Roomates? Lovers? The fanfics will decide! This list is different from last year as always, so be sure to hit that one up if you want even more. And thanks to Whisper Key for digging them all up.
Go get your Vinyl and Tavi stories below.
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Slice of Life
HeartRhythm by Gulheru [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Having been forced to spend Vinyl’s birthday in Canterlot, Octavia rushed home. She was hoping to make it for the last train to Ponyville. She needed a perfect present for her best friend and she needed it pronto. Luckily for her, she stumbled across a record store.
One ran by an overly easy-going zebra.
Fantastic... It could not have been a simple purchase, could it?
Just Listen by Spider8ite [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Octavia is stressed, her day was not exactly the best. She just needed to lie down and have some snuggles while somepony to hear her. Good thing Vinyl was there.
The Secret Diary of Vinyl Scratch by Locomotion [20k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Vinyl Scratch, likewise known as DJ PON-3, is recognised throughout Equestria as one of the greatest musicians of her time; but few ponies know about the troubles she faced in the early part of her life. Born to a rich fabric merchant family, she was forced to suppress her interest in music for many years, until one of the textile mill workers suggested that she keep a diary in which to write about her feelings. Here is a selection of entries from her diary that tell the tale of how she first realised her music career, the challenges she faced along the way, and how fate separated her from the one pony who had come to mean more to her than anything else in the world.
Sad/Dark
Mortissimo by Incandesca [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Octavia plays a song for her beloved.
The Dull Afterglow by ThatOneWriter [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Alone in bed one morning, Octavia is left to think about her life. She has given up a lot for Vinyl, but is it really worth it? Just how much is her relationship worth to her? Is she even able to walk away?
Every choice has a cost, as Octavia will soon learn.
Without You by Bootsy Slickmane [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Octavia has something she needs to say. It's something she's needed to say for some time. Something that isn't easy for her to say, but something that must be said all the same. On her latest visit to an old friend, she decides to finally get it off her chest.
The Song in the Mountain by Raging Mouse [8k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In a letter to her friend Beauty Brass, Octavia asks for a favour. Their friend Vinyl Scratch has sent a postcard from the tiny village of Windy Valley, explaining that she's staying.
This is patently insane. Octavia is worried something is wrong, so she intends to travel there, to find Vinyl.
The Song in the Mountain - a short story of horror, death and the music in the high places.
Sister by The Red Parade [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
While waiting in a diner on a rainy day, Vinyl looks out the window and makes some comparisons.
Shipping
Light Show by Vic Fontaine [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Vinyl and Octavia's relationship began under the glow of a shooting star. Now some years later, Vinyl hopes to use a slightly different kind of light show to send their relationship to the next level.
Vinyl and Octavia Have Multiple Dates by DoctorSpectrum [8k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Over the course of increasingly wacky adventures, Vinyl and Octavia have come to realise that they have feelings for one another. With that in mind, how will things go now that they're going to start dating?
Quiet by bahatumay [14k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Vinyl Scratch may like her music loud, but every so often, she needs a little quiet time. One day, she discovers that she isn’t the only one.
Things spiral on from there.
Adventure
Runic Notation by TCC56 [10k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The Element of Magic, Octavia Melody, needs help to defeat a monster that threatens all of Equestria. When only one of her friends can be there, she turns outside to bring others to her aid.
Fate (and the guidance of the Princesses) brings her the assistance of virtuoso cellist Twilight Sparkle and her wubtastic marefriend, DJ Rar--T.
Of course, Princess tasks are rarely without their own unspoken machinations...