tkatlavendier

That is what I have come to think too! Poor guy! Wonder what Spitfire is using to keep her wrinkles off. XD

I was looking into this because I realized Soarin has bags under his eyes so I thought that was a sign of old age. However, the comics are canon unless there is something in the show that is different from them and I went digging, and Soarin goes to Canterlot High and plays for the soccer team, meaning the same team as Rainbow. Which would imply that hes only a year or two older than her. So that knocked my age difference out of the water. And no, I don't think Rainbow is a young teenager either. Young teenagers don't have jobs working in dangerous weather factories, and most of the kids or preteens in the show attend school or are off playing with friends. So that knocks the whole Rainbow is 13 out of the water as well. And we have to look into there are some VERY subtle shipping moments between Rainbow and Soarin. The most mild being a picture of them dancing at Shining Armor and Cadances wedding. I mean, we haven't seen them do that for any other paring. Maybe Twilight and Flash, but Flash was only an equestria girls thing and soarindash is ongoing. Hence in Newbie Dash, when Rainbow decided to act like rarity. Why was it that out of any pony she could have gone and been flirtatious towards, it happened to be Soarin? Why didn't she go after anyone else instead? I honestly don't think they will make a couple out of these two, but I do know they focus more on Rainbow and Soarins friendship more than Rarity&Spikes, or Twilight&Flash, or Pinkie&Cheese. Now, in the next generation of MLP, if we do see a grown up Rainbow and Soarin with kids, I won't be surprised. Just my input.