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previous >>43231330

ITT: Let's explore any and all sorts of ideas for the underutilized and under-developed Shadowbolts from Equestria Girls.

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Completed Stories:
Treating Miss Sweet by ChurroAnon
- https://pastebin.com/7r8iCJ2U

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Ongoing Stories:
To Listen (Part 1) by AlexanderGrey
- https://pastebin.com/c6D2XDbL
Game of Headphones (Part 2) by AlexanderGrey
- https://pastebin.com/Sx1M6gnB
Music Is Coming (Part 3) by Alexander Grey
- https://pastebin.com/4c5BLWLd

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Shamelessly stolen writing guides:
- https://pastebin.com/V1ujiyJt
- https://pastebin.com/whCQ2GpX
- https://pastebin.com/bnMmZ2T3

Other Shadowbolt links: https://pastebin.com/wYy0FyrA
https://ponepaste.org/3740
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>>43437911
Based Dragonball reference
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>>43437911
Will there be more of that french student lemon zest green
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>>43437595
>>43437599
lmao very very good, anon
>>43437441
damn you gave me an idea regarding another idea I already had, ty
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>>43438473
What’s the idea?
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deciding if i want to deal with finishing this one. i'll probably come around to it later tonight. this is probably the most characters i've had to draw for anything in a while. this is either a part .5 or part 2 to my drawing in the last thread, whatever is marginally funnier.
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>>43439464
lemon zest only has one expression because she's the one starting the chain. sugarcoat only has one expression because she only has one expression.
also this looks like a scene from a shitty movie musical you'd find at walmart and that rules
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Question for the thread, what is your favorite duo of shadow bolts and why?

Mine definitely has to be Sour Sweet and Sunny Flare. On the surface, they both seem like kind of generic mean girls, but with how back and forth Sweet and Sour is, Sunny Flare almost seems friendly.
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>>43439464
>>43439865
I like it!
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>>43440106
i like sour sweet and sugarcoat. extreme emotion that may or may not be real vs extreme lack of emotion but you know she means it. there are so many options for how to play their dynamic and it can basically always work
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>>43440121
This is also a really strong combo, It's hard to beat Sugar Coat's whole gimmick. Obviously none of the Shadowbolts have enough screen time to be super developed, but she and Sour Sweet are strong enough in their Bits.
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>>43439464
Why did i think lining 19 bust character shots was a good idea
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>>43440572
>because you're a fucking idiot.
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>>43440580
>I hope you get scrapie you stupid horse
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>>43440425
i like that sour's Bit is just being a fucking bitch. like all the others you can spin as oh haha it's an element of harmony taken to an extreme (brutal honesty, fanatic loyalty, etc) and then the bit of kindness is what if it was all fake and she fucking hated you. what if she wanted you to die. what if she killed your dog
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>>43440604
dude i'm pretty sure she's not the kindness foil, that's Lemon Zest or something. She's just Like That. For Fun.
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>>43439464

Great ( ˙༥˙ )

Well done
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>>43440600
W-what is scrapie?
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>>43441554
prion disease :/
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Up
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which shadowbolt do you guys think is most likely to get prion disease?
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>>43442674
Lemon Zest, from drugs. (I do not know what prion means)
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>>43442693
yeah you know what. why the hell not. Lemon Zest is chuffing that shit that makes the proteins in your brain start folding to death
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>>43442705
she gives indigo a hit and it makes her aware
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>>43440572
update: 8 of 19 lined. got sidetracked with some other drawings but i'll get back to this soon.
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>>43403490
>>43406606
>>43407943

I hope this author will hurry up and deliver my commission to me.
It's been over half a year, and every month they say it will definitely be next time...
Sigh, the adventure outfit and swimsuit of Shadowbolts that I ordered...

>>43443165

Your emojis are so vivid and lifelike, they give me more room for imagination in the future. (ゝ∀・)b
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>>43440604
Her BPD is the glue holding the friend group together. Against their will
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>>43441091
The perfect humare doesn't exi-
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>>43438924
Something like Lolita, but with Anon as Humbert and Trixie as Lola, maybe with Anon eventually becoming a teacher in CHS so we can include more characters.
But the idea of doing it with Cinch isn’t bad (even though she’s not a character I’m crazy about, but how many stories are there with Cinch as the protagonist? It would be cool to contribute to that).
I like the idea not so much because I’m a pedo or because I love that novel, but because I still don’t feel confident enough to write dialogues, so getting started in writing with a first-person story could help me, and what better way to do it than with something creepy?
>>43439464
>>43443165
Silly question, but are those and the other two from the previous thread yours?
Wow, they're really good!! I love your style
Aren't you on boorus? I don't remember seeing your art there
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>>43442473
EQG Stream this Sunday!
We'll be watching "Spring Breakdown"!
And playing Unreal Tournament 2004 and Gartic Phone!
>Countdown
https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/11258792/eqg-stream
Hoping to see you there!
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>>43443414
i really like this actually. every so often two of the others will have a fight big enough that it risks actually making them all stop hanging out and sour breaks out the big guns and the other four have to each drag a limb back from the crystal prep rooftop while she screams at them. in a shared glance over her wild flailings they all realize they are Best Friends Forever
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>>43444427
I like the idea here, I was about to argue with the choice of Trixie but when I thought about it, she really is the right amount of headstrong and immature to get pulled into a situation like Lo.

Also, yes, those are mine! Thank you! I'm not on any pony boorus, as far as I know. I think some of my art is on the /co/ booru, but otherwise no. I tend to draw more for personal use and on very very small accounts. I could post some of my stuff, I guess? It's not like there's an overwhelm of niche weird shadowbolts art.
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>>43444545

