Memories Fade

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Students often come to Cheerilee for help, but one afternoon, a most unexpected filly stopped by her desk: Diamond Tiara. Cheerile never approved of Diamond's bullying and tormenting, but she was asking for help, and Cheerilee is more than happy to oblige.

Written for the Quills and Sofas Cheerilee contest on 05/15/2021.
The prompt for this story was "Patience".

Cover art by Baron-Engel.

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SuperPinkBrony12

SuperPinkBrony12 #1 · May 27th, 2021 · 3 · ·

A very nice one-shot, though a little short. The idea that Cheerilee once did bad things too is an interesting concept, not many fics I know ever do that.

The Great Derpsby

The Great Derpsby #2 · May 27th, 2021 · 1 · ·

An important, albeit painful lesson. Forgiveness can take time, and nobody is obligated to forgive you.

And, of course, friends can drift apart, and sometimes, what you thought were friends were just hangers-on.

Scrying Mind

Scrying Mind #3 · May 27th, 2021 · 1 · 1 ·

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The idea that Cheerilee once did bad things too is an interesting concept, not many fics I know ever do that.

I feel like people tend to enter jobs that have personal significance to them, and I thought this would be a fun motivation. After all, the best mentors have made the mistakes so their students won't have to.

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Forgiveness can take time, and nobody is obligated to forgive you.

I heard a good quote once, but I can't remember from where. "There is no forgive and forget. There is only forget." The more I toyed with that idea in my head, the more sense it made to me. People tend to care about the immediate past when deciding what to do, and if someone still remembers what you've done after a while, something's gone wrong.

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