Thanks to a somewhat unconventional and definitely unprecedented intervention from Princess Twilight herself, an unexpected change in Cheerilee’s schedule allows her to make a new friend. After a somewhat awkward (and drunken) encounter, though, Cheerilee finds herself alone once more. The lonely heart inside her chest longs for the friendship she had formed with Tempest. And maybe... something else?

Written for Nailah’s Shipping Contest. I was assigned Tempest Shadow and Cheerilee, and this spawned. It was also originally concepted during the Quills and Sofa’s Speedwriting Cheerilee Contest where the prompt was “Patience”.