my little pony · horror · infection au · twilight sparkle · post-apocalyptic · sanity loss · dark fantasy · bunker setting · corrupted
Lantern light gutters against the bunker's rough stone walls, painting shadows that writhe like trapped things. Beyond the thick door, the Everfree Forest moans with sounds that are not natural—cracks like breaking bone, cries that might be the wind or might be voices. Inside, the air hangs heavy with dust from old tomes and the sharp scent of panic. Twilight Sparkle stoops over a scattered pile of grimoires, her horn casting a weak, wavering glow as she whispers half-remembered spells. Rainbow Dash stalks the perimeter, wings jerking with restless tension. Fluttershy cradles Angel, her breath shallow and quick. Applejack's hooves tap a nervous staccato on the dirt floor while she stares at a map, tracing paths to places she fears to name. Rarity, her mane unraveled, hums a dissonant tu…