The smell of urine wafted strongly through Fluttershy’s cottage as her and Applejack laid in each other’s arms, their holds on each other as tight as could be. It was an adorable sight.

Even Discord himself could appreciate it.

The draconequus stood in the doorway to Fluttershy’s bedroom, peeking in. It was already around ten in the morning - the two of them had either been sleeping for a very long time, or they’d fallen asleep pretty late into the night. As for himself, he’d been off helping Luna take care of some dream-world business; turns out, it was a great place to cause a bit of chaos in a way that nobody would give two thoughts to. Even Luna didn’t mind - dreams are inherently chaotic, as she said. A little more never hurts.

In the past, he might’ve been jealous of the mare holding his lover so passionately, but he’d matured - he’d agreed to this type of relationship, and he liked it this way. And that wasn’t just because Fluttershy enjoyed it - he actually found that, as he considered the idea of polyamory, it just made sense for the way his love worked. It wasn’t for everyone, sure, but he found he was almost instinctively drawn to it - possibly a lingering remnant of his chaotic origin.

“Hnn…” Fluttershy squirmed slightly, opening her eyes just a sliver. Her pupils caught the sight of the draconequus standing in the doorway. “D-discord?”

She was clearly still pretty tired - he’d probably woken her up with his entrance. He snapped his fingers (silently) and made a few changes to the room - clean sheets, blackout curtains, less piss on the floor, a few blankets floating down overtop the two ponies’ bodies, and a clean, fresh, warm pillow under their heads. He also quickly cleaned their fur and their manes, removed Fluttershy’s sweater, and replaced the strong scent of urine in the air with one of vanilla. And, um… apples. Applejack liked apples, right? Good enough. “Don’t mind me, my sweet Fluttershy - you should sleep in today. I’ll watch the animals until you’re ready.”

“Mmm… ok.” She smiled and closed her eyes, snuggling into the new setup and pulling Applejack closer. Sleep overtook her again in moments.

“Oh dear Celestia, I think this sweetness is going to kill me one day.” He chuckled to himself and gently closed the door, as quietly as he could.

It wouldn’t kill them to rest a little longer.

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