Rainbow Dash is unfortunately one of the very few mares in Ponyville with an eye only for other mares, and that makes finding a hookup pretty tough. Knowing that the odds are against her never got to her, and that much hasn't changed, but when the odds that seemed so in her favor fail her, she takes a bad kick to her pride and decides to patch it up with a few strong drinks.
Upon reaching the pub, however, she meets an old acquaintance that seems to know just how to bring out her old self. The two get drunk and find their way to Vinyl's apartment for the night, and though nothing really happens that night, an old spark quickly heats things up.
Critics Welcome!
Short little thing because I found Industrial music and 'cause reasons. No, there is no actual clop inside. Yes, it's RainbowScratch, and you know what? I'm kind of proud of this one. Also!
If you don't like this because of the pairing, please move along! If you don't like it because I fucked up, please tell me what I did!
Thank you.~CC
antro eh? good story and i can feel the drama that will follow if dash and vinyl get together
My only qualm with this story will be that it is Anthro. I won't downvote just on that notion though. I've read one story that was RainbowScratch and I loved it. I hope I'll love this one too. And eh, it's not that long, so I will still give it a read in spite of the Anthro.
~SolidFire
3363424 Yeah, actually thinking about maybe making a sequel about just that idea. Maybe. Not sure, I've been meaning to write a number of things lately. I guess I'll see after submitting my other pet project.
3363434 Thank you for giving it a chance. That's all I can ask for as a writer. Just, if you don't like it, please do let me know why. I want to fix any little errors for future viewers.
They should have been pirates with a name like that.
Small criticism, it's rated Teen but chapter three has a very mature name. Any chance that could be edited? Folks with mature turned off could see that. Not that I'm fooling myself into thinking too many underage individuals are even on this site of anything...
nice story i love vinyl and dash fics
Uh . . . is it supposed to end mid-sentence?
3363946 I actually listened to that song for the full time I was writing this, that and random electronic music sometimes.
3363978 I can only assume you enjoyed this one as well?
3363998 No, it wasn't, thanks for pointing that one out. I had a Hell of a night when I was finishing this thing up, and I'm not surprised I forgot the last click of the save button. Fixed now, though.
"Like its bitch," <-this got me laughing
3364778 Awesome. I'm funny! But seriously, I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
why is it over?
3367412 This one may be over, but nopony ever said this was the end.
3367476
FLutter yay
3367540 Actually, to be honest, I'm putting my other pet project on the backburner and getting right into a sequel. Or maybe not. Not sure. Yup, getting on that sequel.
I'm actually okay with this pairing...
3363946 I thought the same thing about the title. I actually thought up some lyrics to a verse.
"What do you do with a drunken DJ?
What do you do with a drunken DJ?
What do you do with a drunken DJ?
Make her drop the bass!!"
WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB
I'm okay with a sequel.
3367915>>3367897 Well, I'm definitely glad to hear, makes me feel better to know I'm doing well.
3367912 Personally, I find it funny to keep the lyrics the same for that first part, ause then you can have Dash answer you.
i wouldn't mind seeing a story, or maybe a collection of short stories, that take us through their relationship. i have to admit, i'm extremely curious to see where this would all go.
3370038 Good thing I don't know what a social life is, or I might have to say it would take a while to get to them.
3370261 i'm right there with you man, except i don't post my stories. i just write them and see if i like them or not.
3370271 I guess it's a good thing I post.
3370278 yes, yes i is. your stories are good enough for it.
3370282 Well, thank you.
I'm glad to see that my stories are decent enough for the public eye.
yes i did love it
3385719 Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Impressive. I was expecting some random, mindless let's-fuck-for-no-reason story, and while that was present, so was a surprisingly deep read. Vinyl's anxiety, Rainbow's inability to cope with a refused date, the issues with drinking away your life problems... you really packed a lot of things in here for such a short story. I would say that the romance progressed too quickly, but it was only 6000 words or so, and I move things along even faster, so such a complaint would be invalid anyway. You get a follow for your troubles, good sir.
