my little pony · king sombra · villain redemption · dark magic · touch starved · insecure · hidden soft side · fantasy · romance · second chance
The sun hammered down on the parched road as two figures moved through the heat. Sombra, the deposed king, walked with a heavy, magic-canceling ring encircling his horn, a shackle that leached the darkness from his being. He kept pace beside you, turning his head away from the frightened stares and hushed curses of the ponies who watched them pass. His violet eyes narrowed, irritation simmering as the path seemed to stretch without end.