#in kiburi's case because ushari tricked him into the army
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hey *throws toxic tragic kiburi x ushari au at you*
kiburi wants to become the leader of his float. a snake has some bigger ideas for him. ushari says that kiburi can become leader of the pridelands too, then crocodiles will finally be respected to his standards. ushari wants respect for all reptiles. kiburi doesn't mind that. he believes him.
the plan fails, and he has nothing but his friends now. kiburi finds ushari, who offers him something in return for keeping his life. kiburi should kill him, but he doesn't.
kiburi meets scar, who ushari has complete trust in. if he follows scar, he could rule someday. with ushari by his side, reptiles could finally be respected. trusting him is working in his favour.
the army never wins. kiburi can feel every bruise, cut and scrape that doesn't have a chance to heal. he can see the weariness in his float from fighting every day. the pressure is destroying them all. ushari never gains a single tear in his perfect scales. scar rants and rages about how the army isn't good enough. ushari never has to face scar's wrath. maybe he was wrong to trust him, but there's no turning back now, there is nothing else. and traitors are no better than dead.
janja turns against them. he survives their attempt to kill him and finds happiness somehow. there is no peace for the army, so they're sure he was never really one of them. kiburi doesn't feel any guilt. scar promises this is the last battle to win the pridelands. ushari is sure of it, so kiburi is too.
and he was right. the army wins the very moment that ushari's venom infects kion's mind. there is nothing that the pridelanders can do. for once, there is victory for the army. for once, there is peace.
fire quickly takes over every patch of land in sight. all of it is theirs. kiburi's float will never have to get another wound again. they will never have to go hungry again. they will never have to share again. they will never be unhappy again. kiburi is glad he trusted ushari.
until all the lands had nothing left. there isn't enough water. his float are gone. kiburi barely manages to get by. this is all ushari's fault. such a smart snake should have known better.
ushari tricked him. those comforting words of ruling the lands were all false promises. everything was a lie, it must have been. scar's reign meant nothing could survive. such a smart snake should have known that.
ushari betrayed him, so kiburi makes sure he brings justice.
#not my best writing but#this au came to me and i HAD to write it out#for full disclosure i was inspired by I'm Your Man by Mitski <3#“i'm an angel you're a dog” but it's kiburi being entranced by ushari and doing all the hard work in the army#“you believe me like a god i destroy you like i am” but it's the army believing in scar's cause even when it's destroying them#in kiburi's case because ushari tricked him into the army#“one day you'll figure me out i'll meet judgement by the hounds” but its kiburi realising he was tricked all along#obviously its scar's fault not ushari's but kiburi believes that ushari MUST have known#so the angst is in that ushari DIDN'T know this would happen. he was tricked too#but kiburi is in so much grief and rage that he thinks ushari did this on purpose. so he goes after him to kill him#gosh that lyric is so vivid to me i wish i could draw amvs ANYWAY CONTINUING-#“you believe me like a god i betray you like a man” but its kiburi confronting ushari. he really did believe him like a god#but kiburi thinks ushari turned against him. ushari doesn't understand#he thinks that they've both been betrayed by scar . which is mostly true but not in kiburi's eyes#so he tries to attack ushari and in defense ushari bites him thus they both betray each other 👍#tlg you are not immune to my dark angst AUs#fueled by mistki songs apparently 😔🙏#still not over kiburi x ushari apparently#tlg au#kiburi x ushari
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