I also want to try fixing Principal Cinch in the other world,
so that she is no longer so harsh and learns to appreciate each student's talents.
And after detoxification, the villain can only be played by Rosette Nebula instead.
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>>43444545
there SHOULD be an overwhelm of niche weird shadowbolts art.
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>>43444457
Can’t wait
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>>43440604
THIS.
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>>43444457
Sugarcoat should go nude tubing.
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>>43438473
Spoilers please.
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>>43445588
triple doubles for a triple-crossing double-faced bitch. i wonder if she and adagio would get along they're kind of the two biggest unnecessary assholes in the movies
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>>43444427
That’s hot..
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>>43446001
Based
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slidebump
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>>43447972
they want to keep chadowbolts punished with page 10 for the crime of going to bed. this cannot continue
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>>43448008
>8008
>nice

which Shadowbolt has the smallest bust and why is it Sour Sweet?
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>>43448202
She did before puberty but then she passed everyone else and got smug about it.
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>>43448230
>you're stuffing your shirt and it looks really bad. you should stop doing that.
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>>43448237
>YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR PERIOD UNTIL TENTH GRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>>43448288
Oof, rough.
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>>43448288
>HEY EVERYONE! I JUST HEARD SOUR SWEET SAYING SHE DIDN'T GET HER PERIOD TILL TENTH GRADE! I KNEWWWWW IT!
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>>43448694
lmao
Classic Indigo
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>>43448694
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okay, fine, I might have to watch the specials. whatever the hell is going on here is working on me
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>>43449020
EqG girls are known to be pure boner fuel.
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>>43449478
moments before sour sweet beating the shit out of twilight for no reason whatsoever
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they should have made lenticular sour sweet bitch merch official
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>>43449892
They should've done a lot of things with Shadowbolts. Instead of, you know, nothing.
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>>43450132
they're full characters in my heart <3
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More OC for you guys. I promise i'll keep working on that The Gossip spoof, they just never tell you how much drawing 19 bust side shots SUCKS
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>>43450203
sour sweet looks like she has to draw 19 bust side shots. she might be the best chud rep in the show if you think about it she keeps flipping between it's over and we're back and she fucking hates every woman with whom she interacts
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h840tT_FEW8 i made this stupid bullshit and i am not brave enough to ununlist it so it's a shadowbolts thread exclusive. only for real ass fans
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>>43450283
YEP. this is good.
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>>43450283
>Sunny as "I'm too in this episode"
I keked
Silly vid
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>>43450744
Too real
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>>43450744
yeah that was the whole inspiration for doing this bit I watched dance magic and was like why the fuck did they cut indigo when sunny DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. like what did indigo zap do to piss them off that bad? (I think she got a boyfriend and it ruined the group dynamic and they don't hang out now)
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>>43451007
>Why the fuck did they cut indigo when sunny DOESN'T DO ANYTHING?!
She was on a yatch trip.
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>>43451272
are the preps different levels of rich? i've never thought about that. i mean they can obviously all afford fancy private school but there's a lot of variance there between "my parents cared about my education and saved up for this" and "my dad owns seven boats and they all live on one giant boat"
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>>43451007
>Sunny doesn't do anything and yet she drives people mad
Sunnychads can't stop winning!!
>>43451272
>She was on a yatch trip
https://poneb.in/LgTAh6H8
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>>43451286
it's kind of a great bit desu. everyone got that one friend who doesn't do much but she's there. is sunny coming? yeah probably
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>>43450283
I had a laugh, good shit.
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>>43450203
Gem.
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Sunny Flare, pony or eqgirl.
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Indigo Zap slapping Sugarcoat, ponies or eqgirls.
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Lemon Zest, mare or woman.
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Lemon Zest, ponified or eqgirlified.
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Sour Sweet.
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Sunny flare.
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Sugarcoat.
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>>43452080
Wrong image.
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>>43452149
Sorry.
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>>43452099
what is she full of? definitely not sugar she's built like the letter i
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>>43452194
Apples?
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>>43452080
Go spam in the drawfag thread
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telling sour sweet she looks like the simpsons and she hates me forever i had this as a nightmare
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>>43452467
Tell her she’s one of the hot ones
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>>43452554
I feel like that will make it worse
>>43453141
This pone is so kissable...
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>>43453141
i can't believe indigo ditched her friends to turn into a horse and be in that other show. sad!
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>>43453397
>I feel like that will make it worse
How so?
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>>43450283
Very nice
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>>43453497
>and be in that other show
And just in time too
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I've been knocking a fic idea around in my head all day, so you lot get to put up with my bullshit again. Going for something in the style of your typical YA-girlslop like Dear Dumb Diary or Dork Diaries (but probably not in diary format. probably.)

>For the first time in literally ever, Sour Sweet is alone. Totally, utterly, humiliatingly alone. The Tenth grade has barely just started and she’s already about to lose her MIND. Her best friend, Sunny Flare has been acting like she's the smartest thing since sliced bread after her family spent the entire summer in Europe. Between Indigo Zap going sports-crazy over the tryouts for the soccer team (and track team (AND volleyball team)) and Lemon Zest serving out the rest of her ISS from last year’s End-Of-School prank, Sour Sweet isn't sure how much more of this she can take. Just to make matters worse, Sugarcoat has completely iced her out after she ditched their summer plans, which totally wasn't her fault and she just needs to get over herself!


>In a last ditch effort to avoid the crushing weight of total social isolation, Sour Sweet turns to the last person she wants to ask- and the last person who could ever say no to hanging out with her -Twilight Sparkle.

>Twilight is the definition of a dweeb. She eats her weird allergen-free lunch in the hallway, shuts herself in an old janitor's closet between classes, and, somehow, didn't make a single friend all of freshman year. Best case scenario, Sour Sweet might be able to whip her into shape, but at worst, she walks away with enough ammo on the egghead to make the rest of the year a living nightmare, as soon as her numbskull friends get their acts together.

