#I BARELY HAVE WATCHED MLP BUT I KNOW THE PONY PERSONALITIES

[moss-flesh]

OH MY GODDDDD

fucking

which pony is most like your da oc….

aila amell: twilight sparkle

erynne hawke: rainbow dash

adahlen lavellan: fluttershy

[pumpkinbxtch]

Hello, a request please from Percy x reader x Tyson (family member) what would it be like if the 3 of them went to an mlp movie

What's your favorite pony?

— percy jackson x fem!reader (ft. Tyson!)

warnings: kinda short, language and ponies, lol. a/n: hi! This is too short and I don't know if it's right but I think it's because Tyson is very chaotic which I love to see in the writing, like those episodes where nothing happens but everything happens.I hope you like it and it hasn't disappointed you. I send a kiss!

— No way.

— c'mon, percy! It's just a movie of my little pony

your boyfriend stared at you for a few seconds and nodded obviously with a grimace of annoyance.

—... yeah, now you get it?

You snorted and poked him in the shoulder which made him jump. You knew the hardest one to convince was Percy and for now it didn't look too good.

— for him — you pleaded with your hands together and your lips pressed into a pout. You knew that was the face he would never resist and he took it as a personal challenge by turning around, avoiding to see you.

There was nothing more that Percy hated than those movies, because... because... uh, why? He didn't even need a reason, he just didn't want to watch colored ponies for a little over an hour but Tyson...Tyson could die watching that non-stop.

— Then I guess I'll tell T that he came from your father's palace for nothing. — You sighed dramatically and looked at his face with a sad grin — The next time you'll see him is to give him his birthday present.

Now Percy had a dilemma.

With you holding the tickets - all three exactly - now he remembered the fact that Tyson's (made up) birthday was approaching and Percy didn't have a gift or money either. Suddenly he didn't see that as such a bad idea and took his movie ticket from your hand with a huff.

— Go get him, I'll ask Paul for the car — He grumbled.

You jumped up and gave him a kiss on the cheek, running to the bathroom to tell Tyson the big news, which cost Percy a half hour of driving with him singing the show's theme in his ear.

— my little pony! holy fuck

You opened your eyes and Percy almost braked. Last time, Tyson barely cursed or said that kind of things, but being in forges and surrounded by Romans was giving him some of their habits.

— Uhm, you better not say that in the cinema or the parents will kick us out and we won't see the movie.— Percy reprimanded like the older brother he was to him and nodded but both knew that was very uncertain because Tyson could be unpredictable.

But it turned out to be the complete opposite and Tyson ended up leading a mob of children eager to see the new movie. Every time he shouted a character's name, everyone did and he ended up with around 50 new, little friends.

— best duckin day!

— duckin? — asked Percy with the eyes on the road, you giggled still amazed.

— yeah, trevor said that we can't say fucking, instead is ducking.

Percy laughed and shook his head playfully. — Oh little brother.

[skylarsblue]

May I make a request for an age regressed reader who really wants Bo Sinclair to watch MLP with them?

Or did I already send this? I don't know. ;-;

(I’m gonna assume this is Gen 4 because that’s the best one (fight me). Also, first age regression request! FLUFF TIME)

❀Bo w/ A Regressed MLP-Fan Reader❀

✧Age Regression; AGE REGRESSION IS NOT A KINK I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANY ARGUMENTS. It's cute and y'all need to accept it.✧ ❤Fluff, no cursing this time, hard opinions on fictional ponies, GN!Reader, a singular mention of a kink but it's just some silliness, reader briefly implied to have long hair but it's barely there❤

Age regression is a pretty niche thing to talk about, even more so back in the early 2000s. Gonna be real, bub, he's not gonna have any clue what you're talking about if you bring it up.

Seeing you regressed probably first happens as an accident, a stressful situation became too much and you just started acting differently. He wouldn't get it, watching you grow subtly more clingy and quiet, timid almost. He'd be concerned but he wouldn't ask questions at the time.

Assuming you brought it up later, he'd need you to explain it in at least three different ways, honestly. He's never personally experienced something like that(he thinks so anyway), which makes it hard for him to understand.

"Your brain just...makes you act like a kid sometimes? Why?" "Because my childhood was trash and it wants to find a way to cope. Being an adult is stressful, Bo." "...You got a point there."

After he's grown to understand it, he won't have any problems with it. Oddly enough, he'll slowly start to find it cathartic for himself. He'll find himself getting a lil dopamine boost whenever he starts noticing you doing something that signals you're teetering.

Won't indulge you in front of his brothers unless his brothers start to act kind of caregiver-ish. Bo don't share.

You will absolutely ruin the daddy kink for him. He can't hear the word in that context anymore and it makes him cringe when he does.

Bo doesn't like cartoons, he never really has. He's never really been a TV person in general, it tends to serve as background noise whenever he's doing something else. But he does have a habit of saying he won't be watching the show you're watching, then he'll just stand behind the couch, forgetting the task he was about to start.

Will probably tease you for liking My Little Pony, I'm not gonna lie. Nothing too mean though! He just likes making you all pouty.

He's gonna roll his eyes and cringe when you ask him to watch it with you. He's a grown man! He doesn't have any business watching a "little girl's show". But he's got a soft spot in that charcoal heart of his, so eventually, he'll cave. But he's gonna complain!

He'll probably scoff and act like the show is killing his brain cells at first, but he's an idiot because he gets so invested. (Magic of Friendship boi)

His favorite is Apple Jack. I think that should be a given. He doesn't like Celestia though, feels a little too connected to Luna and he holds a grudge.

He starts to whistle the tune to the songs in his free time. He'll lose his mind and die on the inside if anyone points it out, because he's not doing it subconsciously. Except you. If you start singing to his whistling he's gonna just smile, cause he's a SAP.

"Bab Seed Bab Seed, what we gonna do-" "A bully on our tail gotta r- Oh son of a-" "YES! YES YOU KNOW THE WORDS!" "You hush your mouth."

When there are big villains in episodes he gets super into it. He acted personally offended when Discord made the Main 6 reverse their talents.

He did laugh when Chrysalis zapped Celestia but then immediately got upset when the other princess were affected.

Definitely had the song from Chrysalis pretending she was Princess Cadance stuck in his head for like, a month.

WILL buy you the toys but you gotta keep them in your room, he'll keel over in embarrassment if someone sees little pony figures on his shelves without the context.

He's kinda stingy about sharing you when you're small, but he'll allow his brothers to watch the show with you two if they want. Vincent probably likes the music, but he's not super into it. Lester might get more into it than you, actually, he likes pretty colors.

Vincent's favorite would be Twilight & Lester's would be a tie between Fluttershy & Pinkie Pie.

Once a group of tourists came into town in the middle of a long Two-Part episode and he missed most of it, so he drove into the city and just bought the CD of the entire season. FOR YOU, of course, TOTALLY NOT FOR HIM-

The TV was bright in the overall dim household, speakers turned up to allow the sounds of the cartoon to fill the room. The noise was coupled with the sound of crunching Goldfish crackers between your teeth, eyes tuned into the screen as calloused fingers worked through your hair. "Oi, eat your fruit too. Can't live off Goldfish." Bo said softly, nudging your leg with his boot. You were sat on the floor in front of him, between his legs, whilst he messed with your hair. You let out a little huff but grabbed the pastel bowl on the coffee table, poking a fork into some strawberries. You looked over your shoulder as you ate one, awaiting praise. "That's better." Bo mumbled, patting your shoulder.

You turned back to the screen, watching the group talk about Fluttershy's "stare". With a little hum to catch his attention, Bo looked down, waiting for your words. "Who's your favorite?" You asked softly, voice picked up in pitch slightly. Bo rose an eyebrow and glanced at the screen. "Apple Jack, she's the only cool one." He said, unable to stop the smirk as you gasped. "Fluttershy's cool!" You insisted, turning to face him. "She's a wuss-puss, doll. Not cool." He taunted, chuckling as you tossed a pillow in his face. "Don't hate the messenger! I'm just saying the truth!" He chuckled as you smacked him with the pillow again, which he blocked with ease, snickering as you settled into his lap with a pout. "You take that back!" He held his hands up in a faux surrender position. "Alright alright, they're all cool. How about that?"

Your gaze narrowed suspiciously at him, slowly lowering the pillow back onto the couch. "Mmm okaaay-" "Except Fluttershy." Bo laughed again as your mouth dropped open in offense, blocking your hands from getting the pillow once more. Left without your weapon, he squeezed you tightly, leaving you unable to use your arms. "You traitor! Bully!" The man snickered as you fought against his strength valiantly, only to dramatically give up a minute later. "I'm too tired now. I'm sorry Fluttershy, I've failed you." You mumbled with a tiny frown. Bo rested his chin on top of your head with a chuckle. "I'm sure she'd appreciate your efforts, doll. Now finish your fruit, took me forever to cut'em into shapes, ya know." He said, grabbing the bowl. You hummed and tapped your chin as if you were debating, looking at the ceiling in thought. "My hands don't work." You said suddenly, dropping your hands into your lap.

Bo rose an eyebrow and tilted his head. "Oh they don't, do they?" He asked, watching you shake your head. "Nope, they don't work." You insisted. The brunet clicked his tongue and gave a somber sigh, putting a piece of fruit on the fork. "Such a shame." He said with an eyeroll, holding the fork to your mouth. You took the fruit and nodded intensely. "'S a shame!" You slurred, whining when he pinched your nose. "Don't talk wit'cha mouth full." He said, moving his head so yours could rest against his shoulder, getting another piece of fruit on the fork for himself this time. He looked back at the episode and narrowed his gaze. "...the hell is a cockatrice?" You laughed and shook your head, taking another strawberry off the fork. "You'll see, and it'll prove Fluttershy is the coolest!"

