More Than Just Cuddles

by SC_Orion

Rating: mature
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Romance, Porn, Sex
Length: 9404

Rainbow and Twilight spend a night getting to know each other's body quite intimately.

Following a long day in the Crystal Empire for Twilight, Rainbow and her are cuddling before going to bed for the night.

But tonight there will be more than cuddles, and in the process, they'll become more intimate with each other and learn more about each other's body.

Published 2018-06-30 17:00:06 UTC
Last updated 2018-06-30 17:00:06 UTC

Intimate Cuddles

Rainbow nuzzled into the soft, warm mane in front of her, eliciting a soft, giddy giggle from the alicorn laying in bed beside her. She closed her eyes, then sighed happily into her mane, slowly rubbing her nose into the silken strands. The sensation tickled her nose, sending little shivers down her body and making her lips pull up into a happy smile. “I love you, Twi…” she whispered.

Twilight cooed and slowly brushed her muzzle against Rainbow’s muzzle in slow, tender strokes, intermingling their coats in a display of affection. She shifted in Rainbow’s embrace, slowly shuffling over onto her back. She looked over at Rainbow with a small, soft smile.

Rainbow smiled as she met Twilight’s eyes. After a moment’s hesitation, she slid a foreleg up Twilight’s side, making the mare close her eyes at the sensation. She slowly brought her hoof up to Twilight’s cheek, then slid it under her jaw.

Rainbow leaned in and closed her eyes as she lightly touched her lips to Twilight’s. The alicorn’s lips were warm, soft, and slippery. Their feeling lingered on her lips even as they slowly parted. Twilight’s breath tickled her nose, and after a moment, she gently rubbed her nose into Twilight’s, drawing another smile from the mare.

After a few seconds, she pulled back and laid her head down on the pillow. Twilight watched her for a bit, then looked up at the ceiling. Her eyes slowly tailed over the light-blue crystal ceiling, taking in the details with one eye, and letting them slip back out the other. The smile slowly faded from her lips, and a distant look crossed her expression as her mind wandered elsewhere.

Rainbow blinked as she watched her, then swallowed. Her eyes glanced along Twilight's exposed underside before returning back to Twilight’s eyes. For a few seconds, she watched the beautiful mare's striking purple irises. Ever since they were together, no, before that, back when Twilight had ascended, her irises looked so much sharper and distinctive.

Rainbow looked away from Twilight’s eyes. Her gaze fell onto the mare’s chest. The soft moonlight coming in through the window painted her in a pale, white light. It complimented her already perfect body and only served to further accent her beauty.

Rainbow swallowed and shifted her weight, then slowly placed a forehoof on Twilight’s chest. The alicorn glanced at her for a fleeting moment and smiled, then looked back up at the ceiling, her smile having faded. She waited a few seconds, then looked down Twilight’s body, towards her stomach, and then her abdomen. Twilight laid casually on the bed with her hind legs straight out, but they were slightly angled apart, although it was in a casual manner that said she didn't realize it and wasn't paying attention, or didn't care.

A couple of seconds passed in silence before Rainbow slowly slid her hoof down Twilight’s chest. Rainbow watched her hoof, then looked up at Twilight. Twilight’s eyes were closed, and the corners of her lips were lifted up. Rainbow smiled, although it faltered, along with her hoof, as she reached Twilight’s stomach.

For a few seconds, she just rested her hoof there, then she gradually slid her hoof down a little lower. Twilight shifted a bit, making Rainbow stop. “Are you okay..?” she asked softly.

Twilight shifted further and visibly nibbled on her lips. She swallowed, then looked away from Rainbow. “Yeah…” she replied quietly. "Just a long day is all."

Rainbow studied Twilight’s expression for a few seconds, then slowly nodded. She gradually slid her hoof down a little lower. Twilight’s gaze shot over to her, watching her curiously, but she voiced no concerns or objections.

She felt Twilight’s body with her hoof and met her gaze. Her abdomen gradually grew a little firmer and more pronounced as she brushed her hoof over Twilight’s left teat. The firm padding that was her teat subtly rose above the rest of her abdomen. Were she pregnant, her teat would have been even more prominent, but it wouldn't have felt as solid. She slowly slid her hoof over Twilight's teat. She could just barely feel Twilight's nipple brush against her forehoof as she carassed Twilight's body. Eventually, she brought her forehoof back and held her hoof on Twilight so that she could feel her small, slightly hard nipple in the middle of her hoof.

Twilight stared at her silently, watching her contemplatively. A few seconds passed, then Twilight blinked a few times and looked down at Rainbow’s hoof. Her jaw muscles visibly flexed under her skin. For a second, Rainbow tensed up, concerned that Twilight would be opposed to her offer, but then she relaxed.

Out of the corner of her eye, Rainbow saw Twilight's leg shift. She looked back down at Twilight’s abdomen and watched as the alicorn slowly splayed her hind legs apart. She looked back up at Twilight.

The alicorn continued to watch her curiously, though there was a certain nervousness to her. Her breathing looked rigid and shallow.

Rainbow licked her lips, then looked back down at Twilight’s abdomen. She looked at her hoof covering Twilight's left teat, then at the alicorn's right teat. She could just barely see a faint rise above the rest of her abdomen where it was, and she could only see it because she knew where to look. Slowly, her eyes traced down to her nethers.

Her perfect coat covered her nethers, hiding her delicate, feminine parts from sight, with one exception. A small, pinkish-red flap of skin broke her otherwise pristine, soft lavender coat. The skin protruded ever so slightly above the rest of her pelvis, leaving it more prominent than the surrounding regions, and gently curved into a slight nub at the end which stuck out visibly from the rest of her body and crotch, just like any other mare.

A glance back up at the mare’s face revealed a faint blush, but her legs remained tentatively spread.

“Are… is this… okay?” Rainbow asked hesitantly.

Twilight licked her lips, then swallowed. “It’s…” she trailed off and looked over Rainbow’s chest, then glanced down at her hoof. “You can… keep going…” she said softly.

“If… you want me to stop, just… say so, alright? I know that… um…” she trailed off and chuckled nervously.

“Okay...” Twilight replied softly. A faint smile pulled at her lips.

Rainbow waited a few seconds, then she took a deep breath and pushed herself up into a sitting position. She watched Twilight and slowly slid her hoof up, then back down a bit, feeling out Twilight’s teat. Her soft fur complimented the flesh below it, and while there wasn’t much to it, she still enjoyed the feeling of Twilight's firm teat and nipple rolling around under her hoof.

