He still had nightmares about Tirek.

He had managed to continue to block these dreams out from Luna. She likely had decided that the part of his mind she couldn't see was full of plans to overthrow the Equestrian crown.

Let her. It was preferable to her seeing the truth- that he had allowed himself, however briefly, to think someone could care about him and...maybe even love him for who he was. What a ridiculous notion.

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...does word count affect how likely potential readers will, y'know, actually read it?

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