A Rainbow's Shine

by Brasta Septim

Rating: mature
Tags: Sex, Twilight Sparkle, Romance, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash
Length: 5032

A blue pegasus stumbles across a mysterious, seductive alicorn in a Cloudsdale gay bar. Gayness ensues.

Rainbow Blitz and Dusk Shine's sex life has gotten... stale, for lack of a better word. Frustrated and not knowing what to do about it, the two search for a solution. Dusk Shine, in his infinite royal wisdom, has an idea; pretend that they are strangers and meet together in a gay bar as if they were looking for a one-night stand. There's a catch, though; Dusk can explore whatever fantasies he wants to with Rainbow for this one night, within reason. And the one he decides to explore catches them both off guard just a little bit...

Contains M/M
Also contains: Sissification, Size Play, Frotting, Magic Use, Anal, Cock Shrinking, Very slight consensual non-consent in one particular instance, Small Penis Humiliation, Degradation, Ear biting, and Dirty Talk.

Coverart is by Nyuuchandiannepie
Written with the help of Cloud Quake.

Published 2017-11-06 16:50:11 UTC
Last updated 2017-11-06 16:50:11 UTC

The Encounter

Rainbow Blitz drew his scarf tighter around his neck, shivering slightly as he flew down familiar streets. In the dim light of floating lamps, everything looked the same. The same little pizzeria on the corner of Fetlock and Green, the same little Shirish pubs along Jameson, even the...

He stopped, a little smile spreading across his muzzle. This was the right place. With the expression of a stallion looking over one of his old haunts, he scrutinised the building, taking in the bright neon sign out front, the thumping music audible from outside, even the little faded rainbow flag sticker on a couple of windows. This was Sideways, the hole-in-the-wall coltcuddler bar where he’d spent a fair amount of his time in this neighbourhood back when he lived in Cloudsdale.

Not even aware of what he was doing, Rainbow headed straight for the doors of the bar, stepping inside to have his senses assaulted by a wall of sound. The sound of patrons chatting at the end of a day, the sound of tipsy stallions fresh out of colthood giggling like mad, the sound of the bartender yelling at some delivery bloke in the back who knocked over a case of beer, all almost drowned out by some cheesy technopop song you’d find in a half-dozen bars like it. It was loud, boisterous, filled with the smell of alcohol- and he loved it.

Quietly, he made his way over to a table by the bar, but out of the way enough for him to just be able to sit down and look around. A few other ponies shot a few glances his way, but none seemed like they recognised him. He was kind of glad for that; familiar faces were not the best for this sort of thing. Well, with the exception of one in particular.

Unbeknownst to him, Dusk Shine watched the crowd from a table not too far away, eyeing the blue pegasus with a bit of a grin. He had a feeling he’d find Rainbow here- he didn’t think he’d arrive so soon, though. He waited a few minutes, scoping out the other patrons, before he downed the rest of his drink, rising to his hooves. With a bit of a sway in his step, the alicorn made his way over to the pegasus's seat, flashing a warm smile towards him. “Hey, stranger. Mind if I join you?” he said with a playful lilt close to his ear.

Rainbow started, staring at him as if he didn’t recognise him at all, then flashed a grin of his own as his tail gave a little swish of approval behind him, "Of course not, how could I turn down company?" He said, shifting his stool slightly to be closer to the alicorn's.

Dusk eyed him with a calculating look, as if examining him for cracks or flaws in his expression. They both knew the game he was playing: ‘go to bar and pretend to flirt with a total stranger.’ It was one they both knew all too well. And luckily for Dusk, he knew how to play along. He ordered another drink, taking a quick sip before turning towards the pegasus with a smile. "Name's Dusk Shine, by the way. Yours?"

"Rainbow Blitz, but you can just call me Rainbow. So what brings you around here?" He asked, his flank shifting a bit on the stool.

Dusk noted the motion, his eyes flickering back up to meet Rainbow’s with a knowing smile. While he was tall and a bit on the rugged side for a alicorn, the pegasus was shorter and had a lithe, compact frame. Though while still recognisable as a stallion overall, he was only a tiny bit taller than the average adult mare.

In other words, exactly the sort he liked. He chuckled, taking another sip. "You know, the usual sort of thing. Drink, dance, admire the eye candy..." he set his drink down with a smirk. "...occasionally sample the eye candy, too."

