One in the morning is a time when you visit the people you need the most. Sunset Shimmer is that to Wallflower Blush, as Wallflower is to Sunset.
It rains hard in Canterlot, and cold.
This was done over the space of about three hours of compulsive writing. After a twelve hour shift. Give it a little grace. Written for Scampy.
Cover art also by Scampy.
Featured on 08/15/2020 for some reason
Prequel to this story is First Day Of My Life
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.
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A wallflower sunset fix nice sight em up
I'm not one for Romance... but this hit me just right. Cold night. Cup of tea. The mood, the setting. The story's familiar even. Sadly I'm no Sunset Shimmer.
This is almost as much a feeling as it is a story and I really like it. i can see myself coming back to this more because of that.
Nice story for young people.
Just pure sweetness between the two of them and I love it
This is the single best SunFlower fic I've ever read. Everything about it is perfect. The steady pacing and uneven tone, the wonderfully unique descriptions of everything, the painfully emotional background woven in, the short, hard-hitting lines of dialogue, the pureness of it all oh my GOD AND THE ENDING IS JUST PERFECT HOW IS IT SO GOOD
pls more 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Quite nice. :)
Alright listen up, FIMFic. You want to see how you do poignant, meaningful love in a story? This. This right here. Romance isn't my lifeblood at all, but there's so much else going on here that deserves consideration and, of course, praise.
Sunset's response to Wallflower's call wasn't what I was expecting. Her deep breaths and ever-so-slight hesitance give me the impression that Sunset is... "inconvenienced" is far too strong, but perhaps troubled at the thought of why Wallflower's shown up at 2am? Anxious about the reasons for her visit, and the conversation that may or may not result.
But she does it anyway, and that alone says so much about their relationship, about their love being a choice and not just a feeling. And, as is so often the case, those anxieties and concerns of the "just before" melt away when you're actually there talking to them. This is what I meant earlier: There's substance to their dynamic that comes through in the subtleties of their behaviour.
And speaking of substance, wow you pack a lot of backstory into those few paragraphs in the middle. For a one-shot (though one that's evolved into a massive arc that I can't wait to get stuck into), you certainly build the foundations for some really interesting and varied stories about their shared history.
There's a thread of melancholy that runs through the whole story and it lends it... well, a feeling of those 2am thoughts. A quiet that pervades through their conversation, where deep-seated emotions let themselves be known against one's better judgement. Sunset's introspection does wonders for that, as does Wallflower's gentle but bittersweet rejection and Sunset's inner conflict as to why she keeps trying (in a good way, of course).
To say that I found this "heartwarming" would be an insult to you, because it's more than that. For fear of going for the cliché name-drop, I really can't think of any better word for it: It's deep.
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finally finished it
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Hopefully you enjoyed it
Okay, I'm just realizing as I finish this one that some of these stories were written before Running Out Of Air. I never would have guessed if I hadn't been scrolling through your work and realized Air was more recent on the list. With that in mind, I like all the details you've sprinkled throughout this story (as well as Something Vague) that hint towards the larger backstory revealed in Air. They are integrated so seamlessly that I never would have guessed the out-of-order writing (or, at least, publishing). So kudos for that!
I have a feeling Sunset's determination will be rewarded. Even if she's not a betting woman like me, she'll keep trying regardless. It's one of the best things about her, both as a canon character and as you write her.
Damn. With a lot of this fic, especially this sequence of lines, you've captured the feeling of loving someone that you haven't quite made yours yet in the way you completely, fully, wholly want to. The depths of Sunset's feelings run further than I think even she wants to admit at this point.
Or... Well, maybe she can, but only when Wallflower's incapable of listening. Though I have a sneaking suspicion she did hear that—or at least part of it.
The atmosphere in this is so charming. Really great companion piece to its precedent.
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So this series was written in exactly the order it was published, so Love Deeply is the very first SunFlower piece I ever wrote. This is the beginning of what would eventually become Sunflower Gardens, and to be honest I had no idea at the time that I would be writing most of a novel's worth of a story out of this. All of those referenced details were half-imagined moments in the lives of these two because that's just how I write. I can't write a story about a character unless I know that that character came to life somewhere in my mind. As I've mentioned before, this series was written entirely out of order.
And as always, thanks so much for the commentary. I always love reading your thoughts on my stories.
The way you naturally bridge the narration between our two gaymer girls chapter by chapter was already fantastic. Adding to it that this and Something Vague are a perfectly linked, mirrored transition between the past and future side of the story each from the perspective of one of the girlfriends is clever and I bet you are feeling so smug when you read this comment right now.
Friggin' hecker.
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:Those conspiracy forums are a hoot!