"Entrance. Entwine. Enchain." A creature of the dark sets her eyes on the ultimate goal: to possess unrivaled power. The entire world may burn for her to fuel these ambitions.
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High Dark Fantasy. Non-con serves to be mostly story-related and exists only between two characters.

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Warnings (spoilers):
mild depictions of violence/implied violence/psychological torture‎
nondescriptive erotic depictions of sexual encounters between magical talking equines
discussion of incestual relationship between
Celestia and Luna (it isn't the focus of a story)
some dose of headcanon and philosophy
possibility of falling in love with
Queen Chrysalis‎

Same continuity as The Queen of the Dark.

In the hot rainforest of Farasi, ponies met up to partake in an adventure that might be their last. Was it providence or happenstance? It was left unspoken.

Entry to the "New Blood" Contest.

Bonuses:
1 "From the beginning, you know the end.."
4 "The main character’s name and identity is never mentioned."

This story is a semi-sequel to Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell (pdf)

Same continuity as The Queen of the Dark.

Once upon a time, there was an evil enchantress called Prismia. Only one special little pony could stop her.

This story is a sequel to Cutie Marks and Broken Wings

Learning how to fly had been the start of Tawny's life: a real one, not the shoebox-sized concrete cage her captor had neatly shoved her into as a filly. But the shoebox had been familiar, if claustrophobic, and safe—a known quantity of hoofsteps and ceiling cracks, unlike the outside world of Equestria.

Learning how to live was proving to be infinitely more complicated.

Fourth place in the of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting 'Expanding Universes II' contest. Each entrant was tasked with expanding the universe established in another author's story—my prompt story was Holtinater's Cutie Marks and Broken Wings .

Cover art by a lovely unknown artist! If anyone knows the name of the artist in question, please let me know, I would love to credit them.

Commissioned by Darkevony

Takes place during Spring Surprises! There are references to it and other stories, but, you don't have to have read them to enjoy this one!

EDIT: This is the first story in the Friendship is Worth It series, the first story I've written, that has been FEATURED! THANK YOU, EVERYBRONY, PEGASUS-SISTER, AND COOL CREATURE IN-BETWEEN!

Featured on: 3/5/2023
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After taking great pleasure in drawing up Rainboom comics that may or may not be based on their actual adventures, Sunset Shimmer decides to expand her creative horizons by writing her first fully text-based story.

Like any writer, new and old, she can't help but agonize over it.

What will the story be about? What theme will she use? What will readers think of it? How will it compare to her comics?

All of these questions and more will bounce around in her mind like Pinkie Pie fueled by All of the Sugar (TM) before she can write the first chapter...

Current Spot in the Friendship is Worth It Timeline:

The Hearth-Warmers of Canterlot High
Spring Surprises
What's in a Writer's Mind (takes place during Spring Surprises)

Series Details and Full Timeline

This story is a sequel to What Mistakes Tell Us

The Dazzlings are caught in a fearsome blizzard while dealing with a terrible illness. They try to reach their house, but the harsh elements and poor health cause them to faint in the snow.

It would have been the end of their story. But, fate had other plans, which involved people that, under normal circumstances, they would have avoided as much as possible.

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Cover Image: By MintyDreams7

Current Spot in the Friendship is Worth It Timeline:

When Life Gives You Snow...
Holidays Unwrapped
The Hearth-Warmers of Canterlot High
Spring Surprises

Series Details and Full Timeline

This story is a sequel to A Day for Family

Friends and Family Day has come and gone, leaving behind both many happy families with a plethora of newly-forged, long-lasting memories, and one exhausted griffon with a multitude of hauntingly bad memories that he would rather forget.

Of course, he also made quite a lot of good memories as well. Funnily enough, almost all of them focus on a certain pink hippogriff. These are memories he wouldn't trade for the world.

Unfortunately, it's never really that easy even if Gallus wishes it would be. So while he may be in a far better place than he was before, he's still far from being as well as he could or wants to be.

Luckily, he has a great number of others, willing to stand by his side to help him heal. His teachers... His friends... Silverstream... All of the ones that he loves are standing with him as he makes his journey toward serenity. And while that long, arduous journey is still his to walk...

He doesn't have to walk it alone.

WARNING: Though the Suicide Tag is included, the act itself does NOT occur! In fact, it is added specifically because of Chapter Nine - and ONLY Chapter Nine - where the topic is brought up and discussed briefly.

All other chapters are devoid of any major discussions of the subject matter.

EDIT: Apparently, as of 1/15/2021, this story got featured! Thank you, everyone, so, so much for this! It really means a lot!

EDIT(8/18/2021): Much thanks to Johnerose126 for being awesome and gracing us with a brand new cover art!

Here's the link to the Cover version: https://www.deviantart.com/johnerose126/art/The-Bonds-of-Love-COVER-889056152

The full image version: https://www.deviantart.com/johnerose126/art/The-Bonds-of-Love-889054653

And Johnerose126's DeviantArt account: https://www.deviantart.com/johnerose126

Now go give them some love!

For anyone interested, the original cover art was found via Google Images; here's the link to it: https://www.deviantart.com/ejlightning007arts/art/Gallus-and-Silverstream-773813568

Disturbances in the magic of Equestria causes rifts between worlds. One unlucky hiker stumbles into one such rift and finds themself in a new body and in a new world.