After a few seconds, she looked down at Twilight’s nethers.

Twilight’s pristine coat covered her rear, with the only visible skin that of her tailhole, clit, and dock. Twilight’s dock folded and her tail lifted a bit, covering her tailhole, but her tail remained down, leaving the rest of her rear exposed to Rainbow's gaze. She looked over Twilight’s crotch, taking in her alicorn's beautiful details. Her prominent clit marked the start of a slight indent in her pelvis, and on both sides of the crease, there was a slight, gradual bulge above the rest of her body, just barely noticeable.

She hesitantly lifted her forehoof up from Twilight’s teat, then gently placed it on Twilight’s marehood. Her hoof was met with Twilight’s silken coat, which felt far softer than anywhere else on her body that she had felt, and a deep, pleasant warmth emanating from Twilight’s folds. The warmth radiated through her nethers and into her coat before warming Rainbow's hoof; she could even feel the warm air where the indent of Twilight's slit was against her hoof.

She just sat there with her hoof on Twilight’s nethers for several seconds, basking in the soft, almost innocent warmth of her virgin marehood. It was so pleasant, and so completely, undeniably Twilight. A deep-seated feeling of calm emanated from the touch, reassuring her. “You still okay?”

Twilight slowly nodded. “Y-yes... it feels… kind of nice…”

Rainbow slowly slid her hoof down further, brushing it over Twilight’s, dry silken coat. Twilight shifted a bit and breathed subtly quicker from the stroke. Rainbow slowly lifted her hoof back up and held it limply while she looked over Twilight’s delicate, dry labia.

She glanced back up at Twilight then tapped her forehoof against Twilight’s inner thighs in turn, coaxing the alicorn into hesitantly spreading her hind legs as far apart as she could and drawing a blush from her in response.

“Can I..?” Rainbow asked hesitantly.

Twilight slowly nodded.

Rainbow shifted a bit, then slowly lowered her hoof again and placed the base of her hoof on the delicate skin protecting her clit. Twilight inhaled deeply at the touch, then a soft, mewling moan escaped her lips as Rainbow’s hoof slowly pulled her hood up, bringing her small bulbous clit out into full display.

The reddish-pink skin seemed to sparkle in the soft moonlight falling on her nethers. Rainbow slowly leaned down, bringing her nose within inches of her nethers and clit, then sniffed. Her scent wasn’t much different from anywhere else, it simply smelled like Twilight, although the scent from her nethers smelt so much more like her, it was her own, unique smell associated with her and only her. Rainbow's tail twitched.

Twilight watched Rainbow intently, blushing deeply and avoiding meeting her gaze.

Rainbow smiled, then sat back up. “Can I keep going?” she asked.

Twilight nodded hastily, refusing to meet her gaze out of embarrassment.

Rainbow slowly released the flesh protecting Twilight’s clit, and it rolled back into place, once more offering her most delicate organ its protection. She turned her attention to the crease below it, then carefully maneuvered her forehoof down and tilted it. She gently touched her hoof to Twilight’s labia, then dipped the edge of her forehoof into the crease.

Twilight audibly gasped at the touch, and her body shivered in delight.

Rainbow slowly, gently slid her forehoof down, tracing the edge of her hoof through the entirety of Twilight’s slit before stopping, brushing her coat and making the indent even more prominent, leaving the mare breathing heavily and struggling to stay still. Rainbow grinned at Twilight’s reaction. She slowly traced her forehoof back up Twilight’s labia, getting a better feel for the warm, supple flesh underneath her coat. She teasingly brushed her hoof over Twilight’s clit, then she gently laid her hoof flat against Twilight’s abdomen. A cursory glance back down revealed that Twilight’s nethers were still visibly dry, but she could almost see the warmth rising from the indentation in her pelvis.

The pegasus slowly extended a wing, then carefully brought it down closer to Twilight’s nethers. She carefully brushed a lone feather against Twilight’s labia, stroking her in soft, tender strokes.

Twilight squirmed under the attention of Rainbow’s feather, but remained silent. She did her absolute best to avoid moving her pelvis any as long as Rainbow's feather was in place.

“Still doing-“

“Y-yes,” Twilight answered preemptively.

Rainbow watched Twilight’s features for a moment. The alicorn looked slightly uncomfortable, nervous, and almost like she wanted or needed something more. Her eyes darted back down to the prize between her legs. She carefully slid her feather into Twilight’s slit, then she subtly maneuvered her feather and gently brushed Twilight’s coat back with her wingtip.

The fur wanted to stay in its natural place, covering her virgin, untouched marehood, but the coaxing from Rainbow’s wingtip was enough to uncover the delicate, sensitive flesh that her coat didn’t protect.

Rainbow’s breath caught in her throat as she exposed Twilight’s virgin, reddish-pink labia. It was a beautiful sight, the skin looking so perfect, smooth, and welcoming. It almost appeared to throb in desire, and she could feel heated air radiate from Twilight’s exposed folds.

She glanced up at Twilight. The mare’s eyes seemed to have a certain glint, a sparkle, in them. Her lips were parted, and her mouth was relaxed. She panted cutely as she stared back down at Rainbow.

Rainbow glanced back down at her alicorn’s virginity, then carefully brushed her wingtip through Twilight’s slit again. Twilight’s body tensed up and she shivered more as the soft barbs of Rainbow's feather slid almost frictionlessly against Twilight's velvety skin. A quiet, almost nonexistent, relaxed moan emanated from her throat. The brush from Rainbow's feather further moved her coat aside, revealing a long, skinny reddish-pink line where her bare, unprotected skin met. Twilight’s body relaxed as the stroke ended, and her muscles all released, leaving her nearly limp at her pegasus’s touch.

Rainbow slowly brought her wing back to her side, then she carefully lowered her hoof and laid the flat of her hoof limply against Twilight’s sex. She closed her eyes and relaxed to the feeling of Twilight’s soft, warm labia against her hoof, even though she didn’t directly touch Twilight’s skin, her coat was still so very appealing.

After a few seconds, she could almost feel a pulsating throb emanating from Twilight’s folds. She smiled, realizing it was Twilight’s heartbeat that she felt in her nethers. She opened her eyes and smiled at Twilight. “Hey… you want to… uh… keep going?” she asked. “I can stop if you-“

“N-no!” Twilight nearly shouted. A moment passed, and her cheeks blushed red. “I-I mean… y-you c-can um… k-keep going…” she stuttered.

