Hi! I'm an aspiring polymath. If you're willing to teach, I'm willing to learn, and vice-versa. I go by Cory.
Zephyr Breeze makes a rude comment that gets Fluttershy thinking about the nature of her and Discord's relationship.
She and Discord have grown so much, but is she really doing the right thing?
This fic is my attempt to fix the problems I see with Fluttercord in the show, and show growth beyond the dynamic they had during the main show.
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I saw the title and expected Mother-In-Law jokes.
I will say that one strong moment in the show that shows this is when Twilight asks Tirek to also release Discord after he betrayed everypony (including Fluttershy). After that, he gives Twilight her key and asks her for forgiveness as well as thanking her. It's the moment he starts seeing her as an actual friend. Or that's what I always thought anyway.
But yeah, fun read and a conversation between the three that makes sense.
I liked the story. The point of view on relationships was interesting to see and I do admit that the relationship Discord and Fluttershy had at the beginning of their friendship was unhealthy.
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Yeah totally agree. That's part of why there is sufficient evidence from the show that Discord *does* respect people other than fluttershy.
Whether he respects anyone enough to not act against them is a bit of a different matter though I think- even after Tirek he makes ploys, tricks, and inconveniences the people he's trying to be friends with.
He does grow over time though, he's a fun character study.
Enjoyed. It's so much fun to focus on the silly side of Fluttercord (i do so m'self) but you have maturely and astutely delved into the serious side. Eww.
(Also, what does an aspiring polymath do? Probably not much like John Brunner's novel...)
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Thank you!
(A little bit of everything!)
Honestly i cant really picture zephyr being the one to question the relationship, he an immature idiot who take nothing serous even his own problems, honestly he become fast friends with discord to the point he be a bad influence on Discord
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Zephyr being a bad influence on Discord is certainly a good possibility to explore in a fic too!
Zephyr has the start of some growth during the series, and he does show some care for Fluttershy, albeit in a shallow manner. This was mostly written with Zephyr being a convenient catalyst for the conflict; BUT if you look carefully in this fic, he's not *actually* supporting Fluttershy at all. He's saying he does, but all he's concerned about is getting one-upped by discord at cooking, and he takes it out on Fluttershy by telling her her relationship is fake and invalidating all of her choices.
That seems pretty shallow to me! He's one step above just thinking about himself, which is thinking about others, but deciding that his feelings about other people overrule THEIR OWN FEELINGS. Alas, poor Zephyr. Maybe I'll give him some actual growth in a future fic.
Thank you for reading and commenting!