They both knew exactly what they wanted. Rainbow wasn't going to rush things though, he was a stallion who enjoyed the fine art of teasing the stallions he was interested in. Even if this was just an act, he intended to milk it for all it was worth. He let himself lean over slightly, his fur brushing against Dusk’s and lingering for a short while, his sultry smile never leaving his face as he took another drink. "I could say I'm here to do the same..."

Dusk grinned, knowing exactly what the other stallion was up to and liking it. He always liked a bit of a challenge, after all. His tail swished back and forth, deliberately brushing against the pegasus's flank. "Oh really? Anypony caught your eye yet?"

A little shudder ran through Rainbow’s body as the alicorn's tail brushed up against his flank, his wings ruffling slightly as he shifted closer. A hoof testingly reached over to rest on Dusk's hind leg, rubbing the fur there softly in a little circle, "I don't really know, there's this one purple alicorn who seemed into me. I'm not really sure though..."

Dusk held back his reaction to the hoof resting on his leg, nonchalantly sipping his drink again to hide his smirk. "Purple alicorn you say? I think I've seen one around here. He seemed into this little pegasus, though. Looked about like you, really. Rainbow mane, fillyish hips, cute smile, a flank you could bounce a bit off of..."

Rainbow slowly moved his hoof upwards, tracing to the alicorn's inner thigh, getting dangerously close to his sheath as he leaned his shoulder against the other stallion's, his muzzle coming in close to Dusk's cheek, "If I didn't know any better, I'd almost be willing to bet that sounds an awful lot like me~"

Dusk’s breath hitched for a second before he regained his composure, turning his head so his cheek just barely grazed the pegasus's muzzle. He resisted the urge to squirm, though the hoof tracing along his thigh made that difficult. He wasn’t one to be teased without responding in kind, though. The alicorn chuckled, casually stretching a foreleg and lowering it so his hoof brushes along Rainbow's thigh. "You could say that. You do look awfully similar. Just as cute, for sure.."

The pegasus audibly stifled a moan as Dusk’s hoof moved to his thigh, his head turning to nuzzle at the alicorn’s cheek gently. A soft tinge of a blush hit his cheeks before he struck back, his hoof moving to the other stallion’s crotch and groping his balls, squeezing them gently. He didn’t care if anypony saw, even the bartender that shot a glare at them and muttered for the two to get a room already. His grin held strong, and he spoke softly next to Dusk's ear, "Awww, how sweet of you~"

Dusk was not able to hold back the sharp intake of breath at the grope, glancing at the bartender out of the corner of his eye before glancing back at Rainbow. "It's nothing. I always like to make sure cute colts like you know you're admired." He leaned back in his stool a little. "With that in mind, I think it's getting a bit too busy in here. What do you say we move to somewhere a little more private?"

Rainbow giggled softly to himself at the intake of breath, quickly finishing off his drink. He stood up out of the stool and trotted a bit in front of the alicorn. His long rainbow tail swayed back and forth to reveal a teasing glance of the tight hole and respectably-sized pair of balls that lay beneath. Stopping by the door, he turned his head back to Dusk to speak, "You know what, I'd say you're right. My place or yours? It's up to you."

Dusk took a moment to regain his composure, shaking his head slightly before getting to his hooves. "My place, I think. I have a hotel room just a block or so from here..."

Rainbow leaned against Dusk, a wing draping over his side as his muzzle nuzzled into the other stallion’s neck slightly, "Lead the way then."

Dusk smiled and led the way out with the pegasus in tow, possessively letting his tail intermingle with the other stallions as he glanced over his shoulder to see a couple stallions shooting jealous looks at him. He just shot a cocky smile back, moving closer to the pegasus as he exited the building. They headed along the floating street in the warm spring air, until they arrives at the door of a motel not too far away. He took a key and quickly unlocked the door, gesturing for him to head inside and flicking on the light. "Welcome to my humble room. Come on in!"

