Cider sales aside, Applejack hadn't really thought of her livelihood intersecting all that strongly with the alcohol trade: generally speaking, apples and beer didn't pair together all that well. Things changed when a two-creature microbrewing enterprise sprung up out of Carousel Boutique, guided by Rarity's keen financial instincts and buoyed up by the unconventional assets Dragon Lord Ember brought to the table.

Months passed, the microbrewing business boomed, and Applejack found herself as the recipient of Ember's bemused attention. Which should be enough, shouldn't it - being the recipient of casual affection from a powerful entrepreneur with the sort of body that hits all of Applejack's weak spots? Or is an unspoken, informal nod towards interaction ultimately not going to be enough?

What, exactly, should Applejack get in writing?

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Part of the Milkverse, which technically started here, included this and was most significantly based on this story. If you're new to the series and you're gonna read any one of them, read the last one.

Yes, I legitimately wrote a sequel to a porn trilogy without any sex scenes and with a T rating. I might very well be insane, and I'm honestly not sure if there's "a point" to writing something like this other than that it was something I personally wanted to do.

All my appreciation to the person who helped me write this, and who's probably ultimately responsible for taking a couple of one-shots i wrote as a joke and turning it into an entity i started to take seriously. It literally wouldn't exist without their influence and assistance.

Cover art is a gift from the artist.