Scorch, Song to OC contest

Scorch is an adult male Sandwing and former prison guard in the Sandwing stronghold
== appearance ==
Scorch is a large SandWing with pale white gold scales and long scars across his snout and back. Scorch has one blind blue eye, a thick long neck and graceful horns with a torn sail.
== Personality ==
Despite Scorch’s rough appearance he just wants to be loved after his accident. Scorch adores dragonets because he had never gotten to have any of his own and enjoys basking in the warm sun. Though he is kind, Scorch can be stern when it comes to goofing off. He also tries to see the brighter side of things if there is a problem and is never afraid to pipe up and say what needs to be said. Sometimes Scorch will even strike a dragon if necessary though he dislikes violence and holds a deep resentment to those who resort to it if it is not needed.
== Relationships ==
Taipan: Taipan is Scorch’s older brother, they used to be close but are no longer (see in backstory) When Taipan and Scorch were younger, they always got into mischief. One time they even set loose a talon full of scorpions on one of the sleeping guards. That was the day when Scorch was blinded, Taipan felt sorry for his brother and promised him that he would make up for it, that he would the captain of the guard and succeed where others had failed. That however led to how they grew to hate each other. 
Serval: Serval is Scorch’s mother. She grew to dislike Scorch when she realized he was unable to see from his left eye after the guard had wounded him. She favoured Taipan over Scorch as they grew and never thought for a moment of how her actions had affected her dragonets. Though she favoured Taipan it was not only because he was larger, stronger and overall more fit then Scorch, it was because Taipan looked just like his father before him. Serval had grown so close to their father; Barb (see bellow) that she thought of Taipan as the only thing that remains of him. But Barb left her a topaz earring that she held very closely to her and valued even more then her two sons. 
Barb: Barb was a tall strong Soldier and father to Scorch and Taipan as well as Serval’s husband.
Brittle: Brittle was the dragon that Scorch was in love with, they had spent their dragonet hood together and had became best friends. But overtime Scorch fell in love with her, though she thought of him simply as a friend for she loved Taipan. When Scorch revealed his love for her she turned him down kindly, telling Scorch that she and Taipan loved each other. This was another reason why Scorch and Taipan grew further apart. 
==Backstory ==
This takes place during the war for the Sandwing throne. Also yes, I literally wrote an entire story. But that’s only because this Oc is really complicated and it would be hard to understand otherwise. 
Scorch grinned at Brittle as she slipped a large snake under the kitchen doors. “The cooks are going to freak!” Brittle giggled as she righted herself before she fell over. They stood outside the kitchen doors under a small overhang that sheltered them from the blistering sun, it was the hot season and even Sandwings had a difficult time staying under the sun for a long time. 
shrieks erupted from behind the large wooden door and Scorch and Brittle ducked behind a large wall just as the door was slammed open. Brittle smiled with all her teeth and flicked her tail with excitement as they heard the clang of a pot and saw the headless body of the striped snake fly past them. They heard the door close and stepped from their hiding spot, they both stared at the headless snake then at each other. Brittle scrunched up her snout and then burst out laughing , nearly falling on her back as they kicked up sand and re-enacted how the cooks whipped the snake out the door with a pot.
“Scorch.” Scorch heard Taipan!s voice behind him, he and Brittle turned around with silly smiles plastered across their snouts. But Taipan didn’t”t seem good humoured at the moment, he looked serious, and solemn. The grin melted from Scorch’s face as Taipan looked down at his talons. “What is it?” He asked, tipping his head. Taipan looked up and Scorch met his brother’s strong gaze, “It’s father….” Taipan murmured shakily. “What about him?” Scorch narrowed his eyes curiously, “did he get a wound?” Their father was one of the generals and had been leading battles against Icewings in desperation to find Burn’s sister Blaze in the ice kingdom. 
Taipan’s voice caught in his throat “Father…. Is…” Taipan took a deep breath and looked down, “Father is dead….” “Dead! How?” Scorch felt like a scorpion had stabbed him in the heart, the sinking feeling made him crumple to the ground and he set his snout in his talons as hot tears streamed down his snout. Taipan rested his claws on Scorch’s shoulder and sat beside him. “An Icewing frosted his wings and he fell from the sky….” Taipan murmured. Scorch closed his eyes and begged for this to be a dream. He wanted to wake up and see his father, to make sure he was safe. But this was no dream. And his father was dead.
