#scarian fake dating au

[bluiex]

New AU incoming: Scarian fake Dating AU

Okay, so, the premise of this is Scar is the mayor (classic, I know), and the press and his PR are like "You need to get a partner to keep up public image". Which, Scar is absolutely not interested in. But now the press keeps making speculations of him being with the last person he interacted with and now, people think he's some sort of womanizer.

But while all of this is happening, he decides to destress in the public library (bc I'm a nerd), and keeps finding the same dude in the same section every time he goes there. So, he initiates small talk and learns this man is Grian, an architect fanatic. They learn they share similar interest, like both being cat lovers, and Scar finds himself very comfortable around this Grian guy. So, after learning all the small things about Grian, he just brings him gifts (bc thats his love language i decided <3), like a new cat toy, or bakes scones, and more.

Bdubs, his PR, is like "dude, you really need to find someone asap, you're losing the election poll", and so, reluctantly, Scar asks Grian to fake date him so that he can keep his status as mayor, bc void be damn, he's a good mayor. He makes sure it's Grian's choice, bc he prioritizes the comfort of others before his own benefit, but since this is scarian, Grian accepts. But also, Grian thinks this is the prank of the century and will not back down a challenge.

Anyway, so, i'm not quite sure how it is going to go, because while i absolutely adore scarian, I also adore my alloaro Scar headcanon and I think a fake dating AU would be great to play with that concept. So, at first, I was thinking, they don't live with each other, but they love annoying Bdubs and just being the best of friends (while worshiping their cats, as they should). And so, while Scar does win the election, the press is being more nosy and they have to move on to the PDA stage of a relationship. It is a very unusual form of love language and while Scar likes touches and hugs and doing handshakes, it's a bit more uncomfortable for Grian.

And while they're trying to figure out this whole PDA thing, Grian kinda oopsie falls in love with Scar bc, damn, that man is so endearing and like, who wouldn't fall for this idiot? (Bdubs wouldn't, but you didn't heard that from him). And fluster scenes all over the place!!!

And then I'm a bit stuck, cuz while I think Scar would definitely smooch Grian, would he be in love? Sure, he appreciates him and his company and wouldn't mind if he lives with Grian or vice versa, but in his head, it's like they've reached friendship premium. You could add some angst and miscommunication, and then oop, the next election is coming up soon and the citizens aren't sure about the public image Scar is protraying, and this has gotten out of hand, lol, idk where i'm going with this, but do you see the vision?

Fake Dating AU my belothed <3

-- bloop anon

I ADORE IT SO MUCH LOVE IT Okay the alloaro (from my understanding of it-) Scar being that would me he doesn't necessarily romantically love Grian the same with Grian loves Scar right? But there can be some sexual attraction? (please correct me if im wrong akjdfgjh ive only recently heard of the alloaro term)

Which that could lead to the whole, miscommunications and Grian feeling like Scar was leading him on somewhat. But Scar really does enjoy and loves Grian, but in his own way. It might not be what Grian was expecting but.. Scar does love him. (would a QPR be viable in this situation?)

[blorbo-posts]

Scarian fake dating au I'm going to start writing later

Scar is a faerie prince, who doesn't want to get married, but is being pressured to by his parents for the sake of the royal family's public image. So, to get out of it, he convinces his knight, Grian, to fake date him to get out of the engagement. The only problem? Grian is in love with Scar. And Scar is in love with Grian but hasn't realised it. Cue two idiots pining after each other, acting like a couple 24/7 but not once realising it might be reciprocated. Cue angst and fluff.

[ramblings-into-the-void]

I’ve not slept and even tho it’s already 8:30am, I will not tough it out and I will in fact go to sleep after spending the night writing a story that I will end up being turned into a lesbian scarian fic, transferring my favorite fics to my kindle (kiribaku and scarian mainly) and then deciding to also put a couple new fics for me to read (all of them being jean/armin), and then reading one of the jearmin fics (which has kept me entertained and then when the sun came up and my ma asked for my help with our dogs, I decided that I should eat after forgetting to eat dinner (this has become my dinner), and now I haven’t even been awake 24 hours, not even 20 yet, but I am sleepy and rambling now and I’ve lost the point of this but also maybe scarian fic will be posted in Like a month if I keep my motivation up (it’s going to be widely out of character but I don’t care because it’s silly to me and I don’t hate what I’m writing for the first time in a while and thinking of it as scarian made me laugh so) okay now I sleep we’ll see if I even tag this I’m

[rosaacicularis]

Please don't be sorry for being mia... work and sleep are important :) I promise our brainrot for your wonderful aus hasn't disappeared while you were gone! If anything it's overgrown, and our somewhat peaceful scarian garden has erupted into a mini forest <33

-🍂

oh so true, i’ve been thinking about them massively but haven't had a chance to spill all my thoughts so the next two days might see a bit of miscellaneous scarian brainrot....

