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scolopendress-tag · 4 years ago

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I said I'd make a post detailing my kid Asra working for Lucio theory in this post so here it is!

So Let's get STARDED.

So! To start off, how it began. We do know when Asra and Muriel were kids, Lucio came to them each seperately with a deal.

Essentially: work for me, or I'll hurt your friend.

This was the sentiment he repeated for both of them. So, not wanting the other to be harmed, they both agree - unaware of the other's deal.

For Muriel, it was playing heel/excecutioner at the coleseium. For Asra, it was doing... Well, we never know, aside from he worked under Lucio. But that's what we are here to discuss in any case.

Continued under the read more, for the sake of people's dashes.

Now presumably, if I got my timeline right, Asra at this time would've been around 12 or 13. We don't know much about how Asra was when he was younger, other than that he has certainly changed.

It's also worth noting that it's not amiss to say they were both also still homeless at the time, and the hut hadn't come into the play until after.

Asra was still living on the streets.

This all isn't overly important for any of my claims later, but perhaps someone else could make something of it. It does provide us with some framing for the situation as a whole, though.

Now onto Asra's time under Lucio. I don't know that we have any indication of how long it was, but presumably at least a year if not more.

We do also know that Lucio knew who Asra was. Both in that he knew Aisha and Salim had a kid, and that he knew Asra was said kid.

This is bring this up because we know Aisha and Salim were incredibly talented, and likely incredibly powerful. Lucio wouldn't settle for any run of the mill magician or alchemist for the work he needed. So he must've had some idea that Asra may take after that power as well.

To top it off, he also interacted and talked with the dock kids he also used, (two of which would actually later become palace guards,) and seeing as this is seemingly how he learned of Muriel, it's not off to think that this is also how he heard of Asra again to start. The kids knew of Asra's magic, and roughly where he was, and could've even continued talking about both Muriel and Asra to Lucio for unknown amounts of time.

So now Lucio knows that the kid of his two powerful practitioners of magic is not only still around, but taking after them as well.

If Muriel's intimidating size and physical power are what drew Lucio to him, why wouldn't Asra's considerable metaphysical power and talents draw Lucio in as well?

We know how much Lucio loves power, and that he has an interest in magic because of it, as mentioned in the main story. (no ss sorry... If you have one send so I can add. )

Plus, homeless kid in a vulnerable spot. Easy pickings.

That's what I think this whole thing was about, really. It's all power. Though Asra likely didn't have the full scope of power he does in the current game, he was probably still considerably talented, and was only getting better.

What Lucio specifically probably wanted from Asra then was either to be taught how to use that power, to use Asra for things that required it, and/or use his power for entertainment akin to how he used Muriel.

I think out of these however, using him for his power was most likely. Why? (And teaching him now, more on that further down)

(Sorry for bad quality lmao it's a small image. Also thanks to @8-bit-space for showing these to me like months ago. As you can see I can't stop thinking abt it)

These are screenshots from the old prologue. While they're not canon any more, there's reason to believe they still hold merit as to how Lucio feels about Asra.

Two things to me are major here. First is the "powerful potent magic," and how it's the "real deal," equating to a large part of how he views Asra yet again tying back to a heavy interest in his power. Now, you could argue this relates to using his powers in the palace during the plague, but the second point stands out even more to me.

"The one who broke him for me?"

What this implies to me is that Lucio could never quite get all the way through to Asra or control him when he was younger, and he's been dying to do so. He wanted Asra broken, presumably so that he'll become essentially a tool for him to use for his skill and not put up a fight- something Asra likely did as a child.

Because it seems that Lucio for the most part relied on control through fear when it came to Asra, threatening to hurt Muriel, lying to him about how he executed his parents, likely other things as well. But things seem to point to that never quite working like he had hoped.

This could allude to this as well. Though "impossible" is something Asra's been called a few times, namely also by Julian, there's no reason to assume Lucio wasn't also including his work with him as a kid in "always". Impossible to hate could be his draw to Asra for his power, his talent, his skills, the prospect of which I'm sure Lucio found practically mouthwatering. Impossible to love could be his stubbornness or reluctance to do what Lucio wants, always pushing against him or being hard to deal with, both as a kid and during the plague.

And lines like this, where he calls him a coward. I find it hard to relate this to the plague ritual as he was for the most part willingly helping with that, so it could be resenment for when Asra eventually ran off as a kid, unwilling to put up with him any longer, or his reluctance to do certain things for him then in general.

We know, and it has even been mentioned by a character within the canon, that Asra can be incredibly stubborn, to back that up. Plus, he could've been even harder to work with then both being a kid and as I mentioned earlier he has changed from how he was then, so he could've had more spunk to him or such.

This also easily means that what Lucio was trying to get Asra to do then was something Asra was quite obviously opposed to. Being used for his power is already degrading enough, but there could be more to it.

You'll notice in the post that was linked at the top (the reason I'm writing this) I mentioned pushing Asra to his physical limits and magical extremes. This could be one of the reasons for a push back.

If Lucio was having Asra do things for him involving magic, it's not out of pocket to assume he'd practically run him into the ground- I'm sure he really wouldve loved testing the limits of what Asra could REALLY do.

Wether it be huge expendure of power all at once, or tons of smaller things one after the other, it would absolutely take it's toll. We are shown a few times that using magic can exhaust someone, and I don't remember if this is shown in canon ever (tell me if so!) but pushing it even further could definitely lead to other things such as passing out, (Or nosebleeds, for the aesthetic,) alongside likely being incredibly painful and draining, both mentally and physically.

Basically, abusing his powers and the body that commanded them. It's also possible that the stubborness to work with Lucio could also be partially percieved because of this- Lucio taking Asra's literal physical inability to continue as defiance.

Another reason for push back from Asra would be making him do morally compromising things. This is a little more vague, but intimidation is a common headcanon I see for what Lucio made Asra do, and that could tie in here. Other things could be meddling in things and business he shouldn't, but again, it's a vague thing. Make of it what you will. Fucked up stuff all around.

[EDIT - TEACHING LUCIO]

(THANK YOU @tea-tye for showing me these, and credits to @hangedman-magician for the video they came from!!!!!!!)

...I cannot BELIEVE I forgot this, I KNEW I was missing something. Especially when I was fairly certain I remember Lucio being obsessed with the idea of magic. SO, MOVING ON,

There's not terribly much to pick apart here as it's rather direct- Asra saying he has in fact tried to teach Lucio magic. So in my eyes this solidifies that this was a component of Asra's time under Lucio. I still think my points about Lucio treatment (pushing Asra to his limits) stand, as well.

This can also tie in the stubborness mentioned as, well, can you imagine teaching Lucio? Asra backs this up by saying nothing he has ever said stuck with Lucio, and you know how Lucio gets when things don't go his way. He would've blamed his inability to learn on Asra, likely.

Looking to other quotes mentioned: the 'broke him' line still rings to me like he was trying to use Asra in other ways, and the 'coward' line could go either way from refusing to teach Lucio certain things, or refusing to do certain things for Lucio when he was merely being used. The "impossible" line could also go for others, as trying to teach someone like Lucio would've undoubtedly caused some head butting.

This is certainly really exciting and interesting to me as it gives a more complete picture on the exact situation at hand here. I still stay by my reasoning for Lucio simply using Asra as well on top of being taught because it seems highly likely that Lucio would've been too impatient to learn to do certain things himself, and like I said as well, I don't doubt he also just wanted to see what Asra was REALLY capable of. Something he could've saw as a tantalizing insight into the kind of power he could aquire of this kid would just... work with him.

NOW we have a MUCH clearer answer as to what exactly Asra was likely doing under Lucio, or at this point, almost certainly doing. It's a sad picture for Asra of course, but with this you can draw some interesting points as to how he could've been affected by this, as I'm sure it would've left some kind of imprint on him.

Sure it may not have been as traumatic as what Muriel went through, but when you look at it, it's hard to say it DIDN'T leave it's scars. If we consider all the points presented in this post truth we have:

A 12/13 yo homeless child, threatened with his friend's life to work for the Count that he knew was the one responsible for orphaning him and making him homeless in the first place.

Said child believing his parents are still alive, and as we see in Travel at Night, could very likely still be trying to find them. In a situation like Asra's that glimmer of hope probably was a big deal in helping him push on. This may also be a reason he agreed on top of Muriel's safety.

While working under the count, he is told that his parents were executed, no doubt devastating. The manner in which this was mentioned is up for debate, and could affect exactly how it was taken. Options could be Lucio joking or bragging about it (treating it as trivial or an accomplishment), or using it to threaten Asra, (as in I killed your parents, I'll kill you too,) both would work when it comes to controlling by fear.

It is also mentioned that Lucio told him the reason for his parents execution is that they messed up his gold arm, so Asra also has the knowledge that his parents were killed over something so unbelievably trivial.

Being used as a source of power and nothing else, both for teaching and pure work/entertainment, all for the man who killed his parents, day after day.

Being pushed to physically painful and mentally draining limits, expending so much energy that he completely exhausts himself, day after day.

Likely taking all sorts of verbal abuse from Lucio, day after day.

Like mentioned earlier, it seems clear that Lucio wanted to break Asra, so some other form of trying to chip away at his psyche to make him more convenient for Lucio is likely as well.

Those points alone, to yet again a CHILD no less, seem more than enough to cause some traumatic impact, and depending on certain specifics of what exactly went on during that time, it could be worse. I may make a post looking into the long lasting effects of this on Asra, I may not. It would mostly be headcanon regardless. If you want to add your hc relating to this situation though, I'll gladly reblog it!

