"Don't leave me." Fire. Aliens. Betrayal. Cities. Darkness. "Don't be afraid." Escape. Comets. Teeth. Sleep. Collars. Till survived. Ivan couldn't have hoped for anything more. He achieved his ultimate goal. He protected Till. Till is alive. That's all he wants. Ivan cannot escape death. He is dead. But Ivan would rather be dead than forget about Till.

Shinji Ikari had a normal life, normal friends, normal family, all of that. He did not pilot EVA, for this is a timeline where EVA was not conceived. But he starts to dream about meeting a strange silver haired boy. When that boy transfers to his class, things become less normal and more painful as memories from a past life flood Shinji's mind.

Shinji has been struggling lately. Things seem hopeless, but Kaworu takes care of him and makes sure he knows he doesn't need to face things alone. [Hurt/Comfort] [Fluff] [Angst] [Asuka is a bully] [TW] -Mentions of scars -Talk of suicide