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Azure129


Fic writer/reader. Humor, romance, drama. You can read stories by me about other fandoms at my ff.net account :) And please support me on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=319852&u=319852&ty=h

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Just a fluffy, amusing little two-part one shot about Discord visiting the Princesses following his betrayal and subsequent final reform in favor of the magic of friendship. I've always thought there was potential there for a really close relationship between those three considering their long history, and that it would be comforting to Twilight now that Discord's fully reformed to see him reconnecting with his 'old friends.' Friendship really is the focus of this story, though there's a tiny bit of romantic humor from Discord too just because I couldn't help myself (and I don't think he'd be able to help himself either) XD I hope you enjoy!

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found these found another one and promptly lost it shows you how subtle it was. on to part two

“Actually…I just [ ] to make sure the two of you were all right (came by) ? or something .

I doubt she’ll believe[ ] entirely it. move to [ ] ?

5556494 Thank you for the corrections! I've never posted here before, so actually the ten minutes I just spent figuring out how to fix that taught me a lot just now XD

This is incredible! Being able to see Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Discord sitting down and having a civil conversation (and getting along so well) is a delight to read. I can hardly wait until the next chapter.

5560990 Thank you, I'm so happy you liked it! :twilightsmile: I am seriously in love with writing these three interacting--I just think they would have the best relationship together as friends. There's so much there to work with and for them to talk about. Actually though this was just sort of a two part one shot, so there won't be anymore chapters unfortunately. But in my other story, there's definitely a lot of interaction and conversations between the three of them that's coming up :)

5561750 Wonderful! I look forward to reading more of Discord's antics and adventures. ;3

I loved this fanfic! I RolePlay as Discord with some brony/pegasister friends on occasion and its nice to see a different side of him written so well! I am very pleased with this fanfic and as for the whole 3 Imortal friends bit, I liked it.

My final say:

Cute.Funny.Well Written.Good Story.Good Lessons.5 Stars!! (Do you realize how good of an episode this would be for MLP?)

5590292 Thank you so very much, it makes me so happy that you enjoyed my story. :pinkiehappy: I just feel like these three could have such an interesting relationship since Discord's the only other good guy now who's been around as long as they have. I personally really hope we get to see some more of him next season just for the sake of exploring how he'll interact with the girls and the princesses now that he's fully reformed. There's so much there to work with, you know? :twilightsmile:

I don't mean to promote any of my other fics, but since you did like this one, if you ever want to look into it, my story "Keep Calm and Chaos On" is similar (it focuses on the three of them, and is also a two parter), though leaning a little more in the Celestiacord direction.

Thank you again! :twilightsmile:

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I couldn't agree more!
Though he felt a little bit too.. let's say immature.
Compared to his other role as great manipulator I found this to be an excellent example for Celly and Luna loosen up a bit and even having fun with Discord. I said it in the comments to your other fics and I say it again.

On this field, the complex field of Discord-Celly-Luna interactions you, dear Azure, are without equal. (at least I know of no other).

What I like especially though, is your pacing. Writing the character-interactions this well is one astounding thing, doing it while also never letting things happen too fast or too slow, always 'just' right in the moment and for the current character, is really something.

I know I am praising many stories for many things and my lack of criticism could possibly lessen my praise, but there is a reason for it's absence.
I said it in the comments to LiterarySerenitys story TOH's Guardian and I repeat it here.
As much as anyone could or could not complain about how things are handled or a character is acting, such points loose their relevance when the story is immersive, has great pacing and is generally told as expertly as hers and yours.
Short: If it's just a wonderful enjoyable experience to read.

What I'm trying to say is, that I am of the opinion, that it is more important to point out the things, that were, objectively, well done rather than those points which are mostly dependent on personal preference.
As such I can admit that I had mixed feelings about Discord multiple times during this story but at the same time I enjoyed the story just like it was and it wouldn't have worked the way it did if things had not been handled the way they were.

