Death of a Fan Fiction · 6:59pm Nov 5th, 2011
Death of a Fan Fiction
November 5th, 2011
3:00 p.m. E.S.T.
In June a fan-fiction author by the name of Somber, one of the best we have, took a huge risk...he (I can only assume, please forgive me if I'm wrong) decided to do something that could lead to tragedy. His choice was to write a story about the background and family of one of the "mane" cast...try try to fill in some of the background of a character while the canon was still being unfurled.
The end result was a fan fiction that took the unusual form of a series of journal entries, something that was risky and had failed under the guidance of even some of the most talented writers. Yet, here it was done well, and was genuinely an excellent example of fan fiction.
The name of the story was...
...and I liked it.
It was sad, sort of a combination of The Grave of the Fireflies and A Little Princess, and Somber made sure that at no point did Rarity fall into any characterization traps. It might have laid it on a little thick at points, but in the end it was essentially perfect.
From the moment I read it, I knew what was coming.
There was no realistic way that the story could ever have been canon, not for a cartoon about colorful ponies meant for nine year old girls. Yet, absolutely knowing this, Somber went forward and wrote the story. Seeing clearly the image in his mind he brought it to life...no different from how I have to capture the ones that go running and screaming around in my own mind.
He, of course, knew that it couldn't possibly be true, and that even the most casual mention of any sort of family would rip his story to shreds. Somber became as a child making lines in the frost on a window, creating something beautiful that will be lost in one warm breath.
Today, Season 2, Episode 5 aired...and the wreckage of the frail barque that was Simply Rarity now washes on the tide of canon.
We are all going to face this.
The perils of writing for an unfolding series are so many that at some point even our most light and airy stories could simply be ripped apart. My own personal fanon took a slap to the face...unless his hat was hiding his horn Rarity's father (if he is her biological father) just pissed all over my understanding of what it means to be an Equestrian...but I'll explain that later.
It's not all bad though...now we can finally kick the corpse of those horrific images of Sweetie Belle actually being Rarity's illegitimate child who is forced to live in a closet into a well-deserved grave.
If, by any chance, someone knows of a way to contact Somber, please relay my condolences. Please, also tell him not to give up...that his bravery in committing time and effort to a vision that he knew was so frail speaks well of him. I liked his story...and I look forward to seeing how not only he, but we as a fandom, grow into the still-dawning canon.
Stay Awesome,
-T.D.
Somber's email is at David13ushey@gmail
You can also put a message or a link to this one in the comment thread for Simply Rarity on Equestria Daily. I don't know for sure, but he probably reads the comment thread to Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons more often, since that's his current work. I thought about posting a link to this very romantic eulogy, in those comments, but I think you'd rather do that yourself, (if you choose to,) yes?
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The funny thing is, I've never been able to post a message at Daily! It's probably the seven concentric circles of defensive software I strap around my computers. I couldn't even do it back when it was anonymous.
Thank you for the e-mail. I'll consider letting him know. Thanks for taking the time to read and reply!
Aw... heck with canon.
Simply Rarity is still one of my favorite ponyfics, fanfics and just plain ol' stories.
It now being firmly in the realm of fanon rather than potential canon doesn't change its impact. (and yes... Sweetiebuse can go away)
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