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* [[spoiler: OfficialKiss: When Applejack finally agrees to go out with Twilight, this happens.]]
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* FandomNod: Argueably, Pinkie saying that AJ might give Twilight her hat when she confesses [[spoiler: and the fact that AJ does give Twilight her special hat]] may be a nod to how some shipping pics tend to have AJ's lover {Whoever it may be depending on the pairing} wearing her hat.

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* FandomNod: Argueably, Pinkie saying that AJ might give Twilight her hat when if she confesses and AJ become a couple [[spoiler: and the fact that AJ does give Twilight her special hat]] hat soon after Twilight confesses her love]] may be a nod to how some shipping pics tend to have AJ's lover {Whoever it may be depending on the pairing} wearing her hat.
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*FandomNod: Argueably, Pinkie saying that AJ might give Twilight her hat when she confesses [[spoiler: and the fact that AJ does give Twilight her special hat]] may be a nod to how some shipping pics tend to have AJ's lover {Whoever it may be depending on the pairing} wearing her hat.
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* EverthingsBetterWithChocolate: See ComfortFood. Rarity is also very fond of it, although she refrains herself from it for the sake of her figure.

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* EverthingsBetterWithChocolate: EverythingsBetterWithChocolate: See ComfortFood. Rarity is also very fond of it, although she refrains herself from it for the sake of her figure.
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* EverthingsBetterWithChocolate: See ComfortFood. Rarity is also very fond of it, although she refrains herself from it for the sake of her figure.


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* SatiatingSandwich: A part of Twilight's ZanyScheme involves asking Applejack to help her with making a sandwich.
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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Applejack thinks about meeting a nice stallion and raising a family of her own. She also reciprocates (finally!) Twilight's love.]]


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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Lyra and Bon Bon.


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* LipstickLesbian: Lyra and Bon Bon.


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* NiceHat: Applejack's hat is brought up very frequently, mostly by Pinkie, who thinks it would be adorable if she let Twilight wear it. [[spoiler: She does.]]


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* PairTheSmartOnes: See RunningGag.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Rainbow Dash uses a quite solid stragedy, even if it just meant just exploiting Twilight's "eggheaded approaches", to beat her in Battlecloud. ''17 times in a row.''

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* SmarterThanYouLook: Rainbow Dash uses a quite solid stragedy, even if it just meant just exploiting Twilight's "eggheaded approaches", approaches" to beat her in Battlecloud. ''17 times in a row.''
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A Twilight/Applejack fic with a very subtle (and deliberately paced) approach to {{Shipping}}, and a strong dedication to [[OriginalFlavor keeping everyone as in character as possible]]. As a result, it borders on a GenreDeconstruction of ''FriendshipIsMagic'' shipping stories; it takes a ''[[ProlonguedPrologue long]]'' time to set the relationship up, and also attempts to deal with the ripple effect that Twilight's romantic endeavors spread through the rest of the cast.

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A Twilight/Applejack fic with a very subtle (and deliberately paced) approach to {{Shipping}}, and a strong dedication to [[OriginalFlavor keeping everyone as in character as possible]]. As a result, it borders on a GenreDeconstruction of ''FriendshipIsMagic'' shipping stories; it takes a ''[[ProlonguedPrologue ''[[ProlongedPrologue long]]'' time to set the relationship up, and also attempts to deal with the ripple effect that Twilight's romantic endeavors spread through the rest of the cast.
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A WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic {{Fanfic}} by Tropers/JapaneseTeeth, found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/31793/A-Delicate-Balance here]].

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A WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Fanfic}} by Tropers/JapaneseTeeth, found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/31793/A-Delicate-Balance here]].



A Twilight/Applejack fic with a very subtle (and deliberately paced) approach to {{Shipping}}, and a strong dedication to [[OriginalFlavor keeping everyone as in character as possible]]. As a result, it borders on a GenreDeconstruction of FriendshipIsMagic shipping stories; it takes a ''[[ProlonguedPrologue long]]'' time to set the relationship up, and also attempts to deal with the ripple effect that Twilight's romantic endeavors spread through the rest of the cast.

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A Twilight/Applejack fic with a very subtle (and deliberately paced) approach to {{Shipping}}, and a strong dedication to [[OriginalFlavor keeping everyone as in character as possible]]. As a result, it borders on a GenreDeconstruction of FriendshipIsMagic ''FriendshipIsMagic'' shipping stories; it takes a ''[[ProlonguedPrologue long]]'' time to set the relationship up, and also attempts to deal with the ripple effect that Twilight's romantic endeavors spread through the rest of the cast.
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* RedunantRomanceAttempt: Twilight's attempt to get on Applejack's good side before confessing her feelings only end up making Applejack annoyed at her. [[spoiler: When she finally does get it out, Applejack says she appreciates the honesty more than anything else.]]

