My Little Dashie

[Kraznor 33]

I found it pretty disturbing actually, as it advocates retreating from society in favor of escaping into fantasy, which is incredibly unhealthy. It had a very negative view of the world (Celestia calls it "cruel" at some point), which seems profoundly ironic given that this is the reality in which MLP exists and we are clearly engaging with it and are inspired by it, so this world can't be THAT bad. It is on us now to take the lessons from the show (and elsewhere, no sense getting too narrow in the sources of inspiration you draw from) and make THIS world (the real world) a better place. That is what MLP means to me and this story neglects that entirely in favor of an impossible fantasy that can never be.

 

So I did find it sad in a way, but for very different reasons. The author and those who are finding it so compelling seem to be missing a part of the show I very much value.

[Twiliscael 3,960]

One or two tears were shed. Reminded me of my grandma passing. So much left unsaid after someone's passing...

oh dear, what has this show made me. I'm more emotional than ever! _{and i like it.}

[Strafe 594]

I didn't cry but it made me really melancholy and kept me up all night.

[MasterCombine 316]

By Celestia.

 

It was...beautiful. There's a lot that I can say, but I'll keep it brief since I should probably be getting to bed soon.

 

I haven't cried like that in a long time.

 

The first time she said "I love you" had me tearing up with happiness. I had tears streaming down my face when he found her in the rain after she ran away. I cried on the way home from work thinking about the story. And, of course, I cried at the ending. All in all, it was amazing.

 

I applaud the author. Well done, sir. Well done.

 

So when was the first time that you read the story, if you have? How did you react? If there have been many posts like this or if this is in the wrong area, I apologize.

[Josh 108]

I haven't read the fanfic. From what I've heard, it's really sad which is why I don't want to read it.

[Crazy Misty 653]

I haven't read the fanfic. From what I've heard, it's really sad which is why I don't want to read it.

 

It's sad but there isn't any deaths, read it, while the ending is sad as hell the rest of it's happy

[Swordfishtrombone 384]

Interesting. I will read it sometime. Is it just on FiMfiction?

[MasterCombine 316]

Interesting. I will read it sometime. Is it just on FiMfiction?

 

Yeah, just google My Little Dashie. The FiMfiction link should show up. Read it. Love it. Cry.

[Klopp 2,050]

By Celestia.

 

Merging your thread with the My Little Dashie thread we currently have already. Be sure and search for a thread using the sites search function before creating a new one. If you do, we can avoid having 1,465 topics in Sugarcube corner, when 1,464 is all that is necessary.

[MasterCombine 316]

Merging your thread with the My Little Dashie thread we currently have already. Be sure and search for a thread using the sites search function before creating a new one. If you do, we can avoid having 1,465 topics in Sugarcube corner, when 1,464 is all that is necessary.

 

Ah, thank you. I shall keep that in mind for the future.

[Gone for good 1,593]

Well, I first read it during new years eve when somebody told me that I'd make me cry. I was all like, "lol I don't cry over fictional things" then I read it and began to cry, which then made me try to tough it out which unfortionatly made me cry even further while going a little bit crazy. So because of that, at 12:00 that night I was crying and screaming into a microphone into a skype chat.

 

Fun.

[Jokarr 70]

this fanfic was the first thing that actually made me want to cry. but i cant produce tears so i cried ont the inside. its a brilliant story tho and i loved it.

[The Awesome One 1,315]

Alright dafuq did I just read?

[KakeiTheWolf 652]

It was so beautiful, emotional, and sad. I cried several times in it, and I assumed years ago I lost the ability to use my tear ducts.

[Cloud-Chaser 49]

It was the first thing that made me cry in a years. As I was reading, I marked down every spot that made me either cry or tear. There is a lot.

[killersave60 22]

I've read it and it quite boring

[the20% 36]

This is the one of the only two stories that I have ever read (the other being Bridge to Terabithia)

[SpectrumUK_D 45]

Incidentally this was the first MLP fanfic I ever read.

But yeah....it was kinda sad......actually now I come to think of it, it was this which first made me realise how much more the brony community was than I first thought.

[Shankveld 4,949]

[The Awesome One 1,315]

It wasn't completely boring it was a bit sad but that's as far as I go.

[FedoraMemes 582]

I didn't actually read it, I listened to it.

 

While I was listening to it, I cried a little bit, mainly because of the reader crying, and the editor put in the Dead Island theme whenever a sad thing happened. Afterwards I cried more, but not as hard as I have cried to some other things.

 

I still think it is overrated, as a lot of people say it's life changing, but I don't really think that. I think of it as a more depressing fanfic.

 

Interesting. I will read it sometime. Is it just on FiMfiction?

 

No, you can either listen to it, or look at it on Google Docs.

Edited April 13, 2012 by DylanKLJ

[TwiForLife 87]

Is it really that good?

[Dashock Brony 6]

Well guys...I just finished reading the saddest fanfic ever. My eyes are still throbbing and watering...I just read My Little Dashie not sure if anyone has read it or not. But I really haven't cried this much in 9 years. Have you read it, if so what did you think of it? If you have not, I strongly recommend it. There are also voice overs on YouTube if you're not a fan of reading. Warning, this is a tear jerker.

[Champion RD92 8,658]

I found it really sad, but I didn't cry...

 

I don't really get how people can cry over a fanfic.

 

It was a really great story though

[Dashock Brony 6]

I found it really sad, but I didn't cry...

 

I don't really get how people can cry over a fanfic.

 

It was a really great story though

 

It makes me realize what every parent had to go through when the see their Daughter/Son venture out into the world. This is ten times worse because being a normal parent, there is an off hand chance of being with them all of your life. This guy, and Little Dashie didn't have that luxury. They will never see each other again, and I think it's just beautiful how this all turned out, for everyone. Who wouldn't be moved by that?