Just as my Policefluffs stories are set in a cyberpunk setting, I’ve been meaning to do Steampunk fluffy story. Some notes:
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Chimney was the first character I thought of when trying to imagine a fluffy in the Victorian era. I later found out that BDB did a similar chimneysweep fluffy, but hers was a pegasus: Reddit - Dive into anything
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Also, Chimney does not carry a brush he is the brush.
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It is obvious what Zweistein is named after. That being said, Zweistein’s Progenitor is meant to represent how genetic engineering of fluffies could be achieved in a steampunk world. The particular genetics for this progenitor is based off this diagram by ESF regarding fluffy genetics. I might try other combinations by other artists in future. Also, the Progenitor is meant to be a commentary on how the fluffy pony is seen by many in the fandom as a chimera
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Initially, Dolly was going to be something like this earlier steampunk fluffy I saw on the booru, but such a fluffy would have no need for food or energy. The other idea was based off a certain infamous comic by Ring_of_fire of a smarty turned into a doll. I eventually settled for a pillowed fluffy with clockwork legs
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Swift is inspired by Shadysmarty’s Wisperwind. In particular, she is inspired by how Waggytail drew Wisperwind. I have uploaded a quick gallery of this character here: Reddit - Dive into anything and also here
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The astute reader may also notice the reference to one other fast pegasus in fluffy lore.
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At the time, steampunk had only two tags on the booru and this was the third. But, and now with the new site, this is the first steampunk fluffy story on Fluffycommunity!
The story is currently using the site’s unique formatting. Readers who want the greentext original can read it on the reddit or my pastebin.