What’s a “Waifu”?
Written & Edited by Seven81493
It was something everyone did at least once in their lifetime. It wasn’t to be conceited, not at all. She simply wanted to find an article by the Canterlot Times. They had done a piece on her transformation from villain to revered city heroine, and she wanted to see how they had portrayed her. Searching up her own name on the internet had turned out to be a huge mistake, though.
The first page she had found was on a website called ‘Fanime’. She had always considered herself to be a fan of foreign animation, but the fact that it had come up through a search of her own name had confused the girl. Deciding to check it out, she was further confused by what she found within. It appeared to be a forum, and the current topic was ‘Best Waifu?’. Tons of people had replied to the original post, and her name was used in plenty of those replies. She shrugged it off as a coincidence. Many people shared names with characters from anime, and that was likely the case here.
Having had enough of that, she moved the cursor up and clicked the back button, taking her back to the original search page. The second result was the article she had been looking for, and she smiled. Hopefully they had written about her in a good light, and not focused on her past transgressions. After a quick read, her hopes were fulfilled. The article had painted her in very nice fashion, so she didn’t have to worry about any ridicule.
A quick scroll down took her to the comments, but they too were infested with people referring to her as their ‘waifu’. Letting out a sigh, she closed her laptop and headed off to bed. She couldn’t get any sleep that night, though.
“Guys, what’s a ‘waifu’?”
Her friends, who had up to this point been eating their lunch rather quietly, began murmuring amongst one another. It made Sunset Shimmer feel even more uncomfortable, and Rainbow Dash seemed to take notice. “Why do you wanna know?”
“Well, I was looking for that article that the Times did on me. I found it, but I also found a ton of pages where people were calling me their ‘waifu’.”
“It’s, um--”
“Well--”
“It’s nothing you need to worry yourself about, darling.”
“Yeah, what Rarity said,” Applejack agreed. “Now about that song we were writing last night…”
At that, everyone turned their attention back to their prior conversation. Everyone except Sunset. While it was true that she didn’t need to worry about something on the internet, it still bugged her that she didn’t know what it meant. Was it an insult? Perhaps. After all, her friends had been quick to drop the subject. Had that been to spare her feelings? Resolving to find out if this was true or not, she excused herself from the lunch table.
The walk to the computer lab had been a quick one, and Sunset made sure to lock the door behind her. Shuffling over to the nearest computer, she grabbed the mouse and quickly opened up the search engine. That’s when it hit her. ‘Why didn’t I just do this in the first place...’
She rolled her eyes at her own stupid behavior and began typing the word, but suddenly there came a rapping on the door. In a panic, she shut down the computer and got up to unlock the door. She was relieved to see that it was just her friends, but they didn’t look too pleased. “Oh, uh, hey girls!”
“What were you doing in here, Sunset?” Applejack inquired, a frown adorning her face. She could have easily lied to any of the other girls, but not Applejack.
“I, uh…” Tiny drops of sweat began rolling down her forehead, and she couldn’t say anything under her friend’s gaze.
“Honey, we already told you, you don’t need to worry about what ‘waifu’ means.”
“Well why not, Rarity? Everyone is calling me that, and I deserve to know what it means!”
“We know you’re not really used to our world yet, Sunset, and this is one of those things that might be hard to get used to,” Rainbow Dash offered. “Seriously, it would be better if you just let it go.”
“Well maybe I don’t want to let it go,” she countered.
“But it's… embarrassing…” Fluttershy barely managed to whisper out.
“Look, either you girls tell me, or I’m looking it up tonight when I get home. Either way, I’m finding out why everyone is insulting me.”
“Insulting ya? Sunset, ‘waifu’ isn’t an insult.”
“Well then what is it, Applejack?” Sunset looked like she didn’t believe her friend, and Applejack gulped.
“It means you’re their imaginary wife!” Pinkie Pie yelled out, stunning her friends. Sunset, meanwhile, had her mouth agape.
“I, um, what!?”
“Darling, calm down.”
“How can I calm down!? There’s a bunch of creeps on the internet who think that I’m their wife!”
“If you think about it, it’s actually a compliment!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed happily. “I wish people called me their waifu!”
“How on Earth is that a compliment!” Sunset countered, her voice full of strain. Her next words, while not shouted, were full of exasperation. “Oh god, what if they keep pictures of me by their bedside, or worse!”
“Told you you wouldn’t be able to handle it,” Rainbow Dash chuckled. “It’s not easy being famous.”
“What if-- Wait. I’m famous?”
“Well duh! Wasn’t that made clear from all those people knowing who you were?” Rainbow Dash was right, and Sunset blushed in embarrassment. That had been quite an obvious detail, and she had completely missed it.
