Unnamed dandelion story; The afterstory

>you are looking at yourself in the mirror
>back at you stares a hardened man
>long hair now shaven short and a face weary from the lack of your lotions and regular shaving
>but you do have a much more manly look now
>gone is the outlook of a hairless male model
>the rural prison life has indeed changed the way you look a bit
>you look more scruffy now
>prison life itself was not that bad, not as violent as human prison life but still gray and dull
>you sigh and finish up, and let the guardpony walk you
>it's day getting out of prison in Equestria
>you walk and listen to the calls the other inmates give to you as you walk the walk towards freedon
>as you expected, Dandelion did not visit you even once
>that's ok, you were not sporting high hopes to begin with
>the rest of the process is over before you know it and soon you are dressed in your suit as you walk out of the gates
>what greets you is a warm, sunny summer day
>you enjoy the warmth of the sun on your free face and breathe in a long breath of freedom
>no longer are your ears assaulted by the gray sounds of the prison courtyard, but the everyday sounds of ponies going on with their lives
>but what now
>you were locked away for some years and you have no idea what to do next
>you dreamed of so many things to do on this day when you waited for it to happen, but now that it has happened it feels surreal and overwhelming
>you turn your head and look at your surroundings
>you spot a lone mare standing in the distance
>she's wearing a purple summer dress, a large summer hat and sunglasses
>the mare spots you staring at her
>you turn your head away in shame, no mare would appreciate your stare
>to your suprise the mare starts to run towards you
>before you have any idea why this is happening she suddenly jumps and takes flight towards you
>as she does that you realize that what you mistook as her dress is actually a pair of wings that were neatly folded to her side
>she closes in on you fast and her hat drops off, revealing two antennae
>it couldn't b-
>she crashes into you and hugs you, sending the two of you to spin around in place as she holds onto you
"Anonymous!"
>that voice
>it's more mature but there is no mistaking it
>"D...Dandelion?"
>Dandelion nods as the two of you stop spinning and you stare at her
>"But I... I mean... You never came to visit"
>Dandelion looks at you with moist eyes
"I know. For a long time I wanted to but everyone told me that I couldn't. Then while growing up I learned the truth about you"
>Dandelion shifts her gaze towards the ground
"I was so angry and heartbroken, and decided I would forget you alltogether. But then after a long while I started to remember the fun I had with you, and realized you were not completely evil. I mean, you had so many chances to do things to me but you chose not to... Not to mention that there was no evidence suggesting you ever did molest anypony"
>Dandelion lifts her head and looks at you in the eyes again
"That was a few days ago and then I learned that you were getting out, and I figured out that you would not have anypony here to meet you, and I just wanted to see you again so... here I am..."
>you feel your eyes starting to water up
"I mean, I can understand if you want nothing to do with me anymore..."
>you had all together given up on anyone wanting to socialize with you anymore
>you were prepared to live the rest of your life in solitude
>all of those years in oprison without any friends or anyone close to you, you were sure you could keep living on like that
>so why does this mares words touch you so?
>you hug her back and Dandelion gives a small yelp of suprise as you hold her close
>halfly because of feels, halfly because you do not want her to see that single tear that rolls down your cheek as you force the rest of them back in
>you quickly pull back and Dandeliopn gets onto the ground as well as you clear your throat
>there is a silence between you
>Dandelion is the first one to talk
"So... want to go have something to eat and drink and catch up? Staying up during the day as a nocturnal pony is kind of hard without caffeine"
>she rubs the back of her head with her hoof while avoiding your eyes
>you smile and reply
>"Yes, that would be perfect... Dandelion"
>she looks back at you and smiles softly
"Dandy'll do just fine"
>you start to walk behind Dandelion as she leads the way and look up at the scorching sun
>it almost looks like the sun is smiling at you
>things might just be alright after all