Rainbow grinned. After a couple of seconds, it faded. She shifted her weight a bit and fluffed her wings. “I uh… you know that I’m… you know…” she trailed off, chuckling nervously and looking away from Twilight. “I uh… I’m… I’ve never done anything l-like this either, so… um… y-yeah…” She fidgeted a bit, then looked back at Twilight. Twilight simply watched her curiously, the longing expression more prominent than before. Her cheeks retained the reddish color from her blush, and her mouth was still parted as she panted quickly.

Rainbow shifted her weight again, then lifted her hoof from Twilight’s marehood. She looked over Twilight’s tight slit from top to bottom, then scrutinized her folds. After a moment, she slowly laid her hoof on Twilight’s left labial fold. The supple flesh pressed in slightly under her loving touch, and a short, pleasured moan emanated from Twilight’s throat.

Rainbow glanced up from Twilight’s sex and watched her expression. Unlike before, the alicorn’s eyes were closed as she panted. She looked relaxed and pleasured. Rainbow looked back down at Twilight’s virginity, then slowly pushed her hoof up and to the right.

Twilight gasped as her fold was dragged aside by Rainbow’s hoof. As if a switch was flicked, her chest started rising and falling with deep breaths, and she stared at Rainbow in shock. Rainbow scrutinized the delicate skin revealed by her hoof. Where her coat stopped, her reddish skin was visible, like a beacon shining in a dark night. Her pelvis had a few creases in it from Rainbow’s hoof pulling her tight labia aside as her skin folded over to move from its natural position. As it was, Twilight’s labia wanted to slide back into place, but Rainbow’s hoof pinned it in place, preventing it from returning.

Rainbow leaned in a little closer, then sniffed Twilight’s nethers again. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply as Twilight’s scent wafted into her nose and filled her lungs, and a soft moan escaped her lips as the smell sent a wave of pleasure through her body.

Rainbow opened her eyes, then glanced down at her own body. Her nethers started to tingle a bit and felt warmer than before. Her own breathing had picked up from smelling Twilight’s feminine scent.

Rainbow looked back at Twilight’s folds and traced her eyes along the gentle slope created by her hoof pulling on her and spreading her open. Because of how she held Twilight’s labia aside, she pulled on the mare’s clit slightly but didn’t really stimulate it any. Her hoof also revealed her alicorn’s urethra, but her labia met lower, weakly closing and blocking her vagina from view.

Rainbow glanced up at Twilight, then looked back down at her nethers. After a moment, she bent her hoof upward, letting go of Twilight’s labia. Her labia quickly slid back into place and closed once more, displaying just how tight and untouched the alicorn’s folds were. Twilight gasped a little at the feeling.

“You’ve never clopped before… have you?” Rainbow asked hesitantly, not lifting her gaze from the prize before her.

On the edge of her vision, Rainbow could see Twilight quickly shaking her head. “N-no…” she replied nervously. “It’s… n-no… I-I haven’t…” she admitted.

“Uhh… do you… um… want me to show you how… or uh… help you or… or do… do you just want me to um… keep going and… do it for you?” Rainbow asked.

“K-keep going…” Twilight replied softly.

Rainbow hesitantly tore her gaze away from the crease in between Twilight’s legs and met the alicorn’s eyes. She shifted her weight a bit. “Is uh… there anything in particular… that you’d uh… like?” she asked.

Twilight swallowed and squirmed slightly, bending her body from side to side. “Um… w-well…” she trailed off and looked away from Rainbow. She pointed her muzzle towards the left wall and dropped her gaze to the floor. “I-I wouldn’t… mind… um… feeling-“ with every word, her cheeks heated up more, and her body seemed to shiver in anticipation “-um… y-yours… on mine…”

Rainbow chuckled nervously. “Uh… my… marehood..?” she asked. Twilight nodded. “Alright…” Rainbow replied. She swallowed, then leaned forward and placed her forehooves on the bed beside Twilight. She slowly pushed herself up, then crept forward. Twilight’s eyes darted to her for a moment, then returned to the wall. Rainbow looked away from Twilight’s face and let her eyes roll over Twilight’s body, from her chest, down to her abdomen and the prize in between her legs. “S-so um… how did… you want this? Uh… just…” she trailed off and placed her hind legs on the bed, one on each side of Twilight’s body.

Twilight looked back at Rainbow as the Pegasus slowly lowered herself until she was laying on her body. Twilight bit her lip, then turned her head back towards Rainbow. “I-I just… want to… f-feel it… n-not… um… d-do anything…” she stuttered. She lifted her wings up, then laid them around Rainbow’s back. As her feathers slid across Rainbow’s warm coat, a little of her unease faded, and a gentle smile crossed Rainbow’s lips.

“Okay… uh… tell me if I do something wrong,” Rainbow replied. She slowly leaned forward and brought her muzzle up alongside Twilight’s, then slowly brushed her muzzle back and forth, nuzzling her. Twilight closed her eyes and cooed softly as she leaned into Rainbow’s tender nuzzle. After several peaceful seconds, Rainbow pulled her muzzle back, then slid her forelegs up beside Twilight’s shoulders. She tentatively pushed herself up and spread her legs a bit. As she sat up, she closed her eyes and her breathing slowed as her heated, needy marehood rubbed against Twilight’s abdomen.

Rainbow gasped softly in pleasure as tingles of pleasure raced through her body. She could feel her supple nethers lingering behind, being pulled down by Twilight’s body as she pushed herself up. Eventually, she sat up so that her nethers were flat against Twilight’s abdomen. She could feel some of Twilight’s hairs mixing in with her own coat along her crease, and the feeling left her wanting more attention down there, to the point that it ached. She opened her eyes and saw Twilight blushing once more, her gaze directed down in between Rainbow’s spread hind legs as she stared at the mare’s delicate marehood.

Rainbow lifted herself up barely an inch, relieving the pressure holding her folds up and causing them to slide back into place. Her lips parted and a pleasured moan escaped her throat. She sat back down on Twilight, sitting in a normal position, aside from her hind legs being spread. Twilight continued to stare down where their bodies met.

A bit of a smile crossed Rainbow’s lips as she watched Twilight look at her. “Hey… um…” she started, causing Twilight to lift her head up, but her eyes lingered low. “Do… uh… you want to… you know… look at me… down there? Or… uh… you know… do like… what I did?” she asked.

