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I love Rainbow Dash!

>>43375668
Good to have you back, sunn. You're green is my favorite.

>>43385923
What?

Well good news, this place does have internet. We'll see if I can write stuff, after all this is a mountain trip for mom's birthday gift.

>>43386314
Happy b-day to ur mum and enjoy the vacation, writefren.

>>43386314
It would be nice to have some green, but the vacation takes priority of course. Take your time.

>>43385817
Twily!

>>43386314
Enjoy your vacation first and foremost. We will survive for a while without updates if need be. Have fun!

>>43386314
it may be blasphemy but moms and mountains come before mares, take your time with the green and recharge your batteries

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>>43385817
I'm tempted to go back through to the first of these threads, find where the Anonicorn stuff started and compile all that into a ponepaste since I've seen a few newbies wondering about it

>>43387066
There already is one, at least for the King Anon stuff: https://ponepaste.org/11364

>>43387098
Wouldn't hurt to have one for the rest too.

>>43387066
There was a short green where anon had a foal with Chrysalis that was really cute. I would really like to read it again.

>>43387098
I'm sad this is missing the stuff between King Anon and Grogar

okay, I've made a start to making a second compilation of Anonicorn stuff, I'm making sure to include the old Nature Anon stuff too, but I'm curious about the formatting
I can see three potential ways to do it
1) have the post numbers and order them accordingly
2) have the post numbers + the post numbers they're replied too
3) do it like the paste >>43387098 here has, where I basically segment each part into the post that started it and then go down through the replies from there
any preferences or other ideas? it'll take me a while to get through it all so I'm open to ideas

Anonstallion x Unicorn Twilight makes me so happy

>>43387395
There was Grogar stuff? Could be neat.

>>43387523
iirc there was a whole Shonen thing where they beat the crap out of each other

>>43387424
I'd say number 3 where they're grouped in relatively related topics makes the most sense, though I'll admit it's the harder ask.

>>43384468
>Noise is all you can gather.
>The body around you is rumbling.
>The monster chasing you is growling and scraping the walls.
>Bruce is chatting his head off.
>It's about to be overwhelming.
>Gets tense when he tells you to stop.
>When the running behind you is getting close.
>'Paths. Too many.'
"Bruce. Focus out the noise behind us."
>Heartwood, he wanted you to find heartwood.
>Like, what can you even do about that?
>Matching the creature of this size, the heartwood would be enormous.
>'Throbbing. Heart! This way. Right!'
>Thank goodness.
>Zip ahead, knowing the creature behind you just gained on you two.
>Going to be harder to shake him off.
>Here you are, a tiny pathetic creature panting and sweating as you fly through the guts of a monster.
>What hope do you have?
>Then you see, slowly.
>Throbbing red light.
>Pick up speed.
"Get on my back, Bruce."
>Immediately he flops onto you and clings on.
>Can feel how hard his own heart is pounding.
>Still keeps his head up and chatters.
>'Large space.'
>Finally reach the place, and he really undersold it.
>A beating heartwood undulates above you in a massive room.
>It looks like it was stitched together by smaller heartwoods.
>Husks of timberwolves poke out of it.
>Something is off.
"Bruce. Do you see pipes?"
>He looks up and uses echolocation.
>'Yes. Confused.'
>Before you can ask for more, the entire room shifts.
>Something just happened, did the monster fall over?
>Stuff is falling around you.
>There's a shriek.
>Oh shit!
>Try to dodge out of the way of the chasing monster as it's falling.
>An outstretched claw grabs your leg and yoinks you down.
>Try your best to kick your flailing assailant off, letting out a stream of expletives.
"You dragon roastie face, griffon faggot chewin', kirin dick sucker!"
>Air is knocked out of your lungs when you both crash.
>Don't allow a moment to pause.
>You're a pony.
>Open your mouth wide and bite down on the plant monster's claw.
>That earns you a backhand across the room.
>Room shifts again as the beast moves dramatically.
>Wings open up and catch yourself.
>Now you got a good look at the monster chasing you.
"You are one ugly son of a bitch."
>Bruce chirps in agreement.
>Fly straight up as it roars in response.
>This thing isn't going to leave you alone.
>Gotta be fast.
>Think, Anon.
>What are you looking at?
>The monster built itself to be like a timberwolf, but to a scale of an insane degree.
>Heartwood is barely holding itself together at this size.
>Reach the top of the cavity.
>Pipes?
>Tap on them.
>Wait, they go straight into the heartwood.
>Black vines took the timberwolves to have biomass, but that wouldn't be enough.
>This is from the Castle of the Two Sisters, right above the Tree of Harmony.
>The defense system, they were made by Star Swirl.
>Magic that rejuvenates itself and stays effective for an incredibly long time.
>So because you decided to poke this hornet nest, it escalated.
>During the show, it was spread thin.
>Not now.

