Hello! My name is Nighttime Wishes. I'm a Pegasus from Canterlot. At least, I think I'm from Canterlot... You see, I ran away from home back when I was a little filly. I... Don't quite remember why or when I ran away from home, but I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. Anyways, I've been in Canterlot ever since Princess Luna... Adopted me... You see, uh... I don't really remember much of my foalhood, but I do remember her taking me in after she found me crying outside Canterlot Castle... I don't really like thinking too much about it. Either way, I've lived with her and Aunt Celestia since then, and I'm glad they're a part of my life.

I've only recently explored outside of Canterlot, and I've settled down in a house in Ponyville, closer to work. Oh, that reminds me! I haven't told you about work! Although I'm only a Pegasus and the job might be more suited for a Unicorn, I work in sleep therapy. You know, helping other ponies out with their sleep problems, whether it be insomnia, something bothering them, a nightmare, or just simply not being able to get comfortable, I'm there to help. Whenever I'm not working, I usually just take a walk out in the park or, if it's night, lie down under the stars, counting as many as I can, and trying to name the different constellations. I... Guess Luna's had a bit of... Influence on me...

Anyways, apart from that, there's not much else to say about me. Well, apart from the fact that I may or may not have a... Crush on a certain stallion... B-but don't get any ideas! I... I don't even know if he knows who I am... I only first saw him a week ago, and I... I think he might have already stolen my heart. I've been trying to gain the courage to talk to him, but... It's harder than it sounds. I'm not even sure if he'll want a boring mare like me... B-but I have to at least talk to him... Right? He has to at least notice me... B-but even if he doesn't, I... I'm sure I'll be okay... It's not like I'm anything special or important... I could just go to my friend's house for comfort...

Oh, that's right! I forgot to tell you about my friends! I'm sure you know them already, though... They go on a bunch of adventures all around Equestria... I kind of worry about them at times. But whenever they go do their thing, I'm usually just... Sitting around at home, waiting for them to come back... Their adventures usually don't take any longer than a half hour anyways. I always hear about them when they leave, though. They seem to be referred to as the "Mane 6" or something. I... I guess it makes sense since there are 6 of them, but other than that, there's not much else going on with their group name... I mean, their manes don't even look all that cool. Well, except for, uh... P-Princess Twilight, of course...

Now, don't take that hesitation to heart or anything! It's just... I really like her mane... J-just because I style my mane like her and I want to get it dyed like her, it doesn't mean I'm obsessed over her! Well... Maybe a little obsessed... You see, uh... Ever since she became a princess and everything, I kind of... Got this idea that if she could be a princess... Maybe I could as well? I know it'll never happen, but it's nice to think about. W-well, actually, it... It's a bit more than that... You see, I kind of have a little... Crush on her. I know, I know... I already mentioned I had a crush on a certain stallion, but that doesn't really matter now.

I've had a... Little crush on Princ- er... Twilight for a while now, at least a couple of years now. Now that he's in the mix, it... It feels like my heart is fighting to choose sides. I-it's like I've got this huge battle in my mind or something. "Go live happily with Twilight. You've known her for years now." "No, tell him how you feel! You have to be honest with your feelings!" Those voices in my head just keep bickering back and forth... It kind of makes it hard to concentrate on work. Even with that, I still manage to get through the day, although I'm absolutely exhausted by the time I can get back home...

I don't really have a bed. Not that I can't afford one, though. It's because, well... I don't normally need to sleep. Luna taught me to respect the night, to admire it, to enjoy it. So I started staying up later and later so I could stay out in the night more and more. After a while, I... Kind of stopped feeling tired altogether. Since I stopped needing to sleep, I stopped buying stuff like beds for myself. It's nice to take a nap every now and then, but because of the lack of a bed, I usually either nap on my couch or a cloud or something... N-not too high-up, that is... Oh... Now I suppose you're going to ask about that, aren't you?

Well, I guess I can't hide it too much longer... I, uh... I have acrophobia... Y-yeah, imagine that... A Pegasus afraid of heights... I don't understand why I have this completely rational fear, I just... Do. I mean, I can fly up to Dash's house to hang out, but other than that, I... I can't deal with such high heights... I'm working hard to try to get over it, one step at a time. I used to get teased an made fun of for that as a little filly... That is, until Dash came along and told me not to worry about it... She told me I reminded her of one of her friends. Uh, Butterfly or something... I didn't really catch her name... I was kind of distracted by Dash's radiant awesomeness.

Don't get me wrong, I... I don't have a crush on her... Anymore... I-it was just a little Flight School crush. Everypony gets those from time to time... Right? E-either way, I... I still kind of... Like her... A-as a friend, I mean! I know Dash and I could never, you know... Get together... S-she's way too out of my league... I'm not sure if she even likes mares... Although, I have heard these rumors... But they're just rumors! They can't be real. They can't be real... I'm sorry, I... I have a bunch of stuff going on that I have to think about... I promise that I'll be back real soon, though! Pinkie promise!

Author's Note

Man, it's harder than I thought for a 1,000 word minimum... Anyways, I was thinking a bunch about this character I made up and doing a bunch of roleplays on Omegle, and I was thinking "Hey, I could write a fanfiction based off these!" Turns out it's trickier than it seems. Well, I'm not giving up one way or another, so I'm making this happen. If you like this so far, go ahead and give it a like. But, uh... If you want something changed or don't really like it, I invite you to express how you feel. I'm open for criticism. Also, if this entire thing, not just this chapter, gets at least 200 positive reviews, I might just make a Tumblr blog based off this. I hope this doesn't get too many bad reviews...