Jan 2:
Today is going to be the day. It has to be the day. In fact, there isn’t a single logical reason for why today should not be that day: the day that I tell Pinkie Pie how I feel.
It has been exactly three months and two days since I realized that, perhaps, I might have some sort of feelings beyond typical friendship for Pinkie. Though, perhaps I was initially distraught with this realization—after all, wouldn’t it get in the way of my studies of friendship if I were to let my relationship with one friend interfere with the others? However, I felt something else at the time. I realized that this was an opportunity, not just an impediment. Instead of letting this interfere with my lessons on friendship, I could incorporate it into them. Princess Celestia will undoubtedly be impressed if I tell her what I have learned about both friendship and love. What I had to do quickly became clear: I had to empirically determine whether or not I truly had feelings for Pinkie Pie.
Here I am now, at the end of the three month test period. I have spent the last two days analyzing the data, and it all says the same thing. I am definitively, categorically in love with Pinkie.
What else is there to do now? The next step in the progression is to tell her, for better or for worse. This part, I know. All of my research has indicated that all there is to do when you have feelings for somepony is to tell them. But this presents a different problem. Though I know it is what I have to do, I’m so nervous about it. Pinkie Pie is one of the greatest mares in the world, and I know that she would let me down gently if she doesn’t feel the same way, but is that something that I want right now? Is it better to be turned down immediately, or to hold out hope for what is likely a futile prospect? The answer to that question is something that I definitely do not know.
Though much of my research has indicated that love is a feeling, I am not sure that I believe this to be true. Love, to me, seems to be something that you both know and feel; a matter of both heart and mind, as it were. For all of the conflict between my heart and mind right now, they can agree on exactly one thing: I love Pinkie Pie. I understand it intellectually, and I feel it just the same.
If you truly love somepony, it is not the sort of feeling that will go away on its own. Of course then it makes sense that the only real solution is to tell her. Otherwise, I am only delaying the moment of judgment. So, today has to be the day. Nothing else would make sense.
I do not know what I am so worried about anyway. All I have to do is march over to Sugarcube Corner, look Pinkie right in those beautiful blue eyes. She’ll probably say “hiya, Twilight” in that overexcited, delightful way that she always does. She’ll ask me why I’m there, and instead of answering, I’ll lean forward to smell the frosting on her breath. She’ll tilt her head just right and close her eyes ever so slightly
If there’s one thing that I know I won’t do, it’s what I just wrote. It’s like I have turned into some sort of giddy little schoolfilly just because I know that I’m in love. Who would have guessed that would happen? Anyway, I just need to keep my wits about me and approach this like a scientist. Today is going to be the day. I know it will. In fact, I’m going to leave for Sugarcube Corner right now.
I will include a detailed account in tomorrow’s entry,
Twilight Sparkle
Jan 3:
In retrospect, yesterday was obviously not meant to be the day. How in Equestria could you expect somepony to confess their love when they are immediately enlisted to help bake three hundred cupcakes?
No matter, this is all going to be inconsequential later, because I know that this is the day. Today is definitely going to be the day I tell Pinkie Pie. If not today, then this is at least going to be the week that I tell her, or maybe the month…
1 like and 3 dislikes? I don't think so. I give you a like
2112650 I appreciate that. It's unfortunate that some people feel the need to dislike things just because they don't like the concept, because I picked up at least 2 dislikes about a minute after publishing. Of course, I've been around fimfiction long enough to know that it's unfortunately too much to ask for anyone to leave a comment with a bit of criticism before disliking. I hate to be 'that person' who complains about the way the site works, but 4 early dislikes is certainly a bit disheartening. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it!
2112686 that's why if I don't like what story is about, I just don't read it. Keep up the good work.
Not bad. Keep it up!
Have a like and a fav
All of these little stories are very cute and sweet. Please keep up the good work.
Twinkie? Insta like and fave!
Though, I do have a couple of things I'd like to say... All of these so far seemed to be based around Twilight as the main character, whose point of view we're seeing through. Will you be switching to Pinkie at some point, or will this always be Twilight? I'd like to see a little more of Pinkie's POV, personally, to give it some more diversity.
Other than that, I really do like this. Twinkie is probably my favorite shipping in MLP, (close to TwiShy), and though these are short, they are enjoyable. More of a suggestion than a critique--try to make them a little longer. It may be just me, but I'd appreciate a little more length and depth in each of these one-shots. (I understand that the 30-minute prompts give you little time, but you could adapt the story for FiMfiction). They seem to be moving a little too fast, without much plot.
However, I do enjoy reading this, and hope to see more from the story soon! *Tracking*
2112718 That's the perspective that everyone really ought to take, so good on you. Also, thank you.
2112733 Thanks! I'll do my best to keep giving you guys quality.
2112769 Thank you! I appreciate it.
2113041 I feel like that's exactly what Twinkie is. They're the sort of dorky awkward couple that you can't help but love.
2113109 Yeah, that's somewhat of a habit of mine to write from Twilight's perspective. She's the member of the mane 6 that I relate most closely to, and I've actually had a bit of a phobia of writing Pinkie Pie for the longest time, just because she's such a difficult character to capture properly. Obviously, I had to get over that to an extent to write Twinkie in the first place, and I'm hoping to see if I can focus on her a bit more in the future. As far as the length goes, I would certainly like to do more, but I often find myself trying to nail a single moment in each one of these shorts, and the rest of the story kind of follows around that. When I'm not so busy, I'm going to try writing some things that are less bite-sized and a bit more substantial. Part of it is that I often find it difficult to get in a consistent flow, where I write a solid amount for several days in a row, so hopefully I'll find a chance to do that at some point in the future. Thanks for reading!
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Honestly, I know exactly what you're talking about. For some reason, Twilight has just become the constant character in all my stories, and I think it has to do with what you've pointed out. I relate to her quite a bit, though in my Twinkie fic, I seem to fall back on Pinkie's point of view. At first, I was sure I wasn't going to get it right and she'd be oh-so-terribly OOC, but I seem to be doing okay with it. In fact, she's tons of fun to write, especially in her POV. If you just give it a shot, I'm sure you'll do well with it. And if not, practice makes perfect! I'll look forward to the more lengthy ones, and I understand that you're busy. (I am too.) You're welcome, and thanks for writing!
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It is because Twilight is best pony and soon to be Best Princess!
Ah TwiPie, a very rare and underated ship.
I look forward to more!
2113548 you speak the truth my friend
TwinkiePie? I must read this later!
twinkie is my favourite ship
My final ordering in terms of quality: 2 > 3 > 1 > 5 > > 4
The first 3 are good enough to justify the last 2, and those 2 aren't devoid of quality, just not really impressive in any way.
Ah. Now this one. This one i reads on tmp. Thought it was cute then; still think it is.