Princess Twilight Sparkle knows all about friendship. As a result, her former mentor has asked her to do a presentation about friendship in front of her and other nobles. Twilight takes this as seriously as she can, but when she practices her presentation in front of one of her friends, she finds out about a form of friendship she never knew about. Now it is her responsibility to learn more about it at all costs.
...the only problem is that she doesn't know exactly what it means to be friends with benefits.
Thanks to my sleep deprived mind for giving me this awful idea~! I thought it would be fun to write a little shitpost with a play on words as a title. This is also my first fic that isn't based in the world of Equestria Girls! I hope everyone enjoys the comedic hell Twilight goes through! Oh! This story is also a gift to Mon for being an awesome friend of mine~ (Marked Teen for having conversations based around sex, but only briefly.)
That was a really funny fic and I figure you deserve a comment from a human and not just a bot. n_n
Poor Twi hahaha
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But yeah, this story came to my mind due to sleeplessness and I decided it would be a nice change of pace to make a comedic pony fic~
Thank you for the compliment~ I already reported the spam comment.
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Hahaha, same! I hope they don't mind double reports ^^;
And it definitely was great fun!
Quick! Hide the magazines!
Funny story, but the rating should be turned from E for everyone to T for Teen as this explores a spicy concept.
Thanks for the fun read!
-Chadbane
nice work
*If AJ and Pinkie hadn't answered Twilight's question.*
(although it couldn't be any other way, because Applejack gives everything in plain text, and Pinkie just has a tongue without bones)
Dear Princess Celestia
Today I learned that there is a kind of friendship that I have not mastered. My friends couldn't help me with this experience, so I'm turning to you.
Could you teach me Friendship with Benefits?.
Your faithful (ex?) student.
Twilight Sparkle.
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I can totally see that happening
This comment genuinely made me laugh.
I wish you'd make an alternate longer version, like her asking Spike, Starlight, Trixie, Celestia, Luna, etc.
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This was very funny. Well done.
I was grinnng pretty much from start to finish.
For some reason I feel that friend with benefits isn't a real friend, and is just giving you things just to be with them.
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I was definitely wanting people to enjoy this work, so I tried to make it as funny as possible while including some depth.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the story so much~
This was so silly! Really enjoyed reading it, poor Twilight but very in character for all the ponies
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I'm glad you enjoyed it so much~ It means a lot~
This story was definitely meant to be silly!
This is the kind of story that makes my eyes roll...
Silly? Yeah, Funny? In a maddening way. Still, all in all, you certainly kept Twilight in character by being the nerdy bookpony whom has never truly experienced life beyond her books. That's the Twi we all know and love about her...
Two moustaches are required here...
Oh, sweet, naive, Twilight.
Luckily, she asked this question in a group mixed with adults and youngsters. Imagine the drama if it was just the youngsters!
The story is quite believable and funny Wordsmith. Nice work!
These kind of comedies based on misunderstanding are only as good as you can write a coherent conversation in which two characters are referring to two different things entirely in a way that doesn't seem contrived. When one of them is forced into very selective obliviousness the jokes don't land and it feels unnatural. Here, that is not the case. I think you struggled a little at times with the wording in keeping the two meanings compatible, but at no point did you break my suspension of disbelief. In that regard, you succeeded, and as a result this story is pretty damn funny. I had a lot of fun, and gauging every pony's reaction kept me entertained and anticipating what would happen next. I also like how you shook things up by having characters such as Rarity realizing the misunderstanding, while Fluttershy didn't. The CMC were a very fun surprise as well, but I especially like how Pinkie's bluntness and AJ's honesty are what cleared everything up. It's both funny and coherent with their characters. Pinkie's attempt at an F bomb was also hilarious, it was a very precise place to put it in, and for some reason it feels natural to have Pinkie be the one to do it.
Overall, the tone of the story is surprisingly grounded. It didn't feel like parody, but as something that could actually take place if the show wasn't constrained by its age demographic, which is one of the highest marks of quality a fanfic can have, in my opinion.
Basically, I really enjoyed this story, I had fun reading it, it was a pleasure to do so and the different iterations of Twilight's conversation were particularly fun. I think Rarity's might have been the peak, and while the conclusion is very clever in its implementation of AJ, Pinkie and the CMC, I can't help but feel there was a bit of a punch missing at the end. I dunno, it makes sense but I kind of wish it could have ended on a stronger note. Nonetheless, don't let this be my takeaway, comedies are exceptionally difficult to conclude, so it's not a deal breaker. You did a great job with this one and you should know that.
Thank you for teaching me what friends with benefits is. I just assumed it had something to do with friends liking each other romantically but not more than that. Then again, I’m asexual, so I don’t understand this stuff.
AI Review: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/217075/ai-reviews/thread/521875/the-princess-of-friendship-with-benefits-by-spyder2755-10
Nice story was funny to read
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I love this fanfic <3
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I hope you may like some future stories I have in mind~
I'm glad you love it~
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¡Claro! I say, of course!
Oh gosh that was so funny, I loved it!! Especially that whole sequence with Rarity, full of bangers
Honestly I thought Applejack would get anxious about explaining it next to her little sister, but the idea of her knowing, but having Twilight still left in the dark was way funnier, I think
I love this story! 10/10
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It's surprising I am still getting comments on this story
Thank you very much for the compliment~