#this fic was past-me channeling my inner ikuni

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The Revolution Of

AO3 LINK:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9283484/chapters/21038579

SUMMARY: In a far away land ravaged by disease and death, a king prays to his ancestors for guidance. In response, or perhaps by sheer coincidence, a prince and his sister appear, and grant him the shining, miraculous power of eternity. Years later, princesses all over the world attempt to become the next prince's True Rose Bride. Little do they know, eternity does not exist, and a revolution is about to occur.

TAGS:

No Archive Warnings Apply

but the reader can ship whomever

Utena/Anthy

Utena/Miki

author's otp is utena/anthy tbh

Tenjou Utena

Himemiya Anthy

Kaoru Miki

Arisugawa Juri

Ohtori Akio

Shinohara Wakaba

Takatsuki Shiori

Kiryuu Nanami

Kiryuu Touga

Saionji Kyouichi

AU

can also be interpreted as canon continuation of anime

retelling of the movie and anime with the same themes

derived from a dream

channeling inner Be-Papas/Ikuhara

Metaphors Everywhere

roses everywhere

spoilers everywhere

Fluff

RETROSPECTIVE COMMENTARY: I don't think this fic aged particularly well. Not in terms of content (although, maybe that is the case too) but in terms of writing ability. I mean, most of the stuff I publish on AO3, then and now, needs some serious editing. But since I currently mostly write only for fun and practice, that's not happening. Any editing I do is ad-hoc or only to get rid of those unsightly typos.

At the time of writing, however, there is a (non-Utena) fic that is being edited by a friend. So soon! Soon, I will have something I didn't pull out of my arse in the middle of the workday at a reasonable writing time, like dead in the night noon!

Anywho. Here is the fic that revived (jumpstarted?) my writing career.

Also, I do not like Utena x Miki. Not one bit. Not then, and not now. I'm certain it was a decision I made because that pairing was the one I saw in the dream this fic was based off of.

BONUS:

In the fic notes, I mentioned that the fic itself was an "outline" for an Utena fanfic (doujin) I wanted to make. Unfortunately, plans for that have long been dashed for other brainrot things (cough bakudeku) but it's not like it never started! I once shared this on this blog but unfortunately, not anymore. For now, hopefully.