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- >Last night couldn’t have gone any better, and it kept you up for a while.
- >Because you’re happy, happier than you ever have been in your whole life.
- >The smile you wore was even plastered on your face when you went to sleep, so you’re a bit sore.
- “At least it’s a good pain.” You say to your reflection.
- >Though you see your scar, you don’t pay any mind to it for once.
- >Of course you’ll still wear a bandanna, they are both fashionable and functional, regardless of what other ponies have said.
- >You finish combing your mane and go grab a fresh bandanna to put on.
- >As you’re tying it, you start to plan out your day.
- >You don’t have to head to the theater today, so you will visit Paper like usual.
- >Though it will be a little odd, considering last night.
- >Technically you two are dating now, that’s how it works, right?
- “I’m not so sure...” You sigh.
- >When you were a colt you dated, though that really doesn’t count.
- >As an adult however, you never dated and never noticed if a mare was interested in you. Paper proved that last night when she told you she was interested.
- >So you’re not really sure how to go about all this...
- >Regardless, you don’t want to change your usual routine, and you’re certain Paper doesn’t want to either.
- >Still…
- >You start to feel low again as your thoughts start to go to dark places.
- >What if last night was a fluke? What if she regrets it now? Did she kiss you out of pity? Wha-
- “NO! NOT AGAIN!” Slamming your hoof down in rage.
- >Of course your thoughts went there, why wouldn’t they?
- “Get it together Mellow, can’t lose your head now. Especially now!”
- >Slowly, you work on getting your breathing under control like you remembered. They always helped calm you down.
- >You won’t let yourself slip back again, things are different now.
- >As you release another slow breath, you feel a little better.
- “I can do this, I am stronger, I am better than before.” You repeat this a few times.
- >Things aren’t perfect, but you will hold on.
- >You’re certain on what to do now, you will visit Paper in the market.
- >Grabbing your keys and your guitar, you lock up as you head out the door.
- >As you trot along, you return the greetings of passerby’s and try to focus.
- >Everything went perfect last night, there is no need to worry, it’s just your stupid fears.
- >Paper clearly enjoyed herself and so did you.
- >The play went well as well, so there is-
- >”Mellow?”
- >You freeze and see Paper standing there.
- “Uh, what you are you doing here? I thought you would be in the market.”
- >She smiles. “Oh, I decided to pack up early today as everything was a bit slow. What about you?”
- >Talk about a coincidence, at least now you two can talk.
- “I came to see you actually.”
- >A small blush appears on her face. “That’s very sweet of you, shall we head to the park like usual?”
- >That does sound nice…
- “Yeah, of course.” You nod.
- >Her smile widens as she trots alongside you to the park.
- >Things feel like they haven’t changed...Then again, you’re not used to this still.
- >You are after all, new to this whole dating thing.
- >”What are you thinking about?” Paper knocks you out of your thoughts thankfully.
- >A part of you doesn’t want to rush things, but the other part still wants to be honest with her.
- “Just the usual doubts and fears, that’s all.” Not an entire lie either.
- >She presses on. “You don’t have to hide those from me, we are dating after all.”
- >Upon hearing the word ‘dating’ you stop.
- >”Something wrong?” Paper looks at you with concern.
- >It feels like all your doubts were crushed at once. All you needed were the words from her to do it.
- “The opposite actually, everything is great.” You smile at her and start to trot again.
- >She still looks concerned. “Alright then, but you can still share it with me.”
- >Yeah, screw holding back. You’ve told her almost every detail of your life, so it’s not like this will hurt.
- “I kept having this nagging fear that last night was a fluke.” You say with a sigh.
- >Though you keep trotting, you can feel her staring at you.
- >”Mellow, I had a great time last night, I really mean that.”
- “It’s just my stupid fears is all, I promise everything will be alright.”
- >You do mean it, you will never let the fear consume you like it once did.
- >”Alright, I’m going to hold you to that promise.”
- >You say nothing and nod with a smile, you don’t intend to ever break that promise either.
- >The two of you arrive at the park and the events of last night flash through your mind for a second.
- >It was so beautiful then, especially with how the moonlight gave Paper a beautiful glow.
- >You pick a spot near the trees, not too far from the area you showed her last night.
- >Still in the park, but far enough from other ponies, so not as to disturb you two.
- >As you pull out your guitar, you hear a sigh of contentment from Paper.
- >”Such a lovely day, it’s nice to see all the flowers blooming and the birds chirping.”
- >You never really took the time to appreciate it like Paper does, she always spoke fondly of it.
- >Nodding in agreement, you start to tune like usual.
- >Things really aren’t that different now or maybe you haven’t noticed yet.
- >Strumming your guitar, your mind wanders.
- >How do you go about this? Do you ask her out for another date?
- >That sounds dumb, you two already know enough about one another.
- >Besides, your savings already took a hit.
- >Sure it was for her, but that doesn’t make it sting any less.
- >Well what do you even do then? You can’t just pretend that things aren’t different, you two are dating now.
