kass

For reasons that don't bear exploration at this juncture, I fell into reading a Scar / Grian story that's a zombie AU, slow burn, full of pining and excellent worldbuilding, rooted in the Third Life / Last Life series. There are thirty-nine chapters to date, and I devoured all of them. And then, seeing that the authors seem to dig fanfic or fanart of their story, I wrote a fix-it scene.

In order for this to make sense, you have to read the, um, 39 existing chapters of There Are Monsters Nearby by Key and Lock. So I can't really imagine that any of you are going to read this. But I'm posting it here anyway, with amused chagrin, because did I intend to stay up last night writing? Reader, I did not. And yet here we are.


Plan Z (1701 words) by Kass
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Charles | Grian/Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar
Characters: Charles | Grian, Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar
Additional Tags: TAMN, Alternate Universe - Zombies, Pining, Unreliable Narrator, fanfic of a fanfic, post-chapter-39, I just want them to be happy
Summary:

“I thought I heard hammering, what are you–” Scar’s voice caught. Grian could see in his eyes that he understood.

His own Cask of Amontillado. Grian was locking himself in the closet to protect everyone else. Back in the closet, he thought, with a note of hysteria. Bet nobody saw that coming.