• Member Since 16th Feb, 2016
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Paracompact


Math graduate; amateur and autodidact of all things nerdy; feel free to drop me a line!

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Total Words: 112,549
Estimated Reading: 7 hours

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A distress call issues from a mansion in the snow-capped peaks of the Crystal Mountains. One of the six young residents is reporting evidence of a changeling among them. The Royal Guard rallies to their remote location with all haste, but they are days away—they have charged Detective Pesco and his apprentice Bluebird with investigating the scene in advance.

There's nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. Identity is a delicate thing, and the changeling's isn't the only one on the brink of unraveling.


A novel-length mystery (social deduction, closed room, limited suspect pool) with an emphasis on character drama. Entirely original cast split among canonical and semicanonical MLP species: ponies, griffons, reindeer, zebra—and among them, the changeling.

Assumed to take place prior/alternative to the changeling reformation in season 6.

Cover art (one and two) by Rocket Lawnchair.

Many thanks for the catches and suggestions from my beta readers, including: wonderkid125, Miller Minus, mikemeiers, Secret Moon, Majora.

Chapters (26)
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Enter Arcelot: A magical strategy board game that every unicorn in Equestria knows the rules to, but few are called upon to master. An unassuming filly by the name of Meteorite is determined to enter the rarefied world of the professional players at all costs—the only world, in her mind, that she belongs.

After winning a sweepstakes to hang out with a lifelong idol of hers during a high-profile tournament, Meteorite is closer to this world than she ever has been. Truly, it is everything she ever dreamed of... so why does it still not feel right for her?


Inspired by coming-of-age stories such as Hikaru no Go, and March Comes In Like a Lion.

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What everygriff said about ponies was true, Gelfand mused—they were some terribly confused creatures! If it wasn't friendship this, it was forgiveness that. Gelfand didn't presume to understand any of it; but what he did understand, was to never look a gift horse with a guilty conscience in the mouth!

Though he had to admit, the more time he spent with this selfless enigma, the harder it was to watch as she wasted away in her bizarre pursuit of penance...


Cover art commissioned from the inimitable Rocket Lawnchair.

Chapters (10)
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Rumble is a great flyer, and more diligent in his training than anypony else; but he's still not at the level he should be, if he plans to make it as a future Wonderbolt. Why are some ponies—like Rainbow Dash, like his brother Thunderlane, like his best friend Eddy—born with all the talent in the world, while ponies like him have to suffer just to attain mediocrity?

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A psychological thriller meant to explore the more abnormal aspects of foalhood psychology. What if there were deeper reasons why you couldn't achieve your cutie mark? Why you felt so alone in the world?

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