Fluttershy's always felt more than a little different from the other foals her age, but it wasn't until recently that she came to terms with one of the reasons why that might be. Her best friend, Jet Stream, has always supported her, despite how different they are...but he's been acting a little weird lately. Fluttershy wants to believe it doesn't have anything to do with her, but she's the only thing that's changed recently. Is she going to have to choose between her true self and her only friend, or is there something else entirely going on?
This story contains transgender themes.
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Cute story, I like their colt names, especially Shy's it feels more like the names of majority of pegasi we see in the show.
I must say, very well done.
You've got the characters down. The way you write it, it makes sense, and I love it!
And you pretty much perfectly described their similar yet differing experiences (in my opinion). It felt real, it was cute, and I would love to see more.
Good luck with any future projects!
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thank you! i like that someone noticed the names--i wanted them to be a bit "generic pegasus" in nature but still reflect the foal's personality a little bit. glad i succeeded!
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thank you so much for the positive feedback!
it felt lovely to write these characters again so with luck this won't be the last you'll see of me even if i just churn out a few more short and sweet little oneshots. plus i've been having a great time exploring what everyone else has been up to on the site since i've been gone!
I think your use of pronouns was appropriate since it's from Fluttershy's perspective, and the pronouns reflect what she learns about Dash wanting to change them. I also appreciate that you didn't immediately have her change her name to Rainbow Dash. I think it's really cool to have two perspectives at once: the really girly one whose family would say something like, "We knew it was something like this and we love you, thanks for telling us," and the other, which would be more of a surprise.
Good work and keep writing; you're quite good at it.
Aww, this was adorable!
Lovely fic, it was wonderful to read through.
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You did just that! Good luck in your future endeavors!
Really sweet little story! I think the uncertainties of equating thoughts and feelings into reality resonates quite deeply with the subject matter, and this handled it really well in a short span. Take an upvote
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thank you all!! i feel pretty happy about how this fic came out and i'm so glad it was able to reach some folks who appreciated it and thought the perspectives were well done!
Cute story!
I like their different perspectives on it, especially relating to how others might perceive them. Very cute
Nothing to say, just a great story
Made me squee in delight at the end!
Very cute story! I think you handled the gender phrasing very well at the reveal, and the dialogue was very believable.
very sweet short read
SO CUTE AND GOOD AND TRANSGENDER I LOVE IT SO MUCH