Rarity decides to let her marefriend stay with her for the winter holidays, thinking it would be best time to spend alone time with her.
A suggestion to go on a romantic dinner on Hearth Warming Eve leads to one of the most memorable nights of the Unicorn's Life.
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Credit for the Cover Art goes to SlashopentheSky

Edited by my good friend Salnalus

Happy late Hearth Warming!
My Entry into Unloved Couples Hearth Warming Romance Contest

This story is a sequel to Phases

I'm back again in another story following my life, this time I deal with growing apart from friends, the pressures of the media, the constant judgement of being a star, and my struggling love life. Its just enough to make a mare go crazy! (Rated teen for some sexual innuendos) Special thanks to Evil_Gumbo27 for helping me out.

Foreword
Rarity has always been strong at heart, or so we are told to believe. This story explores Rarity's dream, against Rarity's tragic love life. It exploits who she is, The Element of Generosity, and how she copes with her past. In the end, its a story about life, and how through the twists and turns, we finally reach our finish line.

Story synopsis
Rarity has been offered a chance to work in Manehattan for Sapphire Shores possibly making her one of the most important fashionistas for that time. She embarks on a journey with Fluttershy by her side in order to chase her dream. However, like every silverlining has a black cloud, Rarity is confronted by her ex-lover who has also made it big in Manehattan. Whatever happens, how will Rarity react?

Thanks to bigbaddrag for drawing the concept art

Time waits for nopony.

For fifty years, Shining Armor has served the Equestrian Royal Guard with distinction and has, in his own way, become as legendary as Bearers of Harmony. He has been cited for tactical brilliance and bravery in more battles than he would care to count and has trained hundreds of new guards to defend his beloved Equestria. But that time is ending.

Forced to retire despite his health and prowess he spends his last day as Captain going over his old things as he cleans out his office and reminisces about his time as a guard along with the old friends he has both gained and lost over the years. But as he does so he begins to question if what he's done with his life has really mattered or not.

Trapped in his own darkest moment, will he find the courage to move forward...?

After a fruitful day of gem gathering with Spike, things should have been business as usual for Rarity, but a chance encounter with a down on his luck stallion changes her fate. Will she give him the key to happiness or selfishly charge towards her own dreams?

Inspired by the Thirty Minute Writing Prompt #59

As the centuries pass, cutie marks come and go. Some are common: the healing cross, the basic compass rose, the courier bag. Others are extinct: no more mercenary companies, no more mercenary marks. A few are incredibly scarce, coming along once a generation or less: the mark for luck falls into that category. A number only manifest when the call for them arrives: train tracks didn't appear until it was railroading time. But for the most part, ponies take their mark with its associated talent and magic as a blessing in their lives -- no matter what that mark turns out to be. And they accept it as they accept themselves.

Luna, in her first truly open palace session dealing with the public, is about to meet the exception: Joyous Release, a pony who wants nothing more than to be rid of her mark forever -- and every bit of the talent which comes with it.

But marks are permanent...

(This story takes place shortly after A Total Eclipse Of The Fun.)

Cover art by Harwick.

Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group. New members and trope edits welcome.

Now with author Patreon and Ko-Fi pages.

"Sometimes the only reason we smile is to keep ourselves from crying."

Everypony in Ponyville knows Derpy Hooves, their friendly, cross-eyed and clumsy but reliable mailmare, a hard-working single mother who is never seen without a smile. For years, she and her family have been residents of the small town, and yet she has never once spoken of where she came from or what she did before her job with the Ponyville Post. Most ponies have simply written such things off over time as curiosity gives way to routine. Some, however, have started to notice just how strained the seemingly happy Pegasus' smile is becoming.

(Gore tag added as a precaution for implication rather than explicit description)
(A huge Thank you! to both Bad_Seed_72 and my brother Corwin for pre-reading this for me)

Twilight's Research into Divination magic has given Rarity a vision about her future love. Will she interpret the portents correctly?

This story is a sequel to Love's Light: The Dragon Wars: A Window to the Past

Sequel not needed to Read before hand.
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Twilight has been an Alicorn for 86 years.
Her life was perfect until 6 years ago.
6 years ago Twilight's life broke.
Distancing herself from everypony, including the princesses
Only one pony can help her through this descent she's
thrown herself into.

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After seeing the Season 3 Finale. I started thinking about what
would happen to Twilight after her friends had died. With that thought
was born this story.

Season 4 did NOT happen for this stories timeline.

Every chapter after the prologue will be set in first person. After the Chapter title will be the Pony's PoV.

I found this Cover Art on Google. I do not take Credit for it.

I hope you all enjoy this Story.

Edited by devas Prologue, Chapter 1-4
Edited by Tschloken Chapter 5 and beyond
Thanks for All the work your doing!