My Little Dashie

[ShikaTheSingingPony 20]

Personally, this tale is my absolute favorite fanfiction of ANY fandom. I loved reading it, and hearing Mic The Microphone's dramatic reading was just as good, if not better. I was, as you can imagine, crying my eyes out by the end of the story. I think the reason this hit so hard for me is because I don't really feel I have a good relationship with my own father. To see the lengths the main character went, even though Dashie wasn't blood, or even the same species... that just struck close to my heart. I'm honestly tearing up just thinking about it. Though there are a lot of pony-human relationship fics, My Little Dashie is a cut above the rest to me.

[Guest]

First time I read it I cried, and I cried a lot. It's a good story and it can touch you a lot.

 

But...

 

It's waaay too overrated. It's not the "most amazing story ever" or anything near that. If you think about it the story is incredibly simple. It's about a chance, a lucky chance where a sad person gets love and about how that love is lost. It's so simple that everyone can relate to it and that is exactly why it is so popular and why it is so touching. You could say that the simplicity of My Little Dashie is both why the story is bad but also why it's brilliant.

It's written to be relate-able, written to be understood and felt and that is where the story excels. Apart from that it's a very simple story.

I have read better fanfics, I am certain of that.

[Driz 1,552]

The problem with MLD is that people talk too much about it... I wouldn't exactly say that it is "overrated" - though it's definitely not the best fanfic around -, but it's just way too popular. Everyone go around saying "omg my little dasheh saddest story evah" and the people who disagree get obviously annoyed by that.

 

Anyway... My Little Dashie was actually the first MLP fanfic I ever read, and I personally loved it. Even though I'm usually a pretty emotional guy, I could somehow relate to the main character: being in that part of your life where everything seems utterly meaningless, and then a magical and dreamlike event happens that changes everything. By the end of the story, I was crying and sobbing like a baby.

 

I very rarely read books, fanfics, et cetera due to my extremely lazy personality, so I can't really give much opinions about how well-written is the My Little Dashie fanfic. But I, for one, liked it. And I also respect the people who don't. It's a matter of opinion after all~

[Titan Rising 2,156]

Well I listened to some guy read it on youtube cause I don't read fan fics and after it ended I thought the guy in the story was a psychopath and it was the worst hour spent of my life

[DeiStar 248]

I laughed and wondered why I wasted an hour of my life reading a 10kish words abomination of a fic.

 

I've never seen anything more pathetic in my life than a self-insert wish of fulfillment fic like MLD. Honestly, it's just so hilarious to see all the hype it caused.

Edited October 6, 2012 by DeiStar

[sonic500 13]

yeah it's overrated but thean agaibn so are most things that have a huge fandom....

Anyway's i did enjoy the fic, i didint cry(thean again i havent in years) But i still thought it was a good fic.

[Silver Boulder 123]

My reaction?

 

First I was like, "Fanfic that makes a lot of bronies cry? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED"

 

*listens to the narration with background music*

 

[Vexx3 1,540]

I just finished reading it for the first time a few minutes ago. By the end of the story, there were tears streaming down my face and there are still tears in my eyes. This could possibly be the most touching, powerful fanfiction or even story ever written. How did you feel? Personally, this is my favorite story ever. <3

 

Hello!

 

I've merged your thread with the existing My Little Dashie discussion thread. Please be sure to use the search function in the event that you are uncertain whether the topic you wish to create has already been made.

 

Carry on.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

I read it, it was ok and all but I don't get the hype. It was sad but I hear lots of people talking about how it is one of the best fanfics out there but IMO there are better stories

[NozY 2]

Okay so i searched the forum and i found no thread with My little dashie in it.

And i really think this awesome fanfic deservs its own thread.

 

Fanfic can be read here:

https://docs.google....?hl=en_US&pli=1_____________________________________________________________________________________

Preview:

 

So basicly this fanfic is about a closet brony who dosent really cares about life anymore.

He talks about how he once wanted to change the world into a beautifull place but he gave up once his parent died. And one day he finds a carton box. And this box is just about to change his life.

 

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If you have read this fanfic what do you think of it?

How did you react on it?

 

 

This is a fanfic for those who loves beautiful storys and are ready to cry me a river.

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Basicly this story made me cry like never before.

I still find it hard to belive that a simple text can make a 17 yearold cry like a 5 yearold.

