PT Secret Santa fic

[kai_lis]

... This thing needs a title.  I labeled the file on my computer as "Summer Storm," but I don't really feel like that works.  Though, it's still vastly better than the other fic I started and gave up on, which I decided to call "Clarissa Explains It All."  .... Probably for the best I didn't finish that one.

Anyway!  Here we go.

Fandom: Princess Tutu

Comments

[dictator_duck]

(I really don't know how to tell you how I found this, beyond that it's one of the links I opened while trawling for good Rue icons. I AM NOT A CREEPER I SWEAR :D?)

I really, really love this story. I love how you have her being Kraehe, and once she feels suddenly sorry for Mytho (and he's being sweet and kind and not raven!Mytho) she becomes Rue--just for him to switch back. The emotionally abusive relationship between the two of them is basically the hardest thing to write in this fandom, because a) real emotional abuse is extremely hard to write, and b) they both end up heroes with their happily ever after...which stories like this remind us will have some scarred undertones to it (making it rather bittersweet).

Thank you for writing this! It has given me a lot to chew over :).

[kai_lis]

(Don't worry. I posted the link to the comm just a few days ago, so it's no surprise if it turned up easily when you clicked the Rue tag. XD)

I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the wonderful, detailed review! Yes, much as I love that they got their happy ending, I can't forget that Mytho and Rue went through a lot of damage together before they got it--damage they inflicted on each other. The confusion between identities is interesting to play with, and I'm glad it came through in my writing.

That's just about the best compliment I could receive, so thank you, again! I'm thrilled I could give you things to think about, as I feel that's what the best writing does. =)