Chrysalis wakes up in a dungeon, next to an old lover. Her greatest victory, and her most crushing defeat.

The former changeling queen finds out that sometimes, it's not the bad things you did that hurt the most. It's the good things you didn't.

Content warnings for rape, sadism, and saccharine endings.

Clopfic, AU timeline, non-consent, hurt-comfort, badly-behaved alicorns.

Commission for Technophile34! Thanks for the support, the ideas, and the endless patience!