Shining Armor and his wife prepare for one of the most important (albeit stressful) nights on the Empire's calendar. Both of them have planed out every detail to make sure that this annul peace summit goes to according to plan. Because that every single tiny microscopic little thing has to be thought out, it, of course, leaves them some degree of stress and worry.

Especially for the prince as after his wife asked him to go into their bedroom to fetch her dress, he finds somepony on that bed. Not only does that said pony is there in hopes of seducing him, but it is the last pony on the planet that he's expecting.

A major thank you to the funny and gracious TheVClaw who proofread this and to whom I dedicate this story to.

This story is a sequel to An Impulsive Temptation

[Note: This story is M/M fluff between Shining Armor and King Sombra, which I happened to write up on a whim between other projects. Also, the cover page is a cropped piece from tejedora on Deviantart]

Several months had passed since Shining Armor, the Prince Consort of the Crystal Empire, began to bond with the very pony who was reviled by the crystal ponies for his sinister reign. The former King Sombra may have been stripped of his dark magic and tyrannical mindset, but his reformation within the castle walls was seen with little optimism by most. Regardless of that fact, the Ex-Tyrant couldn't help falling for the one stallion who was able to see past his mistakes. And likewise, Shining couldn't keep himself from reciprocating those feelings back, despite being married to the Princess of Love.

But much like his marriage, Shining knew that his resistance towards Sombra was depleting immensely as the months they spent together grew more passionate. And even with his attempts to keep a gap between the two halves of his double-life, the Prince knew that his lingering thoughts couldn't be separated so easily. So on the very rare day Shining had where he could spend an entire morning to himself, those thoughts turned into action as he tried to appreciate the time he had with his secret mate.

The crystal heart is a magnificent artifact. Like the Elements of Harmony, they were not made to destroy, but to expunge.

Not long after his defeat, Sombra returned to the kingdom, not in hostility but humility. The darkness that had taken him was gone. He was the Stallion he had meant to be, the King the Empire had needed long ago.

So does he serve. And in this time...
Somepony of trust became of deep importance to him.

-MXM, SombraxShining Armour, Coltcuddling to the max
-This is just my little guilty pleasure shipping cause i find it oddly cute, even though i know it would never happen, thus the creation of this universe

The empire has much to celebrate.
Prosperity, Growth, Beauty and the cornerstone of love.

On one side, a couple fixed in titles and responsibilities make time for one another
On the other, the hard working common folk make memories with what little leisure time they find.
Two sides of the same coin, each with their own tale.
Grand or small, each one is important.

> Features Sombring and Caramac
> Coltcuddling, so yeah
> Wanted to do something with both couples in the same setting to see how they would differ.
> Will be a 3-parter.

Tired of his sister being ignored by a certain member of his guard, Prince Shining Armor sends Flash Sentry to Ponyville to learn how to be a proper homosexual. There, he will learn from the best of the best in all of Equestria and learn the true meaning of homosexuality.

Co-author: lunarbronie

The Coltcuddlers Writing Contest Winners!!!

Theme: a secret crush!
the following is a selection of 5 of the 23 submissions to the first ever Coltcuddler group writing contest. Please read and enjoy, let the authors know what you think.
the winners are...
Appleloosan Psychiatrist
Fimbulvinter
Thunderplunk
Fizzlesticks
congratulations!!!

great work everyone, even if you didn't place, just know that every last one of your works were a pleasure to read.
Just in case the title didn't let on there will be M/M

Prince Blueblood is being forced to spend time with Big Macintosh to learn to become more polite. romance ensues as he find big macintosh more and more attractive

edited by my AMAZING friend harmony shadows she is the bomb and i bow before her greatness. it features m/m shiping do not like? do not read.

Prince Blueblood. Haughty aristocrat and heir to the throne of Canterlot.
Big Macintosh. Simple farmpony with a love for apples.
They're in love.
Wait, what?

This is M/M. Colt cuddlers. Queers. Buttpirates. Fudgepackers. By all means, fill the comments with badly typed anti-gay rants, I'm not gonna stop you, in fact I quite enjoy it. You see, I bathe in your hatred. It really helps my complexion.

Uncle Apple Strudel and Granny Smith used to get their families together every other weekend, back when everyone was younger. Two very young Braeburn and Big Mac have a hideout they always loved to play in, away from the boring conversations of the grownups. One especially hot, languid summer day, their play turns a little more experimental...

The image is pretty self-explanatory. Pip and Featherweight head out on a field-trip to Canterlot one Hearth's Warming Eve. Along the way the colts learn that love truly is blind to age, race and gender, especially during the holidays.

Warning: Contains Colt-cuddling. Do not down-vote automatically. Thank you.

Image by ArtseyTrilogy, who I give a thousand thanks to.