An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 6/13
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), SINoALICE (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Marius (Dance with Devils), Gishin, Anki, Alice, Snow White, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel - Character, Ibarahime, Little Red Riding Hood, Kaguya, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Dorothy, Three Little Pigs, Aladdin, Tachibana Ritsuka (Mentioned), Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond (mentioned), Tachibana Lindo (mentioned), Sogami Urie (mentioned), Nanashiro Mage (mentioned), Natsumezaka Shiki (mentioned), Roen (Dance with Devils) (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, everyone is confused about the newcomer, please pray for Pino, in fact please pray for everyone, being Character is suffering
Series: Part 3 of Story of Repetition
Summary:
Eventually, Marius will encounter the other characters in Library. What does he think of them? What do they think of him? Will they ever get along? How will they even work together?
So many things happened within the month! Hopefully I can keep up with it...
On the other hand, due to certain things happening with both JP (new character) and EN (different terms), there will be a few tweaks here and there. While this fic series will see continued usage of the Japanese terms (because they sound nicer (what were they thinking when they TL’ed Alice’s concept as Bondage??) and I’m lazy to change it), this fic in particular will be extended to 13 chapters with the arrival of the new Character to be revealed probably in tonight’s SINoSTREAM.
I shall now declare this chapter to be dedicated to @loyalhoetokondo, since her fave character is Red Riding Hood.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), Dance with Devils (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Natsumezaka Shiki/Tachibana Ritsuka
Characters: Natsumezaka Shiki, El (Dance with Devils), Tachibana Ritsuka (Mentioned), Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond (mentioned), Tachibana Maria (mentioned), Tachibana Lindo (mentioned), Sogami Urie (mentioned), Nanashiro Mage (mentioned), Roen (Dance with Devils) (mentioned), Kuzuha Azuna (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Shiki Natsumezaka's Birthday 2019, Anime Spoilers, Stage Play Spoilers, i hope this works, don't mind me - this is my first time writing from his POV
Summary:
Shiki writes letters to his friend El, telling him about the events that happened after his death.
Well - Happy Birthday to Shiki! I hope I got his character down pat... Apologies for any errors as this is my first fic where he’s the focus!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 5/12
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), SINoALICE (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Marius (Dance with Devils), Gishin, Anki, Alice, Snow White, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel - Character, Ibarahime, Little Red Riding Hood, Kaguya, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Dorothy, Three Little Pigs, Aladdin, Tachibana Ritsuka (Mentioned), Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond (mentioned), Tachibana Lindo (mentioned), Sogami Urie (mentioned), Nanashiro Mage (mentioned), Natsumezaka Shiki (mentioned), Roen (Dance with Devils) (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, everyone is confused about the newcomer, please pray for Pino, in fact please pray for everyone, being Character is suffering
Series: Part 3 of Story of Repetition
Summary:
Eventually, Marius will encounter the other characters in Library. What does he think of them? What do they think of him? Will they ever get along? How will they even work together?
Thanks @soluminarystarfish for Briar Rose’s lines!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), Dance with Devils (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tachibana Lindo/Tachibana Ritsuka, Tachibana Lindo & Tachibana Ritsuka
Characters: Tachibana Lindo, Tachibana Ritsuka, Tachibana Maria, Kuzuha Azuna, Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond, Sogami Urie, Nanashiro Mage, Natsumezaka Shiki, Roen (Dance with Devils)
Additional Tags: Lindo's Birthday 2019, writing from the edge of my seat again... ..., but at least this isn't last minute, also there's a sneaky Neil Gaiman reference, let's just say that Lindo read a lot of books during his time in England
Summary:
Hinamatsuri is also known as the Doll's Festival and the Girls' Festival in Japan. It's also Lindo's birthday, but don't tell him that - the others have a surprise for him.
Happy Birthday, Lindo! His birthday is also Hinamatsuri/Doll’s Festival/Girls’ Festival, so as he prepares that occasion for Ritsuka, he might forget about his own special day... ...
