First Place Winner of the Tropical Post-Apocalypse contest, using scuffed AI renders for inspiration. Thanks for reading!
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An Anon experienced in Equestria finds himself with a sense of Deja-Vu, as he gets dropped into the same world again. Only this time, something's gone terribly wrong along the way -- and a pint-sized pony demanding his help is buzzing around his head. He's about 90% sure she's just a hallucination, but the jury is still out on that one.

Everything is weirdly overgrown, and the places and ponies he'd become familiar with are nothing like they were. Magic is just plain wrong, either entirely missing or twisted into new, horrific forms.

Good thing he watched all those survival gameshows and jungle construction videos, or he might be done for.
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Romance tag is there because I hit the wordcount too quickly, so ending chapter is kinda rushed and I'm dumping another chapter when the contest is over.

The years pass on.
Evil prospers here and there, until it's defeated by the current good guys.
The heroes come and go, they wither away, only to be replaced by others. But villains, they are immortals, right?
Well, not one of them. And once the inevitable happens, the others have to cope. And discover what "mourning" means.

Surprisingly NOT made for the Cozy Contest. I actually had this one done already before, I was just looking for someone for the cover. And it's @Apocheck13 on twitter (nsfw account so no links).

... I swear I can do other things than Cozy stories! Like CozyHearts stories...

Oh hey, first time I got the little flame thingy. Yay! Was there from 11/10/2024 to 13/10/2024 and featured until 15/10/2024. That's huge for me, thank you very much!

Russian translation

Just before Rainbow Dash is set to leave on her Equestria-wide Wonderbolts tour, she arranges for a gift to be delivered to Anon. Unbeknownst to him, there are some side effects - all of which are completely intentional.

Written as a sub-2000 word paste jam entry for the /green/ thread on /mlp/. Theme was "jam."
Rated T for mild sexual innuendo and themes.
Originally found here: https://ponepaste.org/10315
Cover image credits to Xieril

This story is a sequel to Records From A Magic Student

As James lay in his hospital bed, guilt starts to settle in Twilight's heart. A feeling that is not just her's to bear as a stack of letters on his nightstand reveals.

This story is a sequel to A Human's Guide to Surviving Equestria

There is always more than one side to any story. Here are the records of somepony from one of those sides. From the pony responsible for, what the citizens of Ponyville call "The Human Incident.

Hi. My name's James. If you're reading this, then one of two things have happened. One, you're another human that got sent to this shit hole and was able to find my shelter. Or two, you're one of the ponies that found me and I'm probably rotting in a cell or getting experimented on. If the former, good luck. If the later, go fuck yourself.

You and Umbra have been going steady for the better part of a year now. With a stable job and some nice friends to boot, you both have finally made the decision to move in together. Although, there's that lingering question in your mind of how a displaced human like you can get along with a queen like her.

One picture can answer that for you.

Contains: M/F, Human x Anthro Pony, Unguligrade Anthro, Rule 63 Sombra, Mentions and Implications of Sex (I put the tag just in case)

Cover art is NOT made by me. It's made by the lovely Evehly. (Derpibooru 2966607 - Pic is semi-nsfw)

Featured on 8/21/2023 (Thank you all!)

This story takes place during the time skip in the final chapter of Run Without Debugging, but knowledge of that story is not necessary to enjoy this one.

Weddings are beautiful things. For many ponies, a wedding is the best day of their lives. Years ago, Chrysalis, the ex-queen of the changelings, adored weddings as well. Her intentions, however, were less than noble.

Today, she has put her past behind her. She has been (somewhat) forgiven. She has a place in society. She has someone who loves her. The real her.

It's finally time for her own wedding.

She didn't show up.

An adolescent, and starving, Changeling Princess has captured Princess-to-be Cadence, and on the night she was supposed to start foalsitting, too. Cadence refuses to feed her love until the job is done. Chrysalis knows what she needs to do.

(Chrysalis Vector Artist): weegeestareatyou
(Cover Creator): Psyga315

We are all familiar with the story of the Canterlot Wedding, where the queen of the changelings foalnaps and impersonates Princess Cadance during her wedding as a ploy to invade the city with her army. Yet there is another Equestria out there where the roles of the impersonated and the impersonator are a little different.

We enter at the wedding ceremony; the nobles, the friends and family, the bride and groom have gathered, but the best mare hasn't been seen since her outburst at the rehearsal...