This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
I can't be bothered to look myself. I'm lazy, poor and have no internet, so just tell me, what AnthyxUtena series fics would you rec to someone curious to find some. I had this strange urge to read some this morning, and alas there was none on my computer.
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Coco Melancholy wrote:
I can't be bothered to look myself. I'm lazy, poor and have no internet, so just tell me, what AnthyxUtena series fics would you rec to someone curious to find some. I had this strange urge to read some this morning, and alas there was none on my computer.
OH. MY. DIOS!!!
I thought you're barred from internet forever! Missed you so much, that leaves only Eppie, SDF, and that sandwich-eating hamster who had not been showing themselves in the Rose Garden for a while now.
With regard to your request, though, when you say AnthyXUtena, do you mean Anthy being the... dominant... one? Hm... I remember seeing that somewhere in the forum before. It's also in this section, there used to be this thread that talks about what become of the characters in the future. That fanfic was a one-shot, and it matched very nicely with Olivia's "Space Halo".
My other source of fanfic has been none other than fanfiction.net, sorry couldn't be more helpful here.
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It's just....fanfiction.net.....kinda scares me when I start out looking for fic.....
though just to add, that's...kinda a surprise, the rose garden is so big, and I didn't have much to add here, I didn't think anybody would notice I was gone *blinks* you noticed I was gone...??
Though anyway thanks for your help. I just have to start searching then. *shudders ini fear at task* yep....that should be easy as pie.
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Yes, of course we noticed! I've been wondering where you were too.
As far as fics go, I only really know about the ones on the site. But they're good!
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I've a read three fic's in the forum, they were amazing! I guess I have to search then....or if anyone is an authour they can link me their work.
Edit: O.o wow, that's comforting, what about the other missing people any word on them yet.
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Coco Melancholy wrote:
I can't be bothered to look myself. I'm lazy, poor and have no internet, so just tell me, what AnthyxUtena series fics would you rec to someone curious to find some. I had this strange urge to read some this morning, and alas there was none on my computer.
I don't know if it's precisely what you want, but I've got several fics in which Anthy and Utena have a relationship on my site: http://www.broomstick.org/utena
The big one is, of course, Archimage, which is unfinished thus far (working on it! slowly!)
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tohubohu wrote:
Coco Melancholy wrote:
I can't be bothered to look myself. I'm lazy, poor and have no internet, so just tell me, what AnthyxUtena series fics would you rec to someone curious to find some. I had this strange urge to read some this morning, and alas there was none on my computer.
I don't know if it's precisely what you want, but I've got several fics in which Anthy and Utena have a relationship on my site: http://www.broomstick.org/utena
The big one is, of course, Archimage, which is unfinished thus far (working on it! slowly!)
Oh wow, is that really your site. It's very good! Thanks a lot for the link. Appreciate it!
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tohubohu wrote: The big one is, of course, Archimage, which is unfinished thus far (working on it! slowly!)
Wow, I wondered if the author of Archimage also lived here.
*commence raving*
This is my very fave SKU fic. No really. Really it is. And I say that having read every fic I could get my sweaty hands on. Why is it such a great fic? Well partly because it's looong. Partly because it's good writing. Partly because it's very SKU-like in it's surrealism. Partly because Anthy is such a mystery in it (as she should be). Partly because Utena is so noble in it (as she should be). Partly because so many characters get fair treatment in it (I especially like Juri and Touga). Partly because it has some damn good ideas. And partly because it's Utena/Anthy yay!
I see you and er (is it your wife?) are up to the final part. Which is also astoundingly good for such a long piece. So many long fanfics don't get finished. I am very committed to reading more. And re-reading what you've got.
*end raving...for now*
Er back to the topic at hand, my long ongoing Utena/Anthy fanfic Roses Grow (56,500 words so far!) is here: http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=1518
And my short one-shot When She Finally Found Her is here: http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=1522
And Coco, you're in for a treat. Because I have waded through the filth of fanfic.net, and here are links to the choice (imnsho) Utena/Anthy pieces that are archived there:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4515559/5/Reaching_the_End by our very own Alithea
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3692121/1/its_only_forever by incandescens
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070906/1/Simple_Pretenders by Ame no Neko
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3010105/1/Just_one_summer by aprileagle (this is not that well-written, and a bit ooc, but hey it's longish and it's kinda amusing)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/973765/1/Rhapsody_Theorem by radishface (mindfuck time)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1956993/1/I … n_to_Roses by Kanna-Ophelia (gorgeous wording)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1324736/1/J … chelorette by Beeblebabe
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/864114/1/Dream_Of_Me by Shoiryu
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/778513/1/Th … re_of_Time by Shigatsu-Writer
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/614315/1/Embrace by Katachresis
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/468838/1/The_Art_of_Knowing by Fancy
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/247466/1/Le … _My_Prince by Paul Corrigan
Enjoy, Utena/Anthy fans!
