Lucent

by take flight

1 b

With a tiny shower of sparks, the last bit of oil sputtered out. A white quill pen scratched across the parchment with increasing velocity as the alicorn’s thoughts tumbled and spilled onto the blank page.

A plate of food remained on her desk, still barely touched, as if it was mocking her growling stomach. It was starting to smell unpleasant. But aside from that, her bedroom was perfectly to her liking- cold, dark, and completely silent. The burning midday sun had long since been cooled by a substantial downpour. Luna had even considered taking a stroll around the castle gardens, but her legs froze halfway out the door when she considered the possibility of encountering Celestia again.

Her cheeks flushed with shame at the memory of their last conversation. It had been an utter embarrassment. A wreck.

Celestia.

With a resolute sigh, Luna rolled the parchment up and sealed it, dipping a wooden block into a pool of cyan wax and pressing it to the paper. Her horn glowed dimly, surrounding the paper with a bluish aura. There was a crackle of energy, and it disappeared with a poof of smoke.

Overcome by exhaustion, Luna rested her forehead against the cool wood of her desk.

The moon was set to rise soon, but the alicorn could barely muster the motivation for such a task. Celestia had taken care of it for the last millennia- what was another day or week or month? Luna knew she would not ask questions.

And gently, Luna’s thoughts peacefully tapered off. Before she realized it, she was asleep.

-

Spike belched loudly, earning himself a reprimanding glare from Twilight. “Spike! Is that any way to behave around guests?” Fluttershy smiled inwardly and took another wordless sip of tea.

From the kitchen windows, they could see the storm raging outside. The wind was howling angrily. Hail pelted Ponyville at regular intervals, sounding like staccato gunshots on the library’s roof. The occasional crack of thunder boomed through the air.

Their afternoon tea had quickly turned into an impromptu sleepover, though none of the ponies involved seemed to mind.

“S’rry Twi, I think somethings comin’ up. Woah!” This time a scroll materialized in the air, which the dragon snatched with practiced ease.

“This isn’t from Celestia.” He frowned and shot Twilight a quizzical glance. “This isn’t from Celestia?”

The purple unicorn quickly excused herself, bringing the unexpected correspondence to her office. She snapped the seal with a burst of magic and unfurled the aged paper, eyes scanning the document curiously.

Dearest Twilight Sparkle,

I apologize for the unexpected nature of this letter, but I fear I have no other choice.

You see, I have written to you seeking guidance...

To be continued.

Comments

[take flight]

This is the lead in to a full length Luna/Celestia story, tentatively titled Lucent. It's still in the drafting and writing stages, although I'd love to have some pre-readers and editors read over it first. If you're interested, just shoot me a PM.

as always, thanks for reading!

[That_one_guy]

>Asking the neurotic bookworm for romantic advice

Oh dear God. I don't know whether to laugh or cry, there's no way the events succeeding this will be anything other than hilariously tragic, and tragically hilarious.

[Falkner]

>Luna asking Twilight for advice regarding wooing Celetia.
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Looking forward to the next parts.

[BarrenBaron]

holy crap dude, i would love to see more of this. Especially since it isn't just mindless clop...yet if at all!

I personally like stories that have a buildup to romance not "And then they fucked" stories.

[aaaa_aaaa]

I'm not sure if the inevitable shitstorm will be hilarious or tragic.

Probably both.

[General Spritz]

Make sure to make a Blog post when you get the real thing out. I'm interested.

[tailsopony]

I am excited.

I'd help if your interested, admittedly you might not want my help. My stuff is something of an eyesore.

[ChainsawBrony]

Wow. I cannot wait for more.

[Material Defender]

[Wing Zero 032]

And now Twilight will have to help Luna to be shipped with Celestia... HER CELESIA?!

I'm looking forward for the actual story

[Tay the Chemist]

Can't say I've ever heard of or considered this concept. It's a unique one, and I don't doubt you'll make this work, considering what you've established so far. So, 'Lucent', you say? I'll keep an eye out.

[Vivex]

That letter! I'm so excited! I want to scream! Oh god!
I'm actually just grinning at the computer, I have no qualms with clop, but doing princest in an emotional setting?
My heart!

[theRedBrony]

nice........

[sa]

can... this be? someone is writing a princest fic that actually takes the pairing seriously? no OOC clop or lunabuse or molestia nonsense?
I think I love you.
this is my favorite pairing, and until now I didn't think any decent fics about it existed. this is like, the fic I've been waiting for since I joined the fandom. beautiful!

I just hope it doesn't end as tragically as it started. though if twilight is getting involved, I imagine it's more likely to go the "hilariously, embarassingly awkward" route.
moar please!

[take flight]

723345

Yeah I'll keep everyone posted

725405

thanks!

729322

my attempts at writing hilariously-embarrassing awkward fics usually ends up being hilariously-embarrassing awkward

I'll do my best

[Lloxie]

MOAR! O:

Wait... it's marked complete... but it says "To be continued".... what? o_O

[SteampunkScootaloo]

723208 ok, i think i will still add this to the Celestia X Luna shipping group, but await your full length story. :)

[ForlanceAbice]

1619613 There will never be a full length story.
Check the user's profile.

It's gone.
So in essence, we will never see this relationship truly blossom.

[ForlanceAbice]

1619613 Scratch that, it was just a 304 error.

[Sheendough]

I volunteer for such a task. 723208

[Insane]

I think been Year.

I'm not sure but 140 week on said some comment is alot

[princessmercury]

oh this story seem well. wish there was more