However, beneath all that reasoning: I have enjoyed your story as much as I have your others and want to thank you for writing it.
Thank you :twilightsmile:

5598887 Thanks so much for another thorough comment! :twilightsmile: And thank you very much for what you said about the pacing—that’s one of the most important things to me. I never want character interactions to feel forced or like they’re being dragged along just to get to some point the writer has in mind. Developing them as naturally as possible is a big goal for me, so I’m glad that’s coming through. And even if the Discord here was a little different than your usual preference for his character, I’m still so happy that the other aspects of the story that you liked made reading it an enjoyable experience overall. :twilightsmile:

5598887 Bravo, I agree, and thank you again! :twilightsheepish: And, I can hardly wait to read more of this story. ;3

This story really feels like the beginning of some wonderful interactions between the immortals, and also paints Discord in an adorable light. Nothing felt forced and it was a delight to read. Thanks you so much for posting this!

5674875 Thank you so much for reviewing--I'm very glad you liked the story, and especially the character interactions :twilightsmile:

Well, this was the last story from your library that i had yet to read, and now i just finished it. :fluttercry: makes meh saaaaaaad

But you truly have a knack for writing these three! :pinkiehappy: take all my likes

Took me quite some time to come around, didn't it?
There wasn't any big adventure involved. No potent villain to overcome, no dark rituals or any kind of danger. It was a scene, completely devoted to showing the aftershock. And it was beautiful. Calm, almost serene. I wasn't laughing loud enough to wake up everyone else in this house. I actually didn't laugh at all. But I smiled. Throughout the whole story. And that smile is still plastered on my face.
You don't see them interacting like that too often, which is kind of sad, since they have so much in common. Things you didn't forgot to point out. Their little banter, their jokes, flirty comments and trust... it was heart-warming without the usual overly-sweet sugar-coating. And it felt completely believable and natural. I'm impressed how well you handled all three (four, although Twilights part was a little one) of them and how spot-on they felt.
Additional: No fourth-wall-breaking. Thank you very much for that.

While Twilight left as soon as Luna started her story, my imagination tries to convince me that her sister and Discord both at some point throughout her recapitulation started to smile a lot, then grin later on, thinking about how fond Luna seems to be of Twilight. Rather strange - I didn't even put my shipping goggles on this morning. :twilightblush: Anyway.

Thank you.

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Mermerus, you’re welcome and thank you for the lovely review—I’m so glad you enjoyed this story so much : ) This is actually the first MLP fic I ever wrote, so it was the one I was most nervous about posting, but I’m so glad you enjoyed the character interactions and development. And I agree—we really don’t see Discord interacting with the princesses enough, and yet clearly the three of them have a lot in common and could have a great deal to talk about if they only sat down and took the time. It doesn’t matter if it’s in a romantic way or a friendly way or a combination of ways—the three of them have a perspective on life that few others can relate to simply because they’ve all seen so much of Equestria’s history and have experienced so much in their personal lives. I really do hope at some point we get an episode that has Discord spending some quality time with the princesses (or at least a Friends Forever comic featuring Discord and Luna or Celestia lol) :twilightsmile: After all, we’ve already seen him interact with Twilight enough, and even with Twilight and Cadance once—I think we’re overdue for him having a random misadventure with Celestia and/or Luna.

You’re welcome for no fourth wall breaking. On a side note, I have to say it’s probably something I’ll never do just because, to me, fourth wall breaks can work great with the subtlety of a visual medium like animation. But when you write out a fourth wall break, it just loses its comedic effect and feels too forced (except maybe under special, super zany circumstances). It’s like trying to write out a sight gag, but about fifty times harder lol.

I never thought of a TwiLuna angle with the ending, but it’s certainly one possibility to explore.

Take care! :twilightsmile: And thanks for favoriting!

