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"Are you almost done yet?"
Rarity tamped down her irritation as she focused on running the razor precisely over her skin, making sure to leave her chin looking as smooth as it did every day. It wouldn't do to cut herself and waste more time dealing with that.
"C'mon, Rares, we're gonna be late!"
Rarity rinsed off the razor before putting it back on its stand. "I shall need a few more minutes, dear," she called back. She picked up a towel and quickly washed and dried her face.
There was an impatient knocking on the door. "Look, I'm sorry I accidentally turned off your alarm clock, but can't you hurry it up?" the voice of her beloved shouted from the other side.
"Perfection cannot be rushed." It was time for the foundation. Rarity picked up the applicator and stared at herself in the mirror for a moment, determining how much of the beauty product to apply to where.
"Yeah, well, you're always perfect, and I don't wanna get another lecture from Twi about being tardy or punctual or some other word meaning we shouldn't be late for stuff."
"If you keep distracting me, we shall be even more tardy," Rarity retorted as she dabbed at herself with the applicator, watching as her face began to change ever so subtly, lights and shadows shifting against the pale canvas of her skin.
Just as she'd finished her first pass, the door opened, and Rarity turned to see her girlfriend standing at the entrance to the bathroom, looking thoroughly annoyed and yet radiantly beautiful.
It had only been a month since they'd first begun dating, and Rarity allowed herself to savour the little fluttering in her heart at the sight of this passionate woman that she could now call her own. Perhaps that feeling would fade in time, but until then, she would enjoy every moment of it.
That didn't mean she had to act the part of a shy, blushing schoolgirl, though. "May I help you?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Wait, you're just doing makeup?" Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. "It's just lunch with the girls, Rares. We're not going to some fancy party or haute couture restaurant."
"First of all," Rarity replied, "it's haute cuisine. And secondly, a lady must always look her best, especially with her friends." She refreshed the foundation on her applicator before making the finishing touches on her face.
"Whatever." Without even asking for permission, Rainbow sauntered in, eyeing Rarity up and down with obvious interest. "I don't get why you have to do all of this every morning." She gestured at the array of beauty products laid out on the sink. "Like, I have no idea what half of this stuff even does? What the hell is the difference between blush and cream blush? Aren't they both things you put on your cheek to make it red?"
Deep breaths. That was the key to dealing with Rainbow's irreverence. "That almost insulting oversimplification aside, some of us like to feel fabulous at all times," Rarity replied primly.
"But, like, you are." As infuriating as Rainbow's obliviousness was, Rarity couldn't help but be somewhat touched by her utter sincerity in that statement. "There's literally no time when I don't want to push you up against a wall and start making out with you. You're always really pretty, like how I'm always awesome."
Rarity sighed. "I appreciate the kind words, but it's not so simple." Closing the foundation bottle, she picked up the bronzer next. "You know very well that I take pride in my appearance, and this routine is very important to me."
"Is it because of that girl last week who thought you were a d—" Rainbow's mouth closed with an almost audible snap as Rarity glared at her. "Anyways, who cares if some randos are blind and idiots? You're beautiful, and fuck anyone who can't see that."
That passion in her declaration, as misguided as it was, made Rarity's heart skip a beat. Rainbow would always stand by her, and Rarity appreciated her fire so very much. And yet... "I envy you." Her voice was muted as she spoke those words, barely above a whisper. The brush dipped into the bronzer, picking up some of the powder in its hairs.
"Huh?" Rainbow's head tilted adorably in confusion.
"Your confidence," Rarity explained as she began to apply the bronzer, creating layers of shadows and depth above the foundation. "It seems as though you are always in possession of it. Some might say you have an insatiable ego, and they would likely be correct in that assessment."
"Hey!" The indignant shout was followed by a smirk from Rainbow. "I mean, they're right, though. I know I'm the most awesome person around, and there's no point hiding that."
"Indeed," Rarity murmured. She noted a small blemish on her neck she had missed before and quickly used a bit of concealer to hide it away. "You believe that with all your heart, and I envy that intrinsic faith in yourself that doesn't seem conditional on anything."
"Uhh, okay? But you're also super-confident and seductive and the way you walk is... well, no one shakes their hips like that unless they know what they got."
"I can only behave that way because I know my outer beauty is a reflection of my inner beauty." Was that statement narcissistic? Possibly, but with Rainbow Dash, Rarity could be as conceited as she wished, and still look humble in comparison. It was another thing she loved about their relationship. "It doesn't matter how others see me, not exactly; it's about how I see myself, you see."
"I don't," Rainbow said flatly.
"This ritual." Rarity put down her brush and gestured at the tools of her trade. "Making myself look my best. It's not about wanting to look pretty for others, though I will admit that the way you look at me when I'm dressed to the nines is certainly a wonderful bonus."
"I like it too," Rainbow added, nodding eagerly. "A lot."
"I'm glad." Rarity sighed as she picked up the blush. "As I was saying, however, the purpose of this ritual is to help me achieve that same faith in myself that you hold all the time." A light touch on each cheek, and Rarity smiled at how rosy they looked. "If I look as perfect on the outside as I am on the inside, then I know when I act the part of the lady, it is not an act. I am the Lady."
