The OliveVine

What have you heard through the Olive Vine? A blog for SFW ponies, MLP AU and asks.

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Raritaur!

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Bonus human Rarritaur

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Blueblood’s pride was hurting. How dare Fleur say that to him. He flared his nostrils as he scanned the large ballroom, purposely avoiding looking in the pink haired unicorn’s direction. He’ll show her. He can woo any mare he wants. Twilight’s wedding had gone off without a hitch, and as all the happy attendees drank in merriment and celebration, one figure stood out amongst the rest. A lone yellow pegasus stood near the large windows of the palace, overlooking the setting sun over Canterlot.

Blueblood smirked. He had heard rumours circling through the elite. This particular member of the elements of harmony had been seen around Ponyville with the very being of chaos himself. While they may have been true, he could definitely pick up a vibe of loneliness and heartbreak. This was his time to make a move. He’ll show her. -------------------- A fun little idea I had. With the war looming ever closer to the residents of Equestria, many of the higher powers were called away, Discord included. War has a funny way of reminding oneself of their mortality, or rather, the mortality of mortals. Discord could not face the thought of Fluttershy perishing. His only solution was to cut ties with her in the hopes that his heart would forget and be free from the inevitable. Fluttershy understood. She thought. But that did not make it hurt any less.So when a certain charming unicorn saw her as a challenge, the attention and warmth were all too welcomed.

Maybe a little too welcomed.

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Cosmic Lightning (Rainbow Dash x Starry Eyes)  and Firestorm (Lightning Dust x Soarin)

Cosmic was born with teeny wings, and Fire loved to make fun of him for it. Of course, they finally grew in to be quite magnificent. I imagine Firestorm having a little crush on Cosmic at some point, and him being completely aware of it, choosing to ruffle his feathers at every opportunity to make her blush.

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I did have a little story written for this one...but I would like to know before I keep spamming everyone if you guys like them or not? My other plan is to post it on DA where the story doesn’t obstruct the image or clog up the feed as much. Thoughts?

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I had an ask request I ‘redesign’ Cadance. It was an anonymus ask though, so here it is Anon! I like to think of Cadance as the fluffy love pidgeon

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Aurora has been through a few minor changes in her design, but I was never happy with her. I’m loving this version and how her hair came out! Aurora is the daughter of Twilight Sparkle and Compass Star (RIP).

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*emptys a multicolored paint pot on Olivine by accident* oups Sorry !

Where did you get all this paint?!

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Getting mail hoof-delivered to her was not an unusual occurrence in Twilight’s day-to-day. There were often times that letters of great importance had to reach her within the day, and Equestria's mail was not known for its speed or efficiency. Twilight had been quietly watching Aurora stumble around a tower of toys she had created. The small foal had stacked as many things as she could find on top of each other, exclaiming that it was now bigger than Celestia’s castle! The light rapping on her door broke her out of the absent-minded daze she didn’t know she was in. Scooping up the dusty pink foal, she magicked open the door with a faint creak. A soldier from the castle stood there upright and obedient. Aurora made a slight squeak of excitement as he bowed low. As he produced a letter from a saddlebag draped over his haunces, Twi’s heart sank. The letter was a light blue colour with a dark wax seal on the back. Embossed into the wax was the symbol of the prince. Twilight took the letter gently from the soldier’s mouth with her purple haze and looked up at him for confirmation. His eyes were steely and seemed to be staring off far into the distance. He bowed once more before turning sharply and marching back down the road, no doubt on his way to deliver more of his cargo. Closing the door behind her, the letter still in the clutches of her magic, swirling and turning the blue envelope in front of her. She had only seen a letter from the Prince once before when conscription had become mandatory for all able-bodied ponies in Ponyville. She swallowed hard. The magic swirled around the paper and tore open at one side. As it pulled the parchment out from inside, Twilight made a small involuntary sound in the back of her throat.

Reading was always her gift, her passion, but as she read over the letter several times in haste, only two phrases seemed to actually register: “Regret to inform you...” “...killed in battle.” ----------------------------- A little idea I had quite a while ago that I wanted to explore. My pony AU revolved around the idea that after the mane 6 had their time in the sun and started to settle down, there was a war. The war didn’t really have one villain to blame or an evil force...just ponies fighting and dying pointlessly over resources, religion, land etc. Winter Solstice, the son of Celestia, was appointed 5-star General and immediately put out a conscription notice to all abled-bodied ponies. The war was on their doorstep, and no one could ignore it. Determined to protect their families, the notice was obeyed. Despite Twilight’s position as Princess and her objections, Compass Star (Aurora’s father) willingly left to go fight on the frontlines. He did not know at the time that his promise to his wife and daughter to return home safely, was never going to be kept.

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Fluffy, but pointy!

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Olivine revamp! I was going to think of another name, but I think I’ll leave it for now :) This ref has been in the works for a while. To give you an idea, it was in my ‘February’ art folder haha.

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I Want To Revive This Blog!

I would love to get back to answering asks with doodles and taking requests for pairings featuring MLP characters and OCs.

I need to get back to drawing SOMETHING or I'm going to forget how!

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I did it!

I resigned today!

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Found a sketch I did a while back on what Changelings would look like in my AU. Made them more bug-like and less cheese-like. They don’t have manes or tails as these are more like references/templates. Hence why I used generic changeling and chrysalis colours.

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Even though I'm not into MLP anymore, I have such an appreciation for your art, it's so gorgeous and beautiful. The color palettes, the designs, it's all amazing. 💜

Awww, thank you so much <3

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New banner for my tumblr page. Colours!!

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Bellicose is my favourite next-gen noodle.

I gave her a cutiemark as she is half pony, but you can barely see it on a normal day. It glows and becomes really obvious during an ‘episode’.

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Poor Aurora had a rough start in regards to her reference. Her first one was completed while I may have been slightly inebriated... I wanted to make her appearance really close to Twilight so that she is often mistaken for her.