History Fanfic / GuppyLove

* FellAsleepCrying: After Rarity tells her that [[spoiler: she doesn’t return her feelings]] and that she can’t stay with her, Applejack breaks down crying and falls asleep while Rarity hugs her and hums a comforting lullaby.

* SpiritedCompetitor: The minute she’s introduced to Rarity and Sweetie Belle, Rainbow Dash is incredibly eager to have a swimming race with them.

* AbsenteeActor: Pinkie Pie and Twilight are completely absent from the story.

->It's been a year since a tragic accident took Applejack's parents. A year, and she still doesn't know what to do with herself. Encouraged by friends and family, she decides to spend the summer vacation at Fluttershy's beach house on Splendora Island. She's not sure if it's helping.\\
Then, one night, she finds something injured on the beach. No, not something. Some''one''.\\
What starts as good intentions steadily grows into something else. Whether that something else is good for Applejack is another matter entirely.

* GodivaHair: Invoked, when Applejack first sees Rarity's bare breasts after she starts examining her features, she covers them up with the mermaid's hair.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Applejack accepts that [[DidNotGetTheGirl she and Rarity can never be together]] and lets her return to the ocean. Years later, she and Rarity have friendly visits, Applejack is now married with a child on the way and Rarity is in a relationship with another mermaid: Sunset Shimmer]].

* SpiritedCompetitor: The minute she’s introduced to Rarity and Sweetie Belle, Rainbow Dash is incredibly eager to have a swimming race with them.
* WhamLine: Delivered by both Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash in Chapter 6.
--> '''Fluttershy:''' Applejack…
--> '''Rainbow Dash:''' [[spoiler:Rarity can’t replace your parents.]]

* ForegoneConclusion: With a title like ''Guppy Love'', it’s quite clear that [[spoiler:Applejack’s crush on Rarity wasn’t meant to be.]]

* SlashFic: [[spoiler:Subverted, as it's nothing more a puppy love crush and Rarity doesn't feel the same way towards Applejack.]]

A humanized ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Shipping}} AlternateUniverseFic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/111840/PaulAsaran PaulAsaran]].

It's been a year since a tragic accident took Applejack's parents. A year, and she still doesn't know what to do with herself. Encouraged by friends and family, she decides to spend the summer vacation at Fluttershy's beach house on Splendora Island. She's not sure if it's helping.

Then, one night, she finds something injured on the beach. No, not something. Some''one''.

The now-completed story can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/456743/guppy-love here]].

* GodivaHair: Rarity, being a mermaid.

* SlashFic: Applejack develops a crush on Rarity. [[spoiler:Rarity doesn't feel the same way as it's a puppy love crush and Applejack's just clinging onto her as a coping mechanism for her dead parents.]]

* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Neither Rarity or Sweetie Belle wear bras. When learning to speak English, Applejack gets particularly flustered when Rarity asks about the word “breasts” and the purpose of clothing.

* RoadsideSurgery: To keep Rarity and Sweetie Belle from being discovered by other humans, Fluttershy performs the surgery on Rarity’s injured tail on a rock near the lake the two mermaids hide in.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are quite a few hints throughout the story that [[spoiler:Applejack’s crush is more shallow than genuine love.]]

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Unlike the myths and [[Film/Splash a certain famous mermaid movie]], neither Rarity nor Sweetie Belle’s tails turn into human legs when they’re out of the water, further negating Applejack’s desire for Rarity to stay.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Unlike the myths, neither Rarity nor Sweetie Belle’s tails turn into human legs when they’re out of the water, further negating Applejack’s desire for Rarity to stay.

A humanized ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' AlternateUniverseFic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/111840/PaulAsaran PaulAsaran]].

* BittersweetEnding: Applejack accepts that [[DidNotGetTheGirl she and Rarity can never be together]] and lets her return to the ocean. Years later, she and Rarity have friendly visits, Applejack is now married with a child on the way and Rarity is in a relationship with another mermaid: [[spoiler:Sunset Shimmer]].
* BrutalHonesty: Fluttershy and Rainbow force Applejack to accept the truth that Rarity can’t stay with her and that’s she’s unhealthily clinging onto her as a replacement for her deceased parents.

* FellAsleepCrying: After Rarity tells her that she doesn’t return her feelings and that she can’t stay with her, Applejack breaks down crying and falls asleep while Rarity hugs her and hums a comforting lullaby.
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Applejack goes through all five stages in Chapter 6 when Fluttershy and Rainbow confront her about her puppy love crush on Rarity, forcing her to face the fact that she’ll have to leave once her injury’s healed.

* ForegoneConclusion: With a [[Pun punny]] title like ''Guppy Love'', it’s quite clear that Applejack’s crush on Rarity wasn’t meant to be.
* Foreshadowing: There are quite a few hints throughout the story that Applejack’s crush is more shallow than genuine love.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Unlike the myths and movies, neither Rarity nor Sweetie Belle’s tails turn into human legs when they’re out of the water, further negating Applejack’s desire for Rarity to stay.