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After everything she has been through over so many years, all the personal (and literal) demons faced and conquered, Sunset Shimmer still does not feel quite whole. So she takes the advice given to her long ago and finally sees a therapist. This is a recounting of her first session.
Unintentionally inspired by Posh. Not the first time he's done that and probably won't be the last.
This story is a non-canon corollary to Sunset's Recovery Arc.
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I agree with the spider. It would be an interesting change of pace.
The spider was lovely, and I really liked the ending
And if she needs therapy when visiting Equestria, she can go see Dr Wolf.
Jeez. Sunset really, REALLY needs help...
How did Sunset get Hannibal Lecter's shoulder angel?
Have to say I wasn’t so sure about this. For a story marked complete, it didn’t really go anywhere
Maybe with how it ties into the wider arc it means more, but as a standalone it felt a bit empty to me. As such, I haven’t up/downvoted.
“Have you ever felt the presence of… a giant eyeball in your kitchen?"
Reference ^^ ?
Dr. Wolf?
Well what else do you expect a shoulder spider to tell you?
You should send this to Dr Wolf and see if he will do a voice reading of it.
......really?
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You got a problem?
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I respect your criticism, but honestly, this story wasn't meant to go anywhere. It simply is. That's why I added it to the group "Stories Where Nothing Happens". Of course one could get more enjoyment out of it by reading the Recovery Arc, which I know you have.
Cowgirl and spider? There's a story there, I'm sure.
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nah, not really.
Loved the story, but was very disappointed when"Dr. Volf" didn't say "It's good to be helping." We all know who you were referencing, mate. :3
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I wanted him to say it, but I'm super-OCD about word count and I hit 2,000. I had to tweak the story a lot just to fit in his other catchphrase and still keep it at 2,000 words.
Sorry about that.
Also, in my defense, he says "It's good to be helping" at the end when he's alone, and this story is from Sunset's perspective, not his.
9094103 Reply grew bigger than expected!
I'm glad there's a group for stories like that, but I've never heard of anyone checking what groups a story has been added to before deciding to read it, so that's not much of a clue for what sort of story the readers should be expecting. While it's not the exclusive function of stories, I'd say they usually exist to take us on journeys, whether there's a narrative problem in need of solving or a character wanting to grow. So it's a surprise when they don't, and an absence of something like that can be disappointing for the reader?
I get that it's a snapshot into Sunset's life and recovery, and that things like that don't happen overnight, and I imagine that yes, it must be disheartening to leave your first therapy session feeling much the same as you went in. But it didn't really highlight that enough for that to feel like the point of the story, either? So I felt it lacked a resolution.
I'm not trying to say that that's necessarily better, or that you should do it my way or anything. Just that providing an ending that wraps it up a bit more is fairly easy to do, if you're so inclined. I find there are fine lines between it not going anywhere, and it being pointless, and wondering what the point of reading it therefore was? But maybe that's just my personal preference? As I said, I'm struggling to understand the appeal, but I'm hoping you can shine some light on that
Regarding the arc, I read the first few stories a year or so ago, I forget where I stopped. I remember Flash being unsympathetic, so I think that's in Exes Meet perhaps? I definitely haven't read the spider queen one or any of those after it. So this strikes me as a piece that might be better as a chapter of a bigger single work marked with the anthology tag, rather than published in its own right? Particularly as it seems the Sunset on display here is by now quite far away from her canon counterpart, so jumping in to find her like this is a bit jarring?
I for one would like to read more from this setting. It would be interesting to hear Sunset dive into herself with the assistance of a professional.
This was really good and pretty realistic overall. :) I loved the banter though I can see why it's not considered canon.
I want a shoulder spider.
Is that supposed to be a reference to the YouTuber that goes by the same name?
That is just sad.
I can't believe she just shared that information with her therapist. 😦
At this point I'm not gonna question or wonder why she's sharing this.