Twilight looked visibly pained as her eyes finally departed from in between Rainbow’s hind legs. “Y-yes…” she replied. “B-but I still want to feel yours on mine,” she added hastily.

Rainbow nodded quickly. She slowly scooted back until she could feel Twilight’s pelvis against her sensitive mound. Twilight shivered almost violently in anticipation beneath her, and Rainbow would have sworn she could have seen Twilight’s breath as she exhaled, despite the room temperature being pleasant. Rainbow came to a sudden stop as she felt Twilight’s clit against the bottom of her slit, and her entire body tensed up as a tsunami of desire cascaded over her. Her chest heaved as she took in slow, heavy breaths.

Second by second, she slowly slid back further. Twilight’s clit brushed against the fur covering her slit, and Twilight squirmed even more as Rainbow’s coat stimulated her. Rainbow moaned softly as she felt Twilight’s supple folds line up with hers, the fatty flesh felt wonderful, having the right amount of give and the right amount of firmness. She could feel the warmth from her unprotected slit radiating up into her own slit. Their coats intermixed, and finally, Rainbow stopped as she felt Twilight’s small, slightly bulbous clit press against hers. Rainbow could feel Twilight’s heartbeat pulsing in her labia through her own folds, and each heavy beat sent shivers of delight through her body.

Twilight let out a soft moan and her body writhed on the bed. She struggled to hold herself back as Rainbow’s folds kissed her folds as if desperately trying to make herself to not give into her desires. As it was, her hind legs twitched sporadically and her forelegs rubbed across the bed, exploring the silken covers as if it were an attempt to distract herself. Occasionally, her forehooves bent and she gripped the bedsheets, only to release them.

“S-so… uh… y-you just… Mmm… w-wanted… this, r-right?” Rainbow asked. “N-no u... r-rubbing?”

Twilight gave a shaky nod in response. “M-maybe l-later we could… um… y-you know…”

Rainbow grinned, but a faint blush crossed her cheeks. “Y-yeah, that sounds awesome!” she agreed. A nervous chuckle escaped her lips, followed by a pleased moan as she ever so slightly shifted her weight, rubbing their folds together. Twilight gasped sharply, then squeaked.

Twilight’s hind legs lifted up off of the bed slightly. She bit down on her lower lip, then let up before hurting herself. “C-can I um…” she trailed off, looking at each of her hind legs. Rainbow glanced left, then right, then back at Twilight. “Hold you… t-to me?”

Rainbow nodded. “Y-yeah, Twi,” she said softly.

Needing no further encouragement, Twilight’s hind legs jolted up and wrapped around Rainbow’s back almost as fast as she could blink. Rainbow grunted from the impact, but the grunt turned into a moan as Twilight’s hind legs pulled her down, pressing their sensitive, needy marehoods together. A moan from Twilight joined Rainbow’s moan, and Twilight’s hind legs gripped Rainbow even tighter, bringing more and more pleasure to both of them, creating an endless cycle of ever-increasing pleasure as their folds were squeezed together harder and harder. Rainbow’s forelegs trembled, then gave out and she fell back down onto Twilight’s chest, yet Twilight still held Rainbow tight, refusing to let go of her.

“T-Twi… l-light…” Rainbow moaned. She buried her head in Twilight’s chest and mindlessly nuzzled into her.

“O-oh… R-Rainbow…” Twilight cooed. “I-I love you.”

A few more seconds passed and Rainbow could feel Twilight’s hind legs trembling before they finally gave out, letting up on her. In an instant, the pressure between her legs was released, and another moan escaped both of their lips as they trembled together “S-so d-do you… want to… k-keep going and h-have sex?”

A mirthful, breathless laugh escaped Twilight’s lips. “Isn’t… that what… this is?” she asked between breaths.

“W-well yeah,” Rainbow replied, her already heated cheeks warming up more. “But I mean like… you know…” she trailed off and looked away from Twilight bashfully. “Rubbing… ours together, or… using our hooves or… our mouths or something.”

Twilight’s forehoof weakly lifted up to Rainbow’s muzzle, then coaxed her muzzle back up. Twilight smiled softly, then leaned up and met Rainbow’s lips. As soon as their lips touched, Rainbow’s mouth slacked and Twilight’s tongue shot in between her lips.

“Mmpf...” Rainbow moaned, closing her eyes as Twilight’s tongue raced around inside of her in an attempt to explore every single spot.

A moment later, Twilight’s tongue withdrew and she laid back down, panting. Rainbow eventually opened her eyes, and they opened to stare down into Twilight’s eyes. For several seconds, they just watched each other, but eventually, Twilight blinked, then licked her lips, breaking a thin strand of their saliva.

“What now?” Rainbow asked.

Twilight weakly lifted her forehooves up and laid them on Rainbow’s back. A gentle, caring smile pulled at her lips as she started to bend her forehoof and stroke Rainbow’s mane. “I… wouldn’t be opposed to… letting you do more to me… or… well... I um… I’d kind of like to… you know… play with yours, like you did to mine…” she trailed off sheepishly.

Rainbow smiled, then nuzzled her chest. “Which one, then?” she asked.

Twilight’s ears folded back slightly and she looked at Rainbow longingly. “I’ll… let you decide,” she stated.

"Okay... uh... how about I play with your marehood for a little bit longer, then you can play with mine, and then we have sex?" Rainbow offered. She blushed and looked away from Twilight. "I-I like the way you look..." she stuttered. When she looked back at Twilight, the alicorn was blushing again, even if there was a smile on her lips.

"That's fine," Twilight answered.

Rainbow smiled, then slowly slid herself off of Twilight and sat up again. As her nethers squished against the blankets, shivers of pleasure raced through her loins, and she felt something wet. She stopped and blinked. She lifted her right foreleg, then spread her right hind leg out and looked down at her nethers. Sure enough, she was wet. Twilight stared at her. Rainbow looked down at Twilight's crotch. The alicorn's coat surrounding her delicate flesh was slicked back and glistening from how the arousal caught the moonlight. And yet, none of it looked like it originated from Twilight's pristine slit.

She looked back down at herself, then reached her forehoof down. She bit her lip and closed her eyes as her forehoof pressed against her sensitive, hot clit. Her body tightened up in pleasure as she forced her forehoof under herself to feel herself. Sure enough, it was from herself. She pressed herself down into her hoof and exhaled sharply, then slowly pulled her forehoof back. Her back twitched as she withdrew her hoof.

