History Fanfic / WalkingInTheShadowOfDreams

* ShoutOut: There's one standout line from the beginning of chapter 12.
--> '''Asuka:''' You have fans. Don't you remember when you thought the whole world hated you?\\
'''Shinji:''' I eventually figured out I was actually attractive for a kid my age.\\
'''Asuka:''' It's the robot. [[WesternAnimation/MegasXLR Chicks dig giant robots]].

* EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins: Asuka seems to think so. In the rewrite, when Shinji told her Misato had brought Pen Pen with her, Asuka asked if he also attended the reunion.

'''Asuka:''' It's the robot. [[MegasXLR Chicks dig giant robots]].

''Shadow'' seems to be on hold while Landsman works on its {{Troper Critical Mass}}ed [[Fanfic/NobodyDies cousin]], but the sixteen chapters so far are worth the read.

Landsman has also posted the first six chapters of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6018100/1/NGE_Walking_in_the_Shadow_of_Dreams_Ver_2 a rewrite]] of this fic, which will move more slowly, expand the plot, and has incorporated [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]] and other characters which weren't in the original. The {{Spacebattles}}.com forum thread about the rewrite is [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=160332 here]].

!!This FanFic contains examples of:

* BreakTheCutie: In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best idea to let a jaded and cynical Shinji guest lecture about his experiences as an Eva pilot. It's quite an accomplishment to make an entire room of trained pilots break into tears.

Landsman has also posted the first six chapters of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6018100/1/NGE_Walking_in_the_Shadow_of_Dreams_Ver_2 a rewrite]] of this fic, which will move more slowly, expand the plot, and has incorporated [[Film/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]] and other characters which weren't in the original. The {{Spacebattles}}.com forum thread about the rewrite is [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=160332 here]].

* FriendToAllChildren: Shinji is surprisingly good with children. He frequently babysits for Toji and Hikari, and to their kids he's known as "[[HonoraryUncle Uncle Shinji]]".

* MesACrowd: [[spoiler:Apparently, instead of being dissolved by Ritsuko, the Dummy Plug Cores escaped into Tokyo-3 and dispersed; each with an uploaded copy of [[NobodyDies Terrifying!Rei's]] personality. One is Gendo's secretary, a few work in the Geofront, at least one is a neighbor to Shinji, one has a movie career in Europe. and at least four went to college with Shinji and Rei. These are just the ones that Greg has listed off; there are about ''three dozen'' of them out there.]] Oh, and only Gendo, Ritsuko, and Rei know about this.

** In Chapter 6 of the rewrite, [[spoiler:a very drunk Hikari]] tries to put the moves on Shinji. This leads to the reveal that [[spoiler:while they were in college, Hikari sought out Shinji for comfort after a break-up with Toji, and it turned into a torrid one night stand]]. As a result, it's a distinct possibility that [[spoiler:Hikari's oldest child is Shinji's and not Toji's]]. [[ShrugOfGod Gregg's not saying]] [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5104143&postcount=966 one way or the other]].

** [[WordOfGod According to Greg]] this is the reason behind Asuka's initial hostility towards Shinji; she fears that geting involved with NERV again will destroy her daughter's life (as it did to her.).
** WordOfGod also tells that "If anyone ever tried to put Ari in an Eva, that person would find that Yui was quite restrained in protecting her child compared to Asuka."

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted (surprisingly enough). WordOfGod states that all the EVA pilots received therapy after the events of the Third Impact. It helped Shinji; Asuka, not so much.

* FreakOut: Asuka had a massive meltdown about 8 years prior to the start of the story, which ''destroyed'' Misato's living room and put Shinji into a coma.

* HotMom:
** Asuka. Misato says she is a MILF now.
** Misato's own mom can be one, too.

* TheAtoner: Gendo is making a genuine effort to be this -- although [[ManipulativeBastard Gendo]] being [[MagnificentBastard Gendo]], his chosen avenues tend to be [[XanatosRoulette complex]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist questionable]] in nature.

* MismatchedEyes: Asuka has one red and one blue eye as a result of injuries sustained during the Battle of Tokyo-3. She wears a contact to cover up her red eye, but Shinji finds it attractive.

* TakeThat: In the first iteration of the fic, to the American ''Film/{{Godzilla}}'' film. Identifying the MonsterOfTheWeek as an {{expy}} of said version of Godzilla, [[spoiler:they didn't even bother to send up an EVA. Instead, they had it shot with the positron cannon mid-roar]].

The Angels are gone. NowWhat?

* TakeThat: In the first iteration of the fic, to the American ''{{Godzilla}}'' film. Identifying the MonsterOfTheWeek as an {{expy}} of said version of Godzilla, [[spoiler:they didn't even bother to send up an EVA. Instead, they had it shot with the positron cannon mid-roar]].

Recently, Landsman posted the first six chapters of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6018100/1/NGE_Walking_in_the_Shadow_of_Dreams_Ver_2 a rewrite]] of this fic, which will move more slowly, expand the plot, and has incorporated [[Film/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]] and other characters which weren't in the original. The {{Spacebattles}}.com forum thread about the rewrite is [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=160332 here]].

It's also the fic that solidified Landsman's characterization of Lilith, and by extension Rei, as having an [[BabiesEverAfter insatiable drive to procreate]].[[note]]BabiesbabiesbabiesbabiesbabiesbabiesbabiesBABIES. '''''Babies.'''''[[/note]]

It's also the fic that solidified Landsman's characterization of Lilith, and by extension Rei, as having a strong desire [[strike:[[BabiesEverAfter for babiesbabiesbabiesBABIESBABIESBABIES!]]]] to procreate.

** He also frequently alludes to Rei's "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Adventures]]" during college.

* UnfazedEveryman: Shinji

** In the rewrite, [[spoiler: ButICantBePregnant / SurprisePregnancy: Asuka actually gave birth to Ariel, but she has no idea how it happened. Apparently, she woke up one morning and found herself magically pregnant. For good reasons, she suspects that NERV had something to do with it, but because Ariel turned out to be a normal kid, she decided to raise her.]]

* BrokenBird: Asuka. Hoo boy, where to start. The events of Instrumentality ripped her pride to shreds and left her an absolute wreck. While the rest of the cast began to pick up and move on with their lives, her bitterness, resentment, and sense of self worth steadily grew worse and worse, culminating in a violent meltdown 4 years later (see FreakOut). She fled back to Germany after the breakdown and spent the next few years rebuilding her life and recovering from her ordeals. She's mellowed out considerably since then, but still rather bitter towards her old life, and convinced that everyone she knew back in Tokyo-3 hates her guts and/or sees her as a pitiful wreak of a human being.

* CoolDownHug: After twelve years Shinji at least has managed to master the technique. He effectively uses it several times with Asuka [[spoiler:and in the rewirte it got him laid with Hikari, but that is another history]].