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Fav pony ships?

My ships for ponies are pretty casual, though I will say when it comes to thoughts related to a remixed AU version, I tend to get a little deeper. I’d say these impulses mostly stem from the possibilities rather than strictly the show canon.

Twilight x Luna - Until this ship hit me with sapphic thoughts, I was meh at the idea of any MLP ships. I would’ve liked it if the series went the direction of Luna making friends with Twilight first (I mean, it skirted with that and her awkwardness in general, but given Hasbro mandates banned her from most of season 1 and just in general the Hasbro mandates get in the way of narration...)

The idea of the big bad at the start becoming friends with the hero and first being guided by the hero to open up her heart, then later becoming the teacher in instructing Twilight on how to be an alicorn feels like it would’ve been a great bookend. Also, @royalsketchbook and the adorable artwork there greatly influenced me in liking this ship the most of all ponies.

Pinkie Pie x Cheese Sandwich - When I said I was pleasantly surprised that this ship became canon, I meant it. I honestly never expected it could happen, no matter how big the ship became in the fandom. The idea that Cheese was inspired by Pinkie as a child and it develops later on into love is adorable, plus I think he’d be the only one who could keep up with her manic energy. Also, it’s kind of cute that Pinkie has a significant other who has the same energy as her in the same way her big sister Maud does.

Rarity x (Aged Up!)Spike - Ah, the most complicated of the ships. Their interactions are awesome, and I enjoyed how it matured quite a bit as the series continued, despite, well, Spike’s age. I was disappointed that when Spike hit dragon puberty he didn’t get bigger, since it would’ve added an extra dimension of conflict that we only got to see once when Spike’s attention was drawn away by Gabby and made Rarity jealous. I’m not cool with shipping Spike when the show emphasizes his young age, but have an AU where he’s older or hold off their ship until Spike is an adult, and I’d totally like to see their ship sail.

Fluttershy x Discord or Rainbow Dash - I don’t know which ship I like better to be honest. Both ships have this yin-yang appeal in different ways. Discord slowly growing to love Fluttershy more and more and clearly favoring her above all others, even to the point that he’d change who he is for her sake, it’s just powerful. And of course Fluttershy being firm with him when needed and supportive and just in general understanding him is wonderful. Meanwhile, the idea of Rainbow Dash being Fluttershy’s protector since childhood and eventually it turning to something romantic has delightful sapphic sparks to it. Their interactions have always been appealing to me, and they work together so well. Fluttershy just clicks with Rainbow Dash in a way that is both supportive yet can be firm when necessary.

I suppose I could polyship, since seeing Discord and Rainbow Dash teaming up to get Fluttershy the perfect Christmas gift was great, but I really don’t see those two being keen on sharing a lover. Those two get kinda scary when jealous. Also, I don’t see any shipping sparks between them so it’d be all on their feelings for Fluttershy, and I don’t think she’d handle the pressure well.

Cadence x Shining Armor - Despite how clunky their introduction to the series was, I think these two make an adorable couple. Just let them be more than just a princess and hero and actually do stuff of importance on their own, as well as just be cute together, and I’m satisfied.

Celestia x Sombra - Okay, I’ll admit it, this is entirely because of the comics. The way they deepened Sombra in both his mirror counterpart and in the normal universe version, I really want to see now an AU backstory where he was the only male alicorn and he became corrupted by evil while trying to help Celestia save Luna from corruption. Celestia then banished the city like she did her sister so she wouldn’t have to kill him and has been waiting all this time for it to come back and the Mane Six to save her beloved like they saved her sister. Sadly, TV canon Sombra is a tool, so I’d not be interested in the ship there unless he got to go through the reformation treatment like most of the villains.