It was that time again for Princess Celestia. A guard has gone, swept away in the breeze never to come back. A loyal guard, a good guard, whom Celestia will never be able to grace the visage of; the sun had set on him forever. She enters his room and begins to recollect brief flashes of him.
I'm really not sure what I expected when I clicked on this story.
If this takes more than 10 minutes Raven will say "I'm out-a-here." And jump off-screen. (It's Sonic CD reference xD)
Ouch... That's a little harsh. It's Raven, Celestia...
And now she's crying... Look at what you did, Celestia!
Damn girl...
This story shows a very realistic portrait of being in the grips of deep grief... I'm impressed!
Celestia knowing Jay Blaze since he was a foal does give it an unfortunate, maybe unintentional, undertone of "grooming"... But that's also hard to avoid when Princess Celestia has been around for so long. Anypony she developed feelings for she could have meet as a foal...
This story shows yet again how sadly very underutilised Raven was in the show... She could have been given so much more.
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Glad you liked the story. I was hoping that Raven standing up to Celestia and telling her what she needed to hear regardless of the consequences would really catch the reader's undivided attention. I think it shows how much Raven cherishes Celestia and how Equestria needs her, but how she needs her as well.
And honestly, the interest Princess Celestia shows in Jay Blaze when he was a colt didn't occur to me that it could be viewed as a potential grooming until you said something. Although, it's more of her wanting to see this passionate colt grow up to be something Celestia believed to be special.
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It sure caught my attention!
But I am a Raven Inkwell fanboy, so... yes.
As DWK said in one of his videos "Celestia is Equestria's mom". I agree with that sentiment, and so what you said makes perfect sense too me