Princess Tutu Exchange Preferences

[lezridax]

Here's the solo fandom letter for this one!

Canon is a 26-episode fantasy-romance anime series from 2002-2003. I am not familiar with additional stuff like the manga, that one "sequel" fanfic, etc.

I am a longtime, huge fan of this anime, so I'm excited to finally request it for some exchanges! This should give you an idea of what I like here, but in general, this is a fandom where I'm pretty flexible. I generally like stuff that sticks close to canon here, as I think the canon of the anime is pretty much perfect, but there are some exceptions: if you can find a way to let Fakiru continue into the future, bring Ahiru back as a human so they can be together, etc. go ahead! I'm also good with both gen and shipping fic.

Ships I Like:

Fakir/Ahiru (Fakiru), Rue/Mytho (Ruetho), Ahiru/Rue (Ahirue), Fakir/Mytho, Autor/Fakir, Autor/Fakir/Mytho, Autor/Fakir/Ahiru, Autor/Rue, Autor/Rue/Mytho, Fakir/Ahiru/Rue/Mytho

But again, this isn't a fandom where I feel particularly strong about something NEEDING to be ship fic. If you're focused on Fakir and Ahiru, for instance, I'd prefer there be a shippy dynamic with them - and they're one of the big ones where I'd love to see continuations/fix-its - but overall I'm truly fine with both gen and shipping here.

Prompts:

• As per above, where do these characters go after the ending and the "fairytale" is over?
• With F/F and M/M ships, experimenting/messing around/grappling with gay feelings - the kind of stuff that us same-sex-attracted people get up to in boarding school stories
• Feelings Realization!
• Falling in love with people you never expect and the awkwardness that ensues - really fun to deal with in some of these, for instance, with Fakiru, Ahirue, etc.
• How Autor's realization of feelings for Fakir, Rue, etc. shifts his attitudes about the story and Drosselmeyer
• Turning duo ships poly in the case of the poly ones - how that happens! (Though please don't do "polyamory negotiations" in the kind of tedious rules-making kind of way. Just, what happens that makes these people want to be together as an OT3 or OT4 rather than a couple. What makes them realize those feelings!)
• Fighting Drosselmeyer and "the story" to be in love
• For gen fic about Drosselmeyer: who is he? what is his backstory? What made him become a writer and want to write such tragic things? How did he get this way? And how did he get these magic powers?

Fandom-Specific DNW:

• Sad/ambiguous/unhappy endings for main characters/ships
• Sex other than in far-future fic with aged-up characters ("messing around," second-base type of stuff is fine with the characters during their "canon" ages)
• All the "usually DNW" stuff from the main post applies here - except that if you can make it work, I think trans headcanons might be pretty interesting here?