Two years later: 
it had been two years since his fathers death, Taipan had grown to look just like their father and it reminded Scorch painfully of the day he died. Brittle had grown to be a quiet shy dragonet and only spoke to Taipan and Scorch, plus another fact Scorch didn’t like was that she had grown to be taller than him. 
Scorch, Taipan and Brittle slithered quietly towards the sleeping guard, every sound they made was louder then a howling jackle as they carefully lay the brown bag of scorpions down. Brittle looked up at Taipan with an enormous smile, Scorch didn’t like the way the two of them looked at each other, but wasn’t focused on that, he nodded at Brittle who nodded back, “ready?” She asked in a hushed voice. Scorch grinned and nodded and Taipan did the same. “One… two…” they each grabbed a corner of the bag. “THREE!” they all roared as they dumped the bag on the snoring guard. 
The guard jumped up and roared with fright as nine huge scorpions fell onto his snout, Scorch laughed with Brittle and Taipan as the guard clawed at the brown bugs. The guard snatched up the scorpions and threw them across the courtyard. And whipped around to glare the the three dragonets. “Uh…. Brittle?” Taipan elbowed her and their smiles slipped off their faces. “Maybe this was a bad idea….” She muttered to Scorch, and he nodded. 
The guard slithered closer and bared his teeth, blood spilled from tiny cuts along his forearm and snout. “You…” the guard hissed at Scorch, Scorch ducked his head and shuffled his talons nervously. “You think that it’s funny?” The guard snarled, “you think that’s a joke!” He swelled in size as he stalked closer. 
“It was just a harmless prank!” Brittle cried as she reached for the guard, trying to stop him. The guard lashed out and tossed her aside like a simple beetle. “Prank.” The guard scoffed and lashed his tail. “Prank!” He spat furiously, “I’ll show you prank!” With that, the guard raised his claws into the air and Scorch closed his eyes. Pain erupted from his snout and he felt sharp talons slice swiftly across his nose. Scorch heard Brittle shriek as a burning thread lashed over his eye. 
Scorch crumpled to the ground and everything went black as night. 
One day later: 
Scorch blinked open his eyes. But wait. 
something was very wrong. 
His eye! Scorch’s claws flew up to his left eye and he poked gingerly around. He winced when he brushed his talon over his eye. “Scorch?” Taipan’s voice sounded from his blind side, Scorch turned his head so he could see his brother. Taipan looked tired and ragged, black bags hung under his dark eyes and a small cut drew across his snout. “How do you feel?” He asked, concern in his voice. 
“My… eye…” Scorch whispered, “what’s wrong with my eye!” His voice shook and he drew his talon back up to touch it. “Your eye was lost…” Taipan said gently, carefully placing Scorch’s talon back down beside him. Scorch stared at Taipan, his heart beating faster than a sandstorm. “Wha………..what!” Scorch whisper-screamed, Taipan frowned. “Where am I?” Scorch asked after a long pause. “You’re in the medical tent.” Taipan gestured with his wings to the space around them. 
Scorch sat up and saw large wooden poles holding up a thick red cloth that stretched far on either side of him. On the floor there Lay mats with injured dragons from the war. Beside each mat was a small bowl of water and a handheld merrier. Scorch snatched up his merrier and stared at his face. His face was hideout! A long oozing cut lashed across his snout and he tipped his head and nearly screamed when he saw his other eye. The entire eye was puffed up and oozing puss, a long bleeding scrape ran across it and down to nearly his jaw. 
Scorch dropped the merrier and stared at the floor. 
suddenly Taipan sat up straight . “Scorch…” Serval’s voice sounded. Scorch turned around and stared at his Mother. Serval whore a look of disproval and disgust as she glared at Scorch’s blind eye. “Mother….I-“ Serval cut him off, “why can’t you be more like your brother?” She snarled. “You get into so match trouble, it’s hard to believe your my son!” Her tone was cold and her eyes were glazed with hatred. Serval swung around on her heel and swept away, a cloud of darkness emitting from her presence. 
