There's a new filly in Celestia's school, who finds making friends difficult. She's seated next to a filly who could care less about making friends. Neither is exactly friend material... but sometimes you just have to take a risk...

For more of this AU, see:

Series 1:

• Not Exactly Friends
• Shelter of the Storm
• Without Your Cutie Mark
• Never Any Doubt
• Sunset -- Part I and Part II
• Saving Sunset Shimmer
• By the Light of the Moon
• Trixie Luna Moon
• Ring Around the Moon -- Part I and Part II

Series 2:

• A Canterlot Engagement
• The Restless Princess
• Where Trouble Goes
• Meet the Sparkles
• Who Needs Enemies -- Part I and Part II
• The Visiting Team -- Part I
• The Visiting Team -- Part II
• What Nightmares Fear
• Hearth's Warming, AP Class

Vinyl remembers the doll. It's unmistakably hers, right down to the peanut butter stain on the left foot. Except it's in Octavia's closet, and Octavia insists it's always been hers. Why do they have the same doll – and the same memory?

Thanks to Solstice Shimmer, BaeroRemedy, Oliver, Mitch H, Cursed Quill and Admiral Biscuit for editing, feedback, writing assistance, fact checking and extraordinary patience.

“These otherworldly phenomenons are surprisingly interesting.”

— MrWolfeyes2

“This has been one hell of a ride. I would go so far as to call this a minor masterpiece. It is quite unlike anything I have read up to this point (and I have read, approximately, a metric shit ton,) and it has left a real impression on me. So many try for the psychological mystery and fail horribly, but this was incredible. The reinterpretation of classic characters, concepts, and scenes from the show were amazing. With so many, I expected a few to fall flat, but you nailed every one.”

— FallenFromGlory

“So intriguing...
I can't stop reading it!”

— artofwar77

“I like that this story is bringing up topics now that are incredibly complicated from both a moral and existential standpoint. [...]
Ok, ok, tldr; I like this a lot, because it’s making me and others think about the possibilities.”

— Moosetasm

Berry Punch spends Hearth's Warming Eve the traditional way: kicking ass and taking names. No matter if it's a timberwolf or another ancient evil threatening her friends – she's there to the rescue.

Preread by Cinder Vel, ChudoJogurt, and Dragonborne Fox

Translation by repitter:
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Cover credits: Roseluck by Yanoda, Lily and Berry by DashieSparkle, background by Quasdar.

There's nopony Berry Punch cares for more than her daughter, Ruby Pinch. But she's been dating Carrot Top recently, and figures now's the time to introduce Pinchy to the idea. Carrot's about to learn, though, that Pinchy's got very strict guidelines for what constitutes a good new Papa for her.

Inspired by RP logs and written for One-Shotober.

Every year, on Hearthswarming, Berry Punch makes a drink for Fluttershy. One perfect drink.

A gift for Shakespearicles.

Diamond Tiara has a difficult relationship with her mother. She gets an idea for a Hearth's Warming wish from Ruby Pinch that may help, but it's something money alone can't buy.

For material goods, bits will do nicely. For everything else, there's friendship.

Written for the 2018 Secret Santa compilation as a gift for Meridian Prime.

Lyra takes Princess Luna shopping for a Hearth's Warming present, with extreme prejudice.

A Jinglemas present to Alex_

As Derpy finishes up a busy holiday season, she reflects on herself, her life, and her experiences on the cold trip home. Little does she know, however, that a Hearth's Warming surprise waits for her.

Set during the Hearth's Warming depicted in S8E15 "The Hearth's Warming Club."
The first in a series of one-offs exploring the world through the crossed eyes of Best Pony. Enjoy!

This story is a sequel to I Am Awkward (Yellow)

As Fluttershy's birthday approaches, she learns two jarring things: not all of her friends are as fine with her new relationship as she had previously thought, and her human counterpart is extremely closeted.

This is a story about queerness, friendship, bunnies, humans who think they're bunnies, magic explosions, and extremely terrible flirting.

Probably the main thing you need to know from I Am Awkward (Yellow) is just that Fluttershy is dating Moon Dancer, and they're super cute together.

And now with its own sequel!

Everypony knows Luna returned on the day of the Summer Sun Celebration. But she actually returned years before, one cold, snowy Hearth's Warming Eve at Canterlot castle... when Twilight unexpectedly came for a visit.

A somewhat unconventional Hearth's Warming tale: no pony lost in the snow, no Santa Hooves, no struggles to find the perfect present, no humbugs... just a look at how the celebration, by bringing us together, helps us find things we thought we'd lost long ago.

Also serves as a follow-on of a sort for the events of My Little Student, which was always as much about Celestia as it was about Twilight...