Author's Note

Summary: Let's disregard the show for now. They're both grown, mature and consenting adult ponies tiptoeing around their feelings. For whatever reason Sunburst is staying in Starlight's house (either he's visiting, needs a place to stay, his house burned down, etc.) the reason doesn't matter, just an excuse to bring these two close and cozy under the same roof.

Warnings: Consensual sex, oral sex, lots of fluff.

A/N: Alright, enjoy the clop.

Waiting for Softer Rains

The day was over. Books had been read, errands had been run, goodnights had been exchanged, and life had been lived and is still being lived.

The crystaller had come a long way since he left for magic school. Gaining knowledge and experience in all things magical was still his number one priority, every day he strives for more wisdom, something he would continue to do even when his coat turns grey and his back bent with the weight of time—a life-long pursuit with no set goal.

But tonight, he is restless.

It could be because of the storm raging outside. The rain hit the roof of the house without mercy and the flash of lightning cast deep and sudden shadows on the walls. Sunburst never liked storms, as a kid he would seek shelter in his parent’s room and would fall asleep easily in their protective embrace; when he studied in Canterlot he would hide his head under his pillow and wished for the storm to pass as quickly as possible; and as time passed he outgrew his fear because life gave him more things to worry about than the sudden clash of lightning. Nowadays, he lays awake and waits for them to pass or until exhaustion drags him under, most of the time he doesn't even notice when a storm like this hits Equestria. Despite his dislike for sudden hurricanes, he knew that wasn't what was keeping him awake.

He mumbles a curse under his breath and turns in his bed, gazing at the closed door with his blurry vision. Somewhere around the house, she lay asleep, and the thought intrigued him more than it should. How many years has it been since she had slept so close to him in proximity? A face so familiar, with features so dear to him, was breathing softly in the stormy night—a peaceful, content sleep, Sunburst imagined. If he remembered correctly, Starlight Glimmer could sleep through anything, she was one of the few ponies he knew that could doze off on the drop of a hat. Countless were the times she had fallen asleep during their slumber parties without warning, while he had to make a conscious effort to quiet his mind before he could even nod off.

Tired of tossing and turning fruitlessly in his bed, Sunburst stood up and put on his glasses, leaving a messy pile of cotton sheets over the mattress. He quietly left the room and headed for the end of the hall. No thoughts invaded his mind nor did any doubt, his logical brain oddly quiet—maybe his logic had turned in for the night, he didn't even cast an illumination spell to light his way.

The door to her room was halfway open, and the silver light of the lightning spilled into the hallway like a beacon in the dark vestibule. He waited for a moment, listening for any signs of wakefulness but only heard the cacophony of the storm, this encouraged him to come even closer, taking silent steps until he was close enough to see into the room. It was as dark as the rest of the house, with its occupant fast asleep—unlike him. He entered the room unannounced.

Taking a seat on the corner furthest away from where she slept, Sunburst sat with his back to her. He closed his eyes, taking a deep, quiet breath as he concentrated and his horn lighted gently, his magic spreading across the room with the softness of a breeze until he could feel the particular aura that belonged to her. He couldn’t look at her with his eyes just yet, the darkness will do her no justice, nor will anything else. Sunburst did not intend to flood his senses with her image right away. His mind was methodical; even in this situation, he had a method on instinct.

His magic spun an image of her in his mind. From her silky purple mane with a mint-colored highlight flowing across the pillow to her azure eyes hidden behind her closed eyelids, to her soft lilac fur. Sunburst saw her and he felt a quiet rush of blood filter through his skin. He turned around and placed his hoof a little closer to where she was. She was still a distance away, but he felt her presence; as if she demanded his attention. On instinct, he couldn’t ignore her. With his eyes closed, he leaned towards her. He took in her scent, a soft fragrance like lavender. Very appropriate, he thought. His horn dimmed and he opened his eyes. The light of the storm spilled from the window in sudden flashes, in its harsh light Sunburst looked for a second time at her fine features.

Close to his age, she had grown into a beautiful mare. Her hair, once short and held with ribbons, flowed freely around her neck and withers, her cutie mark proudly announced her talent to the world—it boggled his mind that there was a time that she took pains to hide it from others, what also surprised him was how much she had changed through the years. Sunburst knew she had always been rather intelligent and clingy at times, but recently, he found that she had also become calmer and less narrow in her thinking. Since that realization, Sunburst began to see her differently. She wasn’t just a childhood friend that followed him around. She is a grown mare who sleeps before him—a mare whom he instinctively came closer to, an anchor on an otherwise stormy world.