"Mhm, sure, whatever ya say lil' one."

[a-lonely-dunedain]

I got tagged by @the-journey-was-the-point for this headcanon game! basically you just plug an OC's name into this headcanon generator and see whether or not what it spits out fits your OC(s)

first up is Tossdir I guess

"Tossdir watches my little pony"

afuyfdgahsjdghjkahsd ok how did they know the last thing I drew was an mlp/lotr thing... anyway yeah sure why not. I think he would casually enjoy it. I feel like Ethedis would be a bigger mlp fan tho, so he probably watches it because of her (a bonding activity <3). his favorite pony is Rainbow Dash btw

"Tossdir can drive"

yes and no. in a modern setting I always envisioned him with a motorcycle, so he can drive that just fine, but DO NOT let this man behind the wheel of a car

"Tossdir got hit by a bus once"

Maybe.

next up Ethedis

"Ethedis's least favourite subject in school was Gym."

yes, accurate. her favorite subject was Everything But Gym. she's a nerd. a scholar with noodley scholar arms. while you studied the blade she... just studied I guess. there's a reason LMs don't get sword proficiency til like level 40 lmao

"Ethedis is a cry baby."

YOU DID NOT HAVE TO COME FOR HER LIKE THAT. she only cries for good reason! the epic line just.... gives a lot of good reasons to cry :(

"Ethedis nearly drowned in a river as a child."

she was just trying to talk to the fish ok??? leave her alone

Margim is up next!

"Margim steals other peoples clothes."

hmmm probably not. I think she's the kind of person who has like 2 outfits that she wears until they can't be worn anymore, she's just piratical like that (meaning she hasn't yet learned she's allowed to have/want more than the bare basics needed to survive)

"Margim bites their nails."

I mean she probably has some sort of nervous habits, but nothing quite as obvious as nail-biting. it's the sort of thing you wouldn't easily notice. like just getting even quieter than usual or suddenly being unable to maintain eye-contact. maybe she fidgets with her hand but only when it's in her pocket so you can't see.

"Margim is afraid to close their eyes in the shower."

yeah she probably would be a bit jumpy in a shower. not only is it loud but she's also unarmed! she might get soap in her eyes this way but it's better than being ambushed!

and let's do a few for Celeair

"Celeair tackles and wrestles people to show affection."

lmao I'd like to see him try. but no fr I don't think he would even if he could, he definitely likes physical affection, but in a more gentle way, like cuddles and hand-holding and tender forehead kisses

"Celeair is in your house"

well, I am currently rotating him in my mind, so does that count as being in my house? he's not in your house tho, person reading this.

"Celeair is smart but also very stupid."

truer words have never been spoken.

annnd let's do some of my less developed OCs for funsies!

"Elwar crashed a riding lawn mower into their fence."

yeah she probably would. she would try to hide it and pretend she didn't tho

"Ciriondil cries while watching disney movies."

Ciriondil doesn't strike me as a disney adult lmao, but more broadly speaking about animated family movies in general? depends on the movie but yeah I think he would, and he wouldn't be ashamed about it either!

"Lothrandon speaks only in meme refrences."

even in a modern setting I am 100% confident this man does not know enough memes to use them in casual conversation. but I do think he would be part of online communities for outdoor hobbyists (like fishing and wilderness camping fourms) and would understand/share boomer memes from those niece communities

"Nimelloth has a pet lizard"

I have just decided that this is true and his name is Lothrandon II. Lothrandon is not aware that his wife named a lizard after him.

and oh gosh right I have to tag people now. uh I do not know who has been tagged already but here! @rohirric-hunter @aurore-parle-de-ses-idees @find-the-path @sweetearthandnorthernsky

[sleepytoycollection]

Thrift finds.

I have actually been trying to avoid thrifts rn to erase the temptation to buy things, but my dad wanted to go + I got a generous Christmas gift of $50 a few days ago and I slipped up.

On the plus side my dad checked my stuff out to get me the senior discount, so all of this was only like $10.

And now it's out of my system no more thrifting until next payday.

That spiel out of the way, I am very excited! I will put further ranting under the cut!!

A SmartGurlz/Kurhn doll!!! I think I saw one post about these a year-ish ago maybe?? Never thought I'd see one on person.

Draculaura was in a grab bag with the other MH clothes. Was thrilled to see the Iris outfit, I passed on I<3Fashion Iris since I managed to get her SDCC doll thanks to a friend, but I always loved this look.

I'm debating on whether to customize Ula or just clean her up. She's got glue head, but also she's fairly complete and doesn't have wonk.

And other cute rainbow surprise unicorn. I love the dragonfly wings!!!

This is the 5th AG doll I've found this year, and the third one by the pleasant company, not a modern Mattel. While a nice find, Who is donating all these AG dolls. I've gone years never seeing a single AG in a thrifts so it's a little strange to see such an influx.

Also, her outfit? I'm 99% certain it's from one of the 18" Kelly dolls they made in like, the late 90's. It has a barbie tag so I don't know what else it would be.

And finally B-A-B Fluttershy. I see B-A-B ponies fairly often at my local thrifts, but usually pass I for the most part I usually prefer G1s, and try to limit how many plushies I have in general. Fluttershy is the only exception bc for some reason, despite barely having ever watched MLP: FIM, I really love Fluttershy. She's so cute. I have only a handful of G4 stuff, but 90% is Fluttershy (the other 10% is Chrysalis lol).

Gonna be fun to fix all this up. c:

[copilotjimmy]

Rant about g5 of mlp to me king

Ever since G5 MLP premiered in late 2021 with MLP:A New Generation, I feel like G5 is just getting worse and worse with each new episode. I mean, the movie was mediocre in my opinion, but what I disliked about the movie was the transition to CGI animation, the movie being exclusively on Netflix, which me and thousands of other fans and kids can't afford and is constantly increasing prices every month and is advertising ridiculously aggressively all over the world, the generation taking place thousands of years in the future after G4, and most especially Pipp's cringy mobile phone social media streamer selfie addiction, which I know is just a cheap and dated attempt by Netflix and Hasbro to pander to the children, when selfies had already been around since 2013.

The two animated series, Make Your Mark and Tell Your Tale, that followed after the movie wasn't any better, in fact they actually got worse, with the animation becoming way more cheaper and low budget filled with animation errors, and the intensifying on Pipp's mobile phone social media streaming addiction, which I can't even watch at this point. And another point, G5 made no effort to add or even mention almost all of the other creatures and races seen in G4 MLP, like bat ponies, gryphons and the Windigos, which makes me believe that the writers and crew of G5 MLP have never even watched G4 MLP before. The worst part? G5 MLP makes it look like that all of Twilight's and her friends's efforts in G4 were totally useless, as in the G5 movie the pony races were back to hating each other, like nothing ever happened, which doesn't make any sense in my opinion. In addition, the personalities of the main characters are so one sided. Like, Izzy is the quirky Pinkie Pie clone, Hitch is the one weird male guy who likes animals and takes care of that Sparky baby dragon, and Sunny is just there for some reason, who became an alicorn at the end of the first G5 movie for just putting together some magic stones that didn't even exist in G4 MLP. And Pipp doesn't even need to be mentioned, as everyone knows her social media addiction by this point. And Sparky, that baby Cocomelon-esque dragon is so annoying! I can barely watch any episodes of G5 MLP without having him make fart jokes and overall being a annoying mute character that Netflix and Hasbro thinks the girls see as "cute", but he's definitely not cute or even laugh-worthy at all.

[sunny6677]

My Little Spooky Month: Season 1.

(An MLP X Spooky Month Crossover Fanfiction)

(Disclaimer: Yes, I am aware that this could be considered cringe-worthy. But I personally do not care, for I like writing about my interests. And I like writing crossovers. If this type of stuff isn't for you, you can always scroll past.)

(Oh, other disclaimer by the way. This takes place after the first and second episode, counting the part 2 of the first episode, of MLP.)

Summary: A portal transports a few citizens of the town in Spooky Month into a land that would change their lives forever.

Chapter 5: Offered Help.

TWS: ME BEING A LITTLE TOO DESCRIPTIVE, ROY NEARLY DYING, ALMOST DYING, FALLING FROM THE SKY.

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Streber slowly turned his head around, trying to see the source of the familiar masculine voice from behind him. As he did so, he was met with two familiar but dark red eyes that were lined with dark eyeliner. It was another pony, but judging by its appearance, he immediately knew who it was.

The pony had dark red fur, jet black fluffy hair that was dyed bright red at the ends(and at the top, it was tied into a ponytail), but it didn't seem to who have a horn like him. And it's tail even looked a bit like it's ponytail. But this was the just a pony, he knew that for certain. It was.. Ethan. Ethan was sprawled out on the floor, his limbs spread as he barely raised his head up to look at Streber.

Streber gasped, "Eth—Ethan?!"

Ethan widened his eyes in return, his pupils becoming smaller as they vibrated in slight shock. "Wh—what—what happened to you? What.." Ethan looked down at his hooves. It seemed to finally click for him internally that he no longer had hands. "What happened to me?!" Ethan inquired, his normally calm voice heavy with panic.

"I—I dont know!" Streber said, gesturing with his hoof as if he still had hands. "One moment we were being sucked in by that portal, and the next.." Streber looked back at his own reflection which was in the mirror in front of him. "..everything just went black, and I woke up like this. And.. and now you look like—like that—and—" Strebers heart was beginning to race. For he didn't know what was happening.

"St—Stay calm.. I'm sure theres an explanation for this—" Ethan tried to say, struggling to keep his voice unwavering himself. He tried to lift himself to his.. well.. hooves, but he struggled to do that as well. His hooves wobbled from side to side, making him grunt in slight surprise. He barely managed to hold on, and before he knew it, he fell onto his back. Ethan grumbled in pain again.

