Shy

by skysky2112

Rating: everyone
Tags: Original Character, Octavia, Fluttershy, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Sad, Other, Romance
Length: 1632

A look inside the ways of the shy and quiet.

Wrote this when i was sad....

Depressed Fluttershy. One-sided Flutterdash, AU

this fic is dedicated to those who hide behind a smile, and keep what hurts inside.

To the person who knows me in real life...i'm sorry.

*UPDATE*
Fluttertavi, and OCxOC in completely optional part 2 of this! Again, OPTIONAL epilogue

Published 2012-08-15 04:44:01 UTC
Last updated 2013-03-16 02:42:16 UTC

Chapter 1

Shy.

That’s the word that people use to describe someone like her. She’s shy, quite, and mellow…
But they don’t know what she’s hiding.

Behind that mane she hides behind, those scared, nervous, beautiful green eyes of hers…the ones that are filled with kindness…they are the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen.

But they don’t see it.

But I know. I know that look, a fear driven habit….It the same one I use all the time. The look that masks who you are deep down covers up what you’re really feeling. A way of trying desperately to not bring any attention to ourselves. We don’t want them to think us as a nuisance

It’s how we were made.

Both of us were only young kids when it happened. We didn’t fit in; we couldn’t do something everyone else could. They all laughed, joked, and tormented us constantly. People we thought would be friends weren’t there for us…instead joining the others to make fun of us.

It can’t be changed.

Later on, after all the damage has been done, we found one who could have been our savior, someone who could help us. But no matter what they told us, what they tried to do, we ran away from it. Told ourselves we couldn’t do it. Believing the lies we were brainwashed into believing.

We hurt ourselves.

Not on purpose, not physically. We put ourselves down, when no one is there, we tell ourselves things that break our hearts…we tell ourselves the truth every night. Tell ourselves we don’t deserve to have things like love, friendship, and things like that.

We wish we were something else.

There is only one who knows what we both wish we could be. They both promised to keep our secret and not tell anyone. Both hopes are impossible for us to achieve, another truth that keeps us down.

But nobody hears us.

When we cry at night, nobody is there to hold us…to make all the loneliness go away. We cling to a pillow, or a stuffed rabbit, and let our masks down to empty the tears that built up during the day.

We won’t open up to people.

Because we fear rejection, humiliation. We’re afraid to let our mask down, out of fear of losing what we have.

We try to be kind to everyone, and not ask for anything back, no matter what.

We probably don’t deserve anything anyways…

We just want someone to love us.

But we both know no single person ever would want someone like us. We believe we wont ever have that special someone.

The one we love…

Is the same one who is the only person we ever opened up to. But they are already taken, and is happy with who they are
with. They are probably better than us anyways.

So we hide.

Hide away the heart ache, the pain, the fear, the loneliness, all of it. We hide it behind a mask…a smile.

We do this every day.

We keep it up every day of our lives. It’s not something we control, it just doesn’t leave us. No matter how hard we try.

Sometimes it lets up its hold.

Once in a while we can go without this dark feeling in us, its hold easing up on us. Sometimes for just a short while, others for maybe a couple days…but it comes back.

We are hurt easily.

We can be scared, pushed, broken, and destroyed by things that would seem harmless, like a prank. But we do our best to not let our hurt show.

We find solace in things that keep us alone.

For her, it’s taking care of her animals…which she is amazing at. For me it’s music. I doubt I’m anything good.
But these things we enjoy can also hurt.

With just a simple phrase or occurrence, we can realize just how sad we are, just how alone we still are.
We fear the spotlight.

The attention, all the eyes watching us, we believe that they are there to look for just one mistake to us against us. And once they find it…they will have everyone gang up on it.

We are escape artist.

We escape to our imaginary worlds, our comfort zones, to hide away from the world. Where we can be someone else, someone better.

We both look up to our only friend.

They are both strong, amazing, confident…things we would never be. They love the spotlight on them, they embrace it.
They tried to get us out of our shells.

