Author's Note

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Enjoy!

5 AM Light

Twilight sat out on the balcony of her library, taking in the early morning mist. The air felt crisp against her nostrils as she inhaled, and the mist swirled around as she exhaled. She opened her eyes and observed the world before it woke: off in the distance she could see Sugarcube Corner, its lights on as the bakers who lived there began baking fresh pastries for the day, though it was obscured by the fog. Just a few meters away were a few houses, also obscured slightly by the morning mist. She always did love the way things looked in the fog; the way lines blurred and all you could really see were shapes. Sometimes she had days where she felt like she was stuck in her own fog, and her mind was hazy and not sharp. And though those days were still uncomfortably common, she always found it deeply profound and calm when her mind and the outside world were both misty.

Off somewhere behind her, Twilight heard her marefriend stirring. It was just barely dawn, and the sun was beginning to shine through the June gloom, and soon it would burn away the fog, leaving another clear summer day for all to enjoy. But that didn't matter to Twilight.

"Morning Twily," Fluttershy whispered into Twilight's ear as she approached, sitting down next to her lover. "You should have woken me up."

"And disturb my sleeping beauty? Preposterous." Twilight smiled softly. "I was just appreciating the morning mist."

"Mmmm... it is rather pretty," Fluttershy agreed. She wrapped a wing around Twilight's back, pulling her closer. "You should have woken me up."

Twilight just giggled to herself and pecked Fluttershy on the cheek, nuzzling her and appreciating how safe she felt in the five-AM light, with love at her side and the sun in her eyes.