This story is a sequel to You Can Lead Your Bacon Horse to Water...

Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle go out on their first date.

"Take my hand, Twilight," Sunset Shimmer once said, "Let me show you there's another way."

It's been three weeks since Twilight Sparkle joined her new friends at Canterlot High, and she really really really wants to hold hands with Sunset Shimmer again.

Twilight Sparkle accidentally leaves her class with the wrong backpack. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, except that the backpack belongs to the one girl she's had the biggest crush on since moving to Canterlot High.

Not long after the girls saved Camp Everfree and embraced their newfound magical abilities, Sunset Shimmer starts acting strangely. She jumps every time her friends get even remotely close to her and she keeps everyone at a distance. This is especially worrying to Twilight Sparkle, who seeks how to make her best friend feel better.

-Equestria Girls Four Spoilers abound.
-Inspired by a bit of sunny picspam I discovered.

Twilight Sparkle gets a surprise phone call from Sunset Shimmer out of nowhere. It's nothing to worry about... right?

The summer after their first year of college, Sunset and Twilight are living a happy life together. Twilight has moved in to Sunset's surprisingly spacious apartment, and, for the first time in her life, is sharing a bed with another human being (well, unicorn-turned-human, but close enough). And despite some initial misgivings, life with her longtime friend-turned-girlfriend has proven to be a rather easy adjustment.

But both Sunset and Twilight, with quite a few stressful memories apiece, are prone to some bad nights of sleep. And when Twilight finds herself suddenly awake in the wee hours of the morning, her bedmate clearly distressed and in the grip of a nightmare, she knows what she has to do, what she and Sunset have so often done for each other:

Cuddle.

Cover art by TheRainbowMaiden. Used with permission. Author's Notes art created for this story by The Sleepless Beholder. Pre-read by Avery Day and Axolotl222. Chapter 2 written for the Bean's Writing Group prompt "A Shared Meal".

T-rating for sexual references.

Featured 12/13/22-12/15/22!

There's few better ways for Twilight Sparkle to spend a lazy weekend afternoon than propped up against the pillows on her bed, with her girlfriend resting on her body and reading her a story. Sure, she may have left her glasses out of reach, but that hardly matters when all her sensations are focused on Sunset's voice and body anyway.

Of course, Sunset might have an easier time reading if her partner would stop giving her little teases. But where's the fun in that?

Inspired by artwork from AmazingPuffhair, originally commissioned by Chief Executive and used as the cover art here, with permission from AmazingPuffhair. (Chief Executive could not be reached.)

Pre-read by Avery Day and The Sleepless Beholder, who also helped inspire the fic via a Discord conversation.

Featured on 10/5/23-10/8/23!

On a cold snowy evening, Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle snuggle under the covers to stay warm...

...and giddy.

It's New Year's Eve. Do you know where you and your friends are?

Sunset Shimmer is an idiot, plain and simple. She gets herself into a bit of a situation, but the best things come from it. Rated T to be safe. SciSet.