Nevermore (PT, Mytho/Rue)

[dark_therapy]

Title: Nevermore
Fandom: Princess Tutu
Pairing: Mytho/Rue
Summary: Kraehe searches for her Prince, and finds all her demons waiting for her. This is how we love.
Rating: PG-13
Warning[s]: Raven!Mytho, twisted love, and some sinister and suggestive implications. Dark and nasty.
Disclaimer: I don't own Princess Tutu or the characters. Ikuko Itoh does. ^_^

Comments

[insaneladybug]

Oh wow. This is incredibly chilling, horrifying, and yes, dark

Re: (Part 2)

[insaneladybug]

Akt 21 is my favorite episode, but I never could enjoy watching it in English, LOL. But hey, I'm just happy you agree he was snotty. I've seen some people think he was less that way in English, which I do not understand at all.

That is interesting about how you say he was softened. ^^ I've watched the majority of Autor's scenes in English and I'm not totally sure I picked up on that (though I did in Japanese). I may have to give it another try.

In either version (since dialogue isn't a factor), I'm really intrigued by how sobered he becomes starting with the scene where Ahiru says goodbye to them. You can definitely a visual change in him then, and it's after that when he is dedicated and devoted to his new role and you don't see the bitterness and jealousy any more.

Re: (Part 2)

[dark_therapy]

I do agree that he was very snotty, but that's where I thought his charm came from. XD And I believe he softened at certain points later, but there's no need to check out the dubbed episodes if they're not to your taste. We all have our preferences. ^_^

And yeah, you're very right that he starts taking things very seriously after Duck's sacrifice. I mean, he does flip out with panic when he sees everyone turned into crows (and he had many moments of gravity before that too), but then once he hears that Drosselmeyer was there, he goes back into power-mad fanboy mode. It definitely seems to be Duck, and what she has to give up, that forces him to sober completely and realize that this is happening to real people with real lives, and doesn't hold back because of personal bitterness anymore (and I so love how he comes through at the end). That's a very interesting observation! *_*

Re: (Part 2)

[insaneladybug]

**nods.** I can understand that to an extent, as I absolutely love his arrogant moments in the original. XD; I totally fangirl over his Japanese voice actor in general. I wish he'd been in more stuff.

I have a hard time believing Autor wouldn't have read the Story Drosselmeyer made Fakir write, so I have a ficlit where he does that after Fakir leaves. And seeing how Drosselmeyer was tormenting Ahiru (and basically trying to commit murder by leading her into the lake, or so it would look) is what causes him to sober up there.

(I've also been interested in how Fakir is going to punch Autor out right before he leaves, but then seems to blink and come back to himself and lets Autor go. He could just be thinking that he can't waste time like that, but I like to think maybe he also knew that Autor didn't mean any harm and just plain didn't know or understand what was really going on.)