Fluttershy wanted to be a pet.
Trixie wasn’t entirely sure what to do with that kind of weird information.
Neither was Fluttershy.
Contains: Mild Pet Play. (I know, what a shock.)
Inspired by Fluttershy's Anti-Adventures #21.
Coverart by Pencils
I couldn't resist writing this after seeing that adorable comic.
If by some horrible twist of fate you have not read Pencil's comics before, you should. Right now. Go on, I'll wait.
Edited and firmly critiqued by Phaoray
Standalone, set somewhere between Trixie's Forest Retreat and Trixie's Threeway Trouble.
Chapters (1)
Kinky, and very insightful into the world of being a pet in the countryside. I wonder if the writer is taking from personal experiences.
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I have in fact lived in the countryside for most my life...
This was a rather enjoyable read. Most the time when I read about pet play, clop is involved. The fact that it wasn't with this one, that it was a first date type a deal, made it that much more unique and enjoyable for me. I would love to see A follow up date.
"Hey, Fluttershy! Is that a..Leash?" Loved it. I live out in the country right now.
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Glad to hear.
Yeah, this is a fair bit more innocent than one might expect. I wonder if the tags (or rather the lack of a specific tag) are sufficient to convey that, or if I should've made note of that in the description.
As for a follow-up date, I have some thoughts in that direction.
I'm not entirely certain yet whether it will take the form of a side story like this one or a chapter in the main story.
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"I, uhm, I w-was, that is, uhh, showing... the other pets... how to wear one?"
The country is a great place to live, so much space.
Man, this was a lot of fun to read! I always love reading stories that show some of the work the top has to go through to make a session enjoyable for all involved.
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You strike me as a connoisseur, thank you. It's a little bit like taking a peek behind the curtain.
Frontpage? Naice.
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I'm sorry. What are you referring to?
7823291 I try
great story
I like how you're slowly starting to write more. I can't wait for 10K words in Trixie's Threeway.
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Maybe, one day.
Honestly, I'm uncomfortable with the length and I'd have cut it into two chapters just for my own sense of readability, but just this once is fine.
Didn't you already write a 10k chapter once before?
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I agree with the space thing. It's awesome. I don't have livestock but a half acre is still a lot for me.
I don't know why, but a couple of hours later I'm finding myself wanting more.
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Sorry, I don't have any more Flutterpet at the moment.
The most I can offer you is the about 300k worth of build up towards this date.
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Haha. you're awesome.
I'm not sure if I elicited the same kind of reaction out of anyone that you have with me with this simple idea.
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So are you.
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean at the end there. Could you perhaps rephrase?
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I was just congratulating you for being good at invoking someone to want to reread your story. In a weird way. Also was saying that I wasn't sure that I have done the same thing with my works.
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At worst you might be dealing with readers who unfortunately aren't as vocal as you are, and do not let you know how they feel. 
Ah, gotcha. That's great. Also, I'm certain you have people who feel the same about your works. DiamondBloom is too adorable not to touch someone's heart.
This was sooooo adorable! Have a like and a fav!
I don't usually go for a lot of Trixie ships since I have other preferences for the Mane 6, but this one was really well done. I am quite interested in how this story and the relationship between Trixie and her pet Fluttershy could potentially evolve into something bigger, so I hope there may be a continuation in the future.
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D'aww, chucks.
At any rate, I don't want to accept that where I am at now is where I shall be at in the future. I shall forever strive for better. And you have inspired me to work harder. Thank you for your wonderful piece.
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Thank you.
I'm glad you still gave it a chance even though you knew you preferred different ships. If I might ask, who do you usually like to see them with then?
There is a continuation in progress.
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That's the spirit! Best of luck! And thank you.
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Well, the story that brought me to the site was actually a RariDash and FlutterDash that also developed a Flarity later on to complete the triangle, but my go-to ships include FlutterDash, PinkieShy, Twishy, and SunLight (preferably not Sci-Twi). Not as big into shipping Rarity and Applejack with others, just not my favorite ponies to read up on I guess.
