Another long day of ruling the Crystal Empire almost done. Cadence had no idea how Celestia had done it for the past thousand years. So many meetings, so many disputes that needed to be settled, so many threats to Equestria, it didn’t leave nearly as much time for herself or for Shining Armor as she would have liked. That’s why she couldn’t wait for tonight.
 
Being royalty was stressful and almost monotonous at times, they needed the occasional night full of passion to keep their lives and marriage exciting. So they would often surprise each other in the bedroom and do some kinky experimentation. It was their private way of having fun when life got too boring or stressful.
 
Later in the evening, Cadence sat alone in the bedroom, preparing for her husband. She had slipped into something more comfortable, swapping her long flowing gown for a simple t-shirt and sweatpants. She hummed to herself as she continued her work, slowly painting her toenails. Cadence stuck out her tongue, concentrating as she started to work on her smaller toes. When she was done, she lifted her foot up, admiring the red polish on her nails as the coat started to dry.
 
It wasn’t long until Shining Armor came into the room, barely able to keep his eyes open, still dressed in his suit and dress pants. Being greeted by the sight of his wife lifting up her foot and wiggling her painted toes certainly opened his eyes. “...Woah.”
 
Cadence giggled, spreading apart her toes. “Hi, dear, how was your day?”
 
Shining started to undress, undoing the buttons on his suit as his cheeks started to redden. “Oh, uh...same as always, you know? Training the recruits, running them through drills, tough love and all that...” He tried his best to maintain eye contact, but his eyes just kept wandering to her wiggling toes.
 
“Oh, really? Nothing special happened, hm?” She teased, eyeing the slowly growing bulge in his pants.
 
“Nope, just a normal, ordinary day!” He laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head. “You uh…I see you’ve been keeping yourself busy.”
 
Cadence nodded, extending her leg forward, rubbing Shining’s crotch with the ball of her foot. “Busy waiting for you, footboy.”
 
Shining tensed up, looking down. The bulge in his pants quickly getting bigger and stiffer the more Cadence stroked. His face turning red upon hearing the nickname. “I...I...um…”
 
“Heehee, you’re so easy to tease, Shiny…” Cadence giggled, tapping her big toe against his belt buckle, leaning back on the bed as she ran her sole against his growing erection. “Doesn’t take much to get you wrapped around my finger, or, I guess it’d be around my toes, hm?”
 
“Ooh, I’ll show you!” he huffed, grabbing her ankle, lifting it closer to his chest. His wavering lip turning into a smirk as his fingers start sliding down her soles.
 
“Eee! S-stop it, you jerk!” Cadence laughed, trying to pull her ankle away. She took the pillow she was leaning back on and tossed it at his face.
 
Shining easily dodged the fluffy pillow. ’“So, what were you saying about being easy to tease? Big talk coming from a wife who has such big, ticklish, pretty pink feet,” he chuckled, slowly snaking his index finger between her toes, forcibly spreading her toes apart with his devious finger.
 
“Aaahaha! Shiiinyyy!” she squealed, kicking his shoulder with her other foot, gasping in surprise when he now had a firm grasp on both her ankles.
 
“Oh, you want me to tickle both of your feet? You only needed to ask,” he smirked, bringing both of Cadence’s feet together, wrapping his left arm around the ankles to keep them in place. With both feet in his clutches, he started to scribble his fingers down the soles.
 
“Stooooop! M-My nails haven’t dried yet!” Cadence squealed, trying to find some sort of excuse to make him stop. She clutched the bedsheets, trying to kick her feet out and away from Shining’s fingers.
 
Shining’s ears perked up, getting a better view at the painted toenails. “Oh? Maybe your wiggling toes will dry them off faster! Let’s see!” His fingers started to crawl upwards, striking right underneath her toes, delighting in watching them splay out.
 
“Nohohoho! Stop it! Plehehehehease!”
 
Shining playfully rolled his eyes, “Oh, alright,” he said, releasing Cadence’s ankles from his grip. He soon leaped onto the bed next to her, lying sideways. “So, what’s the plan for tonight?”
 
Cadence gave him a light shove on the chest, knocking him onto his back, “I was gonna keep teasing you for a while, but you ruined the mood, you jerk!” she playfully scoffed.
 
“What? I can’t help it if you’re so ticklish,” he joked.
 
Cadence crossed her arms. “Hmph, first you ruin the mood, then you almost ruin my toenails, now you’re trying to ruin my plans,” she huffed, trying to force herself to frown.
 
“Aw c’mon, Cady, you’ve got a beautiful laugh. Is it so wrong for me to want to hear it more often?” He said with puppy-dog eyes, pursing his lips.
 
“Flattery’s gonna get you nowhere here you know,” she giggled, trying to hide her blushing cheeks and smile. Cheesy as it could be at times, Shining’s sweet talk just made her happy, she couldn’t help herself sometimes.
 
“There it is, see? I just want more of that,” he said before wiggling his fingers menacingly. “Or do I have to use my fingers to get it out of you?”
 
“Ooh, cheeky, but don’t think I’ve forgotten how ticklish you are, mister…”
 
“Oh, I’m aware, but is that what we’re gonna spend tonight doing?”
 
“Hm...no, I think I might have a better idea…”
 
Shining perked up, “Oh? Lay it on me.”
 
Cadence leaned over and started whispering in Shining’s ear. Shining slowly started to nod as he listened, his smile growing with each sentence.
 
