The Red Wedding has happened and the Old Gods are getting worried about what has happened. They have no choice. Robb must return.

"There was a dark little flame in her chest that wouldn't go out. It stoked itself on the pleasure of possessing him, and his kindness was kindling to the fire. No matter what she tried, how she reminded herself of how damned they both were, it refused to die. Pathetic." Shinji and Asuka awake together after Third Impact and settle into the quiet agonies of waiting and redemption.

Shinji takes just the slightest different action when Asuka offers a kiss... and everything changes. Suddenly, they're no longer alone, and begin becoming stronger than they've ever been before. And from their new bond changes start to ripple out. The Angel War and the plans of SEELE and NERV will never be the same.

The Children go to the cinema, while Misato deals with a B-Movie in real life. Set somewhere in Episodes 11-13, while there's still a little happiness.

In the wake of his wife's failed contact experiment with Unit-01, Gendo Ikari sets about the task of discarding his old life. For Shinji Ikari, this means being sent away to live in Germany on the Langley Estate, where he grows up in the company of a spitfire redhead.