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• Things we do for Love by Tallowshake0u0

  Fandoms: Neon Genesis Evangelion, @Neon  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/F, F/M, Gen
  • Work in Progress

  05 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Akagi Ritsuko/Ibuki Maya
  • Akagi Ritsuko/Ikari Gendou
  • Akagi Ritsuko & Katsuragi Misato
  • Akagi Ritsuko & Ayanami Rei
  • Akagi Ritsuko & Ikari Shinji
  • Akagi Ritsuko & Ibuki Maya
  • Akagi Ritsuko & Original Character(s)
  • Akagi Naoko & Akagi Ritsuko
  • Ikari Gendou & Ikari Shinji
  • instrumentality - Relationship
  • Ikari Gendou
  • Akagi Ritsuko
  • Ibuki Maya
  • Akagi Naoko
  • Ayanami Rei
  • Katsuragi Misato
  • Ikari Shinji
  • Fuyutsuki Kouzou
  • Deconstruction
  • Canon Compliant
  • Character Study
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion References
  • Ikari Gendou Being an Asshole
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
  • Slow Burn
  • Walk Into A Bar
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Soft Psychological Horror
  • Psychological Horror
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • NERV (Evangelion)
  • NERV - Freeform
  • Ikari Shinji is a Mess
  • Human Instrumentality Project (Evangelion)

  Summary

  What is love? Set before and during canon with Ritsuko Akagi as the protagonist for a character study centered fic

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  16,046

  Chapters:

  14/?

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  9

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  148