Thank you for the kind words!





When I created Shadow, I wanted to pull in a few different things. I wanted her past to shape her but to go into a different direction than the stereo type, so she got influenced by a number of other characters. The biggest one was drawn from Optimus Prime. I will have to write up where I got my inspirations for her.







I've found that the MLP fandom have been wonderful so far actually, and it has helped me get past a lot of my anxiety. I promise that I'll keep writing!!





Shadow Star is almost as tall as Luna, she's a big pony. She actually dyes her mane and coat but in the stories so far, her coat is dark purple and her mane and tail are dark aqua blue. When on duty, she braids her mane and tail, off duty, she leaves it wild. Shadow is supposed to be athletic, not bulky like Bulk Biceps, but resembling Fleur and Luna in body shape, maybe a little bit thicker. But her eyes are a brilliant green.





Shadow actually had something happen in an adventure that has convinced her to go back to her original color, a very light lavender coat and a red, like the color of embers, for her mane and tail.













