February 2019 Patron Fic Pick!

'There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.' ~ Washington Irving

Month of Lurve is drawing to a close once again, and with it the romance and happy times that it represented. As such, in March we will be celebrating a different emotion: sadness. You, my beloved patrons, are to choose which sadfic you would like to see adapted next month. Voting will close on February 28th and the winner will be announced on 29th!

NOTE: Please register your vote at this poll, not in the comment section below: https://linkto.run/p/P2QIQANW

1. The Farmer’s Daughter by Cillerenda

The farmer’s daughter was not Rarity's friend. She never would be, either. Ever. 

2. Why? by The 24th Pegasus

I have lived my entire life among the ice at the top of the world with my pod. I knew little of the world outside of the ways of We of the Sea, and as a filly, that suited me just fine. But one day, the steel whales came, and on their backs, they carried creatures not unlike myself, yet wholly different. For while I swam in the sea, they walked on the land and flew through the air. Yet they reminded me of my kind, so curious, so tragic, and so infinitely precious. Where they did not understand, they sought to learn with a foolish stubbornness. Where they wandered far from home, they extended their hooves in friendship. Where they waged their wars, they fought with a violent savagery that was frightening to me. As I held a dear friend close, the breath fleeing from his body, I only wanted to know one thing: why?

3. Black and White by Melionos

Shortly after her lyre is desecrated by magically altered parasprites, an irritated Lyra receives a package from a pony she hasn't heard from in years. And if the contents are anything to judge by, that pony misses her very much... 

4. The Madness of Princess Luna by Gallifrey

A story of Luna's descent into madness, her becoming Nightmare Moon and her confrontation with Celestia.