Shared Work

While helping Stygian novelize his tales, Rockhoof considers the past and learns a few new things in the process.

Originally written for the Quills and Sofas "G is for Gay" Pride contest.

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Bicyclette

Bicyclette #1 · January 1st · 1 · 1 ·

Stygian leaned forward, pinning him with that look that always used to mean he’d asked a particularly boneheaded question. Rockhoof remembered before – well, before everything – sometimes he’d ask questions he already knew the answer to, just to get that look.

ehehe that is always a fun dynamic

“Did you not hear me say ‘very nice deal’?” Stygian said, in that tone that meant that the words meant something different from what they should. “I had to talk the publisher down from offering a five-book contract sight unseen. Between the obvious cross-marketing opportunity with my series and how popular your in-person storytelling sessions are, they’d have been fools not to jump at the offer.”

ah yeah Stygian being a best-selling author canonically is always a fun detail to have to incorporate

“Approximately half the mares and a quarter of the stallions who’ve seen you speak, and a hoofful of other creatures besides, if rumors are to be believed,” Stygian said dryly. He peered at Rockhoof, nonplussed. “You didn’t know?”

Rockhoof is definitely the type to both have this effect on ponies and to have no idea that he is

Rockhoof laid a hoof on his shoulder again. “Look, Stygian, I was scrawny once too. I know nopony used to look twice at stallions like us. You. But the ponies in this time have learned that strength isn’t everything.” It was one of the things he liked best about the change.

aww yeah there is so much potential in this ship with details of their lives lining up like this!

Stygian looked up, and there was – something – in his eyes that sent a shiver down Rockhoof’s spine. “‘Any stallion’?” he asked quietly. Reached up to touch the hoof that Rockhoof still had on his shoulder. “Even one who I have wronged worse than all but five others in the world?”

aww very specific

Rockhoof swallowed. Meeting Stygian’s gaze – not looking away – was harder than any three Thunderbee fights, but he did it anyway.

love this way to bring the Thunderbee part from the beginning back around

“Even a giant lunk of a stallion who spent years kicking himself for believing that Starswirl was right about your envy without even asking. When I – when we – should have known better than anyone else that you had a plan. You always had a plan.”

love the mutual guilt being resolved mutually

“It would be my honor,” Rockhoof said.

short, sweet, and well-observed. definitely ship these two now!

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