After an arduously difficult month of battling hunger pangs, Spike is faced with an ultimatum: does he bite the bullet and swallow the risk to sate his hunger by devouring the CMC who graciously offered themselves to him? Or does he decline and suffer more days of hunger before finding a solution? The aftermath of both answers are colossal, but which one will our draconic hero take.

So yeah, this was a collaboration between me Supernova2015. Won't even lie, the way this played out was inspired by Hunger and Heat by Mass Driver.

For years, Twilight Sparkle and Queen Chrysalis have been at each other's throats. Both have experienced victory over the other, and both have experienced defeat. Out of all the creatures in Equestria, none despise each other the way the pony Princess and changeling Queen do. They seemed destined to remain locked in battle forever, or at least until one is finally dead at the hooves of the other. The cruel insults, the vicious loathing, and the powerful spells that have passed back and forth between them at each meeting have become the stuff of legend.

Imagine Twilight's surprise when she finds out changelings consider this dating.

And now they're married.

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Sequel: Pony Courtship Rituals

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Some beautiful fanart of the end of chapter three was done by Dmann892; you can see it here.

More awesome fanart, this time from chapter one.

Now with a TvTropes page (obligatory TvTropes warning goes here).

If you want a Russian translation, you can find it here.

There is now a reading of the story on Youtube, which starts here.