Here's a prompt/drabble/story idea because as much as I love this idea I don't think I would ever have the energy to write this down in a way that does it justice:
It's Discord's first year helping Fluttershy hands on with Kitten Season (a rather chaotic time at her humble little cottage in its own right) when he finds a tiny newborn kitten in bad shape. He rushes her home but despite everything the kitten dies by the end of the day.
Discord is deeply upset by this; was there something he did wrong? Something he overlooked or didn't try? If only he could go back in time and have done something differently...
...wait a minute! He can!
And the day starts over again.
What begins is a week's worth of loops that all end in disappointment, no matter what new thing or unorthodox treatment he tries. In fact, Discord is so exhausted by the end of that 7th "day" he gets sloppy and overlooks a vital component of his self inflicted loops:
Being the only one that remembers.
For Fluttershy, it starts as a vague sense of deja vu. By the second time around something is very fishy and Discord is definitely the one behind it based on the frantic look in his eyes but before she can approach him about it the day loops a third time and now she has to put her hoof down.
Discord tries to deny it but when she describes the kitten down to the last detail when he hasn't even brought it home yet he knows his jig is up.
If he can't keep one measly kitten alive with his magic, what will that mean a few decades down the line when she dies too?
It's hard to stay angry at Discord after something like that. And as disorienting as a 10 day time loop was, at least it came from a place of caring.
But if he's going to be running the sanctuary alongside her like they've been planning, he needs to learn that Death, too, is a Kindness.
No matter how much it hurts.
So Fluttershy and Discord find the kitten together, one last time. They take her home, get her warm and fed.
And when she fades, they let her go as gently as they can.
They bury her in the garden with some seeds, so something nice can grow there.
And, plain as they might be at first glance, Forget-me-nots soon become Discord's favorite flowers.
Oh my God I'm CRYYYYYIIIIIING!!
Thank you so much for sharing this idea, it's so well thought out! This is officially:
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