Coming on the back of a bad day, Rien’s phone call at a time Shinji knew was far too early in the morning was the last straw. He couldn’t go back to sleep and instead sat in the spa for two hours until it was late enough that he could call in sick, and then [...]

Shinji struggled to get up the next day, moaning and bitching his way out of bed to the shower and then arguing with himself whether it was a good idea to go to school, but he couldn’t back down from it. He had to go to work for several hours in the morning, which only [...]

Kippei had assumed that Shinji had been able to practice when he never came back to sit with him in class, but he still worried just a little bit for the rest of the day, until he could meet Shinji outside after school and see for himself that Shinji was really okay. He smiled in [...]

Ren was a self confessed archery junkie. He’d been shooting since his first plastic bow at age three, and been captain of whatever team he was on since junior high. He lived and breathed archery, and spent all of his spare time either at a range, or with Kaneda….or usually both. Like now, heading into [...]

Kippei was a little on edge as he sat in class the next day, hoping that Shinji would do as he’d said he would and come to sit with him in his class when his was over. It was a little ridiculous how badly he wanted it, just to see Shinji and have him there [...]