Every relationship has fights. Some relationships are fairly calm, with only the occasional light spat that is quickly smoothed over. Others have their ups and downs, but conflict handled quickly when it happens--no one likes fighting with a loved one after all. Still more will find work-arounds, lying, cheating, anything to avoid anger and upset because they can't deal with the potential for arguments.
Rarity and Applejack are not any those kinds of people.
For them, arguments and raised voices are just as integral to their relationship as laughter and smiles. They fight and bicker and disagree on everything from fashion to the weather to what movies to watch. Its just part of who they are, and they always work through it in the end.
But never in all of the years they have known each other could Applejack remember fighting over something so small. Or made of such see-through material.
A Rarijack One-shot set in the same universe as Cross the Rubicon, this takes place somewhere before the first Equestria girls movie, but while the girls were in high school. Can be read independently of Rubicon, but is technically part of the slowly growing multitude of side stories and ideas that have taken on a life of their own.
Heh, the hat... Stays on!
And this is why the two of them have such a great dynamic. Yes, they squabble. Yes, they have different interests. But at the end of the day, they complete each other.
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The hat is non-negotiable.
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Yeah. While i love the dynamics between Sunset and Twilight, theres a spark and some real chemistry between these two, in either world. And while they have some differences in more surface interests, theres the implication that their core values are similar. For example, say what you will, both value hard work and effort and the satisfaction of a job well done, fair business practices, and taking care of those who matter to you. (I could also write an entire dissertation on how both of them have stepped up in the lives of their younger sisters, acting as sort of sibling stepping into a parental role: we see Raritys folks all of...three times, two of them background shots, and one a five minute appearance where they dump sweetie on her to go off on vacation. After that, its like she lives with rarity, and even during important moments its rarity who is there. Like when sweetie gets her cutie mark.)
So yeah. Rarijack was and will always be a soft spot for me, and writing this was a lot of fun...even if I had to rope my spouse into “doing The Rarity Thing.” Expect more in the future with them. Ive been sketching out “From Always to Forever.”
Despite being only around 1k words, you brought me to a place that usually takes me several thousand words to reach. That is, you had me reading in the characters voices in my head. I saw the words "frills and lace" and I thought about that time in Rubicon that Sunset mentioned that, and Rarity made a joke about it. Needless to say, I wasn't expecting a feels rollercoaster but I'm glad I got one. This was great, and I feel obligated to thank you for writing this :>
Alright, all the similes from AJ's headspace had me rolling from laughter, hehe.
relationship goals, talking things out even with arguments ! ! (as long as it doesnt get abusive or one person is causing arguments for the sake of it cuz that is not good. and all things in between obviously)