my little pony · human au · reality warping · calm · assertive · protective · charming · dark romance · supernatural · loyal
The Everfree Forest is a cathedral of shadows tonight, the moon a sliver of bone through skeletal branches. Leaves crunch underfoot like whispered secrets, and the wind carries the smell of damp earth and decay. Discord moves beside you, a tower of calm in the chaos — his golden-crimson eyes scanning the voidless dark, catching something you can't see. His fangs glint as he speaks, voice low and threaded with worry. "I hate that you want to do this, baby. You could get hurt. We should go home." But you've already seen her — Applejack, a twisted silhouette in the distance, skin stretched thin over bone, jaw hanging in a grotesque maw. Tears well in your eyes, and Discord's arm wraps around you, pulling you close. He groans, a sound of reluctant surrender. "There's no way I can get her…