Her hoof was smeared with her arousal. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough to tell that she was wet. She knew she hadn't came. She smirked a bit and turned her forehoof to show Twilight.

Twilight's face was crimson.

Rainbow shifted a bit, then scooted back towards Twilight, purposefully sliding her crotch against the blankets and smearing them with her fluid, leaving the sheets glistening from her dampness. She licked her lips and looked at Twilight's nethers and abdomen. After a moment, she glanced at her forehoof, then reached down and placed it on Twilight's left teat, then wiped her arousal off on her.

Twilight fidgeted. Her eyes darted between the glistening, slicked spot on her teat, Rainbow's hoof, and Rainbow's head.

"That's... kind of hot..." Twilight whispered.

Rainbow smirked. She leaned down and nuzzled Twilight's side, then she leaned in close to her nethers. She licked her lips in anticipation and sent Twilight a grin. Twilight shivered and squeaked. Rainbow slowly bent her head down, then rubbed her chin against Twilight's leg. Twilight relaxed a little. Rainbow took her halfway dry right forehoof and set it on her pelvis, right above her clit. "So... you've never clopped before?" she asked.

Twilight nodded.

"Want me to teach you?" Rainbow offered. "I uh... I can show you how to, or..." she trailed off and squirmed. "W-what I mean is... I can... you can watch me or... I can do it to you and..." she trailed off.

"Can I watch? Please?" Twilight asked softly. She turned her head to the left in embarrassment. "A-and then... you can... do me s-so I can... know how to... or... well, I mean if... we're going to do this then I guess... I don't really need to know, but-"

"I don't mind playing with you more," Rainbow replied.

Twilight smiled, then blushed as Rainbow climbed up on top of her and tucked her hind hooves under her sides. She sat with her crotch in direct sight of Twilight. Twilight couldn't help but look and stare, watching as Rainbow's clit and labia shivered and twitched.

"But uh... we're going to... have sex, right? Cause... yeah..." Rainbow replied.

Twilight nodded. "Y-yeah, of course," she agreed. "You're... not the only one who wants that..." she added under her breath.

Rainbow fidgeted a bit on top of Twilight, then sat up straighter and leaned back. She slowly, carefully scooted her pelvis forward and bent her back so that Twilight had the best view of her glistening, needy folds, as possible. She used her left forehoof and her wings to brace herself and hold her body in her chosen position, then she slowly slid her right forehoof down to her abdomen.

Rainbow's wings bristled in nervous anticipation as Twilight watched her intently. "S-so uh... you uh.... more or less just..." she trailed off, slowly sliding her forehoof down until she felt the base of her hoof against her clit. Her body, especially her marehood, shivered at the touch. Her breathing picked up, and her eyes closed from the pleasure of the touch. "J-just... uh... rub yourself... h-however feels best," she finished.

She opened her eyes to see Twilight nodded in such a way that made it look like she was listening to a lecture. She felt Twilight's forehoof slide against her flank, then she felt Twilight's leg against her flank as the alicorn put her forehoof on her abdomen. Rainbow fidgeted a bit more and hesitated as she felt the back of Twilight's forehoof behind her. She couldn't see, and she didn't look, but she was sure that the mare's hoof was right above her clit. "I-I normally uh... don't... rub my clit until after I... get going good. It uh... just doesn't feel that nice for me until I'm... good and... uh... heh heh... wet."

Twilight nodded again and Rainbow felt her move her hoof down lower. Twilight bit her lip and moaned softly as she pressed her hoof against her supple lower lips.

Rainbow glanced down at her crotch, then slowly slid her forehoof down, dragging it down her clit. A wave of pleasure surged through her body from the long, continuous stroke of pleasure. She tensed up a bit, squeezing Twilight's body with her hind legs, and shivered, moaning with delight. Eventually, her forehoof slid off of her clit and came to rest flat against her slit. Her clit still tingled, the memory of the feeling lingering well after her hoof was gone. She relaxed a bit as her warm arousal slicked her forehoof and folds back. "S-so I normally uh... just... slowly slide my hoof up a-and down," she continued.

She glanced at Twilight, then looked back down at her forehoof and nethers. She lifted her hoof so that there wasn't any pressure on her labia, then started to slowly slide her forehoof up and down her parted slit. Her hoof slid across her silken skin, slicked by her arousal, with no resistance. The feeling made her tense up and shake as she struggled to hold herself back from giving in and getting ahead of herself.

She blushed as she felt Twilight's hoof slide up and down over her crotch. Twilight closed her eyes and relaxed, but after only a few seconds, she could feel the alicorn tensing up and shaking beneath her.

"A-and um... I'll... stop teasing myself and... add a little pressure to it," Rainbow continued. She pressed her forehoof into her folds. Her eyes lit up with pleasure and she gasped as her marehood audibly squished under the pressure. She shuddered, then started gliding her hoof back up and down, just barely touching the edge of her hoof to her sensitive clit. Her breathing grew more ragged with each stroke as her flesh was dragged along with her forehoof, despite her natural lubricant.

Twilight watched her with fascination, mesmerized by the way her flesh rolled about over her crotch. She was so lost in the sight that her forehoof came to a stop over her slit and she simply held her hoof there, feeling her own warmth and heartbeat.

Rainbow struggled for breath as she felt her folds heat up from the attention of her hoof, and the pleasure grew and grew until she stopped and lifted her shaky forehoof away. Her pussy throbbed in need and desire, and with each throb, the pleasure slowly pulsed away. She breathed heavily and took a moment to catch her breath. "A-and um... a-after I'm... uh... w-wet, I'll uh... start rubbing my hoof into my marehood a lot more uh... eagerly."

Twilight licked her lips as Rainbow's hoof returned and started rolling around in circles, dragging her flesh about as it offered no resistance to the force and pressure behind pleasing herself. Her forehoof glided over her crotch, tugging her folds aside and occasionally parting her coat to show off her heated, needy flesh, revealing her raw inner flesh. Twilight felt more heat rush to her face and nethers every time she saw the mare's delicate skin.