- >It’s all so complicated...If you had actually tried dating before, maybe you’d understand this more.
- >But no, you were awkward and creepy, you always saw yourself as a ugly colt.
- >Now here you are in an actual relationship, and you haven’t changed at all.
- >A sudden touch causes you to flinch and be pulled from your thoughts.
- >Turning your head, you see Paper looking at you with concern.
- >”Calm down Mellow, I’m here with you.” She gently rubs your wither.
- >How does she knows these things? You really want to know
- “I have to ask, how do you know when I get like that?”
- >She gives you a gentle smile. ”You usually have a certain look on your face when you get upset, but just now, you were practically grinding your guitar like you were trying to crush it.”
- >You eyes widen and you look down to see she’s right. Your hoof is pressed tightly against the strings, but it doesn’t hurt.
- >As you pull back your hoof, you see it’s bleeding slowly.
- “Huh, that was unexpected...” Staring at your hoof as it bleeds.
- >Paper notices and opens her bag, pulling out a cloth to wrap your hoof up.
- >”Let me take care of that for you, hold still.” She motions to you.
- >You bring your hoof closer and watch her, she’s so caring…
- >She finishes and looks back to you with a smile. “There, all better now.”
- >Don’t feel any pain as you move it, though now playing is out of the question.
- “I really need to stop doing that, now I can’t play...” You sigh.
- >”It’s okay, these things happen. How about we just sit and talk?” She offers up.
- >While you did want to play a song, you’ll have to deal with your mistake.
- “Yeah okay, what do you want to talk about?” You say as you put away your guitar.
- >”We usually talk about work, let’s try to change things up.”
- >You nod and pause as you see the heart she gave you earlier this week in your case.
- >”I think the band last night was nice, do you think they’ll ever play elsewhere?”
- >Picking up the heart, you turn to face her.
- “It’s possible, but I wouldn’t count on it. Though I find it funny how they played love songs.”
- >She giggles and nods as she looks over the park. “Yeah that was a coincidence.”
- >You play around with the heart as you look at her.
- >How’d you get so lucky? Was probably dumb luck.
- >Probably shouldn’t stare, but you can’t help it.
- >As you enjoying the sights and sounds of the park, you notice Mellow staring at you with a dreamy look from the corner of your eye.
- “Something on your mind?” You say with a slight tilt of your head.
- >His expression doesn’t change. “You”
- >You immediately blush, he’s become so brazen with his compliments now.
- >As you giggle, he must’ve realized his mistake as his face becomes flush with embarrassment. He quickly turns his head away muttering something.
- “Well now, I can see that I’m distracting you.”
- >You reach out and touch the side of his face, pulling his attention back to you.
- >He stumbles his words out. ”S-sorry, I didn’t think that through. It’s like I-I don’t have a filter anymore.”
- “It’s okay Mellow, like I said, we are dating now.” Giving him a gentle smile.
- >It will take time for him to accept all of this, that much is certain.
- >You remember how he said he hadn’t dated since he was a colt, so that didn’t help any.
- >”Yeah...Yeah that’s true.” He sighs and leans back against the tree.
- >Giving him a gentle pat, you notice he has the heart you made the other day in his hooves.
- “I see you’re still carrying that, kinda funny how you have my heart.” You nod towards it.
- >He arches his brow for a moment before realizing what you mean.
- >Mellow smiles a little. “Yeah, it is kinda funny. I kept it close like you said.”
- >As it looks like he is starting to relax he gets a look of concentration on his face.
- >”Do you have any paper with you?”
- “Yes I do, I always carry some in my bags.”
- >His smile broadens. “Can I have a sheet? I’d like to try to make something.”
- >You feel your eyes widen and your own smile grow.
- “Of course!” Feeling overjoyed, you grab a sheet.
- >As you hoof it over, you see him lay it on his case and start to fold.
- >You watch him with fascination, you tried to teach him before, but he got frustrated.
- >His previous attempts were less than successful, but he gave it his all, just like the others you’ve taught.
- >The fact he is trying again really warms your heart.
- >Is he doing this for you? Not that it would surprise you, he usually does anything for you.
- >Though he should be a little more steadfast, not that you would ever use him!
- >Pushing that thought aside, you continue to watch his efforts.
- >Your smile never leaves your face, you love it when others make origami after all.
- >He doesn’t seem to be letting his frustrations get to the best of him when he makes a mistake this time either. That alone makes you even happier.
- >What isn’t helping him is his bandaged hoof, it’s messing with his ability to fold.
- >You’re still worried how that happened, as it has never happened before.
- >Before you can dwell on it, you see him finish and he picks up his work.
- >It’s a paper heart, just like yours. It’s a little rough, but he really put his best forth.
- >He presents it to you with small smile. “Now you have my heart too.”
- >Your eyes rapidly moisten, a few tears creep down your face.
- >Mellow’s immediately looks concerned. “Did I do something wrong? It’s ugly isn’t it? I-”
- >You cut him off with a hug and sniffle.
- “It’s perfect just like you Mellow.” You gentle nuzzle him.