>>43387589
Neat! I guess since King Anons needs someone around to let off steam on. Although since Nature Anon is a thing you can do some shonen rivalry stuff where he loves life and nature and Grogar is twisting Anon's creations for his monsters that serve death and destruction instead.

>>43387098
>>43387356
>>43387523
>>43387589
>>43387592
https://ponepaste.org/12042
gave it a go, got up to Thread #17, might continue updating it at a later point cause it's been a few hours already
it was nice to go through all this old stuff again and remember theses threads
btw, I remember short bits of green for a Prince Anonicorn, all I remember are two distinct parts from two different posters
>one was a Prince Anon who got into an nonspecific screaming match with Celestia, with one part of it mentioning the Castle needing to be evacuating because the constant use of two Royal Canterlot Voices were starting to hurt the hearing of the non-alicorn ponies
>another was making Prince Anon a pseudo-playcolt where there was one post of him basically on a cover of playcolt with two bat ponies, only to explain to Celestia that he was actually dating them
does that sound familiar to anyone else, or is it just schizophrenia? if so, do you know which thread it is so I can grab it from there?
I'm such a stupid motherfucker I forgot to link the very paste in my post the first time I did this, fuck

>>43387611
Damn, Anon really is in a pinch here. And since he's isolated from the rest of the group, he can't even use the best tool for the job.

>>43386721
>Enjoy your vacation
It's unusual to see this phrase being used for it's actual meaning for once. It actually got me confused for a moment.

>>43387611
i'm invested in your green writechad, keep it up!

I was lukewarm on Anonstallion until I learned of Anonicorn. I'm a huge fan of those type of characters, though I read everything anon related, but I was wrong.
>>43387098
Thanks.

>>43388461
Anoncorn is a rare type.

Am currently in a creative stump, if you guys have any ideas for more Twilight x Anonstallion (or any anonstallion or anoncolt art) let me know and I'll try to deliver.

>>43389175
I miss the guy who started the green about the two of them being in magic school together.

>>43389175
Take your pick:
>Anon pulling a cart full of books with Twiggy riding on top of the pile.
>Anon giving Rarity, AJ and Rainbow foal fever by doing wholesome surrogate dad things with the CMCs.
>A deadpan Anon wearing bunny ears being pulled out of Trixie's hat.

Alright I got it, Anon is the Shadow to Rainbow Dash's Sonic.

>>43387863
Thread #11

>>43389175
>>43389255
>>A deadpan Anon wearing bunny ears being pulled out of Trixie's hat.
This but it's Anon wearing a bunny costume for one of Trixie's shows.

>>43389501
Anon is a pedophile???

>>43389606
Just like how Shadow has Maria, Anon has Megan.

>>43389501
>"Disgusting black creatures."

>A gust of wind blows against your kite and picks it up.
>You firmly grip the reel in your hooves as you use your telekinesis to tug on the line, making the kite dance through the air.
>The wind ruffles your mane as the slowly rising sun bathes the grass around you in its light.
>Looks like it’s going to be another beautiful day in Equestria.
>You are Anonymous Dusk but everyone just calls you Anon and you are once again thankful to be here.
>Even though most of your memories from your previous life have faded over time you still recall the longing you had for this place back then.
>You never did see how it all turned out, that part of your old life had already started slipping away before the end, but the bond you'd felt with the characters, with this whole world, never faded with it.
>Deep down, you feel that ending up here was the greatest gift you could ever have been given.
>As you reminisce for a while you notice that the sun has risen quite a bit over the horizon now.
>With a slight sigh you pull your kite in and trot to the hollowed out tree where you stash it once again.
>Time to start with your daily chores.
>You move into the town and draw a bucket of water at the well and check it to make sure the water is still clean.
>From within the bucket indigo eyes stare back at you, your reflection showing that you are probably going to have to cut your mane soon. It’s almost completely black and your horn sticks through it with the same green colour as your fur.
>You take a small sip of the refreshing water before levitating it onto your back and moving towards the small fields just outside of town.
>Some of your neighbours are already out there working, acknowledging you with a small nod or a quick wave before continuing to concentrate on their task.
>Your town is a very small community so everyone has to chip in in order for it to run and ensure everyone’s well-being.
>Let’s see, today you are to care for the communal carrot patch.