“B-but still, those guys are just creepy! I’m not anybody’s wife!”
“They know that, it’s just a joke on the internet,” her rocker friend replied, shrugging. “We’ve all been called waifus by people before.”
“Really?”
“Yep!” Pinkie Pie jumped back into the conversation. “Sonata is my waifu!”
“Do the rest of you have ‘waifus’?” Sunset asked, finally calm. She took a seat on the floor, leaning back against the now closed computer lab door. Her friends joined her and laughed.
“Nah, we don’t really see a point in that joke. Well, aside from Pinkie Pie,” Applejack chuckled.
“Are waifus really not a thing where you’re from?” Fluttershy asked.
“Nope.”
“It sounds nice,” she joked. At that, everyone laughed.
“Well, I’m glad to know that I’m not being insulted by everyone. I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s still incredibly creepy, but I suppose it’s better than being hated.” She smiled. A small smile that told everyone she was simply content. After a few seconds, she looked over at Pinkie Pie and tittered. “So Sonata’s your waifu, huh?”
“Yep, but that’s a story for another time!”
Better question: Why didn't she just look it up on her phone? Is she over her data plan or something?
Anyway...not bad, not great...just more or less middle-of-the-road slice-of-life thing.
6219123 Funny thing is, this is actually based on a conversation my friends and I had with this girl back in like 2010 in high school. She was being called that on Facebook by some guy, asked us what it meant, and definitely didn't like it
But thanks for the comment, it means a lot to me when people actually give their thoughts.
sunset's my waifu!
6219247 Mine is Aria Blaze
6219841 Boys and their waifus.
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Hmm... I'm tempted to side with Pinkie here, although Twilight's tied with Sonata, and Rainbow is in a close second.
6219841 Mine's Twilight...
6220031 Waifu for Laifu motherfucker
Yet another great story from you. Totally had me grinning like an idiot while reading it. But I'm shocked Trixie wasn't anyone's waifu. Lel. She be mine and mine alone! You get a Twilight for epicness!
6220909 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I miss talking to you, by the way!
Poor Sunset. But hey, this means they like her.
FYI, I don't have a waifu, but I do have sweeties. Sunset, Sonata and Fluttershy happen to top the list.
I have an entire haram of waifus. So there.
6221324 Your waifus are forbidden by Allah?
So that's what waifu mean i have see the word a couple time but i don't understand it. Thanks for clear it up for me
As soon as I saw this, I insta-faved. I'm glad to see that it did not disappoint.
Uhh... don't worry, Sunset. You're not my waifu. Nope. Toooootally not.
you can be my waifu
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Looks at post...
Damn autocorrect!
I meant harem.
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I may love sunset to much, but i can't keep her from Twilight...
Love the story.
This is okay. Enough to earn a like, but that's about it. Not Mustache worthy or anything.
80's Cheerilee is mai waifu.
So I was at a pony convention this weekend called "Trotcon", one of the panels I went to, the panelist decided to go on Fimfiction. We saw this story, and read it. It was hilarious
6223634 Please tell me someone recorded it :P
6223682 >> BodyShotz Tell me someone recorded it! This was hilarious and perfect for video reactions
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plain doll best waifu
6223682 I don't know if anyone was recording. I was in the front row, so I didn't see anyone else. But rest assured, laughs were shared during the story.
Lmao this is great!
6220031 Don't think your kind is any more innocent.
I see Sunset has yet to find out just how wierd a place the internet is.
I don't do the whole "waifu" thing. Buuuut... if I did... Twilight would totally be top of that list. Why? Because books.
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The man who started it all.
Obligatory
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And this is why we should be thankful that the main Equestria doesn't have the internet.
QUICK, WE NEED MORE EXPOSURE *rips off pants*
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6227891 *rips off your top as well*
6234169
*walks in stark naked*
6234169 Jokes on you! I'm hideous!
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6234468 Can you out class being "stark" naked?
6234492 Nope, I'm afraid not!
6234230 *drools all over lazyreader*
6234734 At least I tried.
6234747 I was looking at you, he can wipe himself clean XD *grimace*
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I can live with this.
6234770 I creeped myself out XD
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6234770
I know you two were having fun, but please refrain from doing this in the comments of my story. I get it, you want to hear Pinkie's story, but you can probably get banned for this since it was technically role-playing.
6235071 Sorry.
6235078 There's nothing to be sorry about, I'm ecstatic that you guys are this excited about my story, I just don't want anyone to get banned because of it, ya know?
6235101 I had actually forgotten about that rule until you pointed it out.
6235071 I don't role play, I hate rolling, it makes me dizzy