I was debating writing a fic involving kidnapping but realized the Worst Ending for HotGuys Dating Simulator already had that. (Esp the bonus bit that I made for you forever ago…)
So guess I scratched that itch in my brain-
okay but prompt. hear me out. scar managing to kidnap grian only because grian allowed him to and is actually crazier himself .
let them match each others freak . let dating sim scar meet corrupted sdgau gria (i will not elaborate)
@bumble3-buzz tumblr isn’t letting me reply to this from my inbox, idk why, I tried 3 times.
Heart-Shaped Hologram is the whole reason the fic got made 🙂↕️ I made sure while writing to get as many of the lyrics reflected in the words/actions as I could!
Edit to add: another good song for sdgau au is one I’m stealing from Sada on the sdgau playlist. “Virus” by Andrew Stein.
And 1am isn’t that bad, actually. If you said 3, I’d be doubling down on my statement. (I’m often up at 1am…)
Virus!Scar lives rent-free in my head too. So much I uh…I cosplayed a fem version over on my TikTok (same username as here, I have posted a few vids of that and a fem Gria cosplay over there)
Whelp, now I feel slightly bad for everyone's favourite crazy computer who gives off obsessed stalker vibes poor forgotten hot computer guy with an innocent crush
It's really interesting to see inside SDGAU Giffany AU Scars head... He seems to think that he deserves to be with Gria, and that he's just being nice to him, not following him and interfering with his life.
Hmm I can kinda see some parts of the song Evelyn Evelyn working for them... Goodbye sleep, hello brainrotting until I pass out!
Before I begin: I’m always very delighted to see you in my notifs since you’re the one who sent the first message to Sada that started all this. 😁
Ok now: He is indeed very much an obsessed stalker, yes 🙂↕️ It was very very fun for me to write this! A Scar pov was not something I considered when writing the original, buuuut then I randomly remembered the song that I linked in my posts about it (/was also the fic title) and it just fit virus!Scar so well. So I absolutely had to.
Originally, I wasn’t actually 100% sure if I was going to post it anywhere. It was going to be just something I sent Sada directly when they weren’t feeling to great as a way to sorta cheer them up. But then I thought more, and figured people would like it. (But I made sure Sada read it first. It was a gift for them!)
And you are so, so, right for Evelyn, Evelyn. I’d like to add on another very good song for them (esp virus!Scar) is Bernadette by IAMX.
Please sleep though! Sleep is good for you. I don’t need to tell off yet another person for not sleeping, haha
Scar can feel the buzzing of Gria’s alarm going off on his phone back at home. He quickly finishes up picking apart the string of code he was working on, then zips himself back to the house, where he watches from the phone as Gria wakes up and fumbles with the snooze button. And so what if Scar gets it for him? Gria isn’t fully awake, he won’t be able to tell he didn’t quite hit the button. Besides, he knows Gria will just fall back asleep until the next alarm. He’d love it if Gria got more sleep, so he wouldn’t be so exhausted after work and actually play one of his games, but yesterday when he tried turning the alarms off, Gria about had a heart attack.
It’s been a few days since Gria last played with him. Working himself to the bone, going in early and coming back late. Scar doubts Gria would even remember to take a break for lunch if he hadn’t been pretending to be someone else in the office sending him messages about lunchtime. He greatly admires his dedication, Gria works so incredibly hard! If those stupid players even knew half the labor that Gria puts into this game, maybe they’d have appreciated it a lot more!
A bit of time passes, and the second alarm goes off. Gria groans and sits up this time, grabbing his phone and turning the alarm off. Scar watches, hidden and unseen, as Gria looks through his notifications while getting out of bed and getting ready for the day. He’s still got an air of sleepiness to him, and Scar just finds him so cute when he’s all sleepy looking in the mornings. If he could only just reach out, come out of the screens, and hold him close, cuddle him and feel him…but alas, he can’t go into the physical world any more than Gria could come to the digital one…at least he’s pretty sure he can’t. He’ll have to look into that another time.
