• Published 16th Apr 2022
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A Morning Shared By Two - Meteor_Mirage



Gallus and Sandbar wake to cuddling one another. One needs to leave and begin his day, but the other wants to snuggle back to sleep.

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Chapter 1

Gallus woke up, and as he opened his eyes he was immediately greeted by an ocean of sea green.

It was a fluffy ocean, warm too, and moved gently to the sound of soft breathing nearby. Nuzzling his beak against the ocean of fuzz, Gallus took in the familiar scent of seabreeze and vanilla. Satisfied with this, he nestled deep against his warm, muscular pillow and closed his eyes to drift to sleep again.

But the ocean shifted, a foreleg wrapping tightly around Gallus as its owner looked down at him.

“G’morning Bluebird~” Sandbar rumbled tiredly, then let out a yawn as large as the stallion himself.

“Mornin’ dork.” Gallus said, eagerly leaning to give Sandbar’s cheek a gentle nuzzle. After which, he returned to resting against his boyfriend, though continued to look up at him. “Sleep well? Any more nightmares?”

Sandbar scoffed, shaking his head as he gave Gallus a hearty squeeze with his muscular forelegs. “With my favorite griffon plush? No way!” He gave a smirk, though it slowly fell from his face as he pursed his lips. “How about you? Looked like you were having one heck of one when I got back from work.”

Gallus winced slightly, a claw instinctively brushing against the light scarring that adorned his chest. Though time had passed for them, they still ached slightly.

And yet, Gallus still smiled. Softly and warmly up at Sandbar. “I’m fiiiine. Takes more than a few bad dreams to hurt a griffon!” He said with a cocky grin, though it soon relaxed as he rested against Sandbar’s chest again. “But I do remember starting my nap in my bed, not yours.”

Though Sandbar’s face flushed red, he let out a gentle chuckle. “Alriiight, you caught me. I couldn’t let you suffer alone, so I scooped you up and brought you over here.”

“So we can suffer together, huh?” Gallus snarked, burying his beak against Sandbar’s wall of chest fluff. “Makes sense. This kinda suffering is pretty great.”

“Mmmmmhm. Suffering never tasted so sweet” Sandbar said, leaning down to give Gallus a gentle nuzzle. “Now shhhh, it’s only, like…” He just barely lifted his head up from his pillow, peering over Gallus to look at his alarm clock. “5:30, so there’s just enough time for more nap.”

Gallus hummed softly, not having to be told twice before diving back against Sandbar’s fluffy chest.

This sentiment lasted for a small moment, and it was quickly interrupted as Gallus’ head snapped up.

“Waaaait, 5:30?” Gallus asked before flipping around in Sandbar’s grasp, staring at the clock to find that it was, indeed, 5:30.

Paying this no mind, Sandbar held his grip around Gallus, yawning loudly and pulling the griffon closer against his chest. “Yup, so we’ve only got a few hours to nap before getting ready for class.” He lowered his head, his muzzle brushing against Gallus’ headfeathers. “And there’s no way I’m gonna pass up more naptime.”

Gallus grumbled softly, almost pitifully, at that and pressed the palms of his claws against Sandbar’s forelegs. “Well you’re probably gonna have to nap without me, because I’ve got stuff to take care of.”

Though as he said that, he made no attempt to release himself from Sandbar’s grasp. Even the pressing of his claws quickly became gentle kneading of Sandbar’s forelegs.

Sandbar hummed softly. “What happened this time? Rainbow saddle you with another detention for skipping with Smolder?”

“Uuugh, if only it was that simple.” Gallus said with a roll of his eyes. “No, apparently my actions have consequences, and I have to make up the quizzes I missed while upping my game at Street Fighter.”

Sandbar giggled softly. “Well, whose fault is that?”