You might think that i over do it but i dont really care since this it was i think and belive :3

 

 

 

And also, dont hate me for making this. If there are a simulary thread i whould gladly remove this one.

 

This is the sadest story ever...I cried about 1 hour..Every time I read the story I cry,every time i think about My Little Dashie,I cry :'(

[Clarity 3,094]

Touching, but definitely not as good as people say it is. I've read plenty of sadder and better fanfics out ther.e *coughYourstruly*cough*

It's pretty overrated, as well. And it's rushed, automatic, and the protagnist seems to hate his parents. I'm gonna get a lot of hate from this comment, I bet..

[Nohbdy 4,108]

When I read this a few months ago, I was skeptical. It's not as bad as I expected, but it's nothing to write home about.

[Flicker Sweet 3,391]

I understand why people like this story so much, but seriously? Getting depressed over a fanfic? I don't know which reactions are worse, MLD or Cupcakes

[Unified Draft 130]

Well after reading all of them I can say a few things about them. 1. they are all superb, really well written. 2. In the end of the first on I felt the writer ended it to quick, but that was made up in the second one. 3. You really shouldn't listen to Send Her My Love by Journey after you read them or as the meme goes, Your Heart will Explode

[MrAwesomeness 59]

I think that My little Dashie is awesome, although I think its overrated. Ive seen a lot of bronies describing it as the "best fanfic ever" Of course its not. We have Fallout: Equestria for that. I read it when I was knew to the show, and it didnt have the same effect on me that it did on everyone else. I came close to tears, but I didnt actually cry.

[Thunderstorm 120]

My Little Dashie was a very sad story that was good, but it's not the best fanfic ever. I've read better fanfics, but this story is a touching story.

[Zygen 6,066]

I actually didn't cry, it was sad and I guess it was fine to read. but for whatever reason I didn't cry. Don't know why i'm weird I guess..?

[Ivory Moth 19]

The memories..... they are coming back! Save me from this woe, oh Breaker of the Fourth Wall! Fire your almighty Pinkie Launcher!!

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Edited October 25, 2012 by Ivory Moth

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

This touched me, literally. I'm writing a fanfic based off of it. It is called True Bond. But when I read this fanfic, my eyes watered up. I am a pretty tough person, but I almost let everything down and cried when reading this. I didn't know I needed a box of tissues until I came to the end.

[sdjaigjaig 18]

Oh god!    That is the most i have cried in 5 years. I just read it and that is the first time i have ever cried from text. That is just the saddest thing ever. 

[Acoustic Cloud 2,202]

I remember when I first read it; on a road trip with the family.  I was able to hold off the tears because it would have been embarrassing  but I've read it a number of times after that, and I always cry.

[Princess Derpy 672]

I personally am more into the grimdark stuff (not that anyone could tell or anything x3) but, I am considering reading it sometime soon....

[Unique Pinkie Pie 173]

tooooooo late a thread has already been made than this will most likely be locked (or if you're lucky like me it will be merged)

 

anyway i also cried and im not the kind of person who cries about stories

Edited February 25, 2013 by The brony master

[Dashabel 381]

I read that fanfic the other night, after listening to a voiced letter of Dashie taken from the original story. It made me curious, and I knew it had a reputation to make EVERY brony cry, so i decided to read it.

 

I CRIED. Not much physically, but inside, sent so much sadness and feeling into me that you just wouldn't understand unless you read it yourself. I just wanted to give Dashie a big HUG. Plus, I had to wipe away my tears quickly because my mum walked in, and I didn't wanna admit that I was crying to a MLP story.

 

I am certain, however, that even a non-brony would feel sad, possibly cry at this story, because it's not about the fact that she's a cartoon character from a kid's show, that it's MY LITTLE PONY; the true story is about LOVE, and how their LOVE was taken away, the mare who didn't know who she was but found a new light in this man. And it really makes you feel it.

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

The first time I read this I watched a reading of it on YouTube. I always heard that it was a well written story and quite sad too. But I never ever expected to be that sad! I am serious in saying I had not cried that much in years about anything until I heard this story. It is really touching and relates a lot to real life too. But I do love the story and how well written it was. But wow it felt as every had me flowing with tears.

Edited February 25, 2013 by Gone ϟ Airbourne