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GaPJaxie


It's fanfiction all the way down.

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What if Queen Chrysalis and Shining Armor were the same person?

A retelling of A Canterlot Wedding, pre-read by a brilliant writer who would prefer I not acknowledge her. She knows who she is.

Chapters (19)
Comments ( 223 )

Yeahhhh, this is the shit. I'm not even going to need to comment on each chapter to point out what I love about this. So, one comment will do.

Even though this is tagged Alt Universe, this feels so... in character. It's wild how a lot of people forget to nail that aspect and this one has characters that just pop off the page.

I love how Shining and Chrysalis are presented throughout the fic and end up being just as one, a genderfluid character. And it's so well-presented to the reader that I didn't even question it. I just blindly accepted it like, "Yeah, that makes sense," and I moved on, and now having finished this, it stands out so much--

Going to stop myself there. Point being: the writing of this is so tight that not a word is wasted, and the impact each sentence has just hits when the chapters are even shorter. If this fic doesn't get more attention, I will be pissed. Thank you for it, GaPJaxie.

Let's fucking GO!!!!!

Damn right in the feels :fluttercry:

“Any objections?” Chrysalis asked, sweeping her gaze across her court. Wings buzzed in ascent. “Very well. Then tonight, we will break a window. Come along, Princess.”

Hell ya property damage to vent our violent emotions

Quick question, is this anthro? I see the cover art, but it's not a tag.

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Nope! It was just good art.

Thank you for this!

As for many other things I might want to say to you about this lovely story, you have my comments that I sent you, and the additional comments I will likely send you in the near future.
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YOU RETURN!!
You're one of my favorite authors >3< this makes me so happy

GaPJaxie, you mad genius, you did it again. This is raw, grinding our feelings through glass, anxiety and longing and love and betrayal and!... How much it feels cloae to home. Not due to romance, but due to gender and the questioning thereof. The wish for children that we will never bear, but which we might have nonetheless.

And I love every single moment of it.

This is a story of love, mistakes and discovery. Both of self and those they love. One that feels so quintessentially yours. One with an ending of happiness, of hope, of growth and surpassing of hurts past. Of true love.

It's 1:15 AM and I don't regret for a single second staying up to read this masterpiece.

It's good to have you back. Thank you for giving us this wonderful tale.
And I hope Shininglys and Cadence live a long, happy life with a love that eclipses the sum of that witch they felt before, separately. For it's so much better to live and love being who you really are.

okay i have to admit i've read good few of 'x is actualy chrysalis' stories but 'this' idea has not been one touched on yet...mmm lets see what interesting bits of lore and drama you spin into this interesting little idea shall we....*gets to reading*

I haven't read this yet but I love the concept.

I was in the mood for a CxC fic and suddenly this gem fell from the sky. So many good moments, so many amazing lines, to pic a favorite of them all I dare to say it is impossible.

Impressive work. But I do catch somethings

In chapter 6

He told her loved her,

He told her he loved her,

In chapter 7

The correct words bubbled into Chysalis’s head

The correct words bubbled into Chrysalis’s head

How good Cadence kisses arre to give our prota a epiphany?

Stop digging your own grave you dumbass!!

My heart cant whit this, hurts really bad

This was such a lovely story, I'd honestly love more stories in this AU, but this was wonderful on its own. :twilightsmile:

For a moment my heart stoped in the last chapter, now It can beat again

I love this history, from the start to the end It keep me wondering how It would end, and I love every word of this ending, this ship really need more love AND More amazing fics like this one

More like the Queen of Bad Decisions.

it's perfect.

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After a lifetime of wireless charging, (s)he just connected into the mains electricity.

A changeling, growing up as a pony, creating her changeling identity by drawing on a pony-created villainess character, sexy and terrifying and powerful...

So many questions of identity, roles, gender and selfhood, here.

This is so wholesome. And, yet...

Nice save, Chryssi.

Can true love be built from a tissue of lies?

Oh damn. This is such a tangled mess. I hope that, somehow, they can cut through the whole thing.

Good to see Cadance isn't oblivious, even if she was distracted.

Also, Chryssi: this is the greatest bad idea ever. Truly, peak disaster changeling lesbian behavior.

I think she took it well, all things considered.

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Pretty much the same for me, too!

A perfect ending for an amazing story!

This one was a real treat, with a brilliant concept, wonderful writing, and a complicated, confused, self-contradictory romance. Your Cadance is great, but Shininglys (and how appropriate is it that it's young Twilight whose suggestion sticks?) is absolutely outstanding.

Interesting to note that Luna is already here. But when you already have the AU tag in place, why not make a few further adjustments?

It's a rare delight to see the villain of the piece after the hero runs from the incisive, theatrical monologue. And I do mean that in a purely theatrical sense. Chrysalis is as much a role as Shining for this poor changeling, if not more so.

I'd say "in tones of great reference" was a typo, but this is Twilight we're talking about. She probably read a four hundred-page treatise on how to make portmanteaus in the intervening months.

Also, this entire chapter is a beautifully heartwarming montage of understanding and forgiveness.

Wanderer D
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That scene was both powerful and comedic, truly one of your best in my humble opinion.

Exquisite work, truly starting from the beginning, laying out all the chance developments and formative experiences before letting them truly fester into the beautiful mess at the heart of the story, then having true love prevail. Because that's what this was. Who else but Cadence could find a way cheat on her significant other with that very same person? Who else but a Chrysalis raised as Shining could offer her the support in both the light and the shadows to guide her through the angst of involuntary royalty?

Truly, this is the greatest "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" songfic ever written. :derpytongue2:

Thank you for an outstandingly presented alternate timeline.

struggling to put everything i love about this story into words, so for now i’ll just say that i’m fully obsessed and will likely be unable to think about anything else for the foreseeable future. excellent concept handled excellently thank you for sharing

Wanderer D
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Chef's kiss. Perfect ending. Love it.

This story was so very good. Just slides through the drama flawlessly, without a single narrative snag.

Most of what I want to say has already been covered by other comments. What I will add is that Shell Armor would have been a much better name, and the fact they stuck with Shininglys because Twilight suggested it is cute and wholesome.

Kinda want to see interactions with Shininglys and their little sister. Another awkward drama in the making right there!

Wow, didn't expect this. To say it's an intriguing twist is an understatement. Any chance we'll see more of this? Very curious to see more.

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Thank you so much! I'm particularly glad to hear you thought the writing was tight. I worried a lot about this fic because it is... succinct. I tried to be minimalist with the language, to get only what was strictly needed to hit the emotional beats, and that made me worried it would come across as unfinished. Glad to know it had the intended effect. :pinkiehappy:

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It's a tried and true method. Very effective. Hardly ever results in getting arrested.

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