>Or at least, that's what she thinks until Twilight shuts her down almost instantly. Scorned but not dissuaded, Sour Sweet isn't about to give in. She's not spending the start of sophomore year alone, whether Twilight likes it or not.
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>>43455004
I'll see how long this idea sticks with me, but it seems like a fun chance to play around with the characters. obviously, this is pre-EG:FG and not canon compliant, but really, sometimes a little less canon is best canon.
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>>43455004
this is classic shit i would have read this in one sitting in a barnes and noble when i was ten
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>>43455007
I like it
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>>43450741
Beautiful.
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>>43455880
I know, right?
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>>43444457
EQG Stream tomorrow!
>Countdown
https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/11258792/eqg-stream
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>>43456480
watching a movie with these freaks would be a harrowing experience. indigo talking about some bullshit the whole time. lemon's phone going off really loud every ten seconds. sunny flare. sugarcoat pointing out "plot holes" nobody else cares about. sour sweet acting like she's team mom making everyone get along but it's actually just her yelling at the others to shut up. we ain't watching shit
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More Sour Sweet is strictly mandatory.
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>>43457200
trve... so.. fvcking... trve...
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Up
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>>43457200
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>>43456480
less than 3 hours to go!
>Countdown
https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/11258792/eqg-stream
>Cytube
https://cytu dot be/r/EQG-Stream
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>>43458460
starting!
>Cytube
https://cytu dot be/r/EQG-Stream
https://cytu dot be/r/EQG-Stream
https://cytu dot be/r/EQG-Stream
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lets all be best friends and not tell sci-twi
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>>43459060
this is really good. sugarcoat so cute and sour sweet looks fucking devilish.
also i got this sent to me and i'm convinced it's canon. they are the same color. and it gives sunny something to do! i doubt i'm gonna be writing any shadows soon but if anyone plans to this is a cool idea i think
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>>43459282
I think it's one of the popular fanons but only because there's nothing really going on for Sunny otherwise.
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>>43459831
your choices for sunny characterizations is either a burger with nothing on it or a burger with nothing on it that you imagine really hard has like All of the fixings
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>>43460217
Sexy Sour Sweet
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>>43459060
FINALLY. someone gets them right.
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Did anon ever come back to writing that green about fixing a car for sour sweet? I really liked how that one was going
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>>43461014
Mechanic Anon green?
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>>43421827
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there's not enough activity in the shadowbolt's thread. Beating Sunny Flare will continue until morale improves.
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>>43462619
If only the artist were still around.
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i've been thinking about her non stop for the past few days and she looks so fucking stupid. what am i doing with my life.
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>>43462782
she is known to have this effect on her targets
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>>43462782
She just looks hot to me
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>>43461888
>>43462282
Based
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>>43462782
She knows how to grab your attention
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>>43463914
NTA but I'd like to grab something of hers as well.
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>>43462782
why is she wearing a vest over a long blouse shirt over a dress i've never noticed this what the fuck is she doing. what temperature is she. why does she have a bow tie on
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>>43464278
>over a dress
you can't be this fucking retarded
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>>43462619
stop
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>>43464377
Where do you think we are?
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>>43464278
Her bow tie is covering a low cut cleavage.
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>>43464898
something is wrong with her and i intend on taking full advantage of that
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>>43465404
oh my god it actually is covering a low cut. look at what's under lemon's bow vs sour's. why is she doing all that
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>>43465413
She wants to show off her cleavage whenever she "loses" her bowtie whenever the teachers aren't around to catch her breaking school dress code.
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>>43465404
Same
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>>43465920
>Her face when you unexpectedly agree with her roast
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>>43465920
she's so cute when she's blushing
although I don't thnk Sugarcoat is a tsundere at all
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>>43466204
She’s cute in a lot of ways
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>>43464898
are crystal prep boys falling for the sour sweet meme or is she just doing that for fun
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>>43465592
I don't like this. Take it back
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>>43466872
More for me then
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I need someone to take Sour Sweet away from me There's not nearly enough actually going on with this character to make me this invested. if you saw the first one no you didn't
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>>43468366
desuarchive probably logged it anyway
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>>43466872
so that's why she's like this.
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>>43468393
Oh I'm sure, I don't actually care
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>>43468366
beautiful drawing, anon!!
I love your style
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Well, I think it's time to bring this back! Although for now, I'd prefer that we go through another round with the last two fanfics from last time, since only one anon gave their opinion:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/43096267/#43128817
>Shadowbolt Bookclub
Basically, we commit to reading some short fanfics about these girls during the week, and the following weekend we'll analyze them and use them as discussion points to see if anything interesting comes of it (or not, but hey, at least we're exploring Shadowbolt content).
Check out the club's Google Spreadsheet to see which ones we're currently reading, which ones we've already read, and suggest future reads!
>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dSmb1f1iGtE77swEj2LDT6p5NOm2jinVZif9sfLLmEs
This week's stories are (same as last time):
>"A Small Dose of Sugar"
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/370312/a-small-dose-of-sugar
>"What was Crystal Prep's Sugarcoat like as a little girl? Let's find out, shall we?"
>6.2k words
and
>"When Zest and Zap Killed Principal Cinch"
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/345513/when-zest-and-zap-killed-principal-cinch
>"Lemon Zest and Indigo have a boring day at school and decided to mix them up. But their kind of fun usually comes with some sort of horrible unintentional twist."
>2.1k words
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>>43468857
I think it would be better to make this last two weeks instead of one, although nothing’s stopping you from writing about the fanfics you’ve read sooner
But since we’re doing a rerun of fanfics we already used last time, I think it would be good to set the date for Saturday, September 6
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>>43468857
might take a little bit to get around to it but I might
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>>43421827
>>43463329
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>>43470084
Aren't they seniors?
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>>43468857
this seems fun. i'll try to give these a read soon.
>>43468366
sour sweet will be played by ryan gosling in the live action adaptation of friendship games
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>>43470887
why go to the trouble of giving her jeans here
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>>43470887
getting autistic about a character no one cares about will have you using color filter layers you've never even considered before
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>>43471074
This pose feels familiar...
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>>43471038
Cause it’s hot.
>>43471074
Excellent work drawfriend! I wonder if she’s wearing matching panties… or if she’s too shy to take off her favorite jeans and strips out of her bra instead
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>>43470084
Nice
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>>43471038
Some men like good jeans.
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>>43472649
some men like what's under them
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>>43472971
Gay.
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I'm going to try drawing more Sour Sweet pinups so if that appeals to you freaks I'm open to suggestions
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>>43473201
She hates her large chest (she gets bullied for it)
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>>43473201
What this anon said>>43473206 but she’s being lewdly bullied
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>>43473339
They have good jeans.
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>>43471597
Maybe she just needs a little encouragement?
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>>43473206
>>43473215
I'll consider. might not make 'em Large large but the idea is fun
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>>43473606
Amazing, beautiful work drawfriend.
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>>43473606
sooooooooo fucking good
Celestia bless you, drawfriend
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>>43473649
I definitely wouldn’t want them oversized either, but still big enough to really jiggle when she shakes them around.
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>>43474033
>>43473649
That's why she get's bullied.
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>>43473606
>temporary tattoos
>she's covered in them
>she keeps some, refreshing them when the tiniest speck flakes off, giving the impression she has real ones
>they all look real
Also be careful it's good that you spoilered.
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>>43472978
No, you
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>>43473649
Looking forward to this one!
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>>43474821
freckles are perfection
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>>43474114
i like to think she's stupid enough to have a few already, but good luck guessing which ones are real
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yeah okay what if sunny flare and indigo zap had older sisters who lezz out on stage. this is why they don't talk to each other.
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>>43476142
the zaps have the same "last name" so i buy it. i don't really see sunny and k-lo actually being related but that bitch sure is blue. supernova zap literally is not fast there is no reason to call her zap if it's not relating her to indy
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>>43473606
>>43473649
I'm excited now. You have a page or place where you store your art? I really like your style.
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>>43470130
Maybe
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>>43476142
thanks for the headcanon
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>>43476437
Thanks anon, but at the moment, not really. Most of my accounts are some combination of private, inactive, or have most search visibility limited. My stuff usually only pops on on boorus when other people put it there, which I don't mind.