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* RedunantRomanceAttempt: RedundantRomanceAttempt: Twilight's attempt to get on Applejack's good side before confessing her feelings only end up making Applejack annoyed at her. [[spoiler: When she finally does get it out, Applejack says she appreciates the honesty more than anything else.]]

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A Twilight X Applejack fic with a very subtle approach in shipping.

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A Twilight X Applejack Twilight/Applejack fic with a very subtle (and deliberately paced) approach to {{Shipping}}, and a strong dedication to [[OriginalFlavor keeping everyone as in shipping.
character as possible]]. As a result, it borders on a GenreDeconstruction of FriendshipIsMagic shipping stories; it takes a ''[[ProlonguedPrologue long]]'' time to set the relationship up, and also attempts to deal with the ripple effect that Twilight's romantic endeavors spread through the rest of the cast.



* CrushBlush: On multiple occasions.



* FalseStart: When Twilight finally gets up the nerve to attempt a confession, it gets derailed by [[MomentKiller Apple Bloom.]]



* HeadbuttThermometer: Applejack does this to Twilight in chapter 2.



* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: See FalseStart.



* [[spoiler: LoveConfession: Takes Twilight a while to get to it, but she manages.]]
* LoveHurts: Let's just say that the whole process is a source of stress for quite a few ponies, even those who aren't part of the relationship in question.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: The main reason Twilight attempts a ZanyScheme to get on Applejack's good side. Naturally, it backfires.



* RedunantRomanceAttempt: Twilight's attempt to get on Applejack's good side before confessing her feelings only end up making Applejack annoyed at her. [[spoiler: When she finally does get it out, Applejack says she appreciates the honesty more than anything else.]]



* RunningGag: Whenever somepony mentions their surprise that Twilight is interested in Applejack, they usually follow it up with a statement that they would have expected Twilight to be interested in another pony, almost always using Cheerilee as an example.



* ShipperOnDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together. Rainbow Dash and Rarity also support the idea, although they aren't quite as gung-ho about it as Pinkie is.




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* ZanyScheme: Twilight's plan for getting a positive response from Applejack tends towards this method: Her plan? Read a bunch of advice books and then engineer a series of situations to make Applejack positively disposed towards her so that when she goes for a LoveConfession she'll get a positive result. It goes [[EpicFail about as well as one would expect.]]
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* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: Pinkie says that uncertainty over the outcome is no reason to be afraid of romance, just like the possibility of eating an "icky coconut" candy is no reason to refrain from digging into a box of chocolates. Twilight counters, explaining that it's totally possible to tell which chocolates have which fillings before eating them.
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* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Rarity points out that one can't really trust dreams for insight into waking reality. She cites one of Pinkie's dreams, involving a donut-balloon and Diamond Dogs firing chocolatizing magic bolts. On the other hand, Twilight's dream about Applejack "seemed so real, for a moment I almost didn't realize that it had been a dream. Well, that sea serpent from the Everfree Forest was there, wearing a rainbow clown wig, but other than that it was just like real life!"
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every chapter is named after a poem by Creator/JohnDonne (and excerpts from these poems show up as epigrams).
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* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Rarity is not happy to be rudely awakened from a dream involving rave reviews from Hoity Toity, ''carte blanche'' from her doctor to eat as much chocolate as she wants, and Opalescence learning to handle Carousel Boutique's finances.


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* NotHerself: Twilight helps Pinkie decorate cupcakes, and falls very short of her usual perfectionism. Pinkie immediately catches on that something is troubling her.
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* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Twilight is initially very reluctant to pursue a relationship. Not only is she fearful of messing up her friendship with Applejack, but she's also worried that a romantic relationship would entail slighting all her other friends.
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* CentipedesDilemma: After realizing that she has a crush, Twilight makes a concerted effort to act normal around Applejack. Too much self-consciousness makes this impossible.

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* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Twilight extensively researches the optimal way to ask Applejack out. Most of her sources are either not very applicable to Applejack, or just altogether terrible. HilarityEnsues.

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* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Twilight extensively researches the optimal way to ask Applejack out. Most of her sources are either not very applicable to Applejack, or just altogether terrible. HilarityEnsues.HilarityEnsues, and by hilarity, spectacular failure.


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* EpicFail: See ButIReadABookAboutIt.

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* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Twilight extensively researches the optimal way to ask Applejack out. Most of her sources are either not very applicable to Applejack, or just altogether terrible. HilarityEnsues.
* ComfortFood: While wallowing in sorrow, Twilight chows down on chocolatey granola bars.



* ComfortFood: While wallowing in sorrow, Twilight chows down on chocolatey granola bars.

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* ComfortFood: While wallowing in sorrow, Twilight chows down on chocolatey granola bars.TheFourLoves: The ponies have to puzzle out where friendship ends and romantic love begins.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As of chapter 4, all of the Mane Cast except Applejack know about Twilight's crush.

