It's Glimmy day! We've got a bunch of awesome fanfics to read for all of you today, 24 in all!
Thanks to Whisper Key for gathering them, and be sure to check out last year's for a completely different list!
Now go read Starlight fics below.
Slice of Life
Tea With a Slice of Pity by bkc56 [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight bares her soul in the hopes of receiving some badly needed sympathy. She should have known better.
The Nemesis by James Pwyll [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight and Trixie enjoy spending time with one another, and often they will just spend entire afternoons having pleasant conversations together. One such afternoon brings just such a talk, as the two mares decide to finally settle, once and for all, the ultimate question. Who was really Twilight's arch-enemy?
Good Will Towards Man by TheLegendaryBillCipher [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Visiting Sunset, Starlight learns that sometimes all it takes is a little hope - and the right moment.
It Was a Magical Time by Test4Echo [55k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Once more, the Hearth's Warming season has arrived and Starlight was caught unprepared. While virtually everypony appeared to have plans for the season, only an empty nest is around to greet her. Others may be experiencing the joy of Hearth's Warming, but lonely minds love to bring back painful memories, and Starlight has them in abundance.
With Sunburst away to assist with the latest series of "incidents" that Flurry Heart has caused in the Crystal Empire, and her own gift purchasing left to the last moment, reliving memories is the only companion she has, and it is an unkind one at best.
Comedy
Why Do We Hate Each Other? by Boltstrike58 [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight and Trixie are going at each other again. Starlight can't take it anymore. Now that she thinks about it, why are they always fighting? What reason could they have?
Little Shop of Ponies by SockPuppet [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
After the death of Phyllis the philodendron, Starlight gets a new—very different—plant.
4:37 AM by Kris Overstreet [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
While Twilight Sparkle and her friends are off saving the day, Starlight Glimmer is at home in the Castle of Friendship taking care of a bunch of ponies driven from their homes.
Including several farmers.
And, because this is Equestria, their livestock as well.
To be fair, they're considerate house guests...
... all but one.
A Pursuit Most Trivial by ReedHoarse [9k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
"I'm not sure you wanna take that job, Spike. The score-keepin' can get a mite intense."
"Yeah. Starlight used to do it, but now... Well, I can't even say the word "trivia" around her."
-Applejack and Sunburst, A Trivial Pursuit
Starlight tells the harrowing story of her experience score keeping at Trivia Trot.
Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss by Scampy [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Trixie visits her credit union to calmly and rationally dispute a charge on her account. Starlight is there too.
The Clever One by Winston [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
Glim-glam's smart, though. She's got this.
...Right?
Sad/Dark
What Ifs? by Unity Bringer [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight isn't a child person. But Sunburst is.
She was not good enough for him.
That was the thought that stabbed through her mind as she watched Sunburst play with Flurry Heart, gently playing with the toddler in front of him, seeming enamored by him as they together danced around the Hearths Warming tree, the younger filly leading her husband around and pointing at the ornaments she put up.
Starlight was never like that with young kids.
Or what it means to be a parent.
To Name a Rainfall by _Moonshot [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight visits Spike after her death.
Don't Make a Shadow of Yourself by Ice Star [8k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Before she had her cult town, Starlight Glimmer lived her life as a wanderer with a decaying mind. The mare's self-imposed isolation increases the instability of her corrupt ideals by giving them the chance to fester. Her inability to reconcile the loss of her friend Sunburst outlines some of her worst parts, which she jots down in a series of journals.
Here is one week of Starlight's entries.
Erasure by 6-D Pegasus [7k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In the days following Starlight Glimmer's recent reformation to the ways of friendship, Spike figured he'd see her around more often. However, he didn't expect her to start going out of her way to spend as much time with him as possible.
Determined to get to the bottom of it, Spike decides to figure out what might be going on in Starlight's head.
Stop Making This Hurt! by mushroompone [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight Glimmer and Applejack both know they should probably break up.
Shipping
Come And Get Your Love by FoolAmongTheStars [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Sunburst has gotten into the habit of waking up early on every Hearts and Hooves day to make breakfast for them.
Starlight doesn't know what to make of it until much, much later.
Drama
Happy To Be Breathing by Str8aura [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight loses her sight in a near deadly accident. Her life changes significantly.
Too Soon by James Pwyll [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
As Head-Mare, it's Starlight's responsibility to look out for her students and their well-being. However, every once in a while, a matter comes to her attention that she feels she needs to address. Today, after hearing talk about how close Silverstream and Gallus have become, she decides that this is one of those matters.
Starry Darling by Climaclysm [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight Glimmer's parents discuss a recent incident she had with another foal in town.
Trepidation by Bicyclette [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
There's nothing left that can save Equestria. Not Discord, not Celestia, not Luna, not Cadance, not Princess Flurry Heart. But their presence can at least buy Starlight Glimmer time to escape. She just needs to convince Trixie to come with her.
Starlight's Suicide Story by Mockingbirb [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight Glimmer goes to a mandatory counseling session about suicide.
Also, somepony might be dead by the end of the session. Because it's just that kind of day.
Starlight Breaks Magic by Lets Do This [16k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight believes she's broken magic itself. Worse, she can prove it. And she's going to need help from her closest friends... because her entire life has been leading up to this moment...
SciFi
Omelet by GaPJaxie [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight thinks that every pony should get to try an omelet at least once.
Adventure
The Runaway Bodyguard by scifipony [180k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Her best and only magic teacher, Sunburst, abandoned her when he got his cutie mark and she didn't. Her butler and guardian, Proper Step refused to teach her magic, saying it wasn't "lady-like." Magic is in her blood, so she has no choice but to run away. She learns to fight with hoof and magic, first to save her life when she’s brutally attacked, but later because she is very good at it. She doesn't realize she's being honed to become somepony's sharp tool.
