sorry for not making this announcement earlier! been very busy with things. the results will be out no later than 2022 Aug 14, and hopefully earlier.

honestly, most of that time will be agonizing over which of these entries to declare the winner, and how to properly express my feelings for all of them, because wow, i have absolutely no business receiving so many amazing stories for a personal contest such as this. every single one of them is strong enough that in any other contest, i would be proud to have it be the winner. so the very idea of picking one winner and at most one runner-up is painful!

until then, please, do check out the entries!

EShe Waits for Thunder

• MLP: FiM
• Romance
• Sad

At night, she waits for thunder.

• Lofty
• Holiday

The Red Parade · 2.4k words  ·  36  5 · 289 views

TScoot x Family

• Equestria Girls
• Drama

Few trips to Luna's office bode well. Even fewer that involve a student's guardians.

• Alt. Universe
• Scootaloo
• Other
• Vice-Principal Luna
• Lofty
• Holiday

FanOfMostEverything · 4.6k words  ·  115  5 · 1.8k views

ETwo Mares Met

• MLP: FiM
• Romance
• Slice of Life

Two mares met, and kept meeting.

• Lofty
• Holiday
• Snap Shutter

TheLegendaryBillCipher · 1.4k words  ·  32  5 · 407 views

EI'd Throw Her Off a Cliff, No Problem

• MLP: FiM
• Slice of Life

Pegasi have their own ways of saying, "You're awesome and I love you."

• Scootaloo
• Mayor Mare
• Other
• Lofty
• Holiday

Mockingbirb · 1.5k words  ·  140  10 · 1.6k views

EThe Greatest Slugger of Them All

• MLP: FiM
• Slice of Life

Auntie Lofty had a past she didn't want to talk about. Scootaloo had a classroom that was dying to know.

• Scootaloo
• Diamond Tiara
• Cheerilee
• Lofty
• Holiday

libertydude · 6k words  ·  47  1 · 618 views