Low Res didn't know what it meant to be special, until she met Lilac Meadows.
Evergreen has a big choice to make. Apple Split has all the faith in the world he'll make the right one.
After Velvet Light's accident, Rocky Storm and Star Hunter are worried about her.
With help from Apple Bumpkin, Ballad gets ready to show who she really is to one of her oldest friends.
And finally, a troubled Autumn Leaf explores what it really means to fight for something.
This story is completed and will be updated daily, totaling at five parts.
Each chapter of this story was written for a Quills and Sofas Pride Month contest: part one won first place in the Lesbians contest, part two won third in the Gay contest, and part three placed third in the Bi contest. Part four was written for the Trans contest and part five was written for the 24 Hour Contest.
This story is an entry for Pride and Positivity (Bigots, you know where that downvote button is!)
Cover art by Mushroom, who also preread this story.
I love the title. Lmao
Huh. Interesting take on the subject. But then again I like the idea of adult blank flanks. Hell, my headcanon is that Tempest Shadow never got a cutie mark and has a blank flank under her armor.
This was already adorable and great in the contest, and every addition you've made has only made this better. Great work, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the Galley Alley stories!
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Thank you wish! <3
Apple Split and Evergreen are so cute! God I love them. Great work again.
My only real complaint/criticism is just how many times Apple Split's name actually gets mentioned before Evergreen is actually introduced. If Apple Split is the only actual character in a given scene, his name doesn't really need to be repeated in each subsequent paragraph before Evergreen shows up.
It's very easy to call strangers you've never met "bigots".
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You'll get over it.
Finally got around to reading this. It was really interesting seeing these disparate groups of background ponies with their own stories crossing over and coming together. It reminds me of a sort of non-tragic and more LGBT+ version of RENT. I'm surprised Low Res didn't get her cutie mark in the end, but as the story shows, it's fine if she hasn't yet.
oof, that is a sad horse
aww, sticker shop and flower store AU, my favorite!
hehe, Stall Depot, love it
oof, that is a sad horse
oof, that is a sad horse, also relatable as a creator!
lewd
oh nooooo
damn, nice save!
oof. also, does this work as a metaphor for the trans experience?
oof, that is a sad horse
hell yeah, gamer! augh, pride flags go so well with pastel ponies
”Res” is one spot on the keyboard away from “Red”, really makes you think
oof, that is a sad horse. also, relatable
hell yeah Apple Split
me when i agree to any social obligation
oof, definitely understandable why she hates rain
oof, that is a wet horse
auaugh
title drop!
hehe, i can picture this scene in the movie!
oh noooooo also children are so rude!
lewd
oof, a metaphor for Society
gay
hell yeah!
um i love them? and yeah, her cutie mark really does look like a sticker fr. also aww, i love ship already!
hell yeah, second-best Apple relative after Apple Fritter
hehe, this is fun banter
oof…
aww, yeah, it could be a lot worse!
d’aww!
love how these bits are interconnected! the Galley Alley Literary Universe
so true
it really does feel like a magical place that would be hard to leave
love them, love bringing background ponies to life like this
litrally
hey, Star Hunter from earlier!
oof… and it’s been long enough since i read this in the speedwrite that i do not remember what had happened, can’t wait to see it all over again
hehe, i, the reader knows where she got them!
oof, that does sound very silly when said aloud, all the more difficult to talk about for her
aww!
gottem
yay continuity
whoa, somehow i only now connected these three to the three pegasi from earlier!
hehehe and aww, this triad just seems very fun! kids in love, very adorable
aww, love that ship!
oh hey i know that guy
aww, that is nice! good to see more exploration of non-binary identity in trans stories, and also nice to see things turn out well like this
hehe, nice! and yeah, a groundskeeper pony definitely could!
so true
oof…
yeah, knowing what happened with her bandmates, her anxiety here is sadly understandable
and aww, a wonderful lesson for us all!
ya think?
oof, that sounds like a sad story
oof!
friendship is magic!
aww that is so Lilac, love her
love them
so true! really makes you think about certain people who are supposed to believe in friendship
really makes you think…
yay, friendship!
augh it is them so much! that flank look, and Lilac distracting her from it, love that
augh it is them so much! they are so gremliny
augh it is them so much! they love and support each other while doing so much for the community
and what a perfect and lovely way to bring the four little stories here together! this was a delightful experience, and i am glad to finally see the whole thing here together, which made the pieces i loved in the speedwrites last year shine all the more brighter.
honestly, it’s hard to think of a Pride fic that is more central to the idea than this! the range of queer experiences covered by the breadth of its characters, the way the little stories all connected with each other between their characters and the place of Galley Alley, and the way this last bit both addressed allyship and the homophobes that are just so incongruous with a place that is built on friendship, without losing sight of celebrating these characters and their loving and being and thriving.
great stuff!
Oh boy, now I have perspective that also makes me wince, because I totally get it! D:
Oh my god, I love these guys. XD
my guy, I feel you
that song's cute :)
I really liked this story. The way that all of the character's stories fit together was really neat.