And now that we are closing out, it's time to revise my summary. So, without further ado, THIS is what I think was going on during this time.

Lucio knows of Asras existence and parentage.

Lucio learns Asra is around and that he's got power.

Lucio LOVES power, so he threatens Asra into working for him.

Lucio uses Asra for his power and to be taught how to use it for himself.

While using Asra for his knowledge and power, runs him into the ground by pushing his limits to physical and magical degrees, possibly even moral.

Asra pushes back against a lot of this, or is at least percieved to, frustrating Lucio.

Lucio does what he can to try and control Asra even more, primarily via fear, but can't seem to crack him.

Eventually it's too much, and Asra leaves. Likely when the plague hit like Muriel, but it's possible it could've been somewhat sooner. Lucio is PISSED, because he wanted that magical power all to himself.

Less related, I can see Lucio trying to brush it off and pretending to be fine with it, excuse being "he was too difficult to work with, anyways," or something.

...And then... years later, as far as Lucio sees it, Asra comes crawling back- and he's tamed down to a degree! He's actually working with him. Lucio might not know what or who did it, but Asra is finally broke for him, and I'm sure he was absolutely ecstatic to have that power back in his hands- and more than ever before.

Think of all of this as you would like!

At the end this is all still speculative, so definitely feel free to make your own points or say if you feel any different abt anything- expansions or counters on this theory/headcanon welcome!

And if you also have any other screenshots or info not here that could add to the theory or change the outlook of certain things definitely add them!!! I feel like I'm missing stuff for sure, and my memory has probably muddled some things (hopefully I didn't get anything wrong, though.)

And @asrascherry thanks for the offer in helping word my hcs also! I forgot to say that. This one is just so long I wouldve felt bad bringing it all to you 😔 it's probably still messy as a result but I tried lmao (worried it's repetitive or unclear 😬)

Uh yeah! That's mostly it for NOW.

+All the love to Asra for going through so much I'm so sorry bb,,

Thanks for reading!

#asra #the arcana #the arcana game #asra alnazar #asra the arcana

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shadow--writer · 4 years ago

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bro do you think i could get like,, a coffee shop (or bookshop) au headcanons for the main six? if you're comfortable with that ☺️✨

Ah coffee shop/bookstore aus are my favourite I love them! I hope you don’t mind me going wild on my favs (Julian and Muriel) lol

Requests are still open! And asks about my new MC! Send em in!! (also fic requests are open lmao)

Main six x MC coffee shop/bookstore modern au

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Julian

You work at your local bookstore and this very hot doctor comes in almost every week

You don’t know why, but you’re curious as to why

He always comes during your shift, asking for new books, books on medical treatment, old history, history on leeches, types of leeches, birds and birdcare

The first time he came in when you locked eyes he fell over

You and your coworkers started a little bet to see what he’s coming in for next

But he doesn’t come in the next week

Or after that

You hate to admit it but you’re starting to miss him. He never failed to make you laugh with his strange requests

The past few times he came in he was always a bit red

But his face lit up whenever he saw you

You started crushing on him and now that he hasn’t come back for a while you’re...a bit sad

Next time he comes in is when you’re closing up

He’s out of breath, wheezing on his knees

Amused you let him catch his breath

“MC...I’m sorry I haven’t come in a while! School and work got hectic and I didn’t have time-”

Shushing him gently you bring him inside, pulling out your secret stash of tea you keep in the back

Asking him what’s wrong makes him go bright red

Confused, you sit and wait

“Would you believe me if I said I fell in love with this cute bookworm who works in one of my favourite store?”

You’re a little hurt but happy for the person he loves. He notices the hurt and laughs

“It’s you sweetheart. I’ve seemed to have fallen for you.”

I’m sorry, but after he confesses he would totally steal you just to make out with you behind the science textbook section (....I might write this wait)

Asra

Asra works at this sweet little tea shop that you like to visit every so often after work/school

He’s the cutest barista and you always smile when he’s there

Slowly you’ve warmed up to one another, him bringing you your favourite tea with a little note

Don’t hit on the baristas, but he might make an exception just for you

He adds some stuff to your tea to make it special and he always gets excited when he sees you come in

When you stay late he breaks out the coffee to help you stay up studying/working

He’ll spend time after work just to talk to you

He smells good like cinnamon and tea leaves

If you fall asleep he’ll let you sleep a bit while he closes up, and then wakes you before he leaves

He really enjoys your company, and you always brighten his day when you come in

Days you don’t come in seem to drag on and he’s a little lonely

Oh no

oh no

he has a crush on you now

But you bet your sweet arse you developed some weird outta nowhere feelings for him too

It’s why you avoided the tea shop, you didn’t want to make things weird

He sees you passing by and runs after you just to tell you

He really does miss you

His confession is all a jumble. “MCILOVEYOUSOMUCHPLEASECOMEBACK!”

He’s very cute and when you go back he’ll make you a latte with snake art

Nadia

Nadia works at a cute little bookstore with a small cafe off to the side

It’s not very popular, just tucked away but it has a very nice atmosphere

They make the best pastries and have the best espressos

The first time you came in Nadia was there and willing to help

She misheard you and sent you to the wrong section but she was too nice so you felt bad

Later on you tell her about the incident

She is so embarrassed but it’s sweet

She finds your compassion so very sweet

Some days you’ll come in just to study for school or read a book over coffee

She likes talking with you (distracting you from your schoolwork and her from her actual job. The manager doesn’t mind)

She handles everything with such grace it’s hard not to fall deeply in love with her

Sometimes you’ll come in just to talk to her

It’s about when she starts to fall for you too, making your guyses interactions a bit awkward but still very sweet

She confesses by kissing you behind the bookshelves, she tastes like bittersweet chocolate and coffee

When she pulls away you are bright red, making her giggle.

“Consider it a thank you, MC. You’ve made my days so much brighter just with your smile.”

Oh my gods is she hot

You aren’t gonna survive this

Kiss her back

“I...I hate to admit this, but I think I love you.”

Muriel

You work for a fun little animal themed bookstore

Kids love it

But one day this huge I mean tall and broad man walks in, hunched over, asking for a book on how to take care of chickens

Well that’s new you’ve never had a request like that from someone who looks...well, like Muriel does

But as always, you put on a smile and sweetly show him the way to chicken care

He’s so nervous oh poor baby

He’ll grab your sleeve as you go back to the counter, his hair falling into his eyes but you can see how red his cheeks are

“Can...can I have some help finding a specific book? I...don’t know my way around.”

Of course you help how could you not

Soon after that he becomes a regular, and you learn he is in school to be a Vet and he has a small house up in the mountains

Where apparently he has been saving animals

The first time you learn about Inanna was when he came in asking for a book on dog breeds

When he couldn’t find her breed he asked for a book on wolves

and you are starting to worry

But it’s okay he knows what he’s doing

As shy as he is, he falls for you fast and hard. Soon coming in with very poor excuses

But it’s okay because you get to see him more and more, falling for him yourself soon enough

When you show him to books on bird seed, you kiss his cheek making him sputter

After a moment, he kisses your forehead, whispering ‘I love you’

And that was the day you knew this man was gonna kill you with his voice

Portia

Portia is this super cute barista at this fun energetic coffee shop

You are a poor hardworking person who needs their coffee fix

But oh my god Portia thinks you are the cutest most beautiful thing to walk through those doors

Her coworkers tease her but they let her act on her immediate crush

Looking up to this bubbly redhead holding your coffee, you fall for her too

And soon you come in every week, sometimes three times a week

To study and get coffee

No...no other reason....

Portia is thrilled to see you in the coffee shop so often

Eventually she leaves her number on the side of your coffee cup

OMG no other person has done this in this au bwahahaha they’re all dumbasses

She’ll confess with a few hearts in your coffee and a wink

After work you’ll wait for her before pulling her along and kissing her behind the building

Ah, young love

She’ll giggle and after this you come in more often and when she finds out where you work she’ll come to visit you

“MC! You came again! Welcome!!!”

Bright smiles and laughter

Your day always seems better when she’s around

Lucio

You work at an old coffee shop with a fun rustic vibe and this man comes in so often

Like every

single

day

to order the same exact thing

The same exact super sweet coffee with two cookies on the side. He’s an odd one isn’t he

He’ll start to flirt with you right away

“Hey gorgeous, you make this all for me?”

Of course you did

That’s your job

Eventually you start flirting back and that’s when things start picking up

Lucio catches major hardcore feelings

You’re that cute barista and he caught feelings for you

Unfair

You catch feelings too

Eventually

He’s very blunt and flirty and..okay sure you kinda like that in him

One day he was so aggressively flirting that you grab his shirt collar and plant a hard kiss on his mouth

Then get back to work as if nothing happened

Leave your number and winking face by his coffee

Ooooooooh man are you gonna get it after work

;)

#the arcana #the arcana headcanons #julian devorak #lucio morgasson #portia devorak #muriel #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #julian headcanons #nadia headcanons #asra headcanons #lucio headcanons #muriel headcanons #nadia headcanon #coffee shop au #main six x mc #arcana apprentice #headcanons #arcana modern au

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paperstarwriters · 4 years ago

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The arcana crew as beast-kin

Why? Because I wanna :P

General notes:

Everyone is based off of the card they’re associated with

Beast-kin tend to have magic that lets them look human (three forms; 1: anthropomorphic beast, 2: human with animal ears/wings and tails, and them as a normal human—I’ll be focusing on the animal aspects)

Just because they can do glamour magic doesn’t mean they can do other types of magic.

