In honor of todays episode a decided to finally do some sketches of good old Spikey Wikey, Junior Gala style!
 
Spikes going through a tough phase. No longer a cute baby but far (REALLY far) from adulthood, he struggles to balance his responsibility to Twilight, and by extension pony-kind, with his fast-emerging draconic instincts. Dragons are a lawless, rogue species, and no one has done enough research on them to properly guide Spike though his development, both mental and physical. Already hes so top-heavy (and tail-heavy) that bipedal ambulation is clumsy and awkward, hence why he tends to walk on all fours. Furthermore hes lost all of his dorsal spines to make room for his budding wingswhich will take the better part of the next decade to fully sprout. His wing stubs irritate him. A lot.
 
Sweetie and Spike have a good amount of sympathy for each other, as neither is very well understood by those around them. They also both have a reputation for goofing things up, and that reputation isnt entirely unearned.
 
mlp:fim = Hasbro/Faust
 
Oh by the way, a dragons lifespan is ten times that of your average pony. Ergo, before Spike completely enters full adulthood all of his friends will have aged out and died, leaving him bereft but for a gaggle of barely-sane god-princesses. And hows your existential angst holding up?