//------------------------------// // Stargazers // Story: Domestic Drabbles of Discord's Dimension // by GeekCat //------------------------------// Discord and Fluttershy appeared in a flash of light on a grassy hill, just a short distance away from Sweet Feathers Sanctuary. The sun was slowly sinking lower into the sky. "Is this good?" he asked her. She nodded, slowly sitting down on the grass before lying onto her back. "Are you excited?" she asked. He flopped onto the ground next to her. "I suppose so," he said, placing his hands under his head. "I mean, I don't particularly care that today's the anniversary of Luna's return. I'd say the only ones who do care are her, Celestia, and Twilight." She nudged his shoulder, and he quickly added, "And you and our friends, of course!" He glanced back at the sky. "I just meant that I'm more excited about the meteor shower Twilight's made than whatever date it might be." "You don't care that Luna returned?" she said. He quickly shook his head. "Of course I care about that! I just don't particularly care about what day it happened." He waved his paw in the air. "I'm not a fan of schedules, and the only dates I really care about are holidays, birthdays, and our anniversary. You can't honestly expect me to care about anything else on the calendar. Besides, I don't see any national celebrations during my reformation day." She giggled, shaking her head. "Of course. I should have known." She kissed his cheek. "But...I like the little celebration we have together for your reformation. And you do, too, right?" He shrugged, hiding a small smile. "Well...I do admit that a small birthday party with friends is very nice." He kissed her forehead. "I truly do enjoy our little celebration, even if it isn't a national event." She shifted closer to him. "I'm sorry for sounding so doubtful...like you didn't care." "I understood what you meant," he said. "Are you excited?" She nodded. "I've never seen a meteor shower before," she said. "What's it like?" "Interesting," he said. "I've seen many of these before...even created a few of my own. But I don't think Twilight would have decided to take any tips from me in how to design this." He held up his paw and opened it, creating a few golden sparks that hovered in circles above his palm. "I'm quite proud of some of the ones I created," he said, as the golden sparks changing into a rainbow of colors, etching patterns into the air behind them. "Not some of my more...dangerous ones, of course. But in the years before that, I could leave creatures in sheer awe." All of the sparks in his paw flew in front of her, all of them turning pink and moving to etch a heart in the air above her. She blushed, covering her face with a strand of mane. "Maybe Twilight will let you do something with the night sky sometime...if you ask her nicely." He shrugged and closed his paw, the sparks dissipating into puffs of glittery smoke. They glanced back at the sun, which was just starting to disappear below the horizon. If she looked off to the side, off in the distance near Ponyville, multicolored specks were starting to congregate on the hills and open areas, some of them spreading out blankets. "Are you sure you don't want to go over there?" she asked him, pointing a hoof at the group. "I think they might even have their own parties to celebrate." He followed to where her hoof was pointed. "Well...do you want to be a part of a large crowd, or have your own space?" She glanced down. "I...I like having some space," she said. "But I wasn't sure if you'd rather be part of a large celebration..." "Flutters," he said, placing his paw on her shoulder. "Whatever makes you happy makes me happy." He snapped his fingers, summoning chocolate shakes into her hoof and his claw. "Besides, we can have our own celebration!" he said cheerfully, reaching over and clinking his glass against hers. "Cheers!" She giggled. "Cheers!" she added, taking a sip of her cold beverage. She leaned back to look up at the sky, where the first few stars were starting to wink into view. As the stars came into view, Discord would point out the constellations he saw, using his claw to draw golden patterns in the air a few feet above them. He pointed out ones that looked like her and her friends' cutie marks, the cutie marks of Celestia and Candance, and, most prominently tonight, Luna's cutie mark. After that, he began "finding" his own patterns, from spirals and storm clouds, to a heart with her name written crudely in the middle. She giggled at each pattern he drew, poking him in the ribs when he showed her the heart. Soon, with the air filled with shimmering golden lines, she started pointing out patches of stars she could see figures in. "I think I can see you there," she said, pointing to a messy cluster. He squinted his eyes at it. "It looks just like you when you're coiled around something, but you let your arms dangle limply." He snapped his fingers, though no magic happened. "Ah, I see it!" He made a quick drawing motion at the area where she was pointing, making a pink-lined drawing of himself coiled around her, except his limbs were lying on the ground like limp noodles. He stuck his tongue out the