Spike has always felt a little out of place but he did his best to meet expectations. He enjoyed being a member of the Sparkle family, and did everything he could to help.

As time passed on, Spike wistfully accepts that he isn't really Twilight's little brother and he isn't sure he wants to be just her assistant anymore either. What he needs... is a mom.

Cover art is by dSana from the comic The Shadow Shard, pg. 92.

Featured 8-2-24, 8-3-24, 8-4-24 and 8-5-24. My first ever story featured for 4 days.