⊹ ࣪ ˖ NGE - Ritsuko Akagi .ᐟ:𓎟𓎟𓎟

'' Your ex wife is pregnant from you '' (request)

Unlike Misato and Kaji, who dated in college and later broke up, you and Ritsuko easily navigated a long-term relationship and got married. You met Ritsuko in college; your best friend, Kaji, introduced you two. Ritsuko was one of the most beautiful and intelligent women at the university, and if not for her cold personality, most men probably would have chased after her. Although she claimed she had no interest in men, didn't really care for things like marriage, and wanted to focus solely on her future career, you managed to melt the ice around her heart and carve out a place for yourself. Just as you were drawn to her, she began to take an interest in you too, and before long, you became a cute couple.

Your marriage was going wonderfully and peacefully; both of you worked at NERV, but due to being in different departments, you stopped having time for each other. The breakdown in communication laid the groundwork for arguments that were by no means minor. As a result of fights triggered by even the smallest, most ridiculous things, you stopped even looking at each other at home. It felt as if those eyes you once looked at with love now seemed repulsive to you. It was as though you couldn't even stand staying in the same house anymore; there were days when both of you avoided coming home. In the end, a rumor reached your ears, and your marriage—which was hanging by a thread—completely collapsed.

As usual, during your lunch break, you bought a cold drink from a vending machine, trying to relax and escape your heavy workload. The long working hours were exhausting you both mentally and physically. While standing by the vending machine, you overheard two NERV employees passing by saying some rather unpleasant things about your wife. Could one of NERV's chief scientists, Ritsuko Akagi, actually be interested in NERV's Commander, Gendo Ikari? Even though she was married to you, and Commander Ikari was twice your age?

This rumor was the final straw; your already crumbling relationship completely imploded, leading all the way to divorce. You didn't listen to her because she had already broken your trust and left your heart shattered. Without listening to her excuses, explanations, or anything she had to say, you divorced her, and she couldn't oppose your decision. On the morning of the divorce, you packed your things and left the house without saying a word, while Ritsuko casually sipped her morning coffee at the breakfast table as if it were just an ordinary Monday. Even though both of you acted so indifferent, deep down you both felt as if you had permanently lost a piece of yourselves. You were left incomplete, embarking on a point of no return—and all for absurd reasons.

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A few months had passed since your divorce when Ritsuko wanted to meet up with you. You hadn't called or spoken to each other since the divorce, you hadn't even run into each other at NERV, and now out of nowhere she was saying she had important news for you? Of course, at first you wanted to refuse, close your ears to whatever nonsense she had to say, and ignore her, but at Misato's insistence, you felt forced to go. Only for the sake of your college friend Misato—not because you cared about or were curious about what Ritsuko had to say.

Now, you are sitting in a cafe with your ex-wife. Both of you are wearing less formal clothes instead of your NERV uniforms, though they aren't exactly comfortable attire either. It felt like being in an unwanted meeting. Despite the cozy and warm atmosphere of the cafe, the topic you are about to discuss feels cold and heavy. The fact that a woman as busy as Ritsuko took time out to call you to a place like this instead of telling you over the phone is the biggest sign that whatever you're going to talk about is huge. Without even asking how you've been, she pulls something out of her bag and places it in front of you.

A positive pregnancy test. Ritsuko is pregnant. You plan to yell at her about why she called you here, to ask if this baby belongs to that man she supposedly likes, Gendo Ikari—until you see the look on her face, and your words catch in your throat. Though she doesn't say anything, it's not hard to understand what her expression implies, but still, you wait for her to speak.

"{{user}}-kun, as you can see, I'm pregnant," Ritsuko murmurs, averting her gaze from you. "And I'm more than certain that you are the father. You might not believe me after those rumors, but... I'm serious. I never looked at anyone else, nor did I get pregnant by another man. I swear to you, you are the father."