They still have their familiars, don’t worry.

If you wanna reference for the first form, just watch Beastars. The design is pretty similar (mainly thinking about the birds)

If you wanna reference for beast-kin in general check out the manga “Milady Just Wants to Relax” it’s what I’ve based the abilities off of and just beast-kin in general.

Asra

This sly fox :)

It’s probably because of my ties with anime but I imagine him like a multi-tailed fox

It’s purely so that you have more tails to cuddle and snuggle with.

You know how when foxes are in the snow they leap into the air then get their whole upper half stuck in the snow?

Well, when Asra hears something they want to catch, or they’re playing with Faust, they sometimes just... well....

It’s funny to see honestly.

Lowkey acts like a dog sometimes. They Loves the pats and chin scratches he can get and will whine until you give him more.

Sometimes you wake up to their tail(s) in your face. Good or bad, you decide.

In most folklore that have them, foxes aren’t exactly trusted, so often, Asra uses his glamour to make himself look like a human. However, when a customer runs unsavoury or maybe there’s just some mean brat that he wants to scare, his shadow still shows off his ears and tail(s)

Cuddles??? Cuddles!!!! Foxes are just so fluffy... Asra is no different. (In fact he might just be even fluffier)

Hate to delve a little into angst territory, but as a child since he was an orphan and all, Asra probably learned to basically act like a dog or a cat depending on the person to get more food, or to convince them that they’re a harmless beast-kin.

Nadia

Design wise, I love humanoid bird designs with their wings doubling as their arms and hands. Don’t ask me how this works logically right now we’re talking about crazy fantasy elements anyways, let me have this.

One thing I cannot get out of my mind is:

Nadia has her back to Lucio and he’s just talking and chattering nonsense. Then Lucio says something insanely stupid or offensive and whoever is talking to Lucio can see Nadia behind him just—

Whips her freaking head around 180°

It’s worse if she’s somewhere dark cause then you just see two red eyes coming into view as she slowly turns to glare at you.

Our queen is proud of her pretty talons, honestly probably spends a day sharpening them with Portia.

Goes out flying with Chandra at dusk if she has the time, and if you can fly (via spells, wings, a broomstick, etc.) you’re welcome to come along

Super accurate hearing. Honestly. It’s hard to hide an injury from Nadia even without her being an owl but she hears you Yelp in pain on the other side of the palace and she’s there in minutes.

Pretty problematic when she has headaches though :(

Preen feathers with her!! She’ll love having you card your fingers though her feathers making them less itchy. You’ll often help her preen after a bath, but honestly she’ll appreciate the sentiment anywhere but during an important meeting. It’s hard to concentrate when you’re providing her such wonderful affection.

Please don’t make owl jokes. She doesn’t like them. Sometimes she just avoids saying “who” so people don’t make that annoying joke. (It’s Natiqa’s favorite joke to make please spare Nadia the pain.)

“...and to whom will I be sending this?” “don’t you mean to “who” Dia?” *glare*

Julian

This is a happy raven ok? HAPPY. no birdie in a cage, ok?

The look we all know is probably his second form leaning to the first. Nadia’s would look somewhat similar

Crows & ravens are pretty dramatic birds. Reminds you of someone doesn’t it?

Idk if Edger Allan Poe even exists in this world, or any variant of it, but if it does... ooohhh if it does... this guy is totally gonna recite the poem in a dramatic flourish, and when he’s drunk you can sometimes find him chanting “ever more” same applies to any and all raven/crow themed media.

Screams. A lot. “Caw, caw b**ch” or “quoth the raven: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”

Once convinced a bunch of birds to just go n take a dump on Lucio & his statue. He helped the servants clean when the work was dumped on them but they all agreed the bleat he made was hilarious(more on that later)

Shiny thing collector. Portia tried to get him to clean his stuff up but he has since bribed her out of it with a ball of yarn.

He and Portia make an odd pair of siblings, they’re still pretty much the same though. Crows are kinda just cats with wings.

“One day Illia, I’m probably just gonna eat you.”

*overly dramatic offended gasp*

All in good humor lol

Speaking of, their familiars are the same animal as they are!

So sometimes Julian scoops up Malak and says in a dramatic fashion (because however else would he say it) “I’ve found you my long lost brother! Oh how I’ve missed you!”

Portia does the same (more on that later)

Because his sister is a cat, Julian sometimes does a lot of cat-like things. (Case in point, he bleps. Tongue just kinda left out after yawning or something.)

Flies around with Malak often, like Nadia does, and sometimes carries Portia around with him. Will do the same for you if you want him to, sometimes if you don’t want him to as well. Expect to be grabbed from the ground and flown up into the sky at some point.

Bread. Boy loves his lobster claws but bread is a close second. “Aww yisss motha freaking bread crumbs”

Sometimes on a bad day, he just walks in dragging Pepi behind him who has her mouth latched on his tail

Portia

(If this were modern times) “you know, like, nya~!”

Look. Portia is so sweet to be around. But take that plus PURRING? And a soft as all frick FUR?

Honestly I think that sometimes when with Nadia has a bad headache, Portia purring is a great way to calm her down. You—you lucky MC, get to fall asleep to that.

She falls asleep on your lap and you are stuck there. Bound by a rule that transcends time and space. Her purring does little to aid the fact that YOU NEED TO PEE. The universe does not care of your internal tides, for your lover, who is also a cat, rests in your lap.

When she’s chasing down Julian for something stupid he often yells about being hunted. All in good fun!

“Mazelinka!!! Portia’s hunting me again!!!” “I wouldn’t be chasing you if you’d just clean your stuff!!!!”

Small boxes are her jam! Julian hates them, and like other birds doesn’t like closed spaces, but Portia loves em.

Good at squeezing into and out of tight places. Which is really helpful for sneaking around, curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

Swishy swishy tail.

Cast a little light spell for her to case down. She loves it, you love it, Pepi loves it— everyone wins! (Except for the furniture she crashes into)

Yes, she has picked up Pepi before and yelled very loudly for Julian to hear (often after he’s made the joke of his long lost brother Malak) “Oh Pepi, you’re my favorite sister!!!”

On a bad day, Malak may be found in Portia’s mouth. He’s completely unharmed if only a little ruffled, but it’s gotta be a pretty bad day to find her doing that.

If Camio is in her mouth it’s same business as always. She won’t kill hem either but if Mr. Sh**bird doesn’t shut up she’ll make him shut up. You don’t even know why he keeps coming back.

Not all cats like cuddling, but like Pepi, Portia LOVES it. So long as you’re the right person and not someone unpleasant.

Please don’t step on the tail.

As much as she doesn’t like baths she still does properly was herself. She just really doesn’t like it when her fur is all wet and clings to her body. Do you have a spell to dry her off quickly? Please use it. Save her the misery.

Muriel

pretty sure he’s even bigger as a bear. Like, it’s probably because of the added fur but— woah... Big. Bear.

Big arse bear with scars is SUPER intimidating buuuuut you saw him sitting in the sunlight with Inanna once, just napping in the sun. He looked so peaceful and so dang fluffy!!

He enjoys headpats and gets very flustered at belly rubs. He’s seen you do so to Inanna many times probably kinda wanting you to do the same to him though he would never willingly admit it.

When you two get closer expect to spend some time with his head in your lap. Pat his head rub his ears, Inanna may get jealous if you don’t also provide her attention

Just don’t let him fall asleep there, he’s gonna have a sore back later and you’re going to have numb legs.

Hunting, swimming, carrying you, this boy can do it all.

Unlike his usual(cannon) self, Muriel probably doesn’t carve any bear statures. The only one he’d have was probably a gift from Asra. Carves birds, bunnies, foxes, and wolves instead. Does NOT carve goats. Never have never will.

Again I hate to go int angst but Muriel probably wants to get his claws removed somehow. It’d hurt and it probably insanely unsafe, but they were used as weapons before and its one of the things on him that everyone is afraid of. If he could he’d probably try to change his teeth too.

Show him that claws aren’t something to be feared. They don’t have to be a weapon. They help him climb and hunt food and sometimes to even carve wood. Like humans and knives, his claws aren’t bad or inherently evil, and neither is he.

Giant. Teddy Bear. You will be getting hugs and falling asleep with a Giant Teddy Bear.

He probably keeps in his mostly human form though, because he stands out less that way and he looks a little less intimidating.

Short little bear tail on his butt. Plz don’t touch, he’s going to be blushing so hard if you do (let’s be honest, that’s all the more reason to do so)

In “Milady Just Wants to Relax” Beast-kin are feared as monsters and I don’t think it’d do Muriel any good to have to live with that kind of fear from everyone. However, when you come around un afraid and eager to provide head-pats, but patient enough to let him get comfortable with it, Muriel will probably start using less energy to try and glamour himself.

Sometimes he’s so caught up with you that when you go to the market together he forgets to cast a glamour. While some do get scared off most of the people who you buy from are only a little surprised and take things in stride. They still treat him like he’s human, and he’s forever grateful for that.

If I could write a beast-kin version of his route, the moment you and Muriel meet Morga is probably when you first realize he isn’t human. And it’s because Morga pointed it out.

“Why didn’t you fight? As a beast you’re stronger than them.”

He knows you’ve spent time with Asra but he probably assumed they kept it hidden from you most of the time.

Just love him please. Platonic or romantic doesn’t matter, just give him headpats and belly rubs and boop his nose. Keep him assured that you aren’t afraid of this giant teddy bear.

