Sometimes, the words we hear hurt more than the stones and sticks that break our bones.

A collaboration with Midnight Dancer and myself. Mainly Midnight Dancer. Go love her. Give her your loves. All of them.

Inspired by this beautiful thing.

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Accepted into Twilight's Library!

Sweetie Belle is having a hard time coming to terms with telling her best friend and fellow Crusader Scootaloo that she likes her... as more than a friend, that is.

Following her directorial debut, Cheerilee sees fit to give Sweetie Belle the reigns in directing the next school play - which just happens to be "Harmony's Flowers", a romantic tale about the relationship between star-crossed lovers, a unicorn and a pegasus during the tumultuous period surrounding the passing of a law allowing marriages between the recently unified races of ponies.

With her feelings growing stronger, Sweetie Belle aims to use the play as a vehicle for telling Scootaloo her true feelings - what could possibly go wrong?

Cover art drawn for me by my wonderful sister!

Story chosen by TheParadoxPony, who cast the nailbiting final vote from my blog.

Side story "Playing Second Fiddle" here!

Comments and criticisms are appreciated. If there's something you don't like about the story, please let me know so I can avoid making those mistakes in the future.

It's Take Your Foal to Work day in Ponyville, and Scootaloo asks Rainbow Dash if she can accompany her to the weather factory since her father is too busy to take her. She agrees, but Rainbow starts wondering what Scootaloo's dad does for a living, and why she never talks about him. Tracking him down reveals the reasons.

After being exposed as the ring leader of Anon-A-Miss, Apple Bloom is "Banished" to the town of Allspark Wells. There she will live with her honorary "Uncle" Ironhide and his friends as she comes to terms with what she's done and rebuilds her life. As she gains new friends, Apple Bloom begins to realize that despite what she's done, she has a place to call home. After all, Allspark Wells is the place "where new futures are forged."

This story is written with the implication it is set in author SunnyDays’s “clipperverse,” and though not officially part of their universe, it is made with their permission.

Main Course is a successful chef and restaurant owner. Or he was, anyway, until a fire tore up his life's work and left him adrift. When he visits his sister in the rural backwater town of Ponyville, he discovers an abandoned building that's perfect for a quick fix-up so he can flip it for a profit. But the building comes with an unforeseen tenant, and when he lets her stick around he discovers that maybe, just maybe, there's something out there more important than wealth and fame.

When Applebloom decides to bring up love as the topic of conversation, she feels that something is not sitting right with Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle. Confronting them about it doesn't seem to gain her any knowledge on the matter so see seeks advice from Applejack.
In the meantime, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle are determined to find out themselves what is actually going on between them. They have to find out one way or another and they know they can't avoid all the frightening little details that follow.

(<-- Scootaloo has no wings in my cover art...whoops.)

Everything is going great for Sweetie Belle. Well, her job isn't, but she's not too worried. She's got Scootaloo, the best filly-friend in all of Equestria. After work they go out to the local gin joint and dance and drink and blow off stress from the work day

Sweetie Belle, an aspiring jazz musician, takes the stage for some extra bits. Everything is looking good in her life. Until she overhears a conversation that calls everything into question.

Just a quick little slice of life.

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are aged up to whatever early 20s is equivalent to in pony years.

Scootaloo and the rest of the CMC are now in High School together, things are pretty normal for them, a distinct lack of giant monster attacks in recent years at least. Scootaloo even has a nice coltfriend that has been helping the CMC out a bit. Just as things seem to be going well Scootaloo gets thrown for a loop when she feels sick, what will happen next?

After an accident robs them of their parents, Rarity writes Sweetie Belle a letter laying bare a secret kept all the little unicorn's life.

"It's fascinating the level of depth this story takes. Just the part alone about why Rarity represents generosity is enough to bring tears to even the toughest critics. This is an amazing story in every way. Mature in some of its themes and true to life, yet not graphic or exploitive, 'Dear Sweetie Belle' is a must for My Little Pony fans who need a great, sad story to tide them over."
-Obake, Pony Fiction Archive

Beautiful cover-art by AcrylicDawn

A fantastic bit of fan-art from my dear friend Kaitlyn Warner.

A live reading by the Doom Pie Network Right Here

Meet Daymos. He's just like any other pony in Ponyville.

He works.

He plays.

He has bodies in his basement.

Okay, maybe he's not like any other pony.

But he's only trying to help.

He's a killer with a conscience and murderer with morals.

So if you end up on his table... You probably deserve what's coming.

Author's Note: Okay, this is going to take a while... I have a HUGE story planned for this thing and it's going to take a while to write it all. But I feel like if I write like 3000+ words a week, I can make some headway on it. Now, about the story. It's not exactly a crossover; it's more of an 'inspired by'. One day, I started wondering how a Dexter-esque pony would play out and this spawned. I wanted to submit it to Equestria Daily... But I kept feeling like their requirements were so arbitrary and restricting. I almost dropped it because of all the tiny little nitpicks. So, here you are. Unabridged, unabashed, unedited. Enjoy.