This story is a sequel to Perspectives Taken
Shady thinks control will save her. Fluttershy thinks staying will. Between a shattered cup and a spoonful of honey, they negotiate the meaning of “Mom”—not with speeches, but with silence that doesn’t abandon and touch that asks permission. This is a story about burnout, grief’s aftershocks, and the stubborn, ordinary magic of chosen family.
Cover Art by Little Tigress
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