Shoutout to @kaijos-orca for the initial suggestion!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), SINoALICE (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Marius (Dance with Devils), Gishin, Anki, Tachibana Ritsuka (Mentioned), Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond (mentioned), Sogami Urie (mentioned), Nanashiro Mage (mentioned), Natsumezaka Shiki (mentioned), Tachibana Lindo (mentioned), Roen (Dance with Devils) (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Crossover, May have Nightmare Fuel in later chapters, Character Study, this character is a goldmine for fanfics, I think I'm the only one writing for him..., also a subtle nudge at Dance with Devils fans to play SINoALICE, Anime Spoilers, Game Spoilers, Movie Spoilers, Stage Play Spoilers, (only for 3rd Stage Play), SINoALICE spoilers, Mind Screw warning, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Originally Posted on Tumblr
Series: Part 1 of Story of Repetition
Summary:
Definition:
1) the act of doing or saying something again
2) something that happens in the same way as something that has happened before (taken from Cambridge Dictionary)
“If my creators are still alive, then why am I here? You’re saying that I can seek the answers I need here? Very well, since even the Forbidden Grimoire has no information of this place called Library, I shall repeat this very story to my heart’s content!”
Upon exiting from the Fortuna Room, Marius finds himself in a strange place filled with nothing but books. This place was never recorded in the Forbidden Grimoire, so why not explore it? Suddenly, Gishin and Anki appear and declare that he too, shall take part in Library's slaughter - kill Nightmares, gather Inochi, revive their respective Authors. But with Marius's creators still alive and well, what is he here for? Perhaps he can ask them about himself? And when he does, he can rewrite Ritsuka Tachibana's story to his own preferences!
Taking on the concept of Repetition, Marius embarks on a journey of self discovery (and murder) that will change his very perceptions.
Chapter 4 is out!!!! Also before he can do some scaring, there has to be something that’s he’s scared of. I think.
Next chapter will be the end of the Impulse Arc before the Hatred Arc begins.
But, today is also the 2-year anniversary of the Cup of China kiss shared between Yuri and Viktor!
So I got a few ideas...
Shout out to @rem-is-best-almond and @loyalhoetokondo on twitter for helping to suggest ideas!
A few notes before we begin:
The Vampire Monarchy has been abolished, but Azuna lives.
Viktor Nikiforov’s name is spelled with a ‘k’, Yuri Katsuki’s name is spelled with 1 ‘u’.
This takes place in real time, spread over 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Rem Kaginuki couldn’t believe his eyes.
Sure, he was a bit interested in figure skating and he couldn’t resist the demands of the student body when one of them sent him a link to a Youtube video, but to witness two humans of the same gender share a kiss on the ice in front of the whole world was something else.
On his birthday, no less.
Something compelled him to rewatch the video. In it, Yuri Katsuki was the last to skate at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China Men’s Free Skate. A few mistakes aside, he did an excellent job despite the fact that (and Rem did look it up later) he didn’t get enough sleep the night before. After a shocking attempt at the quadruple flip, which was a jump that only his coach, Viktor Nikiforov landed successfully, he did one last combination spin and held his final pose. As the audience cheered, Yuri looked around to see how Viktor reacted to his flip. He rushed over to greet Viktor, only to be met in turn by a glomp... and a tender kiss on the mouth. As the audience cheered, Yuri and Viktor gazed at each other with loving gazes before heading off to the kiss-and-cry.
Rem paused the video, and started thinking hard. Ever since he chose to stay in the human realm for his love for Ritsuka, the only kiss they shared was at the castle belonging to the former Vampire King. Since then, their only kisses were on the cheek, sometimes the neck. But never on the lips, for some reason. Not helping their case was her over-protective older brother Lindo, and the occasional visits from Urie, Mage, Shiki and Roen, who found it amusing to break the mood at the most inappropriate of moments.
Determined that Yuri and Viktor’s kiss on his birthday had a hidden significance to him, he decided that he would replicate the scene with Ritsuka, no matter what it takes.
