Limestone was hardly the kind of mare to rely on anypony for help. But, after an unfortunate encounter with a Diamond Dog, she just might need help after all. Just how much help could one freak in a oneseie be? Apparently a lot.
This is a little romance/slice of life one shot I wrote for fun. I enjoyed every minute of writing it, and hope you'll enjoy reading through it. I focused on a character you rarely see fics on: Limestone. Why Limestone? Well, let's just say I liked her name better than Marble's. Really not much else to it. Have a look see and let me know what you think in the comments below.
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Diamond Dogs as generic villains? Again? What a cheap shot. May be worth a downthumb for the cliche.
Well, I thought it was cute. I enjoyed your hard of hearing OC, too. Very unusual romance!
4778426 Diamond Dogs aren't that generic on a rock farm. Seem like a pretty natural antagonist to me. In the middle of Canterlot, maybe not, but on a rock farm, they fit right in.
4778610 Glad you liked it. It was probably my favorite short to write
Stalactite is a funny guy. And kind of cute. I have a soft spot for weird dorks.
Yay, more shout-outs!
4779350 Well, we are Cheese Pie shippers. It's kinda a requirement to like dorks
Poor Cheese!
Darn it. Now I want more. More, I tell you! More Limestone! Gah!
We need more Limestone. Maybe I should actually get around and write that Limestone x Rainbow Dash long-running series.
But this was great! A hard of hearing OC was a nice twist for the normal, and Limestone was rather the grouchy mare most would know her for.
5118301 Yeah, Limestone's a great character to write. It's fun to make her grouchy on the outside, but a good pony on the inside. I hope to someday write a sequel to this one, but there's no telling when I'll get around to it.
I think you mean adorkable characters XD. I think with how great your story telling is i believe you can make any ship work no matter how unusual it is.
5249901 Awwe thanks.
I try.
5249905
You're welcome.
Nice story. I liked it. I hope we hear more about them in a possible sequel. Great job.
"Marble had the gull to suggest..."
Should be "gall to suggest".
And let me be another saying that I'd love to see more of this.
5362331 Thanks for catching that. Self editing isn't always a good thing.
Glad you liked it, and I hope to write more with this couple. Stalactite's by far my favorite OC I've come up with.
What a cute read! I love the "against the norm" personalities of the two, without either of them being overbearing or stereotypically non-stereotypical.
Even though I am not much of a tomboy myself, I could still relate to Limestone and her feelings, so (not that anyone is suggesting otherwise, of course) clearly she's "not just a tomboy" but well-rounded and well-captured in just the first paragraph after the little prologue. Oh, siblings and the emotional torment we give one another! Of course, I was the tormentor to my younger sister, but I like to pretend I could appreciate what it was like to be teased by me.
Stalactite is also super endearing. Passion for one's work to the extent that it's more leisure than effort is something we can all hope to (and hopefully) attain. His little fanboy moment - albeit more of a fan girl moment in expression! - is totally adorable and made me want to pinch his widdle cheeks. I also enjoyed his believable obliviousness to the look Limestone gave him when she got a good look at him in the sun. Rrowr!
However, all of that is only a honorable mention to the star of this story... And the winner for best line ever goes to:
All in all... Sequel, y/y?
5371912 Thanks so much for the comment and for favoriting my little short! Super excited to hear from you.
I'm so glad I got Limestone's character right. Characterization always tricky for me, so I'm glad I managed to make her well rounded.
Stalactite's such a nerd. But he's my loveable nerd. I thought he was just the type to fan boy over his "babies." By far my favorite OC I've made.
That line with Limestone was my favorite to write. I thought about how she'd view her treasure hunt and came up with that.
And yes, there will be sequels. He's just too fun not to write about. I've got a few cute scenes lined up with him and Limestone I want to write down. Someday for sure.
I believe the word you want is 'beast'
Cute, I really liked it when Limestone mumbled her invitation to the dance after all her irritation of Stalactite's mumbling.
Good Job.
5371976 first off, I love this one shot and wish for more. You have a way of presenting characters in a unique fashion. my only problem with the story is, that I didn't get enough of the relationship with the main characters.
5585537 Hmmm. Yeah, I was wondering about that myself. It feels like I was shortchanging the interaction a bit since I had to build up the characters individually so much. I hope to remedy that eventually with a long running Stalactite fic. This was sort of a "dry run" for the more involved story to come. It's tricky for me to write a deaf character, so I'm going to have to do more research before I'm comfortable writing his character interactions. I appreciate the heads up, I wouldn't have really keyed in on it otherwise. Thanks for reading and commenting!
5585557 you're welcome, and a bit of a advice for you. Try putting yourself into the role of your character, try seeing and feeling from their world. Or let it come naturally to you, never force that writing out. And one last thing, never be afraid to ask for advice.
5585581 Good advice. I put myself into my character's shoes on a regular basis with my stories, but I suppose I need to crawl into those shoes for this one!
I've never shied away from asking folks either. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind for next time. 
5585608 then I'll be in touch.
I like it!
Hmmm... a sort of reversal of 'the nerdy girl takes off her glasses and is suddenly incredibly hot.' An interesting premise by itself. It felt a little... short to me though. As I understand this is part of a larger work? Was there an earlier story? Limestone has a very specific characterization which you follow quite well but I find the sudden change in heart a bit... sudden. I'm not sure if it's that she's just shallow or has a genuine change in heart. Unfortunatley your picture link seems to be broken. Kudos to you for capturing well a character that both has a legitimate disability, but is not purely defined by that disability. I find the work to stand alone on that merit alone. Unfortunately the ship still confuses me slightly. Then again I'm the wrong gender to be a tomboy. Regardless, have an upvote for Stalactite's character. I still must admit that the fight scene is a touch... confusing... I'm still not sure how it ended, just that it did really. Anyways, I'm glad that you enjoyed writing it and hope that you will continue to improve your writing. Do you have other stories featuring Stalactite?
6780283 Yeah, this was something of an experimental story I wrote a long ways back. Thanks for pointing out the issues, they give me something to improve upon!
Yes, I do have another story with Stalactite. It's my story Cogitation. You can find it in my story list. The story itself is my experiment writing in-dialect and delves into his character some more.
That was a nice, cute little one-shot; though I have to ask: did Stalactite ever fly back down into the cave to get his suit and bags? It seems to be implied that he left those behind, along with his hard-earned measurements, as they're not mentioned at all after he frees his wings.