Oedipus & Electra
By SMYGO4EVA
Deny, deny, deny…
Those two could deny it all they want, the hallowed longing for a self-proclaimed savior in a project that would perhaps extend Humanity's presence, but it was no use. Both Ikari Shinji and Katsuragi Misato have felt secret affection for their deceased parents for quite some time now.
Misato seeks her father in Kaji's embrace. Ever since the two were separated, since saving her life, she always despised him earlier. Her father devoted his life to his work and neglected her and her mother periodically. She could still hear the sounds of her mom crying in the night. She told herself not to cry, she told herself to be a good girl, all and all. However, when she met one man named Ryoji Kaji, she was endlessly reminded of her father. She saw him in the presence of Kaji; no matter how hard she tried to deny it, it was to no avail. Who would've thought that she became Electra, one woman who wanted to find herself in her father's arms?
Shinji's mother Yui didn't ask for her fate, but it was hers to fulfill, to ensure the safety of the breaking equilibrium belonging to Earth. Her absence from the forsaken world left scars on her son, scars equally found on her husband. Her maternal protectiveness of Shinji as the damned soul of Eva Unit 01 is her present destiny. Because of Gendo. Yes, Shinji did resent his own father. At times he wished that Gendo had never existed….that the cursed bloodline never begun. So his mother would be in this world. The young pilot of the formidabl Evangelion found himself in denial, that he became Oedipus.
It was a pity that such things would always come to pass: a prominent operations director and a renowned pilot found themselves in a sea of black blood and defiance from their own desires. Had they known their mission would be in vain, they wouldn't have made terrible decisions. Scandalous as it was, they would always find themselves in complete denial.
