What Flowers are For

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Applejack might have messed up when she told Roseluck that flowers were for sissies. How can she apologize to the mare she cares about most?

Written for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting pride month contest!

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semillon

semillon #1 · Jun 29th, 2022 · 1 · ·

CUTE

FoolAmongTheStars

FoolAmongTheStars #2 · Jun 29th, 2022 · 2 · ·

Ah, yes, the leasbeans! Love AJ's character in this one, and the little details of Roseluck as well, and the flowers! I just love flowers in general Awesome work!!

Ponka

Ponka #3 · Jun 29th, 2022 · 2 · ·

Being friends with Rarity, you'd think Applejack would learn to keep her mouth shut when it comes to scathing comments on anything frou-frou

She handled it pretty well though, both direct in her apploogies and her insults.

TheUrbanMoose

TheUrbanMoose #4 · Jun 30th, 2022 · 2 · ·

The very cutest. I love Applejack's characterization. You can tell it's her long before her name is actually mentioned, without relying on charming country-isms.

Just very, very cute overall. Very real, too. It all felt natural and not too grandiose. Write more!

AgentKorpsman

AgentKorpsman #5 · Jul 1st, 2022 · 2 · ·

Okay I loved this and will their be a sequal maybe or a follow up with them adopting or taking care of a child hmmm

Player 4

Player 4 #6 · Jul 1st, 2022 · 2 · ·

The way that certain types and colors of flowers are giving off a message sounds like something that could be expanded upon. Like, an entire story dedicated to the "flower language." I loved that part of the story.

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NorrisThePony

NorrisThePony #8 · Oct 21st, 2022 · 1 · ·

This was brilliant. One of those ships that I never would've come up with in a hundred years myself, but at the same time makes absolutely perfect sense and feels absolutely natural.

Imagery thoughout was excellent, too. I liked how you incorporated poetic visuals and metaphors, but did so from the very down-to-earth, country-folk like way that Applejack logically would. Made it super easy to buy the narrative voice as AJ.

Bicyclette

Bicyclette #9 · Jul 31st, 2023 · 1 · ·

I’d seen that sort of saunter before, the kind of tight-legged trot that looks like you’ve got a herding dog nipping at your ankles. The kind of trot you trot when you think you have something to prove.

love that from the phrases alone you know it’s Applejack without having to say it or write an accent. takes skill to do!

It was supposed to be a lighthearted jab at a mare who’d caught my eye for the past month, something…flirty, I guess. But honesty and flirtations go together like viper venom and honey. It simply doesn't mix. That, and also the three mugs of cider I’d had before making the comment. I remember the way those pretty eyes, greener than a meadow, wilted when I’d told her that growing flowers was work for ponies who didn’t want to get their hooves dirty.

extremely Applejack in literally every way, amazing. i can’t think of a more Applejack way or reason to hurt the feelings of the mare she loves

I was glad Rose was ahead of me. My cheeks were burning about the same color as her mane.

dang that must be a deep red!

It was pretty and red like a gala apple, leading directly to that golden delicious coat that reminded me of watching the sun rise in the earliest hours of the morning—when it felt like the earth itself was napping under your hooves.

aww! so romantic while being rooted in apple-related imagery, damn this is great work

Sorry I said flowers were for inner city hoo-has. Sorry I said apples were strictly better than flowers because you can eat them. Sorry I said planting flowers gives you weak little filly hooves. Sorry I—
Dammit, thinking back on all those things I said wasn’t doing me any good.

ahaha that is so Applejack

I’d seen bouquets before, of course. Rarity couldn’t get enough of the darn things.

so true

“25 bits. Why?” she asked skeptically.
I didn’t answer, instead digging into my saddlebag and tossing a pouch onto the table. It jingled lightly before landing with a heavy thud. I held out my hoof, motioning for the bunch she’d just made. Rose handed them to me.
I handed them right back.
“Sorry,” I said.

smooth, AJ!

She leaned over and planted a kiss on my cheek, and that flood of sweet smells came racing back through me.
“Yeah,” I mumbled with a sheepish grin. “I think it does.”

augh! first time i’ve ever seen the ship (well except for the first time i read this forever ago) and damn do i love it. you do such an amazing job in so few words, giving Roseluck a strong characterization while doing some of the best Applejack writing i’ve ever seen. excellent stuff! i am honestly super jealous and wish i could write like this

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