I don't know why, but that line... it fucking gets me every time...
The other, more obvious line that does that:
"God damn anyone that says a kind word..."
Oddly enough, as soon as it's done, the story has almost zero effect on me. I have to wait months before I can read it again and get any real emotional reaction from myself...
5285688 Hah! Well, I wondered if something like that wasn't what you were getting at with the ending, but I'd kind of hoped for something a little more concrete. :B Oh well, it's good Cranky work anyway.
Thank you, especially for that review. I honestly didn't think you would still be invested after all this time, so it is deeply humbling and appreciated.
I'm definitely going to return to this tale one more time, this time setting the record straight about the griffon once and for all...
To me this doesn't really hit the core emotional resonances of the song. For one, the fact that "the sun" in Equestria is an actual, specific being that can be directly addressed really changes the tone of that line. Also, I hear the original as a guy who was living a shadow life vicariously through someone who wasn't afraid to take risks, and is now adrift without his friend; Cranky is that guy found dead in Spain, at least in some respects.
That said, goddamn if him getting one night with Matilda before waking up to find her dead in the morning isn't bleak as all hell, and does exactly what you're trying to do with this story. That's worth an upvote.
Maaan, I think this is the most depressing one so far.
For me at least, anyway.
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I don't know why, but that line... it fucking gets me every time...
The other, more obvious line that does that:
Oddly enough, as soon as it's done, the story has almost zero effect on me. I have to wait months before I can read it again and get any real emotional reaction from myself...
Ineffable approves of star based symbolism.
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At first glance, I thought that poem you posted was literally about a star (i.e celestial object). Poor guy only has an asteroid named after him...
5277769 It is.
It's the stars in his painting, not celestial bodies in the sky.
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Not sure about the "symbolism," by the way. The sun in this chapter is pretty much just the sun...
I'm glad you approve though.
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It's always symbolism if it involves a star.
Always.
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Indeed.
I kind of like this fic by the way.
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Much appreciated. I remembered what you said about OOC issues in the last one I showed you. Tried to do a better job this time.
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Well, you did.
darnit, you still didn't explain the griffin! D:
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Just gonna leave this here: (link)
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Hah! Well, I wondered if something like that wasn't what you were getting at with the ending, but I'd kind of hoped for something a little more concrete. :B Oh well, it's good Cranky work anyway.
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Thank you, especially for that review. I honestly didn't think you would still be invested after all this time, so it is deeply humbling and appreciated.
I'm definitely going to return to this tale one more time, this time setting the record straight about the griffon once and for all...
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WOOT! >:V
Hmm, interesting.
To me this doesn't really hit the core emotional resonances of the song. For one, the fact that "the sun" in Equestria is an actual, specific being that can be directly addressed really changes the tone of that line. Also, I hear the original as a guy who was living a shadow life vicariously through someone who wasn't afraid to take risks, and is now adrift without his friend; Cranky is that guy found dead in Spain, at least in some respects.
That said, goddamn if him getting one night with Matilda before waking up to find her dead in the morning isn't bleak as all hell, and does exactly what you're trying to do with this story. That's worth an upvote.