#nonbinary asra

[sexypeople-contests-2025]

[frayed-wind]

[macabremayhem]

Long time no see, fellow humans.

I recently saw some drawings by Edward Burne-Jones and became obsessed with them. I just needed to draw Asra in this style! By the way, my new friend loves Asra sm, and maybe their love was the key to my decision.

It was something new for me, and I liked it. Personally, I still don't like Asra as a character, but this experience was so inspirational. Especially considering that I hadn't drawn anything for several months.

So... happy birthday, Asra Alnazar! If I remember correctly, belladonna is your favourite flower.

(used references by Edward Burne-Jones below ⏬)

[reneesghostinthelivingroom]

hi there!! i saw the arcana on the fandom list so could i please (sneakily) request asra x mer!reader? like meeting for the first time maybe? thank you!!!

Maybe It Was Fate

|| magician asra x merfolk!nonbinary!reader

|| Warnings; reader's a merfolk, first time really writing Asra, short drabble

|| Summary; when Asra's on one of his travels, he meets reader.

Requests closed!

Started; November 19th

Finished; November 19th

Author Note; thank you for 700 followers‼️🫶

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Asra had gone along one of his many journeys, looking for herbs and whatever else he may need. What he didn't expect to find, was you. A merfolk. He's heard of them of course, but he never expected to find someone quite like you. You were stunning from the moment he'd laid eyes on you.

You'd spotted the traveler walking by your lake and decided to say hello, not getting many in these parts of the forest. As you popped your head out of the water you gave him a wave. He smiled to you, seeming mesmerized by your presence.

"Amazing." You faintly heard him whisper before he walked closer to you. Sitting down at the edge of the water front. He had no real destination he needed to be anyway, why not stay and talk to the angelic merfolk? "Do you have a name?" Asra asked. Before pausing and tilting his head to the side just a bit," can you understand me?"

When you nodded, he smiled at that. Fascinating. "My name is Y/N." You told him.

"Y/N. What's it like living in the water?" He had many questions for you. He'd be here as long as you allowed him to be. So, Asra made himself more comfortable. His knees came up to his chest, arms folded over top. Then Asra rested his chin on the centre. The smile never leaving his lips. Love might be a strong word to use on someone he'd just met. But he did have a deep attraction to you.

"Better than living on land." You couldn't help but tease the traveler, whose name you've yet to learn. Asra laughed at that and nodded. Fully agreeing with what you were saying.

"Oh, I'm quite sure it is." He then also realized he never introduced himself, his cheeks turned flushed and Asra cleared his throat. Clearly a little awkward now," I'm Asra. The Magician."

"Magician?" Your eyes widened a bit. Now looking at him, Asra did have that mystical vibe. Even in the way he dressed. You've always wondered what magicians were like. There weren't many amongst your people but you'd heard the stories. The legends of great beings that could control the forces. Just as Asra had been intrigued by merfolk, you'd been intrigued by magicians. Maybe it was fate you'd crossed paths. "Could you teach me, Asra?"

Asra looked a little surprised by the request. Teach a merfolk magic? He wasn't sure if that had ever been done before. But he certainly wasn't about to waste an opportunity like this," of course I can." Asra gave you that smile of his. Little did either of you know, that in this moment... your lives would be changed forever.

[orandoggo]

Very quick Asra doodle because they a silly guy, I love they with all my heart

They're my first love and that'll never change <333

[hungrystovesalamander]

A little something I wrote for Asra, The Arcana. Three chapters, with a non-binary apprentice. They have no name, or as far as I’m aware. This includes vivid (at least I hope it’s vivid) descriptions of panic, but expect for that, enjoy ☺️. Btw not AU, just what I imagine happened after the story has ended.

Chapter 1:

Flames lick my skin in all directions. And the unbearable pain… the suffocating smoke… But I need to find them. I need to keep going. Everything looks the same. Houses, trees, the ground itself, swallowed by merciless fire. Where are they?! I spin around desperately, looking for any hint of life. There! A flicker of movement behind me! But no, that was just the fire, shifting, mocking me. Someone’s screaming. I don’t care. I run through the flames…

And then reality slams back into me like a crashing wave.