Rainbow's body tensed as her hoof started to jerk around, back and forth, tugging on her folds almost enough to hurt as she really got into the feeling. Pleasure mounted, building up with each tug and stroke as her forehoof dragged across and pulled at her marehood. More of her arousal coated her nethers, and was spread all over her crotch by her forehoof. Some of it even dripped down onto the mare below her, leaving a few glistening spots on her. She tried to hold herself back, but she couldn't stop herself from pressing her rear into her hoof harder with each passing second. Twilight grunted softly as Rainbow's hind legs gripped her sides tightly.

Rainbow's body trembled and her wings started to shake, threatening to give out. She closed her eyes as her hoof started to blur. Audible schlicking sounds filling the room as she rubbed her marehood, casuing Twilight's ears to perk up as she listened. Eventually, the heat and pleasure grew to unbearable levels, then she slid her forehoof up in one swift, slick motion to press against her clit. Her wings gave out and her left forehoof lurched up to her mouth. As pleasure burst throughout her body, she bit down on her forehoof and let out a squeel. She fell back, only managing to catch herself with her hind legs digging into Twilight's side.

A quick spurt of clear, thick fluid shot out of her vagina. The fluid stuck to her labia, but a strand landed on Twilight's stomach. After a moment, she shuddered and twitched, then started grinding her forehoof into her clit.

The pleasure was unbearable, and her eyes lit up from the feeling. She screamed and her back arched. She rammed her pelvis into her forehoof and humped her hoof, cumming again. Several seconds passed before her hind legs gave out and she fell back. She stared up at the ceiling smiling giddily.

Twilight's forehoof fidgeted under her back, then slid out from under her. Rainbow's eyes glanced down to Twilight as she felt Twilight's clit against her back. She panted and licked her lips. After a few seconds, she blushed as embarrassment washed over her. The way she was laying on Twilight left absolutely nothing hidden from the alicorn princess; her hind legs were splayed apart and her soaked crotch was completely revealed to her.

Twilight smiled, but her head was tilted as she examined in between Rainbow's legs. "Do you always-"

"N-n-no..." Rainbow stuttered. She looked away from Twilight in a futile attempt to hide her crimson cheeks. "I-I've not... um... th-that's not... happened... before," she admitted.

After a few seconds, Rainbow felt Twilight's hind legs tense, then she found herself being lifted back up into a pseudo-sitting position, with her crotch still on display for Twilight. Twilight's body and chest, especially right below her marehood, was almost as soaked as she was. "S-sorry a-about-"

"It's fine. We'll... take a shower, or a bath, together?" Twilight suggested.

Rainbow nodded quickly, not arguing with the suggestion. It was actually a good idea, and she suspected it might be a fun idea too.

After a few seconds of silence, Twilight spoke again, "So that's how you do that?" she asked.

Rainbow nodded. "Y-yeah... um... it... it was kinda hot that you watched..." she whispered.

Twilight giggled, then blushed. "It... I-I kind of... enjoyed watching... it was fascinating..." She fidgeted a bit. "Um..." she trailed off.

"Y-yeah?" Rainbow asked.

"D-do you um... want to... y-you know... d-do m-me? N-now?" Twilight stuttered, turning away from Rainbow.

Rainbow's blush faded slightly as she grinned. "Y-yeah, and then we can... have sex, right?"

Twilight nodded swiftly, still looking away from her.

Rainbow took a deep breath to recover her strength, then looked down at herself as she pushed herself off of Twilight's body. She hesitated as a few strands of her thick marecum lingered between her crotch and Twilight's stomach. Twilight noticed too, and she watched with fascination as gravity slowly pulled the strands down until they broke, separating them. For some reason, Twilight looked disappointed when the strings broke.

Rainbow shook herself from her trance, then toppled over onto her stomach. She winced uncomfortably as she felt a few strands of her tail cling to her marehood. Cleaning her tail if she tried to hide herself now that her marehood was soaked wouldn't be fun. She flicked her tail aside to her right, away from both herself and Twilight. She spread her hind legs apart as she laid there. A quick glance back at Twilight told her that the alicorn was staring at her nethers. Her nostrils flared and her chest rose and fell quickly as she sniffed the air. "Twi?" she called.

It took a moment for Twilight to break her gaze from Rainbow's glistening folds.

Satisfied that Twilight was paying attention, Rainbow lifted her wet right forehoof. "Uh... you want this one or the other one?" she asked.

Twilight pursed her lips for a moment as she considered it. "Uh... dry. For now. Later, I want you to rub your... um... into m-me..." She blushed.

Rainbow grinned. "Alright. That's a promise." She blew Twilight a kiss, then stared down at Twilight's crotch.

To her disappointment, she still looked so dry aside from the few spots damp from her own arousal. Her flushed slit was visible, her coat having been parted by her hoof and feathers before. She leaned down close and inhaled deeply. She closed her eyes and focused entirely on Twilight's comforting scent, then she sighed, exhaling and opening her eyes. She would be happy to smell Twilight's scent every second of every day, it always reassured her and left her feeling calm.

She let her eyes trace over Twilight's pristine marehood, then looked at her leg. She slid her left wing out, then slipped it underneath Twilight's left leg and lifted it up into the air. Twilight looked at her curiously, but she ignored it and pressed her hind leg back beside her body. Twilight offered no resistance.

With her left leg moved, it pulled on her crotch slightly, adding a few creases to her labia and leaving her even more vulnerable to Rainbow. She slid her dry forehoof around and laid it on Twilight's marehood. For a few seconds, she let Twilight get adjusted to the feeling, then she started to slowly stroke her hoof up and down along her slit.

Twilight cooed in delight and her hind legs shuffled as she tried to stimulate herself further. Rainbow pinned Twilight's right leg under her body and used her wing to keep her left leg held down beside her body. "Hey, Twi... can you hold your leg like that?" Rainbow asked.

Twilight unfolded her left wing, then pulled her leg down against the bed and held it there. Rainbow grinned at her and folded her wing so that Twilight could have a better view. "Thanks," she said. She turned her attention back to Twilight's vagina and started to add a little more pressure to her strokes, causing her virgin labia to pull up and down with her strokes. She could hear Twilight's breathing quicken, and Twilight rolled about as she tried to press herself into Rainbow's forehoof.

Slowly, Rainbow's forehoof came to a stop. Twilight pouted at her as her forehooves grabbed at the bedsheets. Her body shook with need. Rainbow looked back down, then gently slid her forehoof over to Twilight's left side, then pressed the edge of her forehoof in and gradually pulled her hoof back.