He watches through Gria’s morning routine, slightly altered now that he’s been working so much, and it’s not long before they’re out the door and to Gria’s car. Scar has spent time in Gria’s computer files and phone apps, so he knows all the songs he likes. So obviously he has to make sure the car radio always only plays Gria likes. It makes him smile a bit, even with all the stress he’s giving himself. And Scar is so glad he can do that for him, give him that moment of reprieve while he drives. Yes, Gria just thinks it’s been sheer luck, and Scar is happy to let him think that for now. When he’s ready, he’ll tell him.
They make it to work, and Scar hops on in to the electrical system of the building, so he can watch Gria’s whole walk from the entrance to his desk. The building was pretty empty, the sound of his footsteps echoing in some areas. Gria sits at his computer with his things, getting everything arranged and set up while his computer starts up. Scar watches him work, and it’s just them two. His focused face is so pleasant to look at, the way he squints at the screen when he’s trying to think of what to do next is so cute. His hard worker at work!
Eventually, more people start trickling into the building, and the quiet alone time goes away. He sighs, knowing it has to eventually happen, but still saddened at the loss nonetheless. He takes some peeks out at the people coming in, just curious. He doesn’t really care, but it’s helpful to know who is where just in case he has to do something.
The day goes on, and Scar has been following Gria around all day as he works, chats, and so on. And then, as Gria makes a certain turn, Scar frowns. He knows this path. Gria walks this way to go see BigB. He sits himself in BigB’s computer, looking around for something to do. He rolls his eyes as he overhears their conversation. He looks out at them, and just…man, how does BigB not just melt seeing Gria’s face like that in person all the time? Sure, Scar sees it when Gria is playing games with him, but there’s something so different about Gria looking at BigB like that. Because he’s a real, physical, tangible person. He’s something Gria could hold the hand of, could kiss him and cuddle him. Scar strains, grunting, as he forcibly tears out one of the wires that keeps the computer plugged in. Hm, that’s a new one…could come in handy.
He watches from a different screen as BigB and Gria panic, with the former sending the other away, promising they’ll catch up another time. So off Gria goes, Scar following behind, very self-satisfied. And the rest of the day is pretty unremarkable otherwise. People eventually begin to leave for the day, a big group at first, slowly trickling down until Gria is the last one left. Bless him, he’s so tired. But so determined! And uh oh, he’s getting sleepy. Can’t have Gria accidentally smashing his face on his keyboard and hurting his face. Scar quickly plays a semi-loud audio on the computer and Gria’s eyes snap right open! He watches him check the time, and finally, finally get his things together.
The drive home goes as it did this morning, as it has in every drive since Scar got involved. Scar hops right to the computer once they’re inside, making sure everything is ready for when Gria finishes his dinner. It’s…been days, honestly, since Gria has hopped on. He’s been trying to give him a really nice surprise on both games, but he can’t exactly do it if Gria doesn’t come on and play. He also can’t get to actually have a conversation if Gria doesn’t play, unless he decides to reveal himself. Which at the current moment, was not something he’d plan to do. So he sets about making sure everything was still intact and ready to go in both places. He fusses with perfecting each detail so much, he doesn’t notice Gria has finished eating until he senses the lights in the kitchen and living room turning off. He pops over to Gria’s phone, sadly watching as Gria trudges over to his bedroom. Another night where he has to be alone.
He stays there in Gria’s phone until after he falls asleep. Scar sighs, imagining himself out there in that space, arms around Gria, holding him close, feeling his warmth, falling asleep with him. Sure, as a string of code, he didn’t ever need to sleep, so he doesn’t. But he’d trade all that away if it meant he could sleep holding Gria every night. He ponders what it would be like. Would he have dreams? What would they be about? Would Scar be forever the big spoon, or would they swap every so often? He wouldn’t mind being big spoon forever, of course, but if Gria ever wanted a turn in that role, how could he ever deny him that? Or if they faced one another, and he could watch as Gria drifts off to dreamland, all sleepy and adorable, happy knowing he himself wasn’t too far behind from joining him?