>>43390162
>You water the field and begin to check for anything that might damage the field or crops.
>Luckily there seems to be nothing major, just a couple of weeds that you end up having to pull out by your teeth.
>You quietly wonder if this would come easier to you if you were an earth pony as you look up at the sky. A couple of clouds have drifted over, but it won’t be raining anytime soon. There is no weather team in a town of this size so you are mostly at the mercy of the elements.
>As you finish your work the sun is higher up in the sky and you guess it’s soon going to be time for schooling to begin.
>There are only a few foals in town, not nearly enough for a dedicated school or teacher, so the duty of educating the young is spread across all adults. Today just so happens to be your mother’s turn to teach.
>On the way home you reason that you should stop by the town’s small storage to pick up something that you can use to prepare some lunch for the other children.
>Inside, you gather up what you'll need for the foals' lunch, some vegetables, a loaf of bread. As you reach for the hay you notice how low the stores have gotten. You catch yourself already working out the numbers: you'll have to start rationing the staple until the next harvest.
>Back on the street, you catch sight of your aunt up ahead, galloping off toward the edge of town, quick and with purpose.
>Mom must have forgotten about teaching duty again.
>Your suspicion is confirmed once you turn the corner and see the other foals loitering in front of your house. The older two sit slumped against the wall, not talking, just waiting the way you wait for weather to pass. Another's dozed off in the grass under your window. It's only the smallest one who perks up, scrambling to her hooves and rushing over the second she spots you.

>>43390165
>”Hi Anon, nobody was home so we’ve just been waiting out here.” A small earth pony filly quite a few years younger than you calls out to you with a childish chirp in her voice
“Good morning, Honey Rue, I can see that but don’t worry, I’ll let you in.”
>You give her a small smile as you pull out the key from your saddlebag and unlock the door to your home. You wipe your hooves on the doormat.
“Okay everypony, you know the drill. Don’t go upstairs, don’t try to enter mom’s study and close the door behind you. I have to put some stuff in the kitchen, so behave.”
>You enter the living room and move towards the kitchen. The other foals follow behind you into the house, moving to pick out any spare seating out of the closet under the stairs. You brush past the blank walls and the door to your mother’s study. You don’t have to try it to know that it’s locked, it always is.
>”Ooh, can I get a glass of water please, Anon?” Honey Rue asks as she rushes past you to lay claim to one of the two stools already at the small table under the windowsill.
>You acknowledge her with a small nod as you continue on.
>As you enter the kitchen you see a knife left out on the counter. You levitate it onto one of the higher cupboards while you empty your saddlebags of the food you got for lunch later. Afterwards you take a pitcher and step out to the yard. Before you fill it at the rain barrel you make a quick check to see whether your filter needs cleaning. You make sure the water is clean and head back into the kitchen where you gather every glass or mug you can find. There’s only five, so you’ll go without for now.
>You grab everything and move back to the living room. The others have settled in, sitting either at the table or on cushions on the featureless grey rug in the middle of the room. They’ve grabbed their materials from their bags or the bookshelves and are reviewing what they last learned, except for Honey Rue who is doodling in the corner of her worksheet.