Twilight gasped and shivered as Rainbow's hoof gently pulled her labia aside. Despite her body's natural resistance and desire to return to her resting state, Rainbow's hoof held her labia spread apart. She feasted her eyes on the beautiful sight before her. Twilight's delicate sex was nothing short of a masterpiece- it was perfect in every way, and so untouched and tight. Her vagina quivered and flexed as it was uncovered.

She continued to slowly pull her forehoof away from Twilight's slit, then let go of her labia, causing it to almost snap back into place. She brought her forehoof back and dipped the edge in between Twilight's folds, then peeled her labia back, bending it slightly so that her flesh hid her coat. She leaned down close, almost to the point that her muzzle touched her. She could feel warm air radiating off of her and traveling into her nostrils, and her divine scent begged for more attention. She lifted her forehoof up and let her close again. She gave Twilight a smirk as she lifted her head back up and started to grind her hoof into Twilight.

Twilight's body tensed and relaxed repeatedly as she moaned while Rainbow's hoof pressed into her and rolled around all over her. Her breathing quickened and she shivered. Her folds parted, flashing Rainbow her beautiful red flesh as her hoof tugged her open. Twilight writhed under Rainbow's ministrations and started to press up into her hoof.

"M-mm... o-oooh... R-Rainbow..." Twilight purred as the mare's hoof started to work in between her folds, no longer letting her coat protect her.

Twilight's breathing quickened and her body shook uncontrollably as Rainbow ground her hoof into Twilight's unprotected crotch. Her velvety skin was hot to the touch and easily yielded to her hoof, dragging along with her. Every moan from Twilight sent a shiver through Rainbow's body, but one thing still bothered her. Despite her best efforts, despite vigorously grinding her hoof back and forth into her, Twilight wasn't getting wet. She still felt mostly dry.

Twilight screamed and her back arched. Rainbow grunted as Twilight's pelvis thrust into her forehoof. She matched Twilight's strength and rubbed her even harder. Twilight's body spasmed and humped her hoof. Several seconds passed before Twilight's strength gave out and she fell back to the bed, moaning and panting as Rainbow's hoof pulled away.

Rainbow frowned as she looked at Twilight's slit. Each passing second failed to reveal any fluid leaking out of her. She carefully slid her forehoof down, then cautiously pulled her labia aside. Twilight cooed in delight, but she was still dry, with her vagina showing no signs of lubrication. She hesitantly let Twilight's labia slide back into place to protect her.

She nibbled on her lips and watched Twilight. The alicorn stared up at the ceiling, her chest heaving with her deep, quick breaths, as she struggled to recover. "Th-that..." she stuttered out, "W-was... a-amazing..."

Rainbow's lips pulled up into a smile and she chuckled. "Y-yeah... it feels great, doesn't it?" she asked.

Twilight nodded breathlessly. "I-I... didn't know... wh-what I was... m-missing..." she admitted, drawing a laugh from Rainbow.

Eventually, Rainbow's laugh died down. Twilight's head rolled so that her right cheek was on the pillow as she looked at Rainbow with a fond expression. Rainbow fidgeted. "S-so um... you've... never done anything like this before, right?"

"Yes," Twilight answered.

"You uh... didn't... you know," Rainbow ventured, rolling her head about awkwardly.

Twilight pondered Rainbow's statement for a moment before nodding. "Oh... um, yes. No, I didn't," she replied.

Rainbow nodded and fluffed her wings. "But uh... you... you're not even... wet? Like, at all?"

Twilight looked at her blankly for a moment, then looked down at her crotch. A second passed, then she let go of her hind leg and laid it back down. She pushed herself up into a half sitting position, bending her back, and looked at herself. She used a forehoof to prod her labia and scrape some of Rainbow's arousal off of her. She scrutinized it for a moment, then looked at Rainbow and wiped her hoof off on her, earning a squint from Rainbow, which she ignored. A moment later, she lit her horn.

Her brilliant raspberry aura enveloped her marehood, then tugged her labia aside. Twilight tensed up and squeaked from the sudden feeling. Rainbow snickered. Twilight ignored her and examined herself, looking over her vagina as best she could. A moment later, she teleported a small mirror to herself and levitated it down in front of her vagina, then examined her insides.

"I... suppose I'm not," Twilight muttered. She teleported the mirror away and let go of her labia. She fluffed her wings as they flowed back into place, then she looked at Rainbow.

"Is-is that... bad or?" Rainbow asked.

"I don't know," Twilight answered. "It's... not like I have any experience with this. Maybe that's why," she offered.

Rainbow nodded slowly and shifted a bit. "So um... did you want to keep going-"

"If you stop now I'll have you arrested for treason," Twilight interjected.

Rainbow snorted and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure." She used her left wing to push Twilight back down; it was easy since Twilight didn't offer any resistance. Rainbow gave Twilight a genuine smile, then leaned down close to Twilight's crotch. Twilight watched with baited breath as Rainbow slowly licked her lips, getting them good and wet and soft from her saliva, then she slowly closed the distance and gently pressed her lips against Twilight's labia, giving her a tender kiss. Twilight's fur felt so very soft, and even her arousal didn't ruin that.

Twilight's coat did very little to stop the flow of heat from the thick, supple skin beneath, and her lips tingled from getting to kiss the most delicate treasure of Twilight's body.

After several seconds, she lifted her head back up and looked at Twilight. The alicorn had a soft, sweet smile on her lips. She returned it, then licked her lips. Beyond the taste of her own arousal, she could taste Twilight. It wasn't the same as it would have been if she had licked her or tasted the nectar straight from her folds, but it was still Twilight's essence. It made a feeling of calm wash over her.

Rainbow rolled over onto her back and laid her head down on Twilight's abdomen. She spread her legs wide apart. "So uh... you said you wanted to play with me, right?" she asked.

Twilight nodded, still smiling. "Yeah... if you don't mind," she said.

"Go ahead," Rainbow answered.

Twilight's smile widened. She turned her attention in full to Rainbow's sopping wet crotch. Her labia were still parted from their earlier fun, showing off her well-used skin. Twilight reached out with a forehoof and touched it to Rainbow's marehood, then slowly slid it up and down, getting a feel for her fleshy, tender marehood. Her arousal had left her slick, and she was hot to the touch. "You feel nice," Twilight commented happily as she rolled her forehoof over Rainbow's sex.

Rainbow snorted and rolled her eyes. "Y-yeah, you felt... really, really good too..."

