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It's almost midnight, and Sunset Shimmer opens an old envelope that's been lying in her room. It won't be the first or last mistake she ever makes.

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Oof. Is Sunset accepting hugs? That was heavy. Well done!

I’m kinda confused.

A quality Sadset snpashot. There's no easy answer or magic solution here. Just guilt, regret for missed opportunities, and a dark path to who knows what. Here's hoping she opens up to someone about this.

Okay, so if I'm reading this right, the letter is from Flash Sentry, telling Sunset that he is in love with her. However, Sunset rejected him because she wanted to be with Twilight... only for Twilight to end up with Timber Spruce.

That... holy damn, my dude. That is gut-wrenching and tragically relatable for pretty much everyone. Even if it wasn't love, everyone can connect to " the one that got away." Fantastic as always.

Also, with all these mentions of it being nearly midnight, I can't decide if I should make this joke, or this joke.

Also also, a story that has Flash Sentry and he's not a flouncy femboy. Who are you and what have you done with Skirts?!

Sunset needs a hug.

I love this story

Oh. Poor Sunny. Its one thing to have missed an opportunity. It's another to be in love, and have to see them in the arms of another. But both at the same time?

This hit me right in the feels
Poor Sunny.

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It's about missed opportunities. Too scared of the results to take the leap of faith. At a guess, she had feelings for Flash and sci-twi and failed to take a chance on either. So she went to bed lonely. Again.

This hit me in a way that was perhaps different than what you intended.

Every crush I've ever had, I asked them out. I was never one for "what-ifs", so after reading this I feel like I've dodged a bullet or two. Unfortunately, I'm no stranger to falling for a girl who already loves someone else, even if I don't know it at the time.

I've wanted to be in a relationship for so long... the sting of loneliness has haunted me time and time again.

Twilight's situation also hit me in a different way. I'm genuinely happy for her and Timber, and I truly hope he does propose... it also reminds me of my sister, who just got married last October. She'd been in several relationships over the years, and had found true happiness with a great guy.

As for me? Countless crushes, with only one relationship to show for them. A toxic one, at that. That was nineteen years ago, and I haven't found a date since.

Bottom line: I know the sting of loneliness that Sunset feels, even though our situations differ.

Forgive my ranting, but this story and the quote below really and truly resonate with me.

“There's a girl,” Flash Sentry said, absorbing himself into the distance. “A girl that I have never met. And yet... I've no doubt that I would fall in love with her the moment I saw her.” A deep breath. “Which is precisely why she'll never exist. She's just too perfect. She's everything I want and fear all at once. I would love for you to meet her—all of you—if only so she'd be real to someone. And maybe—just maybe—with her around... everything would make sense. Everything would be as it should be. Even if... even if I can't be there to admire her. I think... I think I would be okay with that. If she was here and I wasn't anymore. It would be just right. Or—at least—it would be way less st-stupid than it's always been. It would be less stupid th-than it is right now...”

Thanks for the killer story, man. Sometimes I wonder if you and I are going through the same thing.

That really hit home hard. Well done.

May I ask you a question?

Why use By and By] as the title?

Maybe Sunny should seek out Flash.
She can still try to put some lingering regrets to rest, even if it's just a hopeless self serving apology. Sometimes trying is all we have. Because it's Now or Never, Now.

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Where did you get this quote? Sounds like a good read.

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It's from Skirts' story "Wingmanicide". I'd link it, but I don't know how to do that on my phone. :twilightblush:

Deep. So deep.

This hit me right in the feels. (And this is coming from someone who hasn’t yet been romantically attracted to anyone.)

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