"Of course~" Rainbow said, making his way towards the bed, his tail flicked upwards and hips swaying, giving a teasing show to the alicorn before he found his way to the other side of the room. He hopped quickly onto the bed and rolled onto his back, hind legs spread wide apart to leave his sheath and balls on full display, his eyes lowered into a 'come hither' look, biting his lower lip softly, "Let's jump right into the action then, shall we?~"

Dusk followed him in, the door swinging shut behind him. He looked down at the pegasus, moving closer with a bit of a hungry grin. He was already half hard, his girthy cock in plain view. "That's just what I like to hear, little pegasus." He quickly climbed onto the bed, moving until he was looking down at Rainbow's face. The alicorn took in every inch of Rainbow's body with a lustful eye, lighting his horn as his magic reached towards the smaller stallion's crotch, the soft purple glow encompassing his sheath and balls. "Now, let's see what you're packing, hmm?"

Rainbow was unable to hold back his moan as the soft purple glow encompassed his genitals, leaving him to squirm softly against the bed, gasping in pleasure as his wings stiffened beneath him. It isn't long at all before his cock came spilling out, inch after inch slowly pushing out and hardening against his belly. Despite his almost mareish appearance, Rainbow was only a little under average in size for an adult stallion, a solid seven inches of length throbbing for the alicorn as his forehooves reached up to wrap around his neck, "Nfff~ O-oh fuck you're good with that magic. I-I’ve never been with an alicorn before~"

"Oh, I'm sure we can find plenty of uses for my magic for the night is over~" Dusk leaned down to lick teasingly at the other stallion's neck, his hoof reaching to stroke along his side. His cock was fully hard by now as well, and clearly a bit bigger than the pegasus's by four inches or so as he glanced down to compare them. The alicorn chuckled, shaking his head in mock disappointment. "My my, I think you're a tad smaller than I am. Cuter that way, though."

Rainbow's blush deepened as he gave another little squirm, the verbal treatment from the alicorn sending another throb along the length of his shaft, a drop of pre-cum dripping from the tip as he chose not to reply in embarrassment. Another moan escaped him as he thrust his hips upwards, the two shafts grinding against each other, and the pegasus growing needy with arousal under Dusk's ministrations.

Dusk noted the smaller pegasus's squirming, grinding his shaft back against Rainbow's with a grunt. He grinned in triumph at the moans coming from the cute stallion's muzzle, his cock throbbing in response. "Well, aren't you an eager one? I'll bet you love this- a bigger stallion putting a slutty little colt in his place?~" His magic flashed green for a moment, still stimulating Rainbow's cock and balls, but waiting for an opportunity to make this more interesting.

Rainbow was far too stimulated with pleasure to even notice the green flash, but he nodded softly in agreement to his question. He had always been the submissive type, but was usually able to keep up a cocky, confident persona. Here underneath the alicorn, that was quickly wavering, the magic against him like none other he had felt before. He moaned, reveling in the shameful pleasure of that larger shaft grinding down against his, the hips of the two stallions moving together, pre-cum starting to slick both lengths as warm flesh throbbed against warm flesh.

Dusk wasn't sure if the other stallion had noticed or not, but not caring much as his length slid and rubbed and throbbed against Rainbow's own. He intensified the glow around Rainbow's cock for a moment, listening for his breathing speeding up, before pulling back a little, his magic dropping back to it's previous level. "Ah ah, can't have you ready to cum so soon. I'm gonna make you work for it first~"

A soft whimper left Rainbow as the glow faded, he hadn't realized he had grown so close to cumming too fast, and although he definitely didn't want the night to be over so soon, he definitely wanted to feel that magic push him over his edge. "Y-yeah, W-wouldn't want the night to be over too soon," He said between moans, hips bucking upwards into nothing but the magic glow now, "Y-you seem to be taking c-charge just fine here, s-so please, c-continue..."

Dusk pretended to think for a moment, then let the glow fade to barely a slight sensation. "So, you're saying you want me to continue, little pegasus? You want my big cock grinding against yours, reminding you with every little throb and pulse of my magic that you're just a little slut, begging me for your release?" His magic flashed green again, waiting for Rainbow's response.

His whimpers increase as the magic fades further, cock throbbing as he tries to hump desperately up into something, his confident, seductive self fading to reveal a horny, needy slut, in need of a cock to satisfy his own. "Y-yes! P-please, I-I am a slut, J-just continue again, please~"

The alicorn grinned, the glow returning to normal. "Now that's what I like to hear." He practically lunged forward to continue grinding against Rainbow, his lips trailing along his neck. "Good little Blitzy..." Unbeknownst to Rainbow, his magic was having a slightly different effect at the moment, though the feeling was much the same. The pegasus's cock began to slowly shrink, seven becoming six becoming five, until his once-average sized shaft was down to a mere two inches. It was still as sensitive as ever, if not more so, the slightest touch sending precum dripping onto his belly. His sack slowly shrank as well, until his balls were so small they weren't even visible anymore, though the continued throbbing of his now-tiny length against Dusk’s indicated they were still there, somewhere. He wanted to make sure the cute little sub still got off, after all.

Rainbow only registered the shrinking by the feeling of the alicorn's shaft growing larger against his, but he doesn't look down, too consumed in the pleasure of it as he moaned and squirmed, his head thrown back slightly into the pillows. His first glance downward sent a gasp of shock through him, the sight of his once proud member shrunk so far snapping him out of the daze of pleasure, leaving him struggling to speak between moans as he tried to squirm away from the alicorn, "W-what did you doooo-" He panted in alarm, ending on a sharp squeal as the sensitivity got to him, a hoof reaching down as he whimpered for his much smaller shaft and balls.

Dusk didn’t respond immediately, bucking his hips against the pegasus's. He intensified the glow around Blitz's much-reduced shaft, loving every little moan and squeal and pant that escaped his lips."J-just a- nnngh- temporary measure, I assure you. Though I have to say you look a lot cuter this small, like a proper little cockslut. On the bright side, you should be- ooh- a lot more sensitive now~"

A whimper escaped Rainbow, followed by more moans as his brain once more succumbed to the pleasure, his over-sensitive little prick throbbing hard against the larger shaft towering over it, the pegasus's wings stiff beneath him as he once more bucked upwards, "P-please put it baack... I-I'm-" he tried to speak, only to be cut off by himself as he devolved into another series of pleasured moans, the pitch of his voice raising and making him sound like a mare in heat.

Dusk bit back a groan as his slick shaft rubbed and twitched against Rainbow's. His forelegs kept the smaller stallion pinned into place, as he leaned down to nip his ear. "Not yet," he practically growled, his breath hot on the side of the pegasus's muzzle. "Not until I see that tiny prick of yours shoot its pathetic little load... Heh, I’m not even sure there’d be anything to shoot, with it just being practically an oversized clit now. I’m probably gonna have to fuck you like a mare just for you to cum..."

Another gasp escaped Rainbow as Dusk’s teeth grazed his ear, another sensitive part of his body as the warm breath hit against him, making him feel small, weak, pathetic, even. He would hate to admit it, but he loved it. The degradation of it as this stallion took him down a few notches, his whole body squirming beneath the alicorn's larger weight and body, trying to put up a struggle, but failing miserably. Because he knew he wanted this, to be humiliated and talked down to. He only continued to whimper and moan like the needy slut he was, still bucking uselessly up against the other stallion's shaft.

Dusk could tell the other stallion loved this. Every little whimper, every thrust of the pegasus's hips as he humped against his larger shaft told him so. He just kept going, the haze of pleasure and arousal driving him to greater and greater passion as he nibbled at Rainbow's ear, his cock twitching as it slid against the other's. The bed shook as they continued, keeping his pace just enough to keep Blitz from going over the edge. "Nngh, you're so adorable like this. Just a little sissy with a tiny cock and practically nonexistent balls, whimpering like a mare in heat. Do you like it when I touch that little clit-dick of yours, hmm? Good. This is what a real stallion feels like, little Blitzy, and you should feel privileged I'm here to make you into a good little pet..."

Rainbow's whole body squirmed, pinned under the larger alicorn, forced to endure every second. Not that he minded, his ears flicking about under the nibbles and his little cock throbbing, spilling as much pre as it could; which wasn't much at all. He felt a need grow inside him, a need to be fucked, he tried to turn onto his belly and raise his flank, but found himself unable from the weight of Dusk’s hooves pinning him down. He wasn't going to get the chance to cum while frotting like this, no matter how badly he wanted to, "R-rut me!" Rainbow whimpered, gasping and panting in need as he squirmed. “I-I need you to... Gods, Dusk, hurry!”

Dusk bit down on his ear, savouring the little surprised squeal that burst from the pegasus’s lips. “Now now, that’s not the way you ask. There’s a word I’m looking for...”