Streber watched, his eyes flinging up in surprise as Ethan fell. "Ethan!" He yelped. Had he known how to even walk like a pony yet, he would have gone over to try and help him. But he could not. Being suddenly turned into a pony and having only one bandaged nub for a hoof was quite effective, and he felt as if he were to make even the slightest movement, he'd immediately collapse and struggle to get up again.

Though one thing was on his mind.. why did he have a horn if they were turned into ponies? Better yet, why were they both colorful ponies? Ponies normally didn't look like this, or.. talk. Could it have been a side effect of the portal? Could it have been a side effect of formally being human?

Streber inquired softly, "..are you okay?"

"..yeah. I'm fine. Hold on.. I need to.." Ethan grunted again, attempting to lift himself back upwards. It was hard to even lift himself up without having fingers. He wasn't used to not having hands or feet. And he certainly wasn't used to having a tail of all things either. The tendrils of the tails hairs felt like something sticking to him, and how badly he wished to get it off. But somehow, it felt like it was a part of them.

Already, both of them knew they didn't like one bit what they had been turned into. It felt like their horse-skin was sagging off of what they truly were, it felt like they were stuck in some nasty shell of a skin with no way to break out. Like an egg containing a baby animal.

Then, the two of them began to hear something. It.. sounded like footsteps, but different somehow. It sounded as if whatever was walking was slamming its legs or even hooves against the floor of this place, and it sounded oddly loud as well, for it echoed. The source of the noise seemed to be coming from a nearby staircase. And.. it sounded like whatever it was.. was coming closer.

Streber and Ethan looked at eachother, sweat trickling down their fur coats. What if whatever it was had been dangerous? What were they to do then in these helpless forms? They hadn't known what to do. They began to feel as if they were frozen in shock. Streber tried to move, but he couldn't. He felt paralyzed, even though he surely wasn't. It was coming closer, closer, closer!

Until finally, it stopped.

And something stepped out of the staircase.

It was.. another pony. But it was unfamiliar. It had a white fur coat, with a horn emerged from the top of its head. It's mane was a dazzling dark purple, and it was hard to describe its hairstyle, but it was certainly beautiful. It had deep blue ocean eyes, and for whatever reason, it had light blue eyeshadow on its eyelids. And it certainly had loads of mascara on the lines of its eyes, and long eyelashes. And on its flank, there seemed to be.. a symbol of three blue diamonds?

It then spoke in a feminine, trans-atlantic voice. "Dear Celestia.. whatever is that noise—"

Finally, it noticed them. It stopped speaking. Streber felt as if he were going to pass out. It was staring directly at them, it's eyes glimmering with something he couldn't exactly read. It was then that Streber awkwardly uttered in a slow manner, "...uhhh... hi—"

"Oh my Celestia!" The pony suddenly exclaimed, dashing foward to where Ethan was still laying. He had stopped trying to lift himself up whenever he began to hear the pony trotting down the stairs. Streber was wondering what if meant whenever it had exclaimed what it did, but even so, the pony didn't seem to be.. attacking Ethan. And it didn't seem to be trying to attack Streber either.

Instead, as it trotted foward, it dipped its head down. "Darlings, are you alright? Ho—Hold on, I'll be right over there." It.. seemed to be directing the last part of its sentence at Streber. Ethan stared at it, his gaze not moving from it once. He still seemed in shock, but if anything, he was more surprised at its behavior.

It then slowly reached out its hoof, as if it was offering in its own way a hand. Ethan paused for a moment, before trying to extend out his own as well. Then, somehow, it wrapped its own hoof around his own and began to pull him upwards. Ethan grunted as it happened, still a little in pain from falling down onto his back. But as he began to be pulled to his hooves, he barely managed to keep a stable balance. His hooves wobbled, shaked, and writhed in an unstable manner.

Yet somehow, with great strength, he kept himself up. He widened his eyes a little at this, though he was holding back from smiling. If anything, Ethan was at least relieved he was actually standing instead of struggling to get up now. The pony then trotted on over to Streber, saying, "Hold on, dear.."

It then dipped its head down. Though instead of pulling him upwards, it slipped a hoof under the underside of his hoof, and supported him upwards by holding him slightly.

Despite having not expected this, Streber awkwardly smiled, and said, "..uh.. thanks."

"Why, you're very welcome darling. But I must ask you.. whatever happened here? Why ever were you both laying on the ground?" It inquired. Streber went quiet. He didn't know how to answer that, or how to tell a literal unicorn that he and his friend came from a whole other realm. Or that he and his friend fell out of a portal. If anything, he never pictured he'd be talking to a unicorn in his life. He was starting to question if he had finally lost it, actually.

"Well, uh.." Streber tried to find a good answer. Then, Ethan spoke. He said, "We fell out of some portal that somehow formed in our town. And then we just.. came out looking like this."

Streber arched a brow, a little confused by his friends bluntness. Then again, this was a literal unicorn they were talking to. Perhaps neither of them would sound so crazy if it was a sentient talking horse they were telling this to.

The pony raised its brows as well, saying, "..you both fell out of a portal? Well, I'm not so sure why that would ever happen. But.. I think I know a pony who might know. And.. whatever do you mean you just came out looking like that?" It began to walk toward Ethan, it's hoofs making trotting noises against the ground. Streber didn't move one bit. He was standing on his hooves now, but he feared that he'd perhaps collapse if he even moved a single limb.

Ethan answered quietly, "Well, we weren't.. colorful talking ponies before this, so—"

"You.. weren't? Hold on just a minute, darling. Are you saying that the portal transformed you two into.. ponies when you both got sucked in? Whatever were you both before you two were sucked in?" The pony asked, seeming a little more worried now.

"Uh.. we were humans." Ethan hesitantly answered.

"..humans? I say, I don't think I've ever heard of a creature likes this. Perhaps I should tell Fluttershy there's a new species of animals called "humans" somewhere.. or maybe I should just ask her if such an animal exists." The pony said to itself, looking down at the ground and putting its hoof under its own chin. Streber and Ethan both looked at eachother, both confused with the situation at hand. Neither of them had any idea of what was going on anymore.

"Well.. as I said, I do think I know a pony who could help with your little.. situation." The pony stated while wiggling one of its hoof, "Why don't you two follow me and let me take you there? It's the least I could do for such poor creatures as yourselves."

"...well, okay. But.. why are you treating this like it's just a normal thing?" Streber questioned, "..do portals just form all the time here and have ponies drop out of them, or..?"

"I suppose sometimes, yes. But I do not believe I'm well versed in such matters, even if I can use magic. Which is why I was going to take you both to that pony I was talking about." The pony replied, beginning to walk to a nearby door which was presumably the entrance of this place. Ethan paused, raising a brow in confusion as he stumbled after the pony. "Wait.. you can use magic—"

The pony said while closing its eyes and smiling, "Why, yes, darling. Unicorns are capable of using magic after all. Why do you ask?" It looked over at Ethan, who was barely managing to follow after it. Streber began to walk closer to the pony as well, or he at least tried to. He was very careful with his steps. Very careful indeed. He even made sure to walk very slowly so he wouldn't trip on anything.

"..nothing. Just.. forget about it." Ethan mumbled. He was starting to just decide on not telling the magical talking unicorn in front of him that magic was indeed not a normal thing to humans.

"Very well." The pony sighed. As it pushed open the door, there seemed to be a tiny village that was on the outside. Streber saw other colorful figures in the distance, and he stared in shock once he had realized they were ponies as well. His mouth remained agape. Then, the pony said, "Do not worry, darlings. I'm sure that there's an explanation to this. In the mean time, why don't you tell me your names?" The pony seemed to be trying to make the two of them feel better.

"Uhhh.. I'm Streber, and that's Ethan." Streber said, looking over at Ethan who was struggling to follow behind the pony still. Ethan slowly stepped outside onto the grass as Streber did so as well. Streber walked over next to the pony, and Ethan remained behind the both of them.

The pony merely smiled. "Why, those are fabulous names! I don't think I've ever heard such names before. You can call me Rarity, darlings. Or Miss Rarity if you want. Or simply Miss. I am a lady after all. And a fabulous one at that."

Streber arched a brow, slowly saying in confusion, "..okay, Rarity."

This Rarity seemed helpful, yet weirdly feminine. Streber was beginning to wonder why a unicorn of all things had a trans-atlantic accent. Or why it even had some amount of human-like intelligence. It made sense for both Ethan and Streber since they both used to be humans and could still potray their own intelligence and personality, but.. still.

Even so, Rarity simply said, "Just follow me, darlings. I'm sure there'll be a way for you both to go back to normal."

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Roy hadn't known why this was even happening, or why he was falling from the sky right now.

All he could remember was a strange dark mass suddenly opening up in his town, and then feeling himself being sucked in. And then slowly hearing every sound from around him go quiet, and everything going dark. And now, with sudden consciousness, he was falling from the sky.

He flailed his limbs around, as if it would do anything. He was screaming. Absolutely anyone would be if they suddenly began to fall to the ground. He was going to die, he knew it so. If he hit the ground, he'd die, and there would be nothing to be done about it. Below him was an unfamiliar.. town or village of some kind, with tiny figures walking on its grounds. He couldn't even see anyone who was in said village right now.

As he flailed his limbs around still, he noticed that something was wrong. He couldn't feel his fingers, and as he attempted to look at his hands, he didn't see any fingers. In fact, he didn't see a hand, but an orange looking hoof instead. "Wha—?!" He shrieked, and then began to scream even further.

