"I don't see why you're making such a big issue out of this."
"I--A big issue?! Look, Sunburst, if were any other stallion I'd be totally fine with you being gay. But you've got to remember that I am you!"
"Was."
"What?"
"Was. Past tense." Sunburst gestured between them. "You were me, up until you were created, at which point--"
"Yes, I suffered a nervous breakdown, then I tried to define myself in increasingly competitive ways and then I spent a few years in another world before finally--" Sunset took a breath. "Look, the point is, even though we're different we're also a lot alike, right? We share, like, two thirds of our memories. Or maybe half. I can calculate the exact ratio later. What I'm saying is, remember Sassy?"
Sunburst adjusted his glasses. "Sassy Saddles? The blue unicorn?"
"We had such a crush on her. Like, I'm not saying what we did was right, but we were all but perving out on her in private--"
"I actually ran into her during a recent trip to Canterlot. She's a Swap."
It took Sunset a few moments to recollect the exact slang he was referencing. "She's... transtribal?"
"No, she was born a stallion and... well."
"...Huh." The mare blinked, tilting her head. "...Well, she pulls it off well, then."
"That's, um. Kind of what made me consider--"
"WHOA okay no, if you're saying what I THINK you're saying--" Sunset held up a hoof. "Let's just say that gender issues are a huge, major big hot-button topic on the other side of the mirror. Sassy Saddles is a mare, whatever she was before, and we reacted to her like a mare, so we shouldn't be attracted to stallions just because she was--she's not even the only mare we crushed on! This is entirely irrelevant!"
"Actually, it kind of is." Sunburst cleared his throat. "I mean, I can see where you're coming from, but before I had that talk with Sassy, I was kind of... off the market for a while. I didn't really look at mares like I used to, you know?"
"You mean because you're a social recluse?"
"Even social recluses usually have..." Sunburst blushed. "You know. Eyes. And.... pictures. I didn't."
"You used to. We used to." Sunset rolled her eyes. "Even if it was just fashion magazines instead of any real porn. Which actually explains why we had trouble talking to mares for the longest time."
"Yeah, well, after you... moved in with me, it got... weird, to have those around. Especially with... you know. You. Me. It was super weird."
Sunset threw up her hooves. "So I've ruined mares for you, is that what you're saying?"
Sunburst opened his mouth, paused, frowned, and eventually gave an awkward hum. "Well, I mean, I might try to put it in less, um, hurtful terms, but essentially--"
"Alright! Alright. Fine. I guess I can see that happening." Sunset paced back and forth for a moment or two. "Okay, I think I've been going about this the wrong way. I've been focusing on sexual attraction, instead of romantic attraction--"
"Me and Thorax have not engaged in physical action."
"Oh COME ON!" Sunset cried. "He's a freakin' shapeshifter! Do you know how much you could do with that?!"
"Do you?"
"For a species with no natural magic, humans are surprisingly creative."
Sunburst blinked. "Wow. I meant that as a rhetorical retort, but you just kicked that right out there."
"Shame slows you down," Sunset quipped. "One of the things you pick up quick when you're being a tyrannical wannabe."
"...Fair enough, I suppose... Still, I just wanted to clarify that I have a romantic relationship with Thorax, not a sexual one."
"See, that's... actually..." Sunset frowned. "Okay, I can't argue with you being bisexually romantic... biromantic? I mean, I did date Flash, even if that was part of my world domination plan, and I do have... some minor attraction to the girls..."
"By which you mean the apes from another reality."
"Hey, in that other reality I'm also an ape!"
Sunburst gave her a flat look. "Because changing species will automatically make you attracted to members of that species."
"Not how it--look, shame slows you down, I was weirded out at first yeah, but I've been there for years, I can get used to--don't make this about me! This is about you!"
"No, this is about you having some freak-out over me dating a changeling!"
"Wait." Sunset frowned. "Wait wait wait. Hold on, have you been getting guff over that?"
"Yes!" Sunburst cried, as though it were obvious. "I needed to convince the guard, repeatedly, that I had not been brainwashed!"
"Oh. Wow, okay, see, that was an angle I didn't even consider."
"Didn't--you're the one that dragged me here to ask why I was dating Thorax!"
"Yes, but I was weirded out cause he's a guy, not cause he's a changeling!"
"And that makes any sort of difference?!"
Sunset opened her mouth, paused, and sighed. "You know what, you're right. I'm sorry, I should not have reacted the way I did. Even with our... connection, we've been apart for years, and... I can't judge you for your life."
Sunburst blinked. "...You know, I think that's the first time you've ever apologized to me."
"Heh. Yeah, I was a bitch back in the day, wasn't I?"
