History Fanfic / TheRockFarmersDaughters

* NeverMyFault: When Pinkamena rejects Cortland's advances, he blames Igneous for being too strict and Cheese for seducing her. He never seems to consider that he was coming on [[{{Understatement}} a little too strong]].

* TheRunaway: Cheese, [[spoiler:due to feeling like the nopony of his family]].

** Given that Cheese Sandwich is voiced by WeirdAlYankovic, there were bound to be a few references in the fic. Most notably is when Cheese sits out in the rain and sings about living in a "Rock Farm Paradise."
** There was a scene where after Pinkamena buys from a cabbage vendor, [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the cart is destroyed by a bunch of foals]].

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The tough-as-nails and stern Pinkamena, and the sweet and shy Cheese.

* TheRunaway: Cheese, [[spoiler:due to feeling like the nopony of his family]].

* BrokenBird: The Pies have always had more subtle use of their emotions--but after [[spoiler:both Granny Pie and Nana Pinkie died suddenly in the same night]], they just became gloomy and reclusive. It's especially notable with Pinkamena, who had been a [[CheerfulChild little ball of sunshine]] before the tragedy. And since she missed the Rainboom, they never completely moved on until Cheese came along.

* MasculineGirlFeminineGuy: The tough-as-nails and stern Pinkamena, and the sweet and shy Cheese.

* TheRunaway: Cheese, [[spoiler:due to feeling like the nopony of his family]].

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Bluejinx recognizes Cheese as his friend Tomato's brother.]]

** [[spoiler:The reason Cheese ran away from home and suffers from low self-esteem; he was under stress due to a combination of teasing at school, high expectations from his mother, and everypony comparing him with his more popular and book smart younger brother. Said brother accidentally aggravated his social anxiety, and the final straw was when Cheese's accordion was broken]].

* LongingLook: After a certain point in the fic, Pinkamena shoots these in Cheese's direction. Maud catches on to what those mean fairly quickly.

* NeverMyFault: When Pinkamena rejects Cortland's advances, he blames Igneous for being too strict and Cheese for seducing her. He never seems to consider that he was coming on [[{{Understatement}} a little too strong]].

* TheDrifter: Cheese, though his personality is far from the typical drifter.

* NeverMyFault: When Pinkamena rejects Cortland's advances, he blames Igneous for being too strict and Cheese for seducing her. He never seems to consider that he was coming on a little too strong.

This story is a favorite among [[{{Shipping}} Cheese Pie]] fans. What started out as a simple "What if" concerning Pinkie's influence on Cheese has turned into a fascinating and fun story, building a world out of the rock farm, the frontier-town inspired Nickerlite, and the surrounding area. The way the Pies were written have them being sympathetic and likable, the OCs are interesting and don't overstay their welcome, and the blossoming romance between Cheese and Pinkamena is slow, but very sweet. It also touches on a possible expansion on Cheese's reasons for running away.

* CryIntoChest: Though she doesn't cry, [[spoiler:Pinkamena still hugs Cheese like she's about to, due to being humiliated in town by Cortland and a bunch of townsfolk pressuring her to smile for Cortland and accept him as a beau]].

* SurroundedByIdiots: The Pies feel like this whenever they visit town.

* TheDrifter: Cheese, though his personality is far from the typical drifter.

* [[spoiler:EverthingsBetterWithRainbows]]: [[spoiler:A rainbow is what triggers Pinkamena's smile]].

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Cheese has to say this about ''all'' the Pie sisters.

* WalkingTheEarth: Due to having never been inspired to be a party pony, this is Cheese's special talent.

-->'''Igneous:''' (dead serious) Yep.

* DogsAreDumb: Well, Diamond Dogs, anyway. The biggest one ribbits [[spoiler:and was tricked by Cheese into running headfirst into a boulder]].

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Cheese has to say this about ''all'' the Pie sisters.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Igneous and Pinkamena guzzle water in the same way.

* IgnoredEpiphany: [[spoiler:After talking with his father, Cortland appears to be set up to swallow his pride and face the consequences of spreading lies about a nonexistent relationship between him and Pinkamena... only to decide that it's all Cheese's fault and plot to get rid of him]].

* PanickyExpectantFather: Lemon Drop is pretty calm when we first meet him, but as the birth of him and his wife's first foal draws near, he starts getting a little unhinged. [[spoiler:Gets worse when Sugar goes into labor while on a visit to the Pies, and Maud has to keep him calm]].

* [[spoiler:BigBrotherWorship]]: [[spoiler:According to Cheese's backstory, his little brother Tomato admired him so much, he wanted to show his friends just how cool he was. It backfired and only made Cheese even more withdrawn and stressed-out]].

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Cortland suspects Cheese of "stealing his mare (Pinkamena)", and starts plotting a way to get rid of him]].

* SugarAndIcePersonality: The Pies. They come off as forbidding to outsiders (in Igneous' case, especially when it comes to stallions), but after Cheese is hired, they slowly warm up to him, and repeatedly show that they truly care for one another.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Inverted, then played straight. Pinkamena scares off stallions catcalling Maud, followed by Maud shooing an unwelcome Cortland away by raising her voice.

* PrecociousCrush: Idared clearly has one on Cheese.

** Given that Cheese Sandwich is voiced by WeirdAlYankovic, there were bound to be a few references in the fic.

* SuperStrength: The entire Pie family.

* NonSequiturThud: Doubles as s ShoutOut:

** The character of Cortland is suspiciously like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]].

This story is a favorite among CheesePie fans. What started out as a simple "What if" concerning Pinkie's influence on Cheese has turned into a fascinating and fun story, building a world out of the rock farm, the frontier-town inspired Nickerlite, and the surrounding area. The way the Pies were written have them being sympathetic and likable, the OCs are interesting and don't overstay their welcome, and the blossoming romance between Cheese and Pinkamena is slow, but very sweet. It also touches on a possible expansion on Cheese's reasons for running away.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: The Pies. They come off as forbidding to outsiders (in Igneous' case, especially when it comes to stallions), but after Cheese is hired, they slowly warm up to him.
* SuperStrength: The entire Pie family.

** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender There was a scene where after Pinkamena buys from a cabbage vendor, the cart is destroyed by a bunch of foals]].
** The character of Cortland is suspiciously like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]].

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Also, the author has made it clear that another mare is the Element of Laughter in this universe; eternal night is not an issue in this fic.

One day, Cheese stumbles into the small town of Nickerlite, and ends up taking a job on the rock farm across the railroad and beyond the hills. There, he works alongside Pinkamena, her sisters Maud, Marble, and Limestone, and her parents Igneous Rock and Cloudy Quartz. As he and the Pies get to know each other and deal with obstacles together, Cheese finds himself growing attached to the Pie sisters, especially to Pinkamena, whose tough exterior hides a much softer interior. And Pinkamena finds herself increasingly interested about Cheese and his origins, since in all his tales, there was never a mention of his family.

One day, Cheese stumbles into the small town of Nickerlite, and ends up taking a job on the rock farm across the railroad and beyond the hills. There, he works alongside Pinkamena, her sisters Maud, Marble, and Limestone, and her parents Igneous Rock and Cloudy Quartz. As he and the Pies get to know each other,