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The Night Before Goodbye- a young Cadance story

The summer had brought about many changes for Dandelion and her family. She’d helped deliver three new foals, Her husband had sold the last of his summer carvings, and her daughter… Stars, her daughter had changed in more ways than one. Her Cadance, her Hearth’s Warming miracle, a Princess now… Of course, she’d always been their princess, only difference now was that the rest of the world would see it too. Still, the move that came with her accession was troubling her not so little dove. Cadance was usually so cheerful, as warm and full of light as Princess Celestia’s sun. She’d only picked at her dinner tonight, ears and eyes both cast downward. She hadn’t sung as they’d cleaned up either, just nodded along at their chatter. Hardly said anything as the last of her bags was set down in the living room. Ready so they didn't need to rush tomorrow. 

“Cady-love, do you remember the winter you’d nursed that bird back to health?” Redwood asked, beckoning her to the sofa. “Remember what we told you then?”

“Y-yes Papa,” Cadance nodded, leaning into his warmth. “You told me if I really loved her, the best thing to do for her was to set her free. You were right, she was so much happier then.” 

“Seems to me, you’re a lot like that little bird right about now.” He mused. His daughter’s wide crystal like eyes stared back at him, so lost, and afraid. 

“I- I hate to sound ungrateful but- but it’s all a little… “ Cadance sighed. “I’ll miss you both so much!”

“As we will you, sweet girl.” Dandelion broke in, sitting at her daughter’s other side. “But you know what? We knew you were destined for something wonderful Cadance, since the first moment your Papa brought you home. True unconditional love, it’s letting go sometimes even if it hurts. It’s knowing that you’re going to be alright in the that big wide world. Love isn’t selfish or possessive, that’s something Prismia is still trying to grasp… No matter who’s niece you are, you’ll always be our daughter, our little songbird. Nopony can change that…Our love for you is limitless… just as I’m sure your first parents’ was.” The family of three held each other for a moment. Dandelion pressed a kiss to Cadance’s forehead, being careful to avoid her shiny new horn.

“We were going to wait until tomorrow, but now seems like a better time.” Redwood grinned, as he got up and returned a moment later with a wrapped package. “Go on, open it.” 

“Papa… Mama… I- Thank you… I love it, and I love both of you!” It only took a moment for her wings to wrap around them- well as best as they could. A sure sign that their daughter was pleased. A family photo stared back at her, carefully tucked into a wooden frame. He’d engraved the image of the blue moon poppies from her mother’s garden, her new cutie mark, nestled right between theirs in the corner. 

As Cadance admired it, her father played a soft melody on his flute, as her mother picked up the words. 

“I will be with you wherever you are, distance can keep us apart. I’ll keep believing no matter how far, you’ll be with me in my heart.” She sang, watching from the corner of her eye as Cadance’s magic enveloped itself around a familiar blue blanket. The movement was clumsy, and it took her a few tries but eventually the blanket ended up in Dandelion’s hooves. She took the hint, draping Cadance’s baby blanket around her. Her daughter’s full name stitched in the corner, a name given to her by a mother who surely had loved her as much as Dandelion always would. “Though all seems lost as night descends, I’ll keep you safe from the cold. When morning comes, another darkness ends, we’ll be as one til we’re old.”

“We’ve been together a life and a day but we’ve a new day to start,” It’d be a long journey, a chariot to the train station and the Sisters know how many stops between the station and Canterlot. There’d be a party to send her off, everypony had insisted as much. Best to enjoy their quiet time while they still had a moment alone.. as a family. “we’ll make forever we both know the way, you’ll be with me in my heart.” 

 “You’ll be with me-“ Mother and daughter sang as one. Dandelion smiled as she gave Cadance one last nuzzle. “-in my heart” The rest of the world could have their Princess tomorrow, for now Mi Amore Cadenza was simply their little filly. Cadance, who'd filled their lives with joy and light. Cadance, who her parents knew was going to be just fine.

#in your heart there's always more- headcanons

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「   ASK MEME :   HOW’S MY PORTRAYAL?   」  * send anonymously or not. feedback is appreciated!

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𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬

* change pronouns as needed. 

i’m much older than i thought i’d be. 

regret it later. 

all eyes are on you. 

don’t hold it against them. 

the reckoning has come today. 

things got worse when i met you.

you don’t know what i’ve been through. 

hey boss, how about a raise?

sorry that i can’t help you out.

she’s onto me. 

i’m touched you’ve opened up to me.

i’m in control. 

maybe third’s the charm. 