Sunburst swallowed thickly, but his mouth felt dry, even so, he decided to breach the barrier between them. Leaning in just a little more, he whispered:

“Starlight…”

No answer, just the rumble of thunder in the distance.

“Starlight…” he repeated.

Her ear twitches this time, but she kept quiet and continued to breathe softly. His hesitation made him pause, his hoof slid closer to her on its own, but didn’t dare to touch her unnecessarily. One more time, he thought, and then he would leave.

“Starlight…” he whispered again, his voice sounding just a little desperate.

It works, Starlight’s rhythmic breathing is interrupted as she takes a deep, waking breath and stretches slowly on the mattress. She rustles in place and turns to face him, azure eyes half opened and a lazy smile on her face.

“If you wanted to wake me,” she asks in a whisper, “why didn’t you touch me?”

He doesn’t reply, only stares for the moment. With his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he barely notices that the thunder has settled, even though the rains continued to pour against the windowpane of her room.

Starlight’s voice is rough with sleep when she speaks. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to you.” He answers simply.

“I can see that…but why?”

“I came because…”

Sunburst paused. He hadn’t thought about why he went to her room, so he didn’t have a real answer. Not one he could voice. But her azure eyes persuade him—an answer, she demanded.

“The storm,” Sunburst finally replied, “I couldn’t sleep because of it, and I…I was reminded of when we were kids and you use to comfort me through them…” He bit his lip as he finished his sentence lamely, looking down at her sheets in embarrassment. Words always seemed to fail him when he was around her.

“I see…” Starlight sat up and propped herself a little closer to Sunburst, making him look up. Her smile still played on her lips. “Won’t you close the door then?” she whispered.

With that simple request, she had permitted him to stay in her space and also forgiving him for his earlier transgression of entering when her guard was down. Sunburst mirrored her expression. His horn glows softly—a speck of gold in a world of silver and blue— and the door behind them swings close with a muffled click.

Now it was just the two of them and the storm.

Starlight crawled closer to him until she was tucked comfortably under his chin. Sunburst wasn’t the biggest of stallions, but he was large enough to shelter her; he raises a hoof and slides it over her withers, drawing her closer and burying his nose in her mane, breathing in the scent of her and her shampoo. Starlight's body was warm and welcoming against him, and he can’t help but marvel at how well she fits in his embrace—a smaller, softer truth resting under his chin and tucked against his heart.

He doesn’t know how long they stayed embraced, he doesn’t keep track of the time—too busy enjoying the fact he was allowed to hold her so closely. He would have been content staying that way indefinitely, had Starlight not moved to kiss him.

He felt her head move under his chin, her lips pressing against the juncture where his neck met his jaw. Sunburst froze at the contact, breath hitching in surprise, and she took it as a signal to continue, slowly traveling upwards until she was forced to leave the shelter of his embrace. Starlight’s soft hooves move to his chest, leaving a trail of slightly mussed fur as she went, using him as support until she was at eye level with him.

Starlight’s face was close to his, so close he could see every detail of her features, his poor eyesight notwithstanding. Her messy bangs framed the right side of her face, just behind her horn, where it dipped and curled under her jaw. But he was more mesmerized by the different shades of blue in her eyes, her long dark lashes that framed them, and he was caught off guard by the rush of love and heat that traveled down his spine.

“Is this okay?” she asked softly, brushing a gentle hoof over the side of his face.

He couldn’t answer, at least not with words, so instead he took her in with a kiss—tongue sweeping across her lips and dipping in to meet hers. Starlight wrapped her hooves around his withers, her back legs spreading to welcome him. His weight gently pressed into her, almost forcing out a pleasurable gasp.

They parted briefly before his lips dragged down the smooth dip of her neck and across her collarbone. Starlight could barely breathe beneath the kisses and his hooves traveling down the soft curves of her body until they settled on her hips. He caressed her exposed cutie mark and his touch send shivers of delight through her body.

They were going too fast, he knew, this wasn’t what he had been looking for when he went to her, part of him begged him to slow down and think before they went past a point of no return. But these thoughts only brought a dark thrill to him, and he was sure the enthusiasm was rubbing off on Starlight. When she pulled him on top of her he didn’t protest, just braced himself on the mattress so as not to crash into her.

