In other words, I love you. by Kaizer617 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

sometimes i cant help but wonder

Just how different would the number of Shinji x Rei fans be if Anno made Rei just a normal angel/human clone, instead of angel/human/mother clone. I think the number of Shinji x Asuka arts would be half the number their currently at, and instead be overrun by the Shinji x Rei ones... but alas... this is one thing that i could never forgive Anno for...

I mean I love Shinji and Rei very much. I know that there are a lot of people that say that Rei is just a submissive doll, but they are very blind to may aspects of her life. For one she had a accelerated and controlled growth, i dont she actually lived more than 7-9 years, and in those years, all she was did was be trained to be a perfect pilot and tool by gendo. Many people dont understand that Rei is very capable of emotion, she just has a hard time understanding them because she never experienced them.
I kept reading some stuff that if Shinji and Rei would have ended up together it would have been a hollow relation as Rei would just submit to Shinji and do whatever he wanted.
While i cant deny that there is a small possibility, it would not be what Shinji would allow. It could be only me, but i think Shinji would have taken his time, and slowly taught Rei how to live, the two of them eventually finding completion by each other, filling the voids inside of their souls, learning to be happy.
In my opinion that is what fans should look for in a couple, happiness. So what if shinji will remain rather wimpy or rei will never develop a normal personality, all that matters is that they should be happy with each other for who they are.

I can honestly say that Shinji x Rei has a very depth romantic depth. Two teenagers that struggle through their emptiness, finding love and completion in each other, eventually learning to stand for one another, finally learning to appreciate life, for its because of it that they can be together.

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Man i should really make some Shinji x Rei arts