By means of certain events that showed how talented we could be. We both were scared and ran away. When we did try, our effort made little difference. We believed that we could be easily replaced by someone else. It’s true.

Why don’t we find solace in each other?

...because I’m afraid.

I’m afraid of taking that risk.

I don’t know what to do, what to say…

But I need her.

And she needs me.

We need each other.

We have both had our hearts broken long enough.

Mabye with each other, we can move on.

With her, I don’t feel like I usually do around others. I don’t feel the need to keep up my mask.

I can tell that she feels the same way towards me.

We both don’t do our usual annoying mannerisms we usually do.

I don’t apologize constantly without a proper reason…mostly.

She doesn’t hide behind her mane…mostly.

We may not be able to gain our secret desires.

But maybe that’s for the better.

Yay…

Mabye her kindness can banish this feeling.

Mabye I can move on.

But….

I don’t want to hurt and leave someone behind.

She doesn’t want that either.

We don’t want them to think us deserters.

We need to be there for them if something bad happens.

Sure they may not need us…or want us...or like us the way we wish they would…

But…

We probably don’t deserve to have our love requited.

So we stay quiet…mellow…

…and shy.

Epiloque

Epiloque

How long has it been?

Before you were practicly on the verge of breaking as soon as the first blow was struck.
I was afraid that if someone where to mention her in any context, especially if it were about her relationship with the person who you thought with such ill will of.

I would have fell with you, both of us practically parallels of each other.

But....then we met them...and they opened our eyes.

When we were at the very depths of sorrow...they found us.

He found me a mess, just like she found you. They were just ponies we knew, never really talked to us, just a pony they introduced to us...had we only known...

When he found me, I was broken, battered and bruised...my heart that is... I wasn't sure how much more i could take...I wonder if you were in the same shape. Sitting on a park bench, i curled myself up and just let out what i kept inside. My friends had tried to ease the heart ache i felt, but most of it didnt help... I couldn't stop letting out the tears, i felt a pair of wings take me into a gentle hold...and i felt...safe...that was when i met him...that dark maroon red Pegasus stallion...He just sat there with me...i'm still not sure how long it was...He held me in his arms, protected me from the hurt...he repaired my heart, dried my tears...and held me...i felt so safe in his arms....

When she found you under the shade of a tree, it was raining and drenching you through the leaves, you had ran away and hid in hopes of getting rid of the hurt...The fast pegasus of your dreams had flaunted the pink earth pony...when you had been invited to a fair on the bright day...they had asked you to wait for them while they went to look for the cotton candy cart...they didnt come back. So you left...the final nail hammered in that shattered your fragile heart. But then you felt the rain stop...but could still hear the gentle thuds around you...Someone had brought their umbrella over you, offering you shelter from the storm. The grey earth pony, with a coller of an orchestra musician. She helped you up off the dirt ground, not saying a word as she led you to her home and laid you in bed, holding you closely till the tears stopped when you fell asleep.

Its funny....we both told ourselves it wouldn't happen to us...we still keep hoping this isn't a dream just waiting to end on us...

"I know what you mean..." She said, taking a sip of the hot chocolate in her hooves. "We've come along way, haven't we?" She said almost playfully, starring bashfully into the coco drink.

We both were sitting on a park bench, the same one i met him on. "Yeah..." is all i say, looking down at the snow covered path. It was late winter, but the snow still fell. Both of us were bundled up, she had on dark purple coat, scarf, and ear muffs while i was wearing a simple hat that let my mop of hair fall out in curls on the side. I adjusted my glasses as i looked up to see two ponies calmly trotting towards us. We both know instantly who they are...we had agreed on a double date...as a celebration of us...

Of our love...

We still are a little shy about it...but....not as much...

Because of love...

Author's Note

Sorry if this isnt as good as the first part. Kinda just had alot of mushy feelings and not sure how to write with mush. Sorry its insanely short as well...Sorry!