“Smolder’s! For always playing Sean!” Gallus exclaimed with a huff. “It makes no sense, but she keeps beating me. And my ego won’t let me stop until I win.” Another huff, this time punctuated as he buried his face deeper against Sandbar’s chest. “But it also won’t let me fail a class, so I’ve gotta-”

“Nooooo, don’t go~” Before Gallus could begin to move away, Sandbar rolled over to face the wall, pulling his griffon along with him. “You know I can’t nap well without a plush to cuddle~”

Much like a plush toy, Gallus squeaked as he was cuddled and held tightly by the exquisitely large Sandbar. Much to the chagrin of Gallus, and amusement of Sandbar.

Again, Gallus weakly pressed against the forelegs that were holding him in place. “Saaaandy, come on!” He whined, quite pitifully so, as he tried to loosen the grip enough to slip out. “At this rate I’ll barely have enough time to grab breakfast!”

And, just like that, Sandbar’s grip loosened. Although confused, Gallus wasn’t one to question a fortunate situation. He quickly wiggled out of Sandbar’s grasp, flapping his wings once to launch himself towards the middle of the room.

Gallus took a second to fix his headfeathers, fixing them back into place after they’d been thoroughly mussed in his sleep. He looked towards Sandbar, about to bid him farewell before heading to the shower, but he was greeted instead with a curious sight.

Sandbar had shot up from his prone position and was now staring at him tiredly, one hoof behind him to hold him up while the other leisurely scratched at his chin fluff.

“Did you say… breakfast?” He asked.

Gallus blinked. “Well, yeah, I was gonna grab some before-”

Quicker than an earth pony should ever move, Sandbar lunged towards Gallus and, before the griffon could fight it, placed him upon his back.

“Breakfast with my boyfriend~ Breakfast with my boyfriend~” Sandbar sang with a light giggle as he danced towards the door to their room.

Though he wrapped his arms around Sandbar’s neck, Gallus wiggled in protest. “W-wait! We've still gotta shower first!”

Sandbar hummed softly, then looked back towards Gallus with feigned worry. “There’s no time. If we're gonna make it, we'll have to shower together.”

Suddenly, Gallus didn’t mind so much.

Comments ( 29 )

D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

The pure amount of fluff is so beautifullllllllll!!!!!

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I'm glad that you enjoyed it! Fluff is a truly magical thing :twilightsmile:

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My one goal, reached. Thank you for your kind word. :heart:

GAK! So cute... it burns...

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Ack! I apologize for any burnage my GallBar may have caused. Sadly, the only remedy is more GallBar. Good luck. :twilightsmile:

griffon story? i see birbcat...

Haha, gay bird and gay horse. Good

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What is a birbcat but a griffon in his goofiest mood?

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Truly the best kinds of gay in my opinion.

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we burbcats can be quite goofy ^^

why does every comment have a negative 2 downvote on it?

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Some people just don't like me I guess.

I don't blame 'em!

This is absolutely adorable

Absolutely adorable. And that’s totally not my bias towards Gallbar speaking.

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I thank you many, but GallBar tends to be many adorable.
It is just in their nature.

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There's nothing wrong with a GallBar Bias. It's what fuels me and gets me through the day.

This was absolutely precious!
That last line...:rainbowlaugh:
Love that Sandbar is now bigger than Gallus, darn Earthpony genes!
Definitely biased towards this ship, but this was just what I needed today, thanks!

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I appreciate the enjoyment!
Normally I'm a bit up in the air about which of the GallBar is the bigger one, but I was inspired by daOtterGuy and their portrayal of Flash Sentry.

And now I mentally cannot picture Sandbar as the small twink I used to.
This will undoubtedly be the best problem I've had to deal with.

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Ha, ha, when he gets to be college age, I picture a green surfer Big Mac. :rainbowlaugh:
Sorry that people are stalking this with nothing better to do with their time than downvote it and the comments because we can't POSSIBLY have M/M fluff on the website that can't get enough F/F... 🙄 (I'm not bitter about how homophobic this site is, what makes you think that? 🤥)
This was a sweet story, and don't let them get you down!

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That is pretty much how I picture it. A chill, Big Mac sized surfer and his absolutely tiny birb who will fight you if you call him smol.

And I don't mind it. People can downvote if they'd like, it's their time spent and all, but the upvotes are what really matter to me. GallBar Enjoyers give me strength.

