Star-Raven on the Remains of Planet Mznat
"in hindsight, we could've gotten in through one of the places the walls had collapsed," three wheel observed. skree shrugged, "it's a formality." "a twelve-hundred share formality," third wheel remarked.
Going East
At least when i don't think about it in hindsight. the dragons out there have no idea how much better the rest of equestria has it. but i was never unhappy. and then they... they just threw me out of our cave. i never saw it coming.
The Bureau: Chapter One
But, more importantly, and the reason he laughed in hindsight, was that now the people watching his apartment had a rather amusing parting "gift".
Thirteen Tales (2019): Seventh Tale
In hindsight, as often as i've set people up for this exact scenario... you would think i would have seen it coming." he struggled to gather up the hem of his hoodie in his hands so he could walk. "like, i can't even be mad. a bit... surprised.
Kitten Magic, Fox Magic
In hindsight, considering the thing weighed less than five pounds and was just meant to just stream camera footage back to the tablet he controlled it with... a 100 volt battery was... probably a tad too much.
Ghost of a Rose ~ Chapter 13
Y’all who’ve been keeping up with my other stuff & accounts have probably seen that this was something i figured out about myself some years back, which provided a lot of pretty funny hindsight: there’s elements of those tendencies all the way back through
Tales From Switch City: Kickaha's Tale
"in hindsight, it was poor foresight on me not to assume this wouldn't end in something on fire."
Nothing Greater: Chapter 4
In hindsight, it was a very important piece of information and he wasn't sure how he could easily forget it, but now that zenith had brought it up, he was imagining a myriad of thaels in the sky causing chaos for all those around.
Dogs of War - Chapter 13 - Things Left Unsaid
That surprised him more than he had expected; arafal, in hindsight, had been one of the more transparent and open mages he'd ever met, certainly an aberration when it came to air-mages, who were often obscurantic and diversionary even when they didn't need
Chapter Twenty-Four: Worries & Beginnings
Eventually united the gryphon enclaves in the far southeast was anywhere near as widespread as what has been suggested already, princess celestia," then he turned to me, "mister drayce, were there any important lessons that spring to mind that were learned in hindsight
Ocean Years
In hindsight it was obvious they'd pick a spot where they could spend the day naked as they fished or swam. jimmy didn't really identify as a naturist himself, but neither did he have a problem with it.
Bloodline, Part 1
Mind you, this clarity comes from hindsight; even at the time, however, the one irrefutable thing i saw was the huge depth of his pain, his inner conflict, and how much he both hated and needed it.