Imprisoned in Tartarus once more, Tirek tries to rationalise what he did.

Part of the Borderworld.

Now with audio reading by Iron Scribe.

Ever since his defeat, Tirek has been more or less used to the absolutely dull and soul-draining monotony of his imprisonment.

He certainly wasn't expecting visitors at any point during his internment, and definitely not Twilight Sparkle's little stoodge.

M/M slash. Canon divergence, takes place before Season 8. Slow burn, sorta kinda enemies to friends to lovers, redemption arc(?), rare pairing.

Dragons are something of an enigma to Equestria. Those who do live within the borders are largely reclusive, either building their hoards or sleeping away the decades. So far as dragons who are active in everyday life in Ponyville go, Smolder represents a 100% increase in the population.

Twilight cannot let this opportunity slip her by. Enough time has passed for it to not be a diplomatic faux pas to sit Smolder down and grill her for much needed details on her species, not only for the sake of science, but for the benefit of the young dragon in her personal care. Naturally, the topic of death comes up.

Twilight handles that about as well as you might expect.

Discussion of death is largely academic and intended to be comedic but I've tagged it teen to be safe. No actual death or scenes of violence are shown so I didn't think the death tag itself was needed. It's also tagged for comedy as that was my intent, but only you can tell me if it's actually funny or not.

Now with sequel: Growing Up Dragon

Summary: Day 3 of Fluttercord Week (Theme: Seasons). Discord wonders what is plaguing Fluttershy’s mind as she stares sadly out her cottage window upon the crispy, fall day outside. Sorry for the lack of cover art:( If you’re interested in making a cover art for this story, let me know here on Fimfiction because I would love some cover art for this bad boy^^

Fluttercord Week: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/214010/fluttercord-week

Spike, a minor fire god and the adopted brother of Twilight, Goddess of Magic, regularly visits a field of flowers and frolicks there, attempting to get away from his sister's smothering.

Unbeknowst to him, he is being watched by Discord, the god of Chaos and Disharmony, from his realm. Discord, taken with the young god's beauty, hatches a plot to steal him from the mortal realm. With Spike gone, Twilight's domain is locked down, and the mortals of Equus have lost access to magic.

Will romance blossom between the two deities, or will they be split apart?

Inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone. Discord and Spike have human forms, but occasionally switch to anthro forms.

Sometimes I get impatient with how long I write and how long it will take before I get to a part I want to write, and then I write it anyway. (Which is why I'm calling this Eating Dessert First; it doesn't have much to do with dessert, no more than my other fics anyway, but it's me writing the "good parts" first.) This is a compendium of snippets from future parts of my fics, or single-idea scenes where I don't know if I want to write the rest of the fic, or character practice scenes -- basically anything pony that's out of its larger context, assuming there's going to be a larger context.

Because this is a compendium, it's tagged Random because literally any other tag (with the exception of Second Person, which I will probably never write in) could be included. I'll mark individual chapters with what tags they ought to have and what characters are in them.

Note: Cover art probably has nothing to do with the actual fic. Unless I do decide to do a snippet about Celestia and cake.

This story is a sequel to Snuggling with your Boyfriend is Important, Ya Know?

"I swear this isn't what it looks like."

"...It looks like you're making out with my assistant."

Spike flushed a deeper shade of purple, and Discord scratched at his chin. "Uh...hm. In that case, I rescind my previous statement. Can't pull the wool over your eyes, can I?"

Status of Audio Drama Production:
Episode 1: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gZau4TYL2s[/embed]
Episode 2: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFn0-DyeVuk&t=32s[/embed]
Episode 3: In Production

Based on The Veggie Tales episode "Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen" and the actual Biblical story of Esther. Long ago, when Saddle Arabia was young and new, a chaotic king takes in a shy pegasus as his queen. Will she have enough courage to face the perils and dangers ahead?
Cover Art by fanshipping713 on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/fanshipping713

Cast:
Fluttershy as Esther
Discord as King Xerxes
Twilight as Moriyah
Trixie as Hamana
Rarity as Queen Vashti
Rainbow Dash as Keshet
Pinkie Pie as Simcha
Maud Pie as Tsoori
Applejack as Ruth
Spike as Scribbler
Diamond Tiara as Ali (Leader of the Cutie Jewel Sisters)
Silver Spoon as Kalli (Follower/Second in Command of the Cutie Jewel Sisters)

Winner of The Best Audio Drama Fics Contest.
First Prize winner will receive an audio drama adaption of story.

Featured on Equestria Daily: https://www.equestriadaily.com/2018/03/the-mare-who-became-queen-episode-one.html

Fan Art:
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(By Moonlightsong on Fimfiction)

Nestled in a valley, along the bank of a wide river, stands the proud Sol Point estate. It sits in solitude, far from any city, town, or even settlement. Since it's construction 200 years prior to Luna's return it has remained a total secret. Now that Celestia has finally announced her retirement and transferred all of her ruling power to Luna, only the estate's name has become known to the public. Its secluded location remains a closely guarded secret, and that's how Celestia likes it. She's hoping for it to stay that way for at least another year or so.

When dealing with the omnipotent God of Chaos himself, however; that time frame shortens considerably.

Huge thanks to: MLPMatthew419 for editing and to Empty Shelf, Jackelope, and kalash93 for pre-reading.

Takes place 26 years after Luna's return. Contains Dislestia in future chapters.
RainGear is responsible for the coverphoto.

Featured 4/13/2017 around 4:00 PM. Thank you all.

"How do I know you're real Fluttershy?"

Discord struggles with accepting reality when four of his senses have been stunted for so long.