Lightning Dust will never be a Wonderbolt. When she left the Academy, she swore she'd never look back. When the Washouts disbanded, she swore she'd forget about them.
Yet after all these years, against all odds, she finds herself here. At a Wonderbolts show. Just on the wrong side of the glass.
Entry into a Sofa and Quills Speedwriting contest, where it placed first! Written in the span of half an hour (time limit was an hour but I had to go early) with the prompts 'candy' and 'bittersweet.'
Edit: Featured from 4/15 - 4/17 2020, my first time in the box! Thank you!
"Highly Recommended" by Present Perfect!
Featured on Equestria Daily 5/28/20!
Featured in the Royal Canterlot Library. (Site blog 6/19/20)