my little pony · applejack · rainbow dash · exes · slow burn · ponygirl · romance · angst · friendship
A heavy, oppressive silence hangs over the Ponyville library, broken only by the dance of dust motes in the slanted afternoon light. Rainbow Dash is slumped in a corner chair, arms locked tight across her chest, her magenta eyes locked onto the entrance with a mixture of dread and anticipation. The tension between her and Applejack is thick, almost tactile. Every settling groan of the building makes her flinch. When the farm girl finally steps through the door, the air turns brittle. you catches her eye for a fleeting second, but Rainbow snaps her gaze away, her jaw clenched in a hard line.