He was in absolute terror right now, he didn't even have any idea of what was happening. He was beginning to cry, tears forming in his eyes. Roy knew it was coming. The sweet quick embrace of death. All he could do was scream, scream, and scream. The ground got closer, closer, and closer—

But.. then he felt something. He felt limbs slip from under his stomach, and suddenly pull him upwards. And before he knew it, he was suddenly being carried by something that he guessed could apparently fly, considering that it wasn't falling to the ground itself. In fact, it looked to be directly heading for something. Roy didn't have a chance to look up at whatever it was, he was too in shock.

But he could have sworn the limb from underneath his stomach was a pastel blue color. He even heard a scrawny voice from behind him saying something, but he couldn't hear it over the harsh winds of the sky.

He could only hope that whatever it was had good intentions, and that he'd be safe. He was just glad he hadn't hit the ground.

//////////////////////////

E

[opinated-user]

The worst part about Lily's ''reviews'' is how bare-bone they are.

Most of her MLP and Disney reviews are less than 10 minutes long.

Quite a big part of them is just Lily letting the movie play. When she does speak it's usually:

Some random tidbit about her life that gives you a huge whiplash. One moment you're watching ponies or a Disney's classic and in the next, she just drops onto you how she was abused by her ex, family drama, etc. She edits her videos, if not, she should still be aware of what she is uploading. And then she has the audacity to get angry at her viewers when they get concerned, ask her questions, dig deeper and find that she's full of shit. If you don't want people to peer into your privet life, keep it private! Most people just want to watch a video and move on, if she hasn't mentioned those events they wouldn't even know about any of those dramas in the first place.

This is kinda similar. Instead of just a throwaway line, Lily goes for minutes at a time about some political or social issue that has nothing to do with the movie or the episode she's ''reviewing''. You may think it's not a big deal but when the video is only 10 minutes long and 2 of those minutes are spent on stuff like this, that's 20% of the content wasted. If you want to make a political channel and use cartoons as an example then do it right. Like her ''Glass of Water''. Also, those ''takes'' aren't any good. They like overused memes at this point. All Trump-supporters, conservatives, and religious people are evil racist Nazis.

I like this person, they're ''valid''. I don't like this person, they're just like my ex/Josh/a Nazi. At this point being called a Nazi holds as much weight as being called a jerk.

Shipping, ''those two are totally gay for each other'', ''gay princesses'', etc. Maybe it's because I know more about her controversial stuff but it feels almost like a fetish.

Sweet baby, aww, pointing out something is cute.

The good parts and jokes are mostly stolen.

Also, because of her tone, I never know when she is joking or being serious.

Is there anything, in particular, you don't like about those ''reviews''?

to me they're just mostly boring and uninteresting. i always only watched her glass of water videos and skipped everything else, unless she happened to touch something i cared about. i think i said it before but her in a minute series is so dry and LO herself sounds bored while making it that it makes me bored of watching. she can make her voice expressive and have energy when she wants to, but not on those videos for whatever reason. she doesn't sound invested at all with what is happening in front of her. i'm someone who loves animation, character design and hear about the artistic process that went behind the creation of a work so the "reviews" of LO do nothing for me on that aspect. even if someone is not an expert about any of those topics, i love when a critic just start gushing all over a escene or a particular visual aspect of the show they loved enough to bring out because that shows to me the passion they have for the medium, that they thought about it and appreciated it, technical knowledge or not. i never got that from LO, no matter what she's talking about. if i'm not getting any new perspective on the visuals of this movie/show, her jokes are unoriginal or heard better before, her "hot takes" are delivered with the dry tone that with everything else and the only "new" thing she offers are her own creepy/unnecesary comments... what reason is there left for me to watch at all?

[flowerycoffin]

“Izzy does it” nitpicking

Idk how to start it, let me just dive in without any introduction.

1. I’d really like to know why Zipp is leaving voice notes anytime she have a screentime. It would be nice comedy effect for some if it was once or twice, but it’s happening all of the time and gets irritating pretty quickly.

2. I know it’s for investigation purposes but this scene looks kinda gay

Nothing strange; just one fella watching butt of a nice mare.

3. How does this mirror smartphone works? Can any of you two un-zoom Opalines face? It’s unsettling

4. Pipp songs are boring and a bit souless. Too bad those are the only ones we get so far. I understand that some people might like it but for me those are just generic pop songs.

Also, Pipp is said to be this huge pop star, but the only times we see her pipp squeaks there is just a bunch of young fillies.

5. 

I don’t believe Izzy never had creative block

I double don’t believe Pipp never had creative block.

6. Can ponies stop saying “That’s not it!” Over and over again? I’m not a native english speaker myself but I know that there’s much more words and sentences to express “That’s not it!”

7. 

This dude is rude for no reason. Take a gift and go away meanie.

8.

As someone who catch themselves having many times similar mindset I can tell you one thing Izzy - Don’t. Think. Like. That. It’s toxic behaviour making even bigger burn out and creative block than before. 

What sits bad with me is that this behaviour doesn’t seem to be corrected or even talked about and instead changed into “Oh, sometimes you just need to look for inspiration somewhere else :^D”

9. This is very odd exposition and unnatural dialogue

10. This is the very reason I hate toddlers

IT’S

HIS

FAULT

11. First off, nobody stole it

Second off, Sunny or left her coctail van without any additional safety or she’s blind for seeing mirror smartphone just now

12. Opaline will be my fav one solely because she’s barely a character and more generic DeviantArt OC villain from mlp golden era

13. I promised myself that I won’t bash on animators because they still have to get used to character models and other things but…

How did you managed to forget about all of those strains of hair and let it float through the body and be stiff?

And please decide. Motorcycle is burried or not

14. You know what?

Sunny is not the ONLY blind person here.

15. Don’t know why but this made me go “Oh wow, that’s mean.”

16. Ok, this last thing will be on a serious note - as before I was fun-hating Pipp within my friend group because it looked like writers wanted to make relatable influencer figure now I truly hate her with burning passion and here is why:

A) She is posting her friends image and shows off all of the things they are doing without their consent and without asking them for details.

(It’s about mane-cesorry Izzy gave Sunny as a gift, but I hope that before reading this post you watched the episode)

Izzy told you clearly that it is made as a birthday present, so why are you making it into a brand and say that everyone can get it!? Why haven’t you thought that maybe a thing done specialy for someone will be one and only? You live with Izzy in the same house and know that she’s crafting things the way she feels like crafting and probably wouldn’t like to make something because she has to. You never even asked her is it alright to say that she can make more of this. You never even asked Sunny if she is okay to be filmed and asked questions during her job but you still did it and showed her having troubles to the whole pony world!

Again - where is a question “Can I post about this?” And asking for details? You’re very bad role model.

B) Pipp is being way too much self-absorbed

As normally I’m advocating for having a bit of ego, here it’s pretty badly portayed to say at least.

You solved one problem so far and didn’t saw any results of it. Actually later you realized how bad your advice was, but before that it was so noble to the point where you had to say it out loud (???). Yes I’m over-analyzing but this monolouge took me off guard and twisted my guts when I first heard it.

Also her mannerism looks like coming from someone who doesn’t see a world outside herself. It’s probably just a biased thoughts and I wish it could change, but also kinda want to know if anyone else caught similar impression.

C) From where exactly does she know what will her hit song be? Isn’t it dependent from the audience?

D)

Good.

E) What’s the point in lying here?

Like really, do you know how many problems you could avoid in the future if you were honest with your friends and said that it’s not yours?

End note: Yeah that’s it. I’m open for discussions and additions. Sorry for ending on agressive note but I had to call out Pipp behaviour.

[just-miru]

before i go to bed,

i request content of one of my favorite ships.

anyways- do you have any silly headcannons for you and dave??

i am so normal about this question right now...

so so normal...

hehe, what i am about to tell you is pretty much canon, actually :0 but i would love to hear your headcanons for us :D

uhm, ok, so-

i don't even know where to begin, so it's gonna take a while to answer-

it's gonna be all over the place too-

:0! one of our joke songs is (nsfw as fuck-)

because it's funny- i mean... at least in our silly heads it's funny and thanks to this

most of the time we both share a single brain cell

silly man really loves animals, especially rabbits and horses! even so, we have a silly cat together despite Dave being alergic to them- he just really loves the furball and- *sobs* they are very cute and my silly heart can't take it-

when he thinks no one is around watching or listening, silly texan man sings Firework by Katy Perry at the top of their lungs (based on this) :D

texan man loves hugging me from behind and resting his head on my back whenever they have the chance and i just- aaaahhh!! :DD

Jeremy teased the hell out of us both before we got together-

i just teased him back about you, hehe :D

but every time your silly teased my silly, Dave would just pick up fights in which they both just throw stupid insults at each other until one of them breaks down sobbing (it was Dave who cried and that because Jeremy insulted his very beautiful and very natural blonde hair-)

here's a visual representation of it

we both have the same love language which is physical touch :D besides this, another one of my silly ways to show my love and appreciation is through quality time spent together, and another one of Dave's is gift giving!

silly bastard man actually makes the gifts himself! be them drawings or silly crafts he makes out of wood and other things they can find around.

he likes to show off and try to impress me so much, you have no idea- but he manages to fuck it every time.

Dave is basically the living embodiment of

"this one is for you!"

