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This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 25, "You're No Better".

Title: Just Like Him
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Touga, Akio, many mentions of Nanami, mention of Anthy
Rating: Hard R (semi-graphic underage rape, heavy references to Touga's attempted incestuous assault of Nanami, reference to Akio's incestuous abuse of Anthy, Akio being his own warning in general, references to childhood sexual abuse, self-loathing, self-harming behaviour)
Summary: Touga goes to Akio again following Nanami's second duel, and finds it difficult to ignore the reality of trying to be like that man. Set at the end of episode 32.

DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT

( Just Like Him )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 19, "Tear-Stained Cheek".

Title: A Tear for Lost Childhood
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Utena, Akio
Rating: R (references to underage rape, angst, trauma, Akio being his own warning, episode 33 being its own warning)
Summary: Utena is woken up in the car on the journey back. Set at the end of episode 33.

( A Tear for Lost Childhood )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 16, "No One Else to Turn To".

Title: Unspeakable
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Touga, both the shitty Kiryuu parents, mentions of Nanami, brief mentions of Saionji
Rating: R (heavy angst, child sexual abuse, more general child abuse, victim-blaming, victim-silencing, the Kiryuu parents being the absolute worst)
Summary: Early into his life in the Kiryuu household, Touga tries to turn to his new mother for help. Set several years before the series.

( Unspeakable )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 8, "Growing Pains".

Title: Unwanted Change
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Nanami, with several mentions of Touga
Rating: PG-13 (puberty angst, Nanami's brother complex, some internalised misogyny, some quietly disturbing undercurrents regarding the Kiryuu family and the Nanami&Touga relationship)
Summary: Nanami is growing up, and she doesn't like it.

( Unwanted Change )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 5, "Do Better".

Title: Must, Must, Must
Fandom: Fire Emblem Engage
Characters: Citrinne, with many mentions of Alcryst and Lapis and a brief mention of Morion; Citrinne&Alcryst familial/lord-retainer relationship
Rating: PG (brief mention of death and grief, Citrinne being hard on herself)
Summary: Citrinne puts pressure on herself to be stronger than she is. Set at some unspecified point after chapter 10.

( Must, Must, Must )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 3, "Self-Destruction".

Title: Recoil Damage
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters/Pairings: Shiori, Juri, that brown-haired boy (who doesn't get a name here, and believe me, he doesn't deserve one in this fic); Shiori/Juri, heavily involves Shiori's relationship with that boy
Rating: R (heavy angst, toxic relationships, Shiori's inferiority complex and self-loathing, internalised homophobia, elements of comphet, attempted sexual assault, slutshaming)
Summary: Shiori's attempt to tear Juri down brings her more pain than satisfaction in the end. Set before the series and before Shiori comes back to Ohtori Academy.

( Recoil Damage )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for Angstober 2024 using prompt 1, "Again".

Title: The Same Script
Fandom: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters/Pairing: Anthy, Utena, Akio, brief and vague allusions to other duellists; Anthy/Utena on a quiet level
Rating: R (dark and angsty tone, stabbing, mention of bleeding, implied abuse and incest, Anthy's self-loathing, Akio being his own warning, brief slutshaming language directed at an unspecified party)
Summary: Anthy knows that every iteration of the duelling game ultimately comes to the deed she's just carried out. Set at the beginning of episode 39.

( The Same Script )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for threesentenceficathon's 2024 ficathon, responding to the prompt any visual novel/otome game, any, bad ending; it's actually my second fill for this prompt, because I felt bad that my first fill for it wasn't actually three sentences in length.

Title: Red Lycorises Blooming
Fandom: Virche Evermore
Characters/Pairing: Yves/Ceres, focusing on Yves
Rating: R (suicide, blood, major character death; generally depressing)
Summary: "We can live together forever as food for the lycorises..." Set in the "Crimson Lycoris" despair ending on Yves's route.

( Red Lycorises Blooming )


As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for threesentenceficathon's 2024 ficathon, responding to the prompt Any, any, It's waiting, always trying / Feel the hands of fate, they're suffocating.

Title: Threat of the Gloom
Fandom: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Character: Link
Rating: PG (canon-typical threat from monsters, mention of a narrow escape from death)
Summary: Among the worst of the horrors in the Depths are those moving pools of gloom with their many hands.

( Threat of the Gloom )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.

This was written for threesentenceficathon's 2024 ficathon, responding to the prompt any, any, coming out of a literal closet.

Title: A Different Kind of Closet Case
Fandom: Rain Code
Character: Vivia
Rating: G (nothing objectionable)
Summary: Vivia hides in a nice comfortable closet for his current investigation, but his peace and quiet doesn't last.

( A Different Kind of Closet Case )

As always, comments and constructive criticism are both welcome and appreciated.