It's hard, having a crush and not being able to decide which feels worse: shattering a paradigm forever by asking a question or never getting a chance to make things better by keeping quiet. The problem's not unique to anypony in particular, of course, but the conundrum can often feel like a totally unique thing.

Pinkie Pie and her hesitation about asking Cheese Sandwich out even after so many years of working together, for instance. Or Spike and his ability to recognize that Rarity's off the table, but unwilling to test his luck on other ideas that could fall flat.

It's something worth bonding over, though. And, heck, maybe a little bit more than that.

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This story was written for Kalash93 as part of the Summer Sin Celebration 2021! Hope this one turned out okay for you, dude - I don't write Pinkie or Spike all that much, so hopefully my attempt at giving them a little somethin' somethin' wasn't too inept.

Cover art belongs to Drabbella, and will be removed upon request.

And thanks to Vinyl Snatch for their help. ^_^