“S-Sunburst!” Her voice raised an octave when his lips ventured closer to her breast, leaving a trail of kisses across her barrel as he approached his goal. Starlight gripped his mane and gently guided him toward her nipple, and he hummed graciously when he encircled the whole area with his lips. The loud cries that escaped her throat spurred him on, his tongue swirled around the hardened bud, quickly becoming noticeable through the patch of fur that usually concealed it.

She shifted her legs around him, giving him more access to her body. He nestled more comfortably against her and continued his ministrations, groaning when she tightened her grip on his mane. His groans vibrated through his mouth to her body, the sensation was so delicious that it only encouraged her to keep a firm grip on him.

He could feel the heat rushing to his groin, the pressure building with her cries of pleasure and demanding his attention. However, Sunburst hooves were full with keeping Starlight’s hips steady, so he pressed himself onto her mattress, pining his desire between the rough sheets and his warm barrel, his hips grinding against the bed as a measure to temporarily relieve himself.

Suddenly, Starlight cried out when his tongue massaged and stroked her other breast. Her back arched in pleasure and her back legs dug into the sheets at the divine sensation of the heat of his mouth against the chill of the room raising such bliss in her body.

“You’re so beautiful, Starlight,” Sunburst murmured, lifting himself from the apex of her thighs. His gaze deepened at the view under him, her body contour by the night and exposed for his eyes only, with a firm resolution he bent down and kissed her lips.

“Sunburst, more, please…!” She muffled the next moan as more pleads threatened to erupt.

“You have to say it louder, Star.” He kissed her slowly as he traced her jawline. “It’s okay, you don’t have to hold back. Let me hear your voice.”

“I don’t think I can be loud right now.”

“Let me help you.” He smiled at her, creeping down until his face hovered over her pelvis.

She spread her legs once more, though she couldn’t help but feel a subtle wave of self-consciousness rise in the form of a blush as he stared at her most intimate area. Though as she gazed at his awestruck expression, she felt herself relaxing and her anxiety soothed. Subtly, Starlight raised her hips in anticipation when she saw him lowering himself until she felt his breath near her center.

“AH!”

His tongue was warm, gentle—tending to her with soft licks, and the few seconds of it were overwhelming. She rested her calves along his neck, as he looped his hooves beneath her thighs to keep her anchored. He swirled through the slippery crevices and noticed she was most vocal when he seemed to hit one particular spot.

“Up, up,” she instructed. “There!” She arched her hips into him and grazed her hooves against his scalp when he stroked her clit. He quickly learned the perfect balance of pressure and speed—mounting energy began to manifest and it stiffened her body until the pressure became too much that she came undone. Starlight’s eyes rolled back and all she could see was a burst of stars streaked across her vision and the vigorous bliss raging through her core. The force of her orgasm left her feeling limp, and it seemed like an eternity had passed before she acknowledged the weight resting on her stomach.

“Your voice is amazing.” He smiled and planted a kiss below her belly button. “I’m the luckiest stallion in Equestria.”

“Almost,” she breathed. “I can tell you aren’t quite done yet.”

Sunburst nodded and raised himself slowly over her, allowing his desire to hang freely between them. Starlight watched with anticipation as he stood over her, the sheets rustling as he moved closer, the bed creaking with his weight—the sound of his approaching was strangely arousing.

She stared hard at his length finally looming out of Sunburst as he crawled closer to her. Starlight sat up and carefully traced his entire cock. It jerked under her touch, ready to please her. A moan involuntarily slipped from him when she wrapped her hoof more firmly around him and began to stroke slowly. Sunburst let out a ragged, deep breath with the increasing pace around the head.

Starlight watched him carefully as he tilted his head back, eyebrows crinkled and teeth biting his lip. A few deep moans encouraged her to move faster until he tapped her hoof to slow down. She let him go gently, he crept closer to her and steadied himself at her center. He looked at her eyes, studying her features for hints of second thoughts, but she met his gaze with a determined glint in her eyes. They took a deep breath as Sunburst slowly pushed himself within the slick depths, filling her until there was no more, and knocking the breath out of their lungs.

“Starlight…”

“Sunburst…”

They remained still for a moment, then he began the first thrust—gentle and soft. He was so warm and filling. The heat rubbing against her walls and sending tiny licks of heat into her stomach was indescribable for Starlight. He warmed her from the inside out with every centimeter of himself buried inside of her.

