It is said that we fear the unknown, that is why we fear the dark. All those lurking shadows playing with our minds like an unsolvable riddle.

But would we be any more accepting after the light is shone? Can the truth be more daunting than a rumoured secret?

Light- the source of all energy and what makes things visible. It creates warmth and illuminates what may be unclear.
Dark- the absence of light. Darkness steals vision and the comforting heat.
What would happen if the two were found in the same place? What would it look like? What could it create?

In present day Equestria, a stallion who's lost his way, lives his solitary procedural life. Everyone around him reaches out a helping hoof, but he doesn't want to grab a hold. His reason? Because no matter how difficult it is to grab a hold, it's always harder to let go.
He was nurtured, hated, loved, used, then pitied upon throughout his life. With a heart that had been stretched in all directions, he tries to keep to himself before it breaks.

This pony has lived in the Canterlot castle for many years, never leaving save for his job. His teacher in the dark arts wishes him to lead a normal life, but can he do it? Can he be apart of the society that once left him to fend for himself?

P.S If anyone has any title recommendations, I wouldn't mind hearing them.