2016
If Rem wanted to make this kiss as grandiose as possible, what better location would be to hold it at a public rink? Taking Ritsuka by the hand, Rem skated with utmost grace with her. Some people were already staring at the loving couple. Good. The more people noticing, the better. After all, he had watched that video many times and was determined that it will work. After all, if those two could do it, they could too.
Taking his position, he steadied himself and waited for Ritsuka to unknowingly get into the situation he wanted her to be in. And when she did, he took the jump, hoping that he would successfully initiate a kiss similar to the one at the Cup of China.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
The first time, Ritsuka was so shocked at his direct attempt, that he fell flat on his face. Embarrassed, he decided to try again when she felt ready. He WILL get it to work. After all, he was the Arlond heir, and the Arlonds ARE the most powerful family in Gehenna.
The second time, Rem caught Urie, Mage and Shiki giggling like a bunch of middle-school girls at him and lost his balance. They would get it from him when he came back.
(Roen was there too, but no one noticed. At least that was one advantage of being a lower-class Cerebus.)
The third time, Azuna happened to come by to pick Ritsuka up and drove him off with holy water. Disappointed at his failures so far, he settled with a peck on the cheek before sending both ladies off.
Oh well, there was always next year.
2017
Earlier on, Rem had booked an entire indoor rink to himself and Ritsuka. Telling the PA crew to play Yuri Katsuki’s Free Skate music at a certain timing, he took Ritsuka by the hand and led her on the ice. He had practiced a certain routine for ages, and made entirely sure that no one would be around to disturb them.
When ‘Yuri on Ice’ started playing, he danced around her, subtly creating a few sparks to enchant her eyes. Seeing an impressed Ritsuka with a delighted look on her face, he was absolutely sure that this time, he will be able to replicate what was now known as the ‘Vikturi kiss’.
If it weren’t for some unnecessary interference.
The first time, some vampires who were very slow on the update regarding Nesta attacked them. After fending them off, he promised to himself that he would fix the rink before anyone noticed.
The second time, Rem felt a jolt and a shiver behind his back before he could so much as jump. Ritsuka swore that she heard some cackling in the distance, before assuring herself that only the two of them were there and no one else.
(Somewhere beyond linear space and time, a white-haired boy was laughing his ass off at Rem’s awkward attempts to imitate Viktor and Yuri, before turning his attention to a timeline belonging to a group of Shikoku-based magical girls and unleashed whatever hell he could think of on them.)
The third time, Lindo was the one to pick Ritsuka up and happened to witness Rem trying to kiss her. Furious, he stormed up to Rem and demanded an explanation. One quick brawl (and some shiitake mushrooms in Rem’s face) later, Rem swore that he will get that kiss to her, no matter what.
Next year, he promises.
2018
Having found a quiet lake in the nearby woods, Rem managed to get a servant with ice powers to ensure that the lake stayed frozen throughout the date. But before he could bring Ritsuka out, she asked him a question that made Rem quite red in the ears.
“What have you been trying to attempt on the ice all these years?”
Rem froze. Did she know? Even if she didn’t, how could she have realised? Stuttering, Rem tried to come up with a legit excuse, but was unable to get it out of his system. Words weren’t exactly his thing, per se.
Laughing, Ritsuka decided that if that were the case, shouldn’t SHE be the one doing it? It is his birthday, after all.
And with that, she led him towards the middle of the frozen lake...
And straight up french-dipped him.
Before a very red Rem tried to protest, she planted her lips on his. Damn, it felt so good! But it was disappointing at the same time, because all of Rem’s attempts to replicate the kiss had ended in failure.
Well, whatever. This would do just fine.
After all, they have as many years as possible to copy the figure skating lovebirds.
What the both of them didn’t know, however, was that Urie, Mage, Shiki and Roen were hiding in the bushes, and all had cameras in their hands, getting delightful footage of Rem and Ritsuka’s kiss on ice. Snickering to themselves, they collectively decided that if Rem were to refuse anything they asked, those videos would spread to the whole school. Lindo’s face if he saw those would be priceless!
