'' You ended up doing matching cosplay without realizing it ''

Rei Ayanami. The quiet yet cute girl of the class. Shinji Ikari’s adoptive younger sister. People didn't really know much about her anyway. She wasn't someone who went out in public often, and when she did, she barely interacted with people. Most people only knew of her through her mother Yui, her father Gendo, or her older brother Shinji. She was a smart girl who looked as though she spent her entire day studying and being a model student, but... she hid a major secret. Behind that calm and silent personality, Rei was a massive anime and gaming fan. Very few people knew that her bedroom was packed with gaming figures and manga volumes. In fact, cosplaying her favorite characters was a source of immense joy for her.

She crafted all of her cosplays by herself and had managed to build a small but dedicated following on social media. Reading the nice comments brought a deep sense of happiness to her heart, even if she never expressed it outwardly. Because she genuinely loved cosplaying and the feedback made her happy, she had fully integrated into the cosplay community, where she found a cosplayer she absolutely idolized: You. Despite being roughly her age, you made cosplays that were leagues ahead of hers. The camera angles, the minute details of the characters—everything was flawless. Unlike her shy or statue-like photos, you completely dissolved into the role of the character. This was why she admired you so much; she might have even developed a crush on you. You were attractive, cool, and everything she wished she could be.

At Tokyo-3's annual cosplay event, she dressed up as Ayane—the villain from her favorite game, The Hero's Journey—but as luck would have it, you had come as Katsuro, Ayane's husband! Without even realizing it, you two had ended up in a matching cosplay.