The Setting Sun hype blog! · 4:06am Sep 11th, 2020
I was gonna wait to post this until tomorrow but I'm impatient. Hype blog for my new story coming out on Sunday! It's about Sunset's parents and why they had a kid and all that. I'll include the cover art, the description, and an excerpt below 
If it needs to be said, the art is by Pasu-Chan 
When Brass Badge met Golden Lace, they both knew it would change their lives. She was a young and beautiful socialite, and he was a distinguished general. They got along immediately, and more importantly, they were a good match socially. From that first meeting, it didn't take long at all until they were wed.
But no sooner were they married then they learned the truth – that there is more to marriage than what they had thought. Especially when an unplanned foal is involved.
This story was one I had in bits and pieces in my head since writing Looking Glass. It'll be more in line with what I usually do than The Open Road was, with heavy relationship drama throughout and all that. It does have surprising places of lightness, but largely it's a drama story. The cover was mostly Pasu's idea; I suggested maybe doing something with a ripped photograph, and she thought it would look better as a framed painting with a shadow dividing them (and obscurring Sunset). I love it, it's one of my favorite WWB pieces she's done 
And here's an excerpt, taken from the first chapter, A Match Made in Canterlot:
“A pleasure to make your acquaintance then, Miss Lace.”
“Perhaps I could give you a tour of the house as we drink to a new friendship? I could show you some of my father’s artwork and you could regale me with stories of your exploits against the griffon pirates.”
“Only if you permit me to get us each another drink,” Brass Badge said as he got to his hooves. “And perhaps this time we could toast to a blossoming friendship.”
“I should like that very much, General.”
Brass Badge flagged another caterer over and got them each another cocktail. He levitated both of them, then gave Golden Lace his hoof to help her up. Once she was on her hooves, he passed one of the cocktails into her magic field.
In truth, the only work of art Brass Badge wanted to look at was the lovely mare who was showing him around, but he politely listened as they walked from picture to picture. In between, he told her of his role in bringing the hostage situation her cousin had been involved in to a close without any equine casualties.
“Have you fought a griffon?” Golden Lace asked.
For perhaps the first time, Brass Badge wished he had some combat experience. But alas, it was his mind that did Equestria justice, not his combat prowess. “I haven’t, I must admit, though my ponies have staved off griffon pirates and raiders more than once. They’re nasty things.”
“And what of ponies? Have you and your soldiers had to fight off threats from other ponies?”
“Sure.” Brass Badge shrugged. “Even among the situation your cousin was unfortunately caught up in, there were ponies among the griffon pirates as well. Pirates are like that, all sorts, you know.”
Golden Lace shivered. “I don’t understand how anypony could get involved in something like that.”
“Best to not think about it too much.” Brass Badge smiled. “And besides, you’ll always have me to protect you, Miss Lace.”
Golden Lace smiled coyly at that. “Can I hold you to that, General?”
“Miss, for you, I would put my very life on the line.”
“Careful,” she said, turning and swaying her tail seductively, “I might just hold you to that, General.”
...huh. Wonder what changed. Cus here it seems like they...actually cared about each other like a normal couple might. With a little...high end society ladder BS thrown in there I suppose. But...Sunset must have changed things. It never sounded like her parents really cared about anything but images.
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That's exactly why I wanted to write this story. Because there's a reason these two got together, and there's a reason they had a kid together. So here I'll explain what those reasons are finally, and give a view beyond Sunset's for the situations at hand.
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*Throws bowling ball*
Consider me intrigued. I was curious about what Sunset said about her parents in Looking Glass.
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Awesome! Glad to have caught your interest, and I hope you enjoy the story
Hype hype!
Funny thing about your weekly chapters for me: I often look forward to the next one all week, until Sunday, when I always seem to forget about it because I'm busy with my weekly RP, only to be pleasantly surprised when I see the update in the evening.
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Haha nice. Actually though, after The Setting Sun, I'll be moving to two chapters a week. I realized on longer stories I'm unhappy with how slowly they're released, and would prefer a faster release pace. That won't be until after this story is finished, but it's something to look forward to
So hype! Have always wondered about her parents in your LG AU!
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Really glad people are looking forward to this, I thought a story on Sunset's parent would be a hard sell. Hope you enjoy it!