Some days, Octavia’s heart’s desire is to ease into the morning with a quiet cup of tea. But as the saying goes: desire is the root of suffering. Especially when her roommate gets involved...

Additional tags: Epic Wub Time, gratuitous ascension, liquid-based coping mechanisms

This story was expanded from its original appearance as a finalist in the July 2018 Writeoff, "It Could Have Gone Better," with the assistance of Georg and Moosetasm! Cover art by Ars-Daemonium and moondragon0494, used with permission — but if you look closely you’ll see a DA watermark that I missed until late in the game. :-( I’ve requested a clean copy, and I’ll update it if I get one!

Sometimes, it takes a while for somepony to create something new. And even when that new creation is complete, insecurities settle. As Octavia observes her struggling friend, she wonders what she could do to help.

Vinyl comes home from a gig to find Octavia passed out on the couch covered in sheet music. This has become a common sight for Vinyl and its beginning to worry her. When she finds out why, she decides to make it up to the cellist.

WARNING:

Snuggles and fluffy kisses ahead!

YOU....HAVE....BEEN....WARNED!

Vinyl Scratch likes football. Octavia really likes football. Vinyl Scratch is terribly confused.

This is all Zaponator's fault.

With a broken hoof and only a day left to record her latest piece, Octavia must rely on her roommate to assist her in playing.

Assist her in an awkwardly intimate half-embrace, that is.

A slightly belated birthday present for Not Enough Coffee. Special thanks to Ceffyl Dwr for offering me the idea and helping me out with pre-reading, legend as always.

Octavia performs with the symphony, playing music for thousands. It's her dream job and she loves what she does.

But at home, in the quiet and the alone, she gets restless. She wants something she can't define-

The satisfaction of the night.

Title by Spectral

Not to be confused with the superior and wholly unrelated My Roommate Is a Vampire by Dennis the Menace (which you should go read instead of this if you haven't already!)

Short, silly Octascratch wherein Vinyl Scratch comes home to Octavia in an awesome vampire cape. Has Vinyl become a terrifying creature of dark passions? Will Octavia be amused? (Spoilers: no.) Is there a twist where it's not Vinyl who's the vampire but Octavia instead? (Spoiler: also no.) Or perhaps Vinyl has simply been reading way too many vampire novels recently? (Spoiler: it's that one!)

Cover image from the talented namelesshero2222.

Now with a Youtube reading by the delightful ObabScribbler!

Our past experiences shape us. Our joys and sorrows both come reverberating out of the past to influence the present and the future. For Vinyl Scratch, today is the day that she will start to come to terms with the echoes of her own past and how they continue to affect her relationship with her marefriend Octavia Melody.

Contains: References to abusive relationships, lots of pony hugs and cuddling

You know Vinyl Scratch. Everypony knows Vinyl Scratch: Cocky, sure of herself, parties all night and likes her music loud and the beats louder. And talking about herself in the third person.

What? It's fun.

Okayokayokay... so anyway, you're wondering how I first met my better half, right? (And don't tell her I called her that, 'cause she'll rib me about it me all day.)

Well, the whole thing kinda began somewhere you'd never expect to find me: The opera house.

I kid you not.

A wonderful day at a gorgeous location. No work, no responsivities, no nothing… And yet, it would all be meaningless without the mare by my side. For it is not what you do, but who you do it with that truly matters.

Thanks to Twidashforever and ForgottenExistance for their help!

cover by hms-chul