Roseluck grows some of the best flowers, and with her special talent coming up roses, pardon the pun, she always has her most work right around Hearts and Hooves day. And she can't stand the amount of work she puts into a holiday when she doesn't even have a special somepony herself.

Cheerilee can put a happy spin on just about any topic, and teaches her students with joy and enthusiasm. But being faced with a classroom full of happy crushes and romantic blooms when you're still not able to find your own special somepony cuts straight to the heart.

As the two seek the solace of other ponies lacking special someponies, feelings are talked about.

(Random Romance/Feb2014, includes some completely random background ships as side mentions)

Look up at the picture. You know the one, the cover picture none of you care about. See that stallion in the background there? That's me. You probably didn't see me at first because you were too busy best-ponying over Sweetie Belle, but it's to be expected.

There's a reason I'm so sad, but then again, I guess being forgotten will do that to you. Take chances, they said. Ask out a mare, they said. It'll be a fun time, they said.

Yeah, well, they lied.

A generic pony in a generic town doing generic things with other generic background ponies.

All they want is something different.

Lunaverse story. A thousand years ago, Corona cursed Jackelope Valley, and it has never rained there since. Now the barren desert is the site of an annual music festival that celebrates up-and-coming artists--and Lyra's been invited to play! When Raindrops learns that her favorite band, the Daughters of Discord, are playing, she comes along as well... but soon after arriving, the two stumble upon the last living Jackelope. What should have been a week of fun and music turns into a race against time and the pitiless sun as the two ponies, aided by DJ Pon3 and the guitarist pegasus Thunder Axe, struggle to save the Jackelope's life...

"OC" to refers to Thunder Axe and assorted background/minor characters.

Yet another psychological peer. This one's about a certain background pony.

What's an artificial intelligence to do when it reaches the extent of it's capabilities and can no longer improve? In most cases, either fulfill some end state goal and shut down, or, if it's smart enough, ask for clarification from its creators.

For a certain pony-based AI, neither of those is an acceptable solution.

It'll take an unexpected meeting with a being with whom it shares surprising parallels to kick-start it back into action, and nothing will ever be the same after.

Entry for the Friendship is Optimal contest.

Technically canon compliant, unless I've missed something, and while a bit of background is provided, being familiar with the original story will certainly help comprehension.

The lights dim, the stage is set, the ponies are ready! Hilarity, hijinks, and loads of playing around ensue when the Mane 6, Spike, the CMC, Princess Celestia, Dr. and Derpy Whooves, some fun background characters, and a few OCs get tangled up in a crazy theatre show!

Be warned, there's lots of crude humor, cloppiness, and general rambunctiousness! Haters gonna hate, but the show must go on!

Please leave your comments, especially for the next show! I'm looking forward to hearing from all you bronies out there!

To be an employee of Photo Finish is a great honor, but it can also be quite tiring at times... Most of the time, actually. Hairspray isn’t one to complain, and like all the others assistants of Equestria’s most famous photographer, she has learned to do her job, and do it well.

But today is one of those days when everything goes wrong, and Hairspray will have to deal with both Photo Finish' usual temper and the arrogance of another hairdresser who is decided to get the job for herself.

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Author's note:
Remember Photo Finish’ assistants from the episode Green isn’t your Color? No? Well here’s a reminder of who they are since they’re the main characters of this one-shot:

-Hairspray: the pony seen taking care of Fluttershy’s mane – and the one from the story’s picture.
-Powder Rouge: the one going through the whole “too much blush, not enough blush” with Fluttershy.
-Pinny Cushion: the one with a violet mane seen working with Hairspray and Powder Rouge and taking care of Fluttershy’s dress.

Those background ponies seem to have been forgotten by bronies and pegasisters, but they deserve some attention too!

This story is a sequel to The Power of Love: Sweetheart and Minty

Second story in the "TPoL" series, this time starring Tavi and Vinyl!! As told by the two lovebirds ~ (Including a very special guest!)

This is the second story to my "The Power of Love" series, which goes through our favorite background ponies' love lives and how they came to know and (eventually) fall in love with each other.

Entry for Harms Way's 1000 Follower Contest!

Wallflower Blush has just read Background Pony, and she thinks it's the best thing she's ever read.

Inspired, she writes something of her own for the first time.

She expects people to love reading it as much as she loved writing it.

She is not at all prepared for the possibility that her words are just as invisible as she is.

P.S. This is not the story that she writes.

Also an unintentional non-entry into the No-Dialogue Contest.