Every action taken is like dropping a pebble in a pond, creating ripples that extend ever outward. Every choice has consequences, good and bad... Putting on a Crown may have changed Sunset Shimmer's life...but it also Changed two worlds...
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Alright my money is on Human Chrysalis basically keeping Sunset alive in that flashback.
Replace 'relatives' with people in general and I would 100% agree, tho I would agree anyway as some members of my family...'d rather stay far away from. Poor Sparky just needs that hug, so much. When her feelings towards the noise and surroundings were described, I just felt so sympathetic straight away as I painfully understand stuff like that as I constantly deal with overstimulation thanks to my autism. It's why I refuse crowds. Ya, I wouldn't even survive in Sparky's situation....so ya, I feel so bad for her. If I could, I would hug her through my laptop. Stupid digital barriers
But still absolutely adore this fic.
The contrast between Sunset's situation and Twilight's is almost painful. Sunset gets to be around people who genuinely care about and understand her, while Twi's stuck with people she can barely stand and in an environment that is painfully overstimulating her anxieties.
Hopefully Glamour is sincere about helping Twi. She could use an anchor in the storm right now. And hopefully Silver Dollar doesn't try anything. If he's the kinda guy they're eluding to, he deserves to be made a eunuch.
Poor Sparky. I've only gone to two big family reunions. I cheated on the first by inviting a friend of mine over and we hung out for most of it and the second I had my own family of two small girls to occupy me.
Yeah, I have seen many iterations of Sunny's first time as human and I personally went easy on her in my own world. Though I admit, the ones where she crossed over with little more than a saddlebag and a sandwich are far more compelling and really show how resilient a character Sunset is.
Enjoy December off.
Anyone else want to see Sunset storm the party and throat slam Silver dollar into a wall? I really can't wait to see Sunset snap at someone for hurting Twilight. I love the redeemed Sunset, don't get me wrong but it would be amazing for people see furious Sunset.
Great chapter, Enjoy your well deserved rest.
ugh every chapter has feelings pouring out of them now and not just excitement that things are happening in story its great
Thanks for the chapter! Poor Twi, I know the feeling of being at a large family gathering and just wanting to hide
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Maybe, maybe not.
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So, I've alluded to it in previous authors notes, but also with in the text of the story (I prefer show rather than tell in a lot of cases). The truth of the matter is that I'm writing Twilight as a person on the spectrum, with a lot of research and attention to what that means for the character, without it completely and utterly defining who she is. I try to take that into account in scenes like this, where the sensory over-stimulation was extremely deliberate, because I felt that given the circumstances--reasonably unfamiliar environment, lots of people she barely knows, high stress, separation from her immediate family with whom she feels safe, enforced social interaction, and an extremely stressful, forced social activity--that she would be more readily overwhelmed than she is when she is in a place or with people she feels comfortable with. I'm pleased that I seem to have gotten it at least a little right, as I'm always worried I'm either going to do too much or too little, both of which are unfair to the character and disrespectful to real people. She features much more heavily as a perspective character in Arc 2, so I intend to continue expanding on her particular struggles and quirks as the story goes along.
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The paralleled experiences are on purpose, for just that reason...The New Years Events are the culmination of the inter-arc bridge, and setting the stage for Arc 2. :} As for Glamour...I actually suspect you will really like what goes on with Glamour, my friend. (She was originally supposed to be a throw away gag, but my editor got her claws on the character and ran with it. Consider her one of those NPCs that grows on you.)
Silver Dollar...well. We'll just have to see, wont we?
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Yup. Family reunions are not great. I feel like every family is secretly the Griswolds, and no one wants to admit that any family gathering is like Christmas Vacation. (Mine totally is. Gods save me from my judgey relatives.)
And... I've read a bunch of different takes on Sunset's attempts to get by in the human world, and they vary, but in staying consistent with the culture shock and her own internal paranoia and lack of trust in anyone other than herself, particularly in a world of monsters, Sunset's early arrival in Rubicon wasn't great. Some of it will get hinted at here, but the rest will likely either be a side story on its own, or crop up in pieces and bits in other side stories.
