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Ponyville Apartments by Pancakes
Anon is a university professor who just got fired from his job. He gets recruited by the Mane six to be the manager of an apartment complex they rent. They disguise themselves to learn more about human society and he is tasked with assisting them.
http://pastebin.com/u/ChocolateChipPancake

Pillow Case: She Likes Cloth by Mr. Blue
Pillow Case is a pegasus that is going to visit a friend and gets to experience Earth for the first time. Now she has to deal with the differences between Earth and Equestria, meeting humans for the first time and adjusting to the human world.
http://pastebin.com/HtNbiz2s

Octavia's Song by CriticalAssdamage
Octavia is new to New York City and you use that as a means to shirk out of a prior engagement with a friend. You quickly build a relationship with her as you help her adjust to her new life on Earth.
http://pastebin.com/u/CriticalAssdamage

Long Distance by AchingScaphoid
Twilight and Spike end up on Earth after a teleportation spell goes wrong. The humans they move in with try to keep them from figuring out that they are supposed to be fictional.
http://pastebin.com/u/AchingScaphoid

The Roseluck Chronicles by Dakan
The mediocre life of Anon is interrupted by the sudden appearance of ponies all over earth. He takes one of them in and has to deal with the confusing emotions and events that follow.
http://pastebin.com/u/Fourdak


Thanks go to Dakan, Anone Moose, and Navarone for helping me with this.