[definitelynotshouting]

this is so random LOL but like you’re the scarian person to me right. i’ve been out of mcyt and shit for a while but now i’m trying to find this fic and it was like, scar and grian were fake dating because grian kept getting asked out and he hated. it was a college au i think and had 4-5 chapters, do you know it??? i’ve been looking for hours 😭

Ohhh im afraid i cant recall off the top of my head anon im so sorry!!! DD: but if any of my followers know what it is pls feel free to tack onto this ask so anon can find it!!!!

[sharkian-fics]

OUGHH thank you first of all yes this is the same anon ❤️❤️ i eagerly await my scarian breeding

a silly little question for you : outside of your own (which are obviously extremely great), what’re your favourite fics? can be nsfw, sfw, any ship, no ships - idc just gimme some recommendations!!

- cherry anon

it might be a while bc I've got up to #9 set (#10 now i guess) for which kinktober prompts to do but it shall come! one day...

And oooh ok fave fics...hmmm. These will all be scarian because that's basically all I read lmao

Firstly anything by remrose (@remwrites) is Very Very Good. I especially love their fireworks exploding in the distance series, one of the first few scarian ones i read i think and Definitely plays a part in how I write them. They also have a fake dating your ex au which is ALSO amazing

toil and sweat (losing your breath) by definitelynotshouting (@definitelynotshouting) is one I read a lot it is So So Good. they also have the hunger au which I am...very behind on but what I have read is very good!!!

As for more sfw stuff (though well two of the above are sfw lmao), there's both philosopy and lodestones by setworldspawn. Both unfinished but I absolutely adore them and am very excited for 'em.

Lastly (for now), there's amethystfairy1's (@amethystfairy1) superhero au! Admittedly I've only read the scarian fics in the series (one day when I'm not lazy I'll go through and read it all) but they're so good. The amount of times I've read Snickerdoodle....love that fic so much. Love the series. One day I will not be lazy. Oh and some of these were also some of the first scarian fics I read I think

I'm gonna end it there for now but there's honestly so many I could rec, maybe I'll add more to this later...

[funkily]

You have a scarian fake dating au (stares)?

oh boy 😭

IM BEING DRAMATIC . its my most popular fic ever and its from 3 years ago and i dont know how it holds up . judge for yourself !

[ween-kitchens]

GUYS VOTE JOE AND ILL FINISH THE SCARIAN FAKE DATING FIC AND CONTINUE THE FLOWER SHOP AU

[overanalysingfandoms]

I think I've finally figured out the Flower Husbands part of my Scarian/Third Life Robin Hood AU

I'm going to make them both nobles

Jimmy comes from a noble family that's fairly close to the king, but not close enough that they're regular members of his court. They probably go to court about once or twice a month, so Jimmy knows everyone there and is particularly close with Prince Grian, his servant Pearl, Martyn and Joel. Especially after his older sister, Lizzie, becomes Prince Grian's lady in waiting.

I think I'm going to say Scott's parents are ambassadors from a different kingdom and so occasionally work with King Mumbo or other members of the Royal family at court but not at all frequently, especially after Ren takes over for Mumbo. They probably only really go when fancy balls or banquets are happening. So Scott does know a few people in court but isn't really close with any of them.

Although, when his parents were in boring ambassador meetings with Mumbo, Scott sneaks down to the local villiage with Xornoth and has befriend Cleo.

I think Scott and Jimmy meet at balls and parties while trying to get air/away from the other guests. For Scott because he is tired of the constant socialising, the masks everyone puts on and the overall fakeness of noble society at these events. For Jimmy, he's just awkward around people and doesn't really know how to make small talk in the way Scott does, plus, he's hiding from Grian who's trying to prank him because that's the Prince's only source of entertainment at these balls.

