Change can be a scary thing. The familiar is comforting, it’s something that we know to be concrete and unmoving. But even concrete cracks, and even marble loses its shine. Jo has learned this the hard way, dissatisfied, disillusioned, and with a secret that is bursting to get out. Sometimes, all you need is a little magical nudge. A healthy dose of inter-dimensional radiation never hurt nopony.
Cover art is by me!
Spoilers: contains Human-to-pony TF, Transgender themes, and plenty of fluff
Chapters (9)
I really feel for Poppy here. I can tell things with Ada probably won't work out, but I'm really rooting for her to get a happy ending regardless.
Reminds me of
Hey! The last bit kinda rhymes.
Mmmmostly true, depending on who you ask.
Reference to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
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It's called "symbiosis".
Isn't he turning green, not red?
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definitely 'she' at this point
whole
They do outnumber stallions like 4-1 (or so), in Equestria.
yay!! another trans story! I love this so much so far and am definitely going to be watching for updates!
It's a shame there's still people that would downvote a story for something like that. Really good first two chapters though! Looking forward to seeing more!
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Ah, my fandom pet peeve. Look, hamburgers don't have ham because they're named after Hamburg, Germany. Since place names are horse puns in Equestria, hayburgers probably don't contain hay. (Oatburgers, under this logic, would be in a similar vein to cheeseburgers).
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1: I actually knew that.
2: Makes sense to me. But that one is up to the author, I guess.
3: How does that relate to what I said?
Oh, sure. What could possibly go wrong?
That reminds me of
To quote Ton from Aggretsuko (I think i remember this correctly...)
You know using magic on the managaer seems like a bad idea.
I think it would be much better if Sunset preferred being human. It would nicely parallel Poppy wanting to change her body.
yay! new update! i loved this chapter so much!
Nice! You acknowledged that alicorn wings and pegasus wings have a different wing structure.
i've had this tab open for awhile knowing i need to read this and oh my gosh this is SO up my alley ndndkdk
extremely excited to read the rest you have so far, lots of good gender and species feelings ;u;
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Tysm 💖💖💖 I’m honestly overjoyed it could give that kinda feels, cos that’s exactly the kind of feeling I wanted to portray. Fifth chapter is about half way done so hopefully will be out soonish :3
*banging my hooves on the table* YESYESYESYESYES THIS IS THE GOOD STUFF
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yearning 🥺
aaa this is so good i'm so excited for more
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hell yeah!!! i'm eagerly looking forward to it
Yeah, that's the kind of decision you should have someone spot you on, if you catch my drift. Something you want to be sure of.
As the saying goes, today is the first day ofthe rest of your life!
Fun fact: Some time ago pink was considered a man's colour and it was "manly" to be open with your emotions.
Another saying goes, "If you don't move the merchandise, you don't stay on air'.
Catchy, (more or less) self explanatory and easy to remember. I approve!
I think you mean 'homey', not 'homely'. Two VERY different things.
Watch out for those Tuesdays, though.
Exactly! Just ignore the supervillains, and the demigod who lives in town who could turn you into a chair on a whim, and the entire species of perpetually starving but adorable insectoids.
This is so unbelievably sweet!
As a trans person and fantasy nerd, this is such fantastic wish fulfillment; thank you so much. Your writing of Poppy's reactions to her transition are just... yeah.
I appreciate that this story is largely non-sexual! Obviously making transformations like this sexual isn't a bad thing- I just read Five Score in two days- but it's nice to have some purely platonic stuff to break it up.
In addition to Sunset and Poppy being adorable, I really love how you handled Ada. A lot of media can't seem to introduce failed relationships without making one or more parties terrible people, and it's good to see a pair of very good individuals who just don't fit each other. I loved seeing Ada more comfortable with Poppy when they weren't trying to be romantic, and I hope they stay friends <3
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I'm so so so happy it resonated with you, and hopefully you enjoy more of the story going forward :3
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Oh, also- do you happen to have recommendations for stories like this one? I haven’t had the easiest time searching on this site, with the limited tag system…
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I might have a few in mind, but I would have to search the far reaches of my mind for it. I can DM you one very particular one that is the reason why I got back into writing after such a long time.
I think that's how it was put, in one of the Atelier games.
I guess it's also sort of like faking playing an instrument when you don't quite know how to hit all the notes.
For the Love of Celestia, mare, take a breath!
Haha yes! T4T poppy and sunset, fluttershy trans and everypony else! I love this update so much! Keep up the amazing work poppy!
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Hehehe :3c glad you liked it!!!
This story makes me feel all warm inside :)
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It makes me warm inside to see such nice comments so thank you!!!
Good for Poppy to be happy. She needs it
Yes!!! Let's do it!!
Ok. Sorry to ask this but who is with who. I tried to follow but I couldn't. Maybe it's due to me being tired.