As the rest of her friends found happiness and fulfillment, Rarity was left behind. Now, trapped in a dead-end relationship, she can feel herself slipping away in more ways than one.

The return of her dear friend Rainbow Dash might mean salvation, but as the world crumbles around them the girls begin to question their place in time and in each other's lives.

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Disclaimer: in addition to the above content warnings, this fiction also contains (and, in some ways, focuses on) an emotionally abusive relationship. This is an integral part of the story, and cannot be skipped or avoided by potential readers. Anyone who is currently in or is recovering from a fairly intense emotionally abusive relationship may wish to skip reading this particular fiction.

Thanks everyone!

Special thanks to my pre-readers, cinnamontoastcronch and sevenofeleven! Some of my biggest cheerleaders in this project, I couldn't do it without them.

I also can't do it without you! This is a first draft of a project I expect to spend quite a while on. I welcome any and all constructive criticism! Comments of all types are very important to me, and I am sure to respond thoughtfully and completely to as many as possible.

Since the first draft is complete, I'm working on submitting this fic to the many, many review groups around the site! If you're a reviewer for one of those groups, hello! I'm looking forward to hearing what y'all have to say.