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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Lyra's life is one endless, monotonously painful slog where every second that passes shovels another layer of angst onto the story. It takes a strong will to get through it. [[spoiler:Even though the ending is best described as bittersweet, the story goes out of its way to emphasize how much pain it causes Lyra, making it one last punch in the stomach on your way out the door.]]
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Given how dark and sad this story can get, as tragedy keeps on piling on Lyra, it can be hard to keep going.
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** [[color:green:Lyra]], most obviously in the chapters set in the days after the curse first takes effect. She evolves into an IronWoobie later on.

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** [[color:green:Lyra]], Lyra, most obviously in the chapters set in the days after the curse first takes effect. She evolves into an IronWoobie later on.



*** [[spoiler: Penumbra as well.]]

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*** %%*** [[spoiler: Penumbra as well.]]
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Fate is written in stone, and nothing, not even ''the gods'' can change it. Any attempts by anyone to change their predetermined fates will only make things ''worse'', so you should just shut up and deal with the hand you've been dealt, even if it [[spoiler:condemns you to misery and madness for the rest of your life]].

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* TearJerker: You ''will'' cry when you read this story. Probably several times.



** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and especially when she then realizes the impact of [[color:green:Lyra]]'s disappearance from her life and memory.

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** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and especially when she then realizes the impact of [[color:green:Lyra]]'s Lyra's disappearance from her life and memory.

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* FandomNod: [[spoiler: "I ran a hoof across my clenched eyes and rubbed them. That much blue text is utterly agonizing."]]
** Only when using the default white background. [[spoiler: Using one of the dark themes makes the ''purple'' hurt.]]



** Moondancer, in [[color:green: Lyra]]'s flashback to her own experiences of [[spoiler:an abusive father]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story was originally going to be a ''Fanfic/SilentPonyvilleChronicles'' story, but he ended writing it as his own original story.

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** Moondancer, in [[color:green: Lyra]]'s Lyra's flashback to her own experiences of [[spoiler:an abusive father]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story was originally going to be a ''Fanfic/SilentPonyvilleChronicles'' story, but he ended writing it as his own original story.
father]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story was originally going to be a SilentPonyvilleChronicles story, but he ended writing it as his own original story.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story was originally going to be a SilentPonyvilleChronicles ''Fanfic/SilentPonyvilleChronicles'' story, but he ended writing it as his own original story.
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* FandomNod: [[spoiler: "I ran a hoof across my clenched eyes and rubbed them. That much blue text is utterly agonizing."]]
** Only when using the default white background. [[spoiler: Using one of the dark themes makes the ''purple'' hurt.]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story had stated the fan fiction was originally going to be a SilentPonyvilleChronicles fan fiction, but he ended writing it as his own original story.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story had stated the fan fiction was originally going to be a SilentPonyvilleChronicles fan fiction, story, but he ended writing it as his own original story.
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** Moondancer, in [[color:green: Lyra]]'s flashback to her own experiences of [[spoiler:an abusive father]].

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** Moondancer, in [[color:green: Lyra]]'s flashback to her own experiences of [[spoiler:an abusive father]].father]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During a livestream with Dark Flame 75 (Creator of Student of the Night and friends with {{Creator/Shortskirtsandexplosions}}), he confirmed the story had stated the fan fiction was originally going to be a SilentPonyvilleChronicles fan fiction, but he ended writing it as his own original story.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Fate is written in stone, and nothing, not even ''the gods'' can change it. Any attempts by anyone to change their predetermined fates will only make things ''worse'', so you should just shut up and deal with the hand you've been dealt, even if it [[spoiler:condemns you to misery and madness for the rest of your life]].
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* TearJerker: You ''will'' cry when you read this story. Probably several times.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Given how dark and sad this story can get, as tragedy keeps on piling on Lyra, it can be hard to keep going.



** The curse in general, to be forgotten by everyone and unable to have friends, or hold onto any sort of life more than moment to moment [[spoiler: and eventually to end up in the Unsung Realm]]
** [[spoiler: The Unsung Realm in general a vast prison hell of entropic decay and cold filled with eternally imprisoned ponies wrapped in chains working vast machinery for an insane goddess]]

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** The curse in general, to be forgotten by everyone and unable to have friends, or hold onto any sort of life more than moment to moment [[spoiler: and eventually to end up in the Unsung Realm]]
Realm.]]
** [[spoiler: The Unsung Realm in general a vast prison hell of entropic decay and cold filled with eternally imprisoned ponies wrapped in chains working vast machinery for an insane goddess]]goddess.]]



** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and espeically when she then realises the impact of [[color:green:Lyra]]'s disappearance from her life and memory.

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** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and espeically especially when she then realises realizes the impact of [[color:green:Lyra]]'s disappearance from her life and memory.



*** [[spoiler: Penumbra as well]]

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*** [[spoiler: Penumbra as well]] well.]]

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* NightmareFuel
**The curse in general, to be forgotten by everyone and unable to have friends, or hold onto any sort of life more than moment to moment [[spoiler: and eventually to end up in the Unsung Realm]]
** [[spoiler: The Unsung Realm in general a vast prison hell of entropic decay and cold filled with eternally imprisoned ponies wrapped in chains working vast machinery for an insane goddess]]
** [[spoiler: Sing her song and become nothing. Sing her song and become nothing.]]
**[[spoiler: The fate of Penumbra after Comethoof was cursed, alone in a hostile quarter of the city in the middle of a war, no idea why, and pregnant with a child that is slowly killing her.]]



** [[color:green:Lyra]], most obviously in the chapters set in the days after the curse first takes effect.

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** [[color:green:Lyra]], most obviously in the chapters set in the days after the curse first takes effect. She evolves into an IronWoobie later on.


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*** [[spoiler: Penumbra as well]]
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** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and espeically when she then realises the impact of [[color:green:Lyra's]] disappearance from her life and memory.

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** Twilight, after her falling-out with Moondancer, and espeically when she then realises the impact of [[color:green:Lyra's]] [[color:green:Lyra]]'s disappearance from her life and memory.
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** Snips, his sister and his mother, at least while they're living with Straight Edge.
** Moondancer, in Lyra's flashback to her own experiences of an abusive father.

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** Snips, his sister sister, and his mother, at least while they're [[spoiler: living with Straight Edge.
Edge]].
** Moondancer, in Lyra's [[color:green: Lyra]]'s flashback to her own experiences of an [[spoiler:an abusive father.father]].
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** In the backstory, [[color:cyan:Dr Alabaster Comethoof]], an earlier victim of the same curse.

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** In the backstory, [[color:cyan:Dr [[spoiler:Dr Alabaster Comethoof]], an earlier victim of the same curse.

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* TheWoobie: [[color:green:Lyra]], as well as Twilight after her falling-out with Moondancer.
** In the backstory, [[spoiler: Dr Alabaster Comethoof]].

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* TheWoobie: TheWoobie:
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[[color:green:Lyra]], as well as Twilight most obviously in the chapters set in the days after the curse first takes effect.
** Twilight,
after her falling-out with Moondancer.
Moondancer, and espeically when she then realises the impact of [[color:green:Lyra's]] disappearance from her life and memory.
** In the backstory, [[spoiler: Dr [[color:cyan:Dr Alabaster Comethoof]].Comethoof]], an earlier victim of the same curse.
** Snips, his sister and his mother, at least while they're living with Straight Edge.
** Moondancer, in Lyra's flashback to her own experiences of an abusive father.
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** In the backstory, [[spoiler: [[color:cyan Dr Alabaster Comethoof]].

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** In the backstory, [[spoiler: [[color:cyan Dr Alabaster Comethoof]].
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** In the backstory, [[spoiler: [[color:cyan Dr Alabaster Comethoof]]]].

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** In the backstory, [[spoiler: [[color:cyan Dr Alabaster Comethoof]]]].Comethoof]].
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* TheWoobie: [[color:green:Lyra]], as well as Twilight after her falling-out with Moondancer.

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* TheWoobie: [[color:green:Lyra]], as well as Twilight after her falling-out with Moondancer.Moondancer.
** In the backstory, [[spoiler: [[color:cyan Dr Alabaster Comethoof]]]].
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* TheWoobie: [[color:green:Lyra]].

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* TheWoobie: [[color:green:Lyra]].[[color:green:Lyra]], as well as Twilight after her falling-out with Moondancer.
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* TheWoobie: Lyra.

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* TheWoobie: Lyra.[[color:green:Lyra]].
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* TheWoobie: Lyra.

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