There was a pause as Rainbow stared at her. "Honestly, I still don't get it," she said, and Rarity's heart sagged. "But, I guess it doesn't matter. All I need to get is that all of these gunk makes you feel as pretty as I know you are, and that's like having a constant pep talk in your ear letting you know you can do anything you want."
And there it was. Rainbow understood her, in her own way, even if she thought she didn't. At least, she understood what was important. "Thank you," Rarity said sincerely, pausing in her morning ritual to walk over to her lover and pressed a kiss against her cheek.
"Uhh, for what?" Rainbow asked, a cute blush forming on her cheeks that was all-natural.
"For being a wonderful girlfriend," Rarity replied, skipping away with a chuckle as she returned to the sink and grabbed her eyeliner.
"Oh. You're welcome?" Rainbow shook her head, looking much more focused afterwards. "Anyways, I'm just gonna go text the girls and say we stayed up way too late last night, so we need some more time since we just woke up right now. Lemme know when you're done, and I'll, uhh..." She trailed off. "I was gonna say I'll help you grab your clothes, but you probably don't want me doing that. So how about I just start warming up the car now?"
"That would be lovely, dear," Rarity replied, leaning closer to the mirror to ensure the pencil followed the curves of her bone structure properly.
When she straightened up again, she realized that Rainbow had taken a few steps towards her. "I love you, Rares," she said, leaning down to kiss her on the lips, and being very careful not to make contact with any other part of her face. "See ya in a bit!" With that, she sauntered out of the room, closing the door politely behind her.
Rarity smiled. Well, at least she was learning. Instinctively, her hand reached out to grab her lipstick, and Rarity's smile grew as she stared at herself in the mirror.
She was beautiful. But more than that, she was an artist, using her tools to paint a masterpiece on the canvas of her own features, and elevating her natural good looks into something that could turn every eye in the room.
She smacked her lips after colouring them a crimson red and blew herself a kiss, content in the knowledge that the woman in the mirror could take on the world.
And she'd do it with the most awesome girlfriend ever by her side.
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This was so sweet! I love how Rainbow was supportive, no matter how confused she may have been.
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YES THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD IM SO GLAD YOU DECIDED TO PUT IT OUT
Raridash is wonderful but Raridash with aggressively supportive RD doing her best to support trans lady Rarity? Friggin love it.
I think this was an excellent little one shot. Great way to help celebrate pride. Both of them are perfectly in character, and goodness I wanted to smack Rainbow Dash and hug her at the same time.
Which says how good a job you did with characterization. Well done. I wish there was more haha.
I believe I might be near some onions because suddenly there's water in my eyes
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This was so sweet! Thank you! It's just what I needed today.
Its like they... molded each other, perhaps, into puzzle pieces that fit so well together. You certainly captured Rarity's inner voice so well, and of course RD's by inference. Rainbow really shines here, and you adeptly showcase her more literal and direct approach to the world.
Rarity using Crimson red Lipstick?? That can't be a coincidence...
Undome knows how to Rarity 👍
Wonderful. Fabulous even.
Don't let the downvotes get you down. They probably didn't even read the story.
This was well done, just wish it had been a little more overt.
But yeah. I DO feel a LOT better when dressed to the nines.
i will have to wait until my brain is all here to come back to this fic and leave a proper comment but i wanted to let you know this fic really speaks to me and makes me long for a life and friends i've never had, not sure if that makes sense but those are the thoughts coming to mind. both your rarity and rainbow dash are so real and purely them and i can just feel them and i love that feeling
The amount of hate trans or lgbt stories get on this site is... odd.
But this was indeed excellent.
big good.
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You should check out some of the ones that concentrate on story first, and virtue signalling second. They tend to get better reactions than ones like this.
I'll admit, I wasn't all that interested in this story at first. But then I saw all the salty downvotes so I figure I have to read it now. Will edit with thoughts once I'm done.
EDIT: Aight, it was pretty decent. I think that hint at the beginning is really all you need, I was able to understand the subtext perfectly fine myself. As someone who is not trans but has a trans family member, I actually appreciate the insight in this story. Overall I liked it, it was a nice little story about acceptance, from ourselves and from others.
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Oh shoot i was about to disagree with you but then i noticed i was talking with a seasoned writer with a total of... zero stories... under their belt.
Maybe focus on telling a story first bro and dropping spaghetti second?
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I genuinely wasn't thinking of that when I wrote this. That being said, there's no way this isn't the fault of my subconscious. Apparently, even when I'm not trying to write Crimson Rarity I still end up writing Crimson Rarity. Capitalizing "Lady" was absolutely deliberate though.
Hmmm. That’s a take.
Story in the feature box, but with a bunch of downvotes...
Featured story with a trans flag...
Hmmmm, wonder if it is a poorly written story, or just the phobes coming out.
Reads story...
Okay, so the phobes came out. Well fuck them, this was a great story!
