I'm currently working on a small slice of life story and I wanted to test the interest in the story to see if I should post my work so far. Here is a small excerpt:
Manehattan became a very busy place as the night approached, the lights of taverns, clubs, and homes came on as Lightning made his through town. Ponies were out and about running errands, talking amongst friends, or heading into local bars to grab a drink. Lightning was walking along a sidewalk, about ten minutes from his house now, and made his way past one of his regular venues "The Tipsy Stallion," its dull blue neon sign giving off a low hum.
Lightning stopped and looked into the window of the building, noticing the stallion behind the counter. He was a middle-aged earth stallion with a faded tan coat and a mid-length salt and pepper mane. As lightning turned to walk down the road, he stopped and thought, "You know, a drink sounds really good right about now.." so he turned and pushed against the door, its worn wooden mass giving off an audible groan as it swung inward. The tan stallion behind the counter glanced up from the glass he had been cleaning and looked at lightning, realization dawning in his tired eyes.
"Well look who it is..." the stallion said, his low gravely voice giving off an inviting tone as the stallion let out a short chuckle. Lightning looked at the stallion and fixed his black and neon blue mane, his hair a mess from the wind.
"Hey Grizz, hows the old place doing?" lightning said as he smirked. The stallion shot lightning a look, his eyebrows raised in a "really?" manner.
"She may be old, but she's gotten more action than you ever have."
Lightning looked away with a hunched head, attempting to hide his flustered face. "You didn't have to sink to that blow grizz, it's not my fault that mares can't handle this studly charm." he said in a half-hearted retort. Grizz rolled his eyes at lightning as he knocked a hoof on the counter, causing the empty glasses to clink in a mini chorus as he let out a gruff laugh. Other ponies in the room looked up from their drinks and conversations, a quizzical look on their faces as they eyed the pair of stallions with interest.
"So I hear your making a name for yourself lightning, Your still gonna come and play for me every once in a while right?" Grizz grabbed a glass from the counter as he spoke, giving the glass a good once-over with the towel that wastucked into his shirt pocket.