Explaining Love

"I don't know what it is, Fluttershy," she sighed, plopping down on a comfortable looking couch. "It's this weird... tingling... Kinda like when your hoof falls asleep, except less prickly and more bubbly."

I already knew exactly what she was talking about. I'd felt exactly what she was describing. The only difference was, I knew the feeling by name. She, on the other hoof, was inexperienced and ignorant in the realm of emotions and matters of the heart.

"Where do you feel it?" I asked tentatively, knowing I was traversing a very dangerous path.

"Mostly in my upper chest," she replied.

I pursed my lips. Her lack of knowledge would make it difficult to break the news to her. I braced myself, "And when do you feel it most strongly?"

She blushed strongly and turned away. She was not making things any easier.

"That's the... embarrassing part... I feel it whenever I'm near you..."

I had guessed as much. I'd seen the signs of a crush forming. The occasional nervous stutter, all of the time spent with me, the sidelong glances, everything. I watched the signs.

"Twilight... How many romance novels have you read?"

"What does tha–"

"Just say it."

"Twelve..."

"And what's the one similarity between all of them?"

She remained silent.

"They all have unique descriptions of what love feels like."

She tilted her head at me.

"Read one, it'll describe it like a warm bath. Read another and it'll describe it like you did. Love is not predefined with distinctive characteristics. On the contrary, it's actually extremely personal. So when you read twelve love stories and get twelve definitions of love, all of them are correct."

"But if I'm in love... Who am I in love with?"

I giggled to myself, "For a prodigy, you really are more dense than Rainbow Dash."

"Hhhhheeeeeeyyyy!"

"You're in love with me, you adorably dense genius."

Author's Note

Suggested by SongCoyote.

Send in ALL OF THE IDEAS you have. I have a 6-8 hour car trip tomorrow. I'm going to be bored out of my skull.

<3 DarqFox