Spike shows up on Fluttershy's doorstep at the crack of dawn, professing heartbreak and asking for a shoulder to cry on. Fluttershy does as every pony should: she makes him a pot of tea, and sends him off to bed.
This is the story of where that takes them.
This turned out to have three endings. In order they are Bad, True, Happy, and have been placed in the story where they would have occurred had I written them 'in flow' if you will. They are not tied to each other and you only need to read the one you want to get an end to the journey. Thank you to everyone who supported this to the end. It was a lovely trip 
Cover art gratefully borrowed from Airy, over on Tumblr. Give a peek for more cuties 
Featured briefly on 12/22/16! Thanks all, for the wonderful Christmas gift!
Featured briefly every time I actually update! You guys have no idea how happy that makes me, thank you so much! 
43 Chapters:
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Three Days Later [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
4,743
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Eleven and Twelve Days Later [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
3,916
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Twenty Four Days Later [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
3,568
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Twenty Five Days Later, The Morning [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
4,415
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Twenty Five Days Later, The Afternoon [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
1,533
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Twenty Five Days Later, The Evening [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 5th, 2019
2,451
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...How Many Days has it Been? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 19th, 2016
3,501
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No, Really, What Day is It? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 23rd, 2016
2,125
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The Part of a Day He Looked for a House [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 31st, 2016
2,454
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Later the Same Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2017
2,476
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A Happy Week Later [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 22nd, 2017
3,576
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Later, in the Forest [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 6th, 2017
3,387
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Even Later, in Ponyville [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 27th, 2017
2,264
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Sleeping Through the Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 2nd, 2019
2,134
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Clearing His Head [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 7th, 2019
2,399
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Riding the Train [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 24th, 2018
1,098
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Meetings [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 10th, 2019
2,117
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Speaking of Prench Dungeon Trolls... [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 22nd, 2019
1,350
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Breakfast with Family [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 1st, 2019
2,311
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The Trial [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 4th, 2019
3,057
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Talks of Old Romance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2019
4,250
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Just Nervous Paces, Bracing for Bad News [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 22nd, 2019
2,289
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Wandering and Wondering [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 11th, 2019
1,235
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Coming to Terms [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 16th, 2019
1,331
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Crystalline Tears [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 29th, 2019
2,945
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Dragonflight [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2019
1,549
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Conference [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 1st, 2019
2,415
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Castle Walk [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 8th, 2019
1,913
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Running - Bad End, 1/3 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2021
912
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Pekoe Nightcap [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 22nd, 2019
3,696
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Warmth from the Moon -Beginning of the Fracture- [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2021
4,182
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Truthfully? End 2/3 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2021
1,697
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Lunar Warmth part Deux [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 27th, 2019
4,070
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Gentle Acceptance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 2nd, 2020
2,844
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Table Conference pt 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 13th, 2020
1,816
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Table Conference pt II, On the Move [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2020
2,346
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7:15 to Ponyville [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 18th, 2020
3,434
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Waking up in Ponyville [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 7th, 2020
3,021
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Breakfast, on the First Day Back [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 25th, 2020
2,933
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Wait, Who? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 14th, 2020
4,244
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Partial Chapter, followed by News [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2021
1,235
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The Storybook Ending, 3/3 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 13th, 2021
799
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Author's Epilogue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 13th, 2021
458