This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
This is probably just my brain getting fried from non-stop writing of Seinen Kakumen Utena. But you guys ever notice now some of the most celebrated multi-part Utena fics in the fandom can all get categorized in the following way?
Jaquemart: Shakespearean Utena fic
Archimage: Lesbian Feminist Utena fic
Speak Now: Runaway Bride Utena fic
Rhapsody Theorem: RPG Utena fic
A Special Case: Detective/Mystery Utena fic
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Could it be that fanfiction success also relies heavily on niche fitting?
Oh well, back to writing my own fic now (who knew the Trans Utena angst scenes would be such a bitch to write well?).
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