Something I noticed with S6 ships is that no one is really willing to experiment with their possible shipping dynamics the same way we do for the Mane 6. Seriously, dig around for a bit, and you’ll find hundreds of fics for literally any arrangement of the Mane 6 paired off. But for the Student 6? It’s pretty much just Gallstream, Yonabar, some Gallbar for flavor and Smolcellus simply because they’re the only two left. I can think of maybe three Smollus fics in total that I have seen on this

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“So now I’m supposed to do anything Ocellus does? What if she jumped off a cliff?” 

“If Ocellus jumped off a cliff, she would have done her research regarding the height of the cliff, the depth of the water, and the angle of entry. So yes, if you see Ocellus jump off a cliff, by all means, jump off a cliff.”

“Tell me everything you know about The Fang Gang member Hiv-”

“Princess, no!”

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Ashamed to admit, I'm way more proud of that title than I should be. So the May Pairing Contest was something I saw advertised last year, and on a whim, I thought I'd give it a shot since trying to figure out the dynamics of two characters you never see interact in the show itself is an interesting writing challenge. What came out was Plus Ones, and although I wasn't completely satisfied with the story it did receive a good amount of praise.

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Alternate titles: Fear, Part One, Life — Didn’t go with the first one because I was still in “Name the chapter after its central theme” mode, and Ch.8(Tension) isn’t exactly about “fear” so much as the lingering awkwardness or dare I say…? Tension between Smolder, Gallus, and Silverstream.

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This bad boy took hours to whip together, and changes are still being made.

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Grading Scale:

A (fantastic episode)
A- (an excellent episode with at least one flaw)
B+ (a great episode with a couple of flaws)
B (a good episode which still could have been better)

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Sorry, this one came out so late. I had all kinds of problems getting this one finished, but don't worry, I'm working on the next chapter right now. In this one, Smolder and Jade try to confront some dank secrets in the School of Friendship's past. We get some hints of something else going on and great dangers on the rise.

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This episode almost made me spill my drink on the screen. The reveal that Garble is Smolder's brother came quick, efficiently and merciless. Even after missing the first few minutes of the episode, and therefore all that talk about how Smolder's brother is a softie like Spike, this plot twist still blew my mind. Smolder isn't anything like Garble, how can two dragons who are so different be siblings? One of these apples definitely fell far from the tree. And knowing Garble and looking at his

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My favorite chicken coup has been cookin' up something spicy!

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Go check it out! Yours Truly was an editor, and lemme tell you, this is a good one.

---Season 9--Episode 9---
This episode felt like it was trying to do for dragons and Garble what “Lost Treasure of Griffinstone” did for griffins and Gilda. There are a few issues with that concept on paper. (This is credited to Kim Beyer-Johnson, the person behind Non-Compete Clause. While episodes aren't really written by only one or two people, I still felt like we'd dodged a bullet. This just being an OK episode overall is fine).

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And it's hilarious, so much so, I just have to share it.

Linkity-Link!

Not made by me, obviously, so credit where credit's due.

So... I'm noticing that it's taking me a while to get around to making actual cover art for I Thought You'd Never Ask.

I was hoping to go with something abstract, like the first story, but this time representative of five-to-seven nations: Yaks, Griffins, Hippogriffs, Changelings, Dragons, and possibly Equestria and/or the Crystal Empire. Since it's not getting done, I figured I'd at least ask: does anypony here want to help me with the cover art? It would be very much appreciated!

And we're back! Due to apparent word count limitations, this chapter's discussion required it be split into separate posts, and today I bring you the second half, containing the oh so tumultuous resolution to Gallus and Grandpa Gruff's fued. Let's not waste anymore time and get right on into it!

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For those who didn't get the messages about it, I've finally begun dropping the first chapters of I Thought You'd Never Ask, the sequel to the well recieved What's Your Problem?. This one has a much grander scale, and will follow the Young Six, and everypony at the school of friendship through a series of field trips to the neighboring

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Ah, Ch.11(Closure). For a while, I considered this to be the best chapter of The Bonds of Love, even better than the Smolder and Mount Aris chapters. It’s not hard to see why—Ch.10(Home) did most of the setup concerning Gallus’ feelings toward Griffonstone, leaving Ch.11(Closure) to ride that setup and finally discuss his and Gruff’s relationship—something I’ve wanted to address since the very beginning with A Day for Family.

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If you can picture my face, this is how I’d look before starting work in the office.

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Alternate Title: Griffonstone — For obvious reasons. I didn’t go with it since I still preferred naming the chapters after their main themes.

Ch.10(Home) is weird for me because even though it’s one of the best chapters of the story, I feel far more passionate for the next chapter. Though I suppose that’s only natural when this is clearly a glorified Part One to Ch.11(Closure)’s Part Two. And yes, that does mean this was another chapter split incident, as are the next four chapters.

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We’re in the final stretch now, and there’s no better way to begin bringing this story to a close than the event we’ve been hyping up since the very beginning: Gallus and Silverstream’s 2^nd Date.

This has been a long time coming, and you better believe I relished every second I wrote this chapter, especially since I could finally write the lovebirds being actually happy!

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