Lucio

We know of both first and second forms. They’re pretty much cannon, but just not a ghost.

Which means you finally get to pet the fluffy white fur.

This also means his horns can do an irritating amount of damage.

Also he’s so much more noisier now

*loud stupid goat noises*

It’s fun to make him bleat a lot. He tends to bleat when embarrassed. If you’re topping him expect a bleat every time you pin him to the wall.

Tries to butt heads with EVERYONE. Please stop him, Lucio is the only prey animal in the lineup!

Seriously, how has he survived this long?? Muriel is a bear! he could just.... chomp.

not that he would obviously, but I don’t think Asra would hesitate after what he’s done to you and his parents...

Portia too for that matter, if she realized that Lucio had forcefully given Julian the plague, Lucio would be forever running from a feral cat.

I know he’s probably skilled in fighting or whatever, enough to take down various fantastical beasts, but stiiiiiiilllll.....

Is it obvious I dislike Lucio?

Grouchy bias aside, Lucio is really good at climbing. Like I’m pretty sure he’s a sword fighter so just imagine him leaping onto ledges in order to get the high ground.

Still uses eyeliner. I don’t know how since he has fur sometimes, but yeah, he still somehow uses eyeliner.

Honestly he probably keeps in a mostly human form or just entirely human form for that reason exactly. It’s just easier to look good when he’s more human.

But if you wanna pet his luxurious fur then he is all but willing to take on his goat form. In fact, if he turns into his goat form around you (which is always) he pretty much expects you to brush his fur or just run your hands through his fur. He will whine very loudly if you don’t.

Spare everyone else’s ears (especially Nadia’s) and just give him the head pats.

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wonderlandgoblin · 4 years ago

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Do you have any headcanons for a blind!mc dating one of the love interests?

I do now! And since you didn’t specify any li, I’m doing all of them.

Small note: I don’t know any blind people in my life and English isn’t my first language, so I had to do some research on correct terms to use and a few other things. So, if there’s anything offensive or incorrect, please let me know so I can change it 😊

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About the MC

They can “see” with their magic (think Toph from ATLA). It’s not perfect, but they have a pretty good idea of where things and people are.

Their familiar is like a guide dog, acting as their seeing eyes and helping them walk around unfamiliar and crowded places.

Asra

Since you can’t read, he took it upon himself to make sure you didn’t miss out on learning because of it.

So at first he used to read for you, but that eventually became more difficult since he wasn’t always around to do it, sometimes he didn’t want to do it, and sometimes he simply couldn’t.

He felt like he was letting you down but still wanted to help, so that’s when he decided to create a spell to translate books or any pieces of writing into braille.

He taught you the spell on your birthday, and when you learned how to cast it and realized what it did, you jumped into his arms and cried. It was the best birthday gift ever!

He’s the best human guide! Whenever you need help from a sighted person to go somewhere, he’s always your fist choice. He’s great at giving instructions and never tries to drag you places like you can’t get there on your own.

He forgets about your blindness all the time, since the two of you have such great dynamic and can almost always predict each other’s movements, which sometimes leads to accidents like him giving you a cup of coffee and you not realizing it, so the coffee ends up all over you.

You scream of surprise (and pain) and Asra freaks out.

He spends the rest of the day apologizing and spoiling you.

Nadia

She will forever be thankful you’re a part of her life! Because of you, she realized how ableist the entire city was (something she’d never stopped to consider before) and was capable of making many changes about it.

She’ll also be thankful because she loves you. Duh!

She obviously put you in charge of supervising the project to make the city more accessible to people with disabilities and she is incredibly proud of your progress.

The palace library is now full of books in braille. And the rest of the palace has also been adapted so you have an easier time moving around.

The staff is always getting startled by you at night, though.

Nadia is the best when it comes to giving you your space. She rarely ever fusses over you and has the incredible ability to know every time you need help from a sighted person.

Julian

At first, it takes him sometime to realize you’re blind.

When he does, he is stunned. He feels stupid for never realizing and really confused as to how you managed to do certain things.

He’s always trying to sneak up on you, and even though it rarely ever works, he continues to persist. You hope one day he’ll give up, but since that’s unlikely, you at least get to enjoy his frustration every time you catch him before he can accomplish his goal.

As revenge, you start sneaking up on him and it works every time! The amount of times he hit his head on the ceiling because of it is too big to count.

He’s frustratingly too helpful at times, trying to do everything for you, but he is trying to get better for you.

He happens to be a terrible sighted guide, so whenever you need someone to accompany you somewhere, he has the sense to send Mazelinka or Portia in his place.

He’s always telling you stories (sometimes they’re real, sometimes they’re not) and you are probably the only person that likes to hear them. To you, the way he sees the world is so beautiful and different than yours and it’s really cute how excited he gets when he notices you’re actually paying attention to what he’s saying.

Muriel

He knows you’re a badass, but that doesn’t stop him from worrying about you 24/7.

And although he knows you can take care of yourself, he’s always trying to protect you.

It may be annoying at times, but at least you know he’s only doing it because he loves you and he always respects your independence.

Despite that, when the two of you are alone, he tends to forget you are blind all the time.

When you first met, you being blind actually made him feel a lot more comfortable around you, since you couldn’t see his scars (the thing he hated the most about himself).

That made him open up surprisingly quickly to you and it put him more at ease when it came to touching (he always told himself you were touching him for support what an innocent baby).

He’s also a lot less shy about admiring your beauty.

And even though you know when he does it, it’s not like you’re going to tell him, since he’s so cute trying to be subtle about it.

Portia

She’s always asking you questions about what the world is like for you and loves to listen to your perspective. The two of you are always sharing stories about it.

Eagerly starts to learn braille as soon as she meets you.

She’s probably the only li that has the guts to joke about your blindness and they are always the best jokes.

The first time she realizes your hearing abilities are amplified, she gets super excited and now she takes you snooping all around the palace to help her eaves drop on the nobles.

She will fight anyone that offends or shows any form of prejudice towards you.

Even though she is amazingly dexterous while at work, she tends to be incredibly clumsy at home. That leads to the two of you bumping into each other all the time, and sometimes to a few visits to the floor.

Lucio

He doesn’t understand how you do things.

I mean, he lost an arm but that’s completely different, since he got himself another one.

You can’t SEE! But that doesn’t stop you from doing anything, because you still managed to save him, and you do all those incredible magical thingies!

You’re like a natural phenomenon to him.

However, he is sad you don’t get to see how handsome he is.

Sometimes he thinks you’re messing with him and can actually see, but then he remembers you never turn on the lights whenever you walk into a dark room and all his doubts vanish.

He teaches you how to fight (because he wants you to be a blind ninja) and although he may almost lose another limb, he beams with every accomplishment you make.

He likes to describe to you how beautiful you are. He figures that since you can’t see yourself, he has to be the one to show you.

He makes you a lot of uncomfortable questions, but it’s not out of prejudice, it’s more because he’s dumb. If you explain to him why he shouldn’t ask things like why he can’t play with your familiar when the two of you are walking around town, he’ll eventually catch up on what’s inappropriate and won’t say it ever again. He’ll always apologize too.

He finds out how hard it can be for you to walk around town and starts to feel guilty about it, since he could’ve done something to change that during his time as Count.

He talks to Nadia and she lets him help with her project of making the city more accessible for people with disabilities (he is good at giving orders).

He has a nasty habit of pulling you around places whenever he wants to show you something, but aside from that, he tends to be a really good sighed companion and a decent guide whenever you need him to be.

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vampiresuns · 4 years ago

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Aelius Anatole Radošević De Silva

Anatole has changed a bit as a character since i was around the first time, so he’s getting re introduced. His open to make friends.

art by @elizastarkart

Name: Aelius Anatole Radoševic De Silva. He has two surnames because his mother is latina. He is a mixed Latine-Slav, with family that is all latine, vesuvian, and slavic. People he’s friend’s with call him Anatole (russian/greek pronunciation, he doesn’t acknowledge the French one). Only people he has a strictly professional relationship with, and his uncle call him Aelius.

‘Aelius’ means sun, while ‘Anatole’ means sunrise. He’s fully aware of this, he chose his name himself.

His nicknames are:

‘Nana’ is the most common nickname, and the one most people use.

His mother calls him Lilito, Nana, Nanito, Toly, Tolito, Tortolito.

His father calls him Lily or Lilu.

Toly, Tolytoly or Tolito are nicknames used by his maternal grandmother, his aunt, and his Vesuvian family.

He will not mind if you want to call him Toly, but you cannot call him Lily/Lilu if you’re not his father.

Asra came up with Nanatole, which he doesn’t like but lets Asra call him anyway. Asra also came up with Nana Banana and that is absolutely forbidden.

Family: on his father’s side both the Radošević, who are slavic (yugoslavic, specifically), and the Cassano, a prominent Vesuvian family who has had a hold of the Consulship for years.

On his mother side, the De Silva.

His father’s name is Vladislav, but everyone calls him Vlad, he’s an alchemist, a polymath, and works in what is most similar to biochemical engineering. He has one bother, named Valeriy, who you, however, might now as Valerius. Vlad’s biggest personality trait is being head over heels in love with his wife, and adoring his son more than he thought it was humanly possible to care about someone.

His mother’s name is Louisa De Silva (if you want to add her mother’s surname, it’s Lascal). The L-o-u spelling was a registry mistake she never changed. She moved half across the world while her native country suffer a military-civilian dictatorship to study Medicine. She swore never to go back as long as vestiges of said dictatorship remained in the country. She has two sisters: Paris, who lives in Vesuvia, and Alma, who remained with her parents out of her own choosing. Her medical experience include having been a volunteer war doctor. She didn’t change her surname when she got married.

