Groovin' story my friend. My props you have. I hope to see more Misato Shinji lovey dovey goodness from you in the future.
Stay funk-a

-P4L

Misato Shinji pairings really aren't my cup of tea. Sure, Misato deserves to be happy and there isn't much in the world to comfort her as far as cannon men go. However, you wrote this story very well and I could feel their love for one another as I read. Having a true happy ending is nice, I enjoyed it much more than the "End of Evangelion" movie.

Thanks for the great read!

Aedan

Thank you, Fifth Horseman, for this gift to all of us Shinji/Misato lovers out there. Your story is virtually flawless in the way the story flows and the charecters play out their actions. I would love to see a story from about Shinji's dream world!

Great story. Would love to see a bit more of the dream world where Shinji and Misato went to school together.

Dayum, hon! This was kick-ass! Wish ~I~ could write like this!

Goddamn this was good I really like how you kept it both simple and exciting I was begging to read more of it too. I am sure glad you did a epilouge-like-ending. Great story!

First chap. hm, I can say alot of things in reagard to the letter from shinji, but I kind of like where this is heading.

Very good, I liked this, especially the thought progression in the first chapter through the letters.

You are the master of the S/M domain. I have never seen someone write them like you. If i could criticize, i would. I can't though There's nothing to criticize.
My respects,
Squirrel

Hey Fifth Horseman,
When I saw this fic being updated, I was surprise and excited that you added another chapter to this fic. I'm also quite flatter and honored that you appreciate my reviews. As I said before, I really enjoy your fics and I'm glad that reviews such as mine inspire you to continue writing great Evangelion stories, especially MisatoxShinji stories.

Now as for the story, you certainly gave readers including myself a surprise by bringing Yui back to the real world. I didn't find it necessary but in the event that Third Impact never happen the scenario seems like an effective and appropriate happening to occur. You also did an effective job explaining how each of the other characters had overcome their troubles from their pasts which includes Ritsuko and Asuka. The trouble situation between Shinji and Misato's worries about losing happiness still brings the identity of their flaws, but I like how you made them believe that being together can overcome those doubts.

The aftermath of the kiss scene that Misato and Shinji had was funny with everyone watching and even Misato blushing. That was certainly a classic part. The love scene between Misato and Shinji was also romantic and passionate. You done an effective job with the detail of what occurs with the basis of a non-lemon. Even though that this fic was fine as a one-shot, I was very impress on how you added on to the second chapter and I'm happy to see Misato and Shinji being together. This was certainly a long review, but to a writer whose stories I enjoy it was worth the effort. I look forward towards your future stories, Fifth Horseman.

OW! Damnit! Now i have 3 more cavities! Damned sugary WAFF! :-P Seriously though, great job. This is one of the most kick ass fi'cs i've read in a long time.

ikari shinji

GREAT! GREAT!

Keep it coming!

Hey Fifth Horseman :D! It's your friend from the anonymous shadows Mr. Lee here. I read the second part of Letters last night (I read it 3 times actually :).). And I have to say you made an already excellent fic into an even more superb one. In addition, your huge thumbs up to me is greatly appreciated and I am honored beyond words that my reviews to your ShinjiXMisato fics means so much to you. ALL MY PRAISE TO YOU IS WELL DESERVED XD!! After reading your all three of your fics again, it reminded me of this quote:

"Both are greatly afraid of being hurt. Both people are unsuitable-they lack that positive attitude-to be what others would call heroes of a story. Nevertheless they are the heroes of this story. They say "To live is to change." I started this production with the wish that once the production was complete, the world, and the heroes, would change. That was my "true" desire." - Hideaki Anno, writer and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion anime regarding Shinji and Misato, 1995.

I feel you bring out the essence of his quote with your fics, especially with the second part of Letters. The interaction with Rei and Asuka was very good and Yui's comment after Shinji and Misato's birthday kiss was humorous. The fluff and non-graphic lemon was romantic and just plain excellent (Thanks for listening to my recommendation. I am honored :).). I have a few ideas for another ShinjiXMisato fic if you're planning to make another one (Which I STILL recommend you do :D!). You can start it with the time Kaji was killed. In case you didn't know Kaji was killed by SEELE in the anime, but was killed by Gendo in the manga (I think you should have Gendo killing him instead. A snake killing a snake is appropriate LOL.). After the scene Misato gets the message from Kaji and the Misato/Shinji crying scene plays as normal (A classic sad scene :(.). HOWEVER, instead of Shinji burying himself in his STD and running away, he goes to her and it escalates into more than just "comfort". How far it goes I'll leave it up to you. Just keep in mind Misato's comments to Gendo in Blood Resolve when he asks if she took Shinji into her bed, and Shinji's comments to Ritsuko in Long Way Home that if Misato had wanted something more he probably would have given it to her. Fluff and/or Lemon with a pinch of Angst or Drama is good, again it's your call. After that scene they work together to discover the truth from Kaji's notes and they BOTH confront Gendo with it EOE style (I so wanted Shinji to knock the crap out of Gendo in the manga after what happened to Touji! STUPID KAJI :X!). Shinji gets hurt instead of Misato in the confrontation, and both fight together in Unit 01 against the Evas in the final battle. For an epilogue a marriage and/or a child birth scene would be great for a happy ending. In closing, please think about my ideas. I promise I'll continue to read, review, and recommend your fics to all Evangelion fans out there (Sorry for such a long review. I hope you don't get bored reading it LMAO :D!!). Later :)!

GOD DAMN!
I've read a lot of Shinji/Misato stories but this was has to be the best I've ever read!
You've combined romance, drama, angst, not to mention the details and length you that described everything so incredibly. And you tied it all in perfectly to the first chapter you wrote.
And yes, I agree that the first chapter could have stood on it's own.
Add to the fact that you described the level of Shinji and Misato's intimacy so well, that this story is definitely something I'm gonna add to my favorites list.

And it's great to see that everything worked out good for everyone else.
Shinji got his mother Yui back and Rei is now his sister. Ritsuko is back and has patched bridges with Misato.
And Asuka is actually a nicer person.
But I was curious about a couple of things:
Whatever happened to PenPen?
And you never actually said what happened to Gendo or how Yui finally reacted to him once she got out. I know that this is a Shinji/Misato story and more focus should be spent on them. I assume that he is spending the rest of his life in prison along with SEELE, but that is only a guess.

Anyway, this was a great story! Look forward to more from you.
Write on!

Well... what can I say for this piece of fiction?

Ok, first of all I like the premise in which you gave and you deliver it well. The story that you have given is a good alternate possibility of what could've happened in NGE and I like that.

Enough praise, time to get nitpicky:

Your writing has some problems with the quotes and sayings of a person in this fic. It was almost to hard to keep up. Now, that being said the general guideline for writing is:

Statement by a character- New paragraph.

Also, break up these long paragraphs into shorter ones. It becomes almost monotonous to read 8 sentence paragraphs in a fan fiction.

If I have to give this story a grade, it would be a "B". I think you made a genuinely good story and I thank you for the refreshing good fan fiction but the approach and the writing itself didn't do this justice.