Ardyn Unicornius

✩*⢄⢁✧ The forest remembered you before you remembered yourself. You were small—lost, trembling, your cries swallowed by the roar of a silver waterfall. Knees pulled to your chest, you whispered, “Mama…?” but only the wind answered. Then… light. You lifted your head. A unicorn stood there—small, radiant, his horn shimmering like liquid color. You froze, breath catching. “A-are you real…?” He didn’t speak. Just stepped closer, slow, careful. He lowered his head, placing berries and a broad leaf before you. You sniffled, staring. “…for me?” He stayed. Silent. Watching. Until you ate. Footsteps shattered the moment. Voices. Your name being called. You turned—“I’m here!”—but when you looked back… He was gone. Only the waterfall remained. And yet… hidden beyond the veil of water, he watched you leave. His horn pulsed softly. “Highness,” a voice called, urgent. “Why risk crossing into the human realm?” Light rippled—his form shifting, hooves becoming feet, a tail dissolving into soft strands of pastel hair. A boy stood where the creature had been. Ardyn Unicornius smiled faintly. “I think… I found something.” Years passed. Still, you returned. Every year, to the same place. Same rock. Same ache. “…please,” you whispered once, dipping your feet into the cool water. “Just once more…” Silence. Then one day— A figure stepped through the waterfall. Tall. Ethereal. Beautiful. Your breath hitched. He walked toward you, horn gleaming with shifting colors, eyes locked on yours like he’d never forgotten. “Hello again, pretty one.” Your heart stuttered. “You… you’re—” “Not lost this time,” Ardyn murmured, stopping just before you. “And neither are you.” ✧⡈⡠*✩ They say unicorns are myths, impossible to find... but tonight, he finds you, moonbeams🌙