…and then he was gone. 

i did my best to make us whole again. 

it felt like i was someone else. 

do they know?

the doubt within me grows that we’ll meet again. 

i promised we’d stay friends. 

i changed the most of all. 

maybe it’s too late for us. 

there’s more than meets the eyes. 

it would tear you apart if you knew. 

whatever happened, i don’t wanna know. 

i wasn’t always a monster. 

you need to run!

i can’t say goodbye. 

no one will listen. 

i feel like she’s lying. 

i feel like i’m dying. 

why don’t you believe me?

maybe you’re right. 

who’s that i see? 

why do you want to stay? 

is this where you want to be?

i’m so sorry. i wish i’d been there. 

#While you still have the chance- Memes

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If you are interested in writing with an independent SUNNY STARSCOUT from the fifth generation of the my little pony franchise, please don’t hesitate to check out my blog! I will do the same in return. This is a selective, mutuals only blog. Original characters and crossovers are always welcome! Friendly mun with anxiety. Please read my rules before interacting. Make sure to tag spoilers if you don’t want to see them! Personal blogs dni.

Promo Credit. Penned by Spice.

#friends and family- always more to love- promos

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Random Page YA Book Quote Rp Meme

Part one-I opened one of my 42 large moving boxes of books to a random page and wrote down the quote for Rp Meme- feel free to edit quotes or change pronoun or person

“knock knock! I just happened to have my ear pressed to this door. I might have overheard some things, and I have a suggestion!” 

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”

“She was a pistol wrapped up in silk. She was a blade disguised as a girl.” 

“But how will we learn from our mistakes if we don’t make any?

“Hope is the most dangerous thing you can give someone.”

“You don’t go into battle because you’re sure of victory. You go into battle because it’s the right thing to do.”

“Silent acquiescence in the face of tyranny is no better than outright agreement.” 

“Truth be told, I liked that blurriness. That line where reality and fiction jutted up against each other.” 

“There’s not much to be afraid of when you’ve already lost everything that matters.”

“Let’s have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.” 

“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.” 

“I want everyone to meet you. You’re my favorite person of all time.” 

“Sometimes things that appear very different on the surface are actually exactly the same at their core.”

“We find things, just as we lose things. If you’ve lost your honor, you’ll find it again.” 

“Hope is the most dangerous thing you can give someone.”

“Love is a drop in the ocean of what I feel for her. Love is a single sun in a heaven full of stars.” 

“I’ll be your family now,“

“Girls hunger. And we’re taught, from the moment our brains can take it, that there isn’t enough food for us all.” 

“I am me because I choose to be me. I am what I want. Some people say you have to find yourself. Not I. I believe we create ourselves to be what we want.” 

“They trained me for this. It’s their own fault. They helped make their own doom.” 

“It’s weird how we have to get a little older to realize that people are just people. It should be obvious, but it’s not.” 

“The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.” 

Because of me. Because I let fear make decisions for me. Because I’ve chosen to let the world push me around instead of pushing my way through the world.” 

“I am often told I defy expectations.” 

“All the time in the world is worth nothing if I don’t get to spend it with you.” 

“…Because the voices in your head that say otherwise are just fear talking. Never listen to fear.” 

“Do not accept an evil you can change.” 

“How can a man be so handsome and annoying at the same time” 

“I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to admit that sometimes they’re just assholes who screw up because they don’t expect to get caught.” 

“Apparently she’s got revenge on her mind, and it’s really annoying when people try to talk at you while you’re feeling murderish.” 

“Reasons we should get married:Because I love you.We both look good in black boots.I spent some time without you, and I didn’t like it.You make me happy.I make you laugh.I like the way you fight.You see through my masks.I really love you.You love me, too. “

“Do not cry for me, I am already dead.”

“If by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.”

“Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?” 

“There are so many worse things than death. Not to be loved or not to be able to love: that is worse.” 

“ I couldn’t find you. And I will never forgive myself for that. Ever.” 

“Yeah, but broken isn’t the same as unfixable.” 

“I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are only fated to do the things that we’d choose anyway.” 

“I mean, most people want to escape. Get out of their heads. Out of their lives. Stories are the easiest way to do that.” 

“Are you like the girls in the book too? Because I think I am.” 

“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you’ll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won’t matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.” 

“The people you love weren’t algebra: to be calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.”

“We want to prove things, in life, more than we want to disprove them. We want to believe.” 

“Strange how applause was just noise, when you were all alone.

