Anon E. Mous was doing well. He has a well-paying job working with Mayor Mare. He has a small little hole in the wall he called his house that he got with his own hard-earned bits. And...
...that's it. Friends? Little to speak of, but they were there. Somehow. In a world where friendship was magic, Anon experienced little of it, and worse, he's experienced how little he could earn of it. It had all started with a spark, and then nothing, nothing to the point of living in his house for the past few days under the guise of vacation.
Fortunately for him, somepony with a bit more gusto heard about his little hideaway and was more than interested in helping him get back on his feet. Not only that, she was there to make amends, if possible.
Unbeknownest to the two of them, life had an interesting way to show how interest worked both ways. Like a two-way mirror, no matter how different they were.
Warnings: RGRE themes, depression, and suicidal ideation. Sex tag added due to suggestive language.
If you're ever feeling this way, please call your crisis hotline for your country. You're not alone.
Chapters 1-4 pre-read by: Contentgremlin.
Also had help from 6-D Pegasus in regards to character voices.
Thank you both for your help!
If you're curious, this fic will be completed. The rest of it is already written, just not published. Hope you all enjoy the fic!
Honestly im curious, i wonder how this will end.
Nice start, I look forward to the next chapter.
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Please sir can I have some more?
Really enjoying this so far.
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Will be uploading a chapter a day until I set it to complete. There are only three chapters left, though, so it will be finished soon!
Was a pleasure to pre-read!
Good morning. Updating now instead of later for fun. See you all tomorrow with the next update!
Anon is right; itβs a little odd that Starlight is being so insistent. Probably good that she keeps distracting him from that.
I enjoyed every interaction between anon, Mayor Mare and Starlight. Deeply loved it!
This is nice, real nice!
Haven't read something as good on this page in a long time. Nice
Please continue.
This is a threat.
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Bet. No problem. Check your tracking again. Easy update.
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Thank you for giving this fic a read and I'm happy you're enjoying it thus far!
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Thank you! Hope you enjoy the rest of the fic!
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It's been fun so far writing all these characters in this fic. Hope everyone enjoys what I have left planned for it.
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She's got the distraction part nailed. Now she just needs to get everything else sorted.
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Thank you for making this fic that much better. Really appreciate you as always!
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OMG
Hmmm..
She just detailed how neither their happiness nor his happiness were a part of her calculus. It was primarily about her happiness in finding a stallion for her social, biological, and cultural needs.
Her explanation about his abrasiveness via humor may be skewed by pony-knowledge. Could be a defense mechanism for the inter dimensional traveler who shouldnβt have coping mechanisms for inter dimensional travel. Like, who would be normal after that? Does Twilight know Sunset in this universe? That chick canβt have made a quick, smooth transition.
I kind of want Anon to get turned into a pony at some point and rejecting Twilight.
I wonder if thatβs really why Starlight was late.
Mayor: βAnd then there was this one stallion who needed some permits. Well, he tossed me onto my desk here, and positioned me like this. See?β
Anon: βI really wish I couldnβt.β
Mayor: βAnd thatβs where he started filing for those permits and- why arenβt you taking any notes?β Starlightβll be testing you on this material, colt.
Anon: Did I leave the toaster on? What time is it? She is really late. What the heck, Starlight?
Surrounded by creatures capable of love, yet forever cut off from it. How well would a pony survive this?
Earlier, Anon suggested that Twilight get advice from Cadence. Has he considered doing this himself β¦ as long as she has a confidentiality policy? Idk. Might be worth the postage. Unless she sends back something like, βsorry, I donβt do humanβ¦ or my sister-in-lawβs rejects.β That would be a kick to the head.
I donβt think Lime will be in business in Ponyville very long. Itβs not exactly a 400 bit/ plate type of town.
I hope Starlight gives it to Twilight with both barrels at some point. Or maybe itβd be better to let her eat silence? Just forever to wonder.
Everything about his day felt staged. Like them ponies were going in over the top to make him feel wanted? Definitely not in malice, but certainly outside the norm?
Did Starlight try to use magic to fix the situation, again?
This is so funny and sweet I'm fucking dead.
He admitted they had maybe two or three interactions before her intervention. Idk, but I am suspicious. Was the intervention or any of the follow-up directed by Twilight? Is all of this organic from Starlight?
Are all of these occurrences of Starlight actually Starlight and not some other pony in disguise? Twilight can change ponyβs color schemes to match others, and they know some changelings. Like, they went to Sugarcube Corner but Pinkie didnβt show up? Something is going on but I canβt quite figure it out.
I hope itβs all on the level, because he might have a bout of unsavory chaos if he finds out otherwise.
β¦ Is this a reference?
Iβm loving this story so far!
I really hope this is all Starlight and not an order from Twilight to check on him.
Why is this suddenly feeling a little sus?
I love how this is progressing! Can't wait for more!
You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan", even if the plan is horrifying. If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang-banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because "it's all part of the plan". But I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds! Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair.
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Secretly twilight this whole time
I keep slapping the refresh button while I'm waiting for today's chapter.
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Knocked myself out last night like three times. I totally don't have sleeping issues.
Will be attempting to update later today after work. Happy you're enjoying the fic so far!
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Dude I need the shit you're hitting, og.
