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I'm a teenage brony. I'm also a Youtuber, a fimfiction writer an all around nerd. I hope to write great stories that my fans will love. I do this all for them and because I love it!

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Spike was left alone in Manehatten, blamed himself for the breezies and Twilight, his practical big sister, completely ignored him when he was scared to death in the Everfree Castle. Realizing that no one may care about him anymore, Spike thinks that he is no longer needed and tries to kill himself.

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DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!:pinkiegasp:

Apart from a few mistakes this is a good little story :pinkiehappy:

This is a great story! Definitely gets my upvote.

But one thing is seriously bothering me. Spike was NOT in a coma. A coma occurs when someone maintain's serious brain damage and their body shuts down. Spike wasn't in a coma; he was just unconscious. So unless that doctor is supposed to be an idiot at his job, please change that one bit of dialogue.

4159012 That reference. I get it.

Hm... good thing about this fic is that the action is very dynamic. Bad things is that you could exploit characters thoughts and inner turmoil a little better. Honestly I don't know what to make of it, the fic certainly didn't make me feel sad or didn't leave dark feeling but I liked it anyway. I'll gladly see it all later, see what you'll come up with next, I'm especially expecting how you'll handle Spike explaining himself and emotions of others :twilightsmile:

4159014 While you are right, he could be in a coma. A coma can come from blood loss somehow. I know from family experience.

I was hoping he would jump off a bridge so I could say "Do a backflip" but this works too. I guess.

4159037 I guess you're right; blood could stop flowing to the brain, therefore causing it to cease function. But the cut was on Spike's wrist, right? The way blood works if there is a serious cut is that the heart first pumps blood much faster to make up for the lost blood due to the wound. But after a while, the heart realizes that pumping blood faster will lead to loss of more blood through the wound, and will go into a dormant state.

If, say, the cut was deep into Spike's neck, forbidding oxygen-carrying blood to get to the brain, then a coma would likely happen quickly. But since the opening is on Spike's wrist, not blocking blood from going to the brain, a coma would not be possible until the heart goes into the dormant state, which can take a long time. So, the possibility of a coma depends on the gap of time between when Spike cut himself and when the Mane Six found him.

Um, sad, but aren't the Mane 6 just a tad out of character?

4159101 It's a nightmare, a really bad one.

This should've been a one-shot. :fluttershysad:

Good story seems a bt rushed though

I agree with 4159035. I don't really know what to make of this.... it's a bit rushed, and in the beginning, everypony seemed out of character (unless Spike was hallucinating), and this didn't really make me feel 'sad', per say. Also, the point brought up by
4159070 makes a LOT of sense. Logic man, logic! You could definitely develop the situation more, but.... BUT this was interesting and entertaining. No thumbs up yet, but keep working!

4159122 I guess, what is missing is how this suicide happens so abruptly. Usually, suicide is a slow process that goes through stages like thinking about it, if there is no other option, then its about deciding and acquiring the means to kill oneself. Not to mention there are various symptoms of suicidal behavior:
Hopelessness, Anhedonia, Insomnia. Depression, Severe anxiety, Angst, Impaired concentration, Psychomotor agitation, Panic attack, Severe remorse

While not all must be present, what I mean to say is that it happens a little to quickly, Spike literally kills himself to fast. :twilightsmile:

Also...I want that muffin you have in your avatar :pinkiesad2:

4159163 You are 100% right. I used to have suicidal thoughts (Not anymore, don't worry :pinkiehappy: ) but I had those for years and didn't try to commit suicide once. Like you said, it takes years. I guess we're supposed to assume that Spike has been having these thoughts for a long time now...but it would've been nice for some elaboration on that topic. I'm studying to become a neurologist, so it really irks me when people create incorrect depictions of medical topics. :applejackunsure:

4159219 Well, I studied psychology in my younger days and yep, suicide takes a long time, maybe not years but a couple of months at least. it usually depends how bad the situation is or how resilient the psyche is.

Human mind can naturally overcome most obstacles by itself, although sometimes its just too much of a burden for a person. Suicide is a gradual process, those symptoms I wrote tend to weaken the mind and when one is finally weakened enough, people finally attempt suicide.

In truth, most people have suicidal thoughts or at least everyone had those at some point in life. To actually attempt suicide it takes a lot of guts and a really bad situation that makes one wonder if he/she should live at all.

