This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
So.. Lately, I have been reading some marvelous, drool-worthy SKU fanfics, and many of them made me think "<someone on the forum> would love that fic!". And they're just so awesome that I have to share them.
So, post any recommendations you have!
* Through the Wicked Winding Streets of My World by veleda_k @ LJ. Akio/Touga. I just finished reading this one, and I thought Yasha and Gio might also like it. Very hot.
* Little Girl Blue by bitterfic @ LJ. Pairings are very subtle and various; Juri/Kozue, Miki/Kozue, Akio/Kozue. Kozue-centric (but Juri POV) and after Anthy leaves Ohtori, where Miki is the new 'rose bride' and Kozue the new 'end of the world', so to speak.
* From the Ashes by veleda_k @ LJ. Juri/Shiori. Very, very good and very realistic to how these two could get together. I thought Razara and dollface would especially like this, since it is in Shiori's POV, and it's very in-character and sympathetic to her.
I have a lot more on in my memories, but most of them are drabbles.. I'll probably post some more later.
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SleepDebtFairy wrote:
* Through the Wicked Winding Streets of My World by veleda_k @ LJ. Akio/Touga. I just finished reading this one, and I thought Yasha and Gio might also like it. Very hot.
I wanna steal the avatar on this page. Also totally gonna read this. Someone saw the music video!
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The icon is by jiatra @ LJ. She also made a matching Anthy one, which flashed the same picture of Anthy smiling over and over again, but with different moods.
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SleepDebtFairy wrote:
The icon is by jiatra @ LJ. She also made a matching Anthy one, which flashed the same picture of Anthy smiling over and over again, but with different moods.
It's everything I love about Akio in gif format.
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Well...let's state the obvious.
Go read Alithea's fanfics. (I blame you for my of Juri/Kozue!)
If you haven't read Archimage, go read it NOW.
And read Shanejayell's fics too.(Use the "sort by category" function, and stories 157-170 are all Utena fanfiction. My top two are Arisugawa's Locket and Blood Soaked and Honor Bound.
Edited to add links.
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Oh *innocent face* is that all? *clicks fingers* you ain't seen nothing yet,
I'll start off with:
Infection by Becka
Love And Memories by Knighttemplar
The Real Princess by Kanna Ophelia
Blackboard Messiah by Frau Eva
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The blackboard messiah. WOW.
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*grins*
Oh? No more? Well then :
30 ways to torture Miki
The Dynasty of Princes by Kadrin
The Cycle by Frau Eva
I'm going for a theme today, there's something all these fic's have in common and I love them for it! And yes I have made a pact with myself not to stalk Frau Eva.
And just in case you like Ruka: NevaCaruso
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I can't really plug Utena Forever, I'm going to rewrite it... one of these days....
but:
http://www.ohtori.nu/fandom/[fic]cassandra_eulogy_of.htm
I give you nightmares with that piece. I so totally paraquote Missing Link. And reference a novel about a nuclear holocaust.
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Anthiena wrote:
I can't really plug Utena Forever, I'm going to rewrite it... one of these days....
but:
http://www.ohtori.nu/fandom/[fic]cassandra_eulogy_of.htm
I give you nightmares with that piece. I so totally paraquote Missing Link. And reference a novel about a nuclear holocaust.
Oh YOU wrote that, yeah I've read that I really liked the fic and I haven't even read the manga but the idea was creative and fresh, no one writes about Yurika as far as I know, and the student council members being there added a sense of ironic mystery.
When I come back tonight I'll do much wrecking I mean reccing, for now you'll have to make do with a plug, I'm reccing only this one because I had so much fun writing it O.o and the character I've used is rarely seen in fandom: On loving
Oh yea I better apologise to anyone who's read anything else in that thread, I uploaded everything wrong, everything should be fixed today though. Keep the reccommendations coming!
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Why am I always late to the party?
SleepDebtFairy wrote:
* From the Ashes by veleda_k @ LJ. Juri/Shiori. Very, very good and very realistic to how these two could get together. I thought Razara and dollface would especially like this, since it is in Shiori's POV, and it's very in-character and sympathetic to her.
Ah, I remember this one! And the above reasons were exactly why I loved it. (I'm pretty easy to read in that regard. ) The ending was particularly fitting, and she is one of the few people who could bring Juri and Shiori to a sexual ending and make it work. As much as they paw at each other, it's very hard (for me, at least) to write a sexual scene between the two where Juri is not tied down.
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Coco Melancholy wrote:
*grins*
Oh? No more? Well then :
30 ways to torture Miki
The Dynasty of Princes by Kadrin
The Cycle by Frau Eva
I'm going for a theme today, there's something all these fic's have in common and I love them for it! And yes I have made a pact with myself not to stalk Frau Eva.
And just in case you like Ruka: NevaCaruso
Lol, seriously, stalk me all you want. I love talking to people who enjoy my work(especially when I have no idea how certain story elements come off to the audience). I love throwing sneak peeks and getting feedback. Also, I enjoy writing compliments more that I will actually admit to myself. LOOK UPON MY WORKS YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR.....er, I mean, thanks.
I wish I trolled Fanfiction.net more so I could contribute to this thread(on the other hand, I really don't). So, uh, Jaquemart. Read it now and weep for the fact that it will never be finished.
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Coco Melancholy wrote:
And just in case you like Ruka: NevaCaruso
*twirls and bows* Thank you for the rec!
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Anything by Luc Court, especially his Shiori-centric fic. There's also Alan Harnum, like other people have mentioned, and Supacat.
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Ashnod wrote:
Shameless self-promotion: Shin Kakumei Evangelion
I give my recommendation.
The Legend of Ohtori
Utena goes high fantasy. Some characterizations are a little... off... but it's AU.
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God bless Clarice for introducing me to this. "Ever After." By Slyvia. Which somehow combines TougaXSaionji and het. Not to mention this story is earth-shatteringly sad and beautiful and funny.
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OnlyInThisLight wrote:
God bless Clarice for introducing me to this. "Ever After." By Slyvia. Which somehow combines TougaXSaionji and het. Not to mention this story is earth-shatteringly sad and beautiful and funny.
LISTEN TO ONLYINTHISLIGHT SHE IS VERY CORRECT THIS STORY IS TEH BOMB AND WE ALL KNOW IT.
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I'll never forget reading that one, who knew that a story with bitchSaionji could be so damn touching and hot.
There was a great TougaxSaionji fic in the repository that were amazing but I can't find them, *cries*
Well make do with these for now:
What's More Dangerous Than Cruising an LA Freeway by DB Sommer
Letters by Bara no Hitomi
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Curse me for always skipping over short, unfinished humor fics . . . I almost missed this little gem completely!
To Rid the Fat is to Revolutionize the World
In which Touga angsts over becoming fat despite eating only willing to eat junk snacks, Akio angsts over his getting pimples from "skin-care" involving pizza grease, and these tools trying to revolutionize the world for becoming hot bishis again
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gorgeousshutin wrote:
In which Touga angsts over becoming fat despite eating only willing to eat junk snacks
A whole five pounds even. Yeah, I remember reading this a while back.
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Lurv wrote:
gorgeousshutin wrote:
In which Touga angsts over becoming fat despite eating only willing to eat junk snacks
A whole five pounds even. Yeah, I remember reading this a while back.
Utena poking him for flab-check was maybe the epitome of SKU-humor ever.
It was a simple story that could warp itself up nicely with like 6-7 chs. Sadly, it simply stopped at ch3. Oh well.
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My favorite Juri x Shiori story. I like how it is from Shiori POV.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/805037/1/Reaching
A good Miki/Kozue story
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7151599/1/Impure
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