Poppy Crafts is an outgoing, cheery pegasus mare who has recently found herself feeling a bit stifled for reasons she can't quite put her hoof on ...or, rather, feels hesitant to put her hoof on. But when things become too obviously apparent for her to ignore any longer she is forced to confront the issue of her boyfriend being a chronic shut in. Now knowing that he is hurting the mare he loves in ways he had not realized, he agrees to do something far outside his comfort zone to begin mending his mistake. Will it be the first of many steps forward, or the first of many steps apart?

This story was written waaay back in 2014 for the Tumblr pony prom event. I don't technically have an ask blog, but the mod of Ask Princess Subi asked me to the prom so we decided she would draw five pictures and I would write a story around them. As usual I finished late as all hell! Since then the story has remained on my Tumblr blog, and in spite of my years of hesitation I think it's about time I posted it here for people that don't follow my blog to read and hopefully enjoy.

Oh and before anyone gets confused, the Ask Princess Subi blog took place in a Rule 63 continuity with mane six stallions instead of mane six mares, hence Elusive instead of Rarity, etc.