Scott and Jimmy probably first meet on a balcony overlooking the royal gardens and hit it off pretty quick. They both fall hard and fast for the other.

The only issue it, they're both of marriageable age and neither of their parents would be willing to accept their union. Scott's because he is expected to marry a man from his home country and Jimmy's because they want Jimmy to marry someone higher on the social ladder.

So Scott and Jimmy continue to date in semi-secret. Their close friends and siblings like Grian, Joel, Cleo, Lizzie and Xornoth know. Things happen in the background, notably the start of Good Times and The Resistance. The only impact that has on Jimmy's life is him being able to tease Grian about how he thinks Good Times is attractive (which he denies profusely) and, more notably, Joel betraying Ren and joining The Resistance, meaning his and Lizzie's engagement is 'broken' in official terms (they're still secrerly together but can't risk Lizzie being branded a traitor too).

This is bad for Jimmy as the only reason his parents had been more lax about his lack of engagement was that Lizzie was going to marry one of the King's inner circle. With that 'gone', they betroth him to Fwhip, the son of a wealthy noble who Jimmy has only met once or twice and, while they get on, neither of them particularly want to marry the other.

On Scott's end, his parents arrange a marriage between him and Joey, a noble from their home kingdom who Xornoth meets and the two fall head over heels for eachother.

Scott and Jimmy, thoroughly distressed by everything falling apart around them, confide (read: have a mental breakdown) to their siblings.

Lizzie tells Jimmy that he and Scott could always just run away, and if they're nervous about that, the group that Joel just joined is looking for members and would be happy to take them in. Jimmy actually quite likes this idea and discusses it with Scott who is unsure and goes to Xornoth for advice. Xornoth encourages them to do it and says they're happy to take on the betrothal to Joey because they like eachother, a lot.

So Jimmy and Scott do just that and Scar welcomes them into The Resistance with open arms. Joel is delighted to have someone to make fun of and Grian is happy to finally have someone semi-rational (aka Scott) in The Resistance full time to prevent Scar from constantly making risky plans which almost lead to him being caught.

And they live happily ever after

For more of this AU please check out some of my other posts, or the Scarian Robin Hood AU and Third Life Robin Hood AU tags

[ilexdiapason]

sure. you could call me babe for the weekend

BFTW MY BABYGIRL is a scarian fake dating au! i will grab another screenshot bc im not on laptop any more and am thus lazy. its saurrr long but i plan on working on it all year and then hopefully putting it out fully formed next christmas. 18 months after i came up with it. lol.

[scarian-fic-recs]

Hello! May I ask for some fake dating aus ones, if there even is some with that troupe

fake dating is one of my favorite tropes and it’s a crime there aren’t a lot in the scarian tag. as far as I could find, there is only one that’s completed and if you’ve searched for this before you’ve probably already seen it but I will recommend it!!

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Grand Opening (of our hearts) - by funkily @funkily

10/10 Chapters - 13,533 words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34513771

Everything’s spiraling out of control.
It started as sort of a joke between 3rd Lifers, but then news got back to the rest of the Hermits and now the grand opening of the Boatem Shopping District is coming up and Scar and Grian are expected to be there. Capital-T Together. But whatever, they can pull through a couple more days. I mean, it’s just a bit. That’s all.

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This is actually one of the first scarian fics I ever read fun fact!! If anyone knows of any other fake dating aus they enjoyed feel free to comment a link!! Enjoy :]

[bluiex]

Bloop anon here!

To answer your question, I think a QPR would be great for the two of them (some hurt/comfort after all of those miscommunications and Grian thinking Scar lead him on). Again, this AU is just sorta floating in my head and I just needed to shout it to the void, or your anon ideas box.

But you are in fact correct, from my understanding (bc i'm ace maybe aro lol), alloaro is that there is sexual attraction but no romantic attraction. This headcanon mostly comes from the fact that for some reason, I just kinda always picture Scar flirting with everyone, even friends, and just being like "woah this person is so hot, I could just [include any sexual activity here]". But, he would love people his way, he loves all of his friends and if he ends up in a friends with benefits situation, that literally wouldn't bother him, as long as he gets to bake them more cookies afterwards, or give suggestions to their build.