I am very glad to hear this. Fluttershy is my favorite pony, and Flutterpet is too adorable to pass up, and so I am quite glad I read it as now I want more Trixie x Flutterpet.
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Hah. Well, strange coincidence then: the main story is rather similar to that first story. Though with more Trixie. Trixie, Dash and Flutters to be exact.
Before and After this Flutterpet interlude. The after story might hold your interest more since the Flutterpet business started here.
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I may have to check them out then. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Just checked up on this story again and got the initial pairings wrong. It was a FlutterDash and Flarity that eventually also developed a RariDash towards the end. Been so long since I read that one, though now I kind of want to re-read it again.
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By the way, what story was that ?
Awesome story, more be nice:P
Maybe a part with Shy and ropes?
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Glad you enjoyed it.
Well, Trixie does have experience with ropes.
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This was an awesome story! I love Trixie, and was glad to see her with Fluttershy! Upvoting, favoriting and following you! Glad to see that it wasn't clop on the first date
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You're too kind.
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It is called Unexpected Confessions by Dianwei32, a 33 chapter story of one crazy love triangle. It can get pretty intense and a bit weird at moments, but I was invested throughout the entire thing. And that is saying something for a guy that was not a big reader growing up and read all 218,000+ words of this story because it was that good (at least in my opinion, I know some people may not enjoy it as much as I did for various reasons).
Holy smokes! Is this a three way?
7823347 I could have sworn this was frontpage at some point. Either I'm seeing things or it was brief.
I love this (especially since I love Pencils' work and the comic you got this from)
While I'm into petplay stories being sexual, I actually liked this being a casual thing. Since you mentioned that this being part of Trixie threesome stories, I see it going the way it did here, with Fluttershy being timid and unsure, and Trixie being careful with how she treats her.
Hope you have them explore this again, but as another side story. Although, It would be funny to see how Dash would react If she caught them doing this in Threeway Trouble.
7824550 I remember reading that, though, to be honest, I need to re-read through and finish the final two chapters still. I liked it a lot, though I will admit to not liking the 'dream sequences make people realize stuff' trope in general. Rarity realizes she also loves Dash through a random dream sequence, that irked me. But Flutters reaction to the relationships and how it gets slowly out of hand as she gets deeper and deeper in was great.
7824654 Yes, yes it is. Also, yay Ryoga! Love him, and my friends have compared me to him forever *mostly because without GPS I get lost easily.*
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I have the opposite problem. I can Identify landmarks, follow instructions, and identify directions using common sense and archaic knowledge of things like the fact that dogs poop from north to south or the sun travels from east to west. Yet, in spite of the fact I know that the north star is part of the big dipper; I cannot seem to convince certain people I'm computer literate with words alone, even with a college degree that literally requires computer literacy as a pre-requisite... I too prefer using the GPS to alternative methods of following a trail. I suspect the reason Ryoga is always getting lost has to do with being poor student at geometry or trigonometry and not map reading. Besides, everyone knows short cuts never work out when you're cutting corners.
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I don't think it is possible to know of pencils's work and not love it. The man made Human-In-Equestria bearable for goodness sake.
I think I will, in fact, have them come back to this. Probably as another side story, as you mentioned if it's a similar date type thing, but I do like the idea of using small little moments in the main story to show how it affects them, I'll have to see how that works out though.
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I feel lost. I have no idea who or what a 'Ryoga' is. Other than presumably the guy in the video.
But, yes, yes it is.
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Hah, the best kind of compliment.
Thank you.
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Ryoga is both vessel to the cat god Maomolin, and the legendary
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Yep, he also is a romantic interest to the main heroine *though not a serious one*, but I feel he's the best character from the show. He's sincere and doesn't turn into an asshole like everyone else in the show does at times. Of course, I stopped watching after, like, the 5th season.
What a charming story! (I never thought I'd write that about petplay...)