5762761 Looking at your stories, I have to consider something. There are, at this point, five. One I can't bring myself to read, at least not now, since it's a pairing I don't really feel comfortable with - like I said: For now. It's an unusual couple, I give you that and this fact alone will probably intrigue me enough to read it at some point.
The second story is unfinished. Since one can never be sure those will get finished at all - nobody really can say what the future (days, weeks, years) brings -, I usually put those on my 'incomplete'-bookshelf for when they're completed.
Aaand finally, we got three stories left, finished and all of them... were enjoyable. Great read. Which leaves me with only one option. It's sad, but true. You forced my hand on this one. So, prepare...
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... for another follower. :pinkiecrazy:

Yeah, that was rather anti-climactic, wasn't it? :twilightblush: Anyway, since you're another one of those rare writers which tend to turn everything they touch into gold, I gotta activate the creepy-mode and watch you from afar. :twilightsmile: Oh and if you ever write a TwiLuna-story? That would get me so exited, I could say that I've never been so exited, except for the moment when-...
Yeah, enough Pinkie-references. And enough rambling, too.

You're a great author - keep up the good work!

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Perfectly understandable, Mermerus, regarding the unusual pairing—I know that a limitation of what I’m writing at the moment is that it’s all focused around one particular ship, so regardless of the quality of the stories my readership audience might get limited by the fact that it’s not a ship everyone agrees with. Actually, I have one story planned for the future focusing on Discord and Luna just as friends kind of learning to relate of their shared difficult pasts and learning more about friendship from each other. Then I have a much larger story planned that’s still going to have some Celestiacord (sort of…it’s complicated lol) but also the focus of a lot more action and adventure. I’m hoping both of those go over well and let me expand my genre/audience a bit. :twilightsmile:

As for the unfinished story, if eight years of fic writing in other fandoms (on ff.net) has taught me one thing, it is this—do not dive into a major project groping your way through one chapter at a time. Otherwise it’ll take you years to finish things lol. I have about eighty percent of the full fic drafted (including a sequel) and the other twenty percent outlined. Right now I'm doing updates every two weeks, but I'm hoping to increase to once a week soon. Though the story is strong Celestiacord, and I’m not sure how much you’ll enjoy that aspect, a significant amount of the story is also just Discord character exploration. There’s also some Sparity in there, a little AJ/RD, and some Celestia character exploration too. I’ve never tried Twi/Luna writing, but I’m always willing to put new ships on the backburner in my head and wait to see if inspiration strikes. :twilightsmile:

In eight years of fic writing, I’ve also developed a personal policy/guarantee:
I never abandon a story. If I start it, one way or another, it will be finished.

I heard someone say once that a story is like a promise. So if I start a fic, I think that’s a promise from me that it will have a conclusion. There may be small delays at times, but regardless I haven’t failed yet to keep one of those promises, and I never intend to.:raritywink:

Thank you so much for following! :pinkiehappy: Have a wonderful day!

Then Discord said something. “If I turn the sunshine into lemonade and flood all of Equestria, you’re going to be upset with me, aren’t you?”

Probably.

At first I was all "For the love of Faust, let them sleep Discord!" with Discord's never ending yakking... then he said this:

“If I turn the sunshine into lemonade and flood all of Equestria, you’re going to be upset with me, aren’t you?"

And all is forgiven XD. The petition and constellation was a nice touch as well. And I loved the idea that he was originally only strutting his stuff to the girls next door but went overboard

By Celestia's Sweet Beard, all this time I never realized there was a second chapter to this thing!

I r shamed :facehoof:

Good short addition though. Was expecting Twilight to blush madly after hearing all the praise heaped on her. And all the mild flirting heh.

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Lol, aw, really? Well, I'm glad you found it and that you enjoyed it :) Thanks for the favorite! :twilightsmile:

If this is your first fic. You really did a swell job of it ^_^.

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Yup, it was my first one, and thank you so much! :twilightsmile:

Very well written and fun to follow as it went. Nice.

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