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6/22/2025, 4:30:48 PM
I don't think Mono was exaggerating,
>/FSBC/
Terrible time for me to be writing this post. I just finished the fic, and finding myself so enchanted by it (despite the relative lack of libraries!), this could not be the most objective opinion
.
Therefore, I will start by saying that this could be the best fic(fics) we've read this year in /FSBC/. There's basically nothing I can criticize here; it has a strong idea at its core, it realizes that idea incredibly well with very enjoyable writing that's written far better on a technical level than almost all fics, it's a pony story despite the AU and focuses on great depictions of canon characters (unicorn Twilight, too!), the one major OC that it does have might be the coolest male OCs I've ever read in a ponyfic (sorry, Basedji) without him ever overshadowing or even equally-shadowing the canon characters, and while the character dynamics are sort of predictable, Mono really nails how the fic feels, and— I could just go on and on. This fic is GOOD. It's also very sweet and romantic the whole time, so I guess if you're the kind of person who only enjoys long sci-fi infodumps, this might not be for you, but you would be really missing out.
If there's anything I can criticize, it's that there were a few sections in The Knight that... didn't "drag on", but the drama was starting to stretch for longer than was ideal, and the sections weren't the 10/10 that the rest of the fic was. Part III is the most guilty of it, and the visit to the dying filly's house was very meh—serviceable for the role it had in the story, but I expected better of the fic. And the king being so bad was a bit overplayed. The oneshot also had a rather large timeskip between the first healing and "kingdom loves her", which served the plot but still felt rather sudden. Those are very minor criticisms, though, and as for everything else? I love it so much! And yes, those of you who paid attention to some of my posts could guess that I'd love the Vampire!Rarity far more than the average person, but oh well—we all have our tiny vices and preferences. She is quite amazing, though, even if that doesn't factor in for (You). So very Rarity and marshmallow'y—even though she spends half the fic looking like a corpse. And TwiGuard is pretty good as well. I like her more purple, but the TwiGuard backstory. It's funny. I could see this Twilight being the best character in most of the stories she appears in, yet Rarara and North Ridge are so great that she comes in at a firm third place for me here. I also enjoyed the worldbuilding with splashes of fae paint on it. Changelings as faerie are nothing new, but it was nice to see, as were the teases of lindwyrms and other such creatures.
But above all else, the most important thing is what I started with—the fic has an idea and executes it brilliantly, conveying all the feelings that it wants to convey, and very vividly, too!
Next week, Rainbow Typhoon:
fimfiction.net/story/22148/rainbow-typhoon
>/FSBC/
Terrible time for me to be writing this post. I just finished the fic, and finding myself so enchanted by it (despite the relative lack of libraries!), this could not be the most objective opinion
.
Therefore, I will start by saying that this could be the best fic(fics) we've read this year in /FSBC/. There's basically nothing I can criticize here; it has a strong idea at its core, it realizes that idea incredibly well with very enjoyable writing that's written far better on a technical level than almost all fics, it's a pony story despite the AU and focuses on great depictions of canon characters (unicorn Twilight, too!), the one major OC that it does have might be the coolest male OCs I've ever read in a ponyfic (sorry, Basedji) without him ever overshadowing or even equally-shadowing the canon characters, and while the character dynamics are sort of predictable, Mono really nails how the fic feels, and— I could just go on and on. This fic is GOOD. It's also very sweet and romantic the whole time, so I guess if you're the kind of person who only enjoys long sci-fi infodumps, this might not be for you, but you would be really missing out.
If there's anything I can criticize, it's that there were a few sections in The Knight that... didn't "drag on", but the drama was starting to stretch for longer than was ideal, and the sections weren't the 10/10 that the rest of the fic was. Part III is the most guilty of it, and the visit to the dying filly's house was very meh—serviceable for the role it had in the story, but I expected better of the fic. And the king being so bad was a bit overplayed. The oneshot also had a rather large timeskip between the first healing and "kingdom loves her", which served the plot but still felt rather sudden. Those are very minor criticisms, though, and as for everything else? I love it so much! And yes, those of you who paid attention to some of my posts could guess that I'd love the Vampire!Rarity far more than the average person, but oh well—we all have our tiny vices and preferences. She is quite amazing, though, even if that doesn't factor in for (You). So very Rarity and marshmallow'y—even though she spends half the fic looking like a corpse. And TwiGuard is pretty good as well. I like her more purple, but the TwiGuard backstory. It's funny. I could see this Twilight being the best character in most of the stories she appears in, yet Rarara and North Ridge are so great that she comes in at a firm third place for me here. I also enjoyed the worldbuilding with splashes of fae paint on it. Changelings as faerie are nothing new, but it was nice to see, as were the teases of lindwyrms and other such creatures.
But above all else, the most important thing is what I started with—the fic has an idea and executes it brilliantly, conveying all the feelings that it wants to convey, and very vividly, too!
Next week, Rainbow Typhoon:
fimfiction.net/story/22148/rainbow-typhoon
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