The waiter has just made a very funny mistake. See, he thinks Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Rarity are all dating, when it's actually just Twilight and Dash. Rarity thinks it's very funny not to correct him. Now how far can she take the joke?

A spiritual sequel to Flimsy Pretexts, written as a response to the effervescent Monochromatic. An effort to close our loop of RariTwi x Dash, then RariDash x Twi - naturally there needed to be a TwiDash x Rarity for balance.

Preread by Pearple Prose and Undome Tinwe

Fiddlesticks's life had been dull for years, and she always knew what to expect. Then she met Lightning Dust.

Third Place in the FiddleDust Contest.

Thanks to mushroompone, Seer, and Undome Tinwe for editing.

Fleur de Lis has it all: a nice house, a great job, a physique that mares envy, and an invitation to every high society event in Canterlot.

So why, at one such party, does she want to do nothing more than to run home?

My entree for the May Pairings Contest 2022.

Find the rest of the submissions here!

Pinkie Pie had a big secret. Twilight wishes it had stayed one.

The original version of this story was an entry to a writeoff round with the prompt Rot.

Thanks to Undome Tinwe, Seer, and LunaTheFox for editing.

Cover art cropped from a piece by LambiBelle, and it is used with permission. DB: 2273080

Everyone knows Rarity has amazing flanks; Rainbow Dash is sure of that. So what is Applejack upset about?

A non-entry to a Quills and Sofas Panic Fiction with the prompt "Do I Know You?"

Twilight Sparkle and Potion Nova work to make the Cosmos Elixir, but after an embarrassing moment makes Twilight run away, she discovers that Potion Nova may have quit making potions altogether.

Set both before and after Pony Life season 2, though no knowledge of that season is needed. Familiarity with Pony Life season 1 is needed, however.

An entry into the May 2021 Pairings contest.

Preread by Undome Tinwe.

Cover art by Ninny.

"You, though? A complete and utter mystery to me, even now. Do you know how infuriating it is to have a pony who is a puzzle I cannot solve?"

A story owed to themoontonite for nearly a year. Thank you for being patient with me.

Thanks to Undome Tinwe and The Red Parade for editing.

Cover art by SkullJooce.

Cheerilee loves Meadowbrook. Meadowbrook loves Cheerilee. Neither of them knows how to say it, but the bigger problem is that the field of romantics has changed significantly over the course of a thousand years.

Entry for the May Pairings contest. Written with the help of the great and powerful Mushroom, the charming and unyielding themoontonite, the ever-present and encompassing UndomeTinwe, and the all-knowing and faithful Wishcometrue.

Cover art done by the talented and wonderful Skulljooce/Not Quite Equine. Give them some love!