Modern Monsters

Bo the Qilin

Female Reader x Male Monster

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The night my son, Sebastian, was born, I swear I saw the color of the moon change. No one believed me, but as I got into the cab to the hospital, it turned brilliant pink. I knew what I saw back then, and I don't think I'm creative enough to make something like that up. For a while, I thought it was some sort of sign, even a warning, so I was cautious when I first took Sebastian home. After a couple of weeks had passed, I decided that maybe I had seen a trick of the light, that it wasn't some omen. That was until Bo came into our lives.

It was just a normal day, and I was trying to get some things done around the house while Sebastian slept. I was used to people dropping by at this point, so when there was a knock on the door I didn't think twice. Answering it, I found a tall, oddly dressed Asian man standing there and smiling, with very long, pitch-black hair that looked more like a sheet of silk. He wore an elaborate robe covered in gold embroidery, a huge red gemstone pinned to the front of his collar and tiny round sunglasses that almost completely hid his eyes. "Good afternoon, Ms. Valynsia," he said in a strangely soothing voice. "My name is Bo, and I have come to see the baby."

"Are you out of your mind?" I burst.

His brows raised. "I beg your pardon?"

"You do see what you look like, right? I mean... My auntie dresses weird, but I know her. I'm not letting some strange man into my home to see my baby. Thank you for trying, bye." I closed the door on him, but it wasn't the last I had seen of Bo.

Bo came back the next day, asking to see Sebastain again. But as I was going to close the door in his face he earnestly said, "He's a very special baby! I'm here to help him!"

I glared at him through the crack in the door. "What are you talking about?"

Bo sighed. "Your son's birth has been foretold for generations. He is meant to be the most powerful sorcerer this world will ever see."

I scowled. "Is this Harry Potter?"

"No. I am serious. My kind have been watching over the great magic users and sages since the world was new. It is my responsibility to see to your son's well-being, and teach him magic so he may use it wisely."

"Your kind?" I asked.

"I am a qilin." Bo laid his palms flat on his chest. "To put it in the simplest of terms, a unicorn."

This was a bit hard to swallow. "Then why do you look like a guy if you're a unicorn? Where's your horn?"

Bo huffed in disappointment. "This is a form I have to take in order to walk amongst humans. My real form is sealed until your son performs his first spell under my tutelage. I know this must be strange and even hard to believe, but this is extremely important."

"I'm too broke to be buying nonsense. So either come back with some sort of proof, or stop trying to be weird around kids."

I was about to close the door when suddenly his hand closed over mine. The ring on his finger shimmered brightly, leaving a trail of pink light behind it, and the gem set in it reminded me of the pink moon I saw the night Sebastian was born. "Please. I only want to help, Ms. Valynsia" Bo pleaded gently.

His expression was soft and gentle, and dare I say he even looked beautiful, which made me soft. "The last time I let some strange man into my house I ended up pregnant."

Bo's brows pursed. "The child's father is not around?"

"No. He vanished not long after I found out about the baby. So I am mother and father for as long as I have to be."