"Hey, Fluttershy? Can I ask you something?"
Fluttershy looked up at Sunset Shimmer from her biology notes. The two girls were studying together at Fluttershy's house; the rest of their friends were all busy with other things elsewhere. "Of course."
"It's...kind of personal, and I don't want to offend you or upset you," Sunset hedged.
Fluttershy smiled. "It's alright. Go ahead."
"Well..." Sunset paused, tapping her pen on her notebook. "Something's been bugging me for a while now. I've noticed, well...you never wear a bra. I was just wondering..." She trailed off.
Fluttershy's cheeks turned faintly pink.
"It's just...you're always so shy and so afraid of people staring at you. I mean, you ran away from a spotlight at the Battle of the Bands. But you go around without a bra and wearing tank tops that call attention to it, and..." Sunset shook her head. "I just can't figure it out."
Fluttershy ducked her head and toyed with her hair. "I just...don't like bras," she said. "They're not very comfortable and they cut into my shoulders and leave ugly marks. I'm more comfortable without one, and..." Her blush deepened, and in a meek, subdued voice, she added, "and I think I look better this way, too." She looked up at Sunset and laughed quietly. "I sound silly, don't I?"
Sunset shook her head. "Not at all. Every girl has a right to take pride in her appearance, and you're very pretty."
Fluttershy played with her hair, a coy smile on her face. "Thank you."
"Isn't it..." Sunset paused, frowning. "I mean, I had to train myself to wear a bra after I got here, because having these—" she gestured at her own chest— "was a new experience for me, and..."
"And yours are pretty big, yeah." Fluttershy's eyes widened, and she let out a squeak. "Ah! I'm sorry, I didn't—"
Sunset waved a dismissive hand. "Nah, it's cool. So...?"
Fluttershy shrugged. "Mine just never really bother me. Not enough to put up with wearing a bra." She looked back down at her notebook. "I mean yeah, I get some pervy looks from boys sometimes, and...and I hear some of the less nice girls at school snickering sometimes, but..." She looked back up at Sunset. "It's my body, it's my choice, you know?"
Sunset raised an eyebrow. "That's...usually something you hear people say about abortion, not whether or not to wear a bra."
Fluttershy let out a startled yelp which made Sunset giggle, then furiously turned her attention back to her notes. Sunset shook her head, smiled, and did the same.