Student and Teacher, Servant and Mistress, Citizen and Ruler, Friend and...Lover?
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"Is it sure is something, isn't it?"
"Absolutely."
Canterlot Castle in the height of summer was a blaze of activity. Ponies worked the gold and lavender rooftops with tiling, plaster paste and hammers, while markets began to open shop with a flourish of bright crimson and lavish yellow cloth. From the vantage of a misty mountain, it looked like a gilded crown atop the brow of an ancient god. A swath of mist rested above the stony visage, adding hair to the scalp of the rocky deity.
"The nobles are probably wondering where we are, aren't they?"
"Absolutely."
"Do you think we shou--"
"Twilight, we shou--No, that's not fair. I'd prefer to enjoy the view. If you'd rather deal with the noble first, by all means. Your commitment is admirable. But in the early summer days I would rather take some time to admire our hard work."
Twilight thought for a moment, then snuggled up against Celestia's side. "We both know I'll just worry about this the whole time. Which is why I will be right back." With a reassuring smile expertly matching Celestia's own, Twilight dove towards the castle's throne room, wings spread wide. "I love you!"
Celestia only smiled and chuckled. "I love you too."
The disappearance left her time to think on her own. A younger Celestia might have tried to pull Twlight back and reassure her, and a younger Twilight might have lied and said she loved every moment of it. Slightly later, they might have fought over their flaws and the conflict between responsibility and sincerity, then had a make up session on the mountainside then and there. Later still and they may have spent the time awkwardly stumbling over their flaws in an attempt to please each other. But today, she smiled and took a stroll down memory lane amongst the mists and the heights.
Not two minutes later, Twilight was back. "There." She said, rolling a schedule in her magic with a satisfied grin. "We now have an open gap for the entire morning, free of any headaches."
"The entire morning?" Celestia raised a brow. "How ever did you..."
"Reworked some student aides from the library on the promise that doing paperwork would get them som extra credit, then assigned the official aides who normally do it as supervisors and gave the guards the duty of re-routing petitioners to the complaints office." Her actions earned a kiss, and the two returned to their perch, coats mingling together.
"This wouldn't bore you, would it?" Twilight blinked.
"Just sitting here? If I was bored I'd probably just grab a book. Besides, it's a wonderful view. Did you plan it like this, or did it just sort of come together?"
"A bit of both, really. I'm sure you can see where my hoof was involved."
"The dessert shops?" This earned a playful swat. "Alright, alright! The reception halls, guest rooms and the living quarters for the castle?"
"As well as the barracks living quarters and several of the lounges for myself and my staff alike." Celestia smiled, and the two leaned together again.
"I knew it would have something to do with that. Always has to be about the big picture, right?"
"I always have some wonderful, talented little pony working on the fine details for me, it seems." Twilight jabbed her with a wingtip and blushed.
"Flirt."
The two of them fell silent for a while, looking over the view, and Celestia plunged into the recesses of the past. A heartbroken alicorn landing on a lonely mountaintop, stubbornly declaring she would never again return to her tribe in the Everfree, stared back at her. The sobs of the alicorn were broken at last by who else but her clan, surrounding her and supporting her in her darkest hour. Stubborn as she was, she was no match for the tenacity of her earth pony kin. A settlement of wood and bindings meant to keep out Timberwolves and Maticores was hastily assembled. From there a city of sanded wood and mortar arouse as a trade centre, tribes from all over uniting under a ruler who would defend them from dragons and diamond dog raiders without a second thought. A small kingdom was built, with farmers working the countryside of proud stone walls, and then an economic hub found itself growing within the armored citadel. The walls smoothed down and the gates grew wider, and then the walls fell altogether and the spire grew ornate under the times of peace and pr--
"Have we gotten to Luna's return yet?" Twilight gave a chuckle at Celestia's stunned blink.
"Twilight?"
"You always get that look when you're thinking about the past. Is that why we're up here? To reminisce?"
"Why? What were you thinking about?" Instantly, Celestia paved her uncertainty over with her usual calm smile, control returning to the situation.
"The same thing, I guess you could say. Time with Cadance and Shiney, our lessons together, meeting Spike again, leaving home for the first time, all the trips back with my friends all the reward ceremonies and marriages and coronations, our dates together."
"Does it make you nostalgic?"
