I don’t know how exactly “Dash Academy” ends, but I have a feeling that Firefly and Dash would go on separate ways in future. And I’m sure that at least Firefly’s love will remain, no matter how long it would be from the last day she spent with her favorite pony. Still, it’s just my silly guess. In any case, Firefly’s yearning was a perfect idea for illustration, so I used it, and I hope it turned out well.