Hearth's Warming is usually a happy time of year, especially for school aged foals. But for Diamond Tiara, the holiday is just a reminder of her home life, stuck between an always working father and a mother that constantly berates and heckles her.
While attending a Hearth's Warming party hosted by Princess Twilight, Diamond finds herself growing jealous of the family her new friend, Apple Bloom has. And when Apple Bloom reaches out to a friend in need, it doesn't take long for the subject to turn to family.
But both fillies will be quite surprised by what they learn about the other, and little will they realize just how fortunate they are to have each other.
(Takes place in the background of "A Hearth's Warming Tail". Proofread by Smity1038 on Deviant Art, and proofread and edited by deadpansnarker on FimFiction.)
Aww, very sweet. But one must wonder, what the Hell does Filthy see in Spoiled?
7798423 Your guess is as good as mine. If I were him, I'd dump Spoiled like a bad habbit. With the fortune he has, I'm sure Filthy could hire a good enough lawyer to ensure he holds onto Diamond Tiara in a divorce.
7798427 Yeah, that only way I can imagine this ending is... Not happily to put it delicately.
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Likely either a threat of shotgun wedding or ridiculous amounts of child support from getting her pregnant out of wedlock. And not divorcing because the greedy cow would go for insane amounts of money for alimony.
But the pie was just sitting there, free for the taking. And Apple Bloom was probably the one who made it and put it there in the first place.
If sharing stuff of yours that was already free is Diamond Tiara's idea of selfless... that kinda says a lot about her upbringing.
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Change the word 'he' in the lyrics to 'she', and 'him' to 'her', and you have the perfect conundrum that describes the pair's situation.
Hope everyone likes the fic, and you and all your families have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. May all your dreams be merry ones, your bellies remain filled, and you FINALLY get round to posting the next chapter of your most popular fic.
It's a Holiday story, so having her father show up in the end is exactly the way it should have ended. Good character work here and I like the interaction between Tiara and her friends. I also kind of hope she will get something nice for her Butler this year a swell.
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Can't be personality. Can't be looks. Can't be charm and wit and kindness and motherly care and warmth...
7798730 Yeah. Don't get her mixed up with me! (apart from the motherly care bit, for obvious reasons)
7798427 i think you should write a Diamond and Applebloom romance fic
7803410 Maybe if I had more time for inspiration I would.
7809039 Not really complaiing. She's pointing out that they have their flaws, that's about it ;;
It's pretty clear Diamond wanted to understand, even tried to understand, Apple Bloom's parental situation, but very clearly couldn't no matter what.
I would love to see the Crusaders work on Spoiled.
7902054 But what could they do for a pony who doesn't seem to think she has a problem?
7902073 Knowing the writers and the way they're wired, they'll figure something out.
7902077 I just hope that we get more Diamond Tiara next season. And honestly, I think Spoiled is a character that should stay a villain, just a little. Redeeming her would take away the only conflict in Diamond Tiara's life now, unless they were to suddenly put her friendship with Silver Spoon back to where it was at the end of Season 5.
This part rather reminded me of the scene from the movie Scrooged starring Bill Murray when he goes into the past and sees his father give his four year old self five pounds of veal and then get all nasty when he says he asked Santa for a choo-choo.