Frozen to the bone then heated with a fire from within, Celestia cracks and Luna is the witness. Luna offers forgiveness, but is Celestia too hardened to accept it... or give it for that matter?
[The idea for this story was developed before the canonization of Nightmare Moon's banishment]
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That... that turned out magnificent.
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don't be such a flatterer
thanks :)
Damn, I don't know how I managed to not burst out in tears. That was some really good writing, thank you for making this.
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aw, thanks Love
of course, now I'll just have to try harder to get those tears, wont IWe kinda take for granted the notion that Luna's return was all happy and wonderful, and everypony was terribly delighted for Celestia to have her sister back, but this feels like something we should've actually seen on screen. Your characterisations of both are excellent, with neither feeling like you've tacked elements on to make them serve the story better. Celestia, quite justifiably, has a lot of issues to deal with in regards to Luna, and it's strange that this isn't gone into more often (at least not from the point of view of her actually hating her sister, Nightmare Moon-influenced or not). It's a rather dark twist, but one that seems to fit comfortably within the show's canon.
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Thank you for taking the time out to read this!
The one thing I absolutely love about mlp is its potential of plot, and admittedly also one of the banes of my existence. There are so many things that can possibly work within the different themes the show presents, and I feel like either in the show or among us fans there is so much room to explore. I have a personal preference of lurking around the darker trails, but honestly there's enough subtext in this show to justify that. When I wrote this, I was tired reading things were Celestia apologized to Luna. After the fifth story of her acknowledging her overbearing pride and the regret of not taking her sister's concern more seriously, I wanted to look at what Celestia deserved to be upset with. No, mlp wouldn't touch on that because it would garner too much sympathy to nightmare moon aka a bully who needed a time out, but I think this is a bit more logical in real people world.
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You're quite welcome.
The potential is also where the show is let down a little, too; there are any number of threads to draw on that could be worth a season (or more), but they get forgotten about almost as soon as they're brought up. Imagine a year-long build up to Nightmare Moon's return, with Celestia subtly coaxing/pushing Twilight to gather the other Element Bearers in time. Okay, I get WHY they don't do such things, meaning we have to invent all this in our heads, but it would be awesome to see.
I stray into the darker territory myself at times, but I try not to wallow in it; ultimately, MLP is about optimism, and I think it's important to reflect that (unless you're going for the seriously grim end of the scale).
I did write one story, for a prompt collab, that did try to suggest that young Celestia WAS a complete jerk to her sister and that's what sparked Nightmare Moon's existence, but it was a quickly-written, ill-thought out affair.
Celestia throws a pity party : the fic