>>43390167
>Sitting down on the floor you grab your math textbook from the bookcase and begin reading. Mom will have enough to do with the little ones anyways, so you’ll just try and take care of yourself.
>Your thoughts wander towards your mother.
>You can’t really imagine what it must have been like having a kid at such a young age. All alone without anyone to support her.
>Not only did she raise you, she pretty much helped found your whole community and has been at the front of leading it ever since.
>She’s a brilliant mare, she could have been anything she wanted.
>It’s why it was okay. You didn’t mind when she would more often than not pass you over to your aunt to take care of. Understood when you were being left more and more to your own devices once you got older. Tried not to miss the physical affection. Excused the awkward looks you would sometimes share when you unexpectedly found yourselves alone in the same room. Accepted the many times you sat alone with your meal at the dinner table.
>That’s why ever since you became old enough to make an effort you’ve been trying to be as independent as you can, trying to contribute and ease her burden. To give her the space she needed that she couldn’t have when you were born.
>You understood, you really did.
>”… really need to remember these things more.”
>You are ripped from your thoughts as you hear the muffled voices outside the door.
>Sounds like aunt Belle dragged mom back here already.
>”Yes, yes I know. I already said that I am sorry. But you have to understand I am working on something important right now.” You can make out your mother’s reply before the door opens.
>”Hello children, sorry I am late.” She says as she enters the house.
>There stands your mother. Starlight Glimmer.

>>43390162
>>43390165
>>43390167
>>43390170
As I promised at the end of the last thread, here is my first attempt at contributing actual content.
I have to credit wingedanon for the obvious inspiration I took here of course, although the story will develop very differently from his.
This is my first time in a long time doing any creative writing and my first time doing an actual green text, so please give me all the feedback you can.
I have this story planned out up to a point although I've only written what I have posted here today. I'll try to update regularly.
I also thought we had a 2k char limit rather than 3k up to when I actually went to post, so I'll probably try to move more towards that in the future.
Thanks for reading. Please don't hate me too much

>>43390170
>>There stands your mother. Starlight Glimmer.
Knew it. Fucking knew it! As soon as I read "communal carrot patch" and "the duty of educating...is spread across all adults", I was thinking "Equal". Consider me intrigued.

>>43390181
Something's always better than nothing, Anon! Thanks for the content and congrats on your first work.
It looks interesting, but there isn't much to go on right now. OC's being a part of established character's families generally isn't my cup of tea, so that might color my perception.

>>43390181
Seems like an interesting setup so far, I'll keep an eye out for more as you write!

>>43390181
Its a real good start. I hope you stick with it.

>>43390170
Living with Glim Glam in Our Town. A cute cult colt.

>>43390170
>There stands your mother. Starlight Glimmer.
This is a special sort of horror. Imagine having this deranged horse as your mother.
Not a jab against your writing, but the thought of that setting is unsettling.

>>43390539
Now to ask who the dad is. Can't be Sunburst.

>>43390811
it's me, another, bigger anonstallion

>>43390819
Glimglam never made good choices.

>>43390811
double diamond, but only before she took his cutiemark
he's a handsome colt before they do that crime to his mane

>>43391205
Now to the real question, can Anonstallion set Pip straight?

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>>43389501
"I found you, faker!"
>"Faker!? I think you're the fake one around here. You're comparing yourself to me? HA! You're not even good enough to be my fake"
"I'll make you eat those words!"
the question is, if Anon is Shadow, who's the Eggman blowing up the island?

>>43391399
Lightning Dust

>>43390181
>new green
it's beautiful, and I love the premise, Starlight's son stuck in Our Town before the S5 premiere? colour me intrigued
and we did used to have a 2k limit, but it got bumped up to 3k a while ago, not sure why, but I won't complain

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>>43391400
I would have had Lightning Dust in the place of Rouge and Chrysalis in the place of Eggman personally
what with Shadow being a creation of Eggman's grandfather, having Anon be a creation of ancient Changeling magic is interesting to me

>>43391412
Good call, I was thinking more of archnemesis/rivalry but that concept sounds way more interesting.

>>43391377
I think he can do better than her.