I have a locked up tumblr that is 99% archiving various drawfaggotry i've done, so that may pop up eventually, if anything
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>>43477617
Would be a lot cooler if you had an artist tag or something that can be typed into a booru search where we can find all or most of your work in one place.
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Art from finger bang thread.
Naked alt
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>>43478215
Sweet bitch girls, drawfag. I like it.
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>>43478124
Noted. Is there a prefered booru of choice?
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>>43479404
I want to say derpibooru but some anons might ree at me for that over what happened 6 years ago. But derpibooru anyway.
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>>43478215
Nice!
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>>43478215
Good stuff
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>>43476142
They should have a four way
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>>43473339
Based
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>>43481329
Don't threaten me with a good time
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>>43473649
Sorry.
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>>43482450
long hair indigo is really strange to me. who is that and what does she want. sugarcoat knows something is wrong
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>>43482481
I agree. Too used to her being a tomboy.
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>>43482450
You can tell it was Lemon's idea
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>>43473606
Very beautiful.
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>>43481918
I will! And you’ll love it!
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Favorite Shadowbolts pairing? romantic or platonic.

I really like Indigo and Lemon as a duo, they feel really in tune with each other, just on vibes
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>>43485220
indigo and lemon are nice. i think sour sweet and sugarcoat are my favorite platonic pair. not just because they're my favorites but because fake nice and real blunt play off each other so well. for any line one of them says the other is almost guaranteed to have a really natural funny followup if you want her to. you could put those two in literally any situation and it would probably work
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>>43473201
Indigo Zap likes girly/feminine stuff. Not in secret. She's not a RD clone.
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>>43474821
>when you sneak in after school and roleplay as an economics teacher and a student who doesn't understand money (it was her idea)
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>>43485742
Sounds cute
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>>43485220
sour sweet and herself
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>>43468857
>>43468858
Reminder that the Shadowbolt Bookclub is a thing, and next Saturday is the (not that serious) endline!
The idea behind having two fanfics isn't that you have to read both of them, you can read just the one that interests you and discuss it here.
Once Saturday cames, you can post about the fanfics, but it's fine if you do it a day before, a day after, or whenever works for you
This is meant to spark discussion; it's not a class or anything like that
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>>43486454
Very based
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>>43486473
SIR YESSIR
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>>43487257
Let's enjoy summer while it's still here.
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>>43487987
Seconding this
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>>43486473
I really want to see more creations of them adventuring together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtaE46t-Mw
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>>43485737
She knows she hits that specific appeal of a fit woman in elegant, lacy wear
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>>43488441
Indigo you're supposed to wear that under your clothes
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>>43489021
she don't care
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>>43488876
happy sugarcoat :)
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>>43482450
Sugarcoat looks like she has the Weiss Schnee haircut
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>>43488876
In the background of Friendship Games there is a secret blink and you’ll miss it E-plot about Cinch also extorting Sugar Coat to join the competition to win a good referral for her application to a prestigious dance school.
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>>43491136
>you need to write me that rec letter or i'll tell everyone you're raping twilight. you really don't want me to do that.
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>>43491216
And that’s how sugarcoat joined twilight in the fun that day
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>>43492022
She already has enough cushion for the pushing.
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>>43492583
Not only in the back but a little bit in the front too >>43493128
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>>43485220
Lemon Zest And Sour Sweet
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>>43494288
Such a beautiful figure
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>>43485220

