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Now I’m curious, how does Scar react to the confession? Does he have any like bluescreen moment in shock? Because I’d imagine that he was not expecting that so suddenly.

by the time it happens, scar's had a crush on grian for like...3 years. grian's had his for maybe like 2 years? idk i forgot my timeline lmao. he's definitely a little surprised, sure, but most of all he just feels this sense of relief. both of them were kinda being idiots bc they didn't want to ruin their friendship bc of Feelings so he's honestly just very relieved to know it's requited lmao

...and perhaps also a little sleepy bc while he hadn't been sleeping, he had been leaning against grian's shoulder while they'd been watching a movie. so he was very warm and comfortable dfghj but hearing the confession had him wide awake

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who confesses first?

grian does! it was kind of an accident though, he thought scar was asleep. he said he likes him out loud in hopes that maybe having said it would make the feelings go away, since he's scared of losing his best friend. except then scar responds immediately bc whoops he's awake! and then they get together <3

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how did scarian meet in tiny apartment au!!!!!

they meet through bdubs! since grian is an architect major and scar an animal behavior major, there isn't really much overlap between their classes. but they're both friends with bdubs, who drags them to the same party, wanting his friends to know each other.

things...don't go well at first. two clashing personalities, and maybe one of them (grian, probably) was having a bad day and hadn't really wanted to be there in the first place.

they both leave not really wanting to see the other again, except now it's like they're everywhere. scar will be walking to class and see grian ahead of him, walking in the opposite direction. there's no acknowledgement as they pass each other. or grian will be in the dining hall talking to mumbo and see scar and bdubs walk in, and of course bdubs has to come over to say hi.

which leads to another thing. bdubs is convinced they could be really good friends if they just tried. and woo boy is he going to make them try. he tries to be sneaky about it, too (with minimal success). he'll invite grian to hang out with him and some others, and when asked if scar will be there, tells him no. except he is there, and all bdubs can say is "oops, forgot he said he'd be there!"

it's a little annoying, at first, but slowly, as time passes and they do start actually talking - perhaps at first by complaining about something together, which gets them talking, and then they keep talking, and suddenly the next thing they know, it's been hours and neither of them have moved from their spot.

which of course makes them a little annoyed at first, especially because it means bdubs is right. but as time moves on and they keep talking, over days, weeks, months, they realize that maybe it's not so bad.

and when it comes time to figure out housing for the next year, they agree to get an apartment with pearl and mumbo.

and then, well...the rest is history

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what are everyone's reactions to scarian getting together in tiny apartment au

tysm for asking this <3 i have been Wanting to talk about it

so! don't think i've mentioned this but they get together during december, in winter break. grian goes with scar to visit his family (he usually spends the holiday breaks with jimmy, his cousin, but not this time for reasons i'll mention some other time) and it's sometime during then that The Confession happens (which will be in another post) (once i figure out How Exactly it happens)

so now they're dating! yay. scar's family find out pretty quickly, idk if they told them or maybe they walked in on them kissing, i dunno. but things are fine. and then they go back to where the college is for a new years eve celebration with friends.

they don't tell anyone they're together now but they also don't really...hide it. they're very affectionate, grian sits on scar's lap, they're touching a lot. absolutely sure they're making it very clear.

except...no one bats an eye. they don't even look at them twice. it's as if this is something they always do.

it takes them a bit to realize that...yeah, it kind of is. they've been affectionate with each other for months, and grian is often sitting on scar's lap already.

so they give that up and decide to just...act normally. and when the countdown to new years hits the end, they kiss, and the room explodes into chaos

their friends are all looking at them and questioning when the Fuck did they get together, how long has this been a thing, i thought you guys were just being even more insufferable than usual

their friends are all shocked but also not really. once they get over the initial surprise, there's a lot of "fucking finally"'s. everyone is incredibly relieved they finally got their shit together because it was so obvious they liked each other

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Guardian Angel Grian 👀👀👀

SOOO this is a fun one. Mainly bc while planning/writing I intended it to be a little silly lmao

Basically, Grian is Scar's Guardian Angel. One whom Scar desperately needs, because the amount of times he's come close to death...well. If it weren't for Grian, he'd have died by now.

