When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life decides to screw you over time and time again, add a splash of vodka to your lemonade to feel better. And when life decides it’s not content letting you wallow in self pity, go to a bar and meet a strangely sympathetic centaur.
Tirek may not give you a shoulder to cry on, but he will give you something to wash your woes away. If you're lucky, or if your considerably unlucky, then he might even offer a piece of advice as well. Just don't expect it to be free of charge.
Cover Art Stolen From Made by jamescorck on Deviantart.
Chapters (7)
That bitch!
Serves Cozy right, that filly-sized bitch. No, I'm not sorry.
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Who hurt you? 😕
Interesting story. You capture their voices well and Nermal was a cute reference.
It feels a bit unfinished though, I was surprised when I hit the end.
Either way, well done. n_n
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Nobody. Just starting an opinion. Not my problem if people are triggered by it.
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Yeah, I might end up adding an Epilogue at some point. Wanted to give Chrysalis an ending too, but this was sitting in my library uncompleted for over a year and I just wanted to toss it out onto the web.
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Entirely fair! Apologies if I sounded too critical, what is here is honestly really fun and enjoyable. I blazed through it and had fun with all of it.
I can definitely understand wanting to get something out and done haha.
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Oh no, don't worry, it didn't sound critical at all. I honestly feel like I pushed this out a little early and didn't develop the lead cup to this well enough, but I was just tired of having so much written but not a single chapter published. So I just wrapped it up pretty quickly and posted it on a whim.
Glad you enjoyed it all the same!
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Well, you can always go back and polish if the muse strikes. And even if you don't, this was great fun. n_n
I really like the way you portrayed the characters. :)
Pile of shite discord as usuall...
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Hmmm sure thing m8. 🤔
Amazing story, I enjoyed every chapter! Though I am a little sad Tirek didn't get to have a face to face talk with Celestia
That was a nice read m8. I saw you said something about an epilogue. Would that be possible?
caught up and i am hopeful for Cozy and Tirek.
Oh, I really liked this. The way you wrote the characters was great. Thanks for a good read.
Ok, great story. I agree with the others when they say that the story feels incomplete. Some plots were left hanging.
I have a question: did Chrysalis kill her past self? I mean, that seems to be the implication of her being in charge of her old hive, and I suppose that could be the explanation behind her recent smoking addiction.
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Ah, sorry for not making it clearer in the story. Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy are all in their younger bodies. They're the only versions of themselves in this timeline.
I liked it! Short, but sweet (in a sad sort of way) story.
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Don't be sorry. Within minutes of leaving the comment I realized that. I repeat, good story. And now, more than before, I think that epilogue you talked about would be very welcome.
Tirek said he wouldn't interfere in Chrysalis' affairs, but isn't the retelling of the events of the ninth season "putting a spoke in the wheels" and directly interfering with Chrysalis' plans?
the story is interesting, but without the final conversation between Tirek and Celestia, the ending seems incomplete.
(Not to mention the fact that the Chrysalis storyline is cut off half way.)
Oh Flim and Flam... so silly.
And the definition of insanity is...?
Oh, is this the end?
Darn, I was quite enjoying myself!
Tis a good note to end the story on, dear author.
Very great story! Its nice to see something so focused on Tirek. That can be quite rare, although I do wish we got to see more of Chrysalis.
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That completly depends on how much about chrysalis he truly reveals.
Heh, Tirek's gut instinct about Discord and the bag of bits was correct.
Poor kid. Her punishment was far too harsh.
Excellent story. I enjoyed Tirek showing his wisdom instead of applying insanity of doing the villiannroute again when it wins him nothing.
You should continue with a chapter where Cozy and Tirek actually get to talk?
I recently stumbled upon this tale, and I must remark that I have never read any story where one of the villains are...normal?
Very good read here, M8. You het my thumbs up for this, even if it was indeed a bit short and lacking something else at the end.