Pyro and friends

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Just where I'll dump my OCs. A note: These take place in a "darker"/more realistic Equestria. This does include things you probably won't see in the show, like depression or neglect, but not to grimdark extremes. Also, I love critiques and opinions on my OCs, so don't be afraid to give suggestions!

Pyro

Birth name: ??? [Abandoned her name after running away, only told her lover it]

Race: Unicorn

Age: 23

Cutie Mark: A flame

Appearance: Cream fur, chocolate eyes and mane, bangs dyed rainbow. Wears an orange collar. Always has a sad look in her eyes

Relationship status: Dating Riptide

Pets: Two white cats named Marie and Castiel

Personality: She puts on a kind but formal persona when in public, but can be playfully crude with friends. When alone with Riptide, she doesn't hold anything back, switching between playful and loving, to depressed and scared

Guiding element: Generosity

Bio: Born in the Frozen North, from the age of six, Pyro had to be an adult after a crisis had thrown her younger brother into hospitals for eight years, travelling around Equestria. She learned to be mature, hold back any pain of her own, and be a loner, since having friends was impossible. By the time she was fourteen, she became extremely reclusive, finding solace only in her cats and drawing, attempting to earn a cutie mark in either animal care or art. She often fought with her mother, falling into the pits of depression. When she was seventeen, a final fight with her mother broke her. She locked herself in her room, packing her bags and collaring her cats. She cut her mane so it would be harder to recognize her, and early morning, she pushed the screen out of her window, and jumped out, taking her pets with her. Before hitting the ground, she enveloped herself in magic to cushion the fall, noticing it changing from light brown to an almost fire-like glow. Although she hadn't noticed it until much later, she had earned her cutie mark, an orange flame, standing for the fire that drives somepony to follow their instinct and passion.

Pyro spent the night running, only slowing when she got tired. By the time it was midday, she had found herself in the city of Seaddle. She sat down on a bench to rest her tired hooves, sitting beside a silver pegasus named Riptide. Against her better judgement, she let him treat her to lunch, and even went home with him when he offered her a bed. By a stroke of luck, he didn't hurt her, and their relationship quickly blossomed. First she was quiet and reserved around him, not wanting to lose the only place she had to stay, but as he treated her kindly, she became more comfortable. He became her source of comfort, and she, his. They lived in Seaddle while Pyro attended art school, learning to animate. Afterwards, they moved to Ponyville for a fresh start. Pyro still fears her past will catch up to her, but trusts in Riptide to stay with her and protect her, which he promised.


Future: Pyro will grow to become an exquisite animator, loving her job. Riptide becomes an MMA star likes he wants. They adopt two orphaned fillies, Lemon Sweets and Basset, who, like Pyro, had ran away from home. Later, Pyro and Riptide get married and have a foal of their own, a colt named Tumon.