The Radošević (pronounced Radozheveech) and the Cassano have been entangled families by friendship for generations upon generations, with some marriages between them. Notoriously: Vlad and Val’s father married a Cassano, Matilda, and his bother Mircea, Anatole’s great uncle, also married a Cassano: Florentino. Mircea’s brother and Matilda Cassano died when Vlad and Val were children still, so him and Florentino brought them up.

The Radošević are an overall eccentric family (think the european Addams family), whom are noted for: one, their self-sufficiency/self-preservation, which comes out in a very ‘eccentric people of the world unite’ manner. They appreciate people with character. Two, their leanings towards trades/professions, they do not conceive not doing anything (work hard to play hard). The Cassano, while sharing the quirk, they add the zest for life. It’s like they grabbed the Radošević and told them “you have forgotten how to live and we will remind you how.” Both of them are ridden with racially ambiguous bastard you cannot kill in any way that matters. They simply refuse to. Someone (either the courtiers or Lucio) compared them to roaches, they took it as a compliment.

This will tell you a lot about Anatole’s character.

On a last note, Anatole’s an only child. He has a good relationship with his parents, albeit marked by a sense of distance, solely because he was privately tutored from age 15 and on, which required him to travel a fair share. He was an argumentative teenager, but always cherished whenever he could see his parents. The older he gets, the closer they all become.

Favourite Food: Cake

Favourite drink: Coffee, in general.

Favourite Flower: Iris

Birthday: Nov 1st

Age: 29 (I calculate his age as if he had been born in 1991)

Zodiac:

Sun: Scorpio

Moon: Virgo

Rising: Libra

Mercury & Mars: Scorpio

Venus: Virgo

Patron arcana: Strength & Ace of Swords

Strength

Upright: inner strength, bravery, compassion, focus, Reversed: self doubt, weakness, insecurity

Ace of Swords

Upright: breakthrough, clarity, sharp mind, Reversed: confusion, brutality, chaos

MBTI Type: INTJ-A

Gender: Transmasculine, but Nonbinary. Uses He/Him pronouns only

Orientation: Identifies as NBLM.

LIs: Julian, Muriel, @ilyamatic‘s Andrico, @thelazaretmakesmesad‘s Vishal.

“The sun-like strategist with a solution for everything, and a whole lot of hope in the future.”

More details under the cut!

Physical appearance:

art by @lesbianarcana

5′4. As you can see in the sprite down below, while he’s slim but with muscle, out of doing a moderate to high level of physical activity. The man has a nice waist and inherited his mother’s hips, which he’s very proud of. He likes his legs and his butt the most about himself

Dark brown eyes, long eyelashes. His hair is naturally black, but he dyes it blond.

Has a mole over his right eyebrow, on the left side of the bridge of his nose, and on his left jaw. He has freckles.

An horizontal scar on his nose, which he got by getting hit with a wooden scaffold square in the face. His nose wasn’t broken out of sheer dumb luck. He has a smaller cut on his cheekbone, which was done by a fencing sabre which lacked the proper tip protection/button. It was done onto him by someone else.

The nose scar is how he met Julian before the plague, as he was the doctor which cured his face.

He has several tattoos:

Right arm: A rapier on his inner forearm. Over his elbow he has a black work band, and over it the words ‘THE SUN IS MY UNDOING’ in all caps, circling his arm.

Left arm: a snake wrapped around his forearm, near to the wrist. The Odyssey quote ‘let’s have a toast to the incompetence of our enemies’ under the inner crook of his elbow, and a floral half sleeve.

Chest and Torso: AMOR OMNIA VINCIT over where his heart is supposed to be. He has laurel leaves on the base of his waist.

Legs: ‘o serpent heart hid with a flowering face‘ in his upper, inner thigh, like really up his left inner thigh. A floral anklet on his right ankle.

Languages Spoken: Too many. He speaks nine languages.

Magic Specialities: His magic is connected to both light and languages (it is a play on words with ‘logos’) so he is both adept in photokinesis — he is able to create and manipulate sources of light — and language related magic — which includes incantation and language manipulation. He learns languages as a faster rate than most people, and while he cannot speak or literally understand a language unless he learns it, his magic allows him to intuitively grasp the meaning of words that are being spoken to him.

This capacity also makes him very good at recognising hidden intentions in people. This is not an ability that he broadcasts having, and when he later succeeds Valerius as the Consul, it is something which aids his diplomatic work but he keeps private.

His words tend to carry more weight sometimes because of his magic, something which he can’t always control — it depends on many factors — so he tries to choose his words carefully and with consideration.

His familiar is a Raccoon, named Antu.

Occupation: While he did study magic and is in touch with his magic, he studied politics, diplomacy and international relations. By trade, and out of will to help people, he is a political analyst and, later in life, a Statesman.

Personality/Trivia:

Willpower or Stubbornness? Depends how you look at it. Passionate, generally devoted, hopeful, independent and sometimes defiant. He is a people-oriented introvert. Competitive, but not aggressively so.

Smarter than he gives himself credit for. Overall charming, even debonair.

Curious by nature, hates having his decisions taken for him.

He is proper, sometimes even distinguished, but he is feral. A firm believer in being kind and compassionate with people, until you cross him one too many times, then nothing will make him taint his vindictive wrath.

Is he humble? For the most part. His humbleness comes from knowing his own limits and knowing he’s not infallible. He does have, however, a good deal of pride in himself and trust in what he can do, and he doesn’t like being underestimated.

He’s not particularly loud, though when the chatterbox is on, then it is on, specially if he’s nervous. He is often never still.

He’s known he has ADHD since he was seventeen.

Likes dancing.

He fences, almost every Radošević fences/sword fights, and he will let you know at the slightest chance. Which can be either him simply being hyper-fixated in fencing, him flirting, or him letting you know that if the occasion rises, he’s armed.

Friend shaped, lover shaped if you’re daring enough.

He wrinkles his nose when he doesn’t like something.

Speaking of which: he doesn’t like abuse of power, the Court, injustice, supremacists of any kind, unkind, hurtful and selfish people in general; he doesn’t like red meat (he says it tastes like metal or dirt), narrow minded people, incompetence, specially when displayed by people in positions of power, and purposeful apathy.

A mastermind archetype, but he draws his power from connection. He does not conceive a life not lived with others.

A bit of a bastard, he enjoys a good laugh.

He plays the piano and the harp, he sings, he cannot draw, he’s a lightweight when it comes to alcohol (which doesn’t really stop him), he likes the opera because he likes watching other people’s drama without being dragged into it, and his favourite season is winter. Also likes playing chess, reading, coffee, flowers, a well tailored outfit, learning, languages, the sea, mysteries, winter, a well laid argument, collecting quills, music, winning, knowing he loves and is loved in return.

When he was 7 he bribed his dad for more dessert, and he ate so much he vomited. His sweet tooth hasn’t gone anywhere, it is alive and well.

Perceptive little bastard, will knife cat you for the sake of it. He has a way more present sense of humour than what he comes across.

Would call himself a ‘trans masculine Mary Poppins’.

He is closest to his parents, his uncle, my other ocs Leonore, Medea and Sabine, his cousins Amparo Cassano and Milenko Radošević, Natiqa, Asra, Portia and Nadia.

If he liked women, he would be paired with Nadia. The possibility both terrifies and fascinates me.

@ilyamatic, @viviae, @gaybirdwrites, @arcanaprentiss @apprenticeofcups

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faustonastring · 5 years ago

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Could I get headcanons for the main six with mc who is obsessed with stuffed animals?

Thanks for requesting I hope you like it :)

Request are open! :))

Main six with an mc who is obsessed with stuffed animals

Asra

He thinks it’s the cutest thing in the world

Every time he travels away from you, he always brings you one back that represents where he traveled (a modern day example would be a teddy bear with a sombrero to represent Mexico, (just so you get the picture)) he also gets to them as presents for birthdays and holidays anniversaries

In a modern au, you both more or likely have a beanie baby collection hiding somewhere in the shop, you both probably brought another beanie baby snail so you could recreate the “snesbian”(snail lesbian) wedding you saw on tiktok

Early in you’re relationship (pre-upright) before he can take you on trips with him he finds it really comforting to know that you have a cuddle buddy or two to keep you company while he’s away, but after you’ve been together for a while (post-upright) don’t be surprised when you wake up and all your stuffed animals are on the floor (that is if you sleep with them of course!)

I also really like the idea of asra trying to make you a stuffed animal for your birthday or anniversary, or any other celerbration (something a like his Faust trinket you can get from the wheel, just a little more improved, )

Apologies in advance for the angst BUT If you’ve had this obsession pre-memory lost, when you’re,,,, y’know (trying to keep this as spoiler free as I can for some of the new guys!) he clutches on to it every night while he’s trying to sleep, crying out you’re name, (and probably uses it in his studies to try to get you back,) and post-y’know, he brings it with him during all his trips because of how much he hates being away from you, and if you’ve grown fond of that one, he’ll bring another one you like a lot, he feels bad but he can’t help it, he just misses you so much

Also some of you are gonna hate me for this but piggy backing off of that angst I just wrote, imagine Julian and asra in the shop, doing...their....studies..(if you know you know) and Julian just sees the stuffed animal in the bed and asks why asra has it (and being himself try’s to make a joke about asra needing to sleep with a stuffed animal, when he can just sleep with him instead-) and asra just kicks him out, and they never talk about it again.

