https://archiveofourown.org/works/42546327 ____________ The hand shakes as it pulls away from the person's mouth to reveal wet blood coating the palm of their hand. With a shaky breath, they take one short glance at the cup of tea that was safe before the person in front of them came into the office. “I’m sorry Scar, but Mumbo needs to be Mayor.” Grian one of Scar’s dear friends spoke with a hardened look with a bit of sadness attracted to it which the other didn’t understand. Scar shook his head not wanting to listen to what the other had to say. Scar didn’t want to give in to the feeling of pain that came with the betrayal. The scarred man knows that his friendship with Grian wasn’t that close compared with the other's closeness with the Redstone engineer Mumbo, but god does it still hurt tenfold. “Scar-” The avian was cut off by the chair scraping the floor as Scar stands abruptly with a tight smile. The mayor reaches out for the papers that Grian had placed on his desk to sign which were documents stating that Scar had handed over his Mayor ship to Mumbo. Which the brunette had refused when the other placed them on his desk. Scar grabs his ahold of his quill and wipes it of its black ink and as if the gods within the void were in his favor a wet cough rose up causing the scarred man to catch it in the palm of his hand. He quickly dips the quill in the crimson liquids and within a few seconds, the signature was printed onto the papers. “If... that's what you....want....” Picking up the papers with the hand that is not tainted with his blood he holds it out towards Grian who looks almost mortified but took the papers firmly making sure to not touch the signature written on the paper. Scar nods with a groan as the pain quickly spreads through his body. He wasn’t getting out of this, was he? I knew the pains of a regular poison potion and instant harming potion and those never felt permanent. “Can.......Can you get Cub.....I-I” Before Scar could finish his sentence his legs buckled under the weight causing him to scatter other papers and items off his desk as he fell onto his side with a groan at the pain that it caused. There was a shout but the scarred man wasn’t sure if it came from himself or the other in the room. He was pulled onto his back causing him to stare up at the ceiling of his office as the other was rapidly talking to him, but everything was too muffled for him to understand a word that is Grian saying to him. Grian said something and quickly made his way out of the office as Scar lay there as his vision started to slowly fade. Something soft rubs against his hand causing him to turn his head as best as he can to see Jellie rubbing her head on his hand that lays flat on the floor. A soft smile forms on his face thinking about how he was wondering where she has been since she wasn’t in the office when he walked in. His vision blurs as tears started to stream down his face happy that he gets to see Jellie one last time. “Jellie” He mutters with his last breath as the life in his eyes faded with the soft smile. When Jellie was done getting her rubs she walks up and tucks herself against his neck and with a soft breath she goes to sleep. (Wanted to add this because I feel some might be confused on why Scar called for Cub. Its because Scar knew he was going to die and he wanted Cub who is like a brother to him to be right beside him as he dies.)
I kinda think the song Owl in a cage/Gilded Jail, by Stolas from Helluva Boss fits Scar’s double life character.
More Scar angst! What if Scar has two large scars on his back were his Vex wings would be. So his Vex Form doesn’t have wings anymore because they were cut/chopped off.