She was cut off by a sudden movement from the filly in her lap. The tiny thing had suddenly launched herself at Windy Whistles, hooves around her neck faster than she could blink, purple mane tickling her cheek as the little face found her shoulder.

The disabled pegasus gave a little noise, something along the lines of a whine and a content hum rising to Windy’s ear, the little forehead fitting into the crook of her neck so perfectly and completely, it took her breath away.

At once, everything Windy was trying to build up shattered, the emotions she was fighting flooding forward and filling her soul. Almost as if the filly had cast a spell on her, she felt her allegiances shift, her heart singing in a way it hadn’t since Rainbow Dash was a filly.

Suddenly, all she wanted was to hold the filly close, and love her for the rest of her life.

Windy’s eyes tracked down to the little orange filly, filling with tears. Her gaping mouth closed with a quivering chin, and she placed gentle hooves on the filly’s back.

The tiny pegasus responded with a hummed giggle, nuzzling her face into Windy’s neck.

The older mare looked up at her daughter, lovestruck written all over her face. Rainbow Dash answered with a smile of mutual understanding, her own tears welling.

“What did you tell her?” Windy questioned, nearly flabbergasted.

Rainbow rubbed at her tears, grinning. “I just told her you’re my mom.”

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Fanart for the fucking phenomenal [Unseen, Unheard](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/508828/unseen-unheard) on fimfiction. This is the first scootadoption fic i've ever read, and it's managed to make me cry a few times. The way the author writes each character is so phenomenal, it's maybe my favorite interpretation of Rainbow that I've ever seen. Definitely give it a read if you're even the tiniest bit interested.