
Rough beginnings
The prequel to You Are Normal Too, showcasing Derpy and Shooting Star's relationship in greater detail
You Are Normal Too shows the story of Derpy overcoming past heartache to find happiness in the present. Her relationship with her first lover is told in bits and pieces, but this goes into far greater detail about them coming together, breaking apart, and her life afterward.
Reading this first can give greater insight on the mental struggles Derpy goes through in the story, but this story is told in an abridged form in chapter 2 of You Are Normal Too, so there's no spoilers for the main story.
Link to the main story.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/230048/you-are-normal-too



48215 words: Estimated about 4 hours to read
13 Chapters:
- Chapter 1: Shooting Star 2016-05-23 13:26:55 UTC6863
- Chapter 2: True colors 2016-05-24 21:59:55 UTC4996
- Chapter 3: Deeper and deeper 2016-05-26 01:27:55 UTC2656
- Chapter 4: Broken 2016-06-01 15:18:20 UTC5554
- Chapter 5: The breaking point 2016-06-04 14:16:56 UTC2687
- Chapter 6: Help me! 2016-06-29 21:26:38 UTC3524
- Chapter 7: Surrounded by friends 2016-08-25 19:04:11 UTC2471
- Chapter 8: Comforting 2016-08-27 21:14:55 UTC2021
- Chapter 9: Fake smile 2016-09-12 22:12:41 UTC1988
- Chapter 10: Aunties and nursery rhymes 2016-09-20 20:04:27 UTC3464
- Chapter 11: Why is mama sad? 2016-09-28 19:24:56 UTC2906
- Chapter 12: Dinky the explorer 2016-10-08 16:13:44 UTC3852
- Chapter 13: Acceptance 2016-11-10 17:51:48 UTC5233