Rainbow Dash loves flying more than anything else in Equestria. At least that is what her friends think. In truth she loves Fluttershy more than anything and would even trade her wings for a chance to snuggle with the mare of her dreams... but of course that would never happen, after all...cool ponies didn't cuddle. Cuddling was for mushy romance novels and a criminally adorable yellow Pegasus. A Pegasus who had a long mane and tail and smelled like wild flowers. An aromatically inciting mare who should be arrested immediately if she ever wore those pink socks that matched her mane again. Then if Rainbow got into the Wonderbolts she could be the arresting officer and use all the latest interrogation snuggles and tickling implements to get Fluttershy to confess to her crimes of being twenty percent cuter than Equestrian law would allow... but no... Cool ponies didn't love cute things... cool ponies didn't like hugging shy mares in pink socks... and most of all, cool ponies didn't cuddle...
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Well here it is everyone! I had this whole description written out, but when I woke up this morning, it was gone. So I can't remember everything so I'll just tell y'all about the cover art.
The Flutterdash was HERE
The background was HERE
Since I can't think of anything else, I'll see you at the next chapter.
Okay, since I feel as though I'm the reason this story was made in the first place, I have no choice but to upvote and favorite it.
After reading it, I can assure you that that's exactly what I would have done anyway.
Thanks for writing!
However, I should probably let you know about a somewhat noticeable typo near the end:
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I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist the urge to use that...
5040748 DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! I am a failure at proofreading... I'll go commit ritual suicide now... Not really, I think suicide is one of the worst things ever. As for that sentence, it should have been, "Rainbow felt asleep."
Seriously I need to get my tenses straight.
That picture... I love that he's so excited about feeling asleep.
Also thanks for the favorite and upvote... Oh I need to throw this at some groups!
5040784
No, you are not a failure at proofreading.
Whenever somebody proofreads their own story, there will always be something that slips through the editing. Always.
With that said, you should probably take another look at the bold word in your comment...
At least you fixed it properly in the story!
5040881 I know, heck I've seen stories with editors that missed something like my mistake in this one.
As for the bold in the comment, I did that on purpose as a joke.
5040980
I see...
I should probably let you know that subtle jokes such as that often fly right over my head.
That cover art... melted my heart. And the story... well done, cute and sweet.
It'd be cool to make a prequel of the crazy shenanigans Dash goes through to covertly send that Ph.D in adorableness to Flutters and everyone's reaction to it.
Why thank you,
Semper Fortis!
5041142 Apparently. But it's okay, Derpy emoticon makes everything better.
5041204 I loved the art too. Usually I try to position my own vectors, but this one was so perfect I had to go with it.
Also I've actually been thinking about doing a prequel of sorts. Not just of that covert act, but also of the events leading up to Dashie thinking that cool ponies don't cuddle. Perhaps even a sequel about Pinkie's "Flutterdash is finally together Party."
You are quite welcome, sailor... Wait um... Semper Fortis is the Navy one right?
5041262 That would be awesome. It could even be a comedy. I think Dashie would go to ridiculous lengths to cover all that up.
And yes, Semper Fortis is Navy.
5041274 I think it would have to be a comedy for that very reason. Also I can imagine her getting the idea for it after seeing Twilight's PhD in Theoretical Magical Studies and asking what a phud... fd... phbt is. And now even more I am thinking about Doctor Princess Twilight "Bells on Hooves" Sparkle...
Sweet! To others it might seem like trivial information, but I like to think that no information is truly useless.
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Aplologies for stalking reading the comment section of this story, but:
Have you been reading The Demesne of the Reluctant Twilight Sparkle, by any chance?
5041495 Thou are forgiven for thy stalking. Also no... I have not been reading that story... I think I'm going to have to though. If only to find out why Luna has the authority to give ponies to Twilight as possessions... okay also because I want to see what Twilight does with her new power over the lives of her friends. I'm excited now. It's on the read list for tomorrow!
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your way: Demesne, as it's commonly shortened, actually started in a comment thread of another story - The Princess of Books.
Well, just to throw some "trivial information"
Though those stories have nothing to do with each other, aside from the fact that one inspired the other, if you don't mind my input, I suggest you read "The Princess of Books" before "Demesne."
p.s. Make sure you are prepared to laugh at least once. Although, if your sense of humor is at all similar to mine, be prepared to laugh far more often than that.
p.p.s. Even though I highly recommend those two, I would not force you to read them if you didn't want to.
5041751 I think I've at least seen the Princess of Books before... Yes I've seen it before and I think I meant to read it when my computer crashed and I lost a lot of tabs with fics I was going to add to my read later list.
aww the cuteness
Finally got to reading this.
...
Okay, two things.
One:
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That just... I had to calm down for a second after reading that. And yes, Fluttershy does deserve that diploma.
Two:
You did it. You actually did it.
...
How could I possibly hate something filled with so much cuteness and fluff? Upvote and fave for you!
Now return from the dark side!
I don't say this often but...
*Squeeeeee*
5043420 We the Federation of Fluttershy Fans in Favor of Understanding Cuteness and Kindness(FFFFU... oh crap... um... we need a better name... Well thanks and ... thanks!
5043861 Huzzah! Rainbow Dash is amused.
As for number Two... okay, I'll get back to my normal stuff... maybe some alcohol related stories... maybe something with Nightmare Moon... Oh, or alcohol related Nightmare Moon!
