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This is an interesting fic. Probably your best from a pose standpoint; it never felt like it rushed or skipped anywhere. The pose wasn't complex but was a little bit above to me what you normally do. Though still mostly dialog based, you did much better with your descriptions and narration. It never awkwardly mixed like in some of your previous stories. It flowed smoothly . There is a lot of complexity and detail. Though it is ultimately a set up for the larger story, I really like the set up that pushed Celestia towards those thoughts. It felt like it could be in a episode of of the show. Overall I enjoyed it and like the thoughts raised.

>The main idea and source for all this fic is the actual /end/, especially these confessional, political and personal posts that I have posted during this month. I think that this fic represents the perfect summary of my writing: corruption, evil side, diplomacy and raising up questions here and there with organic actions.
In a way it was reflective of yourself wasn't it? With all you mentioned about your realizations and lost innocences which I obviously won't go back into detail on I can see a path of you channeling some of that here. Though their still is other thought and story implications put in, even if they impetus is yourself.

>This fic has one objective: show somehow my loss of innocence. Celestia is in denial most of the time, she doesn´t know how to admit that flaming arrow that is passing through her mind despite facing it a lot of times before. However, in this case, that arrow hit her in the weak point and so, her own mental conflict starts. She becomes more aggressive and Daybreaker allows her to see the path she must follow at the same time.
Many would take it as the darkness as part of her nature and leave it at that by the text alone. Though it does fit. As it is Celestia accepting that the world can be cruel and painful and she needs to accept the distrust cynicism and negative instincts.
“You are still trying to live your life like a little filly who hasn´t broken a phoenix egg. All your years of experience wasted because you don´t want to grow up and you prefer living like a child instead” Daybreaker said.
Celestia still wants to be a little filly. She wants th world to be the simple idyllic and childish storybook. Equestria being mostly a utopia. Harming others maybe a fear of hers but this form she is more fearful of that it says about herself. Not even being judged by others but what it says about her world and admission to the complexities and responsibilities that come with such choices. That is what she truly feared.

>This conflict happens after season 8 and I contradict it with the comforts of darkness in which Celestia knows how to bring her evil side. That alone prevents this from being a perfect fic to judge.
And so the question is: does this fic fit with Celestia? Will this fic look stupid by the season final. Agree, this fic isn't a perfect fic to judge or be used as a full theory. Though I like the thoughts with in. There is a lot of nuance to it. It's a mix of personal reflection and theory on Celestia's nature as well, and neither suffocates the other. I won't rate this one as I feel it is has been a bit erroneous of me to do so in thee past. Especially when I'm not sure how to balance personal enjoyment with judgments of technical skill in my ratings.