My name’s Marcus. Marcus Cortez. I’m currently a freshman at CUFTA. You don’t know what that means? Well, it stands for “Canterlot University for the Arts.” While it is a little unsettling to go to college in a completely different world from my own, and while being a human in a school full of mostly ponies is a little intimidating, I’m doing fine so far. I don’t have to worry about roommates, since I don’t live in a dorm. I live with my aunt.

Her name is Celestia. Princess Celestia.

You’re probably wondering how a human could be the nephew of a pony, and an alicorn princess, no less. Well, it’s quite the story.

In case you haven't guessed yet this is an anthro story, and my first time writing a story in first person, so we'll see how this goes.

The prologue for this story starts sixteen years prior to the return of Nightmare Moon and the story's main events take place after Season 3 ends.

The cover picture is an original drawing of mine.

Edited by danail24

Lower Case came to Ponyville a jaded stallion intent on finding a quiet place to craft his magnum opus, free of the burdens and strife of life in Manehattan. What he did not intend to find was an elegant young mare willing to open her world of friendship and creativity to him. What he did not intend was for her to open his eyes to the life he'd been hiding from.

What he never dreamed was that she would actually admire him for the stallion he truly is.

Please be aware of spoilers in the comments.

Featured on Equestria Daily on 12/22/13

Sequel to Magic in the Stars...I would advise reading that first before venturing here.

For nearly four months, a young pegasus stallion has been living a life many have dreamed of, but he alone has experienced. Starfall has been at Canterlot, undertaking advanced astronomy studies under the Guardian of the Night, Princess Luna herself. But in these four months, both pegasus and alicorn have been hiding a secret from the world of Equestria...a relationship that delves much deeper than that of student and mentor.

With this relationship keeping Starfall in near-constant proximity to the Lunar Princess, he has been training under the Royal Guard, learning the skills needed to defend himself, and the Princesses, should the need ever arise. But Starfall is struggling in his training, while Luna is dealing with her own personal issues in the wake of the return of the mysterious, ancient Crystal Empire.

The couple decide to take a trip to the mysterious city in the middle of Equestria's desolate Frozen North, Starfall to see if Shining Armor can provide a new insight to his training, Luna to search for answers Canterlot and Ponyville have both failed to provide. Both wish to also treat it like a holiday, and perhaps take some time to indulge in simple, romantic pleasures that have been sorely lacking in their secretive lives so far.

But as they get settled in to the Crystal Empire, demons from both Starfall and Luna's past rear their heads. With their shared world spiraling out of control, and dark forced looming on the horizon, can their secret relationship possibly remain hidden? Can it even survive the coming storm? Can Equestria itself survive? Starfall's courage and very life have been pushed to the limit once already. This time, it might not be enough...

Pinkie Pie's friends don't believe her when she tells them they are being watched, and calls the watchers "Space Ponies".
One day, she feels a Doozy and goes in search of one for proof...
Things don't turn out as expected for the hapless Brony/Furry fan she brings back. Oh well, at least Twilight has somepony new to study.
Can the intrepid former human hide behind the scenes as a BG pony through season 2 and 3, or will he bring disaster to Equestria?
Only time will tell...

Starfall is a pegasus with a past he would rather forget, and a future that does not appear to even exist. His only true talent is a gift and passion for the stars and the night sky, a passion he has cultivated since he was a small colt. So when he learns of a chance to make this hobby a lifetime career, he travels all the way to Canterlot, desperate to make something of himself.

But during this opportunity, Starfall talent for reading the stars draws the attention of several ponies, including Equestria's royalty, and the alicorn who created the night sky he is so fond of; Princess Luna. What had started as a chance for a better life turns into an opportunity he could never have imagined, as the Princess of the Night begrudgingly takes him under her wing, teaching him all there is to know about the night.

But as Starfall adjusts to this new world he has been thrown into, complications rapidly begin to arise. Can the young, introverted pegasus learn to cope with the fame his new position will thrust upon him? Can anypony break through his defences, and bring out the pegasus he was always meant to be? And can he keep a secret from the Princess of the Night herself, as his feelings threaten to run away from him?

When your life is as dull a gray as the world that surrounds you, the mundanities can make it all seem meaningless. Sometimes all we need is a little color -- or six -- to reintroduce us to what truly makes life worth living.

*6-16-2017 Edit, added Rainbow Dash tag because it triggered knighty.*