The two started their preparations. Shining started to slip into a more casual shirt and shorts while Cadence grabbed some rope and a blindfold. When handed the items, Shining quickly went to work, tying the rope around Cadence’s ankles, and her wrists behind her back. With a kiss on the cheek, he slipped the blindfold over her eyes.
 
Shining cleared his throat, trying to get into character. “So, the little princess is finally within my clutches...” he said with a dark chuckle, his voice lower and menacing.
 
Cadence started to fidget in order to feign struggle. Her wrists gently rubbed against the rope that bound them together. “Do you know who I am? I demand that you untie me this instant!”
 
That commanding tone caught Shining off-guard; there was a brief moment where he was ready to untie her, but he quickly reminded himself of the setting before he re-immersed himself in the role. “I see...well, I’ll run that request with the higher-ups. It might take a while until they decide to hear it.”
 
“Hmph, I won’t talk, you fiend, no matter what you do to me!” she shouted defiantly, gritting her teeth, the corners of her lips turning up ever so slightly.
 
“Oh, but it’s not information I want, my dear princess…”
 
“W-what? Then what do you want? Gemstones? The Empire? My magic?”
 
Shining shook his head, “None of those things. Tell me, are you by any chance…” his fingers slowly slid down her bare legs, stopping at her ankles. “...ticklish?”
 
Cadence’s toes curled, her legs trembling in both nervous and excited anticipation. “I...I…”
 
“So, you’re not gonna be cooperative? That’s fine, I find it more fun to find out on my own, anyway,” he shrugged, lifting up Cadence’s tied up ankles, watching her toes twitch and squirm. His index finger hovered above her feet for a moment, trying to decide which spot to test out first. Of course, he already had the knowledge, but how fun would the roleplay be if he didn’t get to build up the suspense or add to the teasing? He pursed his lip, tapping on each of her toes to see them wiggle or flinch, before he shrugged, slowly dragging it down the arches.
 
Princess Cadence’s breath started to slow. Feeling her ankles being lifted up, she expected the tickling to shortly follow. But the lack of any sort of response from Shining sent a shiver down her spine. With the blindfold on, she wasn’t able to see what Shining was doing, which slowly made her imagine situations that were far worse than what they actually were. Her feet started to cover each other’s soles, trying to defend themselves from tickles that weren’t actually happening. It was when Shining’s finger finally made contact that she let out an involuntary yelp, her soles scrunching up as she bit her lip, trying to to make another sound.
 
“Oh, was that a grin I saw on your face? Perhaps you are ticklish after all, I think a little more exploration is required…” he chuckled. Still using a single index finger, he lightly scratched against the ball of her foot.
 
Every time one part of her foot was tickled, she tried to swat it away with the other foot, which only prompted Shining to tickle the other foot in response. It was only one finger, but it was enough for a grin to be forced on her face.
 
“Tsk, tsk tsk…” Shining shook his head, grabbing a smaller piece of rope. “If you’re gonna be this fidgety, then I’m going to have to do something about that…” he said, wrapping the rope around her big toes, making sure to get tie a firm knot. “There we go, that should prevent any more naughty behavior. Of course, if there is more…” Shining’s voice trailed off, letting Cadence imagine the rest. As he put her feet in his lap, one finger on her foot became two, making figure-eights across her squirming soles.
 
Cadence grit her teeth, her ears folding to the side of her head, trying to block out her husband’s teasing words. Her body gently rocked back and forth, her wings starting to twitch. She was doing well not laughing so far, but her resistance was slowly starting to wane.
 
Shining gradually added more of his fingers to the tickling assault. Soon, all of his fingers were slowly raking down her feet. His index fingers made sure to scratch at her arches while his other fingers slid down her soles, starting back at the balls of her feet to make their journey down to the heels. Shining delighted in watching her toes wiggle in response.
 
Cadence let out a long, strained grunt each time she felt those nails rake down her feet, her cheeks turning red as she desperately tried to keep her laughter contained. Sadly, it was around the fourth time going down that she finally cracked. “Nnngh! Nooohohohoho!”
 
“Ah, there’s the laughter I was hoping for. It’s quite beautiful, I consider it a crime that you’ve been keeping such lovely sounds from me for so long. I think you know what your punishment should be,” he smirked, suddenly digging his fingers underneath her toes.
 
As soon as she started laughing, she couldn’t stop herself. Cadence practically leaped up from the bed, throwing her head back and howling in hysterics. “Waaahahaha! H-Hehehehehelp!”
 
“Oh, I’m afraid there’s no help for you, princess,” Shining shook his head, a magic ring surrounding Cadence’s ankles to prevent future thrashing. “You’re stuck here with me, and I could listen to that pretty laugh of yours all night. In fact…”
 
“Pleeeeaaase! Stahahahap it! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you anything you waaaant!” she squealed, trying to lift her legs up, finding that she was immobile from the knees down, unable to figure out the reason why.
 
“I told you already, I have no need for any information from you, my sweet. I just want to hear you laugh, and laugh, and laugh…” Shining said with a dark chuckle, his fingers sliding in and out between her toes.
 
“Nohohoho mooore! Pleheheeeease!” Cadence laughed, her thrashing becoming more violent, save for her immobilized legs.
 
“Well, I guess I’ll give you a break,” Shining said with a shrug, removing his fingers off of her feet for a solid two seconds. “...Alright, break time’s over,” he chuckled, digging his fingers back in between her squirming toes.