Idk, it's just a niche idea and headcanon, and I thought it would be interesting with this headcanon to explore a fake dating dynamic.

-- bloop anon

Great! Man I would love for this idea you got brewing too end up with a qpr at the end of it. Grian's happy, Scar's happy, and they love each other in their own ways! eeee its so good

[bluiex]

Hello, hello, hello! It's been a long time since I send a snippet from one of my WIPs, so, have something from my fake dating AU. Sorry if it stops abruptly, I'm not satisfied with the end of that scene.

They are so neurodivergent your honor <333

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Someone knocked on the door, cutting off whatever he was going to say, dragging both their attention to the door. Cub cleared his throat, fist covering his mouth, when the two pair of eyes landed on him, glancing at the side.

“Cub!” Scar greeted. 

“Hello.”

“Well, c’min, don’t just stand there,” Scar gestured to him.

Cub opened and closed his mouth. “Um, right.”

He approached the desk just as Bdubs stood up and grabbed half the pile of paperwork. He let out a big sigh, turning his head to the both of them, lips pursed. 

“Just confirming,” he pointed at Cub and then Scar, struggling to hold the pile of paper in his arms, “this is completely platonic.”

Scar groaned, sensing his leg bouncing faster now. “Yes, Bdubs, this is platonic.”

It was silent for a moment, making Scar look up to his mayoral assistant. Bdubs frowned and huffed.

“Fine. Have a good evening.”

He slammed the door shut behind him, Scar cringing at the loud and sudden noise. He turned his gaze to Cub, who stood there, face neutral. He adjusted his glasses and sent a raised eyebrow in question. 

Scar chuckled nervously, itching to pet Jellie if only she was here, leg still bouncing. 

“Uh,” he started eloquently.

“Why did Bdubs ask that?” Cub’s position was still, only moved to face Scar. 

“Well,” Scar dragged in order to properly think about his next words. “You know how people often date or get married to look mature?”

At Cub’s silence, Scar took this as a “no ”. 

“HEP wants me to be in a relationship. A romantic one,” Scar frowned at the word, not even sure himself what that entailed. 

Cub looked at the door and back at Scar. “Bdubs is pushing you to be in such relationship,” he concluded.

Scar intertwined his fingers together, eyes glued at the paperwork in front of him. He wondered if he should admit to Cub what the press thought about the whole ordeal. Was it better to keep his friend in the shadows or for him to be mortified?

Scar glanced at his friend. Cub haven’t moved, and Scar realized since when did he hide things from Cub? Especially if it concerned him?

“Yeah. The press thinks we’re a couple, so every time they see me with anyone else than you, they often call me a cheater, which,” Scar winced, twirling a pen in his hand, “has tainted a bad image about me.”

Cub hummed, fidgeting with the edge of his dress shirt. 

“That’s quite unfortunate,” he murmured.

Scar groaned. “I know! ” He ran his fingers through his hair and picked the pen back. “I just don’t understand why people care about that.”

(Oop, it seems convex fans might've influenced me a lot. Accidentally made them the fake dating couple instead of my original, kinda why I don't really like what I wrote to end the scene. Just been struggling with a lot of writer's block, so, I'm just glad I manage to write this)

YEEEES MORE OF THE FAKING DATING AU

OOOO i love the change tho! of them being the fake dating couple! Esp with the added of the people thinking they are and ykno.. bad press and all. LOVE IT

[bluiex]

Heyyyyyyy, it's me, Bloop Anon, back at it with their fake dating AU that seems to be possessed by the fluff and crack gods. Please enjoy watching cats interacting with each other bc i miss my cat gosh darn it, i just want to pet her, is that too much to ask? anyway, totally didnt based this off my own cat behaviour, no sireeeeeee

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“Jellie, no! Come back here!”

He wasn’t quick enough, she already started to smell the cages. One cat, probably Pearl if Scar remembered how they each looked like, hissed lowly, backing into her cage. Jellie only looked at her before moving on to the next cage. 

Maui was much more curious than Pearl, poking his nose out of the cage, making Jellie hiss. They had a staring contest before Grian clapped his hands, making both of them jump and making Jellie hide under the couch.

“Well, that went well.”

Scar gaped at him.

“What do you mean that went well?”