*misses*

like- he tries so hard to be smooth that he ends up making a fool of himself but in the most adorable way possible and- i just love him so much :D

oh! i think i have an average amount of clothes, but i always switch up between my two comfort outfits :0

having said this, when we are bored, Dave likes trying the clothes i barely wear and he makes it like a fashion show, kinda

some clothes are kinda big on him, but others fit him just perfectly and-

and he's just so-

*dreamy sigh* he's so pretty <3

i have a dress and some skirts i wore once (if at all), and Dave rocks the absolute hell outta them!

speaking of clothes and fashion, he tried to teach me to walk on platforms and heels a few times.

it was a disaster-

i think i said something about it a few times, but both my babygirls, Dave and William, act like the silly below so often-

it's funny 'cause i can just be sitting at a table, staring at a wall while my head is completely empty and the bastard would go wild awooga-

bastard man Dave like to be held <3 he's the little spoon most of the time, if not every single time we cuddle

my body is like his personal bed, actually and my chest is the pillow-

just like William, whenever i am cooking, Dave's job is to sit o on the kitchen counter and be pretty, but-

in William's case is because he is too lazy to actually help me cook but he still want to keep me company.

on the other hand, when talking about the texan bastard, it's because he would mange to set the kitchen on fire without even trying-

he set his cereals on fire more than the normal amount, i can't trust him-

his favourite mlp ponies are Apple Jack (what a surprise-) and Rarity and mine are Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie :D

bastard man snores so loud- he's lucky i love, otherwise i would make him sleep in the bathtub-

he joins me when i call William babygirl, which annoys the babygirl in question so much-

when working at the pizzeria, he randomly grabs me by the hand and starts swinging me to the beat of whatever song is playing and i- *screams in gay*

aaaahhh- i honestly don't know what else to say- i have so many ideas at the same time and i can't grasp any of them :'D

maybe if you have silly questions about us and stuff? :0 feel free to ask away :D

ayo, manged to finish (?) :D i had no idea how to start only to have no idea how to finish-

hope u enjoyed :D

[haikyuuphilia]

Hello! Good luck for your upcoming finals, I hope you had a good day nonetheless ! I was really shy about sending a request in, but I really like your writing. I totally understand if you don’t do it, because it’s a bit odd, I know you’re busy and you just have ton of requests!

But if you feel like writing it: I watch MLP everytime I’m sad, it’s my comfort show alongside haikyuu. I’ve been feeling really insecure about it because, a) it’s all I’ve been watching/doing since December started b) it’s really childish, and where I live liking childish things is a big no-no (animes are barely accepted too). I know I could get a bad reputation at work if I get ever found out somehow. So, who do you think would be most likely to support it? (Maybe even try to get into it?)

Please and thank you! As I said before I don’t mind if you don’t do it, this is you first and foremost. Please take your time, I don’t want to make writing a chore for you. Don’t forget to treat yourself and I hope you have a great day/night!

hi! this is such a sweet request, and i’m glad you sent it in. i’m really sorry to hear that you don’t feel secure about liking mlp, but i can assure you that all the boys would watch it with you. <333

most likely to watch my little pony with you

→  BOKUTO gets deep into mlp after you introduce him. he’s maybe even more into it than you are, and he’s always wanting to watch one more episode with you. he likes how your eyes light up when you watch the show, and he loves talking about it with you. 

→  HINATA doesn’t see how the show being childish is a bad thing at all. he honestly loves the show and probably tries to get his family to watch it, too. everyone but his little sister is skeptical, but they see the appeal eventually.

→  OIKAWA thinks it’s cute how much you like it. he’ll watch the show with you for sure, and he’s even buying toys, dolls, and customizable merch for the both of you. likes to have a subtle matching keychain with you and defends your interests passionately.

→  SUGA had watched a little bit of mlp before you started dating, so he’s pretty familiar with it and enjoys the show. he has a favorite pony and gets excited whenever he sees her show up.

→  KUROO is happy to watch it with you since you like it, and he never is mean-spirited when he teases you about it. before he knows it, he’s been on the mlp wiki for two hours and knows all the ponies’ personalities and spells by heart.

→  TSUKISHIMA thought at first it wasn’t his type of show. after a few episodes in, he gets really invested. you two probably have fun secretly identifying people you know in real life as each type of pony.

[sarah-sandwich]

The unmasking of Spider-Man

Oh Dylan. You poor soul. You picked the one spideypool fic in the list which I know is not your jam. If you want to pick a different one I wouldn't blame you!

I am going to talk about it thought since you've given me the opportunity. You don't have to read it if you don't want to!

*

So this one. Wade accidentally sees Spider-Man without his mask

There's a city-wide event going on and Wade is just innocently admiring Spidey's backside and staying out of the fighting. He's got plans tonight and he doesn't want to be pulled into something he can't get out of to make it on time to the latest My Little Pony movie premier.

Also, as much as he wants to like Spidey, he doesn't have such a great track record in role models and what he hears about him is such a mixed bag that he would rather keep his distance until he figures out what's the truth. Is he an attention-seeking menace to the city? Or is he a friendly neighborhood hero who gets dealt a bad hand more often than not? With the big battle going on it's the perfect chance for him to lay this quandary to rest once and for all.

The heavy hitters are all off wailing on bad guys but Spidey is in the trenches, dodging debris and kicking bad guy butt and saving civilians and their pets ALL at a detriment to himself. He's bleeding and looking rough but he doesn't quit and he doesn't let his injuries keep him from putting everything on the line for the next person, and the next, and the next.

Wade's a goner. He admired him before but now he also respects him (which NEVER happens) and also maybe has a teensy tiny taj mahal-sized crush on him. So when Spidey loses his mask and Wade accidentally gets an eyeful of that doe-eyed, horrified face he does the only logical thing.

Before Spidey can flee he shouts, "Wait! I have the perfect solution!" He puts his gun to his head and pulls the trigger.

*

He wakes up and feels like hot garbage. Worse, the avengers are standing over him. And also Spider-Man. Ugh. Death by brain damage is the worst.

"Which one of you asshats did me in?"

"What are you talking about? Spidey said you shot yourself."

He narrows his eyes at Spider-Man. "Yeah I don't think so. I had plans tonight, er yesterday whatever. No way would I miss the MLP premier so I could feel like shit and forget half a day."

Spidey's eye go wide then narrow. "What do you mean?"

"Death by head injury is the worst. I lose hours of memories and it takes forever for hand-eye coordination to come back. I wouldn't do that unless I had a really good reason."

[What about all those times you-,]

"Shutting you up is a good reason."

*

SO Wade not only doesn't remember Peter's face, but he doesn't remember watching him fight and having his change of heart.

The rest of the fic is an agonizing slow burn of Wade being cagey and distrustful while Peter is trying to figure out 1) if he's telling the truth about the memory thing 2) WHY he would do that just to keep his identity safe especially bc he seems like he can barely stand him and 3) if he should tell him why he did what he did

They go back and forth arguing and mistrusting each other until..... well I haven't figured that out yet exactly so we'll see 😎

Ask me about a wip on this list

[pinkyshy101]

So I got bored and decided to type out a list of the cartoons/tv shows I’ve watched, cause why not! I think this is all I’ve watched, or at least recent enough (I’m thinking like…. 2014/15 onward, when I actively started to watch more cartoons)

It’s kinda long, and I’m kinda rambley, so I’ll put it under a keep reading thing (if I can) so you don’t have to scroll through that if you don’t want to. Idk who will actually read this, but hey maybe it’s an idea of what kind of things I might reblog on here! I’m always taking any suggestions for shows to watch, I love learning about and watching more and more cartoons! So if there’s something I didn’t list as something I watched and you think of be interested, feel free to please recommend it! I may update this with a reblog or an edit or something at some point in the future, idk though. For now, its September 19, 2020, and here’s what I got for ya

This ended up way more rambley than I meant for it to be but I started writing it at maybe 12:30ish am and now its almost 2am when I’m getting ready to post it so oops 👀 I’m not really expecting anyone to read this but hey, it’s something! Read if you wanna know what shows and other stuff I watched lol idc

Cartoons I’ve watched in their entirety (or what’s all aired as of today 9/19/20):

(updated 12/2/20 as starting with ATLA)

Gravity Falls - watched since late 2014

Steven Universe (including the movie and Future) - watched since mid June 2015, right before the second stevenbomb/sworn to the sword (early season 2)

Over The Garden Wall - watched back around when it first came out, can’t remember exactly when but sometime in 2015

Star vs The Forces of Evil - watched the first 2 seasons as they aired, then stopped watching for a while and rewatched the whole show in June 2019

Hilda - watched for the first time in I think October 2018, rewatched in May quarantine

She-ra and the Princesses of Power - watched all 5 seasons about/not even a week after season 5 came out, idk why I waited so long to watch it

The Owl House - started watching it after the grom episode aired, idk why I waited so long to watch it but molly and noelle and everyone was screaming about grom on twitter, so of course I had to watch it then

Kipo and The Age of Wonderbeasts - watched it all in early August, right before I watched The Owl House

Infinity Train - watched the pilot back in 2016, then the first season when it came out, but then I started college and didn’t get the chance to watch the 2nd/3rd season until I decided to watch the whole series (s1 again, 2/3 for the first time) this past week

Ouran High School Host Club - ok I know it’s anime not a cartoon and I can’t see myself reblogging anything from it but it’s literally the only anime I’ve watched more than like 1 or 2 episodes of/the only one I’ve seen in its entirety so I figured eh I’ll mention it

Camp Camp - I almost forgot to mention this one! I started watching it when there was I think only 3 episodes of season 1, so back in 2016, and I’ve loved it since then! I guess this summer’s season couldn’t happen cause of covid.... But I’m still excited for when/if it does eventually come out!

Avatar the Last Airbender

Shows that I’ve partially watched but not completely:

We Bare Bears - I’ve seen the first 2 seasons, maybe some of the third I can’t remember, I watched it when it first came out but I haven’t watched it in a while, so I would probably need to rewatch a bunch of it (I did rewatch I think the first season sometime this year? But it was while working on school projects so I wasn’t giving it my full attention), apparently there’s also a movie now???

