tempest shadow finds it hard to believe when princess twilight sparkle gives her the overwhelming task of looking after the former ‘villian’ cozy glow. the first few days are rough, with tempest not really knowing how to go about reforming someone, especially the strong-willed and especially angry cozy.
 
slowly, tempest begins to recognise the pain cozy is feeling. with each lash out, with each burst of rage- tempest sees the sadness behind it. she remembers how badly she felt when she was going through the same situation and so she begins to reach out. she reminds cozy each day how proud she is of her, how despite everything that’s happened in the past she is still a good pony.
 
“you know, the hardest part is beginning to forgive yourself. even though everypony else had assured me i was forgiven its.. i felt as if i didn’t deserve it. i still cant look at anyone i hurt without feeling guilty. cozy, you- no we, deserve to be happy. you dont have to keep hating yourself like this.”
 
slowly, cozy let out a sob and cried into tempest’s chest. it was going to be a long road of recovery, but no matter what, tempest would make sure cozy reached the end of it.
 
anyway request for adoptive mama cozy comforting her daughter lolz