"Everything you ever said is brilliant,/Anything you want to do is fine with me./This is much better than love, babe,/This is a crush story, crush story./Better than love." -Too Much Joy, 'Crush Story'

Prequel: "The Gift That Keeps Giving"

During a rooftop lunch date at school, Ocellus talks to Sandbar about their relationship. She isn't upset with him, but rather how their relationship isn't exactly like all the different romantic comedies she has studied. The changeling even shows Sandbar a few of the rom-com manga she has been reading, which includes a few the pony knows. Can Sandbar convince her that rom-coms are not to be used as study aids?

Pre-read, edited, and cover art by Pitangawang