Dark Paradise: the TwiLuna Group Collab

by Habanc


Art - Pearple Prose

Written by: Pearple Prose

It was midnight, and Canterlot was asleep, save for the sprinkling of lights visible from the bedroom balcony. A lavender alicorn sipped from her steaming mug of cocoa and huddled closer under the indigo wing draped over her withers as a chill breeze swept over the two.

Twilight sighed happily, beaming up at the stars in the night sky. They twinkled cheerily in response. "Thank you for dragging me out here, Luna. The nobles were getting kinda grating."

"Mhm." Luna mhm'd. She continued to stare at something hidden between her forelegs, horn glowing. Her tongue peeked out the side of her mouth as she concentrated.

"On the bright side, Blueblood hasn't bothered me once since that incident in the throne room. In fact, he bought me some thank-you chocolates just the other day! Had the cutest little blush too." Twilight began giggling. "I think he likes my new shampoo!" The giggling transformed into a laughing fit.

Luna hummed. "Mmm, shampoo is nice..."

The laughter petered out. "Um, I... guess?" Twilight frowned slightly, then painted the smile back on. "Oh, so the other day, the Princess walked into the throne room."

"Mhm."

"Celestia, I mean. She's the Princess."

"Yes, love."

"Because there aren't any others."

"I agree, darling."

Twilight growled. "Anyway, my favourite princess, Celestia, declared her undying love for me the other day."

"Oh?"

"And then we made sexy forbidden love right there on the steps."

"That was nice of him."

At this point, Twilight was visibly snarling. The frayed ends of her wits snapped, and she rounded on the alicorn at her side. "Luna! Are you even paying attention to-!"

"HUZZAH!" Luna suddenly leapt to her hooves, holding a small rectangle of canvas aloft in her aura. "We hath finished it, my love! Our masterpiece!" The ensuing silence drew her attention to the Twilight Sparkle that was currently splayed out on her side. It would have been an adorable sight, Luna thought, if it weren't for the bloodthirsty look on her marefriend's face.

"Oh, uh... Oops." Luna sat back down and used her wing to roll Twilight back into her seat. She coughed awkwardly.

Twilight maintained her pout for a few moments, then released it with a sigh. "This had better be good, Luna." Luna let her take the canvas from her grasp.

The first thing Twilight noticed were the eyes; two shining amethysts, gazing wistfully up at the night sky. In them, she could see the reflection of the stars, lit up by the warm orange light of the city below. Those two perfect eyes were set in the face of a lavender alicorn, with an indigo mane that fell neatly across her brow and curled around her ear. The mare was smiling happily, and the steam drifting off the top of the mug in front of her curled into a tiny heart halfway up the canvas.

She heard a cough, and she tore her eyes from the portrait to see Luna looking at her worriedly. "Is it good? Do you like it? I am so, so sorry, love, for ignoring you, I just I saw it and you and the stars and I couldn't I had to-"

Twilight cut her off with a boop on the nose. "It's perfect, Luna.


"Absolutely perfect."

Luna smiled at her gratefully. Then her ears perked up as she recalled something.

"Oh, and about that Celestia comment..."

"Oh. Hehe, yeah, sorry about-"

"I was actually wondering when she would come clean. I'm happy for her."

"...What."