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Fun fact: Redeemed doesnt mean she wont get angry. She still has a temper, and she's still incredibly protective of things that are hers. I promise, you haven't seen the last of enraged Sunny.
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You might want to buckle up for Arc 2 then, because thats gonna be an emotional rollercoaster.
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Eyup. Family is...often overrated. Especially large amounts of extended family.
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What do you mean she is in the espectrum? Is she autistic?, I don’t mean to be offensive I’m just curious.
Sorry for bad inglish
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Yes. I mean that I’m writing Twilight Sparkle as if she is somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum.
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Ok thank for responding
Sorry for bad inglish
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I am totally fine with ur portrayal of autism from what I understand. I might be on the spectrum, but my knowledge only really comes from what my psychologist has said and analyzing my own nonsense quirks. And honestly, Twilight being on the spectrum makes way too much sense, especially Sci-twi, with how quick to anxiety she is. Not just that, but her nature with taking one interest and going to the deep end of it. As far as I can tell, that is definitely something that many autistic individuals do with their primary hobby. All ur adding in is me wanting to hug her more because I understand how she feels in situations like these and that's just amazing.
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Yay, I cant wait to see her. I just meant that usually when someone writes a fanfic and redeems Sunset they take her anger away or make her show less and less of it until it seems as though it's no longer there. If you only follow movies there are two times where she blows up after her redemption, I think. Also, the people that I was talking about were Velvet and Night, I'd like to think that they'd be amazed at how passionate Sunset will become to protect Twilight. While others might see this as a negative if I had a daughter and the person they were dating got that made about someone hurting her then I'd know that they were a keeper.
Going back to chapter 32 when Sunset blows up at Trixie during the battle of the bands was quite possibly my favorite moment in the entire story. I occasionally go back to read that one chapter just so I can see 'Completely Done With Your Sh*t' Sunset.
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Thats a common mistake, the whole downplaying and “getting rid of” anger. There are two main kinds of anger: the first, what most people deal with, is short term anger, usually connected to a particular situation or trigger. Like...getting bad grades, or another person needling them in specific fashion. Its short, fleeting, and when you resolve the situation the anger mostly goes away. The second is different. Its permanent, and not tied to anyone event or issue. Its like living with an angry, savage little beast insideyou, burning hot and icy cold, and all it wants to do is attack. Its...well, if anxiety is your brain triggering you “flight/fear response”, a temper problem is basically your brain having your “fight” response on a hair trigger. You dont do fear, you do rage and agitation. That kinda thing doesnt go away, you just...learn to control it. But the right events or the wrong day? That cage tears open and the beast comes out to play.
Sunset is the second kind of person. Her rage will always be there. Tempered maybe, controlled by iron will and shheer stubbornness, but never gone.
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*smiles*
Yeah, it was a decision made after a long talk with my editor early on in the story’s development when we were hashing out the details of each of the main characters and their more indepth personalities. We took a long look at the canon material as a basis, and part of what made me decide to go the route I did with Twilight was a mix of an interesting conversation I’d had at one point with a child psychologist who specialized in helping parents and their kids who were on the spectrum, coupled with both my experiences and my editor’s much more in depth experiences with friends and family who are on the spectrum. But its turned out to be, I think, the right decision, codifying each of the characters particular quirks and differences and personality traits and using them to help shape the story. It gives them more depth. It explains “why does Twilight react this way?” Or “what’s Rarity’s issue with X?” (And of course pretty much defines Sunset’s whole backstory, hehe.)
And, at the end of the day, the fact that people who are reading the story are relating to the struggles or traits they share with a character, whether its Sunset’s temper or Twilight’s anxieties, or various social struggles like being bullied or fearing coming out of the closet...that empathy for the characters tells me I’m doing something right with how I’m writing those things, even if they arent my own personal struggles or traits.