“P-please! For the love of Solaris, please, please, please fuck me! I-I don’t think I can stand it...”

Dusk took that as the signal to release him, rolling onto his side as he watched Rainbow take the position, his tail swishing back and forth in excitement. He grinned, his magic shifting to his own cock, coating it in slick lube. The alicorn quickly mounted the smaller pegasus, his warm cockhead pressed gently against his tailhole. He yanked Rainbow’s tail out of the way, eliciting a strangled whimper. "That's it. I'm gonna rut you like the proper bitch you are. You ready, little Blitzy?"

A low moan of affirmation left Rainbow’s lips, his wings spreading wide for leverage as his hips pushed back into the length. He wanted it inside him so badly, his little cock dripping pre-cum into the bedsheets below as it throbbed against his belly, the tiny thing barely distinguishable from his fur, "Y-yes p-please, rut me hard, p-put me in my place...." he trailed off at the end, blushing brightly, he was openly admitting to this stallion how much he loved every second of this treatment, to call it embarrassing was an understatement.

Dusk chuckled, the sound a low, deep rumble at this close proximity. "Alright then..." With that, the alicorn pushed himself inside, slowly at first, watching for a hiss of discomfort that didn't come, until he bottomed out. He waited about a second or so, then suddenly wrapped his forelegs around the other stallion's middle, slamming his hips forward. "Nnnnng, fuck you're a tight one, aren't you? K-kinda surprised a little slut like you isn't gaping by now. Don't worry, we can fix that though..."

A loud gasp of pleasure left Rainbow as he finally felt that thick shaft press inside. He certainly wasn't as tight as he used to be, but with the size of the alicorn pressing into him, it still stretched him thoroughly, his lips open in an 'o' shape as he shut his eyes, focusing on the feeling of being spread apart, his walls clamping down around the cock to provide an added level of tightness. His gasp turned to moans, which turned to a little coo of happiness at the welcome feeling of hooves around his middle, then another loud cry leaving his lips as Dusk started to roughly pound into him, soft and gentle moans of pleasure turning to rough and ragged ones as he was used, "Y-yes... P-please... F-fix it!" He cried out, words slurring slightly between moans.

The alicorn took that as the opportunity to rut him silly, his hips jerking back and forth as he thrust into the smaller pegasus. His breaths were ragged now, every twitch of his length inside the stallion bringing him closer and closer to the edge. "That's it little Blitzy, moan for me! Moan like the sissy colt you are. Just a sissy with a tiny cock squeaking and begging like a filly." He discretely lit his horn again, his magic caressing along the stallion's small length again. "You like this, don't you? Being a little bitch who can't get off unless I use your ass as my cocksleeve...?" Dusk nipped at the pegasus's ear, his teeth lightly pressing down as he tugged, his breath so very close to his muzzle.

Rainbow was quickly turning to a whimpering, moaning mess beneath the alicorn, the rough fucking limiting his train of thought as he pushed his hips back into every thrust he had the energy to, other times his body threatening to collapse as he was taken, the teeth tugging at his ear feeling like it was completing a circuit of pleasure that ran from his tailhole to his ear. His little cock continued to throb, still dripping pre, but the amount was so tiny from his shrunken balls that it amounted to nearly nothing, the stallion above surely producing ten times as much as he was. He moaned his pleasure into the pillows, pressing his head down into them as far as he could, "Yes! Yes! I-I love being a sissy! I love being degraded and humiliated!" Maybe it was a side effect of the magic being used on him, maybe it was his repressed desires, but it didn't matter, it was all coming out now.

Dusk grinned to himself, relishing the words being gasped out of the other stallion's mouth. His thoughts were very hazy at the moment, but not so much that he could lose control. Still, he loved this- the little stallion under him reduced to whimpering, lust-drunk putty in his hooves- or around his cock, rather. His magic grew stronger around the pegasus's cock, making sure to get every one of the most sensitive spots (and there were many, with it being so tiny now). He began to speed up his pace, the bed trembling beneath them as his cock speared Blitz over and over and over again. "You want me to cum in you, don't you? You want me to claim your ass, make you into my cute little bitch?"

