I gave Tender Taps a ponytail and some scruff because I liked the way that KorgiKardigan drew him then I had to add a pony tail for AB to make them match.
A while after getting his mark, Tender Taps moves to Manehattan. He has a good career on Bridleway and other dance performing. He and Apple Bloom reconnect when she’s staying in Manehattan to see Babs/help ponies with cutie marks.
The original sketch had AppleTaps’ two girls standing in a doorway behind them and to the right being all ‘oh gross, the ‘rents are having a romantic moment’ but I haven’t designed their oldest girl yet. Their youngest is modeled after Ember, the G1 pony that inspired Apple Bloom’s design.
I’m toying with the idea of Tender Taps’ parents being Toe Tapper and Torch Song. The color schemes don’t really match up, but it’s just so tempting. Thoughts?
Just go for it, dude. The parents don’t have to match color schemes. They don’t even have to match tribes for that matter.
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