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Thanks! *cheers for Antena goodness*
Does anyone else have more great links to U/A fanfic of note living anywhere at all...perhaps livejournal, personal sites, or mediaminer or other fanfic.net-type sites? Please please post it. We have an addiction to treat with...addicting fanfics.
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Double post, but anyone would forgive me at all, because I have just discovered some NEW & YUMMY UTENA/ANTHY GOODNESS to contribute to this thread.
Okay okay warnings first. The author (Dartxni) lists them as: Non con, bondage, and blood.
If that's okay with you (and it certainly is with me ) then check out Thorns, a well-written *gasp* Utena/Anthy lemon that combines hot bedroom action with character exploration and psychological power-shifts. How rare! *glomps this ficlet*
Find it here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4705032/1/Thorns
IMNSHO both Utena and Anthy are written true to character (albeit a witchlike version of Anthy). God, I wish I'd written this one. I like it a LOT.
And wonderfully Dartxni is currently writing a followup ficlet, Will of the Rose.
Its warnings are listed tentatively as: Femslash and BDSM themes.
So far it's also a damn good real.
Find it here:http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4707301/1/Will_of_the_Rose
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OMG, I've been 'rec'ed!
I've never been 'rec'ed before!
This is so cool! I was about to come and self-rec myself because I am a review-whore of the worst kind. Hint hint.
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dartxni, you deserve the rec!
And I know what you mean about being a review-whore...what fanfic author isn't?
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sharnii wrote:
tohubohu wrote: The big one is, of course, Archimage, which is unfinished thus far (working on it! slowly!)
Wow, I wondered if the author of Archimage also lived here.
*commence raving*
Oh, gosh, the things I miss when I go missing for a while.
Thank you! I needed that ego-boo right now.
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Sharnii....can I bear your children....
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I think this might count for nascent Utena/Anthy? At least up to the level implied in the series: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4771899/1/Scars
I really should write more fic for this show.
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tohubohu: Thank you! I needed that ego-boo right now.
You know that I consider Archimage the best long SKU fic I've ever read, right? *boosts the ego even more*
Seriously, I've read parts of it so many times I've lost count. It's just...so cleverly constructed. So different. Great characterizations of all the characters. Especially Utena and Anthy. I wish it could be finished (like on a star at night, while gazing mournfully up at the moon), but I can also see how it would be next to impossible to tie it all together. It's a beautiful piece. Just...beautiful.
Coco: Sharnii....can I bear your children....
Where are you anyway, Coco? I haven't seen you around here for ages. *sobs*
cloche: I really should write more fic for this show.
Yeah you really should. Very sweet drabble.
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Nothing exciting to report on the Utena/Anthy fanfic front, peoples. I actually resurrected this thread to moan that when you do a Utena/Anthy search at fanfic.com you get ONLY 1 and a HALF PAGES OF FIC. *keels over in shock*
That's despicable. I mean, c'mon, Utena/Anthy is the main relationship pairing of SKU. It doesn't matter whether it's romantic or not...their friendship is the pivot and point of Revolutionary Girl Utena. Is it too much to ask for more fanfic?! I'm kinda shocked really. There should be 10 pages worth at least...
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sharnii wrote:
Nothing exciting to report on the Utena/Anthy fanfic front, peoples. I actually resurrected this thread to moan that when you do a Utena/Anthy search at fanfic.com you get ONLY 1 and a HALF PAGES OF FIC. *keels over in shock*
That's despicable. I mean, c'mon, Utena/Anthy is the main relationship pairing of SKU. It doesn't matter whether it's romantic or not...their friendship is the pivot and point of Revolutionary Girl Utena. Is it too much to ask for more fanfic?! I'm kinda shocked really. There should be 10 pages worth at least...
Probably because so many people don't list main characters in their story. I know it sucks, but in order to find all Utena and Anthy stories at fanfic.net, you need to do a general search and look through every fic there.
Maybe I should work on writing some more fics there.
