For many people, dating a celebrity is nothing short of a dream come true. It was a dream for Sunset, too, before Coloratura transferred to her school and saw something in the local rock star.
But the life of an idol's girlfriend comes with more dark secrets than anyone can count, and as Sunset soon discovers, Rara is anything but an ordinary idol.
NOTE: The non-con elements of this story come from Rara's experiences with the darker end of the entertainment world and the shit child stars have to deal with, not from her and Sunset's relationship. Major trigger warnings for all the things you'd expect from the dark side of child stardom.
Written for Oroboro's Sunset Shipping Contest: Endings. Coverart by inteaselive.
Chapters (2)
I’ll be honest, I thought this was a RWBY crossover at first glance with a title like that.
This was really good. I enjoyed it! <3
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Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
This was... interesting. I wish I could say more than that, because I really want to like this a lot, but that's the word that springs to mind the most as I'm reading this.
I loved the opening scene. I remember clearly seeing this on the main page, clicking to the first chapter, reading the first few paragraphs, and going, "Yeah, I need to read this." There was such good atmosphere, Sunset's love of music felt so real, and it ended on such a compelling proposition. At that point, I was hooked. And the scene of Coloratura coming to CHS for the first time, I liked quite a bit too.
But then, by the time I got to Coloratura talking about her parents, the overwhelming impression I had, that persisted throughout most of the story, was that all the really interesting stuff has already happened and now I'm mostly just hearing Sunset and Coloratura discussing it, and it came across as just being kind of detached and by extension flat. I was still engaged, and interested in knowing what happened next, so I feel like the underlying story is pretty solid, but the presentation just left it not really doing much for me.
I would be willing to read more of this version of Coloratura. Probably a lot more. And I would read a story about sirens being banished to the human world because they can't control their magic and it affects ponies without them meaning for it to happen. But this just felt lacking the way it was presented. Not a bad read, though.
Welp. I fuckin' ship it.
Some really good ideas in this story, and I particularly like that penultimate scene. Solid drama. :)
One of the best exchanges I've ever read. XD