Playing Werewolf together, good partners.
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>>43468857
Time to share your opinions/reviews/whatever about the fanfics!
Nothing's stopping you from speedrunning them now and posting whatever you want about them; today, tomorrow, or whenever you want.
I'll post mine later, but I'll just say that I liked “When Zest and Zap Killed Principal Cinch” more than I thought I would
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>>43495246
i really enjoyed the characterization of zest and zap and their friendship (just calling them that does a lot, i think). lemon zest freaking out was consistently funny. fucking bucket chucker and wax on was an incredible bit. i think the prose was a little messy, but i feel like a dick even saying that about 2016 shadowfic. i might poke around and see what this writer's done more recently. i haven't read the sugarcoat one yet, but i may speedrun it soon...
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>>43495240
No way they stayed hidden for another minute.
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>>43493128
>>43494288
Great view
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>>43495246
>"When Zest and Zap Killed Principal Cinch"
It's fun; I like the dynamic between Indi and Lemon, they really feel like two little girls getting into mischief together, and there were some lines that actually made me chuckle.
I'm not a huge fan of the part where it spoils that they didn't kill Cinch, though.
Considering we're talking about a fic that's barely over 2k words, I feel like they could've left that out and created a little more tension, even if it's just a comedy fic
Still, it's cool, and I like that Cinch isn't evil. Yeah, "Cinch not-Cinch" sounds like a meme, but it's adorable; I just like the mental image of Indi and Lemon hugging Cinch when they realize she's alive (even if the reason isn't exactly because they love her)
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/43096267/#43128817
>I was initially thinking that maybe somehow they only blew Cinch's clothes off and she was hiding out of embarrassment
I also thought of something along those lines, I feel like there was some comedic potential that got lost there; having Cinch simply show up walking around is pretty lame
There are so many absurd possibilities you could come up with to explain why Cinch's clothes were lying around in her office with her nowhere to be seen... What comes to mind for (You), the anon reading this?
At the end, this fic works because, at least to me, it's clearly inspired by a somewhat anime-ish style from a couple of decades ago
And I don't know about you, but I absolutely love that style for a Shadowbolts-focused spinoff show.
Overall, it's good. Nothing crazy, but I laughed
Shame the author doesn't have many other Shadowbolts fics, but we'll get around to reading those ones eventually
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>>43498979
>>43496847
I love them
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Bump
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>the Sour Sweet thread died
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>>43500529
Link? I’d love to see the pics at least.
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>>43500529
F
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>>43501828
Cute!
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>>43500750
Check the archive I guess
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Ok guys, if we want to see high-quality content of our girls in 2026, we have to get to work
>>43502774
>>43503642
This guy makes incredible EQG models, and while he’s making a lot of different characters, I highly doubt he’ll eventually make the Shadowbolts unless he has people filling his comment section thanking him for his work and dropping hints (some subtle, others more direct) about making characters like the Shadowbolts or other that aren’t usually a priority for this kind of content creator.
It won’t take more than a second, and it’s a nice way to let a content creator know that there are people paying attention to their work and who want to see more of certain characters, or at least more EQG content.
That's the only way to guarantee the existence of the content we want: honest feedback, delivered in the best way possible.
If you can read the posts I’m cross-threading and contribute your own little bit, I’d appreciate it
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>>43501828
>>43503119
>>43503537
Such delicious bodies
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>>43503667
Well looks like I’m making an account as soon as I can get around to it
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>>43499860
Hard not to
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>>43498343
She is superior after all
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>>43505096
Damn, she's cute!
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>>43505096
not shown: lemon dumping a big bucket of paint on sunny's head between each shot
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>>43503667
feedbackbros can't stop winning I guess
let's keep leaving him nice comments, the guy deserves it
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>>43505500
It's a very effective way to change someone's hair color in minimal time
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>>43506741
>>43507279
>>43507704
Unf
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>>43507704
easily best girl
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>>43509322
She's got a lot going on
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>>43509322
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>>43505500
Lmao nice, I love the idea of her doing that
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>>43509789
Nice
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>>43506741
I want to play a game.
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>>43510300
Revenge for all those years of being picked on
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>>43509323
What is she recording half-naked in the dead of night?
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>>43510673
A solo guide on how to remove bras and panties while dancing
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>>43510994
Sweet video
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>>43509789
Beautiful Zesty
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>>43507704
>>43509789
More like these please
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>>43505725
Wholesome screencap to be honest
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>>43473206
breast shaming (eqg world is NOT our world)
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Up
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>>43511355
She would absolutely paywall it. But she'd be too honest to get mad at people for pirating it.
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>>43513199
sugarcoat would absolutely keep a running tab of who owes her exact amounts of money and come to collect. she might well charge interest too. "you're really broke. the local bank has a higher rate than i do and you can't pay me back. you need to be better with your finances. if you don't give me that $7.23 by the end of this week it's going to get worse."
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>>43513219
>then even more people pirate it and she has to contradict her own blunt honesty with extra security measures or else she loses money
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>>43510673
Swimming lessons
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>>43513262
She should have done a crypto rugpull
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>>43513639
At home? There's a special pool for the kind of swimming lessons she is recording.
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>>43514189
I’ve seen images of this pool room but the context flies over my head every time.
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>>43514189
Very based
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>>43515602
>When he calls you a “sour patch kid” in a derogatory way
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>>43514437
Frequent porn shooting location.
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>>43514189
>>43514437
>>43516407
That water must contain traces of god knows what
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>>43510300
She doesn’t have the guts to play.
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>>43516458
Three generations of syphilis
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>>43505096
Nice and lol
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>>43516458