You know Twilights mental state and other issues, has got me thinking of the Friendship games and how it’s probably going to be even more painful for everyone involved than it was in the movies. Especially from her perspective all these random people who should have no way to know who she is, are acting like they know her.
Because if she doesn’t tell Sunset she’s coming than there is going to be a huge surprise when she does appear and since Sunset wont be able to do any thing to prepare its going to a mess. Especially if she has to explain it to her friends.
If she does tell Sunset that she is coming its still going to be a mess, especially when Sunset tells the group about her girlfriend
Going Hey girls, so my friend/girlfriend is from crystal pre, Also she’s this worlds version of princess Twilight and she will be here any minuet now. Its going to be a confusing mess
Then magic gets involved and things get worse
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*maniacal laughter*
This story is amazing. There's going to be more right?
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Yes, there is more in the works. I've still got some buffer chapters ready, and I'm still actively writing. I just took December off because its a very hectic and busy month for me. There's also a number of side stories planned.
I am glad you've enjoyed it so far though! :}
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I'm glad to see you're enjoying the story thus far, and that you enjoy the way the characters are presented. That's something I try very hard to do well--present the characters in a way that is still true to the essence of the characters everyone knows, while still expanding on them to make them much more real. I also wont lie, Sunset x Sci-Twi is probably the one pairing I can really see with Sunset that would last as more than a high school fling.
And yes, Principal Celestia can be terrifying.
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Yeah. I've read a lot of the Sunset's-Road-to-Redemption-and-Beyond stories, but I was never quite satisfied with them. Plus, I'm a sucker for the concept of a real redemption tale.
The Rarijack was a point that I wanted in the story, and refused to compromise on from the get go, even if it is fairly understated at present. Lucky for me, both members of my creative team also appreciate the pairing, so....
Pinkie is a character I struggle with, but luckily, my spouse can, in addition to being an excellent Rarity, get into the head of one Pinkie Pie, and together we can usually make it work.
In Sunset's defense "By the way, how do you feel about dating a horse?" is an awkward conversation starter.
And I'm absolutely certain there's nothing to be concerned about with Sunset's possessive statements. Clearly. :P
Still, hope you're enjoying the story so far, friend! :}
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean? That particular bit of story was more meant to be...amusing? Showcase the developing friendship between Sunset and Twilight, that sort of thing. That's not to say that the chapter didn't foreshadow other things, but that particular paragraph was...just part of their interaction? I'm not sure what you are hoping it could be alluding to.
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cause you could
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LARP stands for Live Action Role-Play. Basically D&D but instead of sitting around at a table you are all standing up and acting out your character’s actions in a sort of improv way. There are different systems but the one im most familiar with replaced dice rolling with rock-paper-scissors, and people were probe to coming in costume.
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Aye, what he said. Think of historical reenactment but instead of reconstructing the battle of Waterloo you dress up like a lvl 5 paladin on a crusade against the Council of Witches or something.
I probably pissed of both LARP'ers and historical reenactors by saying that.
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Nah, LARPers know what we're about. Though in my case it was "dress up as the albino lesbian werewolf to fight for Gaia as a militant monster against the corruptive forces of the Wyrm and the choking, stagnating minions of the Weaver. Usually by blowing stuff up,"
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Try not to lose too much sleep--though I know what its like to get sucked into a good story...more than I like to admit. *sheepish*
*chuckles* ah yes, the feels train. Don't worry, it makes stops in a number of chapters. ...Lots of chapters.
I am glad you're enjoying it so far though! :}
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*hands over a box of tissues*
"Just one more chapter," I said, around 40 chapters ago. "Just one more."
I guess this time it is forcibly just one more because there is no more to read. Hooked on this story! Can't wait for more! I'm so glad I finally decided to read it haha
Took me a few reads but I think I get it
Sunny's gonna have some explaining to do
Not much to say here, other than I feel for Twilight. While I don't think I've had it as bad as she's right now, I know I loathe big reunions, and most of the time I just sulk and close off over my Gameboy/DS/phone.
Now I'm worried
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only pone...