Our past experiences shape us. Our joys and sorrows both come reverberating out of the past to influence the present and the future. For Vinyl Scratch, today is the day that she will start to come to terms with the echoes of her own past and how they continue to affect her relationship with her marefriend Octavia Melody.

Contains: References to abusive relationships, lots of pony hugs and cuddling

Rainbow Dash is absolutely certain that she is going to hate this boring old cello concert that Rarity was dragging her too. She didn't even like classical music or sitting in one place to long. Even if it was her friends Vinyl and Octavia she just couldn't see how this could possibly interest her. She was greatly mistaken.
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Based on the absolutely amazing cello skills of 2Cellos and their rendition of ACDC's thunderstruck. I've always pictured Vinyl and Octavia doing this bit in my mind so I decided to render it into written form since I don't have the animation skills to bring it to life.

Rated Teen for implied sexy times and seductive cello playing.

Vinyl Scratch had been mute all her life. She's long since accepted that. It doesn't get in her way as much as one might think.

But, when it comes to telling Octavia how she feels, there could be no greater obstacle.

Vinyl and Octavia share a few memories together to get past some performance anxiety before their first official duet.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders decide to make a flag that would be dedicated in creating the image of their club. After working on it for most of the night they sleep in the barn, exhaustion overcoming them. When Applejack finds them inside that very morning she see's a sight that she never thought she see.

Warning: Cuteness to ensue.

I don't own the art work. It belongs to Geomancing. He has really nice artwork.

Special Thanks goes to my editors Sunnypack, Sweets82 and Dudeguyone for the help. And most appreciation goes to Cerulean Voice for the Proofreading. Without these people this story wouldn't be possible. So go check them out!

Twilight is bored, sitting alone in her castle, and contemplating what to do with her day, when Pinkie shows up with a surprise.

Rarity helps Pinkie out by kissing her boo-boo. This is totally okay and not awkward.

Warning: Shipping. So much shipping.

Cover image (and inspiration) taken from this comic by bellsPurgebells.
Why not also try This fic's sister-story by Twinkletail, which was inspired by the same reddit thread and posted at the same time?

"I can handle the cold. I'm a pegasus. Pegasi are supposed to be able to handle the cold. Sure, most of them have a warm, fluffy cloud home and a nice warm bed...and this is the coldest winter I've ever had to survive through...but I'm tough. I'll be fine...It's just a little cold weather..."

Thanks to my pre-reader: Mcstuffins
Cover art: kanashiipanda
"Alternate Universe" in only the strictest sense. Some things deviate from the show's canon, but only by a little

Chinese Translation: Link
Russian Translation: Link

The life of a mother is challenging, but the life of an expectant one is excruciating. Maybe one day, Princess Cadance can reach the challenging part. For now, all she faces is the cold bathroom floor and a solid bout of nausea, and she is losing miserably.

Can she survive this morning?

Approved by Twilight's Library.

Everypony has secrets that they don't want others to know. Sometimes things, like drunkenness, happen and they are revealed to those closest to you.

Now with a reading by Scarlett Blade!!
And another reading by undead003!!

Written for The Writeoff Association's prompt #46, "Look, I can explain..."
Thank you to Stahl and Goldenwing for editing!
Cover Art: ©2012-2016 xPesifeindx. Find their art work on their deviantArt page. Permission granted by the artist for use of their image.