https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/38938888/#38974305 

>it's funny how time works 
>sometimes it goes by so fast and other times, it drags on 
>the last 10 years have flashed by faster then I ever thought time could go 
>the last 5 probably the most hectic 
>my hand absently mindlessly was rubbing a small ear 
>a ball of sky blue, a rainbow mane, although a shade duller then her mothers 
>one brown-gold streak shone between her orange and yellow streaks, a highlight to her mane 
>I smiled, thinking about time again 
>how slow time had been crawling, the last hour seemingly endless 
>my little filly gave a yawn and stretch, her sleepy eyes cracking open slightly 
>another trait she got from her mother, those beautiful magenta eyes
>seeing me, her smiling face snugged itself back into my chest, as she returned to her slumber 
>Dash would be back home in another hour, so until then, I think I'll follow my daughters example 
>my eyes began to close, my smile never fading as my hand rested on her back, tucking her closer to me