Just don't light any night light on it, and the trauma won't set in.
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>>43517553
I think you mean blacklight.
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>>43517689
You know what I mean. As long as you don't turn that light on, the water won't go from blue to white.
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>>43503667
I really wanna see the SB6.
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>>43518554
hey guys
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>>43518916
Hi Anon
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>>43515602
I had a nightmare like this once
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>>43519269
"Like this"??
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>>43519918
That is so cute, they should snuggle
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>>43519918
lovely
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>>43519918
>>43520188
And maybe kiss
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>>43520833
The rest of that pic is peak
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>>43521816
There's a full version?
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>>43521836
https://derpibooru.org/images/995304
Original pic is from a while ago.
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>>43521844
>https://derpibooru.org/images/995304
Appreciate it.
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>>43520188
Yeah, with me.
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>>43513219
>She shows up at your door at 3am with a baseball bat if you missed 3 payments
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>>43522357
horrible autistic Mobster Shadowbolts fic. invest in this
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>>43522474
seconding
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>>43523081
>welcome to the crew, kid. let me show you around.
>"that your new blood, flare?"
>yeah, yeah. that's indigo zap. she's got a real loud mouth. don't tell her shit unless you want it reaching the canterlot boys by c.o.b., got it?
>"go fuck yourself, sunny."
>see? but she's good muscle, good muscle. over here, don't lift the earphones, we got lemon zest. fuckin' sociopath. they fucked up her order at the deli down on 8th and she fed the replacement hire the old guy on rye. he asked for pumpernickel. she couldn't fuckin' hear him.
>nah, zest ain't on enforcement. too loose a cannon. good for us she's a damn good safecracker.
>"new hires should be taken to don sweet as soon as possible, sunny flare. you're wasting time. time is money."
>cool it, sister, i'm showing the new kid around.
>that's sugarcoat. consigliere, accountant, pain in the ass. i toldja to keep your mouth shut around indy? keep it locked around ol' sugarcoat. she knows everything, everyone, every fuckin' cent we've been owed since 1952. and she charges interest.
>now come on, kid. you gotta meet the boss. since abacus got her head blown off by that midnight moll, don sweet's been in charge of our little operation. she's a real nice talker. make sure you offer her that same courtesy, capische? don't piss her off, or i'll be handling you myself.
etc etc
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need to stop thinking about this stupid fucking bit- work sunny being cinch's daughter theory in there somehow. sour sweet took over and sunny knows too much to kick out but she can't have any real power or she's a threat. keep her breaking kneecaps with indigo so there are always eyes on her. both of them know this is what's happening. sugarcoat holds all the cards somehow idk
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>>43523108
>>43523992
I already love it
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>>43520833
stop looking at me like that
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>>43525479
this happens in the movie yes
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>>43525479
giwtwm
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>>43525479
How am I supposed to impregnate her if she goes and does that?
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>>43526117
You don't.
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>>43523108
Very nice
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>>43526537
not with that attitude.
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>>43526945
Attitude won't grow my balls back.
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>>43524420
>>43526826
i cannot resist the pull of a good dumb idea
>from as far back as you can remember, you always wanted to be a gangster.
>yeah, that hasn't panned out. you're a second year student at crystal prep academy. it sucks.
>being an underclassman is bad at the best of times, but you're a particular target. you get a lot of swirlies. you do a lot of other people's homework.
>but going to school is worth it, because every math class you get to see her.
>sunny flare is a senior. she's rich and hot and popular, and she sits across the room from you, right where your eyes happen to land when you're not paying attention.
>you think about talking to her a lot. but what would you say? and besides, she's never alone. her friend whose name you don't know (something zap, you think?) is always joined at the hip with her, and people are always coming up to her to ask for things.
>you don't know what exactly she gets up to, but she's really popular. after classes every day her walk home has a lot of diversions into other people's houses. her and her friend usually come out laughing, or passing money back and forth.
>you're not following her! you just happen to live near each other. and she just happens to be really pretty. and you just happen to be really good at hiding in bushes.
>she doesn't catch you until early october, when her and her friend block your way down the hallway after class, looking furious.
>sunny grabs you by the shoulders and drags you into a broom closet. you assume she's going to beat you up.
>"what the fuck do you know? huh? whose fuckin' guy are you?"
>you stammer out that you don't know anyone.
>"yeah, right," says her friend, cracking her knuckles. "we've seen you following us. i'll give you thirty fuckin' seconds to give me the explanation i'm looking for."
>you spend twenty seconds blushing and staring at your feet before explaining that you just, you know, you think sunny is, um, well, she's just, she's very, you know, she's very attractive, and all, and, maybe, um...
>sunny and her friend look at each other. sunny bursts out laughing.
>"jesus, kid, learn to fuckin' talk to people, why don'tcha? fuckin' hell. hey, listen, you're cute or whatever, but we don't fuckin' follow people home, alright?"
>her friend crosses her arms. "you're lucky we're nice people. you were in trouble."
>you're not sure what they're talking about. it's not like you were stalking anyone.
>"cool it, indy, he can help us out."
>"what, you're on recruitment now?"
>"fuck off." sunny turns to you, with a big smile. your heart rate spikes as she pulls a little box and an envelope out of her bag. "can you do me a favor, anon? this is a gift for my buddy royal pin. don't open it, don't read it, just give it to him, understand? he'll give you something back. bring it to me, and maybe i'll give you something you want."
>she shrugs cutely, smirks, and pulls a stick of lip balm from her pocket, making sure you watch her put it on.
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>>43527550
>you gulp and nod, putting the box in your pocket. royal pin isn't exactly a friend. he beat you up a few times freshman year.
>but it's for sunny. she offers you her hand, and you shake it. she smiles warmly. "thanks, kid."
>you stagger out of the broom closet. lunch has already started, but the other two don't leave for a while. you lean against the door and listen.
>"kid's gonna stiff you, sunny."
>"fuck off. you know the boss needs asses in seats before the move."
>"you really think she's gonna take anyone from you? you're on thin fuckin' ice."
>"and you ain't? fuck outta here. kid's in the palm of my hand. we didn't even notice him for a month, indy, he's got potential."
>"potential for what? you gonna fuck him?"
>"god, are you always such a fuckin' bitch? come on. sugarcoat wants numbers by end of day today, we got fuckin' math to do."
>you scurry away, turning the corner before you hear the door open, and go to find royal pin. he's sitting with a couple friends in the middle of the cafeteria.
>"what the fuck do you want?" he asks, as you hand him the envelope. he opens it, glaring at you, and you watch him read it. he smiles.
