When Applejack comes around · 2:02am Sep 8th, 2018
“You know, Twi… I think I owe Sugar Belle an apology. A biggun.”
“Oh?” Twilight’s ears rotated and pricked so she could better hear Applejack’s near-whispered words.
“Now that I’m away from the situation and I’ve had a chance to think about it… yes.” The apple farmer sighed and her withers sagged. “That mare has done nothing but take one for the team. Over and over. Among other things. I couldn’t see it clearly ‘cause I was right in the middle of it all. Some things coulda been handled a bit better, methinks. I’ve been so busy keepin’ track of all the ways I fear things could be changing that I haven’t been grateful for the good way things have changed. Sugar Belle isn’t a bad sort… but she is a broken sort. She’s so eager for approval and acceptance. Like, she’s starved for even just a little bit of praise.”
“The ponies of Our Town have wounds, Applejack—”
“I know, I was there.” Applejack’s jaw muscles clenched tight. “When I praised her or said she did well, she’d burst into tears and cry about it. That was awkward, and made me feel all confused, so to avoid it, I stopped doin’ it. That has to change. When I get home, I’m gonna praise the ever-lovin’ shit right outta her, and then I’m gonna let her cry for a while. Just her and me. Until she gets it out of her system, like. I was thinking ‘bout what I said, Twi. ‘Bout recognising the struggle. I’d do it for a fellow earth pony, but not for Sugar Belle. What in Tartarus is wrong with me?”
Applejack has been on a slow, difficult journey all throughout Pastryarchy. Soon, we arrive at her conclusion. I don't know if anybody has been paying attention to the little details, or the various plot threads going on in the background, of which there are many. As Applejack has been doling out advice for Twilight, she's been quietly reaching her own conclusions, as well as going through denial, anger, doubt, a bit of bargaining, and here we see some acceptance. Smart folks will figure out what is going on. Discuss.
Good on you AJ, that's the farmer we all know and love.
Is Granny Smith dying?
Losing someone who raised you to old age is hard. When you can see the end coming, the fact of their upcoming death weighs on you. It colors a lot of your interactions, even the ones that don't seem to be related. I lost my mom in February, and it still affects my mood and decision making.
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There's a big discussion about this on the Discord right now.
wouldn't mind some slice of life sugarjack scenes