When even the dream world becomes dangerous for her, Princess Luster Dawn is at her wits' end. The Night Terror plunges much of Equestria into chaos, and seers (who may or may not be the cause of said Terror) only fuel the mayhem.
Without any other option, Luster Dawn gallops to a last resort that promises a way out—at a high cost.
- This is an edited/revised version of my entry into the Writeoff for the prompt "Ot."
- Thanks goes to Venerable Ro for pre-/proofreading and FanOfMostEverything for collaborative brainstorming.
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This right here is a story about someone who learned all the wrong lessons.
This fic seriously deserves more attention. Kudos!
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The idea behind it was discussed in the brainstorming part with FanOfMostEverything: Since Luster Dawn grew up in an Equestria in which friendship/harmony is somewhat institutionalized (with the Friendship Lessons, the School of Friendship, having a literal Princess of Friendship, and so on), the studious and very analytical Luster Dawn could see friendship as a problem to tackle and not truly a thing to experience vis-a-viz early reformed Starlight Glimmer.
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To be honest, I was a bit bummed out that it didn't get more attention, but what's done is done. Either it deserves what it deserves or it's an underrated gem, and both possibilities benefit me. Either way, thanks for reading it!