This Game of Mine

Beset by the pressures of her coming-of-age, Sweetie Belle has secretly been turning to video games for relief from her insecurities. But when her unparalleled gaming talent earns her a cutie mark she never asked for, her life is thrown upside-down.

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For years, Sweetie Belle has secretly been turning to video games for relief from her insecurities. Now a talented member of an elite team of gamers from around the world, she has come to rely on her new friends for companionship and support as she bears the rising pressures of her coming-of-age.But when a sudden gaming cutie mark reveals her secret to everyone she knows, she's forced to contend with her uncertainties over what it means for her future, along with a fresh wave of bullying at school, jealousy from her childhood friends, and mounting expectations from her family.As she takes her first unsteady steps into adulthood, she may learn she's not the only one hiding a secret, and that her journey to self-discovery isn't one she walks alone.A story about how kids raised in the age of the Internet have come to rely on online communities to escape from society's expectations for them and achieve the best, most authentic versions of themselves.<hr/><div class="bbcode-center" style="text-align:center"> ◈ <a href="http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/11/story-this-game-of-mine.html" rel="nofollow">Featured on Equestria Daily</a> ◈ <a href="/group/206510/the-goodfic-bin/thread/173558/submissions-folder-decision-thread-v2#comment/4657713" rel="nofollow">9.75 / 10 on The Goodfic Bin</a> ◈ <a href="https://derpibooru.org/tags/this+game+of+mine" rel="nofollow">Fanart on DerpiBooru</a> ◈ ⚜ This story complies only with canon up until the end of Season 2. ⚜</div>

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