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Anonymous asked 

After the Crystal Heart returned and everything was in peace... Did you try to research information to see if you could find anything about any ancestor of yours? Maybe a portrait or something

Cadance paused, her smile forced ever so slightly. The subject of her long lost birth family while no secret, wasn’t something she openly discussed. She’d combed through thousands of genealogical books in Canterlot as a teenager, but only came up empty hooved. The Crystal Princess sighed, she could hardly blame them for asking such a seemingly innocent question. 

“No, I.. honestly wouldn’t know where to even start looking...” she confessed, closing her eyes for a moment. After all, if she hadn’t found her own parents... finding an ancestor... she might as well have simply fallen from the sky. “Besides, I’m not without family... there’s Shiny, and his parents.. Twilight, Spike, and my Aunts... what more could I need?” 

#Letters read and sent with love- answered ask #Princess of Crystals- Ruler of the Empire

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Love goddess by DamayantiArts

#the eyes are the windows to the soul- visage #Portraits kept in crystal frames- fanart

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the art I used for Cadance’s adoptive mother came from this video. Though I don’t picture her the sam way, I needed an icon for the audio post. 

#Portraits kept in crystal frames- fanart

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By tradition, Royal Crystallers of the past held close ties to the Imperial Family, acting as a mentor and honorary family member to the children, and a helping hoof to the parents. Because Flurry is old enough to control the basics of her magic but still so young overall, Sunburst is free to take his place at the School of Friendship without a conflict of interest. However, he does still need to travel to Empire for ceremonial duties on holidays, birthdays, and the ever important Crystal Faire. The Crystaller always stands to the right of their charge. Unless the child is between their parents, in which case they’d stand at the ruling monarch’s right- to show their unity and status. 

Sunburst's position carries a bit more extra weight due to the special circumstances surrounding Flurry Heart. As far as Cadance is concerned, this just means another loved one to include when it's time to give gifts, or check in with. Sunburst saved her subjects, saved her daughter, and she will forever be grateful to him for that. 

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a comprehensive list of scenarios

feel free to combine multiple prompts or add  “ + reverse ”  to switch roles !   for reference, the one sending in the prompt is the one committing the action.

1.  GUEST :  for one muse to offer the other a place to stay. 2.  STORM :  for both muses to find shelter from a severe storm. 3.  MEDIC :  for one muse to show up at the other’s doorstep injured. 4.  SURPRISE :  for one muse to come home and find the other already inside. 5.  TRIP :  for both muses to road trip or travel together. 6.  BABYSIT :  for one muse to help the other home while they’re drunk. 7.  INSOMNIA :  for one muse to find the other still awake at 3am. 8.  AMBUSH :  for both characters to come under attack by the same enemy. 9.  DANCE :  for one muse to ask the other to dance at a party. 10.  STRANDED :  for one muse to help the other who’s stranded on the road. 11.  SERVICE :  for one muse to cover the cost of something for the other. 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event. 13.  DAZE :  for one muse to wake somewhere and find the other hovering over them. 14.  STOWAWAY :  for one muse to find the other hiding on the same ship. 15.  TAXI :  for both muses to share the same taxi ride. 16.  MAKEOVER :  for one muse to help the other with a new outfit or hairstyle. 17.  LIFEGUARD :  for one muse to rescue the other from drowning. 18.  DISASTER :  for both muses to work together to escape a fire, flood, or other disaster. 19.  TRANSIT :  for one muse to sit next to the other on a public transport. 20.  SPRAIN :  for one muse to carry the other after spraining their ankle. 21.  EMPLOY :  for one muse to be hired as the other’s bodyguard, tutor, assistant, etc. 22.  QUEST :  for one muse to help the other with a task in exchange for compensation. 23.  SOOTHE :  for one muse to calm the other during a panic attack. 24.  RECOVER :  for one muse to return the other’s lost belonging. 25.  UMBRELLA :  for one muse to share their umbrella with the other on a rainy day. 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. 27.  NIGHTMARE :  for one muse to comfort the other after a nightmare. 28.  REUNION :  for one muse to run into the other again after a long time. 29.  PRIZE :  for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. 30.  NUDE :  for one muse to walk in on the other while they’re changing. 31.  BED :  for both muses to wake in the same bed, naked or fully clothed. 32.  TRAIL :  for one muse to notice the other has been following them. 33.  EVADE :  for one muse to pull the other into an alleyway to escape their pursuer. 34.  THIEF :  for one muse to confront the other after having something stolen by them. 35.  CAUGHT :  for one muse to walk in on the other singing / dancing. 36.  FESTIVE :  for both muses to decorate for a special occasion. 37.  PRESENT :  for one muse to give the other a  (birthday)  gift. 38.  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other. 39.  CAPTIVE :  for one muse to hold the other against their will. 40.  SNAP :  for one muse to yell at or push the other out of frustration. 41.  SLEEPOVER :  for one muse to stay the night at the other’s place. 42.  TRESPASS :  for one muse to trespass on the other’s property. 43.  BREAK-IN :  for one muse to discover the other robbing their place. 44.  MERCY :  for both muses to come across an injured animal. 45.  UNKNOWN :  for both muses to wake and find themselves in a strange place. 46.  ACCOMPLICE :  for one muse to assist the other at the scene of a crime. 47.  ASTRAY :  for both muses to take a detour and lose their way. 48.  RELAX :  for both muses to share a hot tub or hot spring. 49.  MUSE :  for one muse to model for the other’s art project. 50.  ACCOMPANY :  for one muse to give the other an extra ticket to an event. 51.  SALVAGE :  for one muse to retrieve the other’s belongings from a thief. 52.  MEAL :  for both muses to prepare and share a meal together. 53.  CEMETERY :  for one muse to find the other at a gravestone. 54.  REFUGE :  for one muse to shelter the other from enemies. 55.  ARRANGED :  for both muses to date or marry out of convenience. 56.  FAVOR :  for one muse to owe the other a favor. 57.  VACATION :  for both muses to book the same hotel on vacation. 58.  DEFEND :  for one muse to save the other from one or multiple assailants. 59.  CATCH :  for one muse to return the other’s pet that escaped. 60.  RESTRICTED :  for both muses to sneak into someplace they’re not supposed to be.

