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[[Magnificent Bastard|Gendo being Gendo]], even now, he neglects to tell his son the recruit is a certain red-head...and that their new head scientist is bringing her daughter...
As with a certain other fic linked above, Landsman uses NGE as a lens to explore family, dysfunction, and coping...but uses a [[Lighter and Softer]] touch than canon to do it. Still, one gets the impression from word one that this is a world where you must [[Earn Your Happy Ending]].
It's also the fic that solidified Landsman's characterization of Lilith, and by extension Rei, as having a strong desire <s>[[Babies Ever After|for babiesbabiesbabiesBABIESBABIESBABIES!]]</s> to procreate.
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''Shadow'' seems to be on hold while Landsman works on its [[Troper Critical Mass|Troper Critical Massed]] [[Nobody Dies|cousin]], but the sixteen chapters so far are worth the read.
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 [[Rebuild of Evangelion|Mari Makinami]] and other characters which weren't in the original. The [[
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* [[The Atoner]]: Gendo is making a genuine effort to be this -- although [[Manipulative Bastard|Gendo]] being [[Magnificent Bastard|Gendo]], his chosen avenues tend to be [[Xanatos Roulette|complex]] and [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|questionable]] in nature.
* [[Badass Boast]]: '''Rei:''' I am {{spoiler|Adam.}} I am {{spoiler|Lilith.}} And you are ''screwed''."
* [[Broken Bird]]: Asuka. Hoo Boy, where to start. The events of Instrumentality ripped her pride to shreds and left her an absolute wreak. 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 [[Freak-Out]]). 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.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: The Lilith part of Rei ''really'' wants Shinji to make her some babies.
* [[Crossover]]: The changes in Instrumentality that form the backstory of ''Walking'' are a result of {{spoiler|the [[Butterfly of Doom|butterfly effect]] of the interactions of the canon NGE cast with the characters from ''Nobody Dies'' that were dropped there by that fic's version of Leliel}}.
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Since Rei is now {{spoiler|the sum of Adam and Lilith merged with her}}, Asuka did just that during their [[Cat Fight]]. It is not known if it will happen again in the rewrite, though.
* [[Everyone Can See It]]: During a conversation, Shinji tells nobody back in high school would have seen coming Asuka and him getting together. Touji replies EVERYONE saw it but the two of them.
* [[Everyone Went to School Together]]:
** Shinji, Toji, and Hikari not only shared the same classroom, they attended the same college.
** In the rewrite, Touji went to a college in Kyoto rather than the one in Tokyo-3 that Shinji and Hikari attended.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Even though she is calmer than before, Asuka still keeps her fiery temper.
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: See [[Crossover]] above.
* [[Freak-Out]]: 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.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Even more so than ''Nobody Dies'', Gendo. Shinji has come to think that complex plans are just the way his dad works.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: It IS a Shinji/Asuka fic. Shinji bluntly states he had been waiting ''twelve'' years to fulfill his Asuka-related fantasies, and Gendo explained to Asuka all relationships his son had been on since college had failed because he kept comparing his girlfriends with Asuka and finding them wanting.
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* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: Chapter 6 of the rewrite has thrown a new monkey wrench into the works, as {{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}}. [[Shrug of God|Gregg's not saying]] [http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5104143&postcount=966 one way or the other].
** And in the original story, Gendo previously threw another wrench when he revealed to Shinji that {{spoiler|he and and Kyoko dated for a while before he met Yui and she returned to Germany and met Asuka's father.}}
* [[Mama Bear]]/ [[Papa Wolf]]:
** Do '''''NOT''''' threaten anyone the Ikaris consider family. This trait, in fact, {{spoiler|is why Third Impact didn't go off as it did in canon. Seeing his wife as the manipulator she is in this verse, Gendo gets around his idealized image of her somewhat -- to the point he has his metaphysical fingers at her throat and is ROARING, "''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|God damn you, get away from MY SON!]]''"}}
** [[Word of God|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.).
** And then there's Rei, who, besides trying for a family of her own, has taken a shine to Asuka's daughter Ariel.
{{quote|"I am Auntie Rei," Rei Ayanami says, "And we must discuss your actions towards my niece."}}
:::Two hours of quality time follows.
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* [[Running Gag]]: Along with WHUMPA and BABIES, there's Asuka punching Shinji just about every time they meet, and Shinji flagrantly abusing his unlimited expense account.
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: In episode 7 of the first iteration, {{spoiler|it gets revealed Ariel is half-angel.}} It looks like if they will be forced to {{spoiler|kill her -something Asuka understandably is NOT in favor of-,}} when Gendo orders {{spoiler|to subdue her and retrieve her without harm.}}
* [[Scars Are Forever]]:
** Asuka again, and once again Shinji finds her scars attractive.
** Shinji has a scar on his chest from when the Lance entered Unit 01's core during Instrumentality.
* [[Shout-Out]]: There's one standout line from the beginning of chapter 12.
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