Fluttershy has always had difficulty with love. She gets into her own head, worries that she isn't doing enough for her partner, and ends up getting too stressed out to enjoy it. She would rather just avoid romance.

Rainbow Dash thinks she just needs to find a pony she doesn't feel that way about, so she sets her up with Pinkie Pie to try again.

(Takes place circa Season 2.)

Winter has always been something of a slow season for Fluttershy, and now that she and Pinkie Pie are dating, those idle hours just seem that much duller in comparison. When the energetic earth pony pops in — down her chimney, no less — and suggests they go spread some Hearth's Warming cheer together, she's up for tagging along… even if all the attention they're accumulating is a little nerve-wracking. Still, with the party pony's glowing enthusiasm leading the way, they're all set to paint the town red and green, no matter how many decorations, cookies, and flagrant violations of the laws of physics it takes!

Along the way, however, Fluttershy can't help but ponder a few things. Above all else? All the ways in which her marefriend so easily pulls off the impossible.

Written for snappleu for Jinglemas 2023!
Cover Art: Happy New Year by Polkin