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revacholian-girl-utena · 2 years ago

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There are no stars. There is no light. There will be no future. (Requested by @thediscoelysiumlesbian )

Alt text: Screencaps from Revolutionary Girl Utena with overlaid text. 1: A closeup of Anthy's eyes, hair down and no glasses, staring down Utena in the moment she discovers Akio abusing Anthy. Text: "Oh, yes."

2: A closeup of Utena's eyes, wide with shock, from the same scene. Text: "This is real darkness."

3: A framed photo of Akio and Anthy, half in shadow as the window shades rise to reveal the room. Text: "Real darkness has love for a face."

4: Anthy's silhouette, hair flying wildly, pierced by many blades. Text: "The first death is in the heart." End alt text.

#revolutionary girl utena #disco elysium #anthy #utena #akio #requests #csa tw #this one i had to think on for a long time #the thing about that quote from dora is that she mentions csa as not being true darkness #meanwhile the central thesis of rgu #is that domestic abuse and especially csa is one of the most devastating examples #of darkness that wears love for a face #i remember bristling at that quote when i first read it honestly lmfao #bc i was like why would you bring csa into this?#but i suppose it goes along w dolores dei being a sort of symbol of moralism #treating death and war and child molestation as extreme abstract concepts #and not the same realities that literally define almost every detail and interaction and character in this game #anyway ty for this request it gave me lots of food for thought!

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