Sal Carmine Manchester (they/them) is just an average guy. They work a horrible job, they hang out with their friends, they hate the way that their face looks when they look in the mirror, they hoard all physical forms of music. Normal human being things.

But when their employer forces them to work with Twilight Sparkle, they meet Spike, and realize that they and the dragon have a lot in common. Now equipped with the horrible knowledge that their identity doesn't match their body, Sal must find a way let their inner dragon breathe freely without getting laid off. Because if they lose their job, they'll be sent back to Earth, and lose contact with the one creature that understands their burning soul.

NB Human to Dragon TF story.
Contains Genders™. Do not eat if allergic.

AU where Spike has grown up and molted by the start of season six, ponies are commonly 4 feet tall, and Equestria has had contact with Earth for a few years.