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(Seriously, how is this not already on here? Oh well, I'll try and keep it spoiler free for y'all)
Links at the bottom, in chronological order Title: The Secret Life of Rarity Author: BronyWriter. Tags: [dark][tragedy][Rarity. Heh, duh][the rest of the Mane Six][Dem dere royal types][That one brown mare with the pink mane and tail][Bill Murray]
The SLoR and its respective sequels and spin offs, all written by Bronywriter, someone who has very quickly turned into one of my favorite authors, and not just of the fandom. This story is very close to replacing Watership Down/LotR trilogy as one of my all time favorite stories, and has replaced my favorite FiMfic writer.
Authors description: Everypony in Ponyville is happy, carefree, and content with their life on the whole...except one. Rarity harbors a dark secret that nopony can ever find out about, a murderous secret as a matter of fact. She is Equestria's only active serial killer. She has to balance her fashion life, her friends, and her murderous urges as best as she can. This is the story of her mind.
Although BW sums it up pretty nicely, I want to add a few words of my own. This story is dark. So dark. When BW says "the story of her mind," it was no joke. It delves deep into her psyche, seeing darkness to which no man, nor pony, should ever bear witness. Having said that, once you start reading, you can't stop. It's one of those things you know is so personal, so wrong to look at or watch, but you just can't tear your eyes away.
In BW's description, he makes it clear this is NOT a "Cupcakes with Rarity" type story. Although the amount of gore depicted could be considered Cupcakes-esque, the story line behind the gore is better than any no-gore fic could possibly imagine. Where Cupcakes was gore and shock for the sake of gore and shock, TSoR is a suspenseful thriller with gore to spruce it up a bit, as it were. Not that it needs it, but in my opinion if there was absolutely no gore in the story, the story could stand by itself.
There are currently two sequels which are finished and two spin offs being written now. The sequels, "The Public Life of Sweetie Belle", and "Broken Blossom" detail the after effects of Rarity's actions. While The Public Life of Sweetie Belle is more along the lines of Sweetie trying to wrap her mind around her own actions and the actions of her sister, and her attempts to make ponies believe she is not her aunt. Broken Blossom is about Sweetie Belle's daughter.
I actually enjoy Broken Blossom more, which is odd for me, being very reluctant to read a story where an OC is the main protagonist, A.K.A. Joyous Blossom. As this was a canonical sequel to TSoR, I read it anyway. Don't like OC fics? Take it from me, totally worth it. Her being the sister and niece of Sweetie Belle and Rarity, respectively, one can ascertain and imagine the mannerisms that accompany the aforementioned elder ponies, being present in Blossom. It's either Bronywriter's jean-e-oos or the familiarity with two similar characters, probably a bit of both, but no matter what it actually works.
The two spin offs are "Ripples"(This will be a collaboration betwixt BW and other authors), and "The Word is Fear." While "Ripples" is basically a group of short stories detailing the, yes I'll say it, ripples that Rarity's actions have caused around Equestria, "The Word is Fear" is an alternate ending to "Broken Blossom." Both are great so far. I would give more detailed, but as they are yet to be finished, and I know whatever finish BW and the contributing authors are cooking up will be awesome, I'd prefer to comment more on them AFTER I have read through them entirely.
tl;dr: All-in-all, an amazing series of fics written by someone I'm sure could magically produce a spectacular and proper plot line for "Cupcakes", "My Little Dashie", and "A Fun Day!" (I'd even put 20 bucks down on BW to rewrite any of the stories Rapetrain-Express has ever pulled from his ass, and make it a masterpiece worthy of high praise on every FiM blog/image board/local brony meetup/the hearts and souls of laughing children.) If you like the dark, if you relish in the fears and the mental and physical anguish of those kaleidoscopic equines we all love to torture in our stories, or if you simply would LOVE to see certain griffons/magicians/minotaurs get their just desserts. then pal, I've got a story for you!
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/40334/the-secret-life-of-rarity
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/50848/the-public-life-of-sweetie-belle
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81010/broken-blossom
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/100770/the-word-is-fear
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/100414/ripples
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