The Meaning of Derp

It happened again. Bubble Muffin, AKA Derpy Hooves, has been fired from yet another job, and this time it has dealt a serious mental blow. At her wit's end and wishing for her life to be over, Rainbow Dash arrives to check on her. Can she help Muffin in her most desperate hour?

Content Warnings: Attempted suicide, self-harm, depression, self-hatred, verbal abuse, bullying, ableist slurs

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n3k1dsk1llz #1 · Oct 1st, 2021 · 1 · ·

“I… think I’m okay with ‘Derpy’, actually,” Muffin interjected. “It used to mean I was stupid. But coming from friends? Now it means I’m loveable. I think I can live with that.”

oh my god this made me cry. It’s what we’ve been saying since the first episode. I freaking loved this.

And the name Bubble Muffin is so cute, too. This will be her name from now on in everything.

God I wish they would have just given her a proper name when the whole thing exploded. And it was there in the beginning too. She’s always loved muffins. Always. And with her cutie mark: all sorts of options were available. If they had just given her a name in the beginning instead of hiding, so much of what happened would have dissolved into nothingness. It would have been a non-issue.

Hell, they should’ve made a freaking episode about this very topic. I know they kind of did when the CMC were trying out for the opening ceremonies of the Games, but they could have done so much more with Bubbles.

I’m so glad you wrote this. Thank you.

Mystic Mind