What role does the royal nephew Prince Blueblood actually play in Equestrian society? As one who may accede to the title, I could be on the verge of finding out...
Altogether, this is a wonderful deconstruction of the usual stereotype Blueblood is assigned by much of the fandom, down to being irrationally hostile towards Princess Luna for no real reason. The story deserves way more upvotes than it currently has, that's for sure.
Also, I'm getting more convinced that it was indeed Luna who let herself be seduced by Blueblood the Elder, not Celestia. That's why she stressed that Greaves show contempt for Blueblood the Younger's lack of true sophistication, because it was probably something the original Blueblood would've done.
You know, there's something profoundly sad about how generations of loyal-to-a-fault stallions have sacrificed whatever good name they might've had for the sake of satisfying Celestia's unhealthy needs. Sure, they live in the lap of luxury and get to sleep with whom most of Equestria would consider the most beautiful woman in the world, but... it's not real. Nothing is real about it. They're putting on a life-long parody performance of this fellow who died ages ago. They act out a life none of them would actually do by choice since one of the requirements is that they're not really selfish douches—for good reason. And they can't share their lives with anypony else either. In a sense, they are very, very alone.
I almost wish I could go back and restructure the story to work with Celestia/Sombra and Luna/Blueblood as the ancient pairings. But the whole thing hinges around Celestia's extremely unhealthy and extremely unresolved feelings for Old Blueblood, feelings that New Blueblood is going to help her get through by the end of chapter nine.
As for your last paragraph there, I'll be hitting that theme in the next chapter, actually, by way of a ponyfied version of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Ruddigore. So stand by for that!
7948276 Huh. Well, I will take solace in the fact that although my interpretation was wrong, it was still believable enough for even the author to notice. I will also be very curious how these ancient romances correlate to Celestia's ideas of her and her sister's fitting matches.
Did Sombra write poetry in his free time? That one struck me as a bit of a brute, truth be told, but then, it could be a case of Celestia saying what she thinks would be better for Luna. Sombra did share a faible for more gothic aesthetics. In the same manner, what did Old Blueblood offer Celestia for her to be so obsessed with him still, after a literal age has gone by?
Oh, and how rapidly this Blueblood has rocketed to join my favorites, along with Chuck Finley's, Capn Chryssalid's, and Cloud Wander's!
And what isn't there to love about Luna being oh so close to correct in what I'm sure will be (or already is!) a suspicion that he conspires against her and Equestria?
I know it's not the first this has arisen, but
When she bent down and touched a kiss to my lips, however, well, I haven't the words to adequately describe the sensation.
does mean rather more coming from one with so many, and so illustrative.
That said, ought this one
I honestly liked Shining Armor, he and his sister both,
Just in time:
For Valentine's Day! Here's hoping the next chapter'll be out by the end of February!
Mike
Oh, Blueblood you fool, you asked the question which guarantees, in fact, that many things will go wrong.
The plot thickens.
Altogether, this is a wonderful deconstruction of the usual stereotype Blueblood is assigned by much of the fandom, down to being irrationally hostile towards Princess Luna for no real reason. The story deserves way more upvotes than it currently has, that's for sure.
Also, I'm getting more convinced that it was indeed Luna who let herself be seduced by Blueblood the Elder, not Celestia. That's why she stressed that Greaves show contempt for Blueblood the Younger's lack of true sophistication, because it was probably something the original Blueblood would've done.
You know, there's something profoundly sad about how generations of loyal-to-a-fault stallions have sacrificed whatever good name they might've had for the sake of satisfying Celestia's unhealthy needs. Sure, they live in the lap of luxury and get to sleep with whom most of Equestria would consider the most beautiful woman in the world, but... it's not real. Nothing is real about it. They're putting on a life-long parody performance of this fellow who died ages ago. They act out a life none of them would actually do by choice since one of the requirements is that they're not really selfish douches—for good reason. And they can't share their lives with anypony else either. In a sense, they are very, very alone.
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Alas:
I almost wish I could go back and restructure the story to work with Celestia/Sombra and Luna/Blueblood as the ancient pairings. But the whole thing hinges around Celestia's extremely unhealthy and extremely unresolved feelings for Old Blueblood, feelings that New Blueblood is going to help her get through by the end of chapter nine.
As for your last paragraph there, I'll be hitting that theme in the next chapter, actually, by way of a ponyfied version of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Ruddigore. So stand by for that!
Mike
7948276
Huh. Well, I will take solace in the fact that although my interpretation was wrong, it was still believable enough for even the author to notice. I will also be very curious how these ancient romances correlate to Celestia's ideas of her and her sister's fitting matches.
Did Sombra write poetry in his free time? That one struck me as a bit of a brute, truth be told, but then, it could be a case of Celestia saying what she thinks would be better for Luna. Sombra did share a faible for more gothic aesthetics. In the same manner, what did Old Blueblood offer Celestia for her to be so obsessed with him still, after a literal age has gone by?
Oh, and how rapidly this Blueblood has rocketed to join my favorites, along with Chuck Finley's, Capn Chryssalid's, and Cloud Wander's!
And what isn't there to love about Luna being oh so close to correct in what I'm sure will be (or already is!) a suspicion that he conspires against her and Equestria?
I know it's not the first this has arisen, but
does mean rather more coming from one with so many, and so illustrative.
That said, ought this one
to be "him"?