Glycerine
Spike curled up in his bed, relishing the warmth of the blankets surrounding him. The moon had long since hung in the sky, yet another day of paperwork had prevented him from enjoying the grace of sleep. Being an ambassador to the dragonlands was hard work after all, and it seemed every day Celestia and Luna found more responsibilities to add to his plate.
However, that wasn’t what he needed to concern himself with at this point in time. All he cared about was getting some shut-eye, snuggling into his blanket and enjoying a good night’s sleep.
Before he could, however, he took a moment to raise his head and glance across his room, to the gentle rising and falling of Twilight's chest as she was snuggled into her own bed. Or, it was at least what he wanted to see, and of course, it was only the place where her bed used to be… all those years ago.
The dragon weakly smiled as he rested his head back down and closed his eyelids. He drifted off and prepared for the dream world to overtake him.
Spike tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable in his new basket.
“Mmph, too hot, too cold… ugh!” The small dragon grumbled under his breath before crossing his arms in frustration.
He heard a squeaky yawn emanate from the bed next to him. “Mm, Spike? What’s wrong? Don’t you like your new bed? Me and mommy picked it out just for you.” A young Twilight Sparkle peeked her head over the edge of the bed to address the dragon.
“Mmm, it’s not as comfy as my old one.” Spike sat up and gave a mournful look to the unicorn filly. “Why can’t I have the old one back?”
Twilight shook her head. “Sorry, but you’re too big for it now, Spike. Your feet were hanging out of it and everything.”
Spike groaned and slouched back into his basket. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t his old one. He didn’t like that. “Yeah, but I still miss my old one.”
Twilight let out a sigh before an idea flashed in her head. “Well, I can’t bring back your old bed, but if you want, you can sleep up here with me tonight. It might help you feel better.”
Spike blinked a few times and looked up at the unicorn. “Can I?”
Twilight beamed at him and reached her hooves down to pull Spike up to the bed with her. “There you go. Everyone deserves a good night’s sleep, especially my favorite dragon.”
She wrapped her hooves around him, pulling the small dragon into her warmth. “Good night, Spike.”
Spike hummed out happily and nuzzled his snout into her soft fur. He felt safe and secure pressed up against her, the pony he trusted more than anyone else. He reached his claws around her the best he could with his small stature and rubbed his cheek against her downy coat.
“Good night, Twilight.”
Spike bolted up on his bed and glanced around. Same bed, same walls, same room. The moon’s light shown through the windows still, urging him to get back to sleep.
He shook his head and laid back down, pulling the covers over himself once more. He snuggled back into his pillow, his face curled into a grin.
He always loved the old days...
Spike slowly shut the castle door behind him, happily skipping through the main hall. He clutched a small piece of paper in his claw, one he was beyond excited to show to Twilight.
He raced up the stairs as fast as he could and made his way down the various corridors until he arrived at the desired location. He knocked on the door of Twilight’s study as quickly as he could.
“Who is it?” A voice rang out from behind.
“It’s Spike! They got back to me!”
Before he could process what happened, the door flew open and he was engulfed in a magical aura and thrust inside. He was placed rather roughly onto the bed where an overjoyed alicorn was sitting in a chair right in front of him.
“Spike! That’s so exciting!” Twilight’s eyes were as wide as could be. “So, don’t beat around the bush. What’d they say?”
Spike opened up the piece of paper in his claw and laid it down in his lap. “Well, it didn’t go exactly liked I hoped it would.”
Twilight's smile immediately drooped. “I’m sorry, Spike. If you want, I’ll fly over there right now and have a talk with the—”
“It went so much better!” Spike handed the paper over to Twilight who immediately gazed over it.
Twilight began reading aloud. “Spike the Dragon. We hereby send this letter to notify you that you have been accepted to the Manehattan College of Law and Communication. You will be contacted in approximately two weeks to arrange your schedule. We look forward to seeing you very soon!”
Spike looked up at Twilight, “I did it, Twi! I actually did it!”
The dragon was immediately swept up into a tight grip by Twilight. She was on the bed next to him, her forelegs wrapped around him in almost suffocating fashion. “Spike! I knew you could do it! I just knew it!”
