So yeah, this scene is supposed to be based off of the very first episode of MLP, where Twilight Sparkle and Spike meet Rarity in Carousel Boutique for the first time. Spike (or in this case, Barb) almost immediately falls head over heels for Rarity (or in this case, Elusive) upon first sight. The rest from there on is history~
(Also as a little side-note, in this humanized headcanon of mine, there’s only a six year age difference between Spike/Barb and Rarity/Elusive. Just to let y’all know )
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