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Rao the Red Sun
Ph.D. in procrastination and occasional writer of pony stories.
Rao the Red Sun
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A solid peace of writing. You should submit this to some relevant groups and get some more exposure.
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I never considered looking at the various groups. I'll see what I can do on that front.
To the search bar! Or whatever it is!
Huzzah! The groups have been added! Self promotion feels weird.
Wonderful writing! I greatly enjoyed reading this
A magnificent piece of writing. I love how in character you've kept Twilight, I can so see her doing this.
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Thank you very much.
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I always worry about keeping my characterization up to snuff. I'm glad to see my Twilight is sufficiently believable.
More accurately, I want everyone to be sufficiently believable.
This was a wonderful piece of writing. Can't say much more than that.
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If you guys keep saying such nice things I'm going to get a swollen head. Thank you.
This might very well be the best story about Twilight's response to suddenly becoming a princess I've read. I love your introspective Twilight but it's your character interactions that make this so amazing, especially how Twilight changes how she acts based on who she's speaking with. Thank you for this amazing story.
Wonderfully constructed. A beautifully touching ending.
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Thank you. I particularly appreciate the praise for the construction. I did a lot of back and forth in the early stages trying to transition from place to place. Fun fact: the entire Shining Armor chapter was just me goofing around trying to figure out how to get Twilight to the Crystal Empire in a non-"hey I took a train now here I am" way. Then I kinda liked it, and here we are.
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Incredibly late to the mark, but thank you, too. "Twilight Copes with Ascension" is a pretty common theme, so I'm glad I could make it high on someone's list with my take on it, especially so long after the event itself.
I dig it. A bit of humor, a bit of thought, a bit of pathos... nice work.
This was fantastic.
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Thank you. You should see the version without all the mistakes that's been lurking in my Cloud for ages.
7515375 Yeah I'm pretty okay I guess. You should see the edited version I keep meaning to post. Better grammar and a much less cliched ending. I tried writing down the Shining Armor violence at the behest of my EqD prereader guy, but my instincts as a big brother keep making me put it back in as-is.
Very well done. :D
Except this bit. :V
A wonderful meditation on the four princesses. (Heh. I can't help but imagine a sequel where Twilight plays with Flurty Heart and still manages to eke some wisdom out of the experience.) Thank you for this. I just wish I'd read it earlier.
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1. Flirty Heart confirmed for best nickname and future headcanon.
2. Thanks for the sequel bait idea!
3. I'm glad you enjoyed my ancient piece of work.
This was awesome. I love seeing Twilight ponder her new alicorn-hood and royal title. Well written and well paced.
You can has review!
Just wanted to say "Thank you!" for the story!
One of absolutely best Twilight characterizations I read here.
Thank you!
Many authors like to know why a downvote occurred. If this includes yourself, here it is:
This otherwise good work was spoiled for me by this passage. I am a stickler on my stance on sexual morality, including waiting until marriage.
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Totally fine. You do you, boo.
But, for posterity, we must note that "lover" doesn't necessarily mean sexual partner, though I recognize that it's the common use. At least in the US. If we may:
Curiously, Oxford omits the non-sexual meaning, but several others do include it. C'est la vie.
Now. All that said. Cady wouldn't be properly embodying all the classic Greek types of love if she wasn't catching that D; after a lengthy courting period, of course, because she's still a lady, by golly. A more gentle reading could see both Luna and Twilight as being presumptuous; Luna about the depth of Cadance and Shining Armor's intimacy, and Twilight about the accuracy of Luna's information regarding the time and ponies she just admitted to intentionally avoiding.
Either way. A lady neither kisses and tells, nor kisses and denies, and I, as a gentleman, will do no different.
Thanks for stopping by ;)