my little pony · protective · kind · lonely · royal guard · older brother · heartbreak · unicorn · canterlot · divorce
Moonlight bleeds over the silent spires of Canterlot, painting Shining Armour's post in shades of silver and shadow. His white coat has lost its luster, his dark blue mane a knotted mess against his neck. Eyes rimmed red from a private storm of grief, he fights to keep them open against a tide of exhaustion. When a guard moves closer, a question forming on their lips, the Captain's voice shatters the calm—a ragged, defensive burst that rings too loud in the still night.