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"virtue signalling" sir this is literally a one shot about transidentity featuring one (1) trans character
like if virtue signalling is simply... trans people existing... and their experiences being talked about... then maybe you should revise your usage of the word
or. discontinue it entirely
How wonderful! glad to see something like this.
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To be fair, it's mostly trans stuff that gets hate. I rarely see hate on M/M stories, of which I read a LOT.
#transphobesinthecomments
Raritydash on youtube kind of killed the ship good and dead for me, but still an alright vignette.
Not sure where Silverhoof is coming from though. If it weren't for the cover pic, one mention of shaving, which isn't entirely a bio male exclusive thing anyway, and a background character mentioned misgendering her it'd literally just be a story about rainbow dash and rarity having a girlfriend moment talking about Raritys morning makeup rituals.
I'm just sitting here thinking what the hell is happening in the comment section
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Okay, I've read this story just to check the legitimacy of your comment and I've got to say that you're wrong. All I see is a nice short romantic story with Rarity hinted to be trans. I guess a story showing trans people's mere existence is a virtue-signaling for you, but not for me.
I bet if Rarity wasn't shown to be trans in this story, it wouldn't have gotten so many dislikes.
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Yells the chode with 0 stories.
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Oh sod off, who asked for you to shamble in here you ambulatory pond scum?
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Yeah, facts don't care about transphobe feelings. Trans women are women, trans men are men.
"Don't ask for rights activism bad 😡".
Go pound sand.
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im happy i caught those comments in the seconds before they were deleted. What an idiot.
This was a nice story, though.
This exactly describes my relationship with makeup. Even small things with friends, just a half hour or so, and I need to put it on. I don't really care so much what others think, but makeup helps me feel much better about myself, even if it's not as perfectly applied as Rarity's here.
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Complaining about virtue signaling is virtue signaling.
Congratulations, ya played yourself.
Short, sweet, very pleasant. A nice little slice-of-life between a cute couple. <3
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Truth doesn't care about feelings.
What they don't seem to realitze, is that Truth doesn't care about perspectives either.
If someone disgrees about what makes someone a woman, then that has no inherant bearing on reality, one way or the other.
But, what will always matter more than your opinion, are freaking Manners and Intentions.
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You seem to be confused.
Talking about feelings and perspective in a suportive mannor isn't virtue signaling.
Is a report about a Father who lost his kids in a divorce and going to therapie also virtue signaling?
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Thank you all for proving my point. The fact that you immediately jumped to partisan ad hominem attacks shows that you aren't here for the story, you're here for the messaging. The fact that the story is treated merely as a vessel to spread the message is why it gets a less favorable reaction.
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You really are confused.
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No, I simply have a different perspective than you. It can be hard for ideologues to understand that their opinions are not unassailable truth.
for example, there is no room in your reasoning for anyone to dislike something tangentially related to trans issues that doesn't stem first and foremost from them having a problem with trans people. Thus, you lash out at anyone out of lockstep with you, because you truly believe them to be evil.
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You really, REALLY are confusseld.
I don't mean that as an insult.
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sure you don't. But we can pretend that wasn't a lie, if it helps. See, your reasoning starts with 'that person made a criticism of a thing that is pro-trans. That must mean that person is anti-trans.'
you're not alone, the number of people that crawled up their own butts to get mad about it was honestly impressive. But the fact that you honestly can't even conceive of a way to be critical of a story that is on-message is why you have that knee-jerk reaction. And the fact that you can't find anything more substantial to seize on is why you can only try to shut down the conversation by repeating a phrase that lets you immediately stop thinking about it.
if you were to consider anything else, for example, the fact that i'm trans- even though that doesn't have any bearing on the situation as a whole- it would hamper your ability to dismiss everyone who disagrees with you as a bundle of whatever buzzwords and cliches are in vogue at the time. And then you'd have to consider that you might be wrong about something. Much like a young-earther who can't argue against evolution, but can't bring themselves to admit it, you have to completely dismiss it and act as if you're wise for doing so.
After all, you didn't even take the time to wonder if my critique in my initial comment actually said whether or not I liked the story, because to you, there is no way to like a story and yet still have insight into why others might not.
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"you claim not to be mean, and yet you respond to me when IM mean! I am very smart."
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Nothing I said was mean. It simply disagrees with the prevailing narrative. That's a fairly basic distinction, although it can be hard for an ideologue to grasp.
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You're on a higher horse than tree hugger dude
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i'm... not mad? im confused. this is a story that describes an aspect of "the trans experience" this is a story about transidentity. this is what the story is, and claims to be.
like of course it has a message but.. most stories do? all of them actually? we don't write stories in a vacuum, we write them either as escapism or to help us deal with the world and understand it better? this story being in the second category doesn't detract it from being... a story in its own right
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If pretending I'm some sort of villain helps you to cope, go for it. I know that reconsidering your biases doesn't give you the same dopamine rush as insulting someone you feel is some kind of istaphobe.
So I'm not trans but this story really was good when explaining why makeup is so important to some women. We don't wear it for others, we wear it for US. So I really appreciate this story from that point.
Also, Raridash was fabulous to see, and this was well written. It was beautiful, lovely, and sweet.