After Mrs Glow's closure, and after accepting that her daughter's toxic behaviour was far beyond her help, Starlight Glimmer chooses to get an overview of Cosy Glow's past and discover where Mr Glow stood in the picture of her life. However, her mission proves to become difficult when Mr Glow doesn't answer all her questions straight forwardly. Starlight feels impatient and so, naturally, as any pony would, she challenges him to a game of chess.
This is a Sequel to my comic, 'A Dim Glow' which can be read here: https://www.deviantart.com/lunarcakez/art/A-Dim-Glow-Page-1-833070074
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Loved the story, don't see any issues in the writing besides a nit-pick, and I'm glad you found the energy to write it~
Yeah, this seemed about right for how the brief glimpses of the father seemed in that comic (which I really enjoyed, including the symbolism at the end of her mother leaving the key on Cozy's statue, as if to leave the key to her future in Cozy's hooves, someday, perhaps, if she takes that hypothetical future chance).
For someone like him, there really is not any realistic chance of "winning" the game, as he sees it; Starlight runs hot, is driven by emotion, sometimes to a fault, compared to his coldness, her volatility being the reason Twilight could reach her in the way she did, while he's resolute. The fact she lost composure so severely is the certainty to his mind that he "won," just as he won the chess game. He's done nothing wrong, after all, if you ask him.
Sometimes the only thing you can do is cut them off and move on, no neat bowtie for anyone, and you're left wondering on some of the exacts in the after.
...anyway, her father was kinda disturbing as a whole, I mean to say. It's unsurprising that he's like this. She definitely took after him in both the comic and the show in behaviors (gaslighting, manipulation, deflection of blame)... and he's a King to her Rook.
I remember reading your comic on DeviantArt a long time ago. How Cozy managed to make her own mother mad and she needs to love herself to let go of the pain of Cozy Glow did to her. Also I wonder what happened to her father in the comic and he still has the same personality since in the comic. Also I wonder if Cozy ever loved her father?
Dont worry
i can make him DISAPPEAR!
just all i ask is a pardon from twilight and 10 mins with the pony alone in a sound proof room
And Perhaps a bit Of Bleach for the Potential stains
...i know i need to control my anger at times but...not this time
Heh
No wonder
hope he knows that place is being investigated for the disappearance of several fillies
Oh and another thing?
I've seen other rainbows that are so black and white
It's really surprising
you'd think all companies would know what happens when bad reputation gets out
And your past shall be your today forever
Question here,
From reading the comic and from what Twilight said about Cozy having all the time in equestria for change, would that mean they are waiting to see if her behavior changes or if to see if she regrets what she did and wants to change for the better. How would they even know if she wants to change if no one is trying to communicate with her from within the statue. Would Luna talk to her in the dream realm and if so would Dim Glow be there with her as well to see if cozy has decided to change her ways. She obviously still loves her daughter and did hold out hope she would see reason someday, so wouldn’t she want to be able to see her again. The scene would probably end up something like Luna takes Dim to see Cozy in the dream realm just to check on her to see if she wants to change her behavior or not. Cozy would probably play the part of a scared filly who doesn’t want to be there anymore but when realizing she can’t fool either she’d resort to anger and lash out at them. Mostly Luna for playing a part in turning her to stone and then bring up nightmare moon just to remind her she’s no better than her. Luna would retort saying she chose to seek friendship while she didn’t and that’s what makes them different. Now it’s Dim’s turn to talk but seeing how her daughter is still acting how she did before she was petrified. She wouldn’t have anything to say. She’d just stand there with a look of sorrow on her face for Cozy because she is how she is because of her father and she will always believe that Mr.Glow turned Cozy against her because Cozy watched how her husband treated her and knew she could use her to get what she wanted. That would hurt her more than anything cozy could of ever done to her. The two would then leave realizing cozy is still her same manipulative self but dim would not leave before saying she is still her mother and will always love her right before leaving. That’s how I think the scene would play out.
Now there might actually be something they could do in the dream realm that might actually change the way cozy views things. She wasn’t born a narcissistic, Dim Glow said when Cozy was born she was innocent and only developed her manipulative behavior over time. So what if Luna turned Cozy into a baby again and Dim can get the chance to teach her better and remind her that there was a time where they were very close. Cozy would at first not like this idea because she wouldn’t want to be a baby again but her being a foal again could also bring back some very bad memories of her father. How he actually treated her when she was young. Maybe Cozy only did what she did because she feared her father’s wrath and did everything to stay on his good side. These memories might actually be the thing that changes how she views her mother. All that time she protected her from him when she was younger because she loved her. Cozy might then realize what she had done to Dim Glow and actually apologize for how badly she treated her. It would end with Dim Glow hugging Cozy Glow who has been turned back into a filly.