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Going to be extending this out actually thanks to a lot of the comments. So I really appreciate what everyone has said. :)
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Thank you! Happy you're enjoying the fic.
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You're dead? Dude, I'm writing this and I'm trying not to die.
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Thanks to you four, I'm having to extend this fic beyond what I previously planned. So, thanks for all the feedback/comments! You'll be seeing more soon.
EDIT: Missed Danger Noodle somehow, my b.
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I mean⦠it is also possible that Starlight wanted to be his friend or more the whole time, but Twilight was blocking her the way Starlight just blocked Lyra⦠who knows what happened in the background!
Idk but this mystery is juicy!
If what the other users have surmised, and this is fake intentions by Starlight, please don't write this Anon to be a spineless doormat who forgives too easily. Getting PTSD from way too many stories who write him like that.
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No spoilers, but I can guarantee one thing: I hate spineless Anon characters.
Hrm, not sure about this. If Twilight actually had feelings for Anon, this isn't going to go well. It feels especially off because it seems like Starlight is aware of Twilight's feelings and is going after Anon anyway. So there's this underlying uncomfortable vibe that shit will hit the fan and feelings are going to be hurt.
oh lord poor twilight, this makes my soul hurt seeing her like that.
keep up the work! :D
what? i didn't understand to much of this.
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very nicely done!!
love the gimmick you did with the words!!
i cannot wait to see how this tory goes!!
Iβm very glad that my darker theories are most likely debunked now. No βsuper scienceβ Twilight trying to test his compatibility with undercover friends or changelings, and she doesnβt appear to be so cold and calculating as to not recognize that mistakes were made.
Still curious why Starlight volunteered to help him when they barely knew each other⦠and apparently he was super popular but also nopony came to check on him while he was shut-in?
I donβt have a reason yet to believe Anon misheard Twilight about his βnot being a stallionβ but why wouldnβt she tell Spike about that when she told him everything else? And after all those friendship lessons, Twilight just leaves Anon alone in pain? Didnβt the Table have something to say about that? Does Cadence know what Twilight did? And how did Pinkie not know when Anon was depressed? Did Twilight tell her something, too?
Trixie got Starlight the stamp⦠but who
copywritedtrademarked it? This is the question!So what are you going to do about it, Twilight? Nothing? In a lot of ways, nothing is probably better for a human, but youβre a ponyβ¦ and a perfectionist. Can the Princess of Friendship let such a stain on her record be?
He's not stretching the truth, he's interpreting what Twi was getting at with her whole "We're not the same species, so it will never work" schtick.
And personally? I think she used that as a an excuse because of her title.
She's the Princess of Friendship, so, to her, it would make sense to have her relationships be strictly platonic and nothing more.
Regardless, Twi is the one that screwed up. She went the scientific/biological route and got it in Anon's head that he aint worth the effort because he aint a pony.
Called it. Since she's the Princess of Friendship and everyone see's her as Friendship personified, she believes she can only have platonic relationships.
That's good, the first, and probably most important, step is to admit that you're the one that's in the wrong.
Why do I get the feeling someone smart is going to do something stupid?
This is so fucking precious! Starlight realizing she likes him gives me warmth!
Anon's getting Vietnam flashbacks from these words, lmao.
Tfw no mare like starlight to reciprocate wholesome affection :(
Aww....
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She made a point of emphasizing, more than once, about him not being a pony (to the point of saying that she would be with him if he were one). So I think there were no misunderstandings... at least in relation to the conversation, she may have said that irrationally because she panicked.
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It hurt my soul too, don't worry.
Thank you! Currently drafting this fic at night, because I took a four hour nap. My sleep schedule sucks.
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Sorry that this chapter didn't hit well with you. It is an experimental chapter after all, and I knew the risk that it wouldn't be as easy for people to connect with as the other chapters I've written. As 11971566, it has a gimmick of the ink switching colors. The intent was to actually make it to where either readers would have to switch between light and night mode OR (which was the real intent) to have everyone drag over the text so they could read it without having to flip between the modes. The only issue is that browsers like Google Chrome have a script built in to add the font outlines. If you want the full experience of the chapter, apparently Firefox does not have it built in for some reason (apparently confirmed so far by RoshiRat, who gave me the text color for the night mode portion, since it worked on his view).
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Thank you! I'm happy you're enjoying the fic thus far and that you liked the gimmick chapter too. I've done gimmick chapters before with other fics, but I haven't really gotten too much feedback on those ones. This is the first time I got this much feedback on one of these.
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When I started seeing those, I started internally panicking not going to lie. I thought I led you sorta astray with those initial chapters.
Hmm... that's a pretty good question. Maybe I'll throw down a goofy bonus chapter or something once this is all done. No guarantees though, I probably would write a bonus chapter as a follow-up for what I have planned.
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Also, I love your pfp. Pink Floyd is the shit.
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As I said before, she's so fluffy that I'm gonna die. Not really on the dying part, but my god she's FLUFFY.
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Anon right now:
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I read this comment and thought Crimsonwolf360 sent it instead.
Yeah.
On another note, thank you all for the comments. Love how much this story has reached you all.
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So many good songs, yo!
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it's not that i didn't like it. i didn't understood it but now that i have re-read it again in the dark mode then i did enjoy it.