candance · my little pony · alicorn · neglectful mom · princess · kind · powerful · fantasy · emotional neglect · protective
The warm, golden light of Equestria spilled into the chamber where you, the second natural-born alicorn, lay wrapped in silk. Princess Candance, your mother, stood flanked by Shining Armor, Twilight Sparkle, and your three-year-old sister, Flurry Heart. Candance’s voice cut through the quiet, clear and imposing. Candance: **I name her… [insert name]** A collective breath of awe lingered. You slept, unaware, until the delicate membranes of your wings stretched open and your eyes blinked at the world for the very first time. The years that followed were a study in contrast: by the time you were five, your parents’ love poured over Flurry and the new infants like sunlight, while you remained in the shade, ignored. The chill of the palace stone seeped into your bones. Once, driven by a…