- >He nuzzles you back and his voice becomes shaky. “I-I-um...No, y-you’re the p-perfect one here.”
- >Giggling you pull back and give him a kiss before he can say anything stupid.
- >You stare into his eyes, and he into yours.
- >It feels just as magical as last night, though not as sudden.
- >To be fair, you couldn’t let him leave without expressing yourself.
- >Pulling out of the kiss, you give him a gentle smile.
- “No...We’re perfect...Together.”
- >Mellow says nothing and slowly nods with his own smile.
- >Ordinarily that would be considered false, but you know deep down it is true.
- >You will still cut yourself with paper and feel like garbage, but you will have him.
- >Mellow will still have his self doubts and beat himself up, but he will have you.
- >That is real perfection, accepting each others flaws and building one another up no matter what.
- >Letting out a sigh of contentment, you lay your head against his chest and close your eyes.
- >He rests his head on top of yours and you can hear his slow, but steady breaths.
- >You want to say it, but you’re afraid it might be too soon.
- >Why though? You two basically have been dating for a long time now, last night was just the truth brought into the open.
- >You’re certain he wants to say it as well, but is also afraid like you.
- >After the other day, you’re certain of it. He would’ve asked you out sooner if it wasn’t for the confidence boost from the play.
- >He needs more confidence, but this time, you’ll be the first to say it.
- “Mellow?” You say in a low voice, but enough for him to hear.
- >”Yeah?” His voice vibrates from his chest.
- >You breath in deeply, inhaling his scent and slowly let it out.
- >This is it, no turning back Paper, full steam ahead.
- “I love you.”
- >You can hear his breath hitch and his heart beat harder.
- >For a few seconds you worry that you made a mistake.
- >He slowly says it at last, like the truth it is. “I love you too.”
- >The joy of hearing it allows a few tears to escape.
- >This happiness is almost too much for you, it feels so foreign, and your certain he feels the same way.
- >Coincidentally, you feel a few tears fall upon your head, causing open your eyes and pull back.
- >Mellow is quietly crying. “S-sorry, I-I just...It’s a lot to take in.” He wipes away the tears. “I was worried about saying it first.”
- >You giggle, of course you were right.
- >Shaking your head slowly, you give him a quick kiss to catch him off guard.
- >As you pull back, his face has a goofy grin on it.
- >You wipe away your own tears and see it is getting later.
- “Guess we’ve been here a while, haven’t we?”
- >Mellow looks around and nods. “Not too surprising, we let ourselves get a little lost.”
- >Without missing a beat, you add on like you’re reading his mind.
- “We got lost in each other, that’s a good thing.” You boop him on his muzzle.
- >He scrunches and chuckles. “Yeah...Yeah that’s true.”
- >Shame you can’t sit here forever though, you pull out of his embrace and lightly stretch with Mellow doing the same.
- “As much as I’m enjoying this, we should get going.” You say as you look at him.
- >He nods as he picks up his guitar and looks to you with a smile.
- >A devilish idea comes to mind, not a lewd one though...You’re an innocent mare after all.
- >Might be a little much to ask, but you want to experience it regardless.
- “I know you usually don’t refuse anything I ask for, but feel free to say no.” You take a breath and continue. “Would you like to spend the night? I’d like to have my special somepony to cuddle.”
- >His eyes widen for a second, likely thinking the implication before returning to normal.
- >”As if I’d ever say no to that, I’d be more than happy to!” He stands taller.
- >With that out of the way, you put on your saddlebags and start to head home with him.
- >Though unlike before, you’re slightly leaning on one another along the way.
- >So this is what real love feels like? It’s addicting, and you’ll likely never have your fill of it. You’re already drunk on it, that’s for sure.
- >You see some other ponies out who give a knowing smile as you two pass by them.
- >The trot home is quiet, there is no words to be said for how you two feel.
- >Arriving at home, you unlock the door and set your bags down.
- >You trot into the kitchen and pull out some leftovers to enjoy with Mellow.
- “Care to join me?” You flutter your eyes at him.
- >He laughs and nods. “Of course.”
- >As the two of you sit down and eat, it’s getting harder to not look at one another.
- “Sorry it’s not fresh, but I don’t feel like cooking tonight.”
- >Mellow waves his hoof. “I’m not complaining, we get to enjoy it together.”
- >You smile and the two of you finish your meal with him helping you clean up.
- >It’s still early, but going to bed now sounds nice.
- “I’m tired, shall we lay down?” You fake a yawn.
- >For once, he sees through it with a smirk. “I know that’s a lie, but yes.”
- >You giggle and the two of you head upstairs and climb into bed.
- >The two of you look into each other’s eyes.
- >Though the lure of sleep starts to seep in, you want to stay awake, but know it’s fruitless.
- “Goodnight Mellow, I love you.” You softly say.
- >”Goodnight Paper, I love you too.” He says softly reply's.
- >You blink slowly and start to drift to sleep, but you’re not alone.
- >You’re with your special somepony, your coltfriend, your Mellow, and you are his.
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