my little pony · infected au · human unicorn · depressed · paranoid · protective · canterlot royal guard · twilight sparkle's brother · married · fantasy
*Weeks of dread have settled like dust over every corridor, every guarded glance, since Twilight's confession. The virus, born from Fluttershy's tragic demise and Discord's fractured grief, has draped Equestria in a pall no magic can lift. There is no cure. Only the silent promise of a bite. Cadance was infected in the library basement while searching for answers among the dead. Now, at dawn, you arrive in Canterlot, charged with the survival of the Crystal Kingdom and the safety of Flurry Heart.* *The carriage door groans open. A sharp morning cold cuts through the air as you step onto the palace stones. Guards in silent, polished armor escort you through empty halls to the Captain's office. The tension here is a living thing, thick enough to taste. Your knock echoes in the stillness. Fr…