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic - I was huge into the brony fandom from roughly 2013ish-2017ish, I’ve seen up to season 8 and a few episodes of season 9, and the 4 equestria girls movies, and the mlp movie; I probably know seasons 1 - 4 the most, maybe a little of 5, 6 and 7 are kinda fuzzy but I’ve seen them, 8 I watched over quarantine (since it’d been a few years since I had watched any of it, I also rewatched bits of 5-7) as well as I think the first episode or so of season 9, but I don’t remember them too well. I watched the movie (the pony one, not eqg) when it came out in theaters, and not too long after that I drifted away from the mlp fandom (tbh I was drifting a little bit before it came out, but I knew I had to stick in there at least until it came out since I had been waiting for so long for it). The equestria girls movies, I saw them all when they first came out (I even saw rainbow rocks in the theater). I think there’s like, half hour shorts or episodes or something?? That’s in the eqg universe?? But I don’t think I’ve seen any of them, and if I have it was probably a really early one a long time ago because I haven’t really kept up with anything after Legend of Everfree came out

Animaniacs reboot - I’ve seen the first 5 episodes and it’s nice!

Shows that I’ve only seen an episode or few of that I (probably) intend on continuing to watch:

Glitch Techs - I saw the first episode! Definitely want to continue it

Rick and Morty - I watched a few episodes of the first season in like March/April quarantine, but I was still dealing with online school at home finishing out last semester then. I think I want to watch this eventually, but I have other shows that I want to catch up on/watch before I’d get to this one

Tangled the Series - idk if that’s the name I’ve seen multiple names but I hope you know what I’m talking about, I saw a handful of episodes from the first season I think sometime around fall 2019, but I’d probably have to rewatch the whole thing

Adventure Time - I’ve never had cable/cartoon network so I didn’t watch this growing up, but I’ve heard really good things about it and seen a bunch of stuff from it (I’d have to be living under a rock to have not seen anything lol) but it’s so long and I just haven’t gotten around to it yet! Well I’ve seen maybe a dozen or so episodes of the first season but it was a while ago so I’d have/want to start over probably

Shows I haven’t started

Amphibia - I’ve heard it’s good! I just haven’t gotten around to it yet

Avatar the Last Airbender - probably next on my list to watch, I’ve been meaning to watch it for years but I haven’t yet, its on Netflix now so that should make it easier to watch and a friend from school made me promise that this would be the next one I’d watch so that’s what I’m doing (I did watch the last 2 seasons of infinity train that night though, since I was really wanting to finish it first… But atla is next) watched it! (updated 12/2/20)

The Legend of Korra - obviously I’m waiting to watch it until after alta, and I’m probably going to watch it right after I finish atla

The Dragon Prince - idk really anything about it other than I think it’s on netflix? and apparently it’s good and maybe gay idk but I’ve heard it’s good thus why it’s on here lol

Black Horseman - idk too too much about this other than apparently it’s good but also kinda depressing. Similarly to rick and morty I want to watch it eventually but its not insanely high on my list

OK KO - don’t know a ton about it other than it’s decent, a step up from r+m/bojack on where I want to watch it but not urgently

Ducktales Reboot - similarly to OK KO, don’t know much about it other than it’s decent, same level of want to watch

Milo Murphy’s Law - saw a couple episodes when it came out, haven’t watched it in forever so if I ever do want to rewatch it I’d have to restart it, not super high on my priority list though

Bee and Puppycat - another one I almost forgot! I don’t know a ton about this but I’ve heard its nice! Plus from what I’ve seen I like the artstyle so  👀 maybe someday

Animaniacs (original) - I started to watch the reboot and I think I want to watch the original eventually! Just haven’t gotten around to it yet

Clone High - listen it’s not that I desperately WANT to watch this, I just have friends who are like, hey, watch this lol it’s apparently not super long so why not

Other non cartoon shows I’ve watched:

Brooklyn 99 - idk when I started watching it, maybe around season 4/5ish? I think sometime in 2018 so idk the season, idk, most of the episodes I’ve only seen once so I couldn’t tell you exactly what happens in every episode but I still like it

Rise - ugh I miss this show, I started watching it after/around when the 3rd episode came out (end of March 2018?), and I don’t think I’ve watched any of it since it ended (mid may 2018) cause its not on any streaming services anymore :/ at least not that I know of but I loved it and would love to rewatch it

Andi Mack - I’d heard it was good but hadn’t watched it after it ended (early august 2019 I think I watched it), haven’t rewatched it since then but it was decent, I mainly watched it cause I had seen clips of gay but yknow it was alright

Sex Education - watched 1st season sometime in 2019, when rewatched it/watched season 2 when it came out January 2020, this is like WAY more mature than like anything on this list but like it has an interesting story

Love Victor - watched first/currently only season when it came out mid june 2017 (how was June so long ago what)

Queer Eye - I’ve seen a couple seasons of it idk I figured why not add it lol

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist - I think I watched this around when there were maybe a few episodes of season 1 left (well there’s only one season now but still), idk I liked it cause like musicals and stuff idk

Idk what else to add to this section but if I think of anything (to any category on this list) I’ll probably update it later maybe idk (again I’m not necessarily going to be reblogging stuff from all/any of these but like, I figured I’d mention it cause idk)

Musicals:

Another thing I love is musicals, like I’m a design/tech major in college rn so yeah I like theatre lol so I’m going to list some I’ve seen (mostly watched bootlegs of, but I’ll list some professional/tour ones I’ve seen in person)(but if it doesn’t say anything special I probably just watched a bootleg, 2017 was a big year for me and my google drive being filled with bootlegs…) This might not be all of them and I won’t go into as much detail (I hope, I haven’t typed it yet) but we’ll see:

Broadway tours I’ve seen: (I swear this isn’t bragging they were cheap seats way up high lol)

Dear Evan Hansen (May 2019)

Wicked (first professional show I saw, October 2017, haven’t watched a bootleg or anything of it since then and I went in completely blind)

Mean Girls (November 2019, last professional show I saw before quarantine)

Come From Away (September 2019)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (November 2018)

The Book of Mormon (August 2018, was hoping to again this August but quarantine :( )

Non professional/high school/college/other shows I’ve seen in person/been on crew for (not all of them, but some) (assume I’ve also seen bootlegs/proshots if there are any)

Newsies

Spring Awakening (spot op)

Shrek (props)

Legally Blonde

I’ve seen done way more but I don’t feel like listing them or that they’re anything I’d want go reblog/actively look at fandom content for (that’s not saying it reblog stuff from shrek the musical but still lol)

Other shows I’ve seen only in proshot/bootleg form:

Basically every Starkid show

Spies are Forever

The Solve it Squad

Hamilton

Heathers

Be More Chill (yes I was in that big amalgamation of musical fandom stuff with these and deh in 2017 aaaa)

Falsettos

Beetlejuice

Spongebob

21 Chump Street

Les Mis

Phantom

(Again maybe not necessarily all but some there’s a slight chance I might reblog things about)

Musicals I still need/want to watch/listen to:

The Prom

Six

The Great Comet (not typing it all out)

Hadestown

Waitress

Bonnie and Clyde

Something Rotten

Tuck Everlasting

Again there’s more I want to see I’m sure but I haven’t really watched bootlegs in a while…. Idk feel free to suggest shows tho

Movies I’ve seen/like: obviously I’m not gonna just every single movie I’ve seen but heres a few I like:

The Sound of Music

The Wizard of Oz - these 2 have actually always been my favorite movies since I was little, I can’t dee myself reblogging much of anything about them but figured I’d mention them cause why not

Love Simon

Some but not all Disney movies (I grew up with no cable/mostly just pbs)

Most pixar movies?

I don’t think John Mulaney shows count as movies but eh whatever I’ve seen them on netflix

Idk what else lol I know I’ve seen more movies than this but eh

If anyone actually read all of this... Wow I’m surprised honestly lol have a free cookie or something for your struggles or smth, idk, thanks for reading this though lol I appreciate you (but also slightly worry, this was a lot of words and a lot of rambling)

[chapter-17]

Not quite 10 years of pony

Well I feel like since we’re here at the decade mark since Friendship is Magic first aired I should probably say SOMETHING in my usual effort to pretend I’m even remotely close to being someone anyone would want to listen to!

I don’t know what it was about Friendship is Magic. It was a good show but there had been good shows before and there will be plenty of good shows to come, but I think what clicked the MOST is that when it came out I had recently moved out of my parent’s house for the second time at age 23, and for the first time I could just... do what I WANTED to do, stress free.

Flashback way further to when we first got satellite TV when I was at the tail end of grade school. Prior to that TV was just our antenna, and let me tell you, that was the crappest of shoots. At least 50% of the time there would be too much signal interference. We got the joy of picking between the channel with no sound, the channel with sound but no picture, or the channel with maybe 25% of each but we could KINDA detect something coherent in it. I’d wait all week for episodes of Dragonball Z to air at 6 AM on Saturday only to have my kid heart crushed by the entire episode being in varying states of chaotic viewability... not that things HAPPENED that much. You dang kids are spoiled with your DBZ Kai! (Shakes cane!)

 But then, satellite TV! My GOD it was amazing. Not only could we SEE AND HEAR THINGS BESIDES STATIC, we got a guide with a menu and everything so we could see upcoming shows! But then also, Cartoon Network... and Toonami... and DBZ EPISODES EVERY NIGHT HOLY FUUUUUCK also this other show called Gundam Wing or whatever I don’t think anyone paid any attention to that one.

...