"Um. Well." Sunburst adjusted his glasses. "Well... Ahem. Still, it's good to see you, I suppose. You're doing well, I hope?"
"Oh, very well. I--oh, crap." Sunset facehooved.
"What?"
"I may have subtly tried to get Starlight crushing on you again. Also, ow, I forgot how much this hurt with hooves." Sunset gave him a far-too-wide grin and backed off. "I'm going to get some headache medicine, and then I'm going to fix this."
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Oh, Sunset. You got WAY over your head
Well Sunny dun goofed.
Look at it this way Sunset, now you've got a chance at Starlight yourself.
Starlight, are magic constructes your featish?
Don't worry, Sunset! I'll set the mood for Sunburst and Starlight! Miss Peaches - take it away!
This is what happens when you get out of touch with your brother, Sunset. He goes and discovers himself without you.
I can only hope Sunset's proposed fix doesn't make things worse. It probably will, but I can hope.
(Also:
Oh God, what have I done...)
Great to see an other chapter of this, it is a hilarious story s far. I wander if Sunset could be consider to be his twin sister, I wander what Sunburst's parent would think of this of this. So Sunburst is in a relationship with Thorax I wander how the relationship is going sense he was ascended to king/Queen of his own hive. I wander if he might consider moving to the hive and stop taking care of Flurry heart.
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Wow, you sure wander a lot when you wonder about things.
Poor Sunset. She goes away for a while, and everything turns upside down.
Jejejejajajajaja!!!!!!!!! Nice save! XD
7898504 It's all part of the wondering errant mind like mine
7898386 This. At least she apologized for her outburst and the tirade that followed.
So...am I the only one who thinks this is going to end either with Starlight suggesting 'sharing', or Starlight crushing on Sunset?
And that 'shame slows you down' line? Hilarious in context.
I suspect this going to head towards a Starlight/Sunset ship next, but y'know...part of me thinks that to continue that theme of Sunset and Sunburst being able to choose their own lives without letting the other or past...events...dictate it for them. So Sunburst chose the gay route in finding himself...I think it'd be fitting for Sunset, in working to be her own mare too, chose to be straight instead. That'd leave a nice contrast between them and not make them "one and the same" like they've both been clearly thinking they need to veer away from.
But of course, I'm not the one writing the story, so don't let me tell you what to do.
Very amusing story. I like the curveballs that it keeps throwing me, and the dialog seems natural. Since I absolutely LOVE to write dialog in my stories, this stood out for me the most. Will be tracking this one.
I'm hoping for Sunset/Starlight or maybe Starlight/Sunset/Sci Twi.
Go in the corner, Sunset. And stay there
"I'm halping!"
No, Sunset, don't try to 'fix' this. If you're anything like Twilight, 'fixing' this would probably involve a citywide riot.
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Wow, listening to that has forced me to reconsider my entire philosophy on the world.
You see, I've always been somewhat of an æsthetic relativist- different things can be perceived as good or bad by different people. Something that is disgusting or just pointless to one person can be a work of beauty for another. If you asked me whether something could be objectively bad, I'd probably just laugh.
Then I came to this comment section and saw that.
7905024 Not sure what you're talking about, but I like ice cream and chocolate sprinkles as much as anyone else too, mate. Also not really a fan of Miss Peaches' music - I like music that has more of a beat to it and catchy tunes.
So whether you hate me, like me, or just want to murder me with a knife - and seriously, you wouldn't be the first who has wanted to gouge my eyes out with a bowie knife - would you like to be friends?
(offers hand for handshake)
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* shakes hand
I don't hate you personally. I just had to restructure my philosophy to account for things that really are that bad.
(Also, since having a correct philosophy is kind of the goal of having one at all, this really means that I should be thanking you
7909701 If you were implying in your earlier comment that the song was really bad, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I don't like the song, and I only threw it into the comment as a joke towards Starlight and Sunburst getting it on already.
Glad to know we are friends now and bear no ill will towards one another. I'm not here to make enemies after all. :)
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I came here to make enemies
It doesn't seem to have worked though
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7910326 I can be your frenemy, if you want?
I'm gonna use a quote from Starlight Glimmer: "WHAT!?"
I laughed way too hard at this!
Come now. We're talking about a changeling here. As far as we know, they can be whatever they — or their significant other
— want them to be. Not sure if gender even applies there 
Uhuh. Guy... fashion magazines...
I'm fairly sure that's not a real thing
Preach it, sistah!
Well, from a biological / pheromone point of view, yes, that seems entirely logical to me.
(...ow.)
Not sure if I feel kinkshamed or
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I feel proud.
I made this group for stories like this. https://www.fimfiction.net/group/213512/sunset-is-an-artificial-construct
Hmm makes sense.
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Isn't it a wonder?