I’m gasping for air, sobbing. No, not yet. I don’t want to come back yet. I didn’t find them yet. But the thought slips away like smoke through my fingers.

Who was I looking for?

Someone’s holding me. When someone holds you that tight, it feels like they’re holding you together. I suppose they are. The familiar scent of Lapsang souchong hits my nose, grounding me. I’m in our shop, in Vesuvia, and the person screaming was me.

Asra clings on me, as if I won’t last forever, as if the second he lets go I’ll disappear.

Shattered glass surrounds us, herbs and potions mixing together into a murky mess. A trickle of red slowly snakes along the floor, and my breath catches.

“Asra! Y-you’re bleeding!” My voice comes out hoarse. Blood drips from a cut on his calf. I drop to my knees, reaching to heal his wound. But my hands–they shake violently as I rest my hands on his leg.

“Asra, please—”

He stops me, his hands gripping my shoulders as he lowers himself to my height. His face is tense, pain and concern twisting his features. Then, without a word, he pulls me back into his arms, holding me even tighter than before.

I exhale shakily. I know I’m hurting him, like this. I know he wants to say something, to ask. But I can’t give him an answer.

I close my eyes, shutting out the world.

What the hell is wrong with me?

Chapter 2:

The nightmares started four months ago. At first, they were rare–once a month, maybe. But that quickly escalated to every night. Proper sleep became a thing of the past.

And now? Hallucinations in broad daylight? What do you even call this? A daymare?

“This is getting serious. What’s wrong? Do you need to go see Ilya?”

That was what Asra said to me two weeks ago. I had shut him down so defensively.

“I’m not ill. I don’t need to go see a doctor. There’s nothing wrong with having nightmares sometimes”

I don’t know why I rejected the idea so desperately, but the thought of seeing Julian makes my stomach churn. And the way Asra calls him so fondly–Ilya–sends chills down my spine.

Nothing’s right. I used to wake up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat, never able to remember what I was dreaming of. And now? Now I’ve hurt Asra.

I pace through what used to be a proper shop, now a wreckage. All the shattered glass, spilling concoctions, all because of me. My thoughts swirl with every step.

What have I done? What’s happening to me? What are those dreams about? What do I do now?

Asra watches me, his violet eyes a storm of emotions.

Then–glint catches my eye. I stop, staring.

Asra’s compass.

Chapter 3:

Asra’s compass. I remember seeing it for the first time.

“It doesn’t point North. It points to your heart’s desire,” he once said.

My heart’s desire… What do I really want? My heart pounding, my mind frantic, I snatch the compass off the table, almost desperately.

For a moment, the needle sits still, as if registering my presence. Then, it starts spinning. Slowly at first, then faster and faster, until it reaches a dizzying blur. Frustration rises inside me. Am I that hard to read? Am I that lost? My grip tightens, the urge to hurl it against the wall intensifying.

Something cool glides up my leg. Faust

The serpent slithers up my arm, curling around my wrist. Faust, Asra’s familiar. She knows. She always knows. My heart rate slows just a little, and I force myself to exhale.

“Let your mind clear, and the answer will come to you.”

I smile faintly. Of course, the compass doesn’t understand me–how could it, when I barely understand myself.

Asra is silent beside me, his head on my shoulder. The scent of him lights up some place in my soul.

“My love…” it’s just a whisper, maybe softer, but it clears the haze in my head instantly.

I close my eyes. Breathe, and try again.

What do I want?

Faust shifts slightly on my arm. Faust… Asra’s familiar. But shouldn’t every magician have a familiar? Although I don’t remember, Asra has always been going on about how great a magician I was.

There’s an ache in my chest, my heart. A longing.

What I want? I want my memories back. I want my past back. I want to know what those dreams mean. I want to remember.

Where do I start? The beginning. That’s a place as good as any.

My familiar.

I feel the needle stutter. Slow. Then, finally, stop.

