A rare night drinking alone at your local lesbian joint is steadily sliding into forgettable when you meet a pony. You've never met a pony before. She strikes up a conversation without hesitation, and you find yourself drawn in by her peppy attitude as you talk about culture, dexterity, cherry stems, and intimacy.

Also, in a stunning maneuver of sharp extra-dimensional ambassadorship, you flirt with her.

_{This is a fanfic for Monochromatic's The Enchanted Library and thus contains spoilers + won't make sense if you haven't read it! Specifically, it takes place between chapters 35 and 36, and covers things from Rarity's perspective which are explored as part of the plot of the sequel, The Enchanted Kingdom.}

After Twilight shuts her out, Rarity tries to move on. She tries, and tries, and tries. It's hard, and her failures hurt, but her success hurts far more.

_{also the title is a lyric from crying in public by chairlift}

After Trixie's latest show (which Twilight is attending as a sign of support and not because she's assigned herself as the magician's parole officer,) Twilight notices something odd about the showmare's autographs.

There's no way that the eternal student, Twilight Sparkle, would ever just walk up to the object of her affections and confess her love without preparation, right? So when she shows up at Rarity's doorstep, frazzled and out of sorts, to ask about love of all things, Rarity knows what she needs is to be taught. Of course, Rarity's no Princess, but she knows a thing or two about romance, so what else can the Element of Generosity do but offer lessons?

A couple pretend dates and some pretend kissing will give Twilight the knowledge and confidence she needs to ask her prospective special somepony out... But who is this mystery mare, anyway?

As a foal, Fluttershy discovered her love for nature's beauty. Now a mare, she moves out and down to the earth. At first, beauty is a blooming flower, a happy bunny. As she settles in, her definition bleeds into everything. She finds beauty in the deafening cicadas and the falling leaves and the fragile bones of a bird's body. She finds it in herself.

A story of Fluttershy's first year in Ponyville.

Twilight has never been a subtle pony, and Starlight has never been a shy one. So when the strength of their friendship leads to some fooling around, it's kind of hard to hide it from their friends. Especially when the bottled-up hormones of two ponies who haven't had much experience with that kind of thing mix together. Despite that, Twilight feels a little annoyed when Starlight always manages to take their friends' interruptions in stride.

Rated T for These Ponies Know What Sex Is (but do it offscreen)

Twilight Sparkle's been dreaming of Luna. It's not out of the ordinary to dream of the mare you have a crush on, of course, but these aren't simple fantasies. They're rendezvouses, secret meetings where Luna dreamwalks to meet Twilight in her dream. They'd go public eventually, sure, but for now, Luna's visits are a secret, a space where their new relationship can flourish and find the strength to face the world. Still, shame haunts Twilight. Can Luna help her overcome her worries and take their courtship into the waking world?

It's Twilight's fifteenth birthday, and her parents have taken her out to dinner at her favorite Mexicolt restaurant. Princess Celestia is even here to celebrate with her! It would be perfect, except for one thing: she has the hiccups. Can she overcome them before Celestia loses her patience and exiles her from Equestria forever? Probably.

On the upper floor of Carousel Boutique, Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship, Sleepovers, and Having Hot Marefriends, presides over her court. But intrigue sneaks into the sleepy setting when Rarity's palette book brings up new questions like "how many words are there for the color blue?"

Rated T for Rainbow calling Twilight a pit sniffer and also general implications of pony boinking.