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"Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing." - Georges Danton

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Stallion! HYe means stallion!

I think there's a Y too many in there.

Excellent work, Gara! Not only is the actual smut really well-written and hot as hell, but the underlying themes are shown with tremendous sincerity and heart. Shining/Gleaming's mindset throughout the story is easy to comprehend, and the way it morphs into realization feels very natural. Plus, you did a great job writing Cadance as both a hot Dom, and a caring wife who's truly accepting of her partner. Fantastic work all around! :D

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You are far too kind, V. Thank you very much for the comment!

I really loved this one and was really happy to see you take this idea in a direction I could not have and go places I could not have gone with your confidence. Thanks <3

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And thank you so much for commissioning this Cyne, it was a blast to work on (as always).

I love this. God bless.

This is so adorasexy! And our rather confused protagonist is SO. FLUFFING. CUTE.
Weird Gender Feelings are the best kind of feelings!
Seriously though, this was superbly well-done. I was VERY gender-confused (I think that's a term) in high school, and you hit the nail square on the head, as far as I'm concerned. The conflicting feelings of "wrong" and "right" in particular. Should Cynewulf or someone else commission you to make a longer "transition / coming out" continuation story, I may be forced to squee like a 13-year-old girl at a BTS concert and bake them cookies. This is THAT awesome!
Come to think of it, YOU deserve cookies, Gara. Sadly, I have no emoji cookies whatsoever...
Clearly, I'm a terrible fan. It'd be just DREADFUL if you sic'd Cadance on me...:raritywink:

What is with all of the Shinning Armor going sissy, fics as of recently? Is this really a fetish people like so much? I don't get it... Like seriously. Shinning Armor in the show is one of the straightest guys it has. I mean he had a child for god sakes and is the commander of the royal guard. If that isn't an Alpha Male I don't know what is. He seems like the kind of dude bro that I'd go out drinking with.

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Thank you so much for the nice comment and man that would be a great story. i wish i had the time to contribute to something longer that could do that idea justice. But still i'm glad that i could produce something that was #relatable.

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Sorry i stole your idea

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On the one hand, I agree that the "Shining Gets cucked/emasculated/humiliated" sub-genre is disturbingly popular these days. Not sure why people want to do that. Maybe some kind of schadenfreude in seeing the happily married, devoted father and brother guy get deconstructed and reduced? Or maybe it's anger? Of course, it could simply be that there are a larger proportion of trans people, trans women in specific, in the fandom than elsewhere, so they like to see idealized version of their own stories. Or see characters suffer what they did.

On the other, get the hell outta here with that "Alpha male" bullshit. I knew plenty of gay dudes in the Army. Hell, I'm bi and I served with distinction! Being a good and successful soldier has nothing to do with stereotypical depictions of masculinity or heterosexuality. Nor does being a good parent. You are aware that gay people can have biological children, through donors for lesbians or surrogates for gay men?

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Jeeesus dude calm down. I was just making an observation. And he's not gay, he literally fucked the princess of love and had a kid. And bringing up that you served really doesn't add anything to the conversation, plus I never asked.

Weird Gender Feelings are honestly a mood and I love your writing and this is relatable to a very strong degree.

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Or it could be that marrying a princess and having a child doesn't mean that person's necessarily cishet. Nor does it say anything about what kinks they enjoy.

Comment posted by Calex Winteridge deleted Sep 27th, 2020

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It means someone is cis gender, a person whose gender matches their birth sex, and heterosexual.

Comment posted by Calex Winteridge deleted Sep 27th, 2020

I was not expecting this to go that deep. Its always a treat to see Cadanxe and Shining written on the more kinkier side without loosing their characters along the way Nice work my dude

I was gonna add the Kylo ren ‘more’ gif here, but it didn’t work, sad days

Oh lovely stuff having some cross dressing shining

You know something. I keep coming back to these fanfictions trying to get into them, but I just can't. I'm not saying it's badly written, I just can't get into the whole weird gender feelings and gender confused protagonist thing. I keep trying yet, it just isn't my thing. Sorry chief but it's a no from me.

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I, for one, wouldn't mind seeing more of them. Especially when there's actual analysis and deep examination applied, alongside with scenes of erotic appeal.

To each their own, of course. It's perfectly okay to not gel with the subject matter. I just wish fics like this got acknowledged and commented on more. It takes passion, confidence, and more than a smattering of courage to put them up. Yes, even when using commissions as proxy.

Personally, I think honest responses are better than silent downvotes. So, kudos all around.

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And you know. I have to agree. I wish the fics that I liked that got acknowledged and commented on more.

Ones that have analysis and deep examination elements applied to them. One's that don't focus so much on smut and sex, and focus on the greater things in life than just exotic eroticness. And I know there are plenty of them out there and many more being made, but I just wish they saw the light of day more often. Of course they don't pertain to this subject matter of being trans, but the things that I like.

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Thank you so much Silent, glad to provide.

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It's not everyone's cup of tea and no fic will ever have universal appeal. But *shrugs* some people are enjoying it so i'll take solace in that.

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Essentially this. Glad you enjoyed and i hope that you stick around for more weird gender feels in the future.

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>no fic will ever have universal appeal.

You got a very good point. You're a good writer. It's just that we find other things appealing.

Great story wish there was a sequel

Is this a transgender story or a fetish story? I don't understand exactly from description, and I'd like to know before deciding to read

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It's both. The story is about a character exploring their gender identity through crossdressing and sissyfication which mirrors my own early exploration into gender.

Oh my this needs a sequel. It's so cute and oddly hot.

This was excellent! I loved it. :raritystarry:

Actually, I should expand on that praise.

This story hit very close to home for me and bittersweetly reminds me of the best parts of a past relationship. I love how Shiny is exploring and questioning himself, or herself as it might be, and I love that they don't know yet.
I love how amazingly supportive Cadence is.

I like the descriptions, It is well written, I like the outfits, the reactions of Shiny to his makeup beibg smeared, I like how attentive Cadence is, and that she let him take his own time to bring it up. I generally don't like anthro stories, but I really like this one.

Most of all though I love that it is a story I can identify. Some people seem to know exactly what they are, and that's good for them. For some of us it's hard to tell, and it might sway back and forth. I love how this story captured that.

If you make a sequel, please ping me.

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i'll make sure to plaster a sequel all over the internet :P

But thank you for this nice comment. i'm glad that i could produce something that could cause this kind of reaction. It really means a lot that i am touching people with what i assumed was just going to be yet another clopfic.

Is there any plan for a sequel to this?

The subtle transitions from Shining and he/him to Gleaming using she/her are super good! Definitely made me have a hearty chortle when I first noticed it! 💙

Review and thoughts
If you want to read my long format if it be my guest its been a long ass time sense i've read anything on this site and this was a breath of fresh air to read. great work would love to see a sequel of this. but its up to you mac enjoy

I loved this so much. It felt both as pretty hard BDSM and very cute and wholesome without dissonance.

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