>>43391205
Cuuute! Anon with Pip :D

>>43387611
>This is all your damn fault again.
>Tinkered with forces that you had no control over.
>A worried chirp knocks you out of your mental funk.
>'Anon?'
"Sorry, trying to figure out what to do."
>Look where the monster is.
>Trying to climb up the walls.
>In a chamber this large, it'll take him a while to reach you.
>Fly down to the heartwood.
>See openings into the heartwood from the husks of dead timberwolves.
>Float around so the beast doesn't see you, and sneak inside.
>Well, not that it would matter.
>Small openings that you have to squeeze through, it won't be able to follow you.
>It will be stalking though.
"Bruce, try to keep track of our monster."
>Feels so weird climbing into a beating heart.
>Gross oozing ichor (or is it sap) bubbles up through the seams of the heartwood.
>Trying to be careful comes to an abrupt end as the entire chamber rumbles from impacts.
>Heartwood starts to pump faster and harder.
>You get squished out into a main chamber.
"What kind of hell?"
>Strung up by black vines with an open wooded rib-cage, a large timberwolf heaves.
>This is the most intact 'whole' timberwolf you've seen.
>Must be about the size of a normal king variant.
>Its heartwood is intact, but has several black vine attachments wrapped around it like on the Harmony Tree.
>See most of the mana pipes snake around it before being injected in the larger heartwood.
>Can read what Star Swirl wrote on them in Old Ponish alongside yellow warning signs.
>'Danger.'
>These were used to keep the defenses in the secret passageways going.
>Impressive for a thousand year old system.
>Dude is a genius.
>"Child?"
>Freeze in place, the strung up timberwolf looks down at you.
>"A child?"
>She speaks way better than most animals.
>"I know of you."
"You do?"
>Bruce trembles with fright.
>"Frolic in these woods my saplings have seen you do. Child, what are you doing in this terrible place?"
"I got eaten."
>"Like us."
>She whines quietly.
"Who are you?"
>Test the water, does she have a sense of self?
>"No name in this or any tongue you know. I was young when this forest was young. Seen and been touched by the corruption. None of us left."
"I was trying to help."
>Feeling the guilt weighs you down.
"I found the Tree of Harmony. I told Princess Celestia. We were returning the Elements of Harmony to save it."
>She glares down at you growling.
>"Pony intentions."
>Or your human arrogance.
>"Doom us both with pony intentions. Now we all die."
>Her growling intensifies until it drops down to a sad cry.
>"Nothing left. I can't be angry with a child who sees a monster. These vines, fake. Only look like plants. A vile origin. You had every right to fear them and call for help. I do recall faintly when that Tree touched this forest. It was more ideal. Then it all changed when your Heavens and Moon fought."
>Hear snorting and sniffing from outside the massive heartwood.
>That thing knows you're in here.
"I have an idea, but it will kill you."
>"Child, I'm already dead."

>>43392466
Boy, this is getting dark now. I wonder how Anon will get out of that pinch.

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>>43392466
>Then it all changed when your Heavens and Moon fought

>>43392619
Luna, please.

>>43391630
Sure. I was working under the assumption that they'd get together though.

>>43392466
>Ore wa mou shindeiru.

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>>43393664
NANI?!

>>43393761
King Anon is really cool, I forgot how much I love this concept.

>>43393761
>Celestia... Luna.. I do this for you. And yes.. even for you, Anonfilly...

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Did anyone do anything with AnonSpike as a concept?

>>43393989
>Wanting to be Spike
Maybe if it Anon and Spike as twins coming out the same egg

>>43393992
>Anonwyrm
At least he gets to keep his fingers!

>>43393989
I don't think I've seen any greens like that. There is a very long running story on Fimfiction that runs with that premise. The author just covered the 2017 movie, so it's pretty far along.

>>43393989
>>43393992
>>43393995

>anon grows faster and more steadily because he sneaks more meat into his diet
>doesn't get the 'greedspike' episode because he has the regular human greed which is constant

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>>43393989
Seeing Jayva's work reminded me that we actually have art of >>43390170's premise (Albeit with anon as an Alicorn)

I hope this guy's doing well, I really dig the way he draws eyes and especially expressions.

>>43394010
I know there's probably a 30+ year old man inside of that colt, but he's so fucking cute that I really want to pick him up and squeeze him until he pops. That's not gay, right bros?

>>43394006
>Anon games the greed boost by saying his things are just loaned to him by Twilight, but when he needs to be a giant dragon for any reason, he calls diba on the treebrary/castle by right of he said so.

>>43394010
Oh cute, never seen that before

>>43394010
Poor foal. Imagine being born into his situation.

>>43393989
I think Spike isn't a character many people would want to embody. It's either go pony or stay human in most cases.

>>43394494
I want to put my penis inside of Twilight Sparkle because I like her

>>43394497
That seems incredibly unlikely to happen as Spike.

>>43394494
you wouldn't be spike though, just in his role. being a dragon would be cool, reject Spike embrace Spyro
>>43394516
>Anon the dragon was giving Moondancer more than a teddy bear for her birthday party

>>43394522
Moondancer's cute as hell, especially the messy version. Definitely somepony I'd pursue.

