It's Hearth's Warming and Smolder would like to invite a certain young dragon to a dance but she can't get the words out, can her changeling roommate help her make this the best Hearth's Warming ever?

Many thanks to Rixizu for editing.

This was written for The Bricklayer as a part of Jinglemas 2020! For more information about Jinglemas, checkout our group!

Silverstream just can't focus and concentrate on her class' next assignment and needs something to stay on track. Luckily her changeling friend has an idea to help her concentrate for their upcoming test. Ocellus might regret that later...

Cover art Silverstream
By artist Setharu

Ocellus doesn't like the way Hyaline looks. Neither do any of the other changelings.

She wants him to stop.

He doesn't feel the need to.

Love is built up over time, and no one knows that more than Ocellus.

Smolder has a thing for Ocellus. She has had it for a long time, but each time she is given the opportunity to profess her feelings, she chickens out and swears next time will be the one. Hopefully this one will be the one.

After all, it has been years since they last spoke, and they are not getting any younger.

Cover art by Kerui8d.

Set after the end of the show.

Smolder and Ocellus spend quality time together after cheer practice and encounter an eldritch entity bent on consuming Smolder's soul. They also play Connect Four.

Special thank you to Miller Minus for his feedback
Cover from poneko-chan, I just inverted the colors because no other art I could find was working

After Twilight Sparkle reopens her School of Friendship she decides, as an act of diplomacy, to hold another Friends and Family Day to prove her school is different this time. Almost everyone agrees that this is was a good call and has a good time, but one earth pony refuses to and it's up to his griffon friend to try and change that.

This is a Season 8 story, based on only the first two episodes. Which means I'll probably have to mark this under Alternate Universe eventually.

The image is by PinataGhost, who you can find through that link or by clicking through the very cute image. Do it. It's a very good art.

Thorax has had months. Months, of working tirelessly as the Ruler of the Changeling Hive and he is absolutely exhausted. He can barely stay awake when he comes to visit Ocellus at the School of Friendship to see how she's doing.

Ocellus, being the smart cookie that she is, comes up with a plan: She can pretend to be him, and he can go relax for a day.

Desperate, he accepts, but on the condition that he goes to class disguised as her and takes notes so she doesn't fall behind. After that, he can sneak off and finally get to sleep.

But then Smolder and Ember get involved.

Now with a Spanish translation!

After her friends come to her aid during a time of need, Ocellus undergoes a dramatic transformation. This results in a flurry of new emotions and worries that cause the Student Six to fear that their friendship is in jeopardy.

"Gonna take you right back,/Right back to the beginning,/Of the gift that keeps giving again,/It's the gift that keeps giving again." -Super Furry Animals, 'The Gift That Keeps Giving'

Sequel “Crush Story”

In an effort to better understand the holiday, Ocellus asks if she can visit with Sandbar and his family for Hearth's Warming Eve. Sandbar is more than happy to welcome the changeling, as Hearth's Warming Eve is his family's favorite holiday of the entire year. What will Ocellus learn about the holiday from Sandbar and his family?

Cover art made by Pitangawang
Pre-read and edited by Striving for Harmony.