The FlutterDash Group Collab

by Dalek Saxon


Pillow- Quadraginta

Pillow
by Quadraginta


Fluttershy woke up screaming from a nightmare. Her breath was coming in fast, shallow gasps, her heart rate was rapid, and a thin sheen of sweat shining on her brow. She realized that she was now awake, and struggled to calm herself down. Eventually, she managed to get her heart rate down to a decent pace, before she finally decided to try to go back to the sweet embrace of sleep.

She breathed deeply and lay her head down on the pillow. She closed her eyes for a moment, yet no matter how much she willed herself to focus upon the blackness within her own eyelids, images of the nightmare shone brightly in her mind.

She struggled to get them out of her mind, but ended up tossing and turning for a fair amount of time. Frustrated, she gave up, and merely stared up at the ceiling. She was so tired, and yet, she didn't want to have the nightmare again.

She fluffed the pillow. Laid her head down on it. Fluffed it again. Rinse and repeat. She sighed. Looks like she won't be going to bed after all.
Just then, Fluttershy felt a presence behind her. She recognized the pattern of sounds which the presence's hooves made on the floor. It was a very specific pattern, one that eased Fluttershy. She knew who the presence was.

The presence, a mare, carefully crawled into bed, next to Fluttershy. It laid it's head upon the pillow, right next to Fluttershy's, then proceeded to wrap it's arm around her. Fluttershy immediately felt an immense feeling of comfort and warmth, relaxed and sank deeper in the bed, and deeper into the arms of the mare.

"G'night, Flutters." Said the mare.

"Good night, Dashie."