>>43394516
Yeah I just meant in general

>Bet I can spit fireballs if I puke a little, like shooting a glob of napalm
>Bitch all you want twiggy, by draconic law you're my property
>Gonna get me an elora AND a cynder

>>43394559
Not stallion. Fuck off.

>>43394562
who cares

>>43394176
He’s in a communism commune, he’s going to be passed around.

>>43394679
That's uncomfortably likely, even.

>>43394010
I miss jayva

>>43394906
Big same. It would be great if they found their way back to us, but if not, then I hope they're simply well.

>>43394906
I'm alive just getting shredded at the gym and trying to upgrade my art

>>43394977
So when we get the redraw Glimglam is going to be pony abs?

>>43391630
Which wasteland mare x Anonstallion would you prefer?

>>43395520
Littlepip x Anonstallion

>>43395520
Littlepip x Anonstallion

>>43393992
Sounds like a cool one
>>43393992
Hell yes also being able to shout "here comes the DOUBLE DRAGONS" for their entrance would be pretty cool.
>>43394006
>>43394032
I wonder if they would try and sneak meat to spike not to leave a bro hanging. That aside mega boost when calling dibs on Canterlot lord only knows what would happen if he called it on Equestria as a whole.

>>43394032
>monster attack in ponyville
>anondrake pressures Twilight into signing over the deed to the library to him so he can Go Huge and have a kaiju fight
i imagine Twilight is freaking out searching the library for spellbooks that could help deal with the monster and anon either A.) whines enough that she gives in and does it willingly, or B.) tricks her into absentmindedly signing the ownership paperwork while she's already in a research frenzy. depends on how dishonest/scheming you want him to be.

>>43395592
>>43395598
>one minute and four seconds apart
That's suspicious.

>>43395895
Littlepip x Anonstallion

I never read FoE, is it worth it?

>>43395922
no bro

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>>43394032
>>43395716
>S4 finale
>Spike and Anon watch as Tirek burns down the Treebary
>Anongon rages, raids Rarity's boutiue for all her jewels, then starts staking claim to the buildings until he considers all of Ponyville his hoard
>goes full Godzilla
>Tirek can't drain him cause it's not magic, it's innate dragon physiological response
>Tirek now has to deal with a pissed off juiced-up alicorn Twilight and a rampaging Dragon Anon
fucking send it

I really want to make a Prince Anon greentext, just something on the shorter side, but I'm having trouble doing the character voice. I'm looking for ways to rectify this, but writefriends; how do you do a good character voice?

>>43395965
Generally, every single character is
1. yourself, with a slight personality alteration, probably one that amplifies one of your flaws which you hate
2. a mash of multiple actual people you know, designed to drag the story in the desired direction and make it easier for reality to interface with your self insert characters in ways which match your actual real life experience
3. a fucking freak which, no matter how far you go, somehow fails to be as weird as the actual normal people you know and will seem relatable to audience members
4. A very basic character archetype pretending to be a person, one of 3 you actually understand at all, and which you will repackage in 14 different colors in order to generate the kind of conflict you are personally obsessed with over and over with slight alterations.

So,
if you can't figure out how your character sounds, what they would say and how they would say it, then don't. You still apparently want to tell a story around them, so do that. When you suddenly decide that you want him to say something, do so. Given that you know know at least one purpose for his having a voice, you can give him more similar situations, or have him slowly come out of his shell and develop into an actual character and call that growth.

Hopefully my dark knowledge has not filled you with despair and apathy. If you are unbothered, proceed to play with paper cutouts of characters held at a distance from the awareness of the readers so that figuring out who your character really is becomes a puzzle that EVERYONE gets to enjoy.

We do not get to know what people think in real life. We only get to watch what happens and try to figure it out slowly. That can be good enough in fiction, too.

A main character who feels alien to us is also a kind of fun.

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>>43395965
>how do you do a good character voice?
>character voice
what? like, are you planning to record yourself nigga?

>>43396019
They mean how do you write a character so it sounds like them instead of just you writing how you'd talk.

>>43396019
I would be less patient if google still fucking worked.

A "voice" of a character refers to the particular way they "sound", as determined by the words they would select or, in some cases, the words the narrator might select when describing things around them or involving them. It is a particular presentational style which is unique to that specific character, such that a person may be able to, from reading a new sentence they have never seen before, automatically know that it come from that character.