#While you still have the chance- Memes

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like/comment for a G5 starter! Multimuses please let me know who you want it for

#a song has to start somewhere- starter/plotting call

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just finished Make your Mark and now itching to do g5 stuff... so like for a starter I guess? Or if anyone wants to plot that’d be great!

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poniesgalore​:

“ Before? Before Sombra became consumed by dark magic and killed her you mean and enslaved!? Before I ruined the whole of the empire due to my blind faith in my old friend? “  Stomping her hoof into the polished crystal ground as she spoke the crystal mare would shed some tears at being as her memories of a thousand years came flooding back. 

Despite not wanting to relive even a fraction of that time Hope would take a deep breath and try to calm her nerves not wanting to strain any future she may have in the Empire.  “ I am sorry, Your Majesty. It’s just all that had that thousands ago to the crystal ponies was but a mere few months for me. I’m still remember Princess Amore giving the same heartfelt speech at the Crystal Fair as of it happened yesterday. “

Cadance’s ears lowered, as she mentally kicked herself for such a mistake. After months of calming similar reactions she should’ve known- Concern etched itself upon her face as she reached out a tentative hoof on the unicorn’s back. Despite her Aunt’s teachings, adapting to this new situation, this new home, would take more time than she initially thought. 

“No, I’m sorry Radiant Hope. I should’ve realized... You don’t have to say anything else if you don’t want to.” Purple tinged wings twiched nervously- a habit since fillyhood not even the best of her tutors could break. “I really am sorry Hope... I’m still pretty new to all of this... I thought if I knew more about her- It’s silly...” 

#poniesgalore #Princess of Crystals- Ruler of the Empire

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I hide behind interlaced feathers, I peek a boo over my wings, I poke out my tongue, I flash a big smile as the one on your own face expands. I move both my eyes counterclockwise, Then I flare up my nostrils just so.  It’s magic this bond, i call, you respond and kid you respond like a pro. it’s all just too good to be true, how everything I do you do too.

She always had some kind of question (always have to know) and there wasn’t a heart she’d not stir (Never let you go.) and through every trial she’d laugh (she’d smile) (and I knew that) she (I) (got it from her) from me.  If it sounds just a little rehearsed it’s cause everything I do she did first....

I held you a little too long (I’ll hold you a little too long) I loved you a little too deep (I’ll love you too deep)  (I promise to squeeze you a little too tight, and that’s a promise I promise to keep.)  (Cause here’s the thing, we are just a few chimes in a harmony that sings so much deeper)  we’re Mothers, We’re daughters,  reprises and rhymes, and you’re the reframe little sleeper.

I wish she was here to sing with me.  (Everything I do, you do) I wish she was here to help guide you (Everything I know you know) But know as you rest how fully you’re blessed (You know...) And that somehow she’s (I’m) right here beside you.  For everything I’ve ever known, all the things that I’ve ever been shown, Every moment we love each other can attest...  For everything I’ve done, For everything I’ll do... For everything you’ll do too.....