5044298 I said Booyah! Now I can scratch, "Make a person 'Squee'" off my bucket list.
5044562 Yes you can, and here have a bonus. *Squee* Also, can I join FFFUCK?
And while they snuggled, the Crusaders happened by, searching for Rainbow Dash.
http://chi-hayu.deviantart.com/art/How-come-you-re-here-412740407
5044573 Woah there buddy... I haven't even started the group yet... and this story is rated everyone... and I added an "F" but yeah if I get my other computer back up and running soon I'll actually have time this week to mess around with something like that.
5044665 They saw nothing...if they know whats good for them... Still the picture is adorable, thank you.
Too cute how to be understood by mere mortals such as ourselves.
5046214 Thanks! I suppose I don't really understand myself that much either...
My Celestia... THIS WAS THE MOST ADORABLY CUTE THING IN ALL OF EXISTENCE!!! You have truly done the world good by writing this... I like cute things
I came here just for that typo! DON't ever CHANGE IT! I love this story!
5055582 Oh sweet, Thanks!
This story was adorable. I was more or less looking for something with an overly happy ending to read and I found it.
When I'm feeling down I like to read about snuggles and stuffs.
Have a like and a fav!
5058725 Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
5058857 Thank you for writing it.
5052807 Thank you very much. I thought I replied to this already, then I noticed I hadn't thanked you... so thanks again!
5058873 You are quite welcome.
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MAN! You din done corrected it. DID YOU NOT HERE THE WORDS I JUST TYPED hours ago??
5059180 Um... I'm sorry, I have crazy OCD. If I've made a mistake and I find out about it I gotta fix it. Is there anything I can do to make up for it? You know other than changing it back... or murder... pretty much everything illegal is off the table... Also, I don't dance or do cartwheels.
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Nah Its fine! I was just joking.
5059310 That's good. I'm glad you are happy.
This was wonderful
5073492 Thank you!
each other?
5084719 Thank you very much! I'll go fix that now.
This is the type of story you just want to put on your computer or little device, get in a comfortable spot on the couch or bed, maybe with a snack bowl near by and just wear a snuggie while reading this.
Please don't tell me I was the only one who did that!
5167164 Wait, Snuggies actually exist? here I thought they were just propaganda from the Sleep Number company... I'll stick with my soft blanket thank you.
More importantly I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it... I might have to try comforting myself up and reading this one. I have always enjoyed curling up with a nice story.
hmmm... how to sum this up...... D'aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww is really the only thing that works....
Now then. Lulz at the phD in adorableness and as brash as she is, I truly do see Dash as a closet romantic, so nice work. Dash kind of reminds me of Tear from Tells of the Abyss... secretly loves cute things.
Fave and upvote. Semper Fi my friend.
5237673 Thank you very much. I actually love the idea of the tough girl, tomboy, goth girl who is into really cute things or romantic things or just plain girly stuff that if you just saw her from across a room you would never guess that she liked romantically cuddling with the cutest pink haired girl imaginable... Sorry I really do love the romantic and nonromantic shipping of FlutterDash. Especially in this way. Though if I found a good story where Fluttershy was the assertive half of the pair I might like that too.
Speaking of things like FlutterDash... Do you have any relation to the previous Flutterdash that favorited this story? Seriously it was kind of neat. Earlier today I got a favorite from another person with Flutterdash as part of their handle. So it was kind of neat seeing another just now. I'll stop saying neat now...
5238033 hmm, I can't say there is a relation, but it is kind of neat.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one to like the idea of the tough girl with a heart of gold and a girly side, so thanks for showing me I'm not completely insane. I'd love to see some good role reversal FlutterDash fics, that aren't just clop. It seems that Assertive!Fluttershy gets more feature in clop or other pairings than in anything FlutterDash, and it disappoints me that there's a lack of Assertive!Shy and Shy!Dash in the community, but I can understand the reasons behind it. People want to stay true to the characters, which is important. But on the other hoof, sometimes it's nice to see something where the characters are out of their usual element. Unfortunately, there aren't very many that are willing to suspend character realism in favor of a new perspective.
Occasionally one comes along, but not often. Wow, that feels like it should've been a pm instead of a comment, but oh well.
5238094 Yes, heaven forbid we should try something that doesn't fit perfectly with canon... oh wait aren't most of the well known stories at least sightly off from the canon material? Honestly... dang it... Now I want to write that story... I don't have time. I don't even really have time to work on my current projects... Oh well, no worries. Also don't wprry about the length of your comment, I've gotten much longer in the past.
5239052 Very true, we'd probably all be cut down by
molestiatrollestiaPrincess Celestia herself if we tried to make shy anything more than a stuttering too adorable for words mush ball. Eh it's not the length as much as the content, since it didn't relate much to the fic, but at least it wasn't too long lol5240349 Ah I see, yeah I'm not as worried about that as much as other writers. You know, as long as it doesn't get too out of hand.
5241508 True, but as long as we're not talking about the
sex goddessEG Rainbow Dash, I think we'll be alright5242278 Affirmative, I would never allow such perversion in this place, this is rated for Everyone after all.
5243177 Hop over to my world, it's a bit more r rated
Anyways, you're going on my watch list... because adorable Dash and Shy is adorable.
Also, Dash sending a PhD. in adorableness to Shy, going to crazy lengths to hide that it was her, wanting to arrest Fluttershy for being cuter than Equestrian law would allow, and applying all the latest interrogation snuggles and tickling implements to get a confession? Fluttershy wearing adorable pink socks that match her mane and Dash being Rainbow Cuddler Snugglebug Dash... Headcanon accepted.
5244039 I still think it's looks a little scary to see that someone is watching me. And Flutters and Dashie are wonderfully adorable.
Lastly just reading that last comment reminded me of how much I enjoyed writing those parts of the story. I especially loved coming up with that super silly middle name collection for Dash and the Interrogation snuggles.