>"hey, anon, we're friends, right? give me a second, guys, this kid's in my chemistry class." you are not in his chemistry class. royal pin stands up and puts his arm around you, marching you to the nearest bathroom.
>he shoves you into the handicap stall, and you mentally prepare for a beating. instead, he puts his hand out. "you're with us, now? nice to have you. last year's water under the bridge, right?"
>you guess so. you're not really sure what-
>"cool. give it to me."
>you hand him the little box. he shakes it, and it sounds like a box of tic tacs, or something.
>"thanks, pal. you're a good friend." he hands you a wad of cash. "here's what i owe the big kids, alright? count it." you count it out loud. it's $150. "good. now we both know what we're dealing with. gotta stay smart, right?"
>gotta stay smart. royal pin punches you in the arm, like a friend. "wouldn't want to have to beat your ass again. see you around, anon."
>he leaves you alone in the bathroom. something very fishy is going on. you wonder if you're some kind of drug boy now. you also wonder if sunny flare is going to kiss you. these kind of even out.
>sunny and her friend approach you as soon as the school day ends. you hand sunny the $150, and she looks at you like garbage.
>"this is it?" she turns to her friend. "have fun."
>her friend grabs you by the collar in one fluid motion. she's short, so your eyes are level. she looks like she could kill you. she smacks you across the face, hard. "WHERE'S THE FUCKING REST OF IT, YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT? HUH? BUYING FUCKIN' DIRTY MAGAZINES WITH OUR HARD-EARNED CASH, FAGGOT? YOU GOT FIFTY BUCKS SHOVED UP YOUR ASS YOU WANNA GIVE ME? HUH? I'M NOT FUCKING AROUND!"
>this is all royal pin gave you, honest!
>"hey, indy, back off. he might be right. remember july? pin's stiffed us before."
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>>43527572
>sunny brushes off your shoulders. "listen, anon, you wanna hang with us for a while? we just gotta make sure everybody's being honest with their friends. you get it, yeah?"
>yeah, you get it. you're very scared, but kind of excited. whatever these girls are up to, they know what they're doing.
>"you were gonna follow me home anyway. why don't you come along and we'll show royal pin a little visit. just talk things over, yeah?"
>"you sure you want him around, sunny?" indy makes a meaningful eye gesture.
>"worst things worst we scare him a little bit. he wouldn't rat, would you, anon?" she blinks at you flirtatiously, and you shake your head. "good boy. anon, this is indigo zap. we're gonna be getting to know each other real well if you can keep your mouth shut."
>indigo zap rolls her eyes. "you know the boss isn't gonna let you swap out with this, right? she wants my eyes on you."
>sunny makes a throat-cutting gesture and turns back to you. "cmon, car's this way."
>you've been following her on foot for the past month. you didn't know she had a car. sunny leads you to a back parking lot of the school, which you thought was only for teachers. her car's old, but you can tell she takes care of it. the only actual issue seems to be some dents in the trunk. oddly, they seem to be punched out instead of in, as if something hit the trunk from inside.
>sunny and indigo get in, and you sit in the back. you notice a tire iron on the seat next to you, and ask if they got a flat tire recently.
>indigo turns to you sharply. "gimme that." you do.
>you pull up to royal pin's house. "you don't need to talk, anon," says sunny. "let the big kids deal with our shit." you follow them up to the door, quietly. indigo brings the tire iron with her, tucked under her uniform jacket.
>royal pin's mother opens the door. sunny and indigo smile nicely. "hi, mrs. pin! we're just here to go over the science project with royal." mrs. pin lets you into a foyer reflecting exorbitant wealth, and you make your way up the carpeted stairs to royal pin's bedroom. they've been here before.
>indigo zap pounds her fist on the door, and you hear a yelp. royal pin opens it a crack, sees the three of you, and slams it shut.
>sunny rolls her eyes. "anon, do you have a credit card yet?"
>you have a debit card. "good. give it." you do, and sunny shimmies it between the doorknob and the wall. the door unlatches, and sunny yanks on it hard enough to knock royal pin off his feet as he tries to hold it shut. he looks up at you from the ground, terrified.
>indigo kicks him in the chest. he rolls backward, and the three of you enter the room.
>"you thought you could short-change us, huh?" says sunny softly. "i get it. new guy, and all, you think he doesn't know how to count."
>"i gave him two hundred! i swear! he's stealing shit, he's lying!"
>sunny looks at you. "that true?" you shake your head. you got $150, and you gave them $150.
>"sorry, pinprick," says sunny.
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>>43527582
>indigo pulls the tire iron out from her jacket, and royal pin starts to scream. sunny puts a hand over his mouth.
>you're full of adrenaline. you should run, or get his mom, or something. but something in you wants to understand what these people are doing. you know you're already part of it. if you run now, they'll just hurt you.
>and royal pin did dunk your head in the toilet a few too many times for this not to be satisfying.
>sunny leans down and murmurs in royal pin's ear as indigo slowly walks behind him. the only words you can make out are "friends", "honest", and "boss".
>then indigo hits him in the back with her tire iron. his yells are muffled from sunny's hands as she brings it down four times. she's about to go for five, and you call out to stop.
>"what's the matter, pussy? can't handle business?"
>you're not sure how you know this, but if she hits him too high, it'll be on his neck. his mom's gonna see. you probably shouldn't have said that. are you really that desperate to impress them?
>indigo looks impressed. "hey, yeah. thanks, anon." she moves her arm lower, and hits royal pin again. he's sobbing now. "ONE FOR EVERY FUCKIN' HAMILTON NOT IN MY GODDAMN WALLET! and you know who charges interest, pinprick. cough it the fuck up. NOW!"
>sunny moves her hand away from royal pin's mouth. he whimpers and goes over to his dresser for the money.
>sunny looks at you with a sparkle in her eyes. "that was really smart of you, anon. thanks for helping." as royal pin counts bills for indigo, sunny gives you a peck on the cheek. "let's do this again sometime, okay? we'll drop you off at home. just come up to us after math tomorrow."
>when you get home, your mom asks you who gave you a lift. you say you might have a girlfriend soon. she's so surprised she doesn't even ask any questions.
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>>43527588
>you start spending more time with sunny and indigo. every lunch, they give you more letters and boxes to move around. you get money from a bunch of people. trenderhoof, suri polomare, even jet set is buying whatever they're selling. nobody else seems to give less than sunny wants. everyone acts a little scared of you.
>you see royal pin in the hallways a couple of times. he never makes eye contact.
>eventually, you ask sunny and indigo what you're actually doing. is this drugs? is it illegal?
>"yeah, no shit." says indigo, picking dirt from under her nails with a scary-looking file. "what are you, a fuckin' cop?"
>"he's been pretty good," says sunny. "we can trust him."
>"or he's a good long con. you want another twilight?"
>sunny's face goes dark. "shut the fuck up, zap."
>indigo laughs. "take it easy. but cmon, you know what i fuckin' mean."
>"yeah, i do."
>you don't.
>"fuck off. not talking to you." sunny grabs indigo's file and gestures to you. "you can keep a secret, yeah?"
>yeah.
>"good. you know once you're in, you're in." she leans forward. she's beautiful. "you're never out. you ever say a fuckin' word, you're dead." you think about what they did to royal pin. "you ever break the rules, you're dead. you ever fuckin' tell indy her haircut looks like shit, i'm buying you a drink, then you're dead. capische?"
>capische.
>"good. i knew i could trust you. come with us." sunny leads you and a reluctant indigo to the back of the school, near principal cadance's office. sunny knocks three times, waiting a little longer between the second and third.
>you hear a voice from inside. "password?"
>sunny whispers something into the crack of the door. it opens, and you see upper crust. "new blood?"
>"yeah. boss get my message?"
>"yeah, she'll see you in five."
>"good. how's your dad?"
>"better. pills are helping."
>"good."
>upper crust glares at you as you follow sunny in, then whispers something to indigo, who shakes her head and gestures to sunny. upper crust closes the door, and you see a padlock around the handle.
