The first worst part of loving somepony is that you eventually have to tell them, that was something nopony disputed. The second worst thing is that they will leave you, or so a certain mare thinks. Princess Celestia struggles to cope with both of these thoughts when she sends Twilight Sparkle to Ponyville.
An expanded version of my first submission to the Twilestia collab. My prompt was 'Chariot'. Preread by Cynewulf. Cover art is by Plainoasis. Buy this story! Contribute to the TVTropes page!
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Each word is for one of my sins.Enjoy, or something.Oh snap
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Crackle pop!
... Meh. It is good. But I don't feel much after reading this. And yes I do have a pulse. Maybe because I hate this ship with a pashion, I don't know.
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This story is presenting a platonic version of the two. Not all the stories in the collaboration are romantic, just most of them.
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That helps then.
I know some people ship celestia and twilight, and thats ok. I personally don't. I like them as mother and daughter.
Aww, it’s short and sweet, it reminds me of the part in ‘Celestial Advice’ where Celestia briefly tells the story from her point of view hinting at more intense emotions like these.
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This story has them portrayed platonically.
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Yeah I know. Thats why I said some. Good stuff tho m8.
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Thank you for reading!
This was honestly very haunting. Excellent work!!
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Thank you so much for reading! It wouldn't be an Ice Star story without some touch of angst. Or, uh. most Ice Star stories. I've probably written one without angst and melancholy vibes.
It's a good story, but it doesn't have that good melancholy feeling.
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Well, I do have a lot of others that should give the feeling. Like, a lot!
Important distinction, and one I wouldn't have otherwise picked up on going off the description alone. I think it's refreshing.
(Also, that's a lot of Spark.)
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I have to represent minorities like gamers somehow.
I’m a little confused.
Do not say farewell, say see you later.
That was the most beautiful and poetic thing I've ever read.
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I’m glad that this little story had such an impact on you.
This is a great pre-show vignette. What I get from this is an aura of almost possessive desperation. It's kind of sickening, to be honest, but I think that's what you're going for. The Twilight/Celestia relationship is not a good one when you factor in things like destiny, purpose, and, perhaps, unspoken intentions. I have read other stories that have touched on the possibility that Celestia directed/led/perhaps even groomed Twilight to be the one capable of bringing Luna back, but none from Celly's perspective. That's what makes this story stand out to me.
I think my favorite line here is:
It seems obvious in hindsight to consider that Celestia must have known what Twilight's cutie mark meant—or at least had a strong suspicion—and what that, in turn, means for their relationship. It definitely adds weight to the horrible words spoken here.
Nice, quick, vignette, even if I would have cut two words to make it that perfect 1000!
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And to think, most people found this heartwarming!