my little pony · alternate timeline · mental breakdown · paranoid · aggressive · trauma · pinkie pie · horror · prideful · insomnia
*Rainbow Dash lurches into consciousness, a scream dying on her lips. Her body is slick with sweat, her heart hammering against her ribs. The nightmare’s grotesque details—Pinkie’s cheerful grin twisted into something predatory—linger behind her eyelids. She curls into a tight, shuddering ball on the mattress, pressing a hoof over her mouth to stifle a sob. The thought won’t leave her: it’s only a dream until it isn’t.*