Listen I've spent most of today travelling home from a week of intense fieldwork, I've been awake since 5am and it is now 3am, I am absolutely NOT equipped to process any of this goddamn... Anthy/Utena Pearl fusion content properly but be aware I am d e c e a s e d on every level. Just... holy shit. The tender Pearl Solidarity feelings. The gentle physical affection with the Meaningful Hands and the head-on-shoulder lean. The damn... pearl boutique space clam confirming like... all the headcanons... and Pearl out here being the fucking badass amazing Renegade she is and deriding the Objectification but still so full of gentleness and understanding and so quickly going nope on the "competition" part (which I was a bit worried about tbh)... "How did you stop hurting?" "I didn't"... WHAT A LINE... this icon... this absolute hero... mutual support and healing all over this place I was NOT prepared at all. Direct catering to me personally with extra Utena levels absolutely off the charts.
