I'm having trouble liking this story. I think it's because I'm just not liking the characters. The first chapter involved the big bads acting evil, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle committing Stalking, Theft, Battery, and Kidnapping, so all those characters are out for me sympathizing with. Then you have Malik who I kind of liked in the first chapter but, in retrospect, when combined with his actions in this chapter comes across as an annoying know it all who is just playing coy to be coy this coming across as an asshole. I half expect him to play the pronoun game for no reason at some point other than just to confuse people.
I'm also having trouble connecting with Amethyst but that seems to be more a difference in my personality and life experience than a specific flaw of the character I can point out.
I'm having trouble liking this story. I think it's because I'm just not liking the characters. The first chapter involved the big bads acting evil, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle committing Stalking, Theft, Battery, and Kidnapping, so all those characters are out for me sympathizing with. Then you have Malik who I kind of liked in the first chapter but, in retrospect, when combined with his actions in this chapter comes across as an annoying know it all who is just playing coy to be coy this coming across as an asshole. I half expect him to play the pronoun game for no reason at some point other than just to confuse people.
I'm also having trouble connecting with Amethyst but that seems to be more a difference in my personality and life experience than a specific flaw of the character I can point out.