The intimacy they shared was exhilarating.

Her hooves bit into his shoulders as he pressed into her with subtle vigor, forcing harsher gasps from her. Sunburst bent over her—their horns touching and eyes half-closed. The gentle rhythm he created left her breathless and unable to think. She tilted her muzzle, but timidity flushed her cheeks at the thought of tasting herself on his lips. Sensing her hesitancy, he turned and pressed a soft kiss to her cheek.

“You feel amazing, Sunburst,” Starlight panted, snaking her arms around his withers and pulling him closer. He settled into the crook of her neck and he held onto her tightly.

“You’re the one that feels amazing,” he groaned into her neck. “So amazing, so wonderful, oh, my star.”

“I love you,” she murmured before biting off another loud cry.

“It’s okay,” a sultry kiss was pressed to her collarbone. “Be as loud as you want.”

“But—“She paused as she considered her surroundings—there was nobody but them in the house. The storm was still raging outside her window, and it was her house, after all, neighbors be damned. He was right. She was tired of holding back, of hiding her feelings, all she wanted was to hear and to be heard by the one she gave her heart to. “Then you have to be loud too.” Starlight wrapped her legs around his hips and brought him further in.

He let out a loud groan against her skin and dragged his lips over the slopes of her neck, tongue sweeping her cool skin. A dewy layer of sweat coated her entire body and ignited a chill through her bones when she felt the coldness of her room. But the radiating warmth of his kisses and intimate touches enveloped her body in a bubble of safety, love, and tenderness.

“Ah, Sunburst—tell me—tell me you love me.”

“I love you, I love you, I love you—my star, my heart—don’t ever let me go.” That deep voice resonating in her ear sent a shiver rolling down her spine. A sudden wave of electrifying pleasure hammered through her core, tickling her stomach, and traveling to her pounding heart.

“Sunburst!” She squeezed him as he continued to stimulate the rising heat quickly spreading to every limb. His hoof moved up to cup her face, forcing her to stare into his blue eyes. The overwhelming sensations quickly engulfed her in an ocean of euphoria, and Starlight wanted nothing more than to drown in it. She almost closed her eyes, but she forced herself to keep her gaze on Sunburst.

“You mean so much to me, you’re my everything—my stars, my light, my life—I need you, you’re everything I want and more. Oh, my star… I’m lost if you’re not by my side. I love you, I love you, I love you…”

Starlight could only whimper when every thrust pushed her closer to that glorious edge she traveled with him. Once she reached that point, there was no turning back. That delicious pressure swirled in her muscles and she felt as gravity was pulling her entire body into this portal of bliss. Quickly, it flourished into a vortex of pleasure—forcing her under and she gladly surrendered. She held tightly onto Sunburst as pleasure overcame her entire being; soft pants and gasps tickling his skin, and sweet friction of their bodies warming him.

“Sunburst!”

He quickened his pace and had his eyes closed tightly at his escalating rush. Starlight peppered his face with loving kisses. She studied the beauty within this stallion connected to her. His luscious eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings over his cheeks. Those deep, sensual moans and cries erupted from him and floated in her ear, perfectly accompanying her own high, shallow gasps.

“I love you.” She moved to whisper in his ear. “I love you, make me yours—oh please—make me yours.”

He buried his head into the side of her neck and shook into her open body with stuttering thrusts. She could feel his teeth grazing her flesh, but without a rough bite, and then she felt it.

A gush of warmth spilled inside of her, pooling inside her farthest depths.

With that, he was hers and she was his. He had marked her body with all of his love and from then on, she wouldn’t belong to anyone but herself and him.

He was warm to the touch, almost as if he was burning from fever until the coolness of her room blanketed over them. Their hearts raced against each other—drumming beneath their bones and yet calling for the other before slowing into the same calm rhythm. “Sunburst?”

“I love you.” He slowly withdrew from her but remained nestled atop of her with a careful weight. His drunken eyes gazed into hers and Starlight saw a dark palette full of tenderness and devotion in his eyes. She had to look away, intimidated by the strength of his emotions but the smile on her face was genuine.

“I will never get tired of hearing you say that.” She whispered and she meant every word.

He laid on his side and Starlight was quick to cuddle up to him, and he was more than happy to take her in. She lifted the covers over them with the help of her magic, they laid together in a tight embrace. Both were so lost in the moment of close intimacy, that they didn’t notice that the storm had settled into a soft drizzle outside of her room.