Starlight Glimmer witnesses Trixie's greatest show ever put on stage, and upon seeing her raw talent and grace she realizes something she had not been paying enough attention to. She has a crush on Trixie. But how will she tell her? Will telling her ruin their friendship? What should she do? Should she go ahead and risk everything to get her to be her special somepony? Or should she distance herself to spare their already strong bond?
great to see this up for the Contest! looking forward to reading this one!
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Thank you! I'm looking forward to the contest as well. Hope you guys like my little scribbling.
it's interesting to see a Trixie truly in her element, actually accomplishing the great feats of showmareship she always brags about on the largest of stages. it makes sense that seeing that for the first time would make Starlight see her in a new light!
really feel those Road to Friendship vibes here!
Twilight is really settling naturally into her rulership, it seems!
this does feel like a blend of Twilight and Celestia, with an echo of Zecora's speech from the Chrysalis timeline. A neat illustration of Twilight having learned the lessons of her life well, and making the canon future setting more established.
glad to see Starlight finally learned this!
aww, poor Starlight!
very cute buildup to the moment! such a sweet, fluffy passage this, and very Trixie of Trixie to answer this way
and echoes of the end of All Bottled Up, wonderful
the best friendship lesson of all
the fear of a crush on a best friend not being reciprocated is very relatable, and that must be all the stronger for Starlight ,being as anxious and avoidant as she is, but it's a lot of progress for her, for this to not result in some sort of magic-induced disaster before resolving. it's a very good thing Twilight was there to help her along! and with that hint of clairvoyance you put in, i can't help but wonder if all this was deliberately set up by her somehow.
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I really appreciate the comments, I'm glad I could be part of this competition; I'll try my best to make it higher next time
Ugh, this story is so good, and it sucks that i hate story plots like this because i would love it otherwise. I just get so irritated at the "character has crush on other character so they start ignoring them because of fear", because its like so stupid, the opposite of what you should do.
This isnt a rant about the story btw, just the trope in general. The story is really well written, good job!