“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” - Patrick Rothfuss
Being part of the Apple family requires certain things. One key part: you have to enjoy eating apples in all their forms. ALL.
Applejack knows there's a big gap in Rainbow Dash's culinary world, and that won't do. If they're going to be together, they must cross that final bridge. Of pie.
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Nicely done. Thanks for the story, and congratulations on your one-year writing anniversary, too!
:)
As many have noted the only thing all pies have in common is the crust. Presumably something about the flaky texture grosses Dash out. In this case cobbler should be a workable compromise.
Edit: Actually thinking about it further there’s a huge variety of crust compositions, textures and flavors as well. We know Dash likes other pastries just fine. The only way she could dislike every possible combination of crust and filling is if she has a psychological aversion to the very concept of pie. That would make it more of a mild phobia than anything else.
I wonder if AJ mashing up a pie slice so it is unrecognizable and serving it to RD while calling it a cobbler would work.
So... orgy?
I'll show myself out.
"you spent half an hour tryin' to guess what sorta apple a potato was."
An Ground Apple, of course.
From the title, I honestly thought Cadance was involved (due to her actual name and proclivity), then I wondered if it was a roundabout pun about Luna careening through the air and having her flank give somepony a black eye. What I found instead was quite charming. The joke about the potato appealed to the language geek in me. The story certainly hit on the right kind of sentiment for a good relationship. I do have to wonder; however, what the hay is a cloudberry?!? I dithered about mentioning this, but if feel like the story was a smidgen too short. As if another paragraph would have padded it out to the right length. Not sure what you would write there, but it did seem like something was missing. Thanks for writing, I enjoyed it.
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The cloudberries taste like cloudberries
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Good to know. Until you said something, I might have thought they didn't taste like cloudberries. Any idea what they look like or where they come from?
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Now you've made me do research and apparently cloudberries are a real thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus
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Interesting. A bit more northerly than I usually go. Thanks for that. Now, I only wonder if the author knew they already existed or just made the name up and this is a hilarious coincidence?
In a coupledom, taking the other person's likes and dislikes into account is very important.
Apple of the earth. Still counts.
Happy publish-versary, TCC. This was a fantastic way to commemorate it. I'd never considered this particular wrinkle of Appledash, but you made a lovely little drama out of it without blowing it out of proportion. Thank you for it.
This story was beautiful! And those are some wise word given in the author's notes. Big events and huge dramatics make great (/easy) stories - even though I'm fairly certain that a skilled author, such as yourself, can easily make even everyday life interesting (as proven here) -... but in the end, it's those small things that take the most effort. Small everyday sacrifices and compromises keep relationships of any kind up and running, and in turn - over time - take the most energy out of us. Building up to some huge dramatic gesture (like a proposal) might seem impressive... way more impressive that, to use your provided example, setting your clock a couple minutes early every day. But one should never underestimate the value of the latter. Of small(er) gestures.
Okay, at this point, I'm just rambling. Sorry for that. I really appreciate the story, nice lesson to be learned.
Thank you.
This was a great story! I appreciated the puns, with a little less innuendo it could have been an actual episode as the characters were so in-voice, it showed that slice-of-life can still have tension, the dialogue was crisp, the concept was charming, & the author's notes were spot on. Honestly, the idea is so in-universe that I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it before this. Have a favorite!