History Fanfic / thecrimsongarment

** Soichirou Kiryuin's CatchPhrase, "don't lose your way" ''especially'' coming from Satsuki's mouth, is a sure fire way to piss Ragyo off.

* ButNotTooForeign: Ragyo is half French on her mother's side (which explains her CatchPhrase), and both her and her daughters have slightly European features such as [[PhenotypeStereotype blue eyes and "high noses."]]

* BeneathTheMask: When the story is in Ryuko's POV, Satsuki comes off as a stoic, no-nonsense leader who always has a plan and isn't above using questionable means to keep her students in line. [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Once we see things from Satsuki's]] [[NotSoStoic perspective however...]]

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Satsuki in spades, and she seems to want to [[BecomingTheMask become the mask.]]

War ensues between the possessed humans, or COVERS and Life Fiber supporters and those who refuse to side with them [[ApocalypseHow and as a result, most of the world's major cities are destroyed and most of the world's population is killed.]] After much bloodshed, the remaining nations base their entire governing system and society around [[SocialDarwinist Life Fiber culture]]. The education system is used to indoctrinate children, Schools are a means of weeding out individuals deemed unintelligent, physically weak, or non compliant, one's academic performance and accomplishments have a direct bearing on their social status, social status is directly related to connection with Life Fibers, and [[OneNationUnderCopyright big corporations now hold most of the economic and political power]].

** Mako went from PluckyComicRelief to a much more downplayed StepfordSmiler, and her family very clearly has a MysteriousPast involving [[spoiler: Mako's older brother]].

* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead\DirtyMindReading: In Chapter 13, Senketsu catches a glimpse of Ryuko fantasizing about Aikurou, but since sex has a [[StockholmSyndrome very different meaning in Life Fiber culture]] Senketsu is unnerved and concerned.

* AmuletOfDependency: Clothing that is imbued with Life Fibers augments the user's intelligence and strength, and are a necessity in this SocialDarwinist future.

* EvenEvilHasStandards\RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: It's mentioned that some of Ragyo's {{Mooks}} left The Conglomerate because they suspected (or possibly, might have found out) that the allegations of child molestation were true.

** [[spoiler: Aikurou Mikisugi]] is pretending to still be in the dark with regards to [[spoiler: Ryuko's lineage]].

* UsedToBeMoreSocial\UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Nonon, Satsuki used to be a CheerfulChild before Ragyo's abuse started, when she started progressively cutting herself off from her friends. When she was eleven, she banned Kaneo Takarada from ever seeing her again because he had confessed his love to her. By the time she was thirteen she had become as steely as she is in the present.

* FlechetteStorm: Maiko defeats a Kamui-less

* InterruptedSuicide\HappilyFailedSuicide: Ira Gamagoori almost kills himself because of the loss of his girlfriend, Satsuki stops him.

* AdaptationalWimp: Satsuki is a particularly egregious case of this. She's far more conflicted and vulnerable than her canon counterpart and the effects her upbringing has on her psyche are given a lot more weight.

** [[TricksterMentor Aikurou Mikisugi]] is slightly slimier and more duplicitous than his original counterpart. He blatantly says he doesn't care how many people die if it means overthrowing Ragyo and [[spoiler: knows ''very'' well about Ryuko's lineage and is deliberately hiding it from her.]]

* CuteAndPsycho: Nui Harime, just like her original counterpart... except she has ''even more'' atrocities under her belt aside from killing Ishin Matoi.

* AmuletOfDependency: Clothing that is imbued with Life Fibers augments the user's intelligence and strength, and are a necessity in this SocialDarwinist future.

* PuppeteerParasite: The life fibers enhance the cognitive power and physical strength of the wearer in exchange for control over their own body

* SocialDarwinist: The Kiryuin family and the Life Fibers in general.