As Dusk’s magic intensified on his tiny, sensitive cock, Rainbow was unable to hold back, his highest moan yet leaving his muzzle as he came harder than he ever had in his life. Well, that's how it had felt to him. In reality, a tiny, pathetic little shot of watery jizz shot out of him, landing in the sheath beneath, barely even distinguishable. However, in Blitz's mind, the feeling was amplified many times, leaving him gasping and moaning in pleasure, still feeling hard and horny as the alicorn continued to pound into and use him as a living fleshlight. "D-do it, C-cum inside me, make me yours, keep me and make me into your little sissy pet, k-keep my cock like this, insult me for it...." This had to have been some effect of the magic at work here, right... right? Some part of Rainbow's mind had to try and tell himself, but he knew he loved it, and he knew that he'd have agreed to this regardless, his cheeks still a bright red.

With that, Dusk slammed into Rainbow one more time, releasing with a long, drawn-out groan. Everything was a wonderfully pleasurable haze now, the clenching walls around his length sending jolts of bliss straight to his head. His cock twitched inside the pegasus, sending load after load of hot jizz inside him. The alicorn pulled back a little, the last several spurts splattering across Blitz's flanks and the back of his legs, cum already trailing down from his hole to form a puddle on the sheets underneath him. Dusk was panting now, his smile one of triumph and pride as he gazed down at the pegasus lying beneath him. "G-good... good boy..." he managed to gasp out, running a hoof through the other stallion's rainbow mane.

Blitz’s moans quieted and calmed as he finally felt the alicorn hilt deep inside him, a liquid warmth filling him with a pleasant sensation, happy coo's leaving his muzzle as his insides were painted white, his body going limp in sexual exhaustion. His cock, however, was still hard, likely due to the increased sensitivity, and the fact that it was so small it likely didn't need much to keep it hard. He basked in the feeling of it all for a few moments before coming to, a slight whimper leaving his muzzle as he came down from his pleasure high. He realised everything he had said and admitted to, glancing weakly up at the alicorn with a slightly shameful look.

Dusk just smiled down at the other stallion, leaning forward to nuzzle into his mane. He felt a little guilty now, as he usually did when he humiliated another pony like this. He didn't usually let himself go this far with it, at least. He could tell from the look on Blitz’s muzzle that he was feeling a little uneasy in hindsight, too. He frowned- the little stallion clearly needed some well-deserved aftercare. His forelegs wrapped around the pegasus's middle again, comforting this time instead of keeping him in place. "Hey, it's okay... er, sorry if I got too carried away. I know we’d originally just planned for an ‘anonymous encounter’ scenario but I, well..." He mumbled, burying his muzzle in Rainbow’s mane. “I was cruel, but I don’t know how to make it up to you...”

Rainbow gave a smile as the other stallion changed to such a caring tone, snuggling into the alicorn as he gave a little sigh of his own, nuzzling at the other stallion's cheek. He finally caught his breath, clearing all the remaining sexual haze from his mind before he spoke, "Don't be sad yourself... I... I meant every word of what I said, drugged up on sex or not, It... It was a bit of an awakening for me... how much I loved the way you treated me, just a little, unexpected...." He said with a sheepish grin.

Dusk’s frown turned more hopeful this time, giving Rainbow's middle a gentle squeeze as he nuzzled back. "You... you sure? I mean, I know you probably didn't expect- er, that. I mean, I'll be honest, seeing you like that turned me on like nothing else, but I... ugh, I wasn't thinking about what I was saying. It just sort of came out." He shook his head a little. "I'm glad you liked it, though. When I first did it, I was kind of scared I was going too far, that you wouldn't..." He swallowed. "That you wouldn't be into it, since we didn't really talk about this beforehand, and not a lot of ponies like getting treated like that, a-and, uh, I mean, I wouldn't n-normally treat you like that outside of..." He stopped, realising he was rambling now.

Rainbow gave a little giggle, followed by a moan and a shift of his hips as his still shrunken and sensitive cock gave another throb, still hard. "L-listen, I promise... don't worry about it, you may have taken a gamble, but, you definitely won-" He trailed off for a moment, once more blushing bright red before he spoke again, "A-and we've still got the rest of the night ahead of us... so.... do you wanna go again? No holding back."

Dusk chuckled, eyes sweeping over the pegasus with a grin. "I like that idea..." He leaned in to plant a kiss on the other stallion's muzzle, his hoof trailing along Blitz’s thigh. "So... ready for another round?"

Author's Note

I regret nothing.