This story is a sequel to Forbidden Melodies
To have, to hold, to cherish, and to love; in sickness and in health: these are precious words best reserved for the altar. Not so much for browsing in the produce aisle.
Octavia Melody has heard such sentiments shared on more than one occasion when shopping with her fruit-loving husband, Steeplechase. Be it the nocturne's heightened senses or just his general persnicketyness, grocery runs that used to take two hours at most have evolved into a living nightmare of picky produce perusals by the self-proclaimed foodie.
When a rare opportunity for the musical mare to go to the supermarket behind his back presents itself, Octavia plans to take full advantage by sneaking out for some hassle-free shopping. With the morning sun just below the horizon, "Operation: Early Bird Special" is a go.
Edited by mattstheman
Cover Art Angry Octavia by cubonator
Seems it's nigh impossible to get a prereader or proofreader this time of year. Oh well... Let's just keep the ball rolling with my Octavia fics having little quality control for the gate!
Again, for those of you wanting a more serious sequel (otherwise known as serious-er), prepare to be sorely disappointed.
I'll put this on my read later list merely due to the cover art.
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Just because you love him doesn't excuse you from reading the fine print on the back of the box.
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Hope you enjoy the slice-of-life once you get around to it. I also think the cover art serves as a good foil to the fic this is a sequel of, which is why I chose it.
I somehow missed this!
This was excellent.
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Lotsa folks missed it. I posted it on New Years Eve and thought that marking it as a sequel put it in notification boxes for folks who favorited Forbidden Melodies. Apparently that was not the case.
Glad you liked it all the same.
Octavia clearly needs a hobby to infuriate her husband with. I suggest buying accessories or nicknacks for the mantlepiece. I know it drives me crazy.
On the whole a nice piece even if it can't quite live up to it's predecessor.
I should probably read Forbidden Melodies then...
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Agreed on both counts. It was never my intention to try to tread the same ground as the first fiction did that already. The OC moori needed some more fleshing out, so why not have a little fun with it? I might have a few more stories in the bag for the loving couple.
Now if we ever explored the Age of Silence itself per the original idea I had for the fiction before making it about the present, that could tread on the darker, sadder side of things.
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Well... I put it as a sequel because it happened afterwards chronologically, but it doesn't flow like a sequel does with the tone and mood being completely different. This was just a silly, slice-of-mundane-life.
A nice piece, a fun slice of life. Nicely done Blueblood, where he's insufferable, but not an ass. Certainly a delight to see more of the main couple as well. Hopefully something a little more involved in their future, but this was still good.
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Thanks. I can't tell you how many times I rewatched his scenes in The Best Night Ever to get him somewhere I'd want him as a character. This comment though makes me wonder why this is in "The Good Prince" group.
You can has review!
They're so adorable! I could get diabetes reading about Octavia and Steeplechase.
Very sweet.
I don't think you know what the word literal means. :P
Though putting that aside, it was funny. :D
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But... but it all happened with shopping carts...
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Yeah, that's a cart, not a basket. Sheesh.
My goodness, the Element of irritation, extra candles for sneaking out, mangoes, casual racism over fruit processing, and Octavia chugging down coffee like Popeye chugs spinach jokes had me rolling.
I never thought I'd enjoy a fanfiction about merely having two characters go shopping for fruit at a grocery, but after reading the entire ordeal, I now understand why Tavi wanted to leave early and alone.
Brilliant characterization for Blueblood, Steeple, and Tavi.
I had a good laugh!
i do not know enough about how sunrises work to dispute this
elite ponies modeling their lives after royalty as much as possible is the most sensical thing ever! silly Octavia
and thus that student learned an even more important life lesson: the power of bribes
hehe that is a good power
ooh sneaky!
oh this is too relatable
the mangoes did make me wonder if Steeplechase was a bat pony! good use of “batty” earlier because that word just makes sense in Octavia’s internal narration and so would not seem to be hinting at anything
honestly same, grocery shopping has always been strangely relaxing for me
that name definitely does sound like the name of a foodie’s preferred grocery store
oh this is definitely a thing that could be annoying about a spouse that one is completely in love with
love this description of Blueblood! you know it can only be him
aww poor filly! but also love the phrase “horn-picked”
ehehe love the many ways to rationalize him being called “Prince Blueblood”
this, of course, raises further questions about a child getting a cocktail as a cutie mark (great design tho)
hehe that is a good way to have Starbucks in Equestria
i can see why Octavia is so tired of this lol
yeah that sounds about right! two hypernerds with a super-specific interest may disagree passionately with each other but in the end must realize they have more in common with each other than anypony else in the world
aww, and given how much Steeplechase is into fruit, “fruit cup” is a very fitting pet name to have!
i can definitely imagine a couple like Octavia and Steeplechase, and Blueblood is an excellent foil for Steeplechase here, with both being great at causing grief to the mares in their lives through their shared obsession. thank you for writing!