This story is a sequel to A New Home

While Booker had a normal foalhood, he hit a rough patch in high school that he'd really rather forget. Now an adult and finally graduated he moves to Ponyville, hoping to put it all behind him and discover his purpose. What he actually ends up finding, however, is friendship and a true love that change him in more ways than he could have ever imagined.

Set about a year or two before s9e26 of Friendship is Magic. And yes, there are heavy references to the band "My Chemical Romance" in the story.