into her futon.

* WeaknessTurnsHerOn : Well, maybe not ''weakness''. But as Asuka notes after having fallen in love with both Shinji and Rei:

* LessEmbarrassingName: Touji calls what he wears over his plugsuit, when he's outside the entry-plug, a ''coat'', whereas Asuka calls it a ''bath robe''.

* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Asuka tells Ritsuko that if she wants to give orders to her as a pilot, then she also has to ''treat'' her as such. And indeed address her as a professional pilot, not a child: Soryu, not Asuka. In fact, whether people are on FirstNameBasis or LastNameBasis is often focused on: Asuka, due to her [[CultureClash German upbringing]] calls all classmates by their personal name, nevermind Japanese customs (which she knows about), and thus eventually gets the whole pilot corps to be on a FirstNameBasis; when Ritsuko is angry at Asuka she deliberately reverts the address to "Asuka"; and a sign that their friendship has broken down is when Misato takes to calling Ritsuko "Akagi".

* BetaCouple: Beta Triad, rather: Kensuke/Mana/Kaworu. Their story is detailed in the canon sidestory to the fic, Life During Wartime.

* MuggingTheMonster:In the canon sidestory, Life During Wartime, two thugs try to mug Kaworu, Kensuke and Mana at night, thinking them easy prey. However, Mana has been fully trained by the JSSDF in close quarter combat, and unlike the ''other'' sort of training she has received, that one has always come easily to her. The thugs have no chance.

* NotWhatISignedOnFor: upon learning of the upcoming nude sync test all of the pilots refuse, stating that their job is to pilot the Evas and kill Angels, not prance around naked for all of command to see. While there's some initial fear of punishment, Kaworu points out [[WeirdTradeUnion they'll be fine so long as they present a united front]]; NERV can't afford for it's pilots to quit.

* {{Polyamory}}: Asuka/Rei/Shinji, of course. Even if it takes a long time for them to come together. Meanwhile, the BetaCouple , Kensuke/Mana/Kaworu, is much quicker.

* NotADate: Misato at first didn't think Asuka and Rei going to the cinema together was a date; she was just cracking a date after a question by Rei. But Asuka's vehement insistence that it wasn't a date give Misato the idea there is more going on. Likewise, Rei and Shinji, and Shinji and Asuka, have also been on "not-dates" already.

* PolyAmory: Asuka/Rei/Shinji, of course. Even if it takes a long time for them to come together. Meanwhile, the BetaCouple , Kensuke/Mana/Kaworu, is much quicker.

* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Asuka tells Ritsuko that if she wants to give orders to her as a pilot, then she also has to *treat* her as such. And indeed address her as a professional pilot, not a child: Soryu, not Asuka. In fact, whether people are on FirstNameBasis or LastNameBasis is often focused on: Asuka, due to her [[CultureClash German upbringing]] calls all classmates by their personal name, nevermind Japanese customs (which she knows about), and thus eventually gets the whole pilot corps to be on a FirstNameBasis; when Ritsuko is angry at Asuka she deliberately reverts the address to "Asuka"; and a sign that their friendship has broken down is when Misato takes to calling Ritsuko "Akagi".

* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Asuka tells Ritsuko that if she wants to give orders to her as a pilot, then she also has to *treat* her as such. And indeed address her as a professional pilot, not a child: Soryu, not Asuka. In fact, whether people are on FirstNameBase or LastNameBase is often focused on: Asuka, due to her [[CultureClash German upbringing]] calls all classmates by their personal name, nevermind Japanese customs (nd thus eventually gets the whole pilot corps to be on a FirstNameBase); when Ritsuko is angry at Asuka she deliberately reverts the address to "Asuka"; and a sign that their friendship has broken down is when Misato takes to calling Ritsuko "Akagi".