3386116 Well, thank you very much. It's nice to get a bit of an actual review of the story.
After all, what with this now being my biggest story and all, I figured I'd have at least somepony giving a bit of criticism. I mean, I can handle critics. Well, so long as it's a genuine critique.
Anyways, onto the point, I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you'll enjoy the sequel, as soon as I can get the bloody thing started.
3386149 Ha ha, I know what you mean. I'm more or less on story hiatus right now, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to write anything half decent for the next year.
3386156 Well, take your time. I'll likely give a few of your stories a look-see later.
well that was an epic buzzkill
3392195 Might I ask what killed your buzz?
you gotta know what I expecting
the end for me left me feeling cking
A few grammatical errors here and there but its really good other than that.
3399399 Yes, I know. My grammar here was atrocious. I've been meaning to get to fixing it, but, well, I've been preoccupied with things, as of late.
Not the usual pairing... But I actually kinda like it.
"Helping Tavi get back on her hooves."
Sounds like there's a story to be told there...
3405735 Maybe, maybe, but right now I've got enough stories in my head that seriously need to get done. I'll see what I can get around to with that after the sequel to this, and the prequel to another, and... wow, I really need to get busy.
with I see this name muggshot one parson come to mind
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3424612 You win three cookies for being a Sly fan.
Also, as tempted as I am to say that's accurate, no, Muggs is a fit, but not muscular stallion with similar coloration to the Flim Flam brothers and no 
So, yeah, but serious points for catching that one, mate. 
You just earned yourself an insta-like
Keep it up!
3762985 Thanks, mate.
3762996 In fact, I liked this story so much that I think you have another follower
Can't wait for more.
Did the bartender forget her or am I just thick?
Feel this was a touch unnecessary. Nothing game breaking, though.
No direct quote as I'm going along, but there is an awful lot of sighing happening.
This bit felt a little sloppy, with the moments and seconds. Nothing major, however.
The story isn't quite my cupper, but it's not bad. Fairly well written, to the point and exactly as it needs to be. Going to be moving on to the next bit.
3814840 Whoa! Uh..
crap. You actually took me seriously? That's Awesome! Finally getting critiques! 
I'll be sure to keep all of this in mind later, as for the "did he forget her?" bit, I'm confused what you mean.
Switch "does" for "did". I do the same thing.
Switch "brought" for "brings"
Can't I think you wanted to go for.
We know that Rainbow is torn up over this, but I feel like some more anguish shown here would have been great. Perhaps describe her as she's explaining the story to Vinyl. Things like "Vinyl could see the pain in Dash's eyes as the story left her lips." You know, just to give the emotion a bit of a punch up.
A pretty good middle bit to the story. A few parts of it were more tell than show but over all it wasn't awful. Also, while occasionally it's all right to say "the cyan pegasus" and what not, sometimes it's better simply to say their name. Just a minor thing, though.
Onward to the last bit.
Didn't she call her Dashie the other times she was still conscious? Not sure why she's questioning this fact now.
A lot of blushing and sighs. It almost got a bit distracting from how many times they both did these same actions. Mix it up a little, make the same action but describe it in a different way. "Cheeks got hotter" or "felt her face burn brighter", things like that. All in all, it was interesting but I do feel like the end was a missed opportunity for them both to work out their problems. Vinyl had already worked out Dash's problem, I felt like Dash would try to do the same thing with the anxiety by showing her she didn't need to drink.
When it comes down to it, the story is all right, but again I don't go for these sorts of things. Good job overall, though.
3814911
As in did the bartender forget she was her favorite customer or was that a joke? I feel like it was a joke the more I think of it, but I'm just making sure it wasn't some sort of oversight.
3815155 You've definitely given a very fair review of the story, given me things I can fix and things to keep in mind for future stories, the typical recipe for a fair critique and whatnot. I'm glad you still gave this a chance, despite it apparently not being the kind of story you typically enjoy, and your feedback is much appreciated. I'll try and get this fixed as soon as I can.