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Brony_Fife


A simple writer with complicated taste.

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To quote DBZ Abriged Tien "Dibbs on not fighting that guy"

Gotta say this an interesting story you got Fife. A pony who seems like he walks the fine between sanity and insanity.

He also seems to have a very cynical view of the world.
He's not content with his life and in he blames everypony else for his problems or shortcomings.

The current pattern he is in can only a few ways. It could just continue till the day he dies or at this point he may just snap and kill somepony. It's kinda sad actually as a lot serial killer have these kind of thought before they go crazy...but then again most people have these kind of thoughts as well:twilightoops:.

So really all that separates sanity from insanity is whether or not he act on those dark thoughts in back of his mind. :pinkiecrazy:

I really dont understand this story.
Is all the kills in his imagination?
And if so, is he going to be carrying them out the next day?

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The main character of this story is a self-centered wuss. They're frustrated by the world around them and blame everypony else for their own problems. Then they have revenge fantasies.

I certainly hope he doesn't act on those fantasies tomorrow.

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I thought the sexual metaphors could have been subtler.

Amusingly, that was the original plan. His/her sexual metaphors were going to be more overt and tasteful, but then I realized that doing so would negate the emphasis on his/her mental imbalance. I mean, come on, there's no way a character this bent outta shape over the little things has ever had sex. Or even if so, he/she wouldn't see it often.

In short, the character is meant to be childish, wimpy, hypocritical, and impotent. Nothing emphasizes that as much as his/her juvenile emphasis on the sex he/she will likely never have. Well, except for the self-centered revenge fantasies.

Oh, and if this fic really did bring to mind Fiddlebottom's work, that was intentional. I'm really gonna miss that guy.

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It's interesting you bring up the virginity thing.

With Blueblood, it's because I didn't think his position through clearly enough until you pointed it out -- which I then went back and scrubbed it out, instead opting for "I'M A PRINCE YOU MUST FUCK ME BECAUSE I AM POWERFUL NOT BECAUSE I'M ANY GOOD IN THE SACK."

With Soarin, I was trying to imply that his virginity is only because of his personal opinions on romance and sex in general. I don't think I made it clear in the narrative of that story, but after going back and rewriting the scene in which he and Rainbow Dash bond a little more, I revealed he'd done some kissing, snuggling, canoodling, but never outright penetration. But like I said, I... just didn't convey it very well. I seem to fumble a lot when it comes to the sexual side of a character. (And gimme a break, man. That was my first fetish fic-- and on top of that my first time writing any kind of characterization for Soarin--let me ease myself into this new world of writing.)

And now for Just Another Pony. If this character has ever had sex... I honestly don't wanna know. I don't care to know. All the reader needs to know about this character is his/her childish outlook on the rest of the world, and his/her clumsy sex metaphors help emphasize the childishness.

Oh, and as for Shatterstorm? From My Little Castlevania Adventure:

Suddenly, an idea pops into Spike’s head. He turns to Shatterstorm. “Hey Shatterstorm, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

Shatterstorm answers Spike with a crooked frown and a heaving sigh. “Yes,” he says slowly. Apparently, Spikey-Wikey has forgotten about Shatterstorm's... problem... with mares.

Spike smiles. “Share some tips with me, then! How do I impress a mare like Rarity?”

A looooooong and uncomfortable silence. Spike’s smile slowly fades. “Shatterstorm?”

Oh, the wonderful world of dating. All the verbal abuse, the casually taking advantage of a lonely pony, the awkward sex that ends with tears and apologies and self-loathing. Shatterstorm clicks his tongue. “Trust me on this one, Spike. You don’t want her.”

The things his mother put him through have almost completely destroyed his confidence and interest in intimacy, resulting in some really lousy sex. I'm sure his high school girlfriends, snot-nosed bitches they were, were glad he took their virginities, but it wasn't much fun for him.

But maybe you're right, and I should write a fic about Big Mac dealing with some minor embarrassment over his own virginity. I mean, everypony already knows he plays with a little girl's doll. What would everypony think if they knew he was over thirty and still has yet to do the deed? (I might have bungled with BB and stretched it a bit with Soarin, but with Mac I think it could work much more believably. Apple Bloom claims he's so shy, he'd never ask out Cheerilee, sooooooo...)

It'd be kinda like the 40-year-old Virgin: it turns out Big Mac is the most desirable stallion amongst the likes of pompous Blueblood, lazy Soarin, and childish Caramel. I think this could work. For a more moderate character, maybe I could throw Fancypants into the mix: he's engaged to Fleur-de-Lis, but he's not so stupid and egotistical to think virginity's somehow a bad thing. This could work nicely.

DAMMIT JUB QUIT GIVING ME IDEAS I HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK WITH THE SHIT I HAVE TO WRITE

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I like this comment. "I don't mean to accuse you of anything. Now let me give you a hundred or so words that explains the accusation I'm totally not making."

I don't recall if I've ever told you this, Jub, but I have nine siblings, four of whom are girls. My parents have been together longer than I've been alive. As you're no doubt aware thanks to a recent forum post, I do in fact love them all very much regardless of how much shit they give me.

True, I've had romantic difficulty (Haven't we all?), but if you to were ask anyone who knows me in real life, my biggest flaw is that the moment anything goes wrong in my life, I'm the first one to blame or criticize myself. I take disappointing others hard. Why do you think I keep getting upset when I put my best effort on this website and not get so much as a pulse in return? Look at how many views this story has gotten. It's some of my best writing, period, and it hasn't even hit fifty views yet. In fact, that may be the reason I don't have very many friends or haven't been able to keep a girlfriend -- I'm so terrified I'm disappointing them that I wig out and they just go "Okay fine, you know what, forget it" and I never see them again.