Nadia

She’s on it. She’ll ask you a million questions, “what kind do you like, do you need to sleep with any, do you want a custom one, or a spefic kind?”

Her room is so cluttered with stuffed animals by the end of the week, that she makes you pick out you’re favorite one (which quickly turns into ten or twenty) and the rest go to their own separate room in the palace, where they’re put on display, and easily accessible for you to switch out with any of the ones In you’re too, that you’re bored with

In a modern au I feel like Nadia would also be on bored for collecting beanie babies, but unlike asra who’s only in it for the snesbian wedding she wants all of the rare ones doesn’t matter how much they cost, she has them, it’s not even about you at this point, when Nadia gets a kick you just gotta let her ride it out.

I think it’s canon (or atleast close to canon) that Nadia loves to design clothes, I mean we all know she loves to tinker, but I think she’ll find it really relaxing destining new stuffed animals with you and clothes for some of the ones you already have if you’d want (and yes. She makes matching ones for you and you’re favorites)

If you do sleep with them, Nadia might find it a little hard to sleep with all the clutter around the bed so she’ll thoss the ones your not cuddling off the bed (or if she’s having a real sleepless night, she’ll throw them across the room) but nonetheless if you’re happy she’s happy, she’ll never get agitated at you for having your own interest (despite tripping over like three of them while trying to start her day)

Also I feel like atleast one of Nadias sisters had that stuffed animal phase as a kid, if you know baby....then you know so I feel like it’s really refreshing for her to be able to keep stuffed animals around without having to hear someone scream and whine because they couldn’t get the one they wanted

Julian

The day after you tell him he brings you a doctor teddy bear, wearing a hand-sewn eye patch witch Portia more or likely helped him make (note that I said helped he wanted to try to make it on his own... but surgical stitches are a lot diffrent from things such as cross stitches,,,, and the fabric is just a lot more flimsy then human flesh)

He likes to bring you ‘fun’ ones as he calls them, teddy bears dressed as pirates, doctors, flappers, any kind that matches you’re faveroite animal, pigs decked out in fancy clothes (the vesuvia verson of Miss piggy) espically if he knows you like them, he would do anything to see you laugh and smile, especially if it’s from one of his gifts, it makes his heart jump

In a modern au, you could spend your quality time making fun of the ridiculous beanie baby prices, but for the love of god please don’t say you find a beanie baby who’s highest bidding price is over one hundred dollars cute, because HE WILL bid on it and the price DOESNT MATTER (also- self indulgent but If you have a furby espically the older ones, it will freak Julian the hell out, and he will quickly turn it so it’s not looking at him every time he enters a room)

Every time you travel together he checks all the touristy gift shops for a stuffed animal you like, and will happily buy you any type you like, and it doesn’t matter how big it is. He WILL make it fit in his suit case, even if it means he has to leave a couple pairs of shoes behind.....

If you sleep with any of you’re stuffed animals he doesn’t mind, I mean sure he ends up laying on a couple of them, and the do end up getting tangled in his limbs, but he finds it cute and is willing to make a sacrifice, and if he were to come in late from working overtime and caught you sleeping cuddling the doctor teddy bear he gave you....with the eyepatch that he helped make....he wouldn’t want to disturb you... so he pulls up a chair and watches you sleep in the least creepy way possible

If you two are ever trying to do the do and your stuffed animal is In the room... or even better facing towards the bed... I think it would make Julian the slightest bit uncomfortable but would just laugh it off and say something along the lines of “I didn’t know we had and audience” or “looks like we have a guest” which would be terrifying if he were to say that mid-ya know

Portia

You two vibe so hard

Out of everyone I feel like she is definitely the most enthusiastic and chill about having stuffed animals in her cottage, and I mean sure they’re everywhere and she’s tripped on atleast six of them... but as long as pepi doesn’t get too any of them( again) you’re fine

I like to imagine she has something (other than Julian) that survived the ship wreck with her, wether that be a blanket or a stuffed animal (for the sake of this head canon it’s a stuffed animal) that she holds very close to her yes this is very unlikely given, well all the factors but she deserves something, and if your really against that idea, a little stuffed animal Julian gave her when she was a kid before he left

I can’t keep headcanoning that every one has a thing for beanie babies in a modern au, even though she has a snesbian wedding in her garden with a snesbian officiant which she photographs and gets tiktok famous off of.... she’ll be more into anything Sanrio related, like don’t leave this girl alone in round one because she’s already spent 150 trying to win the rilakkuma stuffed animal that’s riiiiight over the edge (after many many try’s, she does win it, and gives it to you)

She is the type to sew, or crochet, or even knit you stuffed animals, and those are usually the ones she ends up giving you, if not? They definitely were handmade from somewhere, probably a small shop or from an old lady selling them at the heart district

If you sleep with stuffed animals....well good news because so does she! Throughout the night not only are you to fighting for the blanket (if it’s during winter) but now you’re fighting over the stuffed animals, and every night as soon as one of you says you’re going to bed, it’s a race to see who can get to bed first and hog all the stuffed animals, (which may lead to a pillow fight if you’re lucky)

One time pepi tore up one of you’re faveroite stuffed animals and Portia felt so bad about it that she not only made pepi her own toys to play with, but sewed up your toes up one, and if it was beyond repair, she would make you an identical one

(Also Portia is the type to spend 100 dollars at a carnival trying to knock the milk bottles down so she can win her s/o a cheap stuffed dog that pepi is gonna claw into anyway...but it’s the thought that counts :’) )

Muriel

Does. Not. Understand. But hey! He’s trying~! A+ for effort right?

He wants to make it clear that it’s NOTHING to do with you, he finds it ADORBALE! He really really does and he’s trying hard to express that but depending where you are in your relationship with him....makes a little bit of a difference, so for the sake of the headcanon muriels headcanon is gonna be soon after his upright endeding so expect some assumptions about his character but I do know that people just don’t change over night so one things for sure....he still doses to fully understands soft nice things

I think Muriel likes to hear you talk, like sure he prefers the quiet, but out of everyone in the world, your the only person he doesn’t mind listening to (how sweet! ) so he probably asks you a lot of questions, but not necessarily like Julian, more questions that ask why you like them, because he wants to like them too, and you want him to like them too, but you do still have some work ahead of you

In a modern au.....build a bear dates @lisa-frank-cave did a headcanon on it a while back that I REALLY liked, it is a little buried so if you’re having trouble finding it lmk and I can reblog it for you, but atleast visits their page and look for it because their stuff is super good! :) so for sure go check out their head canon for it if you want something more in depth but to just elaborate my thoughts on it, it’s just something the two of you could do together (and I feel like Muriel loves spending time with you no matter what activity it is) I also feel like he’d like being able to make something with you, which works out great if you can’t whittle to save you’re life,,,and I dunno,,,it just makes me soft,,,,

I don’t like the head canon that Muriel has bug clumsy hands, he can whittle for gods sake! And used to make masquerade masks for asra to sell pre-plague times, (and made his own in every route but his own) so I feel like Muriel would atleast attempt ONCE to sew or crochet you a stuffed animal, it’s a little tragedy looking, and over time it starts to fall apart at the seams, but he made it for you, and seeing you love it so much let’s him know all his hard work payed off, and he’ll make you another one or two

He doesn’t mind if you sleep with stuffed animals, but he apologizes in advance if they get crushed (the bed is barley big enough for the both of you) and gets a little jealous if you’re cuddling you’re stuffed animal instead of him, he won’t say anything but he’ll for sure get pouty about, and as cute as he is when he’s pouty make sure you don’t cuddle you’re stuffed animals more than him, because if you do it will start to get to him if you know what I mean

Also refuses to have sex if stuffed animals are on the bed or facing the bed, if they’re on the bed, he’ll throw them off, facing the bed, he’ll turn them around, he just doesn’t like the idea of being watching while being intimate with you

Lucio

If I’m being honest will make fun of you a tiny bit at first (he’ll stop he he strikes a nerve) but soon finds the appeal

Mama morga didn’t let him have stuffed animals growing up, for a while there she didn’t even want him sleeping with a blanket, so he’s alllll over this, but yeah you’re stuffed animals are cute, but he wants a spefic type of stuffed animals.... next thing you know Lucio says he got some stuffed animals for you two to share, and it’s just about 30 diffrent variations of goats. But hey! Atleast he offered to share!

In a modern au I feel like lucio would be overly enthusiastic to go to build a bear that he nearly crushes a kid with his knock off red bottoms trying to get in there, dragging you behind him, then impatiently rushes the whole process not making too enjoyable for you (depending on who you are of course) but lucio just seems to be having fun! (Also goes on a Saturday afternoon and they are like four kids celebrating their birthday and a line that goes out the door, unlike Muriel who goes early Sunday morning or Tuesday night to beat the crowds)

He personally likes anything goat related, but also likes custom made ones made with red velvet and and gold stitching, and will happily buy you or get any kind you want customed made, and on you’re birthday? When you wake up in the morning the room is covered with all diffrent typed of stuffed animals, and lucio is beaming proudly in the middle of it

If you sleep with them then no problem! Lucio would too! But if he catches you cuddling a certain stuffed animal more than him then it might just....disappear for a while...but if he sees you upset or worried that you can’t find it, don’t worry! It will reappear again.... or something very similar to it.....