Grian shrugged. “They didn’t try to bite each other, I count that as a success.”

Scar closed his mouth, speechless. If it weren’t for the cages, he was certain Jellie would’ve fought Maui. He was about to express such thought when Grian took out his phone from his pocket and pointed at his room.

“May I call my girlfriend?”

Scar nodded, not quite understand what was going on anymore.

Grian closed the door and Scar could hear the faint conversation. A hiss brought his attention back to the cats, who were having a standoff, Maui’s muzzle still poking out and Jellie sitting on her hide legs, not looking impress.

“Oh no,” he muttered.

He tried grabbing Jellie, but she slipped under his grasp and hid behind Pearl’s cage, much to the gray cat’s chagrin.

“Jellie, c’mere girl,” he called, putting on his baby voice and extending his hand towards her.

Jellie frowned at the hand, tapped it with her paw (her claws were out, if Scar hadn’t retracted his hand, he would’ve gotten a scratch) and walked to Maui’s cage. Scar let out an offended gasp.

“Oh, you little rapscallion! Ignoring your dear old dad like that.”

Gently, he approached her, trying to get her away from those two cats, who were probably traumatized at this point. Except maybe Maui, he looked like he was having a great time. 

“Now now, Jellie, no use to be difficult. Let’s just leave those two alone—”

Turned out, Jellie was a smart cat. She hid under the couch before he could grab her, cursing underneath his breath. He was on all four, trying to get Jellie who simply sat on all four legs, looking like your typical loaf of bread, as if she was mocking him. Knowing her, he wouldn’t be surprised if she was.

Grian came out of his room, at a very bad timing, and stopped in his tracks when his eyes landed on Scar. 

“What are you doing?”

His accent was more pronounced than usual, catching Scar off-guard. He slowly raised himself on his two legs and gave the blond man a sheepish smile. 

“Nothing,” he said innocently.

Grian crossed his arms, eyebrow raised. 

“Uh-huh. And I’m supposed to believe that?”

“Yes, actually, sometimes I like to lay on all four and just look under the couch.” He pointed at his temple. “It recalibrates my brain.”

Grian let out a frustrated sigh, shaking his head slightly. He raised his phone and shook it slightly. Scar kept his gaze on the device.

“Just called my girlfriend and we agreed to leave the cats at your place until we come back from our vacation.”

Scar perked up at that, bouncing on the ball of his feet and clapping his hands together. Grian looked at the ceiling.

“I’ll come back with their food and another litter box.” He looked around the room, inhaling sharply. “Not sure where you’re gonna put the other litter box—”

“Don’t worry, I’ll figure that part out.”

Grian quirked his eyebrow, but shrugged it off.

“I’ll still show you how to give their food, and don’t worry, they eat from the same bowl no matter how many times I tell them they each have their own bowls.”

Grian joined him, sitting on the ball of his feet, and opened the cages. His cats immediately went to greet him, purring and rubbing their face against his knees. He cooed.

“You guys be good, alright? Daddy will be back in a couple of days.”

Scar had completely forgotten to ask him when he’d be back.

“A couple of days, you say?”

Grian chuckled. “Yeah, we’ll be out for almost ten days.”

“I hope you guys have fun.”

Grian grinned at him. “Oh, we will.”

He said it as if Scar was in on the joke, if it even was a joke, except scar was never good at understanding subtext, so he simply smiled and nodded. 

Maui rubbed his face against Scar’s thigh, making him almost jump out of his spot. He tentatively scratched behind his ears and received loud purrs in return. He smiled softly, petting his ears, cheek, neck, you named it. Grian giggled.

“Aww, he likes you.”

Scar let out a laugh. “For now.”

Grian gently slapped his arm. “Don’t say that, I’m sure every cat loves you.”

Scar laughed at that. “You tell that to Jellie.”

Grian hummed and rose up, letting out a sigh. He turned his gaze to Scar, who was still petting Maui.

“Well, I’ll see you in a bit.”

Scar nodded, still in that euphoria of being chosen by a cat. Grian let out a chuckle, and left the apartment, leaving the residents none the wiser.

-- bloop anon (i am totally not projecting onto scar, what are you talking about? totally didnt make him neurodivergent coded (adhd, autism, anxiety? fuck if i know))

True and real cat behavior

I LVOE THIS AU I'M SO HAPPY YOU'VE GIVEN US MORE!!!