"No." Twilight gave a private little smile.
"No?"
"It just reminds me how much I've overcome, and how far I can still go." Twilight wrapped a wing around Celestia, the two of them standing shoulder to shoulder, and enjoyed the sensation of the heights.
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I dun suppose I could contribute?Like, what are the requirements? Do I have to join a twilestia group? Which one? Should I just PM you, or should I post a story in whatever thread the discussion happens to be on?Right, stupid me didn't check out the description.
4869346 May I ask what this asinine gif is for?
4869510 You have to admit that it's a pretty flippin' awesome gif.
It's an insulting one, but I'll be damned if I'm not tempted to use it myself on some other stories.
4869665 I've used it before myself, and I do agree it's a funny gif. Having a good gif does not excuse assholes from being assholes, that said. Playing a laugh track over punching somebody in the face for looking at you the wrong way does not make you funny.
I liked this.
A slightly different look at future twilight and celestia. Subtle, and calm.
Always good stuff KoC
Impressive portrayal of some of the bumps in the road their relationship would have and how they'd overcome it. Once again I must say good job.
4869906 Wait, you came into a story called the Twilestia Collab and didnt expect shipping? What kind of idiot are you?
4870001 So instead of just clicking away once you realized what the story was, you just had to comment.... What is your life like?
That was rather unexpected, usually these two are two neurotic to enjoy any time together unless it's actually sanctioned by pony Jesus himself.
But here they were just kind of so far into their relationship that they were comfortable doing these sort of things, Celestia allowing Twilight her quirks and Twilight allowing them some free time. And the idea of this couple actually being this comfortable with one another is really hardly done; I think I've seen it all of once, and that was this prompt's... 150th special? Maybe 200th? The one where Twilight went to the future and met the Celestia whose Twilight had grown into her role and calmed down noticeably
4870001 And so, instead of moving on with your life, providing useful criticism on why you disliked the story or even, Iunno, trying to be positive about it, you decided being an asshole to the 25+ authors of this story was the plan of action that would be the most positive towards you and your stories, and the one that would make it easiest for you to rectify your mistake and move on with your DBZ insert crossover fics. Brilliant.
4870035 That was 200, I think... oh geeze, that was 30 prompts ago...
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4870035 Depends on the 'verse, really. Oft times they are able to enjoy each others' company, but they spend so much time pleasing each other that we rarely see them having a moment of proper company between the two of them.
4870163 True. Being fair I can see why too. A lot of this shipping's stories rely on the neurosis of the two to provide some conflict, so it wouldn't really work anywhere but here I don't think.
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I always preferred the Spock version, personally.
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4870917 I'm most fond of the "kicks computer off desk, then walks into a spaceship with a course set for the sun".
4871243 Enjoying shipping=/=clopping. Notice there are no clopfics in this 230-prompt collab. Now go crawl back into your hole of terribad Mary Sue characters with atrocious hair and pathetically unimaginative superpowers". Please.
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I'm always curious as to why, when stupidity is pointed out, stupidity always escalates. I mean, obviously the best solution is to walk away, but instead, there is an instant rage response.
Looking at this conversation, I'm confident that Mr. GMD will respond again, bathing us in the glorious (hilarious) light of his edginess, even though TWO posts ago he stated that he wouldn't respond.
4871243 I know some people do stuffs about ponies (I won't say the M word unless we're on a mature story because it sounds kinda wrong), but I don't think we're part of that group. We like shipping ponies. You like a different genre of stories. And even if we were that sort (admittedly I'm weirded out by them, but I'm trying not to judge), you're not part of the target audience or even any peripheral audience. Please don't be a dick about clicking on a story you didn't intend to read.
4871644 I'm not disappointed.
4871644 Your "criticism" was to post a gif stating you didn't like it (says nothing about why), then make inaccurate claims about the content of the story and attack its authors personally. You are as incompetent a critic as you are a writer and debater.
As for spamming your inbox, stop posting responses that are embarrassingly stupid and maybe we'll stop replying.
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Gentlemen, I have deleted that poor soul's, may he find peace and know the love that is Twilestia, comments and wish to end this discussion. Besides, the Princess has a special message for us all:
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This was nice. I like how far they've grown together.
Like being able to anticipate each other's thoughts or have a good guess. c:
I like this take on their relationship.