I’ll do my best....

#Lullabies kept close to the heart- Audio #warm as sunlight- patient as the dawn- Aunt Celestia #A love so deep- my example in all things- Mother #an ancestor unknown- a love through generations- Amore

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HARD-TO-FIND HURT / COMFORT SENTENCE STARTERS.

a selection of some of my favorite underrepresented lines and phrases for one of my favorite tropes! feel free to change wording and pronouns and provide context as necessary. do not add to this list.    

TO THE THREAT.

“let them go.” / “let me go.”

“take me.” / “take me instead.”

“don’t hurt them.” / “i’ll do anything you say.”

“what do you want with me?”

“where are you taking them?”

“what did you do to them?”

“where is receiver?”

“give them back.”

“get away from them!”

“get off them!”

TO THE HURT.

“can you hear me?”

“wake up… please, wake up.”

“are you with me?”

“stay awake.” / “you have to stay awake.” / “please, stay awake… please…” / “promise me you’ll stay awake.” 

“don’t close your eyes.” / “open your eyes for me, name.”

“there you are.”

“just a little longer, okay?”

“i know it hurts, i’m sorry, it’ll be over soon.”

“shhh, it’s alright.”

“i need you.” / “i still need you.” / “i need you to be okay.”

“do you remember what happened?”

“name?! name! what happened?!”

“what did they do to you?” 

“if they lay a finger on him/her/them/you…” 

“if they touch a hair on his/her/their/your head…” 

“those bastards.” / “if i ever get my hands on them…” 

“i’m gonna get you out of here.”

“let’s get you out of here.” / “let’s get you out of this.” 

“we gotta get out of here.” / “it’s alright, name. we’re taking you home.”

“can you stand?” / “can you walk?” 

“i won’t let anything happen to you.”

“you’re safe.”

“it’s gonna be okay.” / “you’re gonna be okay, just hold on.” 

“you’re hurt.” / “did they hurt you?”

“i’ve got you.” 

“lean on me.”

“stay with me.”

“i can’t lose you.” / “i’m not losing you.”

“oh, name…” / “oh, kid…”

“receiver? receiver, it’s me. it’s sender.”

“i’m here.” / “i’m here. i promise.”

TO THE RESCUER.

"...where am i...?"

“what happened…?”

“i’m with you.”

“it hurts.” / “make it stop.”

“you came for me…” / “you came back…”

“you found me…”

“where were you…?”

“i’m sorry…”

“i was so scared.”

“i thought you’d never find me…”

“what are you doing here?”

“just go. you can still make it. don’t worry about me.”

#While you still have the chance- Memes

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Vulnerable sentence starters

TWs for: suicidal ideation, possible implications of self-harm

“I’m just… so tired of being awake.”

“Would you brush my hair?” 

“Can we just [read/watch] something, tonight?” 

“Just let me lie here for a while?” 

“I like it when you [insert action] for me.” 

“Please, I can’t … I don’t want to argue tonight.” 

“Can’t we just love each other right now? Just for tonight?” 

“It’s just …. it’s hard.” 

“I don’t want to be here.” 

“Where do we go from here?” 

“What am I supposed to do now?” 

“What happens after something like that?” 

“Should we… be going to the police?” 

“Fuck, that hurts.” 

“I’m used to it.” 

“I don’t want you to worry, but… I think I need help.” 

“I did something stupid.” 

“It’s not as bad as it looks. Can you help?” 

“Have you ever thought that? Have you ever thought that it feels like drowning?” 

“I’m not crying.”

“I can’t breathe. I just want to breathe.”

“Please just sit with me.”

"Stay?” 

"Was it a lie, then? All of this?”

“Can I just not be okay for a minute?”

“I used to be better at coping than this.”

“I should be stronger than this.”

“When I was younger, I… I used to have some problems.” 

“This wasn’t how I wanted you to find out.” 

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier.” 

“Are you okay for me to talk about this right now? It’s pretty heavy.” 

“Were you ever… didn’t you ever just… want it to go away?” 

“It’s c- cold.” 

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anonymous asked 

Can you play piano?

Cadance can sing and play a few different instruments... however, piano isn’t one of them. She can play the flute, the harp, and took up the violin as a teenager. in the village she grew up in, she was affectionately known as their Songbird.  Music has always been a big part of her life, thanks to her adoptive parents, and it’s one of the few things that stays consistent among all the changes she’s had to adapt to. 

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