You've always admired Princess Twilight's newest student... from a distance. Just about every little thing she did made you smile, if only on the inside.

But, one evening, during one of your calming walks: you discover her alone in the forest, beside your favourite lake.

And... is she... crying?

Now with an amazing YouTube Reading by Sparrow 9264.

Rarity is a fairly nice pony all things considered, but being a nice pony doesn't mean you can't interact with newcomers to ponyville--just not the cranky ones that want nothing to do with their neighbors. So after a particularly rude and snarky blind stallion makes it clear he's not looking for friendly welcoming, she decides to leave him be...

...but then her butt started glowing and the cutie map is pointing straight in his direction, so now she HAS to start being his friend. Naturally, it gets worse from there.

Sex jokes abound, but no actual sex.

(Based on the amazing concept of Applejack's Butt, a fricking amazing story. Well, mostly the slow burn aspect, I guess. Read it before you read this)

Nadra isn't blind to the stares she gets from others, even the Wakandans that she believes she is part of. She isn't deaf to the teasing from the other young ones in Wakanda, who laugh at or fear her complexion. She can't ignore the whispers or the disapproving emotions of others when she passes.

Okoye knows when her daughter is sad and she can't ignore her in such times.

(Bit of a conceptual one-shot, based in the universe I have set up with my Spider-man/Sunset Shimmer that I'm working on. Read and give me your thoughts on it.)

Okay. Don't freak out. I've got this.

Just have to treat her like a customer. I handle customers all the time--I just gotta take her order, not smile too hard. Stop shaking so much, breath calmly.

Alright, I've trained for months for a moment like this and tested out ten different ways of beginning a conversation. All I have to do is take her order and greet her in the most friendly, yet not-creepy way. It's not like I've been stalking her and watching her every move for months. It's not like I fantasize her reaction to me sometimes. Nope. I'm just going to say Hi.

After all, 38 times the charm.