Twilight is stewing in discontentment, but an ominous letter with no clear sender offers the promise of something thrilling waiting for her at Reichenbuck falls. She knows it's too sketchy to go alone... but something risky might just be what the newly minted princess needs to feel in control of her life again.
What she finds when she arrives will test her patience and compassion. Trixie has always been a minor nuisance, and if it's just her and Twilight in the middle of nowhere, there's nopony she could hurt, is there?
Set sometime in the middle of season 5. Severe Twixie. Contains attempted suicide and self-image issues, but has a happy ending.
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I admit, I'm a total sucker for a good Twixie story. This one hits on a lot of themes I've seen before, but damnit if I still love to see them.
The one thing that's new to me is the angle Trixie took to justify her actions. It's interesting to see how she wove a story so that she could be remembered in some way, even if it meant a more permanent end. But, things worked out for both of them (for now) and it's funny how both now need each other going forward. This story is over but theirs isn't.
Thanks for the read!
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Ah! Thank you very much!
This is definitely inspired by some other stories, but it was a lot of fun to write my own. Trixie's position as the first of Twilight's "rivals" makes her very poignant in my mind when you compare how the two progressed in status, and the romance is a deeply compelling one to me as a result.
I'm glad it landed, and I'm glad I was able to make the relationship feel balanced. I didn't want to write a story where a character is simply saved from themselves by someone more stable, and the biggest challenge was writing a situation in which Trixie can dive into why she is the way she is, without losing the aspects of her personality that I like as a part of her healing process.
I might write a follow-up, but the idea-pot for it needs more time to stew.
Thank you for reading! It feels great to know someone enjoyed it~!
What an absolutely stunning read. Thank you for writing this.
And you will banish all thought of Trixie from your mind.”
Man, I haven’t read a good trixie story in years. Especially after her screen time is basically shared with starlight.
Good stuff tho. Trixies logic was sad, but understandable.
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Doh, good catch. Thank you!
Trixie's gonna need a lot of counseling.
I do so love Twixie stories so always happy to see a new one
Great story, really reminds me of old fics from 2011. I've always felt terrible for Trixie, it seems all she ever really needed was a friend. At least in the show she got Starlight, but that's really about it.
also please get this poor mare some therapy
I do love me some Twixie fics. Haven't read them in a while.
Somewhere in Equestria...
"Why do I have a feeling another potential love interest has been taken away from me by the cruel hooves of fate?" Starlight thought.
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This was pretty great story. I loved it for the way it dived into the motivations of both Trixie and Twilight. It's quite understandable that Twilight would like to retake control of her life at least in small ways like going off on alone mission not assigned by Map or Celestia, and would love to have another pony that doesn't see her as princess around. There have been so many changes in her life that she did not choose, that one has to wonder whether her later seasons increased "Twilighting" and micromanaging obsession is not a sign of trauma over being thrown into roles she didn't seek.
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Poor Starlight. I actually quite like her and Trixie together, but the unique vibe of Twilight and Trixie’s potential story of envy, rivalry, and understanding makes them just too appealing as a ship for me~.
Also yeah, I feel like Twilight is put under a lot of pressure through the entire run of the show, in ways that she never really seems responsible for undertaking. She deals with problems as they come, but they always seem to take on bizarre significance that puts even more on her shoulders when they’re resolved.
Notably, I think this is where her friends are at their most important. Having greatness thrust upon her has great potential for all of them to act as emotional support and show that their friendship is what truly gives her power and allows her to deal with things.
It’s a lot of fun to explore these characters emotions honestly.
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I enjoy their episodes as well. I often ship them together or sometimes them together with Sunburst. But Twixie is cool ship too. ^^
Indeed. One of rare times she takes on more responsibility of her own choice is School of Friendship and that only lasted... what... a little over one season? And then she got volunteered into becoming the ruler of Equestria with no formal training in matters of law, administration, diplomacy, delegation, economics, etc.
Great story, first Twilight x Trixie story I ever read on this site.
I adore this, instant fav. Trixies logic was extremely interesting to me, and it was a treat to read