Which is why Grian decides to go against rule #1 of being a Guardian Angel (never show yourself to the one you're guarding) purely because this cannot keep going. He needs to say SOMETHING.

So here, have a snippet. It's a little silly.

Grian could not believe he was actually doing this. It went against everything he was taught. Rule #1 of being a guardian angel: You do not show yourself to the one you’re assigned to. But he was tired. Scar had had too many close calls in the past week alone. Really, it was only thanks to Grian’s quick thinking that Scar was still alive.  He peeked in on Scar for a moment, making sure he was still in his apartment and alone. If anyone else saw him…it was bad enough he was letting Scar see him. If anyone found out he was doing this… He shook his head. No one would know. Scar would, but he’d make sure he didn’t tell anyone.  With a breath - not that he really needed to breathe, but it helped calm him - he let himself step into the mortal world. He stayed hidden for a bit, watching Scar as he played with his cat, Jellie. After making sure he was in a mostly human-form, albeit with wings, he let himself show to Scar. It took a bit for the man to notice there was someone else in the room, so preoccupied with Jellie he was. But when he did, he jumped, nearly falling off of the couch. Before he had a chance to say anything, Grian spoke. “Do not be afraid. I am Grian, your Guardian Angel.” He paused to see if Scar would say anything, and as he only blinked up at him, continued speaking. “I’m coming here to you because, well…” He frowned. “I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but you’ve come rather close to dying a few times. Many times, actually. All throughout your life. It’s kind of tiring, honestly, so I’m here to ask you to please be more careful. Look both ways, make sure your oven is off when you leave the house, and so on. Please. You’re running me ragged, here.” Scar still didn’t say anything, and Grian shifted. He knew it might be a little odd to say the least to suddenly see an Angel in your home, but surely he could at least say something. “Oh and, please don’t tell anyone you saw me.” Right, had to make sure he said that. He didn’t know how well it’d work but it was worth a shot.  He shifted again, about to speak some more when Scar finally opened his mouth. “Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven? ‘Cause you’re an angel,” he said, and then winked at him, and… What? “I - yes? I just told you I’m your Guardian Angel.” Surely Scar wasn’t…flirting with him.  “Hmm okay, that one didn’t work. How about…did you fall from Heaven? ‘Cause I can’t help but think you’re an angel sent just for me.” This time, along with the wink, he fired a pair of finger guns at him. Grian blinked at him before raising an eyebrow. “Are you really - flirting with me?” He could feel his feathers puffing slightly and forced them flat. This was…why was Scar doing this? He showed himself to Scar and he immediately started flirting with him. Actually, maybe he should have seen this coming. He’d been watching over Scar since he was born, he knew what Scar is like. He just hadn’t expected Scar to turn it on him.

Scar is so silly I love him

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how does scar react when grian comes out as trans

one of scar's moms is trans. so they've definitely had a talk with him at one point before grian comes out about how if he ever wants to use a different name and pronouns he's totally fine to. so he's basically applying that same thing to grian when he comes out. he may be a Little surprised but honestly he just wants his best friend to be happy. and if that means using a different name and pronouns then yippee!

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DO THEY HAVE CATS (jingles is sleeping next to me rn)

they do now. or at the very least, scar's got jellie. i need to go in and add her to what i have written but she will very much be there <3 can't have a scar fic without jellie. i can't separate them

in the future of the au, once they've graduated from college (or maybe in the later years of college) they can have some more cats. maybe katy bee, mr finnegan, pearl, and/or maui. idk we'll see lmao. but yes for sure they will have jellie

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do scar & grian ever admit to bdubs that his plan worked for tiny apartment au

honestly...they don't really need to. bdubs is able to see as they get closer and closer, and after the initial shock of them finally being together wears off, he is very smug about it. constantly makes sure the others know that he's basically the reason they're together