On the eve of the wedding of Shining Armor and Princess Cadence, a young pegasus struggling with his identity meets the changeling who has been exploiting his pain.
Interesting story, I'm looking forward to reading more of this in the near future. It the first time that I see the transsexual theme with change into changeling them. I think it as a lot of potential. I like how you reflect Valiant's thoughts in his internal monologuing, and how he expresses his desires to become more feminine, it shows how he is so uncomfortable in his gender role and own skin. I can see the appeal for him to become a Changeling and being able to change shape and gender at will. I am curious to know, if I understand it that you are a transsexual, and please tel me if I am overstepping my bounds here, but what is the apple for you to in assuming the role of a woman? Is it a just a form of sexual fantasy, or is there more to it? If a transsexual are they automatically homosexual or can it also intrasectoral, or bisexual? I am asking that mainly out of curiosity.
6461434 Thanks for the questions and comments first off!
Without giving anything away, I do want to say that the story will avoid the "passive main character" issue. Ryler, at the start, is very much a pony that is having terrible things happen to him, but he will not spend the whole story in victim mode. One of the things that compelled me to write the story was that I have run into a lot of fics where changelings are made far too sympathetic for my liking. I wanted an evil Chrysalis, an evil hive, and plenty of villainy out of the 'lings. Ryler Valiant's transgender issues came well after I had started plotting out the story, but once they popped into my head, it made a lot of sense as a good solid motivational hook.
Your personal questions are in no way offensive! I consider myself a transgender person, and it's more than a fantasy. It's a personal and often painful thing. I think I'll make a blog post about that which goes out the same time Chapter 3 goes out, because this could run long.
To your last question: People who undergo a gender change do not often change their sexual preferences. A bisexual woman who transitions to a man would still remain open to both genders as partners. Nothing is set in stone, of course, but one can be transgender, and fall anywhere on the sexuality spectrum in terms of who they want as a partner.
6461778 thank you for taking the time the reply and answering my questions, this was very infighting for me. As for keeping the Changeling as the bad guys, I am happy to hear that, I love stories where the protagonist is making his descent to evil; it sounds more fun to me.
To sum up; a stallion with unheathy desires with an opportunity to (let's put it into nice words) ..."assend into changelinghood". (Sentence of the day XD)
I'll say it's a lovely concept. Awaiting more chapters.
6480200 It's not his desires that are unhealthy, it's their repression that is the unhealthy thing. That, and the extent to which Ryler lets it all eat at him without doing anything about it. "Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
You have my attention...
6459769 Thank you! I'm going to do my best to keep it. The attack on Canterlot is two, three chapters away at most.
6459927 With your level of skill, I doubt it will be hard.
Interesting story, I'm looking forward to reading more of this in the near future. It the first time that I see the transsexual theme with change into changeling them. I think it as a lot of potential. I like how you reflect Valiant's thoughts in his internal monologuing, and how he expresses his desires to become more feminine, it shows how he is so uncomfortable in his gender role and own skin. I can see the appeal for him to become a Changeling and being able to change shape and gender at will. I am curious to know, if I understand it that you are a transsexual, and please tel me if I am overstepping my bounds here, but what is the apple for you to in assuming the role of a woman? Is it a just a form of sexual fantasy, or is there more to it? If a transsexual are they automatically homosexual or can it also intrasectoral, or bisexual?
I am asking that mainly out of curiosity.
6461434 Thanks for the questions and comments first off!
Without giving anything away, I do want to say that the story will avoid the "passive main character" issue. Ryler, at the start, is very much a pony that is having terrible things happen to him, but he will not spend the whole story in victim mode. One of the things that compelled me to write the story was that I have run into a lot of fics where changelings are made far too sympathetic for my liking. I wanted an evil Chrysalis, an evil hive, and plenty of villainy out of the 'lings. Ryler Valiant's transgender issues came well after I had started plotting out the story, but once they popped into my head, it made a lot of sense as a good solid motivational hook.
Your personal questions are in no way offensive! I consider myself a transgender person, and it's more than a fantasy. It's a personal and often painful thing. I think I'll make a blog post about that which goes out the same time Chapter 3 goes out, because this could run long.
To your last question: People who undergo a gender change do not often change their sexual preferences. A bisexual woman who transitions to a man would still remain open to both genders as partners. Nothing is set in stone, of course, but one can be transgender, and fall anywhere on the sexuality spectrum in terms of who they want as a partner.
6461778 thank you for taking the time the reply and answering my questions, this was very infighting for me. As for keeping the Changeling as the bad guys, I am happy to hear that, I love stories where the protagonist is making his descent to evil; it sounds more fun to me.
To sum up; a stallion with unheathy desires with an opportunity to (let's put it into nice words) ..."assend into changelinghood". (Sentence of the day XD)
I'll say it's a lovely concept. Awaiting more chapters.
6480200 It's not his desires that are unhealthy, it's their repression that is the unhealthy thing. That, and the extent to which Ryler lets it all eat at him without doing anything about it. "Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
6486375 It's more of a unhealthy situation than a desire; a disconnetion of mind and body.