Or on the other hand, I make a terrible friend/boyfriend. Being temperamental and into things most people don't care about has that effect on folks.

With BB, I wasn't really thinking, I admit. With Soarin, I thought I could get away with just giving him a logical concern that mares only want him because he's a Wonderbolt, not because he himself is anything special. But Shatterstorm's story is a unique case.

I've often read news stories of teachers or parents sexually molesting their charges, and I began to notice a pattern. One, the most sensationalized ones are of "man takes advantage of woman", where the male sex offender is vilified. Two, the stories where the genders are reversed are often less obviously biased, and the hotter the female, the more the general response is, "Wow, that kid must feel pretty lucky!" (For teachers having sex with their students) or "LOL What a pussy!" (For mothers taking sexual advantage of their sons).

I wanted to deconstruct this double-standard with Shatterstorm. What kind of effect this has on a male whose only sexual experiences is in situations where he gets taken advantage of. You think the other kids in his school would think highly of him if they knew his mom sexually molested him? You think his high school girlfriends were impressed with his performance? You think they'd be impressed if they knew where his penis has been? Really, think about it.

And it's kind of unfair for you to say his opinion of mares is "female=bitch." As an adult, he generally greets any mare he meets with caution, although it's obvious his problem was worse when he was younger and more rebellious. I mean, come on, if he really put as much stock in that philosophy as you seem to think, why does he refer to Twilight as "Miss Sparkle"? Why is he becoming more comfortable around Rainbow Dash? (We saw him act charming--perhaps by accident--in her presence a few times.)

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Okay, okay, you're right, I'm sorry. I've totally overstepped my boundaries with my "observation", and I apologize for that. I realize I can be quite antagonistic with my comments, and while I'm not apologizing for that, I can admit I'm in the wrong here. While I do think of us as friends (whatever that means in the world of cyberspace), I have no absolutely no business making assumptions about you or your personal life, and especially not your sex life. That was a dick move. Seriously, I shouldn't have done that.

*force choke* Apology accepted, Captain Jub.

Nah, I'm not too concerned with the Crossovers, actually. When I go into those, I know for a fact that fans of the Side B of the Crossover -- and ONLY those fans -- are gonna read it, so the story is meant to impress them and them alone. As a matter of fact, I know I've written a cool crossover when I get comments like:

"Brony Fire, Good sir. I congratulate you. It is very rare that I find a fiction like this that totally upturns my view on something. I have always been a fan of Castlevania and until I read this I never really considered how dark it really is. Never once had I considered the effects of Dracula on the ordinary people of the world. It was always Belmonts v.s. Dracula and his evil legions and no one else was involved. I never once even thought of someone else' perspective on Dracula. Since you decided to completely remove the Belmonts from the equation and focused on the ponies of Ponyville I now have a greater understanding of just how horrid things are before a superhero Belmont comes to save the day. I thank you for giving me a better appreciation of one of my favorite video game series. have a like and a fave." -- LogicIsFail4199

and

"You have a way with words. Everything is shrouded in dense atmosphere, a damp fog clinging to the story, hiding ancient secrets that are better left alone. The present-tense is rather peculiar, but it doesn't hinder me much. I quite like how it is so far." -- Rabukurafuto

These are the reasons I treasure comments over faves any day of the week. Anyone can say "I like it", but when you go into great detail about why you like it, or even why you don't like it, it puts a smile on my face if only because I got a reaction out of someone today and they made it known.

Of course, I could say that about any of my stories. The reason Are You Kidding?! There's PORN of Us?! is my magnum opus is due to how much reaction I got: debates, thank-yous, hate-yous, great shoes, grape juice, green Jews, and all that other good stuff.

But then I do stuff like Tiger and Demon or Just Another Pony where I try to be edgier with the content of my storytelling. I understand not everybody being into the same fetishes as me, but just because something is bloodier doesn't make it bad.

It's like the only reason they have the See Mature feature on is when they want to read clop -- and never the good kind, either. None of the intentionally silly ones or the ones with hilarious situations. No, the clop that always becomes popular is the poorly-written crap that looks more like a dirty text message as opposed to fiction. The erotica is nonexistent, the characters are so wooden it's like watching a teenager play with Barbie dolls because he has no friends, and the sex scenes themselves are so bad they cause my penis to try crawling as far back into my ballsack as it possibly can out of shame.

But enough about that -- outside of the fact that Soarin Gives Rainbow Dash a Belly Rub did much better than I thought it would anyway.

Instead, I gotta ask you how much you love violence. I know you like it, but how much?

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Well, I asked you about violence because I'm currently writing a pretty violent fanfic called "NO MORE PONIES". Basically an anti-brony with a lightsaber gets sick of bronies mucking up his pop culture intake and goes to Equestria so he can kill the Mane Six. Because.

Like the games, it's pretty violent. The Mane Six die in various bloody and awesome and awesomely bloody and bloody awesome ways. Just letting you know. :twilightsmile:

What the hell? ..... ... I have to read more! :heart:

Great story! I really enjoyed it! I felt like it was some sort of messed up regular person who wanted these crazy fantasies to measure up. Loved all of it! :heart:

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A little like some kind of pony Patrick Bateman.

Or maybe even the guy living just down the street from you.

They could be anyone, really. :pinkiecrazy:

Heh. That moment when you realize you can do anything inside your own mind. Thoughts, secrets, actions. They are yours and yours alone, sitting there. Festering. Growing. Sharpening. All your desires come true inside of yourself. But they are not real. That is, until you make them real.

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