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@OctaviaMelody1995: Keep Calm and Flutter On evolved from Meghan McCarthy's idea "Fluttershy and Discord are roommates." It was a premise developed internally with someone who was going to be paid to work on it, not an unsolicited submission.

On page 54 of The Elements of Harmony guidebook, Meghan McCarthy explained "for a character like Discord, 'reforming' him allows us to tell new stories with his character. He gets to be the not-always-reliable ally instead of the known enemy."