We are everything. They are the ponies who live in us and give us our meaning.
(Or, the author ships everything - all of it - with ponies.)

"... amazingly well-written. ... It actually reminded me of Madeleine l'Engel's A Swiftly Tilting Planet " - Golden Vision

"This is the most pretentious thing I've ever read. And I've read the Inheritance Cycle, god help me." - Pracca

Apple Bloom and her friends give their clubhouse a fresh coat of paint and on a whim Sweetie Belle decides to watch it dry. Scootaloo doesn't quite see the point, but some things, such as summer afternoons, are beyond analysis.

Fluttershy is having a tough summer day. She knew, of course, that there wasn't a chance for anything between her and Rainbow, but having her hopes dashed by an off-hoof comment before she even dared voice them...

...is exactly the kind of stupid mistake Dash makes. Act first, think later is all well and good when she's only looking out for herself, but it's precisely the reason why she shouldn't date her best friend. After all, Fluttershy is a gentle soul, considerate, easily offended...

...and not as weak as she seems. She'll do anything to prove it, to be worthy of Rainbow's attentions, to become...

...the one pony Dash might just trust her heart with this whole "romance" thing. Because she has no idea what's going on, or even if she's got those kind of feelings. After all, Fluttershy wouldn't hurt a fly and they...

...no matter what happens, she and Rainbow...

will always be friends.

cover image (c) turbozmr on flickr, CC BY-NC-SA