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FoolAmongTheStars


Sorry for being a Starlight Glimmer apologist

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Love is painful, one-sided love even more so, but can it kill you?

Starlight finds out one day when she suddenly coughs up a few petals. Then it's all downhill from there.


Entry for the Quills and Sofas Speed Writing Contest #3 The Thousand Word Throwdown

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Wow, this was heavy and sad. Her illness was pretty upsetting in concept; suffocation is a rough way to go. Really had me thinking about 'them' and her loneliness at being rejected. Kudos for this work.:raritydespair:

Ahhh the classic hanahaki sickness.

I saw these trope some years ago on Tumblr (The Undertale fandom was obsessed with everything that had to do with flowers at that time! :p) and I’ve loved it since. It’s tragical how something so beautiful can be so deadly.
About the story, I’m impressed at how only 1000 words are capable of transmitting so much emotion. Just...wow. It’s amazing. Good job!! :heart:

There is another way to cure it but it requires sacrificing your love for “them”
Which then could cause a lot more complications.

Don't sell yourself short. This was really good! I think you're a very talented storyteller and super underrated. I hope more people see your work!

I usually just stick to the juicy sexy stuff on this site but HOLY FUCK this was good!!

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This. I am still really impressed by the intro, and after reading it again it's still managed to hook me :S

I don't think I said this before, but I also really like the way this flows. Thanks again for entering the contest and for publishing such a good story here! :twilightsmile:

I must know...who was her beloved? Trixie? Sunburst? Twilight?

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Well, I kept their beloved vague to prevent any character bashing, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a character in mind when I wrote this, if you most know: it's Sunburst and the flowers she's spitting are sunflowers but you can imagine any character you want.

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D'aww! That's so cute and perfect!

That's what lung transplantation for!

Aw this was really sad, but I liked it! What an interesting idea too - coughing up flower petals because of unrequited love. I gotta applaud you for that! I think it was a good idea to keep the other pony’s name unsaid, because people have their different opinions, and that’s ok. but Starburst for life man All in all, this was an enjoyable, almost poetic read, and I really liked it!:pinkiehappy::heart:

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