Before her contact experiment, Yui Ikari left a lot of letters and video recordings for her son Shinji. She forced Gendo to promise to take care of him, and he found himself unable to say no. 10 years later, the angels have arrived and she is waiting inside Unit-01's core for her son to return.

In the dumpster, Power gets through to a despondent Denji.

Misato grapples with her past.

"How come you never go into the village?" It was a simple question, but it made Asuka remember why she stayed away from Village-3.

Spontaneous cold weather brings snow to Tokyo-3, Shinji gets sick, and Asuka takes care of him. My submission for the AsuShin Discord Winter Contest.