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* DramaQueen: Rarity is acknowledged in-story as the resident expert on "wallowing".
* ComfortFood: While wallowing in sorrow, Twilight chows down on chocolatey granola bars.
* HeroicBSOD: After her [[spoiler:attempt to ask Applejack out]] goes very, very badly, Twilight holes herself up in the library, eating badly and reading trashy vampony novels.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As of chapter 4, all Applejack is the last member of the Mane Cast except Applejack know about Six to learn of Twilight's crush. Spike finds out even later, and Twilight is embarrassed over leaving him out of the loop.



* SmarterThanYouLook: Rainbow Dash uses a quite solid stragedy, even if it just meant just exploiting Twilight's "eggheaded approaches", to beat her in Battlecloud. ''17 times in a row.''

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* SmarterThanYouLook: Rainbow Dash uses a quite solid stragedy, even if it just meant just exploiting Twilight's "eggheaded approaches", to beat her in Battlecloud. ''17 times in a row.''''

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Review in main page, also typos


What happens when you realize that your feelings for one of your friends aren't quite the same as your feelings for the rest of them? Do you just prefer some friends for others, or is it a sign of something deeper? What do you do with those feelings? Hide them? Admit them? And how will the rest of your friends react when they find out? Twilight is going to have to do her best to find the answers, ecause they're anything but obvious.

A Twilight X Applejack fic with a very subtle approach in shipping. Highly recommended.

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What happens when you realize that your feelings for one of your friends aren't quite the same as your feelings for the rest of them? Do you just prefer some friends for others, or is it a sign of something deeper? What do you do with those feelings? Hide them? Admit them? And how will the rest of your friends react when they find out? Twilight is going to have to do her best to find the answers, ecause because they're anything but obvious.

A Twilight X Applejack fic with a very subtle approach in shipping. Highly recommended.
shipping.



* ShipTease: The whole fic is about Twilight X Applejack, although it is mostly from the former. Certain [[spoiler:yellow pegasus]] is hinted to have a feeling torward Twilight too...

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* ShipTease: The whole fic is about Twilight X Applejack, although it is mostly from the former. Certain A certain [[spoiler:yellow pegasus]] is hinted to have a feeling torward toward Twilight too...
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* ShipTease: The whole fic is about Twilight X Applejack, although it is mostly from the former. Certain [[spoiler:yellow pegasus]] is hinted to have a feeling torward Twilight too...
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* ShipperAtTheDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.

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* ShipperAtTheDeck: ShipperOnDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.
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* ShipperOnTheDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.

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* ShipperOnTheDeck: ShipperAtTheDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.

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What happens when you realize that your feelings for one of your friends aren't quite the same as your feelings for the rest of them? Do you just prefer some friends for others, or is it a sign of something deeper? What do you do with those feelings? Hide them? Admit them? And how will the rest of your friends react when they find out?

Twilight is going to have to do her best to find the answers, ecause they're anything but obvious.

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What happens when you realize that your feelings for one of your friends aren't quite the same as your feelings for the rest of them? Do you just prefer some friends for others, or is it a sign of something deeper? What do you do with those feelings? Hide them? Admit them? And how will the rest of your friends react when they find out?

out? Twilight is going to have to do her best to find the answers, ecause they're anything but obvious.
obvious.

A Twilight X Applejack fic with a very subtle approach in shipping. Highly recommended.


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* ShipperOnTheDeck: Pinkie is ''very'' enthusiastic in seeing Applejack and Twilight together.
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* NothingIsScarier: When Rarity visits Twilight after the latter's [[spoiler:unsuccessful approach at Applejack]], she notices that all the charts and graphs that used to cover the insides of library were gone, ''nothing.'' She is rather startled.
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* RelationshipUpgrade: The entire plot.

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* RelationshipUpgrade: The entire plot.plot.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Rainbow Dash uses a quite solid stragedy, even if it just meant just exploiting Twilight's "eggheaded approaches", to beat her in Battlecloud. ''17 times in a row.''
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So far, this is all I can do. Hopefully someone steamlines this.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As of chapter 4, all of the Mane Cast except Applejack know about Twilight's crush.
* RelationshipUpgrade: The entire plot.
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[[WMG: This Fanfic contains examples of:]]
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A WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic {{Fanfic}} by Tropers/JapaneseTeeth, found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/31793/A-Delicate-Balance here]].

What happens when you realize that your feelings for one of your friends aren't quite the same as your feelings for the rest of them? Do you just prefer some friends for others, or is it a sign of something deeper? What do you do with those feelings? Hide them? Admit them? And how will the rest of your friends react when they find out?

Twilight is going to have to do her best to find the answers, ecause they're anything but obvious.

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