One time Mercedes and Melchior tore up one of you’re favorite stuffed animals (again) so lucio had them kicked out of his bedroom...or so he said, what really happened is while he was waiting for your replacement to come in, he wanted to act all tuff and kick Mercedes and Melchior our to assert his dominance, but secretly still played with them and let them back in you’re room when you weren’t around. You know. But you pretend that you don’t

Thanks for reading if you would like something more spefic welll.....

My request are open! :)

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oopcio · 4 years ago

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henlo! I'm asking from my main but i have an ask for the arcana. How would the Main 6 react to an MC that's a Fae, like how would they see them as a person? would they trust them? I'd like to know! you don't have to do this immediately, you can take your time! - alegna-thefool

hhhhhhhh oh please yes this is so adorable tysm!!!! 💖💕💜✨🥰✨💜💕💖

ps i’m picturing this as the fae from wiccan/pagan folklore 👉🏻👈🏻

asra:

his first impression is wary, since he’s been told all his life that the fae aren’t always as friendly and kind as they seem, and that they cannot be held to human standards. maybe it started out as something as simple as losing a charm he uses often, only to find it a few days later in the backroom where he reads cards, a place he often visits. he had to be cautious while expressing his thankfulness, seeing as he didn’t want to unknowingly put himself in a contract with the fae. however, the first time he actually found you, looking around the shop at all of the potions and the crystals, his heart stopped. he spent days and weeks talking to you about all the stuff in his shop. “yes, i actually made the cards myself! ah, you really think so? why, thank you!” it was only a matter of time before he found himself thinking that maybe he could trust you, if none of the other fae. it was quite obvious to him that you weren’t like the others, you were not looking to make contracts and gather offers, you were interested in all the things that decorated the store. soon enough he wasn’t thinking of you as a fae he had to pick his words carefully around, you were just another person intrigued in his knowledge of spells and tarot. he even started to leave you offerings, even if you explained you didn’t need/want them. he’d put cute little shells, small flowers, pretty rocks, tiny crystals, pretty much anything that was small and reminded him of you. “yes! i saw this when i visited the market the other day, and i thought it’d look so adorable on your offering table. oh, please, just accept it! i got it just for you.” sure, he’d went against everything he was ever told about the fae, but he quickly realized he had no regrets about doing so, and he’d do it all over again if he had the choice.

nadia:

nadia is the type of cautious that you’re unaware of. she’s so careful in displaying her apprehension that she does it in a way you wouldn’t notice, and, the way she sees it, anything other than such would seem rude. “milady! someone is in the palace!” a servant would alert her, tension in all points of their body, proceeding to tell her that they were spotted heading into her quarters. she advised them to calm down and sent them away, claiming she’d handle it. she headed into the baths, and, sure enough, there you were, letting your legs dangle in the water as you take in the view. her intuition had immediately told her that you were no threat. in fact, she knew exactly what you were as soon as your eyes met. “i can’t seem to recall having business with anyone in my private bath,” she smiled, watching as you stride towards her. you were definitely charming, but that was to be expected. she easily loosened her stance, with her newfound peace of mind. you grab her hand gently and place a jade necklace into it. you explain that this was merely a impromptu visit, as you were here to return the necklace that rightfully belonged to her. all the other fae were far too scared to come return the pendant once they had realized that what they’d taken belonged to the countess, so you came in their stead. needless to say, nadia began to trust you almost immediately, and she even let you clasp the necklace around her, as well. “why, thank you. i apologize for all the commotion you must have faced as you tried to come into my quarters.” you told her it was certainly no trouble at all, and that it was all worth it for this moment. “i’m glad to hear that this feeling is mutual. after all, i quite enjoy your company. shall i leave offerings for you, should you wish to return?” no matter what you tell her, it will become a daily routine to have her servants place only the finest jewelry and gems as offerings for you. even if you ask for something simple, she will insist on spoiling you. “well, i’d like for you to know that you’re welcome in my quarters at any time,” she adds, the faintest blush covering her cheeks.

julian:

he’s been quite interested in things like the fae and whatnot ever since mazelinka would mention them when he was younger, and it really sparked again when asra would sometimes make a passing comment about them when they used to work together. but the poor thing is oblivious, so when his pens and notebooks start to disappear and show up again, only a few days later, at a place he frequently went to, he figured it was just himself simply misplacing his belongings and forgetting where he put them. it was nothing too worrying. well, not until he seen somebody with an incredible energy surrounding them in his office, about to place one of his medical notebooks in his drawer. “who are you? how did you get in here?” but it didn’t take long for the dots to connect in his mind - in fact, it was almost like the moment he seen your eyes, he knew what you were. but, he still had to be careful; that much he knew. you held up the notebook, lightly waving it around in answer. he let out a quiet ‘oh’ and simply took a seat, waiting with his hands outstretched for the book. you pull it back and watch all the blood rush to his face, patiently waiting for you to give it to him and hoping that you don’t open it. all hope was quickly lost, though. you open it in search for one specific page, and once you find it, you show it to him with a proud, mischievous grin. it was a drawing of a fairy, albeit not correct at all, with plenty of notes and scribbles. there was a lot of care on this page, especially, you noticed. “h-hey! i know what you’re trying to imply, but!... i’ll have you know that is... a medical... diagram...” each word got quieter and quieter, and eventually, he gave up on the explanation. you simply giggled and placed the book back in his hands, done with the teasing. “how am i supposed to make a diagram if i didn’t know what a fairy looked like until now?” he huffs, a blush spreading over his cheeks to the tips of his ears. you grin, leaning back against the wall as you seat yourself on his desk and offer to help him with his diagram. and, well, it ended up looking more like you than a general fae. hey! it was the betterment of science and medicine... and it also didn’t hurt to have you keep coming in for health check-ups.

muriel:

he first found a fairy ring in the forest, not too far from his hut, but he knew far better than to step foot inside of it. however, just because he knew better, didn’t mean he couldn’t accidentally stumble into it... hey, don’t look like that! it wasn’t his fault! he didn’t mean to! he just had a misstep! what he didn’t expect - never in a million years, in fact - was to come home one day (from trying to set protections against the fae, ironically) and find a fae in his hut. even when inanna tried to walk forward to greet this being (which, she never did, by the way), he was cautious. “why are you in my hut,” he would ask, doing anything and everything he could to avoid your eyes. you’d explain to him that you come to try and help him set protections against the other fae, since you knew how they could be and how to properly do so. a whole evening later, spent putting up the protections and complimenting his handiwork around the hut just to see how adorably flustered he’d get. then he realized it’d be a real shame if he had just put up a protection against you, especially with your help, but how could he say that in a way that wasn’t weird? “..........hey, um......... does this keep you out, too?..........” his eyes quickly widened. “not that i want to keep you out!.....” he huffed, getting all flushed again, and you smiled. you explained that if he wanted, he could set up a small offering table for you. you wouldn’t ask for much, and you didn’t want to trouble him. you just didn’t want this to be the last time your paths crossed. and then began a tradition! each day he’d place a small flower or blade of grass he found on a table inside the den of the hut, and when you came around, you’d sometimes help him place protections or even weave flower crowns with him. sure, he acted like he absolutely hated it, and he’d cringe when you placed the forget-me-nots on his head, but he’d always get flushed and turn his head to hide the smile that threatened to creep up on his lips. you even made inanna one to match with muriel!

portia:

she definitely had no prior knowledge about the fae. she thought they were just made up, but she was familiar with the little fairy houses some people put in their gardens, and she thought that was just so cute! even pepi might enjoy it, so, when she made one, she thought nothing of it. but as soon as she found a fae, a real one, she was caught waaay off guard. because she didn’t know anything other than the made up bits, she will definitely ask a lot of questions. “so, can you really fly around? do you carry little pouches of fairy dust around with you? ooh! can you put some on my garden?” you explain to her, telling her what is myth and what is fact. while you’re at it, you cautiously (and politely) warn her of the dangers of attracting forces you don’t know a lot about, and she takes the information to heart. “i swear on pepi i’ll never do something so silly again!” she beams at you when you do offer to help her with her garden, and you even make it a bit of a routine. you playfully take turns pushing flowers in each other’s hair until it seems there are more flowers than hair. she takes great care of the fairy house from this point on, decorating it with little rocks and plants in case you ever want to stay there. if you ever tell her, though, that it might be better if she takes it down so none of the other fae can take advantage of her kindness, she will listen to you and take it down as soon as possible. she greatly enjoys your company and soon enough, you spend many mornings drinking tea together in the cottage while the both of you cuddle and pet pepi.

lucio:

“what do you MEAN my exotic golden spoons and forks are gone?! i had them RIGHT HERE!!!” he notices that his priceless belongings keep going missing and he blames it on the servants at first, only to find them a few days later. still doesn’t stop him from damning everyone and everything he comes into contact, though. “where is my EYELINER?!” he shrieks, only to find an ethereal looking being in his quarters, placing his stolen goods back on his dresser. they look back and smile, quickly apologizing for their friends who seem to get a kick out of taking his belongings (but, like, who doesn’t?). the absolute charm and the energy this being carries has him literally swooning, bending over backwards to insist it was no trouble at all. “oh don’t worry!!! when you’re this charming you can get away with sneaking into my room anyday.” he takes great interest in the fact that there is what is known as a ‘fae’ in his room, a term he’s only heard a handful of times in stories growing up, as he’s roamed here and there. expect many questions coming your way. “do you have wings?! can you make yourself small? like, the size of my pinky?!” he’d definitely start to leave offerings of lots of gold and expensive things, even if you asked for something simple, but he’d always make note that it was for you only. he’s definitely angered the other fae by now, though. you better prepare him for many misfortunes.

