Perfect Enough · 2:00am Jun 8th, 2013
So I had this strange moment last night where I went "I know, I think I'll try a completely new writing style because I'm bored with the old one." Now, because this wound up being a moment in time story, as in under a thousand words, I couldn't actually post it as a story. However, to the best of my knowledge, there is no rule against posting it here on this blog so here it is. Fillies and gentlecolts, I give you Perfect Enough. (Edit: I've been told I should probably tell you it's humanized. They still have wings, though, like in SOHK.)
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Fluttershy sits beside Rainbow Dash, their fingers tenderly intertwined. They’re watching the sunset, just a little bit breathless, just a little bit embarrassed, just the right amount content. Their feet dangle over the edge of the cloud they’re sitting on, but for once, Fluttershy doesn’t feel scared. She feels warm, safe.
The confession was slow, nervous. Rainbow had told Fluttershy she wanted to talk about something. She proceeded to guide Fluttershy up to the best place she could think of to watch the sunset. It was there that she finally confessed her feelings, first brushing aside the pink, cottony hair, then whispering into the pale pink ear.
Now they sit, and Rainbow is leaning in, just enough so she can be heard while still maintaining the low volume of her voice.
“I never really realised how much more beautiful sunsets can be when you’re with someone special.”
Fluttershy blushes, of course, but not very much. She thinks it’s sweet, really.
“I never knew the sky could hold anything but fear for me.” She gives the hand pressed into her palm a gentile squeeze.
“If I could help it, I would make sure you never felt fear again.”
Fluttershy smiles but there’s a tint to it now. She’s out of her depth. She knows this and yet she doesn’t back down. “You could never stop me being afraid of my own feelings.”
Rainbow smiles nervously. Fluttershy had returned her feelings, of course, but the relationship is still mere hours old. “Not scared enough to run away?” It isn’t quite a question and it isn’t quite a statement.
Fluttershy gives a soft laugh and Rainbow is not scared anymore. She would face anything if only to see Fluttershy smile. “No.” It’s no more than that, it doesn’t have to be.
The sun is sinking, the light shifting from gold to pink and the cloud the pair is sitting on settling somewhere between the two hues.
After a time, Fluttershy turns to face Rainbow, a question in her eyes. “Is it anything to be scared of?”
Rainbow smiles. “Only as any roller-coaster, only as the rush of terror that grips before every dive, every death defying stunt.”
If this is intended to calm Fluttershy, it fails. She trembles, although, whether from fear or excitement, Rainbow is still unable to tell.
The pair lock eyes. There is a moment frozen in time as they both ask themselves the same question, their whole bodies wondering the same thing: ‘Will she kiss back?’
The moment is broken as Fluttershy turns away, instantly disappointed that she backed out. She leans sideways, resting her head in the crook of Rainbow’s neck. “What was it like?” she asks, “Your first kiss, I mean.”
Their voices are low; it would seem wrong to shatter this moment with unnecessary sound.
“Amazing, and terrifying. She was more experienced than me but she didn’t rub my face in it, just kept kissing me till I got the hang of it.” Rainbow is petrified for a moment, wondering if she has gone too far. What if Fluttershy is jealous?
Far from it, she merely snuggles in closer.
Relieved, Rainbow decides that this is important enough to push just a little bit further. “And yours?”
Fluttershy only hesitates for a moment, raising her head so she can lock gazes with Rainbow Dash once more. The moment is there again, full of wanting, full of wondering. Only one sentence breaks the silence. “I’ll let you know.”
And there it is, at last, desire breaks the nervous tension. It may not be the perfect kiss, but it’s Fluttershy’s first and Rainbow’s favourite. It may not be perfect, but it’s perfect enough.
I am sorry for commenting so late on this post, but I really liked this little story and I think you could post it on this site as a short one-shot.
1131936 I would love to but I thought there were rules against posting anything shorter than one-thousand words long. Has that rule changed?
It's nice to know someone read and enjoyed it at any rate.
1131980 I never knew about the rule, but i guess you could just add a little like maybe rainbow being nervous before going to fluttershy's cottage or talking at the door before asking her.
1132018 I guess I could. Probably what I'll do is wait till I write another moment in time story and make a moment in time folder/story. That way I could write a lot of sweet Flutterdashy moments.
1132020 can't go wrong with cute fluttershy moments
Crap...
That was pretty deep.
What is this feeling in my stomach?
1136167 I think that feeling would be what is commonly referred to as "feels." (Either that or you had some bad chicken in which case you should probably see a doctor.)