[bluiex]

Hello there dear Bluie. It is I, back with some more of my fake dating AU that I've accidentally turned into crack. I do not control the characters, the characters control me. I also do not know how to talk normally to strangers, so, excuse the lack of secrecy in this conversation.

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“Well, hello there.”

They jolted and turned around, slamming the book on their chest as if Scar wanted to steal it—which he didn’t. They squinted at him when they realized who talked to them.

“Oh. It’s you.”

Scar simply grinned. “I didn’t expect to see you here of all places.”

They bit their lower lip, slightly turning their gaze away (not that Scar was looking into their eyes, he was perfectly content to look at their mouth), and looked back at his face. 

“Well,” they paused and gave him a bewildered look. “Wait, you didn’t expect me in the library?”

Scar’s eyes widened. “No, no, I mean, of course I expected you in the library—who wouldn’t want to be in the library—I meant, like, why the boring section of the library?”

They quirked an eyebrow. “I could ask the same.”

Scar gestured with his thumb to the cooking section and presented the cooking book. “Getting something for a visit.”

They hummed. “I’m here for the exact same reason.” They pushed back their shoulders, trying to look taller and confident.

Scar pointed at the book in their hands. “That?”

They inspected the book and gave him a smirk. “Yep.”

“May I ask the occasion?”

Their smirk only grew. “Vacation with my girlfriend.”

Scar held the book with both hands, bouncing on the ball of his feet. “Aww, that’s so cool! I do hope you guys will have fun.”

Their chest puffed. “Why thank you.” They looked at the book, a smile appearing. “We’ve been planning this for a long time, now. You see,” they looked back at him, “we both love travelling, and I’d be a shitty boyfriend if I told her we have to push back our common goal.”

Scar nodded solemnly, knowing absolutely nothing about romantic relationships and how they worked. He drummed his fingers against the cover of his book and smiled at the cat lover. 

And that was when it hit him.

“Oh wait, do you have catsitters?”

He blinked at Scar, mouth agape, and frowned. “What?”

“Catsitters,” Scar repeated, as if it was a known word. The stranger still looked confused. “You know, babysitters but for cats?”

“Oh,” he said, scratching his chin in thought. “I don’t think Amelia called anyone about that.”

“I can do it,” Scar offered without thinking of the consequences. 

And probably suggested a bit too loud when someone close to them shushed them quite loudly. Scar winced, hunching his shoulders and gave that person a sheepish smile. 

“I’ll talk to my girlfriend about it,” the cat lover said, bringing Scar’s attention back to him, “and then I’ll contact you for the final decision.”

Scar grinned. “Sounds good to me.”

The cat lover placed his bag on the ground, opened it and took out a sticky note with a pen. He poked out his tongue as he wrote on it, tore it from the pile, and shoved it to Scar’s chest, sticking it on the cook book. 

Hands on his hips, he let out a sigh. 

“I wrote my contact info. Send something to me before night fall.”

He closed his bag, put it on his shoulders and stood there, both having a starring competition. 

“See ya,” was the last thing he said before he left Scar alone, eyes bored on a wall. 

Scar shook his head and looked at the sticky note. Scar had seen worse handwriting, but it still took him a while to decipher it. 

Grian :)

Below it were a phone number and an email address. Scar couldn’t help the smile forming on his face. The stranger at the library had a name.

-- bloop anon (do not worry about the girlfriend, i have a plan :) )

AAAH I LOVE IT

It's funny tho, I've no idea how strangers interact and I find this very charming and good!

[rosaacicularis]

Literally fake dating is top tier and I am STARVING

- scarrred-for-life

no literally! NO LITERALLY!!!!! i need more, and i need it now

here’s the basic premise… estimated wordcount like 5k-10k but that was also the estimated word count for the fix that is now almost 25k and still not finished so….

scar makes a crossroads deal with watcher!grian to be his fake date for his vacation with his friends, because he accidentally said he was in a relationship when he definitely wasn’t. now scar has to give grian a crash course on how to act human and they have to convince everybody that they’ve been together for weeks. grian’s lets scar off the hook easy with what he owes, because grian just wants to know how the human world works… and maybe they fall in love along the way. <3