Octavia has been accepted to Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns in order to study music which, as an earth pony from Ponyville, is quite the feat.
Now she must make friendships, endure life struggles, and contend with her peers away from everything she's ever known, something made all the more interesting by the appearance of a certain pegasus classmate.
Prequel/Sequel to Dysphoria Arcs: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
ArtWork by the marvelous Echowolf800
Thanks to ElkinFencer10 and MyRenaissance00 for pre-reading and editing.