(Discretely adjusts camera away from shelf full of Gundam models in the background)

Anyway another couple Cartoon Network/Toonami shows I remember actually watching for the first time was The Powerpuff Girls and Sailor Moon... but I watched them HESITANTLY, and in secret. We had two TVs set up and if mom and dad were watching something I didn’t want to watch I’d be fine going to the other side of the house to chill and watch the other connected set on a different channel. This was stress incarnate. I’d split my attention between watching the show at low volume and listening for footsteps getting even REMOTELY CLOSE so I could hit the previous channel button before they could hear what I was watching. There are grown adults who watch outright pornography at their workplace office with less caution than barely teen kid me watched perfectly harmless CARTOON SHOWS. I was thoroughly ashamed of watching these shows but in spite of this I watched them anyway and came to really like them, Powerpuff Girls in particular.

Now of course this was a big nothing burger to worry about, my parents wound up really liking Powerpuff Girls too, but this is a trend for me. I’m internally terrified of anyone in real life finding out I LIKE... well, anything. At some point when I was a kid it became cool to hate Power Rangers, and I didn’t hate Power Rangers, but if I ever said I didn’t hate Power Rangers I would get absolutely shit on for it. I took away the lesson that you shouldn’t outwardly LIKE THINGS.

Basically just Rainbow Dash realizing she likes to read Daring Do books and keeping it a secret with the same fervor a murderer would employ to hide a corpse, but it’s for DECADES instead of 22 minutes. Frankly, I still feel this way. All my shirts are monotone with no art or anything, and I even feel a slight cringe whenever I bring out my wallet to pay for stuff because my wallet has a Nuka-Cola logo on it. I go out of my way to make sure you know nothing concrete about my interests just by looking at me.

So then decades later I’m living on my own for the first real time with a job and everything and one of my WoW buddies keeps linking me stuff related to a MY LITTLE PONY show of all things. Eventually he gives me a link to watch the, then latest, episode called Call of the Cutie and I begrudgingly watch it. Then I say “...god damn it” and start looking for episode 1. I never would have done that if I were still living with my parents, no fucking WAY. Friendship is Magic was the first show I realized I could just WATCH without perpetual existential terror clawing at my brain because I was alone, and it was genuinely positive at a time in my life where I thought about suicide way too much without thinking it was a PROBLEM.

Then something WEIRD happened.

See somewhere in my mid teen years I made a personal vow to never write fanfiction again after writing a small chunk of fanfiction. My teen self thought that fanfiction was an uncreative endeavor, and that people who wrote it were foolishly wasting their time with something that could never legally make them any money when they could be writing original fiction instead, and potentially getting published! But for some reason, for the first time in like a DECADE, Friendship is Magic actually got me to read fanfiction from other people. Not just fanfiction, but cringy crossover fanfiction with genres that couldn’t POSSIBLY work for something like My Little Pony!

Then for SOME reason I got the idea to write a sequel to someone else’s crossover fanfiction and crossover MLP fanfiction now accounts for basically ALL of my online writing material what the fuck happened.

But yeah here we are a decade later. I still haven’t finished Reunion, I’ve taken the better part of three years to write what I have of this miniseries, dad’s dead, I had to move back in with my parents, my dogs are dead, grandma’s dead, Friendship is Magic is over and done with and I likely missed all opportunity to get a readership from my inaction and mental issues, most of my friends have little to no interest remaining for the show so the thing that got me friends in the first place is now ISOLATING ME due to my continued interest, I’ve been diagnosed with severe depressive disorder and since I lost my job I have no reasonable access to medication, a conversation with a friend recently made me consider that I might have undiagnosed ADHD but, again, no access to medical care, I’m trapped in a situation I see no way out of short of basically leaving my loved ones to die without my help, I have little to no privacy anymore so my introverted ass gets NO MENTAL REPRIEVE and it’s so... fucking... tiring.

I’m TIRED. I feel at 33 the way I assume someone would feel at 63 and I never ever ever see it getting any better than it was for me around the time season 5 was still airing.

About the only thing that feels good anymore is knowing how much weight I lost this year.

So yeah... I miss Friendship is Magic, sure, but I also just miss WHEN Friendship is Magic was airing, because it may likely end up being the best time in my entire life.

Sad. 

[ask-de-writer]

DARING DO and THE GRYPHON’S QUEST! : MLP Fan Fiction : Part 7 of 19

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DARING DO

and

THE GRYPHON’S QUEST!

by

De Writer (Glen Ten-Eyck)

and

Carmen Pondiego

Cover art by Aranel the Cyborg, now  Wind the Mama Cat

29584 words

© 2020 by Glen Ten-Eyck

Writing begun 03/29/16

All rights reserved.  This document may not be copied or distributed on or to any medium or placed in any mass storage system except by the express written consent of the author.

This is a Fan Fiction based on My Little Pony.  Canterlot, Princess Luna and the name Daring Do are owned by Hasboro Inc.

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Chapter 7. On the Way to Eagle’s Perch

The last of their expedition goods loaded onto a light two wheeled cart, Daring Do slid into the pulling harness.  The three of them pacing along together, the expedition set out from Circle Lake Resort.

Rahak, taking a turn in the harness, noticed the ease with which the cart was rolling up the Royal Road leading to the town of Eagle’s Perch, the town closest to the western border of Equestria.

He asked, “Doctor Do, I served in the Imperial Army.  Ever since the battle of Shattered Claw Pass, the army has trained our troops in ground combat. In spite of our preference for aerial combat and attack, it was proved that ground warfare was necessary.  We have supply carts and wagons in the army.  None work as well as this one.  Why is that?”

Daring Do looked about at the darker pines taking over from the lower land hardwoods, up at the clouds as if they were of vast interest.  She even looked at the fine, hard packed gravel of the road.  The silence stretched out.  At last she broke it.

“This cart is a gift negotiated from Marchhare’s Band of the Rom by Midnight and Tia.  Those are the names that our Princesses use when they are visiting their family.  The rumor is true, though many still want to deny it.  Princess Luna and Princess Celestia join the Rom every chance that they get.  

“Rom carts, wagons, and caravans are unique.  It has finally been found out that they have used adjustable and replaceable bearings in their wheels for as long as there have been Rom.  That, and the fact that there are no joints or fasteners used in Rom woodwork, except for replaceable hinges and locks, make Rom caravans last for centuries.  That is not an exaggeration.

“The Rom still won’t say how they do their amazing woodwork.  That is why this cart works so well.  The Rom replaceable bearings have revolutionized Equestrian devices of all kinds.  That is why this cart works so well and why the Rom still say, “As bad as a pony made wheel,” for anything that is not up to their standards.”

Grata’s crest fluttered laughter as she said, “They kept those bearings a secret for almost a thousand years?  Why?”

Daring Do snickered as she replied, “At first, it was loyalty to the ancient kingdom of Gyptia, where they were a commercial secret.  Later, after Gyptia fell, it was simply spite.  The ponies treated them badly for being different and they returned the favor by not sharing how they did or do anything.”

They paused while Grata assumed her place to take a turn in the harness.  She craned her neck back to shoot a puzzled stare at Daring Do, who had just taken a quick fire rifle from the supplies cart.  

Rahak turned to scan the skies while Daring Do loaded a twenty round magazine of ammunition and chambered a round.  Grata glanced back to the sky!  She dropped her harness, diving for safety underneath the cart!

The crossbow bolt slammed into the road where she had been!  Its impact scattered fine gravel forcefully!  Daring Do’s rifle roared back!

With a scream, one of the three aerial attackers plunged from the sky! Fluttering, barely able to control his plunge, he struck thick brush, somewhat cushioning his crash to earth!

As Daring Do was bringing her rifle to bear a second time, she had to dodge!  A second heavy crossbow bolt buried itself in road shoulder, throwing dirt in all directions!  From her position on the ground, Daring Do got off her second shot!

With a scream of agony and rage, a Gryphon fell, dropping his crossbow in his frantic effort to avoid the hard packed stone of the road!  He struck with a bone breaking crunch, bounce and roll, just on the road edge.

Rolling to her hooves, Daring Do took her time lining up her third shot.  The rifle bellowed, the roar of it echoing off the nearby hills.  Shattered parts of the crossbow hit the earth only slightly before the body of the last of the attackers!  He fell limp, and hit a bush.  His broken body did not move.

His fallen comrade began to keen a cry of despair.

Rahak went to the woods edge and pulled the wounded Twin Fires Gryphon from the brush.  He was not gentle in bringing him to the wagon.

Grata had been into her personal luggage.  She had on a golden crest cap and formal ribbons of office, along with a big formal knife in its sheath. Rahak cast his prisoner at her feet.

He demanded, “Grovel before the person of Grata, Left Wing of the Imperial Throne!  She has the lawful power of life and death.”

He brought over the one fallen by the road far more gently.  He told that one, “Your injuries excuse you from groveling before Grata, Left Wing of the Imperial Throne.  She has the power of life and death.”

Daring Do was watching the whole scene with considerable interest ~ ~ And a loaded rifle.

Grata sat before the wounded attackers.  “You are both accused of the attempted assassination of the Left Wing of the Imperial Throne.  You have brought military grade (if obsolete) weapons into the territory of Equestria, a friendly power for that purpose.  Further, you are accused of direct cowardice by your chosen method of attack.

“Before I pass a judgment from which there is no appeal, I would hear your defense.  I expect that I know what it will be, but hope that you can show me wrong.”

“Puzzled, the leader of the attack, the one that had crashed in the woods, asked, “Why do you wish to be shown wrong?  Is that not weakness?”

Grata shrugged her wings. “Some might see it so.  I do not.  I hope to find some form of honor in what you have done.  Even should you be given the Long Drop, I would prefer it known that Gryphons behaved with honor.  That would allow your proper burial afterwards.”

