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It Spreads - Convex (Angst) - CFAU

Hi I promise I'm not dead!!

Who, me? Disappear for several months and then give you out of context Corrupted Flame AU Convex angst? Nooo...

*Yeets this at you*

Word Count: 655

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He stared at his arm, trying to breathe slowly in order to prevent any sort of panic. But he wasn't entirely sure if it was working.

"This is fine, Cub." he spoke out loud to himself. "It's all fine. It's for research's sake, isn't-"

He cut himself off with a yell, for as he had been talking, he had picked up a pen to make some notes. And as he did so, the skulk that covered the most part of his wrist spread along it.

He watched the pen on the floor with widened eyes as though it would grow legs and jump at him.

He exhaled, and leant his hands on his desk in an effort to support himself.

"Okay.." -and promptly snatched them away again as the surface of the desk became a deep flickering blue.

He let out a sort of distressed sigh and ran a hand down his face, until realisation hit him.

He ran to a cupboard and pulled out a draw almost viciously, throwing aside dozens of pieces of neatly organised paper, not paying any mind to the skulk spreading over each of them. Months of research gone, and he didn't even care.

He couldn't even care.

He pulled out a small circular mirror, decorated with little pieces of green sea glass. His brain couldn't even register the photo attached to it. Or the note.

Happy birthday, Cubby!
-Love Scar ♡

He stared at his reflection. Watched in horror as the unnatural substance spread up his chin, across his cheek and edged dangerously close to his eye.

Smash! Went the mirror on the floor, glass shards scattering across the entire laboratory.

The door creaked. "Heya, Cubby!"

No.

Nonononononono.

"Thought I'd check up on you, you've been so caught up in your research lately-"

The voice stopped sharply, and Cub could feel Scar freeze.

"What on earth happened in here?!"

Cub started breathing very fast, covering his head with his hands as though that would make Scar go away. He didn't know what else to do.

"Cub? What's going on?"

"Leave."

He could only spit out one word. But had he said it? It didn't sound like him. It didn't feel like it should have come out of his mouth.

"..What?" Scar sounded hurt. And there was a small part of Cub, somewhere in the back of his brain, that was hurt by this, too.

If Scar was hurt, Cub was hurt. If Cub was hurt, Scar was hurt. That was how it had always been.

But now? Cub didn't care. He couldn't care. Well, I guess Cub still cared. But right now, we're not dealing with Cub. Even if it seems like it.

"Cub, I want you to tell me what's going on." Cub felt a hand graze his shoulder, and he ducked away faster than he had ever moved in his life.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

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..

...

Cub didn't think he had ever seen Scar so scared.

Eyes wide, skin pale, breathing hard.

Cub was panting too.

"Scar, listen," he was fighting it, fighting the strangeness taking over his body.

Barely.

"I need you to take that notebook on the desk over there. Take it to 'Suma, Pixl, anyone. Take it and run. Run and don't look back."

Scar's eyes widened even further, if that was even possible.

"Lock the door. Barricade it. Whatever, just- I can't get out, okay?"

Scar didn't look like he could move.

"Please, Scar!"

Scar ran to the desk, and picked up the notebook. He hesitantly reached out a hand towards Cub.

"Now, Scar!"

So he ran. He ran and he slammed the door shut with tears in his eyes.

Cub hugged himself, gathering all of his strength to choke out three words. "I love-"

Click! went the lock.

Silence filled the laboratory.

Oh.

He caught his reflection in a shard of broken glass.

And instead of the usual emerald green, his eyes were glowing blue.

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I'll be honest, I know practically nothing about either of them so sorry if it's ooc :]

Would anyone be interested in reading Corrupted Flame AU as a separate book? It's an Empires x Hermitcraft AU, Tango's the main character :D

-Lavendar <3