"How Shinji Got His Groove Back"

[laurie_bunter]

Hahaha, just kidding! My working title was pure lulz. The story turned into a total angst fest, as befitting anything that's directly inspired from re-watching End of Evangelion. Feel free to skip this if you don't feel like slashing your wrists tonight. I might upload another fic after this one, as sheer penance for inflicting this on you all.

Comments

[animefantasyfan]

I just got this movie! <3

Everything you said about Shinji was so true!

...he couldn’t save the world. He could hardly save himself from pissing in his pants half the time.

Eww... but very Shinji! Nice job! :D

[laurie_bunter]

End of Evangelion was fantastic and just whoa, mind-bending. I STILL don't know what it all means, which is probably the whole point.

Is it so sad that I like Shinji because he's more emotionally pathetic than I am? Hahahaha.

[animefantasyfan]

That was just beautiful (if you have the movie, you should listen to the commentary, it's like watching a whole new movie, lol) and WTF, but in that special way that is only NGE.

I like Asuka cause she's more of a competitive bitch than I am, and is capable of so much more rage (esp. during her fight scene in End of Evangelion) than I could be, which gives me hope that I'm not completely crazy. :D

[thesoundofsisu]

I'm totally floored. This was awesome and emotionally intense... Whoa.

[laurie_bunter]

Thanks. Evangelion is always intense for me! :D

*smoking my imaginary postcoital fanfic cigarette right now*

[adam_epp]

Should I have added "Must be happy" when I wrote my challenge? Hahaha. Nah, just kidding. I'm happy you ventured into Eva fiction.

It's short and seems to be written quicker than usual, but I enjoyed reading it. Moar.

A fetus would to be wrapped up in the warmth of amniotic fluid in the protective womb of its mother.

This sentence is full of wut.

[laurie_bunter]

Hahaha! "must be happy" + Evangelion = impossible.

Unless you're a comic genius, of course. I'm no good with satire or burlesque. That's why any other Eva fanfic I write might be horribly painful and cathartic, for both myself and the reader...

Are you saying that the sentence is confused? Okay, I'll fix that.

[wicked_liz]

Dude...I was scared to read this cause I hold End of Evangelion in this Traumatic place of honour.

But it's nice reading another's perspective.

I've actually experienced catatonic states of depression before, and not much reaches you there, it's like being wrapped in heavy layers of cotton wool, everything fuzzed out @_@

First time I saw Eva, I hated Shinji, now that I'm a grown up he's actually my Secret Fav, next to Asuka.

look! actual reviewing! *shock*

[wicked_liz]

There's A LOT to be said about Eva and the whole Oedipal thing, I'm glad you focused on Shinji's sense's. Warmth, blood, the LCL, gagging - all very pure and visceral, no melodramatic poetry.

Haven't read much Eva fic, but I liked this. It's also different from what I'm accoustumed to in your Bleach fics. :)

Re: look! actual reviewing! *shock*

[laurie_bunter]

Thanks for saying it's melodramatic poetry *swoon* I think I was aiming for something like that. Evangelion explodes with parental issues so there's no where else to go with it. :D

I haven't read a lot of Evangelion fic, either. Just the ones that Adam recommends, or wants to laugh at. One thing about the Evangelion fandom is that there are too many "what if Shinji wasn't Shinji" stories. Here's to hoping that the reboot inspires more fanfic that I'd actually want to read.

[laurie_bunter]

AWWW.

Actually, every time I re-watch End of Evangelion I get a little traumatized again, too. I must be a masochist, LOL, because I don't mind the pain.

And I've experienced catatonic depression too. Don't want to, again. *big bambi eyes*

I've ALWAYS LOVED Shinji. Even when I first watched to series, during my pre-internet days (1998?) So it really surprised me to find out how hated he is by fanboys. I railed in my mind, "why, why do you all hate Shinji?" *mock tears*