He attempted to break free of her cuddle prison, but quickly gave up hope and decided instead to enjoy the moment and wrapped his arms around her. “Thanks, Twi, I couldn’t have done it without you.”
The mare nuzzled his head scales and planted a small kiss on his forehead, which caused the dragon to blush and roll his eyes.
“C’mon, Twilight. You’re making me embarrassed.”
“Sorry, Spike, I’m just so proud of you.” She then proceeded to tighten the hug by wrapping her wings around him and pulling him closer to her soft chest fur.
As embarrassing as it was, Spike enjoyed the warmth and the feel of her soft feathers around him. “Thanks, Twilight.”
Spike attempted to wipe the sleep from his eyes as he strode down the stairs to the kitchen. The first morning rays of sunlight were creeping through the window and illuminating the room.
After acquiring his breakfast of choice, a bowl of Cocoa ‘Splosion and coffee, he sat at the table.
His mind kept repeating the dreams he had had the night before. He couldn’t help but feel a slight sadness in his chest the more he thought about it, but at the same time, he was happy remembering all the good times they shared, up until the final night he got to spend time with her.
Despite the fifteen years that had passed, he could still remember it down to the last detail.
Spike let out a loud yawn as he pushed open the large castle doors. Normally, such a task would be easy with his consistently growing frame and overall size, but after such a long day, every inch the door moved felt like a mile.
As he made his way inside, he immediately dropped his satchel to the ground and made his way to his favorite chair in the living room. It was possibly his favorite thing in the world to be able to come home and just have some quiet time in his comfy chair.
However, he’d be getting no such pleasure this night considering the alicorn currently residing in it.
Normally, such an obstruction would cause frustration to a tired dragon, but in this instance, all Spike could do was shake his head and let out a small chuckle. “Oh, Twilight, up late again, I see.”
Spike took in the sight before him. An elderly alicorn with an opened book haphazardly placed on her lap, eyes tightly shut and small snores slipping from her mouth. It was a sight he’s seen before, and he hoped to whatever powers that be that it wouldn’t be the last.
He considered trying to wake her up, but she had probably had a long day, too. Although her responsibilities had been lightened in recent years, she still worked very hard. If anyone deserved a peaceful rest, it was her.
The dragon ever so gently put the book aside and scooped her up into one of his claws, cradling her against his scales. She was very delicate these days, so he hugged her to his chest with the utmost care. He slowly walked away from the chair and up the stairs.
He could feel her soft breaths against his scales and he cherished the feel of her soft, albeit a bit thinner, coat against him. He smiled as he continued his trek up the stairs and down the hall to her room.
When he finally arrived and began to place her on the bed, he found it difficult given the fact that she had latched her hooves around his arm and shoulder, snuggling into him in her sleep. Spike slowly brushed her mane with his claw before separating her from his body and setting her on the bed.
Spike leaned over and lightly nuzzled her before planting a kiss on her forehead. He then quietly exited the room and shut the door behind him.
Spike put his dishes in the sink and began getting ready for his day. He had a lot of work to do and only so much time to do it. If there was anything he learned from Twilight, it was the importance of keeping on a strict schedule.
As he walked toward the front door to leave the castle, he took a pause to notice the picture hanging on the wall, adjacent to it.
Hanging in the frame was a small photo, discolored with time, featuring a small dragon blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, with a small unicorn filly beside him. He smiled at it for a brief moment before leaving his home behind.
It was time to go out and keep making her proud like he did all those years ago.
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This was so cute and sweet, I'll have to commit murder just to feel manly again.
I mean, great job, Famous! A cuddlefic that wasn't just a cuddlefic, but had substance and meaning to it. Woohoo
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But not quite as cute as that avatar.
Thanks, girlfriend. Keep doin' what you do. You know, work, school, dealing with me and Seven's bullshit... the usual.
Noice. Love your stories dude, and this is no exception
This made me feel gay in a good way.
Wow... That was surprisingly heartwarming! Good work as always! XD
Twilight is dead!?
