This is a short work of erotic fiction containing furry, or anthropomorphic, characters, which are animals that either demonstrate human intelligence or walk on two legs, for the purposes of these tales. It is a thriving and growing fandom in which creators are prevalent in art and writing especially.
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Loving a Unicorn
Heartbeat Passage
Chapter Six
The herd encircled Christian from a respectful, watchful distance, horns tilted towards him at their centre. Celeste stood at his side, so close that her foreleg and shoulder squeezed up to the length of his body. Snorting, she eased closer still, unwilling for him move away for even the fraction of a second. He rested a hand on her shoulder, as he wouldn't have a hand for much longer, and murmured to her, watching her ears flick towards him in response. She kept her words to herself for the moment, however, tension lining the stiff arch of her neck.
His whole life was about to change and it could have been any other normal day. The birds sang through the trees above the unicorn village, branches outstretched as if in protection, and deer grazed between the trees, does watchful over their fawns. He watched as a stag chewed a mouthful of grass, jaw working in a circular motion to crush it down, forced down his throat by a slimy, grey tongue.
Celeste wore a special array of jewellery for the occasion. With a fabric base to contain the precious gems, the unicorn showed off a loop of silk around her neck, which dipped between her forelegs and met back at her withers. The silk was dotted with snowflake obsidian, black stones with a smatter of grey-white across each tumbled gem, shiny under the weight of their care. A head piece draped from her ears, hanging loose over her cheekbones and down the centre of her face, woven so that it required no fastenings to stay in place no matter how much she moved her head. Around her fetlocks looped beads and beads of obsidian and moonstone, complementing one another in a woven design that seemed to hold itself up to her cannon bone without any clasps at all. Finally, her tail and mane completed the ensemble with woven in stones so they appeared to be part of the unicorn herself.
Christian struggled to drag his eyes away from her. The mare looked as if she had stepped straight out of a fairytale. And his fairytale was about to begin.
"Christian," Celeste's father approached him, meeting his eyes - a mark of respect. "Are you prepared for the ceremony?"
Christian was not sure how he should have prepared but he knew in his heart that he was as ready as he would ever be.
"I am, sir."
Caderyn touched Christian on either shoulder with the tip of his horn. The human quivered under the force of the magic roiling within, more powerful than even Celeste's. But his daughter was younger and less experienced than the aged, wizened stallion. One day, she would be as strong as he.
"You will do well," he said, his tone solemn. "Thank you, Christian, for the sacrifice you are about to make."
Moirin joined her mate in the centre of the circle as the unicorns fidgeted, excitement rippling through the herd as one. The mare lifted her head high and whinnied to the twilight above, the first stars dotting the grey-blue visible between the leaves.
"Brothers! Sisters! We are gathered here today to bear witness to the transformation of Christian, a human, into a unicorn."
She paused, ears pricked and quivering. The unicorns stamped and cheered, a vibrant mass of every coat colour under the sun. Christian's heart drummed, vibrations from their hooves sending tremors through the ground and up his legs, though he resisted the urge to lean on Celeste for support. The herd was stronger together, containing a storm, yet they were all unique. Moirin held her head high.
"In doing so, he shall join our cause in securing the future of unicorns across the world, ensuring that our line continues and strengthens with his blood!"
Kneeling, Christian bowed his head to a chorus of unicorn nickers, letting the sound surround him and lift him up. He could do it. He would do it. For the herd - his herd. For Celeste. His heart beat steadily and he took deep, calming breaths, picking out the details in the grass beneath his hands. He spread his fingers around the blades, watching a red ladybird with three black spots on each wing crawl to the tip of a stem like a drop of dew.
Whinnying, Celeste nuzzled his shoulder and he let the mare push her nose into his palm. He wouldn't have a palm for much longer so he may as well have some use of it. He only wished he could use his fingers to pleasure her one last time.
The unicorn royals stepped back, allowing them their space for the ceremony. Looking up, Christian met Celeste's trusting, peaceful gaze and nodded just the once: he was ready.
"How should we begin?" He asked, voice trembling. "I...I wouldn't know how this is done. But you do."