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- "Sunny."
- >You are Anon
- >"...."
- "Suuuunnyyyyyy."
- >"........."
- >And you have a very mopey girlfriend
- >It's been a week or two since your impromptu hospital stay
- >Ever since, your girlfriend's been in a funk, even after helping you get back on your feet and even staying at your place a few nights to make sure you weren't struggling with the backlog of homework or any lingering effects from being blasted in the chest with lightning
- "SUNSET!"
- >"WHAT!?"
- >You sigh and apply palm to face as her wild looks for danger and impromptu fighting pose slowly come back to reality with the rest of the world, a sheepish look on her face as her body relaxes
- >"Um, I mean, yes?"
- >Cute, but futile
- "Seriously? I've been trying to talk to you this whole time, but you've been sandbagging me all through lunch."
- >You jab a spaghetti-wrapped for in her direction, elbows resting on the lunch table
- "And you haven't touched your food. So spill, what's eating you?"
- >Another sigh passes her lips as she takes a half-hearted nibble at her salad
- >"You got hurt becau-"
- "Sunny, I love you, but if you say that me throwing myself between you and the super-dorks was your fault, I'm gonna... I dunno, boop your nose or something. Been over this already when you weren't listening. I did it because I wanted to."
- >You stretch a hand across the table and link fingers with her
- "Because I saw you getting hurt. Because the thought of you... well, if anything happened to you, I wouldn't know what to do with myself..."
- >The pad of your thumb strokes over the back of Sunset's hand
- >It's a small comfort, but you're doing what you can for her
- >Her fingers lock onto yours in a death grip, her shimmering eyes locked with yours as you sit in silence again
- >But this time, she isn't silent alone
- >Something quirks at the corner of her mouth
- >Why, I do believe that's a smile!
- >"So... love, huh?"
- >O-Oh
- >Yeah, you'd, uh, you'd definitely said Love
- >Not love, but Love, capital L
- >Did it suddenly get hot in here?
- >Must be, like, a million degrees
- >You lick your lips and swallow nervously, struggling to respond, when Sunset places her free hand on top of your entwined pair
- >She's smiling...
- >"I think I can work with Love..."
- >.....
- >You think your heart is going to explode out of your chest!
- >Time is frozen, the world is a drab backdrop compared to her, that smile, those eyes...
- >This is the greatest moment of your life!
- >"Hey, dude, I thought I told you not to talk to her anymore!"
- >....
- >Well, now someone's got to die.
- >And that someone is Flash, your not-really-nemesis
- >Honestly though, right now you hate him way more than Electro, and that bitch put you in a hospital!
- >You try to scare him off with a wordless glare as he and his goons approach your table
- >Oh hey it worked!
- >Wait, he's not looking at you...
- >Oh, oh wow, Sunny's just murdering him with her eyes
- >"Flash? I'm going to give you one chance. Close your mouth and crawl back into your own asshole where you belong"
- >That's not a good tone...
- >Sunny's never even spoken like that with supervillains!
- "Uh, dude? You should do what she says..."
- >Yeah, the sooner he leaves, the sooner your girlfriend stops crushing your hand with spider-strength
- >Owie ow ow
- >You think for a moment that you see his lips move, but his face is swiftly replaced with Sunset's fist, a gout of blood blossoming across her knuckles as the King of Canterlot hits the cafeteria floor with a pretty satisfying 'THUMP'
- >....
- >K.O.!
- >A hush falls over the crowd
- >Sunset's just standing there with a bloodied fist clenched tightly at her side, her multi-colored locks hiding her expression
- >Yeah, no, that's not good
- >You stand up and take her by her other hand, quietly guiding her out of the cafeteria and through the halls, to the nearest water fountain
- >That uncomfortable quiet hangs between the two of you like a heavy sheet while you carefully run cool water over her hand, cleaning away the blood and her split open knuckles
- >Already, you can see the little cuts closing back up as her healing factor activates
- >"......"
- "Does your hand hurt?"
- >Sunset shakes her head as you dry her hand with your shirt, feigning checking over it to stall for time as you think of what to say
- "You probably shouldn't have done that."
- >".... Sorry..."
- >You just shake your head, looking away from her healed hand to brush her bangs from her face and look your girlfriend in the eyes
- >Even when she's miserable, she's still beautiful
- >Rarity probably knew some fancy word for it, but to you, it was just sad
- "I know you're a super hero, Sunny, but you can't keep making your well-being a low priority. You probably just shot your good-girl school appearance in the foot by punching out the most popular guy in school."
- >Leaning in, you place a brief kiss on her cheek
- "But, on the plus side, there's no way he's going to tell any teachers that he just got laid out by his gorgeous ex-girlfriend for picking on her new boyfriend. So no detention. Probably."
- >That gets you a tiny smile, which you consider a pretty big victory
- >Tugging at her hand, you start leading her back towards the nurse's office
- "C'mon, I'll tell the nurse I'm not feeling well and we can get some food. My treat."
- >Sunset rolls her eyes, but doesn't pull away
- >"You're going to fall behind if you keep using Electro's attack to skip classes."
- >Ah, but now to reveal your cunning charm!
- >With a grin, you turn and boop her nose, making her cross-eyed
- "Then it's a good thing I have such a brilliant tutor~"
- >When her brain reboops, she registers the compliment and blushes, looking away
- >"You're an idiot..."
- "But I'm /your/ idiot~"
- >Her grip on you tightens
- >"Definitely"
- >Score
- >"And, ah, Anon?"
- "Yes, this is Anon speaking?"
- >That earns you a punch to the shoulder and a cute giggle
- >Owie...
- >"Idiot, this is important!"
- >The tone of her voice makes you freeze and turn
- >You can see Sunset take a breath and close her eyes
- >"After dinner.... I want to come back to your place."
- >Oh?
- >How lewd~
- >Wait, she's still going
- >"I... I want to tell you. About me. Not just my powers..."
- >Those seafoam eyes swallow your attention, clear and focused
- >"I want you to know who Sunset Shimmer really is."
- >You are Anon
- >And you are dating an extra-dimensional magic horse
- >A little imaginary Sunny corrects you in your head
- >"PONY!"
- >Pony, right
- >Sunset Shimmer is a kinda-but-not-really banished unicorn who was a step removed from actual royalty
- >You stand in the kitchen as Sunset rests in your bed, recovering from the day's events
- >It'd taken some Indiana Jones shit to wiggle free of her cuddling grasp, but you were hungry and needed to do some thinking
- >When did your life switch from complete anonymity to being the secret keeper for not only Spider-Woman, but an entire dimension of colorful equines?
- >You tug open the fridge and pull out a water
- >Normally it'd be soda, but Sunset's healthy lifestyle was starting to rub off on you
- >Standing there, in the cold light of the fridge, you think
- >The Canterlot Seven, Sunset excluded, already knew about the pony thing
- >They were her closest friends, after all
- >And now there was you
- >You take a swig of water to help clear your head
- >Out of habit, you glance at your phone, noticing a missed message
- >Huh, must of missed it when you were locked into Sunny's death-grip
- >You wonder if her strength was spider-induced, emotionally wrought, or if ponies were naturally strong cuddlers
- >You'd have to ask her
- >Tapping the screen, you put the answering machine on speaker
- >As you listen to the electronic voice on the other end, a cold weight drops in your guts
- >No way
- >Why now?
- >"This is a message from the desk of Sombra Osborn."
- >The electronic voice goes silent and instead a masculine voice speaks up, dredging up years worth of memories
- "Anonymous, this is your father speaking. Speak to me tomorrow, at my office."
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