"See?" Rainbow had to avert her gaze, ignoring the way her voice was cracking every other word and how her face felt like it was going to burn right off. "It's, it's just really weird! Like, we already know each other and everything."

"But I don't get it," Applejack frowned, furrowing her brows, "If I like you, and ya like me, then ain't the answer plain an' simple?” She spread her arms like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “We go out."

(Or: Rainbow Dash and Applejack go on their first date. Rainbow has no idea what she's doing, but things work out, somehow.)

Rated T for mild profanity.

“Ummm, actually…” Shining fidgeted, looking down. “I don’t have my cutie mark yet.”

Eight Bit gasped. “No way! You’re still a blank flank? You? Shining Armor?”

Shining pulled his bangs over to hide his gloomy face. “Yeah…”

The three biggest losers of Canterlot Elementary find out the intimidatingly smart, quiet unicorn colt in class doesn't have a cutie mark. They take the only logical path from there.

Written for BaeroRemedy for Jinglemas 2021

Characters & Cover Image from MLP FiM IDW #11: Neigh Anything

Are you afraid of forgetting?

Well, isn't that what journals are for?

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Written for a Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Contest!

Sunset Shimmer goes for a haircut, and her hairdresser is the first familiar face she's seen in a while. Who knew, in this place, years now from her graduation, she'd be sharing this conversation with Adagio Dazzle?

Diamond Tiara is an Earth pony. One that can't take care of a flower, apparently.

Written for a Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Contest!

Applejack accidentally makes the best apple pie in existence (well, according to Rainbow, anyway). She just needs to know what it was she friggin' added in it.