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It's almost what would have been Bright Mac's 40th birthday. Applejack can't help but feel nostalgic - and Big Mac can't help but ruin it.

Well, ruin is a strong word.


Written for A Thousand Words Contest II.

And I suppose it's a father's day special.

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Comments ( 7 )

all of a sudden i'm scared

"Weren't ya five when that happened? Are ya sure you're rememberin' right?" He furrowed his brows. "Goldie Delicious had a swing and we visited her a couple times back then."

She hesitated, but insisted, "Mac, I remember it."

Big Mac looked at her but just said, "Well, maybe I'm wrong."

oof! getting a beloved childhood memory mixed up is pretty common, but it must hurt extra when it’s about parents who passed when one was young…

She took off her hat and set it in front of her, on her bed. His Stetson had stopped being his Stetson long ago. Now it was hers. Years of sun and her sweat had erased any trace of him.

She really couldn't remember his voice even a bit, even though he had sat by her bed reading her bedtime stories so many nights. But what bedtime stories? She'd forgot those too.

augh, how easily these memories slip away

Applejack stepped away, sitting.

Thunder boomed above.

She cried.

and oof, great way to end it


just lovely and atmospheric in a way that is very fitting to the Apple clan. i sure wish i could write them like this. thank you so much!

Ouch. Incredible work in turning the impermanence of memory into an emotional gut punch. Simple, effective, and devastating. Thank you for it and congrats on the bronze.

Hello! A belated courtesy note for my review of this fic. I liked this one a lot. To quote myself from said review: "A heartbreaking story of what memory can do when it comes into contact with love." This gets a like and a favourite from me.

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