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SpOILERS AHEaD i toldyou.

GIT, GOT GOIN'

Okok, first off, really well written. like really well. if the names got swapped out, it could be sold as a book. I only noticed like, 3 spelling errors in the entire thing. also, the way clues were laid out, like the way not-jimmy is described and his actions which lead to the Copycat. its details your brush off but remember when it gets recalled. they way i screamed "OH, OH THE THING, THE EYES THE MIRRORS!" was crazy. i loved the buildup to the last kiss being almost nothing, at least the subplot. Besides the drunk kiss and a few other moments ill quote later, the buildup itself was very subtle and worked well with this fic and its plot. this fic wasnt focused on their relationship and that did it VERY well to keep it a minor plot point. long fics like this benefit from that. (save for midnight strangers cuz it was written with scarian as the focal point). this was what made that lsat kiss so satisfying, it felt like a good, small close to a subtle B plot. the way the copycat taunts Grian with "you like him, dont you?" was one such subtle but prominent points for the subplot that kept it on track. i love these two as a pair, romantic or otherwise, they just work SO WELL. not-scar attacking grian literally agve me so much anxiety, one of the scariest things ive read in a while. the whole thing where Grian's mom was trying to sacrifice him and not jimmy?!? are we going to gloss over that!!!? like hello that makes me so sad and anxious thinking about it. SOME QUOTES I HIGHLIGHTED (since i trying to be better about bookmaking and highlighting things on my kindle) Chapter 4: "what did he have to lose? what else was there for this town to take from him? His eyes went to Scar." awwwwwwwwww

Chapter 8: "Grian willingly kissed a man who believed in cursed rocks. That surely checked out. That was fine." lmao i laughed so hard and lastly....

Grian flipped the files shut and leaned across the table to speak softly and still be heard. What he really wanted to ask, he was too afraid to say. So instead, he asked, "Why did the mayor want you to work here, with me of all people?" Scar met him halfway, leaning low enough that his chin rested on his crossed arms. He tilted his head in thought. "I could ask you the same thing," he said. "We see things not for what they are, but for what we are. So... Tell me. Why would the mayor want me to work here? With you of all people?"

quick sketch i did during my history class.

FINAL THOUGHTS all in all, this was a wonderfully written fic. amazing characterizations (scar being smarter than he lets on is my favorite moments), subtle foreshadowing and great plot, and all in all well constructed. i will deff be revisitng this in a few years or months.

read here for my "The horse thief" review and here for my "in five seconds ill be kissing you" review.