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Well since I'm pretty bored, I'll link some of my favorite Utena/Anthy fics here. (Note, I'm doing this without looking at what has already been posted, so if I repeat one, my bad)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4510261/1/Forever Warning: Lemon at end It may not be the best, but I like it.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3838398/1/Memories Hopefully the writter will finish this, but it's really sweat anyways.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2646312/1/J … _Clockwork Hopefully this will be completed sometime.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2409905/1/R … evelations Incomplete post series fic. Doubt it will ever be finished, but what's there is good.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1320490/1/L … _Illusions Long and complete. I highly recommend this.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2180500/1/O … _Obsession An AU fic I find cute.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/761755/1/Ca … _the_Guard While I'm sure this has already been posted, if you have not read this, READ IT! It's really good.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5043396/1/Gaiety Warning: Lemon This is a newer fic where Anthy seduces Utena.
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … mp;parte=1 This fic has Utena going to Juri for love advice. Very sexy.
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … mp;parte=1 Warning: Lemon This is my favorite Utena/Anthy lemon.
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … mp;parte=1 Warning: Lemon Post series fic where Anthy searches for Utena. Lemon at end.
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … mp;parte=1 Warning: Lemon I like it.
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … mp;parte=1 Warning: Lemon See what Utena masturbating leads too.
http://belladonna.org/damselinshiningarmor.html Cute one I found a while ago. Post series.
http://belladonna.org/somedaymyprince.html Another cute post series fic.
Well that's all I got for now.
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A_Man: Warning: Lemon This is my favorite Utena/Anthy lemon.
I loved this ending - it was friggin' hilarious! Keep in mind people that Utena and Anthy have just had sex...and now....
As the young womens' voices trailed into the distance, the lights in
the kitchen clicked off by a deft movement of Anthy's foot, the only
sound was a clock ticking from somewhere nearby. The room was cast
into deep blue and black, shadows stretching across the table, cast
from the teapot and cups. And, sitting partly in shadow, in the
cross-legged, paws-on-elbows position he often assumed when waking up,
was Chuchu... his eyes wide, a strange, shocked expression on his odd
little face, skin having assumed a stonelike appearance with cracks
running throughout.
Anyhoo...thanks for posting the U/A links A_Man. I've read most of them but it's always good to see other people's recs, and have a bit of a re-read. Appreciated.
And yeah, you're probably right about people not listing main pairings on fanfic.net. Hmm I should have thought of that...they only added that "list your character" function for SKU pretty recently.
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sharnii wrote:
A_Man: Warning: Lemon This is my favorite Utena/Anthy lemon.
I loved this ending - it was friggin' hilarious! Keep in mind people that Utena and Anthy have just had sex...and now....
As the young womens' voices trailed into the distance, the lights in
the kitchen clicked off by a deft movement of Anthy's foot, the only
sound was a clock ticking from somewhere nearby. The room was cast
into deep blue and black, shadows stretching across the table, cast
from the teapot and cups. And, sitting partly in shadow, in the
cross-legged, paws-on-elbows position he often assumed when waking up,
was Chuchu... his eyes wide, a strange, shocked expression on his odd
little face, skin having assumed a stonelike appearance with cracks
running throughout.Anyhoo...thanks for posting the U/A links A_Man. I've read most of them but it's always good to see other people's recs, and have a bit of a re-read. Appreciated.
And yeah, you're probably right about people not listing main pairings on fanfic.net. Hmm I should have thought of that...they only added that "list your character" function for SKU pretty recently.
/ya, I love that ending too. If Utena and Anthy haven't have had sex before that, I would say it's the best part of the story. Poor Chu-Chu.
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Adding my latest two UtenaxAnthy offerings:
http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=1936 Duel Called Enmity (Utena & Anthy, post-anime)
Meet an Utena with a darker side, and see how Anthy handles the situation.
http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=1966 Anthy's Turn (Anthy/Utena, post-anime)
Anthy takes some time to realize she's free after the Duel Called Revolution, but when she does, she sets out to find Utena at all costs. But finding Utena (even when she finds her) may be quite the task...
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My, what sinners we have. How dare none of you include this one:
http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/?series … p;parte=-1 -- A Special Case by Erica Friedman (if I missed it, my apologies). This one is very, very well done and you can see what painstaking effort was made to put this together. There is implied/mentioned sex, but nothing that qualifies as an actual lemon. Excellent stuff.
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Well I guess I could add thi link to this one fan fic I'm working on. I just added the 4th chapter.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4925697/1/The_Rose_Prince
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Just my two cents...
Comparison, by Tatiana Celeste, LEMON. http://web.archive.org/web/200208081734 … rison.html
For Friendship, Perhaps, By Tatiana Celeste. http://web.archive.org/web/200303031818 … dship.html
Illusions of a Prince by Althea Keaton. http://web.archive.org/web/200303031825 … sions.html
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