Follow up....? *crosses fingers*
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I never thought I'd write a petplay, so we're even.
Oh, I'm curious, what would you imagine in a followup?
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Hmmm...
More of the same, I guess? I really liked the "innocent" take on the whole thing, and it'd be nice to see where their relationship goes from here.
(basically just more flutterpet - she's so adorable)
And maybe we could see Trixie's new knowledge of wing anatomy put to good use?
Oh gosh, I adored this story. Both of them are so sweetly out of their comfort zone and Trixie is so thoughtful.
Look, the only flaw I feel this story has its that it is not an actual chapter of Forest Retreat (maybe not the only flaw, but the only thing I'm willing to call a flaw). TFR provides all of the context for this story and, frankly, this story provides some context that I feel was missing from TFR. I was never really sure where Trixie and FS romantically bonded in TFR. They had a couple of moments and both care for each other and I had no problem understanding that Trixie was enamored with FS, but I kinda always felt like there was some missing confirmation on FS's side. RD doesn't have this problem so much because she is more open about her feelings (despite, in some ways, being just as shy as FS).
Frankly, in the main story, I felt there was a strong and established basis for RDxFS, and FS never really had a chance in the story to establish anything with Trixie beyond a growing friendship. Trixie is Trixie and kinda just wings it in the story through some baseless confidence, blind assumption and genuine affection towards her paramour. From my perspective, I've kinda been waiting for a confirmation from FS or for some other shoe to drop and for Trixie to realize that FS is embarrassed and flattered by the attention, but despite caring dearly for her friend she is unable to return affections of that nature. It kinda worried me to think about what would happen to Trixie if FS and RD realized their affection was mutual and if Trixie found herself as a third wheel.
I know this is probably in large part because TFR is from Trixie's perspective, so FS's inner feelings so on display here are lost, but that just makes this story so much more cathartic for me. I can feel the emotion rolling off of FS in this story and it just says so much.
I know you were looking for another place you could take this story, so if you wouldn't mind a few suggestions?
Some exploration of how the two of them actually manage to work this play into any kind of schedule. The way the two of them signal they want to do it, because FS would still be too shy to bring it up so openly and Trixie is too proud of her surprises to be boring about it. Maybe FS brings Trixie slippers or the paper in the morning in her mouth. Maybe Trixie wakes up with FS lying at the foot of her bed or next to it. Maybe Trixie leaves FS's bowl out somewhere FS will see it or hangs her leash by the door as a signal. Could be as simple as FS wearing her collar or as complicated as some suggestive dialog.
Maybe some role reversal. I'm really thinking of Iron Will's episode here and how FS might handle being hyper assertive or even aggressive here. It might be both a good chance to see Trixie get a better understanding of the dynamic, breathe some life into FS's animal caretaking (she loves her job, but love is still susceptible to ruts), and maybe to illustrate why the two of them gravitate to one role or the other. I also get the impression that Trixie might be even a little more of a prude than FS, so to see their roles reversed could take advantage of that.
How would the two of them handle almost getting caught? They were pretty unbothered this time, but how might Trixie FLAWLESSLY explain away one of more increasingly compromising situations. How might FS handle getting caught with her collar and leash on if something were to indispose Trixie. How WOULD she explain her food bowl?
Watching FS get more bold as a pet without realizing it. Watching Trixie get more observant and thoughtful. Seeing them explore some barriers as they grow in comfort (more public play, more preening, licking to show affection, punishment for when FS behaves naughtily, more of FS playing pet among her confused but accepting animal friends, pet names and FS trying out animal noises, FS trying out different animal personas... Stuff like that). Speaking of cute ways for FS to be naughty... "speaking" (or barking) when she shouldn't, jumping up on Trixie, nipping playfully, getting underfoot and tripping Trixie up, pulling at her leash, slipping off her collar, eating scraps of the table etc. I laugh at the thought of FS growing to be naughtier as a pet for the attention and Trixie being confused and flustered trying to handle it and maybe initially worried that FS is trying to signal unhappiness. In fact, having FS misbehaving in a bunch of small ways trying to get Trixie to understand is adorable.