side of his mouth, and completed the picture by adding a derpy expression to his face. This was enough to send her into a giggling fit, covering her mouth with her hooves. He laughed along with her, poking her in the belly with his paw, making her giggle even more and curl up into a ball away from him. Suddenly, off to the side, she saw a shimmer of gold streak across the sky. "Look!" she gasped. "It's starting!" He stopped his tickle attack, flopping onto his back and waving away his constellation drawings. Another gold streak flashed across the sky, followed by another, then another. Before she knew it, the sky was completely filled with the golden ribbons of light, the stars becoming just a dim backdrop against their brilliant light. "It's beautiful," she said in a hushed voice, just as the shower was finishing its climax. "Yes..." she heard him whisper beside her. She glanced over at him, and saw that while one of his eyes was focused on the sky, the other was clearly focused on her. She turned away with a blush, looking back up at the sky. Time passed quickly, and the shower soon died down to a few meteors. Though a few of them lit the sky up every so often, the sky returned to its normal, quiet, peaceful state. Off in the distance, most creatures were getting up and walking away, leaving the dark hills bare. She felt Discord lay a soft paw on her shoulder. "Do you want to go home?" he asked quietly. She shook her head. "No thank you. It's a nice night tonight." She shifted closer to him, snuggling into his chest. "Let's stay here just a little longer." He smiled, stroking her mane. "That does sound nice..." he murmured, wrapping his arm around her. After some time spent snuggling, they rolled onto their sides and wrapped their forelimbs around each other, bringing their lips together in a passionate kiss. They pressed close against each other, Discord even wrapping his tail above her hips. The only way she could respond was by slinging her own tail over his lower torso. She could feel him smile against her muzzle. Eventually, though, they pulled out of their kiss, but still clung tightly to each other, letting their tails dangle limply, but still in contact with the other's body. She sighed and tucked her head under his chin, snuggling further into his chest, turning her head just slightly to look up at the stars out of the corner of her eye. She yawned softly, a sound muffled by her husband's fur. It's so nice out, she thought. I'll wait just a few more minutes before asking to go home... With that, she looked up at the stars with drooping eyes, leaning against Discord's chest. A chill wind blew over Fluttershy. She shivered, and crawled in the direction she knew Discord was in, searching for his warm body. She felt herself push even closer against a cold, damp body. With a grimace, she opened her eyes and sat up. The two of them were lying on the hillside. The sun was just peeking over the horizon behind them, lighting the land with a beautiful pink hue. Discord's arms and tail fell limply to the ground as she sat up, and he let out a tiny snore, rolling closer to her. Another chilly breeze blew past, making her shiver and wrap her hooves around herself. She glanced down at herself, and saw that the dewdrops that covered the grass were also covering her coat. A glance at Discord showed that the same thing had happened to him. She quickly reached over and shook his shoulder. He grumbled, but stirred awake, peering up at her. "Discord," she said quietly, "We fell asleep on the hill last night. Can you snap us home?" She shivered. "It's really cold out here." He quickly snapped awake, snapping his fingers as soon as the word 'cold' left her mouth. They appeared in their living room, where a fireplace suddenly grew out of the wall, a blazing green fire inside of it. With another snap of his fingers, three fluffy towels descended on her, and he came behind her and began to quickly rub her dry. She laughed and tried to push him awake. "Discord, you're just as damp as I am!" He smirked, and his fur suddenly ruffled as she felt heat coming from his body. "Not anymore," he said smugly. "Now, as soon as you're dried off, I'll make you some nice hot chocolate." He began to gently rub her dry. "I can't believe I was so careless...should have carried you home," he muttered to himself. She placed a hoof on top of his claw. "Discord," she said quietly, "I'm fine, really. Honestly, I should have told you I was starting to get tired. Don't go blaming yourself for this." He sighed, kissing the top of her head. "I know. I just...I want to make absolutely sure that you're alright," he said. "I couldn't stand it if you caught a cold because of me." She smiled and kissed his cheek. "You're too sweet." She grabbed a blanket on the couch and brought it closer to her. "Now, did you say something about hot chocolate?" He grinned and nodded, the towels flying away as he draped the blanket over her shoulders. He snapped his fingers and created two mugs of steaming hot chocolate, shifting right up against her as he handed her the drink. They leaned against each other, blanket wrapped around both of them, as they sipped on their hot drinks.