<p>When Discord told Fluttershy that he loved her, he meant that he loved her forever. A beautiful, if fanciful sentiment to most. To a being like Discord, it's a very real promise. For one of them, <i>forever</i> is a very real thing, and an impossibility for the other. But Discord is a master of the impossible. It's his gift. <i>And his curse.</i><br/>Written for <a href="/user/341528/muwun" rel="nofollow"><b>Muwun</b></a>.</p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size:0.8em">&quot;Beyond the fact that this is excellently written, it's a crossroads where sweet meets hellish. So many stories confront Twilight outliving her friends. Few if any ask, 'But what if Fluttershy outlives them all?' And I stress </span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:0.8em">all</span><span style="font-size:0.8em">. Part of why this story hits so well is that I've seen two diametrically opposed readings of it and it manages to support both at the same time. On one hand, it's a poignant and tragic love story as Discord desperately tries to keep his love alive and she fights back with just as much force to have him accept the inevitable. On the other hand, it's showing </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:0.8em">the most toxic relationship possible</span><span style="font-size:0.8em"> as Discord forces Fluttershy to endure it all - even as she begs him to stop - because he can't deal with not having her in his life. I know my read on the story, but it's fascinating that it manages to be both a beautiful romance and a relationship horror story all at once. No matter your reading of it, it's an </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:0.8em">amazing</span><span style="font-size:0.8em"> tale and one of my absolute favorite FlutterCords.&quot; - </span><a href="/blog/956554/it-is-recommendsday-my-dudes-17" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:0.8em">TCC56</span></a></p></blockquote>