Just like her daughter, Twilight Velvet is intelligent, punctual, and very organized, as well as friendly and helpful. She’s also where Twi gained her love for books and reading; Twilight Velvet loves to write stories, and is an accomplished author of textbooks and adventurous fictions. Infact, I have the headcanon that she was once a teacher before turning to her passion for writing. I also think she would make up her own impromptu stories when Twi or Shiny asked for a bedtime story as foals.

Obviously, this is where Twilight Sparkle gets a great majority of her physical appearance, aside from a few things. Unlike Twi, though, I see Velvet as being far more… ah… “primp”, unicorn classy/royal in comparison to her daughter’s more casual outlook and demeanor. Her mane and tail isn’t as wild as Twi’s, nor does she have the “classical unicorn” look aside from cloven hooves. Twilight Velvet doesn’t have unshorn fetlocks; they are very well trimmed at all times. The long fetlocks and lion-like tail her children have come from Nightlight. She’s also pretty small. The main thing that separate Twilight Velvet from Twilight Sparkle is that the mother is slightly more angular than her daughter, especially in the eyes. I wanted her eyes to almost appear cold and intimidatingly sharp at first glance, but the longer you look at them the warmer they seem (specifically, when she’s smiling), despite them being the iciest blue you’ll ever see. o3o

Nightlight, on the other hand, is a bit tall and has a stockier build, a little bit like that of a draft horse. He is where Shining Armor got his draft horse appearance from, although he took to it more than his father did. Night is also the source of Twilight and Shining’s love for star-gazing, especially since he himself is a accomplished astronomer.

Personality wise, Nightlight isn’t reserved or anything, but he is soft-spoken, despite his relatively deep voice. He likes the quiet, but he loves spending it with friends and family. Like his daughter, though, every now and then he likes to take some time to himself and be alone, preferably stargazing with a cup of hot chocolate with a hint of mint. He’s also quite the romantic, too. :3

They met when Nightlight was writing a book on astronomy, since a new issue had to be made for college students hoping for the same career. They were to collaborate on the book, and they actually hit it off pretty well. This wouldn’t be the last time they collaborated on a text book, however; they’d do so many times more in the future, and with each time they became better friends. At the time, Twilight Velvet had a boyfriend, so while Nightlight’s attraction toward her grew, he never acted on it, perfectly content to be friends. Even still, they continued to hang out and chat and be great friends, and continued to do so even when business didn’t call for it.

One day, though, Nightlight received a telegram from Velvet asking him to meet her at the Canterlot park. He did so, and he was met with a rather teary-eyed Twilight Velvet, sitting on a bench all by her lonesome. He immediately went over to offer comfort and see what was troubling her; turned out that she and her boyfriend broke things off. Nothing bad happened, but it simply wasn’t really working out, so they both agreed it’d be better if they began seeing someone else. They remained relatively good friends though. Even with this info, Nightlight didn’t act on his growing affection for the mare; instead, he offered her supportive shoulder and an ear, and gradually Velvet felt a better.

A few weeks after, it wasn’t Nightlight who made the first move, but instead, it was Velvet. She asked if he wanted to go out sometime, as something other than friends, and he immediately accepted. It gradually built up from there, until maybe two years after that day, Velvet, once again, took initiative and asked Nightlight to marry her. Of course he said yes. 8D And you guys know the rest.