Hola. Here's an experimental fic that I've been sitting on. I have a few chapters written, and may or may not continue. It's a pre-story fic with a younger (likely mid-twenties) Drosselmeyer that focuses on the creation of the Raven. The beginning might be a little confusing but stick with me.
Warnings: These will be updated per chapter. For now let's just say there's going to be a lot of psychological abuse.
Disclaimer: You don't want me to own Princess Tutu.
Three months after
Write: a b c
a b c
ABC
a b c
A
A
B
B
C
C
My name is .
M
y
nane
Name
Name
name
My name
is
My name is
Claus.
My name is Claus.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
My name is Claus.
Yes you understand, no you do not understand.
Answer.
Do you understand?
Yes
Good.
Yes
Enough of that. Copy this part of the book I am holding out to you. See; I am pointing.
See I am pointing
No!
Do you understand?
Infernal mockingbird. THIS PART.
Yes
Go on.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children, The whilst their own birds famish in their nests: O, be to me, though thy hard heart say no, Nothing so kind, but something pitiful!
Good. Do you understand?
No
What is your name?
My
name
is
Claus
You serve me.
I serve you
I am your master.
What is your name?
Your name is Claus.
My name is Claus. What is your name?
You're asking me?
Yes
My name is Herr von Drosselmeyer. I am your master.
You are my master. I serve you.
Who are you?
Claus
Who are you in your heart?
No
No understand
"I do not understand."
" "
That means I want you to say that. That is a quote.
I do not understand.
Do you understand quotes?
Yes
But you do not understand who you are.
Yes. I do not understand.
Would you like for me to make you understand?
I will not ask again.
Yes
Your name is Claus. I saved your life.
My hurts
Your what hurts?
show you
That is your wing.
wing
My wing hurts
That is because it is broken. Hurt. I saved you. You would have died.
I do not understand.
Here, let me show you.
See this paper?
Yes
Do you know what fire is?
No
Look.
bad bad bad bad
hurts
get away
Yes, fire hurts if you get too close.
bad bad bad
I will not hurt you with it.
bad hurts no
STOP!
I was showing you the fire for a reason. Look. Paper and fire.
It burned up, see?
gone
eaten
Yes. That is death. Death is gone, eaten. You would have been eaten by the other birds.
hurts
And now we are regressing. Lord.
get away
It does not matter. I saved you. Do you understand why?
Why
Why I saved you. My reason.
No
You are a bird.
bird
Like this picture, see? A raven. Here, a mirror.
What is his name?
Claus.
My name is Claus.
Yes. He is you.
Me?
Reflection.
Claus.
You.
Bird
raven
You are a smart thing.
Smart means
Intelligent. Able to understand.
Yes
I am smart?
Yes. Here, copy this again.
That was an order. Say, "Yes, Master."
Yes, Master.
Now copy it.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children,
The whilst their own birds famish in their nests:
O, be to me, though thy hard heart say no,
Nothing so kind, but something pitiful!
You are a raven, right?
I understand.
That means you are the child of a raven.
Child?
Ravens brought you into the world.
World?
Perhaps you are not ready for that.
Yes
You are a raven, but inside, in here…
Thump place
Heart.
Thump place no touch
Heart. In your heart, you are a human.
h u m a n
Like me.
Master
In your "thump place", you look like Master.
thump place
No, I was quoting you. Writing what you wrote.
Yes
You are raised a raven, but inside, you are a human. And that is why I saved you.
Cold wing hurts hurts
other ravens
Other ravens were attacking you.
hurts
But not anymore, right?
Yes
Master saved me
Good.
My name is Claus. You are my master. I serve you. Master saved me. I am human inside.
Yes. You understand.
I am smart.
Indeed.