A Stallion Among Mares |
1 | "Oh, what's the point?" Dusk Shine muttered to himself, releasing a deep sigh as he closed the book held in his magical grip before him. Seeing that he already knew how it ended, Dusk set the book on the nightstand beside him, rose from the bed, then began to wearily trudge down the wooden stairs of his tree-home with a bored look in his expression, always being careful not to fall off it since it was constructed without a guardrail. |
2 | It was the middle of the afternoon and, if it wasn't obvious by now, Dusk was upset. When he woke up this morning, he had hoped to spend some time with his friends: Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash, but after retrieving the paper from his doorstep and spotting the date printed on it, Dusk became disheartened to learn that today was one of the girls' planned outings. It was sort of a small tradition the girls started between themselves after they had defeated Nightmare Moon, one that, much to Dusk's displeasure, he was never invited to. |
3 | He assumed that they probably had their reasons for not doing so, but Dusk couldn't help but feel more and more left out, as it felt like each time they had their little gathering, they had become closer to one another as friends, all while he was at home...reading a book like always... What's a guy like me supposed to do in order to get closer to his female friends? Dusk thought to himself as he continued to climb down the stairs. |
4 | It's not like I can change my gender or something! Stopping his decent, Dusk rubbed his chin with a hoof. Actually...there might be a tome somewhere in the downstairs library that might have this one spell-- Realizing where this was going, he shook his head free of that thought. No...no, that's kind of pushing it; don't want to come off as creepy or desperate, so I guess I'll just have to bring it up with them when I get the chance. |
5 | Once he finally reached the bottom of the stairs, Dusk halted in place as a new thought occurred to him. Oh, but what if I'd be over-stepping some boundary? I've only just moved to Ponyvile and haven't been in their social circle for more than a year, so would it even be acceptable if I suddenly asked to tag along on what they might consider to be a tradition of theirs? Rubbing his shoulder with a hoof, Dusk's ears then drooped as he eyed the floor. |
6 | I...I know that we're all friends, but if they haven't invited me by now, then that must mean that they really don't want me to join them and that it's just a thing only the five of them can share... I guess there's just no room for me... "N-No!" Dusk muttered to himself, pulling his head up and lightly slapping his cheek. "No getting all mopey now! Y-You just can't go see your friends today...n-no big deal! Just wait till tomorrow! Besides, excluding Spike, you were practically living on your own before moving here!" Seconds later, Dusk's little self-directed pep-talk seemed to do the opposite of what he intended, as his head then lowered while his ears drooped again. |
7 | "Yeah...alone...I'm used to that..." Closing his eyes for a moment, he sighed. "I guess I'll just go downstairs and look for a book I haven't read before... Maybe that'll make the time go by quicker until bed..." After moving through the doorway, Dusk exited his bedroom and began walking down a second set of stairs, entering the Golden Oaks Library. Stepping around the wooden bust in the center of the round room, Dusk then began scanning the shelves carved into the walls, looking for a book that he had yet to read. |
8 | This was a difficult search for him since Dusk had read nearly all of them by now, but he'd settle for a cookbook if it was lengthy enough to get him through the day. Moments later, as he was continuing his search, Dusk couldn't help but jump when he was surprised by a sudden knock at the door. Immediately turning to it, Dusk stood there with a hoof on his rapidly beating chest, taking a few seconds to regain control of his breathing. |
9 | "C-Coming!" Dusk announced after finally composing himself, walking over to the door. "So sorry for the delay, welcome to the Golden Oaks Librar--" After engulfing the door handle in his magic and opening it, Dusk took a step back, as he couldn't believe who was standing just outside of his home. "Hey, sup Dusk," greeted none other than Rainbow Dash, bobbing her head nonchalant to him before stepping into the tree-home unannounced. |
10 | "R-Rainbow?" Dusk questioned, quizzically scanning the rainbow-maned pegasus mare from top to bottom. Unless the date on the newspaper was wrong, shouldn't she be with the girls right about now? Noticing the strange look Dusk was giving her, Rainbow Dash raised her brow in a combination of both confusion and amusement. "Eh, yeah Dusk, it's me." Whipping her mane out of her face, Rainbow flared her wings and raised one hoof as she struck a pose. |
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