And with that, they made a break for it, leaving Rem and Ritsuka to share one last tender kiss on the ice.
Dance with Devils/SINoALICE AU: Story of Repetition
As promised, this is the follow up to my DwD/SINoALICE imagine post. Here, we have a certain someone being directly involved in SINoALICE as opposed to playing as a Character.
Chapter 1
Part 1
When Marius vanished into the light, he found himself in a strange world. This world wasn’t like the ones he saw in the wheels - in fact, this world never existed within the book he was a copy of.
“Interesting... but what am I supposed to do here?”
“This is a world in which I am not aware of.”
“But if such fate were to befall me, so shall it be. After all, no one can defy the Wheels of Fortune - not even myself.”
“Spin, spin, Wheels of Fortune! Rota, fatum volvit.”
Gishin: Who are you? Which tale do you come from?
Marius: There’s this love story between a girl, several devils and her exorcist brother. I am merely its narrator.
Marius: However, I have been telling this story over and over again. Never before have I took any action on my own.
Anki: Well, looks like you have to now!
Gishin: Kill Nightmares, gather their life force, and then you can meet the one who can give you all your answers!
Part 2
Fight? Kill? No one has ever taught me how. I’ve seen fights and murders happen, but never have I gotten myself directly into one.
Part 3
A Nightmare... ... how gruesome. No wonder those two want them dead. If they are instrumental in meeting the ones who made me, then very well. I shall give them the highest mountain of corpses.
Part 4
So these people are called Authors? In my case, I have creators and scriptwriters. It seems that the ones I’ll meet are the creators.
Part 5
If I were to meet the people who created me, what should I ask of them?
Part 6
It seems that I am but part of the story that they have created, but for some reason I am far removed from the events that transpire.
Part 7
All I know is that I am an artificial being made by the one who used to be the King of Gehenna, with part of that girl’s soul as an ingredient. However, why he made me is unknown. But I am sure it is related to the Forbidden Grimoire.
Part 8
Who am I? What purpose do I have in my old world and this one? Why am I here?
Part 9
I think I have found it - the reason why I want to meet my creators.
Part 10
I can ask my creators about my identity! I finally have a reason to be here in Library!
But in order to do so, I have to destroy every last being in this world.
Even if I think it doesn’t sound right, there’s nothing I can do. After all, this is according to the Wheels of Fortune.
No one can defy them, go against them. They can only go along with what they say.
Anki: A story that repeats itself again and again? Isn’t that boring?
Marius: Ritsuka Tachibana, for that is the name of that girl, makes a different conclusion each time.
Marius: However, what I want is for her to meet me.
Marius: And I believe that if I have the answers I want, I can figure out a way to get her to notice my existence!
Gishin: ... ... your life is way too lonely.
Against all odds, he manages to take a life directly for the first time. Even though he is the cause of many a tragedy to befall the love story he came from, he has never directly laid his hand on anyone.
Smiling to himself, he pressed forward towards the unknown that is Library.
Repetition. (反復, はんぷく)
That is the name of the shackles that binds Marius to the Wheels of Fortune.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dance with Devils (Anime), Dance with Devils (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sogami Urie/Tachibana Ritsuka
Characters: Sogami Urie, Tachibana Ritsuka, Natsumezaka Shiki, Nanashiro Mage, Roen (Dance with Devils), Tachibana Lindo, Kuzuha Azuna, Kaginuki Rem | Rem Arlond
Additional Tags: Urie Sogami's Birthday 2019, Urie/Ritsuka fluff, brief references to Rem's Birthday fic and Story of Repetition, I got this done in a very short time, so it's probably bad, I swear that next birthday I'll do a fic on ample time, Azuna is alive in this fic, no fighting this time, I need a break from Library
Summary:
A single (paper) butterfly was all it took for Urie to navigate (nearly) the whole of Shiko Town, finding items for his friends and eventually his beloved special butterfly. For what, no one knows.
A little something I did for Urie’s birthday, which probably has passed by now in Japan.
Oh and BTW, @loyalhoetokondo
