Tokens of Our Affection

by My Little Pastafarian

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Romance, Fluttershy, Discord, Slice of Life
Length: 1792

Fluttershy is leaving home for a bit, and Discord comes up with a fun way to cheer them both up while they're apart.

Discord never likes it when his sweet wife is away from home, and Fluttershy misses him dearly, even if she knows it's only for a little while. But let it not be said the Lord of Chaos can't come up with ways to tide them over until they are back in each other's arms!

Written for #fluttercordweek2023, day 7.

Published 2023-01-25 18:30:00 UTC
Last updated 2023-01-25 18:30:00 UTC

I'll Miss You So Much!

”Discord? Sweetie?” Fluttershy said, trying to pry herself off of her husband’s fur enough to look at him in the face.

No joy, he just hugged her tighter, pressing her head into his chest with a protesting grumble.

”’hweet’art? Aht’s wong?” she mumbled against him.

”I can’t help it!” Discord complained, ”Every time I remember you are leaving, I just have to hold you!”

Fluttershy sighed. She’d figured his sudden need for extra affection might have something to do with her trip.

”Dearest, I won’t leave until tomorrow, and it is only for a couple of days!” She finally managed to look him in the eye. Taking his face in her hooves, she gave him a soft kiss. ”I’ll be back before you know it!”

”No you won’t and yes I will! I will totally know it, when you aren’t here, and I can’t hug you anytime and, and you’re not sleeping next to me, and…” he griped.

Fluttershy put a stop to his litany by putting her hoof on his mouth and giving him a slightly stern look.

”Discord, we’ve discussed this! I am allowed to go on a holiday with my friends, and you are a big draconequus and can take of yourself while I’m gone,” she reminded him.

”Oh, I know, I know… You deserve your time with the girls, without any fuss from me. And I want you to have fun, truly!” he conceded. ”But I just… miss you when you’re not home,” he added with a pout.

Fluttershy gave him a sympathetic smile.

”And I’ll miss you, too! But I think we’ll both have fun anyway,” she comforted him. ”Me at the beach in Puerto Caballo, and you’ll finally have the time to start that huge O&O campaign with the boys! You’ve worked on it for moons, haven’t you?”

Discord’s expression brightened. ”Indeed my dear! It has some truly fantastic twists and turns, not to mention some deliciously chaotic monsters and evil sorcerers,” he chuckled with a mischievous glint in his eye.

For a moment, she wanted to make sure it wasn’t anything too scary, but thought better of it. Spike and Big Mac had been playing with him for years, so they probably could handle anything Discord could dish out. She hoped, at least.

”That sounds wonderful! So a couple of days apart won’t be so bad, right?” Fluttershy cajoled him.

”Well, I guess. As long as there is something fun to do, it’s okay… But I’ll still haaaaate coming home without my favorite pony there, and going to sleep without you!” Discord said, his ears drooping.

”Oh, sweetie, I know. Is… is there something we could do to make you feel better?” Fluttershy asked.

”Hmm…” Discord pondered for a moment, stroking his beard. Suddenly, his face lit up like a Heart’s Warming tree, and he snapped his fingers. Fluttershy looked around, sure he had summoned some crazy effect, but nothing had visibly changed.

”What are you up to?” she asked him, playfully.

He chuckled, and put her down on her hooves. ”Check this out, my dear!” And he gave her a big smooch on the nose.

As soon as he did, a red, sparkling heart materialized from the point his lips had touched her. It fluttered a little ways away, before solidifying and dropping to the floor with a light clatter. Discord picked it up and handed it to Fluttershy.

Curious, she asked: ”What is this?”

”It’s a kiss token!” Discord told her. ”To use it, all you have to do is pick it up and decide you want the kiss stored inside,” he gleefully explained. ”Go on, give it a try!”

Fluttershy looked at the little heart shape in her hooves. ”I want the kiss,” she thought. Immediately, the heart animated, and with a little loopy flight, it landed on her forehead. She felt his gentle lips, his breath, even his silly snaggletooth, as she got a very clear kiss on it.

”Oh my!” Fluttershy giggled, ”It really is a kiss token!”

”Right?! I’ve made it so that every kiss we share today will make another one! Try giving me one,” he purred, puckering his lips.

Softly, Fluttershy pressed her muzzle against his. And indeed, a light pink heart appeared, and after a short flight it dropped on the floor. Discord picked it up and pressed it against his chest.

”If we make enough of these, we can each have a supply of kisses while we’re apart! It won’t be so lonely then!” he told her, his eyes wide and glimmering.

”Oh Discord! That is so sweet, and a lovely idea!” she said, ”I guess the only thing to do now is umm… stock up?” Fluttershy added, shyly peeking from behind her mane.