I hink the reasons why stories like this are so few and far between is because this scenario is just too depressing to think about, especially given how heartbroken Spike seemed in "The Crystal Empire" when he lived his worst fear. Despite the depressing situation, this was very well-written and very cute. We need more stories like this. 
i like how you hint that she died in her sleep... =/
this is pretty good for a first attempt. it had your usual way with words, but had like double or triple the usual cuteness. good to see that the cocoa will never die if you can help it.
Aw, that was nice and bittersweet. Very good for something that's new to you.
That title... Is it based off the song?
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Yes it is. The chapter and fic title are based off songs.
8579122
I love the title song. Ben Moody from Evanescence wrote that. He's an excellent songwriter. Also, great story.
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Thanks, man! I really appreciate it!
Ugh. I went into this saying, "This isn't another damn dead Twilight fic, is it? No, it's not tagged Sad. I'll give it a chance." AND IT'S A FUCKING DEAD TWILIGHT FIC. I loathe manufactured artificial Feelz (TM), and killing a character to produce them is the most pathetic form of pathos possible. That said, you're welcome to keep producing this sort of schlock for those who may enjoy it, but please, tag your damn Sad.
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Well, the reason I avoided the sad tag is that although she's dead, Spike has moved on and focused on the happy side of their time together, as opposed to regretting her loss. Someone dying is depressing, sure, but after time you still have the memories of them to make you happy.
Like, if I wrote this fic from the angle of Spike spending time with Twilight right before she died and his emotional shock because of it, yeah, sad tag all the way. But this was more based on the idea of moving on and being happy with the good memories, so I don't feel it warranted a sad tag. Believe me, I thought about it.
You're welcome to your opinion, though. I just appreciate that you took the time to read it despite your hesitation. That means a lot to me.
Keep rockin'!
8578884
Thank you very much, my friend! I wanted to take a sad premise, but give it a positive twist. Paint the good side as opposed to the depressing one.
What in the world...? A fanfic...?
Where Twilight ISN’T immortal and gets to brood over all the sadness for centuries to come???
A fic where the Princess died in peace and is happily remembered?
In this fandom?!?!
What is this BLASPHEMY?!?!?
But seriously, good job. It’s honestly kind of rare to see a fic where Twilight isn’t immortal, and I enjoy the more subtle, interesting POV those stories give.
This was pretty sweet, but why do you believe Twilight won't be immortal?
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8579229
I believe the show staff themselves have gone on to say that Twilight isn't immortal, so that's where this idea of Twilight not being immortal comes from.
because the plot demands it?
8579248
Right, but what they said was that she won't outlive her friends. And it doesn't make much sense for Twilight to still be mortal when Celestia and Luna are immortal.
8579248
The actual statement was that she "wouldn't outlive her friends". If you think about it though that statement can be taken in two ways. One way is that she's mortal, but the other is that her friends are immortal too.
https://twitter.com/mmeghanmccarthy/status/323513777427468288?lang=en
8579254 They might as well be, seeing as how they've been alone for 1000+ years. It seems "1000 years ago" was not a good year for those two. This is even mocked in the comics.
8579363 Well, that's comforting concerning Spike and Twilight. As with this story, it's extremely depressing thinking that Spike will outlive his friends, aside from Twilight, the Princesses, Discord, and Pee Wee.
8579207
Ok, in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there's this little girl who runs around town and is excited and you play games with her. Later you find out bad guys killed her mother. Then if you go up the side of a hill early in the morning you find her there, looking around. Turns out she's convinced she's going to find her mother, who is really really good at hide and seek.
The character is not sad. But the story being told is just heart-wrenching. It's a sad story. This, too, is a sad story. It should be tagged Sad.
And the tag is not there for you. It's for readers. Readers who want to see, or not to see, certain kinds of stories. Obviously this system failed here. Please remediate.
8579375
What do you mean, they might as well be?
8579229
Why do you like ones where Twilight isn't immortal?
8579453 Because it's just too depressing thinking about Twilight outliving everyone she loves and cares about.
8579451 I mean that considering the fact that they've been alive for 1000+ years, they might as well be immortal.
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I think Pee Wee went off before Tirek's attack, though.
Really enjoyed this. Short and to the point. Best of luck in the contest!
Definitely hits you hard in the feels. What if Twilight was not immortal as a result of being an Alicorn? That would mean Spike would out live her and be in such a situation. I'm certain all the thoughts, memories, etc. you made note of in this short tale would always flood his mind after her passing. She was the closest pony to him. She was like his mother and his teacher and his boss and, well, a whole lot of things. Being without her would definitely take time to adjust coupled with knowing, as you mentioned, he was continuing on in her memory.
Very touching story. Very worth the read.
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Thank you, sir! Had to bring Spike into it, somehow.
Constructive criticism: Perhaps having it flow more smoothly rather than each skip seeming to just go to and from. The story was enjoyable to read and I felt Spike's emotions clearly but yet I still think something is missing with this piece.
Can you give the link to the picture?
A diaper hit Spike smack in the face sticking like a ruptured mud ball his ears filled with Twilights laughter, He used a dozen foal wipes to clean up the mess grumbling "So Auntie Twi you'll say I'll think this will be funny later in life?"
"funnier"
"Really?"
"I'm back. Anything happen when I was out?"
"Spikey please be a dear Sapphire and Ruby need changing too and I must get back to the boutique quickly."
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The concept of mortality and the consequences of immortality is an excellent concept, and one that as a follower of philosophy, I enjoy reading from time to time.
But in this fandom, that trope has been beaten to death, Tartarus, reincarnated by Celestia as an alicorn, and then killed again in an edgy anime battle.
As for what the “Canon” is for Twilight, I’ve actually discussed this with a few Youtubers in their comment sections. Yes, McCarthy said that she wouldn’t outlive her friends. If you make some crazy over-complicated explanation for how the Mane 6 would all be immortal and how they would all accept that fate in the first place, yes, that works. Not to mention you have to make it believable.
Or, more simply, not all Alicorns are immortal.
My idea is relatively simple.
Celestia and Luna = Ancient race of Alicorns, immortality is in their blood. Them AND any of their offspring would be immortal.
Cadance and Twilight = Ascended Alicorns, NOT immortal. Their “ascension” gives them great power, almost as much as Celestia and Luna, but they lack the “magical ancient” blood, so they are not immortal. Similiarly, none of their offspring (Flurry Heart) would be immortal either.
Simple as that.
Actually, RarityDash once mentioned while discussing this that in one of the books, Cadance mentioned something about how Alicorns like her aren’t immortal. No clue there, I don’t own the books, but if you do, might want to take a look at them again.
I find that to not only be believable and easy to explain, but it also fits very well with all the official statements and 100% canon facts.
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But she could make lots of new friends, and accomplish a lot more thing in her life. Celestia and Luna have probably outlived lots of close friends, and they're not sad all the time.
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Got it. I guess living a good full mortal life could be a good future for Twilight, too.
8579495 Sadly, yes. That was just one if the things that pissed me off about "Just for Sidekicks."
8579876 Yeah, that's true. I haven't read any of the tie-in books, though.
8580120 That's true. Even so, it doesn't make the pain any easier to deal with. Even if you've lived thousands of years, you're still going to feel some pain when the anniversary of their death comes up. That's just part of our nature and being who we are.
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I like the way you think.
8580262 True, it would be sad to outlive so many people, but she'd also be able to remember them first hand long after most ponies had forgotten them or only knew them as names in a history book. Plus, most people don't remember the exact anniversary of when a friend died.
8580466 Considering that the Mane Six and their friends are considered national heroes, I think it would be highly unlikely anybody would be able to forget them. Even if Twilight does outlive her friends, she's sure to carry on their memory by telling others about all of their grand adventures and the lessons they learned. Plus, there's the journal that the girls recently published.
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Got it. So you think it might be good for her to live that long?
8580765 I don't know. Maybe.
Good shitt 👌
8580892
Got it. I guess either one would be pretty good, assuming she had a fulfilling life and performed great deeds with her friends.
Nicely written. A little bit sad, but also heartwarming.
Daw! So cute and heartwarming! :3
You're ruining my chances of winning the cuddlefic contest! XD
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