Asra lifts his head, a smirk playing at his lips.

“Looks like we have a destination.”

[rosecolorednerd]

Finally new art and not a repost lol (tho there will be more reposts in the future bc they’re from my Instagram)

Anyways I recently got back into playing The Arcana and I just really like Asra they are such an interesting character and Faust how could you not love her she’s so cute so this is a birthday drawing for them and for me because I like drawing them.

(I also know there’s controversy around some of the creators I’m aware I just really missed this game bc I used to play it back in middle school)

[thepapergirlandthespiegelman]

Some of my favorite nonbinary characters for International Non-Binary People's Day.

[luciosfanpage]

Lucio: I am so happy for you and your ugly fucking boyfriend, I'm serious.

Julian: You don't sound serious.

Lucio: What? Of course I am! I care about your happiness.

Julian: And Asra's?

Lucio: ...I care about your happiness!

[fandompridehcs]

Asra from The Arcana is a demisexual canon bisexual pansexual omniromantic canon non-binary agender person

Nahida is an aromantic canon bisexual fiaspec trans woman

Julian is a canon bisexual omnisexual genderfaun trans man

Muriel is a canon bisexual pansexual aspec demisexual demiboy trans man

Portia is a canon bisexual pansexual genderfae person

Lucio is a canon bisexual polysexual miaspec man

Volta is a non-binary asexual lesbian

Vulgora is an agender greyromantic lesbian

[wiltingdecay]

transmasc muriel and transfem asra. you agree

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

Asra is bisexual and nonbinary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns!

[aspiringcanine]

Wait isnt Asra from the arcana game uses he/him pronouns?

ok long post ish and ramble:

prefacing this with: nonbinary people can use whatever fucking pronouns they want, binary neo or otherwise. HOWEVER! the constant use of he over they for masc nonbinary people(if they don't use he or use they/he) feels to me the same way people will use they over she for trans women.

getting into it: I haven't played the game in years, and i do remember them sometimes being referred by he/him by other characters, but imma say it plainly the um,,,arcana is not well written. Especially when they basically dipped and sold to Dorian I haven't touched it since then.

Asra being nonbinary but still using he/him without any kinda like, gender or clarification that they prefer to use those pronouns just kinda feels like they were slapping labels on things. Not every story needs a coming out or identity conversation of 'im xyz these are my pronouns' by there's ways to write a story that includes that nuance without being like 'heres our 'nonbinary' character!' *proceeds to treat them as a cis guy and never elaborate on that*

Even a small snippet of something along the lines of 'ive tried different things but he just feels right' 'how other people perceive me doesn't bother me, they are free to call me what they like' ANYTHING there's so many different approaches to gender and a quick little line would've 100% change things, it doesn't have to be deep. Just make it known that's the characters choice 🤷

I love seeing more masc nonbinary characters, I'm fucking sick of them not getting any good gender development stories or continually being treated as cis (or feminized unnecessarily) by fandom, and sometimes even by their own creators.

[reneesghostinthelivingroom]

Magician Asra Masterlist

Maybe It Was Fate

-when Asra's on one of his travels, he meets reader.

(first meeting.)

[snobgoblin]

Did you divorce Ace for the white haired Arcana man

BDBDBSBBBFBFBSB

not really so much of a divorce as it is "I was literally bored to the point of not having a will to live when I was focused on a character with Such Little Surrounding Them" so now I have to go into the magical realm and get platonic bitches. for my mental health. doctors orders actually. like a vacation. maybe ill come back when there's more than the same 5 facts I've been covering for 2 years

[artausrayne]

And the Saga continues~

Introducing part 3 of Past, Present, and Future: An Arcana Saga:

The Interlude

The three years that take place between the Masquerade ritual and the in-game route, told in very short stories between Asra, Aisling (The Apprentice), and Julian's POVs. Ft. Altheia Featherstone, LunaStarhawk's OC. 😊

It's much shorter than the other two parts, but if you haven't read those first I highly recommend because there will be a lot of references that will be missed!