”Like I need telling twice!” he growled, tackling her to the floor and covering her in a deluge of pecks, each birthing a sparkling token in a different, bright color. However, Fluttershy gave as she got, her own kisses turning into hearts in different shades of pink.

After making quite a pile where they lay, Discord picked her up and started to waltz around the living room with her, each beat of the song marked with a kiss.

Fluttershy laughed as she was spun around to the music, kissing him back every chance she got. At the end of the dance, he dipped her into an especially intense kiss, producing an extra large token.

Once they had caught their breaths, he lifted his darling wife above his head, so she could see what he had done.

Fluttershy blinked back tears of joy, when she saw the tokens they had made during their dance formed the words ”LuV U oOdLeS!” on the living room floor, with the large heart as the point in the exclamation mark.

Needless to say, that earned Discord plenty of extra tokens.

By the time they went to bed, their entire home looked like Pinkie Pie had gone coo coo bananas with her party canon on Hearts and Hooves day. Tokens in every size and color littered every surface, given that after their dance they had played Kiss Tag, and then made dinner with frequent lovey-dovey breaks, and after dinner taken a long bubble bath together… And before they fell asleep, had done their darnedest to cover as much of their sheets as possible.

Fluttershy stepped into her hotel room. It had been a glorious day, and she had made wonderful memories with her best friends. They had been sightseeing, spent some time swimming, and had eaten a delicious feast for dinner. She felt the long day weighing on her, but in a good way. It was the kind of comfortable tiredness you feel when you’ve had the time of your life, smiled and laughed a lot, but not overdone it.

But still, she found herself missing her darling husband. Luckily, she had just the thing!

Opening her suitcase, Fluttershy dug out an enormous glass candy jar, filled to the brim with glittery hearts. Opening it, she took one. The little orange heart came to life, and flew on her cheek, giving her a warm greeting. It made her smile, but she wanted one more, now that she’d started.

However, this time she accidentally took two tokens at the same time. Both hearts flew onto her coat, giving her a sweet kiss on her brow, and a much more passionate kiss on her neck.

”Oh my goodness!” Fluttershy exclaimed. The dual kiss felt… truly wonderful, actually. ”I wonder if I could…” she mused.

Taking a small hoofful of colorful tokens, she wished them all to work at the same time. And sure enough, she got a small shower of affections, all over her! It made her shiver and giggle in delight.

Fluttershy looked at the large jar, still almost full. And then she looked at her hotel bed. And back to the jar.

Flying over to the bed, she opened the lid and sprinkled a goodly amount of the tokens on the comforter. Putting the rest aside, she backed up a few steps, and then with a running leap, landed right in the middle of them!

”I missed yoooooouuuu!” Discord moaned into his wife’s beautiful mane.

Fluttershy had barely stepped out of the train, when she had been whisked off her hooves and squeezed into a warm, furry chest.

”I missed you too, sweetheart!” she told him, smiling. ”Hope you didn’t miss me too much, though.”

”Oh I missed you plenty, but don’t you worry none! I had a spectacular time with the guys, and I was a good boy and only caused the absolute necessary amount of trouble! How was your vacation? Did you have a nice time?” Discord babbled as he took her luggage and tore a portal open to their living room, clearly overjoyed to have his sweet Flutters back.

”Yes, it was a lovely trip! We all had a lot of fun, and the weather was just perfect!” she told him.

”That’s wonderful to hear, darling,” he said, still holding her, and using his tail to unlock her suitcase, ”Allow me to unpack for you so you can…” he trailed off. Fluttershy looked over, to see what he was staring at.

It was the candy jar. The very much empty candy jar.

”Huh. So you used all of them?” Discord asked.

”Umm, yes,” she admitted sheepishly. ”And did you…?”

In a flash, Discord summoned his own container, which was equally empty.

”I, uhhh… might have, you know… spent them all… the first night…” he told her, his cheeks turning a little red.

”Did you, umm, perhaps sprinkle them on the bed, and uhh…”

”Swan dive into them? Yes. Yes, I did,” he confirmed. ”And did you…?”

Fluttershy hid her flushed face in her hooves, and nodded.

”Welllll,” Discord drawled, ”you know what that means, don’t you?”

Peeking up at him, she bashfully shook her head.

”What it means, my little butter pat, is that we need to make LOADS more, the next time you take a trip out of town!” Discord purred, kissing her on the forehead.

Author's Note

Guess what time it is? That's right, it's MOAR cuddles and fluff time!

This is the story I most wanted to write for #fluttercordweek. I've had this idea for over a year, but I missed the week last year. I had ideas that fit the prompts better, so I wrote this for the free ideas day (although as of now, there isn't a folder for day 7 stories in the group.)

I really like writing stories like this, with tons of cutesy-wootsie-lovey-dovey stuff. It just makes me happy :twilightsheepish:

Anyhooves, hope you like it! :heart: