Sunset tried to ask, but the thought died the moment she saw her face. It was soft, sad, perhaps a bit nostalgic. She looked near tears. Turning away from the statue, she gave the same look to the Moon.
 
It was why Sunset Shimmer had run, even with no idea where she was going. Because it hurt too much. It hurt to be in that castle, to be in that city. It hurt to be in that world.
 
She was just her, just Sunset Shimmer. Unicorn, Human, it didn’t matter here.
 
There were days when Equestria would not cross her mind, when the strangeness of this world didn’t feel as strange.
 
“Because I have to!” Sunset screamed back.
 
It had always been a lie, hadn’t it? She’d only ever taken from her, withholding the only thing she wanted while freely giving it to others. She’d abandoned her, kicked her out, let her run off into another world alone. It was cruel, and she felt tears begging to start as she heard those girls talk of how she’d never been worth anything. Of how ‘Twilight’ was.  
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So, I ended up drawing something for my fic Glowing Embers. Just Sunset in a few of the scenes.I’d say it’s fun, but even the happy scenes are sad.