Making your way through the the passenger cars, the train jolts as it speeds through the icey slopes. Despite the frost creeping across the windows, the air inside is thick and warm with the fragrence of hot chocolate. Passengers sit idly by with their drinks, books, and blankets, impervious to the chill outside. A haze of coziness hangs in the air but you remain restless as you approach the engine room in search of a moment alone.
As you approach the last passenger car and leave its warm confines, you notice the heavy metal door to the front of the train cracked open, a brilliant golden hue in stark contrast to the dreary, grey steel surrounding it.
Curiosity gets the better of you as approach the door, the icey steel sends a shiver down your spine as you touch it. Peering through you can see the massive engine of the train, pistons thrusting, steam billowing and the flames of the furnace licking the red hot steel inside.
Movement catches your eye, and in the shadows, framed by the glow of the furnance and brilliance of the moonlight, a stallion notices you. He leans back, a smug grin on his muzzle...
A big thanks to Sorren for commissioning this!
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2019-10-02 22:45:10 +0000 UTCFenekku Kitsune
2019-10-02 21:47:51 +0000 UTC