#THIS TOOK FUCKING FOREVER AJKSJDHD FORGIVE ME

[desertduality]

NEW FIC :D

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Summary:

Scar can’t answer, too busy trying to control his breathing. It was Grian who had helped him build their home in the desert. It was Grian who had chosen to stay by his side, even after he didn’t have to anymore. It was Grian who had sat on the mountain with him, pointing out the stars and naming them.

It was Grian who had looked at him when they were the only two left, and had said there had to be a winner. It was Grian who had led him back to their mountain, hand in hand, and beat him to death in the shifting sands.

Grian remembered none of it.

OR,

The prize of the victor is to forget what they had to do to win. This causes problems for Scar, who has developed a fear of Grian and can’t bring himself to tell him why.