On Gabriela! · 2:53am Aug 21st, 2021
Well, first off, the excessive smoking of devil weed. We must keep in mind that these batponies are in a social setting. And between that and Gabriela's soaring anxiety about things, excessive use should not be out of the question! Also, there's the whole Dusk Shine/Gabriela romance... I confess that I'm a little perplexed myself because I'm an agoraphobic and originally, this story was about me stepping outside... But when I dwell on it, I think "love" is one of those things that put me here in the first place? And so, it stands to reason that that should be an issue I tackle! Which finally brings me to Dusk Shine, the punk rock batpony who fell in love with her... In a way, Dusk is the perfect pony for this job as her carefree attitude will give Gabriela all the freedom she needs to explore while at the same time, her own punk rock, "live your life" philosophy could very well help Gabriela since it implies that there's nothing to lose and theoretically, everything to gain by stepping out into the world and doing things and living your life...
PS: Another thing I noticed is that now, whenever I do smoke, I smoke a lot like Gabriela does in my story! I'll do that funky "swallowing" thing she does in the air now and I also have a tendency to throw my head back and exhale smoke into the air...
