Intimate Details - Surf, Sand, and Sun

Afterword

And so, Intimate Details comes to a close. What a long, strange trip it’s been. When I set out to start Intimate Details, I had it in mind to create a relationship between two characters that wasn’t just self-gratifying sex. I wanted to make a connection, to give these two characters (people, really) a reason to be together.

I’m still not entirely sure why I chose Rarity and Octavia. Truthfully enough, this story could have been between Fluttershy and Fleur De Lis, for all anyone would care. Hell, it could even have been Braeburn and Big Mac. One way or another, I’d have accomplished what I set out to do.

So why these two? Why did I choose Rarity and Octavia?

Truth be told, it was a request. As some of you are well aware, I used to accept requests for short, cloppy stories. I stopped doing said requests, but still do livestreams every Friday I can manage. One of the viewers suggested a pairing to me: Rarity and Octavia. I was shocked. I had seen some odd matchups here and there, but this was one pairing I hadn’t seen just yet. In fact, I wasn’t entirely sure it even exists in the fandom. I’ve yet to see any R34 of it, and as far as I know, ‘Intimate Details’ is the first Rari/Tavia story on Fimfiction. Granted, I’ve done no research, but still. The request jumped out at me.

It ended up being one of the longest ones I’ve ever written. Unless I’m mistaken, it ended up being eight thousand words plus some change. The request itself drew inspiration from another story I had had the pleasure of reading, called 'Crecendo Molto'. Specifically, Octavia’s physique. She’s described as having wide, pronounced hips and full, round thighs. A big-butt, curvaceous pony. I was determined to write the humanized counterpart, and that’s when it hit me.

Wide hips like that have got to be prone to wardrobe malfunction, don’t they? Who better to deal with wardrobe malfunction than everyone’s favorite fashionista? It clicked. And god damnit, it was glorious. I loved writing every word of that request, from the dress making to the clop and everything inbetween. I loved it so much, I had to make it its own story.

Thus, Intimate Details was born. But I don’t enjoy writing clop purely for the clop. I like giving the characters stories, backgrounds, conflict and emotion. It makes it that much more enjoyable to read. (And much better-received. Let’s face it, I’m an attention whore.) So I had to come up with a conflict somewhere. Well, all the pieces began to click together. Rarity, dressmaker. Octavia, cellist. Vinyl Scratch, DJ and sister to- Twilight, Element of harmony.

Like two matches made in heaven, with plenty of drama to boot. Throw in a dishonorable Rainbow Dash to unravel the whole thing and…

Boom. Intimate Details.

When I set out to write the story, I did so with the goal of accomplishing a few things:

-A ship that’s seldom seen in the fandom

-Serious emotional development between two characters

-God damnit, I need to learn more about dresses.

Did I accomplish those things?

You decide.

Thank you all for reading.

Sincerely yours,

-Loyal