It's not easy to go back to your life after a thousand years of insanity and exile. It's not easy for Luna to even leave her room. All the same, there's a special somepony that Luna desperately wants to get closer to, and that's worth facing the outside for. All she has to do is get up the nerve to talk to her.
I will have to read this one later
TwiLuna is magic =3
brooch
Well, that was adorable.
8051662 After all the spell checking I did, I mucked up the obvious one. Thanks - fixed, I think.
I loved it! You captured Luna's doubt and sincerity so well, and the relationships between every character were spot on Thank you so much for the sweet story!
I liked it but I feel like I've read this before. Was this a rewrite or something?
8051843 Nope, this is original. Twiluna isn't exactly a rare concept, though.
14.5K words of TwiLuna?
Nice!
Yo Luna is so adorable in this story. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Oh I know that seeing as it makes up the majority of what I read. It is just I feel like I've read some of these scenes before particularly the parts with Luna getting mad or timid at Twi's door. Knowing me, it is a bad case of deja vu. I seem to experience that a lot.
Very romantic.
This is magnificent and you should feel magnificent for writing it.
Brilliant story. Just brilliant!
The timing didn't seem rushed, the characters felt natural, there were no plot holes I could see, glorious punctuation and vocabulary, good shipping material and it felt really relatable, definitely going on my favorite list! How have I never read any of your other stories before!
*Checks other stories*
That maybe why... Well if all your stories are as good as this one, I'm willing and ready to have a very open mind!
But I think I should wait for the cover of night first
I have to say, I'm not that much of a fan of TwiLuna (apart from the 'adult' versions). Twilight is one of my most shipped ponies and there's a few ships with her that I prefer before TwiLuna and I always hate excluding some of them because Twilight is now 'taken'.
But really, the way that you write it. You've got such a way with words that you'd be able to write a fic about everyone dying and have me love it. This story was sweet, funny in the right places and had such great set-up for everything. Their characters felt real and believable.
I knew there was a reason why I am a fanboy of yours
Also, the epilogue epilogue was so sweet and teasing that I'm gonna die.
I can't help but think this is a reference to Friendship is Mind-control :p
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Something tells me that Twilight is very much also trying to ask Luna out on a date.
This nearly made me laugh out loud
I now bestow upon you the title of WordWizard. Wear it proudly.
8051790 8052328 Proof reading is always welcome! No matter how thorough you are, you always miss a few when you're reading your own work. I try to do it by reading through the paragraphs in reverse order, to break the flow of the story. All the typos you spotted are fixed now
I like it. I'm also incredibly happy that it actually ended with them getting together. Too many of these just end up being a bunch of awkward almost did it moments.
Good old TwiLuna. Haven't read any of that in a while.
As always, your stuff is awesome.
A non-anthro, non-mature story? From MY Wintermist?!
I was quite surprised, to be honest. And it was wonderfully written, as always. Seeing new stories and updates from you is always a real treat when they appear. Plus Tuna is one of my favorite ships! (Why people call it TwiLuna is beyond me; calling it 'Tuna' is far more entertaining in my view) I look forward to what you write up next, WM, as I always do.
More proofreading suggestions, too!
Floundered; recognize.
8052672 In this case, I must correct your corrections! Foundered means for a ship to fill with water and sink, and I use recognise with an 's' because I am British.
8052719 Ah, fair enough. I was not aware that "foundered" was a word, tbh, even given my pretty diverse vocabulary. "Floundered" does fit in the context of the sentence as well, though, which is what threw me off (specifically the second definition on Dictionary.com — "to struggle clumsily or helplessly").
I'll concede the point on the recognize/recognise debate.
Too cute...can't contain...cuteness....!
This was wonderfully sweet and a cute piece. I loved Luna and her bouts of insecurity. Well done.
Well, that was adorable.
Loved the story, but there are a couple of mistakes with the Early Modern English, particularly the use of Whence. Whence specifically means "from where" and Whither means "to where", so
should be "Whither has Rainbow Dash gone?"
Furthermore, "from whence" is redundant, since whence already implies the "from", so
would generally be said as "whence the cough had come." That one's a bit less egregious, since there are examples of "from whence" from the appropriate time, particularly to fit into a meter, but I suspect a native speaker wouldn't bother with the "from".
And one more thing - the use of "Thou" and "Thee" were mostly correct, but
should have be "thou".
I apologise for the nitpicks, but, well... I really like Whither and Whence as words - both in sound and utility - so I tend to notice when they're used incorrectly. Though, frankly, I like that they're used at all.
Absolutely charming to a fault. Twiluna is one of my favorite pony pairings, and this story is a classic example of why that is. Luna's awkwardness is adorable and I can certainly identify with her constant catastrophizing. Very nice job. I'm certainly looking forward to your next story.
This feels like it dropped out of a time warp from five years ago in all the right ways. Warm and sweet and awkward, and a touch nostalgic besides. Well done.
I always love twilina, but this was just so perfect and Luna is so relatable and awkward and she's trying so hard it reminds my of myself attempting to talk to crushes. I absolutely adore the brooch at the end because ~of course~ twilight would know exactly what that was. Honestly Luna should have given her the brooch to start with and twilight would have actually figured everything out so much sooner. Silly Luna, making things more complicated than they need to be.
