Now that Rara has found her true self again, she really does have everything she could've ever wanted. But there is still one thing beyond her reach, a desire made unobtainable by her career. Love is hard enough when your every move isn't being scrutinized by the public, and knowing that her special somepony would receive the same judgment was enough keep her away from it. That is, until Rarity comes knocking at her door, and distancing herself from anypony romantically proves to be more difficult than she thought.

Written for the Equestria Daily March 2016 Friend Off, but I missed the deadline so....here it is anyway! I just adore this piece of art by luminaura and I've been dying to do something with it ever since I saw it, so this story is based on it.

Fluttershy and Rarity spend an afternoon partaking in idle chit-chat, but conversation turns to confession when Rarity learns that Fluttershy doesn’t consider herself beautiful and never has. Rarity was the last pony Fluttershy thought would understand, but Rarity has a secret of her own, and Fluttershy comes to realize they aren't so different after all.

It’s not very romance-y until the end, but it needs the tag anyway. It wouldn't be a Rarishy ship without it!

Tremendous thanks to TheBeastEast for editing, offering constructive criticism, and being a great friend in general!

This awesome piece of artwork was done by neitivo.

Opalescence was leading a simple life in Ponyville, much to her displeasure, when a chance meeting with a certain pony causes her to question everything she knows. A dream begins to take shape, one that she will go to great lengths to achieve. Little does she know, she's not the only one with this dream...

A little Opal backstory for those who were as curious as I was...

Huge thanks to TheBeastEast for editing this!