Braeburn Apple has always been raised in a conservative household, as a member of the Apple family.
Throughout his life, he's been taught what's 'wrong' and what's 'right', who he was allowed to love, and who he wasn't. Above all, he was told what to be, and how to be it.
When he meets a certain blue Pegasus stallion buying pies at Sweet Apple Acres while he just so happens to be staying there, he discovers feelings he never knew he had.
Unfortunately, they happen to be the same ones he was always taught to suppress.
Can Soarin convince him that it's not wrong to be in love, and that, sometimes, in order to be happy, you need to break out of your comfort zone?
A story about discovering who you are, and being that person, no matter what others tell you to be.

WARNING: M/M, SoarinxBraeburn Coltcuddling! Touches up on some serious social issues in the real world, but with ponies, and at least 20% cooler.
If you don't like it, please do not read it.

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Cross-posted to FanFiction.NET.

Rated T for alcohol references, crude humour, and slight language.

Cover image is by Mn27 on DeviantART.

Edited by many people, included Carcer, LunaUsesCaps, and Diexna, but none have contributed more than the amazing Smayds, who has been my main editor for almost every chapter.

After being dumped by the latest in a long line of marefriends, Pokey Pierce is starting to wonder if he'll ever find the right mare for him. He never even considered that he shouldn't have been looking for a mare at all...

Braeburn develops a romance with Soarin', a colthood friend of his, in Manehattan.

What happens when you throw Shining Armor with two other stallions in the same apartment? Drama, that’s what! From jealousy to downright playing dirty. When the emotions are running high, find out just who the most fragile is.

Thanks to my editor: Aqu

Gentle Strokes is a cynical drunk from Dodge Junction. Stormy is the proud black sheep of a wealthy Manehattan family. Together they're two shining examples of the student body at Camden — Equestria's most prestigious liberal arts college. Navigating their way through one night stands, flirty professors, "End Of The World" parties, junkie roommates, family melodrama, sex, drugs and Rock 'N' Roll as they try their hooves at a college relationship.

Cover art provided by the wonderful: Kill Joy.

This story is a sequel to Rainbow Factory

Cloudsdale Weather Corporation has been running without incident for over twenty years. That is, until two foals manage to avoid being processed and find themselves in the haunted bowels of the massive facility. Can they make it out of the abandoned factory with their sanity intact? Will they uncover the secrets even a company as dark as the CWC is ashamed to keep? And what of the workers who help ensure that, in the end, not a single soul gets through...

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In a moment of weakness, Chrysalis had more than a taste of Shining Armour's love. 11 months later, Twilight Sparkle finds herself a brand new niece by way of 'A small foal in a basket on my door step'.

Special thanks for the picture by Awilldrawforfood1
Now edited with DoomManta.

Being the highest scorer in his class, Serus Starz expected to gain his rightful spot in the Royal Guard. To his contradiction, he was sent to a different squad that consisted of a Lunar Guard and a griffon. Now, being the job of all three very diverse characters, they must learn the meaning of teamwork and cooperation to prove their name as Squad Z.

Warning: This story does contain a lot of drinking, hardly any action packed adventures, and a whole lot of facehoofing action.

Another Warning: The description and tags may change as the story moves on, but for those that aren't interested in reading a romance story, this will contain no romance what-so-ever.

Story written by Soto Konoha and Strong Charger

Cover art by Equestria-Prevails

Applejack expected a heartfelt reunion when she went to visit Dash. She expected to hear stores of how the fastest flier in all of Equestria was faring after becoming the poster pony of the first major war in hundreds of years.

She didn't expect to find herself painted onto the side of an airplane.

Inspired by the cover picture (link in the source).

I guess you're wondering who am I and why you’re reading this,right? Well, to start, my name is Graphite. I attend Celestia’s School for Gifted Ponies as a Senior. I wanted to tell you how the worst day of my life became the best. I remember that day as if it were yesterday, really...

(Rated Teen For: Language and Sexually Provocative Dialog)