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Luna: Patience seems to be necessary here. And we have lots and lots of time.
 
Often problems are complex and have multiple contributing factors. I originally was going for a couple of these, the mild homophobia and the Nightmare thing, but then I read more comments and speculation which brought up other valid points. I sadly left out a few, because this is already waaaay too text heavy.
 
I know some folks were really hoping I wouldnt bring in real world issues like homophobia (and others really hoping for it!). They like to keep their ponies and the awful things of the world separate. I understand, but this issue is very personal for me. This was a mild way for me to vent my own fears, even if if is diluted with problems very specific to these characters.

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@gorkspewdium
 
Celestia isn’t even that powerful, let alone a God. She’s just a pony like anypony else, and so are the other alicorns.
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I like the idea of Luna still being kind of evil, especially if she just ignore Twilight and do what she feels is best anyway.
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@miggs86  
You do if God’s a walking, breathing, mistake-making being like everypone else. And has a comparably-potent sibling with some history of possession/depression-based megalomania.
miggs86

Twiligh still has Luna, tha’s what’s important… maaaaaaaaaybe Celestia should come down and set their minds at rest. You don’t talk back to God :P
gorkspewdium

Since the show often addresses less polarizing issues with more depth than expected, and since we see a fair smattering of jerkitude & psych issues among background & foreground ponies alike, can’t say I mind ask-bloggers who delve a little deeper into that now & again. Plus, addressing said issues is a primo opportunity to expand on characters like Ma & Pa Sparkle in ways Hasbro wouldn’t dare touch. Finally…well, best of fortune with your RL life & love, whatever forms they take. Thanks for sharing, Sil.
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Still, reported anyway. I don’t quite ship TwiLuna, but anyone who says a pairing is terrible because it’s same-sex says more about themselves than the ship quality. Keep doing what you’re doing, I implore you!
 
@Background Pony #4DC2  
Nah, we’ve had that complaint even before Season 1 ended. Fun fact: the fanfic Cupcakes was a direct response to the perceived oversaturation of PinkieDash when things were still on /co/. Turns out, when most important characters are girls, that results in the biggest ships following the same trend. of course, works the other way too, with male cast shows getting a lot of slash and a similar amount of complaints.
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Never before have I seen anyone complaining about there potentioally being too much lesbian fanart in this fandom. Truly, today is a day that will go down in history.
 
And no, I mean no disrespect to the artist.
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GOKAAAAI... SILVER!
I’m glad you didn’t make it a single issue. Too many stories like this way oversimplify this kind of drama by making it solely about one thing (which is usually homophobia).
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@Maya  
From what we know, she’s at least a thousand and then some years old. Perhaps that’s considered “young” within the alicorn culture?  
Sides, [headcanon] Twi is now immortal too, she has time to catch up to Luna.
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but not a love spell is at hands of any unicorn because, you know, magic? (or a love potion).
 
The other thing that´s a real concern is the age; wow, that´s a good punch in Luna´s confidence.
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I like to think that I helped argue Velvet’s case, though I didn’t imagine how Velvet might be the one who passed down the Sparkle family panic predisposition.
 
That being said, the fact that Luna was considering abusing her powers to emotionally manipulate somepony, who was already concerned Luna might have been doing exactly that, strikes a chord of worry. Even if it’s in jest, the fact that she could and the fact there’s no way to detect or prevent it would undoubtedly remain at the back of Velvet’s mind forever.