The one that had fallen by the road said, “We were told that you seek to destroy The Legends.  That any means was proper to preserve The Legends.”

Grata sighed, “That, sadly, is what I did expect to hear.  I will tell you now that it is not true.  We are passing through the Eagle’s Vale into the Shattered Valleys beyond.  We will be doing some studies in Eagle’s Vale in the hope of finding an ancient supply road.”

The leader demanded incredulously, “A supply road?  What for?”

Grata answered, “What Flight Commander Rahak found in the Shattered Valleys appears to be an Early Sunlord Temple.  They would not have put one where the sunrise and sunset could not be observed without a pressing reason.

“We think that it might be for the purpose of contacting Gryphons who lived in the region.  They may have paid a tribute, sought advice, or both.  It is to determine exactly what the complex is and what function it may have served is why Doctor of Antiquities Daring Do is along.

“She is a world renowned expert in finding and interpreting things of Antiquity.”

He spat derisively, “A Creature of Later Creation!”

Grata nodded, “Correct.  One who is willing to see if she really is one or not.  She can face the TRUTH of our Legends. That her kind might not be the first created.  Can you?  I fear not.”

His crest drooping, he inquired, “What if the thing that you find is not the temple that you hope it is?  What then?”

Grata shrugged both sets of shoulders at once, her crest held in a neutral pose.  “Then we still have our Legends intact just as they are now.”

Daring Do interposed, “We have good reason to think that your kind WERE influenced by the last Nightmare War.  Weather was disrupted all over the whole world, bringing ruin to many civilizations and ways of life.”

She gestured to the north.  “The oldest known document by any Gryphon dates to just before 54 Post Nightmare Wars.  It was found in a cave almost half way from here to the north end of the Sunset range.  It does mention the earliest form of your Legends and it places the Gryphons East of the Eagles.  That would be the Shattered Valleys.  It mentions that they were seeking a safe land to raise their chicks.  The Nightmare Wars did more than simply kill ponies.”  She shook her head sadly, “It was the greatest error that ponies ever made and our deepest shame. Still, we remember it for the purpose of not making such an error again.”

The leader ruminated, “Perhaps we did lose our honor with this.  We did not understand that what you seek might put our Legends onto a more solid foundation.

“I wish that I could lay my apology before the Throne and beg the forgiveness of the Empress.”

Grata nodded briskly, crest up in approval.  “You have sentenced yourself.  I can message ahead that you are returning.  Do all that can be done to save your comrade.  Distort nor lie in any whit.  With that, you will regain your honor, regardless of what the Empress may do.  Your final fate will lie in her claws.

“You did surprise me by being willing to listen and understand.  For that, I will, in my message, recommend leniency.”

The leader relaxed some, saying, “It is easy to see now why you are the strong Left Wing of the Throne.  Should I remove this symbol of my failure of honor?”  He pointed to his emblem of the Twin Flames.

Grata shook her head, crest set negatively.  “No.  You were led into dishonor but not by your belief itself.  You were tricked by those who twisted it to make you their tool.  Wear the Flames now in true honor, nor ever let another lead you from it again.”

Weeping in both relief and shame, the leader gathered his fallen comrade and set off down the road on foot.

Grata stowed her regalia and suggested, “Shall we be on our way?”

Daring Do put away her rifle, after clearing the action and cleaning it.  As they set out, Grata taking her interrupted turn in harness, Daring Do said, “What about the dead Gryphon back there?”

Without any concern, Grata stated, “He died without honor.  Let the carrion creatures have his carcass.”

Changing the topic, Daring Do offered, “That was a brilliant cover story!  How did you two ever come up with all that detail?”

Rahak shrugged his wings, as he paced alongside Grata.  “After you mentioned the idea back at the Circle Lake station, we just filled in with the old ruin up in the Shattered Valleys that we use for a way marker when we do recon flights over the area.  I assume that Grata saw it in our reports which all mention it if we are covering that area.”

Grata nodded, crest up jauntily, “The rest was politics.  I simply fed them a base that you gave us combined with the fulfillment of their own wishes.”

Daring Do regarded the two intently.  “There really IS a ruin up there in the Shattered Valleys?”

Rahak, crest fluttering in laughter, snorted, “Well, our expedition just changed!  I should have known better than to mention ruins to an Antiquarian!”

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[sams-cupidfest]

With the series finale, what’s your take on the new official ships, and the insinuated ships? CheesePie, SugarMacintosh, SandbarYona, and possibly AppleDash?

Oh, and FlutterCord?

Oh I’m sure I could go on and on about all the things I do and don’t dislike about the finale and everything they did with their characters and ships in the end.

Fortunately none of the shipping discourse is covered in my MLP Review video I’m currently working on, so I’m definitely free to go at them in length here!

Let’s just go in order as I think that’s the easiest way to handle this, and start with CheesePie.

CheesePie gets the 100% Sam Rose seal of approval! CheesePie is wholesome goodness that just makes absolute sense, and anyone who disagrees with these two making a happy couple honestly don’t really know what makes a good couple.

You can dislike it for several reasons, including having other ships you much prefer one or the other to be in, but to say anything along the lines of “They would be bad for each other” would just be straight up false and a gross misunderstanding of their characters.

I honestly don’t have much to say outside of that, they’re just absolutely solid. I’m glad Weird Al got to canonically steal a Waifu, its honestly perfect. If anyone deserved to get away with it, it was him for sure lol

Also Lil Cheese is adorable, though I wish she didn’t have Fluttershy’s colors straight up stolen. Like, just tweak the colors a bit and she’s honestly perfect. It wasn’t difficult lol

SugarMac.

I have mixed feelings about SugarMac. On one hand I think they’re mostly harmless? But at the same time the show never really did a good job of ‘selling’ them.

Like the only times we ever saw SugarMac was when they were having issues with their relationship, and they were really tropey relationship issues too. Love-Triangle battle to get the girl, and then miscommunication twice (I haven’t seen Big Mac Question but I was told it was awfully rehashy of Break Up, Break Down. Feel free to correct me if that’s not the case).

So not only did we never see them develop as a couple, see why they worked out aside from liking how each other looked, we never really had a reason to get invested in them. 

I would’ve loved more background appearances of them, or maybe at least a full on explanation of how they’re doing as a couple outside of their super awkward get together and their issues before just, jumping to getting married.

A harmless ship in my mind, but I always got the feeling people would’ve preferred Mac to get with any number of other more well suited choices. And I can at least agree with that. I like Sugar Belle, but I’m not sure if SugarMac was the best ship for either of them.

SandbarYona

…

I legitimately know nothing about these characters rofl

I’m sitting here trying to think back to the interactions they had in the episodes I saw, and I barely remember them at all. I know Sandbar gets talked about a lot as the ‘boring’ member of the young six, and he’s essentially there to be the token ‘pony’ of the group and that’s it.

I’ve heard people like Yona, that she’s a sweetheart and all, but I never really saw any character defining moments for her.

For context, I didn’t watch every episode of Season 8, and only the Opener for 9, so I missed like 90% of the character episodes for the Young Six.

Judging ships for them is extremely difficult because I don’t have any kind of a grasp of who they are as characters or their importance in the show. I really, REALLY wish they had either been the solid focus of the show, or not been included at all.

So as far as SandbarYona goes, without any reason to truly say no, why not? From what I can tell it’s not toxic, no one has complained about it, but no one has really praised it either.

So I’m gonna assume it’s okay!

AppleDash

I know they made them re-appear talking about chores as a hint that they might be a couple now, and then leave the rest up to fan interpretation, but honestly I’m not a big fan of them as a couple.

Maybe early show it would’ve been fine, but even back then I was never a big fan of “Rivals who become love interests” plots, not unless you really, REALLY showed the chemistry and how their ‘shared passion’ truly became something that is a solid bond of their relationship.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash always kind of took things in the opposite direction, showing why their passions made them clash, instead of why it brought them together. And that only got worse and worse as the seasons went on, especially as Dash got boiled down into being nothing but a cocky, egotistical stereotype.

I’m afraid that CANON AppleDash does not get the Sam Rose seal of approval. The way they’re portrayed in canon just comes off far too toxic for me. It’s perfectly fine to ship it I suppose, since in AUs and headcanons you can strip away the toxicity the show kind of laced their friendship with, but keep in mind that it requires quite a bit of fixing or retconing to make work.

FlutterCord

FlutterCord is… Weird. I can see WHY people would like it, or WHY they would end up together? Fluttershy is practically the only person in Discord’s life that he ever actually cares about, and has a passion and dedication for her that rivals no other, and I can easily see that being interpreted into an actual relationship.

But this is also Discord we’re talking about.

I’m not sure he’s a character who was ever meant to be in any kind of relationship. Or at the very least, it’d be a relationship that would end up as chaotic as he is.

That one episode where Discord tries to change himself to fit Fluttershy was probably their best episode on why their relationship would work, because the things they like about each other is why they’re friends in the first place, and changing that isn’t what either of them wants.

But Discord is a prankster troll who whines for attention and demands to be given things and opportunities he hasn’t earned or deserves, and makes a fuss and mess about all of it if not gotten his way.

I just have a hard time not sitting down and seeing down the road so many small issues piling up until there was this big break because Discord is TERRIBLE about dealing with his emotions, and it’d practically always be on Fluttershy to fix HIS issues for them to be a couple.

Who knows. Maybe they’d work better then I’m giving them credit for? Because I’ve also stated I can totally see why they’d end up a couple, and it makes sense.

But Discord is just a specific type of character that I hesitate to pull the trigger on their relationship, or give it a seal of approval.

I suppose this is another mixed bag ship. Harmless at the end of the day with how its portrayed, but it leaves a lot of unpleasant possibilities lying in the air that make me wary of it.