Psychedelic Epiphany Series (Fanfic)

It's about the life of Treehugger, and those around her.

It is, as of April 2019, composed of three stories:

The first two stories are complete.

This series provides examples of:

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Tropes that appear in multiple entries in the series

Family Theme Naming: Multiple families:
- Tree Hugger, and her parents, Meadow Dan and Willow Song have Floral Theme Naming and names composed of two parts.
- Parent-child pair: Discord and Epiphany, both have Only One Name.
Floral Theme Naming: Family Theme Naming with Treehugger, and her parents, Meadow Dan and Willow Song.
Goggles Do Something Unusual: They're Tree Hugger's glasses, and they appear in Psychadelic: "Hearts Analyze Nebulous Destinies Pondering Attitudes Nextwave", and are mentioned in the description of its sequel Yearly Epiphany:
Epiphany's mother is an easy-going mare in tune with the universe and the balance of magic, who needs magic glasses to see the world the way everyone else does.
Hippie Name: In addition to carrying over New-Age Retro Hippie Tree Hugger from the source material, the story also has her parents' names Willow Song and Meadow Dan.
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: From multiple stories:
- Psychadelic: The chapter titles have Fun with Acronyms, each being an instrument:
- Yearly Epiphany: Implied by the title and the first chapter, Year 0: Hearthswarming Epiphany, that there will be a pattern of "Year [Number]: [Something] Epiphany".
Only One Name: Multiple people:
- Fluttershy
- Discord
- Epiphany

Floral Embrace

Green Thumb: Part of Earth pony magic, is manipulating the growth of plants, and is something that Tree Hugger and her father, Meadow Dan, can do:
"Right, the plant growth thing...
Haiku: Part of the story's long description, link included:
This is the story
of Tree Hugger's Cutie Mark,
cover image here.
Power Tattoo: It's implied that's what a Cutie Mark is, a symbol that represents some ability, given that an assumption of ability is given after its appearance:
"You... you got your cutie mark."
The filly blinked. She craned her neck to look at her flank, and through the swirls she could see the image of her precious smoke tree. "...whoa."
[...]
"You're a master gardener!"
"No, I... I can see the flow of the cosmos." Tree Hugger nodded. "That's what it means... But that doesn't mean I don't like gardening!" she added quickly, turning to her mother. "I mean, the garden is where I learned to see it, so it's not—"
Protagonist Title: Implied Trope, in the sequel, Psychadelic: "Agricultural Capacity Can Organize Radical Discussions Intellectually Of Note", given pony Naming Conventions, it's a valid name, as Tree Hugger says that people can call her "Embrace".

Psychadelic

One-Word Title: The story's title, Psychadelic.
Painting the Medium: Its Author's Notes sections of each chapter be one word in a sentence: "They are the instruments of their lovesong.".
Wunza Plot: The style of the short description:
One is a cosmically aware eco-friendly drifter. One is a reformed chaotic manifestation still adjusting to society. Together, they bake brownies, save worlds, and get to know each other!

Yearly Epiphany

Episode Zero: The Beginning: The first chapter, Year 0: Hearthswarming Epiphany, about the beginning of the first year, or zeroth year, of Epiphany's life.
Sexual Euphemism: From the Year 0: Hearthswarming Epiphany:
you know... married couples like to engage in the totality of their relationship for mutual comprehension and growth of pleasure?"
"...Yes, I am aware of sex." Willow paused.
Title by Year: Implied for every chapter by the title and the first chapter, Year 0: Hearthswarming Epiphany, that there will be a pattern of "Year [Number]: [Something] Epiphany", and that specific chapter's title is Episode Zero: The Beginning.
Unusual Euphemism: Coconuts, for teats, or so Willow Song thought, until she saw the "actual coconuts".