Platen

Hi, i’m Platen Rhyme! Well, thats my original characters name anyway. My real name isnt of any significance to what goes on in life and all my friends online call me Platen, so it kinda stuck. I’m a junior at my local high school but unlike the other kids, i’m into something a little different than all the other males there. I’m a brony. I know, I know it’s a bit strange that a guy would be into My Little Pony, a show meant for young girls. But i don’t think any of the other kids gave it a chance. A lot of kids also ask why I watch such a girly show and I always tell them

“A show gave me a smile when I needed it the most, is it really so bad that for once I was happy?”

Most kids just laugh at me and leave, but I don’t need them. All they do is bring me down and I could care less of what they think of me. My friends online, my family, and the adorable techni-color ponies on tv are all I need to keep a smile sprouted across my face.

Each day after school I throw my back pack on my bed and hop onto my computer, after my homework of course. I had a twitter account under my original characters name. I used the account to meet other bronies around the world, a place full of people I could communicate with without being harassed or laughed at, almost like a second home.  And to let you know, an original character, OC for short, is a custom pony I created myself and named. Your OC can be anything you want them to be. A DJ, a musician, a writer, or even a master in martial arts! The possibilities are endless.

But that wasn't the only part I played in the fandom. Just like my OC, I too am a writer. I write fanfics for others to read. I create stories that arent on tv. Stories that aren’t limited because of age restrictions like the real show. Once I would start typing I couldn’t stop. Some times I would even be up until I had to leave for school because of the amount of ideas that flow through your head as you open multiple paths with each paragraph.

I’m always experimenting with different scenarios and different ponies, seeing which fit and which don’t. It’s the feedback you get from the readers that improves your skills and the feedback that inspires you to do better.

I love the fandom. I really do. And just like every group of people there are some bad apples but no matter which group of people you are a part of you’ll encounter them. It’s just how some people are, don’t judge us all for a few of them. I only wish I could open other people eyes to who I really am, not as a brony but as a person. No matter how old I am i’ll still be a brony, but no matter what, people can’t change. I’ve come to accept that, as harsh and cruel as they may treat us, I will never change.