>this is bigger than a normal supply closet. there are large boxes everywhere, labeled with symbols you don't understand. some kind of code. you see a large baking scale, a table covered in maps, and a row of walkie-talkies. there are a few other tables, one with a dog bed under it, covered in dust. a girl with headphones sits at that one, bobbing her head back and forth.
>"welcome to the shadowbolts, kid," says sunny. "soon we're gonna be family, you and me." she puts her arm around you. it's warm and heavy.
>you ask who the girl with the headphones is.
>"lemon zest. she's a fuckin' psychopath. she used to work down at that deli, you know the one? some canterlot kid said he didn't get enough mayo. they found his body in the river three weeks later. no fingernails. she's a fuckin' animal. best safecracker we've ever had, but she stays here most of the time. too dangerous for rounds, you know?"
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>>43527600
>you are very scared of lemon zest, but also kind of impressed. you ask if rounds are what you've been doing.
>"basically. we're subcontracting you. zap and i are top dogs on enforcement, since she's a fuckin' menace and the boss doesn't trust me with anything smart-wise."
>you think sunny flare is very smart.
>"thanks, kid, but that's not what i mean. more like she doesn't wanna keep her enemies too close."
>indigo punches you in the arm. "you'll probably never see her again. hope for that. the boss is a real fuckin' piece of work if she doesn't like you."
>"easy, indy, don't go teaching him disrespect." sunny leans down to you, like a parent trying to tell a child why taking people's toys is wrong. "we're all family here, yeah? and family treats family with fuckin' respect. otherwise indy and i beat your fuckin' face in. it's all just fair play. royal pin's gpa is up three points since we got him on adderall, and he's a real help in a fight. we get our dues, he gets his life together. we're all helping each other."
>lemon zest suddenly bursts out singing at the top of her voice.
>"don't worry about her. look at me, anon." sunny's face is deadly serious. "you remember principal cinch, yeah?"
>you do. you only saw her very occasionally, since you were a first year. but she was terrifying. you heard she died in some kind of accident at the end of the year, or something, and now cadance is in charge.
>"yeah. cadance doesn't know shit about dick, and we're not gonna tell her. but i want you to treat the boss like you treated the old principal, capische? no matter how she acts, you be on your best fuckin' behavior."
>you nod.
>a tall girl with neat pigtails comes out of a door at the back of the supply room you hadn't realized was there. she peers through her glasses at a large clipboard. "the boss is ready for anon."
>"that's sugarcoat," says sunny. "she runs the books. keep your mouth fuckin' sealed around her. she knows everything, everyone, every cent that moves through this room. she'll get you out of trouble if you need it, but she ain't a friend like me and indy are."
>"good luck, anon," says indigo, smirking. she claps you on the back, and it hurts.
>"you two are wasting time. time is money." sugarcoat's voice is nasal and monotone. she unsettles you. you follow her into the back closet.
>sitting at a school desk under a swinging lightbulb is another teenage girl. she has red hair with green streaks, freckles, and a normal school uniform. she exudes the kind of terrifying aura of superiority usually reserved for old women and politicians, and you instinctively nod your head to her in deference.
>sugarcoat gestures to a chair, and you sit across from the girl. sugarcoat leaves the room. you and the boss are alone.
>"omigosh, you are, like, soooo cute. sunny was right!"
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>>43527613
>you're surprised by her tone, but you keep your mouth shut. respect. you have to show respect.
>"sooooo you're joining the shadowbolts, right? you wanna help us out?"
>you are. you've been helping sunny and indigo for a while, and-
>"that fucking bitch thinks she can make her own fucking decisions? stupid little fucking whore, i ought to-" the boss clears her throat. "that's so nice, anon!"
>"listen, you seem like a good kid. you have good grades, i know your mother takes good care of you. i'm sorry your dad's not in the picture." she pouts.
>you don't know how she knows any of this about you, but you don't ask.
>"you don't do drugs, you don't go to parties. are you just here because of sunny? or do you really care about the school?"
>you thought you were just here for sunny. but you think about watching royal pin cry, and something feels warm in your stomach.
>sunny and indigo have a kind of power you've never had before. you've gotten to taste a little of that power. people are scared of you now. they don't beat you up, they don't make you do their homework. you could be somebody with that power.
>you're here so you don't get fucked with anymore.
>the boss smiles. "good answer." she holds out her hand for you to shake. "i'm sour sweet, leader of the shadowbolts."
>you shake her hand. her grip is so firm it hurts. you don't react, and she smiles wider.
>"if anyone outside of this room hears anything i say to you right now, lemon zest will break every bone in your left hand. if any school employees outside of this room hear anything i say to you right now, lemon zest will break every bone in your right hand. if any law enforcement officers hear anything i say to you right now, i will personally shoot you in the thigh and watch you bleed out in the back of my car. okayyy?"
>you don't say anything. she lets go of your hand, and her eyes scan your face. you try to keep it as steady as possible. she notices the effort, but keeps talking.
>"cinch started this business. not just her. the friendship games aren't all fun and bullshit. celestia's got her own faction, and they've been coming after us for the cocaine market. we've still got them beat on ap test answer sheets, but that's a matter of time."
>"both of our organizations provide services to the student body. you know that already. you'll never know much more than that. sugarcoat and i personally handle all shipments in and out of this building. we keep very, VERY organized documentation."
>"i was cinch's second until last year. one of our running girls, a stupid fucking bitch named twilight sparkle, blew her head off at point blank. it only takes one mistake. cinch trusted her, but sparkle was sold out to the rainbooms. fucking traitor pig. now who fucking knows how much she's spilled to those whores. we keep our lips sealed and our wits about us, and we lucky few who survived run the joint now. new blood like you keeps us running. you're a good man for helping us."
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>>43527648
>do the principals really know about this? the boss said cadance doesn't, but is principal celestia really supporting a crime ring? why would she do that, with her own students?
>"that's a good question, anon." sour sweet reaches into a drawer of her desk and hands you a stack of $100 dollar bills. "here's three thousand dollars so you never ask something that stupid again."
>you bow your head and take the money. "don't spend it all in one place," says the boss.
>are you going to keep working with sunny and indigo?
>"indigo, yes. you're a smart kid. i'm giving you sunny's job. you're the type who likes getting thrown in the deep end, aren't you? i bet you are. and sunny's being a fucking cunt trying to make moves without me. she can enjoy running weed to townhouses for a few months."
>you don't say anything, but you feel bad. you don't want to hurt sunny, and you wish you would get to see her more. you're scared she's going to be mad at you.
>"you're invited to dinner on saturday," says the boss. "all the best show up. you'll enjoy it. indigo can tell you the address. my mom makes a really good baked ziti."
>you're grateful for the opportunity. you'll make the boss proud.
>"i know. get the fuck out of my office."
>you get up, and sugarcoat immediately opens the door to see you out. sunny and indigo are waiting for you. they both look angry, but in different ways. indigo annoyed, sunny hurt.
>"don't get in my fucking way, new kid," says indigo. "come on. sugarcoat's gonna move your schedule around so we match. we have history now."
>you look back at sunny apologetically as indigo leads you out. she glares at you. sugarcoat writes something on her clipboard as upper crust locks the door behind you.
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>>43527659
That was a fun read.
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>>43527848
thanks! i have a couple more scenes for the idea i might write up soon. i want to make it just completely fucking ridiculous



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