Also the mustaches
8053270 Curse you, early modern english! I've fixed the first and third, and left the middle one alone; it scans better.
Neat.
Pinkie is usually unusual.
Indeed.
That IS what the title of this implies, yes.
This amuses me greatly.
You can teleport.
I doubt the bird cares.
... Right, I forget, dreams don't make sense.
No, he ships it too.
it does, since paper is quite fragile and if you use the wrong kind of glue, it could end very poorly.
Your usual regalia? Or nothing, like quite a lot of ponies in Equestria.
To be fair, you're twice the size of most ponies here and royalty.
Naturally.
She has a point.
You're a good mare, Shy.
That happened.
You underestimate Twilight's capacity to be oblivious.
Last I checked, chronomancy isn't something you know how to do.
So how's the brown on your nose?
Pinkie, what are you doing?
You don't. It's probably not a good idea to try and stop Pinkie.
Nope.
Because they share a voice actress.
They'll know either way.
Indeed.
Knowing Pinkie, probably.
Celestia ships it.
You saved her from madness. That's a good factor.
Very poetic.
Shut up and kiss her.
GOOD.
Also, with how Luna was struggling to adapt to modern speech in the beginning, I realized that I really would like a TwiLuna fic where Luna accidentally slips back into ancient equestrian, only for Twilight to effortlessly start talking in ancient equestrian too. Not to mock her but as a sign of respect and to put her at ease. That, or she takes an interest in the language and asks Luna to teach her, which would be a good oppertunity for Luna to spend time together and try and court her :p
Dawww
its always nice to find a story and realize mid consumption that it is going to be a classic. thank you for sharing.
only loophole i could think of is spike not finishing telling twilight about luna showing up every week. or yelling to date.
Loved this one! Very nicely done. I think I'd have kept it from Luna's perspective throughout; given the amount of time spent in Twilight's POV compared to Luna's, seeing Twilight's inner thoughts so briefly felt out of place. Other than that, good show!
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Start with “Thy Words…” by Lady Grey, which is a great short piece showing Luna’s troubles with modern language and Twilight’s troubles with alicorn magic, leading to a wonderful bonding moment. There’s also “I Watch the Moon” by zeus_tfc, in which Luna enjoys has Twilight read to her after discovering language changed so much in the last thousand years that now she's functionally illiterate. Also "Canterlot Consequences" by Kinsfire, in which Celestia (eventually) asks Twilight to tutor Luna in modern language, which comes off as more than a bit shippy.
Not sure it’s been done as the main relationship device of a longer piece; love to see it, though.
Cute level....this.
Cute as heck! Reads like an episode straight out of the series. Adorable ponies are adorable.
More pls. Lol, ar first I wasn't sure if this was gonna be good but it turned out great.
Oh.
This is...perfect. Hilarious and romantic and genuine and...perfect. You captured Luna's awkwardness flawlessly, Twilight's reactions are almost spot-on, and the whole thing felt like it could feasibly be an actual episode. Adding in the mane six all trying to help at the end was a brilliant move, beacuse of course that's what they'd do. It just all feels like it fits so naturally into the world. Amazing. You have simultaneously written one of my favourite short romance fics and favourite comedy fics.
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Brilliant.
Both have one thing in common: nocturnal pets.
Very nice story. I like Twiluna now because of this.
This is one of the best and most heartwarming TwiLuna fics I have read.
Excellent.
That was much cute.
I haven't read something this amazing in a while.
Spot on with the characters and their interactions. Luna battling with her self doubt was engaging.
Tuna's awesome and you have sure done the couple justice
Fantastic story. Very season 1. I really look forward to your work.
GLUE , GLUE .... twilight.... glue is not really I thing you should be using ... what with it being made of horses.... just sayin
Now I'm trying to figure out if Celestia was just trying to make a pretty sunset for them (while screwing around with the orbit of the celestial bodies (pun intended)), or forcing Luna into an accidental confession of datehood in front of the certainly oblivious Twilight Sparkle.
Well, considering that Twilight is basically "the face that launched a thousand ships" of mlp (well, on fimfiction, at least), I'd have to guess half the town, at a minimum.
Cute.
I particularly like how simple, yet effective the plot is. Some of Luna's interactions with the six are a bit on the nose, but not any more so than would be expected from the show.
This story felt incredibly organic to the show, and seems like a part of the early era of fanfiction for the show (which I happen to like very much). I liked this more than you could ever get me to admit in any vocal capacity, so I say- Good job!
8053795 You're a witty one, sir.
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Well, you know, I try.
It's too cute! My sides now ache with the cuteness!
Make it stop!
i must recommend a sequel. but if you wish to not take this any further than i will respect your wishes.
~Random Fast Reader
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That's a misconception, actually, that's only the case for animal glue(and then, only stereotypically, it's actually made from any animal's connective tissue), and is hardly the only type of glue. Now, I'm a little curious what the gelatin used to make her book-binding glue is made of, since it IS typically made with Gelatin, making it animal glue, but it's hardly unthinkable that they might have animals they farm for that express purpose. Heck, we've seen Fluttershy feeding animals fish, so I think it's safe to say that there's some kind of fishing industry, which could easily be the source of the Gelatin.
Excellent story. Flustered Luna is too cute