Hearth's Warming: a tiresome, predictable celebration—yet not entirely. Discord, once disinterested, found his opinion swayed by his friends' influence. Over the years, he grew fond of those he once opposed, now delighting in giving thoughtful gifts, especially to one canary Pegasus...

Editor: Dreams of Ponies
Pre-reader: Nailah

Written for Talon and Thorn for Jinglemas 2023

It's been a year since her coronation as queen, and Twilight Sparkle has a lot on her mind. Most importantly, the actions of a certain draconequus and how they helped her along her journey.

Discord has a problem. He has a tendency to not think through his actions all that well, poor impulse control, and no ability to figure out how others will feel about what he does. Even with a friend helping him, sooner or later he's going to do something that'll get him stoned or hit with a reforming spell or whatnot. So what's he to do? Ask the smartest pony in Equestria for a solution, of course!

He probably wasn't expecting to get "Have Celestia let you rule Equestria again" for a response.

No one else was probably expecting to enjoy it.

Now with a reading by Crafty Arts!
And a Spanish translation!

Twilight's convinced Discord hasn't really reformed, and has found a weapon to replace the Elements -- a reforming spell Discord missed eating. But panicking an entity like Discord is probably never a good idea. And Twilight's about to learn that the good intentions that pave the road to hell don't make the destination a nicer place to live...

There is now a Progress Bar. Part of "Next of Kin to Chaos", my Discord-as-Q series, set after "Negotiating Terms" and before "Hit Me".

(Note: gets a Dark tag but this is not super dark; after all if Discord destroyed the universe he'd find he had nothing to play with later, and both "Hit Me" and "The King Who Would Be Man" happen after this story.)

A page for this series now exists: Next of Kin to Chaos

This story is a sequel to Blank

Twilight was stripped of her title and arrested for using a dark "reformation" spell on Discord. Discord is still under the control of the spell, struggling to even think about making his own choices. Fluttershy has taken him in, doing everything she can to free him.

Friendships turn bitter and new ones form. Love blossoms in the darkest of situations. These are both powerful forms of magic...but will they be enough to free Discord and reconnect him with himself? Or will they only push him further into becoming a blank slate?

Two things Twilight learned the days before the Grand Galloping Gala. One: don’t cast spells to force you to stay awake. Two: who knew Discord would make such a brilliant dance partner?

When Twilight royally messes up before the grand galloping gala she sits in agony at the thought of having to see the very nobles at the gala who saw her collapse. However, in this self-deprecation she least expected Discord to be a source of comfort.

Now with a reading!

A unicorn and a draconequus. A fashionista and a chaos-causer. The Element of Generosity and the Lord of Chaos.

Now how the Tartarus do they end up together?

Not crack or comedy, but the tone will be pretty lighthearted, generally speaking. There may be a few darker moments.

Cover art: https://www.deviantart.com/void-sommar/art/RariCord-865196749 (found with the help of TheAncientPolitzanian)

Rated T for innuendo and jokes.

A short RariCord dialogue fic.

That is literally all there is to say about this.

Cover art: https://derpibooru.org/images/2453013

Rated Teen for some innuendo and kissing.

It's a beautiful evening to discuss the end of all things, don't you think?

Originally just a writing exercise that ended up being ~1700 words, so I decided to clean it up, add in some more little bits, and post it. Inspired by the prompt, "All things must come to an end."

This story is a sequel to With The Thought Of Us by wishcometrue.

Time passes, and ponies change. But Twilight Sparkle knows that love persists, even as it changes as well.

Third-place finalist in the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Expanded Universe 2 Contest.