Also thank you for that comment about coma, I had no medical knowledge about this. I'm sure it will come in handy if one day I attempted to injure character in my own story :twilightsmile:

4159246 Always glad to assist in correctly abusing fictional characters! :rainbowlaugh:

*doesn't know if wants more*

:rainbowhuh:

tries to kill himself

finally he does something useful

I think the story is a bit rushed.

twilight: "why did you do it spike!? "
Spike: "w-well I had this dream"
twilight: "YOU TRYED TO KILL YOUR SELF OVER A BUCKING DREAM!?"

4159368 that's a low blow
4159037 I have to agree on it being rushed, but with Spike slitting his wrist, you need to tell us if he did it vertically or horizontally in conjunction to his claw.
If he made a vertical gash than he would bleed out rather quickly, but if he made a horizontal gash than he wouldn't die.
Also on the note of blood, I don't think a stallion can donate blood to a dragon. Just saying.
I like the reasons you give for Spike to commit suicide.

To improve or lengthen it, you could have Spike start out with horizontal gashes, like any one who is too afraid to pull the plug right away.

4159742 In regards to Spike's blood transfusion I know that at least in the Dungeons & Dragons Universe, dragons can interbreed with anything, and a template you can give to your characters is half dragon, sorcerers (3.5 Edition) are even said to have dragon blood providing their powers, so a different species blood being used to save a dragon is not implausible.

Not to mention since we're dealing with a rather tough magical creature how various wounds would effect them is up for plenty of debate. I don't think any of us has knowledge of a Dragon's circulatory systems, ideas and suspicions yes, true knowledge no, (and for obvious reasons).

4159870 "Clap Clap" good sir
You got me. I never played Dungeons and dragons so I wouldn't know.
I still think it is impossible, but if you are placing this inside D and D logic than my argument is invalid\

Although I still think you should specify if the gash is vertical or horizontal

this felt...rushed..like..really rushed

4159884

By all accounts it is but Dragons are in and of themselves to the best of our knowledge impossible. When you enter a fantasy realm you have to accept some impossible things as possible, what those are can depend on the kind of fantasy, and even within the same style of fantasy their can be vast differences (Intelligent vs. Dumb dragons, tamable vs. untamable vs. sapient independent species). So long as their is precedent it can't exactly be ruled out.

At first I was telling myself this type of harshness from the mane six is just utterly unreal. But then I read the nightmare part. Kinda like the ones from the comic series for Nightmare Rarity.

4160059 Yeah, but then again.
It just feels right. I understand what's going on and can picture it perfectly.
Think of it as the skeleton, and you the reader are adding the muscles, skin, and other details. Like just picture this in a movie or maybe in real life.
The words are not being rushed. You just need to imagine the conversation on how it would go in a slow or faced pace.
You are the director.~:moustache:

Few posterior errors but I get the memo.
The only flaw in this plot for me is what are the chances the blood of an equine would carry the same blood type for a dragon.
I know it's a little technical but I feel the blood logic in Equestria would fall in the same realm as here.
But I'll just recall as being an ingestion of some Oleander that Spike had which caused his deathly ailments. But now he is being treated.
Simple quirks in the story can really make it fly.~:moustache:

Post.Script
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I have a bad case of the writer's block...

good,good.

you want a really depressing suicide story, this one can make do but others are better.

with that said, many others are 1000x worse than this. keep up the work

Poor Spike. :fluttercry:
None of them deserve his friendship.

This chapter felt very rushed.

If he doesn't die, I'mma be pissed to no end.

4159368 I love you.

4161908

of course he won't die. He's the neckbeard avatar.

I don't see a tragedy tag. Normal common sense would indicate that this means Spike succeeds and dies in this fic, but I have a feeling this may have been written by a Spike fan, which means he probably lives.

:unsuresweetie:

Touching story! Love to see what will happen next!!!

4161908
4159368
:unsuresweetie:

Honestly I was coming to write some pointers or advice but this guy, 4159014 hit the nail on the head on what this fic needs more of. I eagerly await the next chapter.

This was... Disappointing.
You have a great idea, but your execution is poor. You rush over the things you should develop more fully, languish over the things that don't matter, you use too many adjectives and cliches, and you have a couple of factual errors.
What you have here is a good first draft. Now you just need to develop your ideas more fully.

I'm still wondering how the doctor managed to determine the time till' spike wakes up from his coma.
I thought waking up from a coma would be at random?

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