Manr #23 · Apr 21st, 2022 · · 2 ·

This was adorable and wholesome I can imagine a giant in a prequel they have plushies of each other before they started dating for substitutes

Howdy, hi~!

This was sickeningly cute, I love it. Sorry, not sorry I inspired you on Sandbar XD ? Love their dynamic, and defintiely makes me want to read more Gallbar. Thanks for the read~!

Downvotes on every comment on the M/M ship...
Stay classy, Fimfiction. :ajbemused:

No, apparently my actions have consequences, and I have to make up the quizzes I missed while upping my game at Street Fighter.

I can only assume Sunset's been introducing Equestria to the magic of video games.

Lovely bit of early morning fluff. I don't ship it myself, but that didn't make it any less cute. You crammed in an impressive amount of characterization and relationship building in the one kiloword. Thank you for it, and best of luck in the judging.

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I can only assume Sunset's been introducing Equestria to the magic of video games.

Thaaaaat's pretty much my headcanon, honestly. Probably alongside Sunburst and the rest of the NerdHorses.

Thank you for the comment and the appreciation! Some portions of Fimfiction may not like it, but I'm glad the actual important parts do!

Greetings. Your reading has been completed and can be found below. I hope you enjoy.

It was a fluffy ocean, warm too, and moved gently to the sound of soft breathing nearby. Nuzzling his beak against the ocean of fuzz, Gallus took in the familiar scent of seabreeze and vanilla. Satisfied with this, he nestled deep against his warm, muscular pillow and closed his eyes to drift to sleep again.

aww, what a lovely way to describe Sandbar, using all of the senses! i will have to take notes on how to better do this. and "warm, muscular pillow" definitely sets the tone!

“G’morning Bluebird~” Sandbar rumbled tiredly, then let out a yawn as large as the stallion himself.

“Mornin’ dork.” Gallus said, eagerly leaning to give Sandbar’s cheek a gentle nuzzle.

augh, love the heartwarming dorky earnestness on Sandbar's part here! so very GallBar already

“With my favorite griffon plush? No way!”

hehe, Gallus is a life-size griffon plush! that is fun

Gallus winced slightly, a claw instinctively brushing against the light scarring that adorned his chest. Though time had passed for them, they still ached slightly.

oof, can't be hurt/comfort without the hurt

He lowered his head, his muzzle brushing against Gallus’ headfeathers.

aww, headfeathers

“Well you’re probably gonna have to nap without me, because I’ve got stuff to take care of.”

Though as he said that, he made no attempt to release himself from Sandbar’s grasp. Even the pressing of his claws quickly became gentle kneading of Sandbar’s forelegs.

aww, it doesn't take much for Gallus! though very understandable to not want to release himself here

Much like a plush toy, Gallus squeaked as he was cuddled and held tightly by the exquisitely large Sandbar. Much to the chagrin of Gallus, and amusement of Sandbar.

ehehe that is adorable! and Gallus's indignation makes it even moreso. he's gotta have dignity for it to work!

“At this rate I’ll barely have enough time to grab breakfast!”

And, just like that, Sandbar’s grip loosened.

aww, of course Sandbar respects breakfasts! he is a good pony

“Breakfast with my boyfriend~ Breakfast with my boyfriend~” Sandbar sang with a light giggle as he danced towards the door to their room.

aww, i can just about hear the tildes

Sandbar hummed softly, then looked back towards Gallus with feigned worry. “There’s no time. If we're gonna make it, we'll have to shower together.”

ehehe, have a feeling that this will somehow not actually save any time!


the very definition of fluff, with even the word "fluff" used well throughout! and it's a funny thing, come to think of it, that this is actually the first "serious" GallBar fic i've ever read! (i've read almost zero Young Six fics, come to think of it...) so this will be an anchor for how i imagine the GallBar dynamic to work, which i am really digging. it's a great introduction to the pair, with such a cute slice of GallBar life. thank you for it!

Gallus being like a plushie boi?
Yes

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