In the case of rarity, this just means being patronizing and/or overly familiar but getting away with it by being a female, daaaaarling.

You'll notice that, in spite of using her catchphrase, the rest of that sentence doesn't sound anything like what she would say. That effect is evidence that you already understand voice.

>>43393886
Anonfilly still calls him a faggot.

>>43396189
That's just the normal talk between them at this point.

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Anon visits his wife, pretty much a first draft. 1/2

>Anon approached the grave slowly, absorbing the lingering closeness of someone who he loved. Long, long ago.
>He is not alone, he knows this. But while previous visits he was physically alone, on this visit, he was not.
>Still, he kept himself to the ritual he had unintentionally created over years, decades, eventually centuries of life.
>There was a calm breeze on his coat, the sun was warm as it always were, it always reminded him of simpler times.
>A fallen rock, or maybe a broken twig made by somepony else almost made the king shirk from his ritual.
>A hushed whisper, almost faint in the wind threatened his composure, the idea of someone interrupting him in his moment of vulnerability almost threatened to make Anon mad. Really mad.
>But he kept himself to his silence. He just wanted to simply think of her, to forget the day of intrusive badgering and questioning of his past, especially this part of the past.
>His lips perused what they were going to say first, so many things racing in his mind.
>Several pairs of eyes watched him as he prepared to speak, of different coat colors and manes and cutie marks.
>His faithful student, and her friends, and the Princess of love, all there anticipating some great heroic speech, or a dark secret, or something that fulfilled their idea of the King.
"H-hey honey," he said, nervously scratching his foreleg with his hoof.
"I'm sorry it's been a while, court's been holding me up." He coughed to his side, mumbling something to himself that nopony could hear.
>Anon cleared his throat for what was hopefully the only and final time, because he thought it disrespectful to his wife.
"I've really missed you. I know you said you wanted to just be a normal pony, even after I took over..."
>Some of the ponies in the bush wondered what in hay was a 'hell'.
>Anon continued, he talked about Twilight's studies, how the sisters had been readjusting, even blessing a lowly maid's newborn who was named after him.
>He avoided the politics, the stressors of a Griffon incursion, the court nobles manoeuvring around him, or at least, attempting to.

>>43396198
>"He just... keeps talking," Twilight whispered to her group.
>Cadance hummed in acknowledgement with the group to Twilight. This whole day had been giving many things for Cadance to think about.
>About him, seeing his grief and his love for his wife. And how long ago his wife must've passed.
>It made her think about her and Shining Armor. It made her uncomfortable.
"I know just how humble you are, but~ I might've taken the liberty of including you in a bit more government art projects than the usual," he said with a small smile.
>Suddenly, pinkie shot up from the bush with a wide eyed smile on her face.
>"Oooooh! That's who the mare in the stained glass was back at the castle!"
"Who goes there, how many of you are there?"
>Before her friends could drag her back into the bush, pinkie Pie stepped out and bounced a bit behind of Anon.
>"Just Me! And Twilight, Rarity, Applejack..." she continued listing off her friends (and Cadance, with her full name to boot).
>Anon laughed, truly the element of laughter could bring something out of an old goof like him.
>Twilight shrunk slightly at the stallion's stature, "sorry Anonymous, we just- well we..."
>Anon smiled at Twilight's attempt to be considerate. He turned his head back towards the group.
"It's quite alright Twilight," he said, turning towards his wife's headstone. "Hey Honey, there are some ponies I'd like you to meet."
>One by one, the ponies introduced themselves to the king's wife. And as the king introduced them to his wife's affinity for swans, or dislike and later like of strawberries, or any number of things about her, the old king felt a bit lighter in the heart.
>The princess of love could see that his love was still as strong as they day the King and his wife were betrothed.

>>43395975
Thanks anon, below is what I've put together since it's getting late and I wanted to put something out. The artwork came before the writing. I think I write better with a visual stimuli than without.
>>43396198
>>43396200
I'm probably going to finish the artwork when I can because it's got a lot of potential for a money-shot piece.

>>43396198
>>43396200
This is pretty sweet. Good stuff, anon.

>>43396198
That's very cute anon, than you very much for sharing it.

>>43396200
Now I’m the big sad.