Most ponies seem to love like the sun, a single spot of intense, blazing passion. Starlight Glimmer is different. Her love feels like planets in the night sky. So many scattered lights, so far out of reach, and so hard to tell from the fixed stars.
Fortunately, she has a teacher who's very good at astronomy.
An entry in Bicyclette's Polyship Contest, written at the last minute because that's when the idea came to me. Rated Teen for frank discussion of physical attraction and a brief mention of suicidal ideation. Takes place immediately after "Uncommon Bond" (S7E24, the one with Starlight's favorite board game.)
Now with a reading by The Mystery Fluttershy Fan.
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Welcome to my world, Starlight.
Starlight and Trixie are such an excellent ship, and Sunburst fits in so dang well.
Possibly my favorite bit of this story! Lots of other good stuff, too, like insightful and helpful Twilight, weird Crystal Empire welcoming committee, and Cadance going all SQUEEE!!!.
So many wonderful little bits in this one.
But I guess my favorite one would be Cadence being completely in her element. Sheʼs like an excited little filly on Hearthʼs Warming morning.
Is it weird I kind of think Trixie and Cadance would be good friends now?
Stealing that for my fantasy settings
And death lazers, can't forget that part of her portfolio
She's having a cutie-mark-fueled energy rush
Someone missed a memo, methinks
Slam the brakes
That's the problem with cultists, most of the time they don't bother getting permission before they start
Absolutely wonderful.
Is Cadance going all crystal-y her natural powerset when expressed at the max? O because she was hyped up and near the heart?
Awww, so nice! Their welcome at the Crystal Empire was very unexpected, along with "Lady of Ice and Darkness"...
I guess she's an evil queen then. mmm. Not like she can assign payment, or get an allowance yet.
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HA! Great transition!
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Typo:
"Oh, there will parades and feasts and fireworks—" > "Oh, there will be parades and feasts and fireworks—"
The adorable gurgles of the deathbringer haunts our dreams.
Love the continuity nod!
Hope to see more of these three in the future, but honestly, all your work is amazing 
This is so much fun and it has a super awesome message
Uh… Cadance scares me.
Outstanding Trixie voicing. And a very charming little tale to provide it.
While I am not a big fan of this ship, I must admit to enjoying the dynamics of the three in a polyamorous ship.
Also. the remark about evil queens and tax fraud. Good point.
Nice coda to that particular episode... Here, have a moustache
Whose journal was it?
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Given that it takes place before the season 7 finale, it's probably meant to be Star Swirl's that plays a major part in that.
All else aside...the emotional dynamics of Startrixburst makes rough sea sailing in the proximity of Cat 5 hurricanes foals play...
You have The Great and Powerful Egotist in the Third Person.
The "I've never met a problem I haven't tried to enchant out of existence while ensnaring and subjugating every pony I see to my peculiar and ultimately failed political/economic vision", Alicorn level singular magic user.
Into this already volatile and dangerous mix, toss a nebbish and hopelessly clueless guy that haunts secondhand stores and flea markets for fun; with the odd compulsion to learn everything possible about a subject he is personally incapable of doing himself for the most part...
Two conclusions:
Either the admixture explodes and depopulates the entire planet...
Or somehow, the three of them so perfectly fit the missing pieces of the others that an entirely new element never before seen is created...
Hell yeah they do.
Semi-oddly, my favorite thing about this is Twilight and Starlight's platonic friendship, running through the whole thing and keeping Starlight centered. Thank god for that one friend you don't have a crush on, y'know?
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Trixie has a wonderfully unique perspective on life. At least, that's how she'd describe it.
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Yeah, Cadence practically bursting at the seams was a lot of fun to write. Being right next to the love-powered artifact didn't help. (Or did, depending on how you look at it.)
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I can see it. Cadence gets somepony who can tell her tales of incredible adventure and grand displays of passion. Trixie gets somepony who can tell her Twilight's embarrassing foalhood exploits.
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Glad to provide an idea worth stealing.
As the Sunset of a different setting can attest, yes.
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A little of Column A, a little of Column B.
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The entire point of that conversation was to establish that Twilight can and does pay Starlight.
And yes, Flurry left quite the first impression on the crystal ponies.
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"She thirsts! She calls for blood!"
"She calls for her Whammy."
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All the gods feared gentle Aphrodite, who toyed with the heart of Zeus as easily as that of a slave.
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I am quite proud of that line, yes.
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Alicorns help moderate the reaction, which really says something about its sheer volatility.
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Twilight and Starlight have a relationship similar to Twilight and Spike: Their cycles of madness are synced such that at least one of them is sane at any given time. Generally speaking.
And yeah, Limelight (Starstone?) feels like a surprisingly viable ship provided that neither tries to kill the other within ten minutes of them meeting.
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"I've read Uzumaki, that horror from beyond the stars can't fool me."
I like Starlight. She's proof that just because your life and relationships are disasters doesn't mean they're going badly.
Journal of who indeed.
Great story though!
I especially loved the bit about tax law.
Thanks for providing more of my favorite ship!
--sorry what?
Loved this, FOME. Thank you for it.
I fully accept the headcanon that Cadance gets high and accidentally love-brainwashes the entire city whenever she's matchmaking.
hehe, very important clarification earlier! Glimmy is thinking ahead!
extremely Maud reaction
oof…
hahaha i never considered this, but…
hehehe
aww so true
ahahahaha
ooooooh… omniship???
so true actually this is 10000% how this conversation would go
love this, so Trixie in every way
aww! Trixie’s travels being limited to where she went with her wagon her whole life makes so much sense but is something i never considered
hehe always love this name for it
love this. and as we all know, Trixie canonically loves tax fraud
augh so true
exactly what Trixie would say
about what i’d expect from Cadance when one of her longshot ships come true
so Trixie
the existence of love magic sure takes a lot of the guesswork about this “feelings” stuff sometimes, convenient!
hehe, love it
ahaha love this connection to the canon! honestly makes Sunburst randomly stumbling on the journal feel more natural, somehow?
adorable stuff, and very true to these characters’ dynamic. thank you for it!
I'm only sad I didn't read this sooner cuz oh my goodness this was grand fun. These three really do make such a cute throuple and Cadence's...admirer's are hilarious.
Pretty sure that should be "a monumental...."
Anyway, I would've laughed aloud except I'm trying not to wake my wife. Great work.
Damn Trixie moves faster than even Rainbow Dash.
Cute story. It's nice to have Twilight's advice be actually helpful for once in these kind of stories.