Getting a chance to see how their new dynamic affects day to day public life and how they might slip up once in a while. Trixie innocently petting FS in public forgetting the context. FS growling at someone unconsciously that is giving Trixie a hard time. At a lazy picnic FS might fall asleep and roll into a more animalistic position and the other girls might just think it is because she spends so much time around animals. Even little things that you can just hint at once in a while in the main story that reinforce this as Canon.
Some of Trixie admitting to herself that she might need to finish that book or other books and secretly educating herself despite how much she dislikes visiting Twilight's library (opening the door for more antagonistic moments between the two).
I can think of a bunch of places to go that could be sweet and might add some real color to their relationship. It doesn't have to evolve around this, but I think it at least gives good flavor. I love it. If that wasn't obvious.
Honestly, I'm a little surprised now that I haven't seen more of this kind of play from FS. I feel like it has that comfortable irony and sweetness.
Sorry if this comment was more suggestion for more than analysis of the chapter as is, but the whole situation inspired me and I strongly feel that to just have this chapter without following up on some of it either with some more chapters here or a few tie ins (or more) in your main story would be a real waste of the bonding and feelings expressed here.
As always, thanks so much for the chapter!
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Always fantastic to hear from you.
That's an interesting flaw.
But, I get where you are coming from.
I did have several reasons for choosing to keep this separate from the main story. A big one was that I had no idea how something like this would be received and I didn't want to just hoist an entire pet play chapter onto unsuspecting readers that never signed up for such a thing.
I was reminded of advice I received early on about how to deal with chapters that would not fit in the main story due to the teen rating. (Namely, write a standalone story that's part of the main story, but separate.) And figured that would be a fitting solution for this dilemma as well.
Though, going by the overwhelmingly positive response, perhaps I need not have worried. However, I am also aware of the possibility that part of that is exactly because I clearly labeled what this was going to be and nobody was surprised by the subject matter.
(Not going to lie, an additional reason was that I thought a 'short' teaser like this might drum up interest in the absurdly long main story.
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Originally, I tried this story from Trixie's perspective; it just didn't work nearly as well. So, I allowed for the perspective change. Of course, Fluttershy immediately stole the show as soon as I tried it when all her little thoughts and feelings finally got a chance to shine and she got to be absolutely adorable from the get go.
I'll be a little more liberal with who's perspective I use in the future. Writing this, Lunchtime Therapy, and Twilight's scene in the sequel has taught me a fair bit about the value and possibilities of using different perspectives to tell the story I want to tell in the tone I want to tell it.
Please do, I'm all ears.
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No kidding, you had a lot of ideas raring and ready to go.
If you have any more, please feel free to mention them or even pm me. I may well steal a fair few of those.
Yeah, I kind of expected there to be an influx of this kind of thing after Pencils drew that comic, but like you said I never saw any. Prompted by you just now, I actually went looking for it and I'm kind of shocked to see only two pages of results.
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(Most of which a little more on the hardcore side, not that there's anything wrong with that.
Seeing you slip into suggestion mode was an interesting change of pace. You can do so more often. I got some nice ideas out of it too, although that happens when you are analysing things too, anyway.
Rest assured, there will be a followup one way or another. I'm very pleased with how this turned out. I will certainly have the growth they shared in their relationship with each other here be reflected going forward in the main story. I also think I will experiment with at least hinting at this side of FS in the main story and see how that is received. I may still decide to keep chapters with a heavy focus on it separate, but canon. It'll be no less endearingly adorable.
Thanks for the comment!
Oh my gosh this is so adorable. I DEMAND A SEQUEL!!!
(And have a favourite, my good crowscrowcrow!)
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Thank you.
I'm sure we'll get to see whatever they get up to in the future.
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Agreed, this short was truly heartwarming, it's nice to see a fluffy, romantic piece being just that, a fluffy romantic piece.