“I’ll make it up to you Scorch.” Taipan said from behind him. “How?” Scorch said bitterly, “how can you make up for this!” He gestured to his hideous face. “I’ll never be a general…” Scorch felt his heart sink with reality. “I’ll never be like father…” 
“I’ll climb the ranks for both of us!” Taipan declared, “I’ll do it for Father.” 
One year later 
Scorch sat beside Brittle, watching the sunset on the horizon. He moved his claw closer to her talons and brushed them lightly. It had been a year since he was blinded and he was thankful to Brittle for helping him through it all. Taipan had climbed the ranks quickly and had become captain of the guard, though Scotch couldn’t help but feel a little jealous of his brother. Scorch had gotten used to his eye, but he was still very bad at judging distance and found it rather hard to grab something when he didn’t know how far away it was. The doctors had said that most dragons needed two eyes to operate properly. 
Scorch glanced at Brittle, his heart beating like a sandstorm. Now was the time to tell her, now or never. 
“Brittle….” Scorch started as she glanced at him with curious eyes “I’ve been wanting to tell you something for a while now…” he stammered, fiddling with his claws nervously. “What is it?” She asked, tipping her head. “You can tell me.” 
“I love you!” He blurted out, looking away. “Oh…” Brittle murmured “I-“ “feel the same?” Scorch prompted nervously, but she shook her head. “I… I love you dearly, Scorch…” she murmured, “but as a friend, nothing more…” Scorch felt as if his heart sunk like a rock in water , all the way down to his belly. He felt like he was going to die… 
“I’m sorry Scorch…” Brittle murmured, “but I love Taipan…” Scorch pricked his ears at his brother’s name and stared shockingly at Brittle. “I’m so sorry Scorch…” she sighed, Brittle stood up and Scorch saw a small tear drip from her snout. “I need to get back…” 
Four years later 
Scorch cried. His heart was torn open and his eye was staring sadly down at Taipan. He never thought he’d be so upset when his brother died. They had grown to hate each other when he stole Brittle from Scorch, Scorch had secretly hoped his brother would die but never thought that it would actually happen. 
Brittle’s shoulders shook with a sob as tears poured off her snout like ocean rain. “It’s time…” Scorch murmured, nodding at the large hole in the white moonlit sand beside Taipan. She nodded and Brittle, Serval and Scorch lifted Taipan into the hole and began to pile sand over top of his cold body. 
Serval sat hunched over the grave after Brittle had left, sobbing. “My son…” she whispered. “My dragonet…” Scorch felt hurt as he watched his mother cry over Taipan. Serval unclipped her topaz eating and stared at the shimmering golden gem. 
“Taipan was a strong dragon…” Scorch whispered to his mother. He wasn’t a good brother, but he had a good heart. “He really was sitting on top of the world…” Scorch tried to crack a small smile. Serval turned around and stared coldly at Scorch. “He was my only son!” She snarled, “and now he’s dead!” 
Scorch was taken aback by her words. “Get out of here, useless lizard!” Serval spat. Scorch whipped around and spread his wings, Serval didn’t care for him, she never did… Scorch realized. He would never return to the Sandwing stronghold. Never again. That was never his place to be. There was a whole world around him, and it was waiting for him to find it. 
Scorch wiped the tears from his snout and flew off into the world ahead. He flew for a better life. 
== Abilities ==
Scorch has regular Sandwing abilities such as venomous tail barb, fire breath ec
== Quotes ==
That stupid earring wasn’t all Barb left you! He left you two sons! Tell me, which would he have you value more?
-Scorch to Serval about himself and Taipan
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You have everything I ever wanted, Taipan! A wife that loves you, respect from others, and an eye!
-Scorch to Taipan about how lucky he was
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I don’t care what my eye looks like, I can’t even see it, the important part is that I’m here, with you, and we are alive.
-Scorch to Brittle about his eye
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== Theme: ==
Arkansas -Chris Stapleton 
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