#had that part stuck in my head bc of the orpheus looked back art that made us all go a bit bonkers

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[ID: ten shots from 'revolutionary girl utena' with excerpts of black text edited onto them. the first is of akio embracing utena in the duelling arena, holding her sword and talking down to her. utena is wearing a princess dress. text reads: 'and lot's wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been.'

utena prying open the coffin behind the rose gate. text reads: 'but she did look back,'

anthy staring up at utena from within her coffin, her expression confused. text reads: 'and i love her for that,'

utena smiling at anthy inside her coffin, tears in her eyes. text reads: 'because it was so human.'

the swords of hatred pulsing towards utena as she lies defeated on the ground. text reads: 'so she was turned to a pillar of salt. so it goes.'

utena and anthy's hands being wrenched apart. text reads: 'people aren't supposed to look back.'

anthy about to leave ohtori, smiling and wearing her pink outfit. text reads: 'i’m certainly not going to do it anymore. i’ve finished my war book now. the next one i write is going to be fun. this one is a failure, and had to be, since it was written by a pillar of salt. it begins like this:'

young anthy hanging limply as the swords of hatred protrude from her body. she is sihloutted against a red background. text reads: 'listen: billy pilgrim has come unstuck in time.'

a photo of utena and anthy, in which akio has been cropped out, sitting in a pink frame upon a table. there is also a pink rose frame around the shot. text reads: 'it ends like this:'

a close-up of the photo, still with the pink rose frame, in which utena and anthy are tentatively holding hands. text reads: 'poo-tee-weet?' /end ID]

revolutionary girl utena (1997) / kurt vonnegut, slaughterhouse 5

#another addition to my ‘fave lit moments x rgu’ series #agonised over this for quite some time but i think im happy with it now <3 #revolutionary girl utena #but she did look back!!!!!!!! and i love her for that!!!!!! because it was so human!!!!!!! #had that part stuck in my head bc of the orpheus looked back art that made us all go a bit bonkers #and MAN. it begins like this… listen.. billy pilgrim has come unstuck in time….. it ends like this.. poo tee weet? #connecting the thematic dots between poo tee weet and that shot is perhaps my finest moment actually #anyways #rgu #web weaving #shut up daisy