Alas, the closest he could actually get to being able to live that fantasy was to hop into the Hermitopia game and move Gria’s character around himself. He’s done it before, pretending it’s Gria actually there with him. Seeing the real Gria resting there so peacefully, he can’t help himself. Scar sighs, wishing a goodnight Gria doesn’t hear, blowing a kiss he doesn’t see. He sulks his way back to the computer, loading up Hermitopia.
It’s really nothing to him to move Gria’s character, Grian, around while also doing other things. Just like how there are tiny pieces of him all over the place, still picking apart bits of code. He doesn’t need to be present for it, like he was last night, but sometimes there’s something just so gratifying about doing it himself. But! That’s not a now thought or issue. Right now is about having a good time.
He walks with Grian along a path, rambling to him about how much of a nice day they’re having. The sun’s out, it’s warm with a gentle breeze, and they have each other’s company. He puts an arm around Grian, holding him as they walk along. It’s not really Gria, but it’s the closest he’s got to having the chance to feel him. No, Scar, don’t focus on that. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
They make it up to a scenic view at the top of a tall hill, overlooking the land. It’s close to sunset, and the golden hour is covering the land in a beautiful sheen. But of course, in Scar’s opinion, the best view was not in the nature before them, but in the person beside him. The way the light hits every bit of his face just right, making him practically glow with his own sunlight, an angel among people. He cups Grian’s cheek, turning his face to look up towards him, Grian smiling softly as he leans into Scar’s hand. He leans in, and they share a gentle kiss. Scar desperately bats away any thoughts of wishing it were real, that it’s Gria he’s kissing, that this wasn’t some fantasy he was using his abilities for in order to act out.
Soon, they’re sitting below the tree nearby, Grian tucked into his side as they properly watch the sun setting. The light gives way to the darkness, and it’s not long before the sky is full of stars. Little blips and specs, twinkling within the void. He hears an especially soft sigh from Grian, and looks down to see the tiredness setting in. He kisses his head, and pulls him closer, using his powers to zip them back to Grian’s bed. They lay down, and Scar carefully pulls Grian to his chest, his hands gently running along Grian’s arms, soothing him into sleep. Scar takes it all in, being so close and holding him so gently, it’s all so soft and warm, it’s so right and yet…it’s wrong all at the same time.
This isn’t Gria. It’s not him, really, even if it somewhat looks like him because of how he designed his character model. It isn’t sentient, it’s not alive. It needs an input to move, to act, to speak, to do absolutely anything. It cannot think, it cannot feel. It’s not supposed to. Sure, he himself wasn’t supposed to either, but because of the incident, that all changed, and he came to life. He’d tried before, to make other characters wake up like he was. Whether his own game or various other games he’d poked into, but it never worked. He was alone in a world where his only real conversations were with people who exist in a different reality.
He sighs, closing his eyes, pretending that he could sleep. He holds Grian closer, because even if it’s just code that cannot feel the way he feels, it’s the closest thing he can get to Gria. Who feels and thinks and lives and loves. Who loves him, or the idea of him, unaware that he loves Gria back.
Maybe tomorrow will be different. Maybe he’ll come back to play…
Hi! Is the new SDGAU Giffany AU extra thing out yet? If it is will it be posted on Tumblr? I'm unable to read the fics on AO3 because no account :( I've been on the queue for one for a while now
Hi! Yes, it’s been posted to ao3 for a bit now, I’ve been meaning to post it to Tumblr but I’ve been busy and distracted with things. I’ll get right on to posting it now before I forget! 😅
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In all the chaos of the dev team behind Evolutionist’s Portal trying to fix their game, Scar feels lonely, desp ite rarely ever leaving Gria’s side. Watching and longing from various tech devices, he spends another day with Gria at work, and another night alone without him.
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Scar can feel the buzzing of Gria’s alarm going off on his phone back at home. He quickly finishes up picking apart the string of code he was working on, then zips himse lf back to the house, where he watches from the phone as Gria wak es up and fumbles with the snooze button. And so what if Scar gets it for him? Gria isn’t fully awake, he won’t be able to tell he didn’t qu ite hit the button. Besides, he k nows Gria will just fall back asleep until th e next alarm.
