_"i often think about it. what would we be like if we were still together now?"_ _"...i don't even know the answer myself. but... i think we'd be happier if we were."_ _"i just... don't know what i did wrong."_ ------ this picture takes place during the break up of cherry and mystic (which happened when mystic was in college, which is why she has this jacket! it's merchandise the college sells, the emblem of the college is on the back) the argument broke out because cherry was dismissive of the pains mystic was going through, despite mystic having visible surgery scars on the backs of her wings and around the base of her horn, as well as the general pain that she suffers due to her wings trying to grow anyways mystic is crying here not only because of the pains, but because she's angry at cherry for refusing to understand and sympathize with what she's going through, which is what causes her to initiate the breakup; cherry is only crying because of the concept of mystic wanting to break up with her, something that she'd never even considered either due to blissful ignorance of mystic's growing hatred or her trying to gaslight herself into thinking that she wasn't the cause for mystic's outburst it's a memory that cherry often looks back on, hence the title of the picture, which is her reminiscing on the break up and feeling like they would've been happier if they were still together, and mystic rarely looks back on the memory but she often says to herself that they could've been a great pair of cherry had learned how to listen better also, cherry does have a different hairstyle here! cherry used to be more preppy, which is why she has the ponytail and no makeup or accessories, it's a time when she was happier than she is in the present, and her wardrobe change was a result of her break up with mystic ------ **_CREDITS_** [base](https://www.deviantart.com/mint-light/art/Base-182-896456568) || [background](https://www.deviantart.com/estories/art/Background-Canterlot-B-985664705) || [mystic ref](https://toyhou.se/12013006.mystic-amethyst/gallery#37598743) || [cherry ref](https://toyhou.se/13237125.cherry-jelly#41117367)