Look, I Have Extremely High Standards

EWe Don't Have Time for a Slow Burn Romance!
MLP: FiM
Romance
Adventure
Comedy
You and your marefriend Moondancer have an important role to play at the end of an event called the Princess Procession. However, an accident involving an enchanted manga now has you speedrunning a slow burn romance story before the parade ends!
Second Person
Human
Moondancer
Anon
RunicTreetops · 13k words · 158 12 · 1.9k views

While on an extended trip to Canterlot with Twilight, you became acquainted with a mare named Moondancer. She makes you feel all kinds of things that you've never felt before, and Twilight caught on to this pretty quickly. After some teasing, you decided to shoot your shot. Moondancer... didn't take it too well. It seems that, somehow, she simultaneously has confidence issues and a huge ego.

Or maybe she's just nervous.

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Herald of Opera

Herald of Opera #1 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 13 · 1 ·

I can make spaghetti.

Dan

Dan #2 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 8 · 1 ·

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Beat me to it.

Moonie says "Oh, no, I got that reference! You're meeting all my standards!"

Monk With No Name

Monk With No Name #3 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 6 · ·

"...What is my favorite stand?"

"Technically, you never told me. You discussed a lot of stands and their impacts on the parts they appear in, but you never said which is your favorite." Moondancer opens her mouth to speak, but you interrupt her before she can. "Buuuuuuuuut, I have been able to pick up how much you like certain characters based on how excited you get when you speak about them. I might be a little bit off-base here, but I know for a fact that you like the fourth part more than any other. Judging by your two favorite fight scenes in that part, is it... Highway Star?"

Is that a....(loud noise warning)

Poparakelis

Poparakelis #4 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 9 · ·

" ...Have my children. "

Yeeees~

Necrogen Lord

Necrogen Lord #5 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 5 · ·

Part 4 best part indeed. Moondancer is criminally underused, I'm glad you did her justice.

FanOfSun

FanOfSun #6 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 6 · ·

...I'd like to discuss several things with Moondancer.

Wishesshecouldwritegood

Wishesshecouldwritegood #7 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 1 · ·

This is so cute .
I love how you wrote Moondancer, and of course, how you splendidly write Anon every time.
Hehee this made me feel so warm.
I didn’t know what kind of standards Moondancer would have, but this was very sweet in the end after all!

Dan

Dan #8 · Sep 13th, 2023 · 1 · ·

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Amending Fences is up there with Lesson Zero and Luna Eclipsed and my other top 5 favorites.

I really empathize and relate to her, even moreso than Twilight in S1 when she was at her most endearingly insecure.

wonderkid125

wonderkid125 #9 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 4 · ·

I now want to see a sequel to this from Twilight and Celestia's point of view creeping around and following them, getting all giddy at the cute moments they have, and trying to figure out just what the buck they are talking about.

Also, part 5 is best. And Bad Company is clearly superior to Highway Star in part 4 anyway. I thought you were a mare of high standards, Moony

Dan

Dan #10 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

Obviously show Moonie The Slayers first.

Then, Watamote and Haganai and Welcome to the NHK. A lot of folks say it's cringe comedy, but I always wanted to be there and hug people and say "I know that feeling, bro."

MiGu3

MiGu3 #11 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 4 · ·

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yeah, you look like someone that knows about the topic shes interested in

Voltaje

Voltaje #12 · Sep 14th, 2023 · · ·

According to the story, Moon dancer and Anon are not a good couple, don't think they last.

Solon75

Solon75 #13 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 3 · ·

I've been a fan of your stories for quite some time.

I've just never had the time to leave a review until now. It'll take me some time, but I promise to review every one of your stories. That's a Pinkie Promise.

I love that you gave Moondancer the spotlight that she deserves. I'm happy to see that she was able to bond with Anon over manga and anime. It goes to show that there is a special someone for each MLP character.

"...You and Celestia were stalking us all night, weren't you?"

Never thought that Princess Celestia and Twilight would spy on Anon's date. I didn't take them as those kinds of ponies.

I hope that you'll write some Equestria Girls fics that will have Anon paired up with a different EQG character in each story. Besides, I think that the EQG series could use some more love.

Your works are amazing as always.

technofan

technofan #14 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

Good god how is it you manage to make any story so good

Brony of the Revolution

Brony of the Revolution #15 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 9 · ·

Moondancer facepalms.

Awfully kind of Anon to offer his palm like that. I imagine the experience would have been much less pleasant for Moondancer had she used her hoof.

RunicTreetops

RunicTreetops #16 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 7 · ·

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I'M SORRY FACEHOOF IS JUST SUCH AN AWKWARD WORD I CAN NEVER DECIDE WHICH TO USE

Mosthero1

Mosthero1 #17 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

"OOOOOOOH, I totally ship him and Robin! They have so much chemistry, like when they return to the Sunny on-"

…what did you just say to me? Franky and.. Robin? We need to have some words Moondancer..

Sir Science

Sir Science #18 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 6 · ·

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If it has hooves - facehoof
If it has hands - facepalm
If it has tentacles - facesucker

joElecTeen

joElecTeen #19 · Sep 14th, 2023 · · 1 ·

"I still can't believe you two get along that well."

are getting

"Well, it was nice getting to go out with you. I only wish I had more time to tell you about Marineford!"

Check Pls.

joElecTeen

joElecTeen #20 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 4 · ·

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A Bonus Chapter of anything. Examples, POV, Meanwhile and Later after the story is concluded.

All those in favor?

silvadel

silvadel #21 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 5 · ·

Twilight might not be able to get you back to Earth, but keep extolling anime to Moondancer and she might find a way. It would have to be a 2-way portal so she could bring all of that stuff back to Equestria.

Schwabauer

Schwabauer #22 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 3 · ·

It was a few days ago that you arrived in Canterlot with Twilight. You wound up in Equestria due to an errant spell on Twilight's part, and with no knowledge of how to send you home, she ended up taking you under her wing, so to speak. Now, she's pretty much the closest friend you've ever had.

Anon has had exactly 0 friends before this.

Gordon_Freemane

Gordon_Freemane #23 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 2 · ·

Now we need a sequel following Twilight and Celestia as they ~~stalk~~ keep an eye on Anon and Moondancer on their date.
Bonus points if their fake date (to be in the same restaurant as Anon and Moondancer of course) "surprisingly" ends up real/leading to more.

Herald of Opera

Herald of Opera #24 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

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trying to figure out just what the buck they are talking about

Fluttershy would know.

NaviNautical

NaviNautical #25 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 2 · ·

Ah yes, certainly the high-class mare alright.

So cute, absolutely loved this fic. Now to figure out how to get Runic to write more!

Solon75

Solon75 #26 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 2 · ·

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I second the notion.

joElecTeen

joElecTeen #27 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

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I have a suggestion, spin the wheel with themes of the characters' action and what he/she do?

Unicorn-y

Unicorn-y #28 · Sep 14th, 2023 · 10 · ·

I curse you with Make a Goddamn Sequel Disease

emerald_shine

emerald_shine #29 · Sep 15th, 2023 · 4 · ·

MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!

HumanSVD

HumanSVD #30 · Sep 15th, 2023 · 4 · ·

Sequel now plz! Or else...

Captain PonySeidon

Captain PonySeidon #31 · Sep 15th, 2023 · 2 · ·

Adorable! Personally, I think that she'd be into Shoujo manga, but perhaps that's something she's even more embarrassed to admit lol! Heartwarming, rather in character (if a touch more risque than the show), but overall solid. Thanks for this cute piece.

JD1