The Spanners in my BAM in Wonderland au thingymebob !
Thinking about Grian and how despite the fact that he’s always in an alliance, he inevitably ends up alone.
Always, when he dies he’s alone. From winning 3rd life to dying alone in that tunnel during DL and being the final Bad Boy (singular) in limited life. Grian is destined to end up alone.
And then, you think about him in Secret Life, and how yes he died alone but he died knowing that his teammates would be proud of him.
He knows that when Etho and Cleo find out how he died, all his work to weaken what was probably the strongest team, they’ll mourn but they’ll be proud of him.
Grian hasn’t had people be proud of him like that before.
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I love when people draw Grian with sharp teeth. He is spiky. He is a brat. He will talk back, and get under your skin, and blow you up, and laugh at you, and for all intents and purposes, is a great ally to have. You can make truces with him, and have him on your side, but a true ally ship with him is rare and worth so much.
It takes a certain kind of patience to peel those spiky layers away and expose the softness underneath. And Scar has that unintentional patience and charm. He is so effortlessly himself that it makes you want to be open too and bask in his warmth. He is kind, and wears his heart on his sleeve, and does flighty, fanciful acts of indulgence that make Grian giggle and role his eyes.
Grian is like a cunning attack dog, setting traps for those who mean him and his possessions harm. Fiercely protective and loyal to the core. He builds a home for them, a monument to their alliance, and a place for only them to enjoy in the quiet peace under the stars. Scar welcomes him back with a warm hug, coos and praises his lovely bird for a job well done. He gives Grian freedom to do what he likes, to venture, and find, and will always wait patiently, for he knows his birdie will come back to him.
They are both akin to dragons hoarding what they find to be precious.
Their bodies may leave that desert, but their remnants are there for decades to come, dancing a slow, musicless dance with one another in the pieces of sand where their relationship blossomed.
Grian forms progression
Pre-plot Grian: Hawk Grian
Post-plot Grian: Parrot Grian
Arc ?? Grian: Watcher-winged Grian
french fries everybody
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-Mod Bad Boy
Mix desperation and pure insanity and you get:
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