Twilight lit her horn, then used her magic to peel Rainbow's labia back. The pegasus squeaked from the unexpected feeling of Twilight's magic pulling her labia across the base of Twilight's hoof. Rainbow shivered as Twilight pressed her hoof against her slicked skin, and her vagina clenched up from the touch before relaxing again.

Twilight giggled a little, then dragged her forehoof down and rubbed the edge of her forehoof all along the rim of Rainbow's vagina, making her quiver and causing her clit to wink. She tilted her head slightly and bent her hoof, ever so slowly nudging the edge of her hoof so that it dipped into Rainbow's vagina. The pegasus squirmed more, rubbing into her hoof desperately, just barely stopping herself from bucking up into her hoof.

Twilight gripped all four of Rainbow's legs with her magic and pinned her to the bed. Rainbow let out a nervous squeak and tugged on her legs, only to find that there was no give to Twilight's firm magical grip. "T-Twi?"

"Just relax..." Twilight comforted. She scooted away from Rainbow, then slid around so that she was facing Rainbow with her rear towards the pillows, obstructing her nethers from Rainbow's view.

Rainbow huffed at the denial.

Twilight smiled, then placed her left forehoof on Rainbow's right hind leg. She looked down at Rainbow's coat and vulva, then she started to slowly stroke Rainbow's inner thigh with her forehoof. Where Rainbow's coat was dry, her skin flowed around her hoof almost like a liquid, easily parting. Rainbow's soft, dry fur felt wonderful on her hoof. She slowly placed her wet right forehoof on the pegasus's soaked marehood, then started slowly sliding her hoof up and down and side to side across Rainbow's marehood.

Rainbow tensed and moaned at the feeling. She shuddered and squirmed, trying to pull on Twilight's magic again, only for it to continue to keep her still. Twilight noticed the squirming and let her go. As soon as Twilight's magical grip was gone, Rainbow's forelegs writhed across the blankets and her hind legs twitched sporadically as Twilight's hoof worked over her heated folds. "T-Twi..." she panted.

Twilight picked up her pace as Rainbow spoke her name. Her forehoof glided across her slicked nethers and pulled her slit open and then pressed it closed every time she swept her forehoof across her crease. She could hear Rainbow's moist folds slapping together under her hoof work, and it made her nethers burn with desire. Rainbow's chest rose and fell with her labored breathing, and she felt Rainbow's body tending up.

With each passing second, she ground her hoof into Rainbow's sex harder and harder, and Rainbow matched her, pressing her crotch up into Twilight's hoof. Rainbow bit her lip and her pelvis jerked, lurching up into Twilight's hoof. She let out a half moan, half scream, as Twilight's hoof pressed against her clit. An immense wave of pleasure surged through her body and her vagina shuddered. She squeaked and squealed and more of her marecum squirted out, slapping Twilight's hoof and wetting her folds even more.

Twilight smiled and pressed her forehoof into Rainbow's crotch harder, pressing her back into the bed. Rainbow's eyes lit up at the feeling and she gasped, her mouth going slack. Her back arched as Twilight pinned her pelvis to the bed, and waves upon waves of pleasure exploded through her body. She shook and trembled, then squealed again as Twilight twisted her hoof, grinding her hoof into her clit. Her face flushed as she came again.

A wave of exhaustion washed over her and her back gave out, making her collapse back to the bed. Her marehood still ached and burned, but it was a pleasured ache, and a good burn, like the kind her wings felt from training hard. Twilight's hoof let up, and she let out a sigh. Her eyes drifted closed.

"Rainbow?" Twilight asked.

Rainbow groaned and opened her eyes. Twilight's soaked hoof glided down her slit. Rainbow tensed up, shivered, and smiled in pleasure. "Y-yeah, Twi?"

"Do you still feel up for... sex?" she asked.

Rainbow laughed breathlessly. "Y-yeah... Just give me a minute to catch my breath."

"I'll hold you to that..." Twilight whispered.

Rainbow snickered. "I didn't think you would want it that badly."

Twilight blushed faintly. "It-it... th-this is nice, okay?" she retorted. "I... I'm still new to this but this is... it's incredible."

A few seconds passed in silence. "You want to be on top or bottom?" Rainbow asked. "Or... I guess we could lay on our sides," she said. She paused as she mulled over the options. "So uh... how exactly are you wanting to have sex... if you're not counting this as sex?"

Twilight pursed her lips. "Well I suppose technically this is sex, but it doesn't feel as intimate as it could be." She looked back at Rainbow. "I'd... like to cuddle with you and hold you close as we... h-have sex."

Rainbow nodded and smiled gently. "That sounds awesome," she agreed. "Maybe under the blankets?" she suggested. Twilight thought about it, then nodded. "Alright," Rainbow replied, "and uh... what did you want to do. We could use our mouths to-"

"M-maybe not that," Twilight squeaked. "Um... a-another time?" she suggested.

"Sure," Rainbow replied. She took a deep breath, then let it out. "Uh... so... we hug each other and cuddle and... rub ours together then? I could press my leg against your marehood and you could press your leg against mine and we could do that. Or we could rub our marehoods together, but that might be kind of hard if we're hugging... We could use our hooves?" she suggested.

Twilight licked her lips in anticipation and slowly nodded. "Yeah... that sounds nice. We can-" she tilted her head "-try all of that?" she asked.

Rainbow nodded in agreement. "Yeah... but I think you're going to be pretty exhausted tomorrow. That's not going to be a problem right?"

Twilight smirked and rolled her eyes. "After this, I'm pretty sure I'm going to sleep like a filly. It'll be fine... besides, I'm a princess," she replied.

Rainbow smiled. She slid her forelegs up beside her body, then pushed herself into a sitting position. She leaned forward, then pulled herself closer to Twilight. She gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "I love you. Now lay down."

"I'll do you one better..." Twilight replied. In a flourish of magic, she lifted herself and Rainbow up, stripped the bedsheets down and then turn herself around and rolled over. She laid herself down on her back, then laid Rainbow on top of her body, wrapped her wings around her, then tugged the blankets back over them.

Twilight kissed Rainbow on the lips and slid her forelegs down Rainbow's sides, then gripped her flanks.

Author's Note

I have never written and published anything like this before. I don't know if I'm any good at it or not, and I don't know if I want to know if I am, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing if I am good at this...

At the very least, I hope you enjoyed this. I'm out of my area of expertise here.

Special thanks to my prereader for convincing me to do this, follow through with this, and actually publish this...