History Fanfic / TheOneILoveIs

* UnfamiliarCeiling: At one point, Shinji has the feeling that he's seeing unfamiliar ceilings the whole time.
-->The bed was comfortable, but I barely managed to get any sleep. I had spent most of the night staring at this new unfamiliar ceiling.

* YourCheatingHeart: The last straw that [[spoiler:drove Asuka to suicide]] was [[spoiler:finding Shinji sleeping beside another girl.]] Although they had not done anything, Asuka did not know that, and she thought that he had betrayed her (and in the first -and discarded- version of that chapter Shinji actually had sex with Kaoru).

* BadDreams:
** Asuka suffers frequent nightmares, specially after [[spoiler:getting raped by Arael.]] Usually they revolved around her mother's insanity and craziness. During a conversation with Rei, Shinji says they are getting so bad he is worried about Asuka.
** Shinji also had bad dreams after [[spoiler:Rei blew herself up and Asuka ran away.]] Often he sees [[spoiler:his Eva tearing his best friend apart, Rei exploding and Asuka killing herself while he does nothing to prevent it.]]

Written by Alain Gravel/Rakna and described by his author like "A story about how the love of two special girls can change one Ikari Shinji", ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'' is one of the first ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' classic fanfics.

* WeddingDay: Shinji and [[spoiler:Asuka]] get married in the epilogue. The whole episode covers their wedding until they go on a honeymoon.

* HairDecorations: Asuka always wore her iconic red hair clips. After she [[spoiler:went missing,]] Shinji wore them for a while.

* {{Zeerust}}: Averted in an unintentional -and ironically funny- way. In a chapter, Misato plays a Dvd for Shinji. Alain told in the author notes he guessed in 2015 there would be more advanced technology than dvd technology, but he didn't feel like making something up. Nearly in 2015, dvds keep being the most widespread information-storing technology.

* RedHeadedHero: Asuka is a redhead and one of the heroes of the story: soldier and HumongousMecha AcePilot.
* RedIsHeroic: Asuka wears a red plugsuit and drives a red robot. And if you ask her, she will tell red is the best color.

* LeaveMeAlone: In chapter 4 Shinji hurts Asuka and she runs away. Shinji looks for her and when he finds her, she is sitting under a tree and sobbing. As soon as he approaches she screams him leaving her alone.
-->''"Go away..."''\\

Check ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'', ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'', ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'', ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'', or ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'' to see other AU Eva fics. Check ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'', ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'', ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR'', ''Fanfic/ScarTissue'' and ''Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadowOfDreams'' to see other Eva continuation fics. Check ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', ''Manga/ReTake'', ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'' to see PeggySue Eva stories. Go to ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'', ''Fanfic/GodsAngelsAndKings'', ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', ''Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K'', ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'' and ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'' if you are interested in crossovers.

* AbortedArc: A fan began a sequel, setting the first episode between the end of episode 12 and the epilogue. Regrettably, that fan never got around to write more than THAT only episode.

* ForWantOfANail: The nail is Rei watching and feeling several Shinji's memories during a synch test in Unit 01 and realizing she likes him but he is falling for Asuka. Rei decides she will not let Asuka have him, and subsequently she gives Shinji a chocolate box in Valentine’s Day. That action unleashes a succession of changes alter the relationships between the main characters profoundly and eventually lead to [[spoiler:avert the end of the world.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Most of the story is narrated from Shinji's point of view, so Gendo is treated very unsympathetically most of time. The "Let the World Burn/One Dream at a Time" side-story explores his personality and motivations. Gendo is depicted as a pathetic, broken shell of a man always felt lonely and frightened of other people, thought nobody would ever love him because he was not worth it and fell utterly apart after his wife's death, sending his only son away because he was scared of Shinji and of hurting him.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The epilogue chapter happens several years after the FinalBattle: [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka get married and their friends and co-workers attend their wedding. During the ceremony Shinji explains what everyone have been doing during the past years: he and Asuka still work for NERV, are living together and expecting a baby; Rei dealed with a depression for a while but got better and was experimenting with all kind of jobs; Touji and Hikari are still together; Misato started dating Makoto...]]
* YourCheatingHeart: The last straw that [[spoiler:drove Asuka to suicide]] was [[spoiler:finding Shinji sleeping beside other girl.]] Although they had not done anything Asuka did not know that, and she thought that he had betrayed her (and in the first -and discarded- version of that chapter Shinji actually had sex with Kaoru).

* ApologisesALot: Shinji has the habit of constantly apologizing, and it gets Asuka mad. However she gets mad because she feels that Shinji doesn't apologize for he feels that he has done something wrong but because he tries to avoid a scolding, and it drives her mad that he is unable to stand up to himself.

** In episode 11 Shinji has just [[spoiler:killed Kaoru]] and he is feeling borderline suicidal. When he mutters he should just die Misato slaps him, remembering him that [[spoiler:Kaoru]] sacrificed herself so he could live.
* ArtificialLimbs: During the Angel War Touji lose an arm and a leg. They were replaced with prosthetic limbs. They were pretty good but they did not quite looked like the real appendages, and they did not grant him enhanced physical abilities.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Rei was a quiet, calm EmotionlessGirl seldom spoke and obeyed her Commander's orders without question or hesitation. But if something or someone threatened Shinji or her relationship with him, she became hostile and even violent... especially to Asuka since Shinji was falling for her. Her relationship with Asuka became very strained and belligerent until [[spoiler:they got a very bitter argument and a pretty virulent CatFight.]] Although that fight ended in a stalemate Asuka noted Rei was very quiet but she could be quite savage and hit hard if provoked.

* BloodKnight: During several conversations Asuka tells Shinji she likes fighting why she is good at it and people notices when she fights. So she worked hard to become the best because she thought that nobody would care about her otherwise.
* BloodLust: When Rei confessed to Shinji that the dummy plug system used her brain patterns he could not believe it because the dummy plug program fought with a savagery and thirst for blood he did not manage to associate with demure, quiet, stoic Rei.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Although Shinji likes Asuka he also likes Rei (and both girls like back). However Rei does not want to tell him she is his mother's clone because she is afraid that it will kill any possibility of having a love relationship with him. Later Shinji learns about her origin [[spoiler:but he does not care about it because she is still Rei.]]

* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: Asuka felts like this towards Rei. In chapter 6 she said Shinji she was terrified of losing him to Rei because Rei gets better grades, is a good cook, keeps her apartment spotless, is nearly so beautiful... whereas she barely can pass the tests because she can not read all kanji, is a slob... and in her mind, she is only good at piloting Eva and she is not even the best anymore.