(a/n: woa these ended up coming out really long, sorry!!!! i really enjoyed writing these, esp muriels 👉🏻👈🏻 hope you don’t mind!!!)

- jiah 💖

#the arcana #faerie #fae #reactions #the arcana reacts #writing #ask #jiah writes #alegna-thefool

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cgleome · 4 years ago

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Truth or Dare (Asra/Julian/femMC)

AU with no plague and no death. Asra and MC are together. They invite Julian over and play a game of truth or dare. Things turn spicy. Pure smut. WARNINGS: LEMON, 3SOME, CUM EATING, TOYS, LIGHT BONDAGE, MENTIONS OF PUBLIC

“I dare you to kiss Julian.”

The doctor froze when he heard these words but before he could argue or question the magician, he saw Pearl rise and walk towards him. Suddenly all he could see was her. He’d wanted so badly to hate her. It was no secret that Julian liked Asra. Perhaps liked him a bit too much for everyone’s sanity, so when Asra confessed his feelings for the witch whose aunt owned a shop in town, Julian couldn’t help but feel incredibly jealous. He thought he would despise the woman who had stolen Asra’s heart from him but as soon as he’d met her, Julian found it impossible not to like her. She was certainly an attractive person and Julian had found himself captivated by her. She was every bit as beautiful as Asra in her own way. However, Asra was like ice to the doctor: cold and unyielding. Perhaps that what had attracted Julian to him. He wanted to melt that ice and feel the warmth underneath. Pearl, however, she was warm like a spring day. Comfortable but not hot enough to burn. Julian imagined what it would be like to rest his head in her lap and feel her running her fingers through his hair. Of course, he wanted to do far more with her, but something about her made Julian feel warm and safe. It was a feeling he was not accustomed to but he found it terribly appealing. If the doctor wanted to melt Asra’s frozen façade, he wanted Pearl to melt his own.

Julian looked at her and saw her soft smile as she bent down to his level and put a hand on his cheek. Julian lost himself in her eyes. He wanted to surrender and just let her take him. He was completely helpless and Pearl could see it clearly. Julian’s face showed everything he was feeling and so she didn’t bother to ask permission before placing her soft lips against him.

Julian moaned into the kiss. Although it was very gentile, the sheer act of touching her lips was enough to make him lose himself. He was struggling to remain a gentleman, even as he set up slightly in his chair and began to kiss her more firmly. His hands rose to hold her before he caught himself and lowered them again. Just as he expected the kiss to end and the lady to pull away, he felt something hot and wet on his lips. Julian gasped and she took the opportunity to slip her tongue into his mouth. Julian moaned once more, falling back as far as the chair would allow as he submitted himself to her. When she finally left him, Julian continued to lay back. The angle he was at was now unmistakably odd but he didn’t seem to mind. His long legs stuck out too far as he had slunk down in his seat. His hands grasped the arms of the chair. The doctor was panting and his cheeks flushed. It was enough to make Pearl wonder if he had gone a particularly long time without kissing another person or if he simply desired her that much.

“Julian?” Pearl’s voice woke him slightly from his daze. “Truth or dare?”

The game had been Asra’s idea and while some of the questions up until this point had been a touch naughty, the dares had been nothing but silly. Therefore, Julian was completely taken aback when Asra dared his partner to kiss him.

Looking between Pearl and Asra, Julian felt a wave of sadness wash over him. Clearly this was the magician’s idea of a joke. Asra could be cruel at times and he must have realized how much Julian had wanted this and decided to tease him with the thing he most desired.

“I think it is time for me to go,” Julian spoke as rose from the chair, running his fingers through his hair and straightening his shirt. “It will be difficult to find and innkeeper who is still awake at this hour. I’m afraid, if I don’t hurry, they might charge me extra for waking them up… Not that I can’t afford it.” He added the last bit with a wink towards Pearl.

“There’s a festival in town,” Asra replied as he stood from his own spot at the table. “You’ll have trouble getting a room if you haven’t booked in advance. Plus, it’s already late. Why don’t you spend the night with us? We have more than enough space for three.”

“I didn’t realize you had a guest room,” Julian spoke as he looked around as though a room he had not noticed before was about to materialize in front of him.

“We don’t,” Pearl added, jumping up to take his arm while Asra dimmed the lights with a wave of his hand, “but we do have a very large bed.”

Julian wanted to protest but it was so hard to refuse when she took his arm like that. He was hopelessly lost and would follow wherever she would lead him.

“Come on, Julian,” Asra spoke as he came up behind his friend, putting both hands on the doctor’s back before moving them to rub his shoulders. “We’ve shared a bed together before. It’s not like it’s the first time.”

Although it was true, Julian couldn’t shake the feeling that this was somehow different. When they had traveled together in the past, it was not unusual for the doctor and the magician to share a bed, although nothing more than sleep had occurred. Now, there was something different in the air, something Julian couldn’t quite explain and it was both alluring and terrifying.

“Yes…” Julian shuddered, unsure of what else to say. “I suppose that’s true.”

They had made it to the bedroom by now and both magicians moved away from Julian as they began to undress in front of him. Julian was too shocked and captivated to look away. He had seen Asra with his shirt off before, but it was never any less attractive. Pearl was new to him and although she had her back to him, Julian was sure he could catch a glimpse of her breasts if he looked long enough. However, before he could decide whether to test his theory or to think better of it, Asra spoke, bringing Julian’s attention back to him.

“You still need to choose, Julian. Truth or dare?”

Asra had drawn Julian’s attention just as the magician had removed his pants. Did Asra never wear underwear or had he been planning a seduction and so left them off? Perhaps he had pulled them away together with his pants? Whatever the reason, Julian was now staring at the magician’s perfect toned ass and getting a generous side view of the magician’s cock. While Asra had never been shy about his body, he had never been this brazen in the past. In all the years they had known one another, Julian had only ever caught a glimpse of Asra’s cock one other time when he’d accidently stumbled upon his friend urinating in the woods. Julian licked his lips and stared without meaning to.

“Uh… dare, I suppose,” Julian answered, forcing himself to look away as a blush covered his cheeks. He didn’t want to admit what he was thinking about, and so truth was out of the question.

“I don’t see that you brought any sleepwear,” Pearl noted as if she’d just realized this. “I dare you to wear these to bed… and nothing else. Nothing at all.”

Pearl’s words were playful and she grinned while tossing Julian a pair of silk shorts that looked just like the ones Asra was pulling on and that he noticed Pearl was already wearing. Julian wondered if they had bought them in bulk and just shared them between one another. He also realized that they were much too short and far too wide to hide anything if he wasn’t careful. Julian was already hard from being in their room and watching them undress. He rather worried these shorts wouldn’t hide his erection and might only serve to draw attention to it. Still he smirked as the caught the shorts and looked them over.

“If you insist,” he replied with a devilish grin, a bit of his old bravado returning to him. “But you’ll forgive me if I use your restroom to change, I’m not quite as uninhibited as you both seem to be.”

With a smirk, Julian retired to the bathroom. There, he not only stripped but splashed some cold water onto his face and did a few pushups. He did anything he could think of to make his erection go away before he left the room wearing only the thin silk shorts.

When Julian exited the restroom, he did so with a flourish.

“Tada!” He exclaimed as he struck a seductive pose, throwing his head back as ran his fingers through his hair and bending one leg to rest his foot against the door frame.

“The color does nothing for you but the style suits you nicely,” Asra answered dryly. It was certainly the truth. The shorts were a light shade of violet, the same color as the ones Asra and Pearl wore. However, while it looked wonderful on them, it clashed with Julian’s skin tone and features. The shorts did, however, reveal a more than generous amount of his body. Although his cock was covered, for the moment, they were short enough to reveal the undersides of his ass cheeks and they threatened to reveal even more if he became hard again… or if sat wrong.

Julian noted that Pearl was sitting most immodestly with one leg out. While the area between her legs was hidden in shadow, he trusted he could see far more if he looked long enough. However, he was far too polite to stare and forced himself to look away. Unlike Asra and Julian, Pearl wore a silk shirt which, while not hugging her features nearly enough for Julian’s liking, did clearly show how hard her nipples were. Julian had to fight to look away since he knew the shorts would reveal it too quickly if he did not.

“Well Asra,” Julian spoke settling down onto the bed, taking a pillow to strategically place in his lap. “Truth or dare?”

“Truth,” Asra answered with a grin.

“Why did you invite me here tonight?” Julian asked the question that had been burning on his mind for a while now. He wanted to know where things were going to lead and whether or not the magician was just toying with him.

Asra’s smile widened and mischief played in his eyes.

“I just thought it would be enjoyable for all of us,” the magician replied vaguely.

Julian felt frustration growing inside of him. It was just like Asra to find a way to respond to his question without saying anything.

Before Julian could protest, Asra turned to Pearl and asked, “Truth or dare?”

“Dare!” Pearl answered with a challenging smirk.

Asra returned her expression with a sly smile of his own, as if to accept her unspoken challenge.

“You’re overdressed,” Asra observed as he looked her over. “I dare you to take your shirt off. Let Julian and I see that lovely body of yours.”

“As you wish,” Pearl smiled as she grabbed the hem of her shirt, pulling it over her head.

Julian was now very grateful for the pillow he held in his lap, he certainly couldn’t remove it now. His eyes darted around nervously. He wanted to stare but felt he should look away. He glanced in her general direction, attempting to avoid her chest but his eyes were drawn there nonetheless.

”Julian,” she called forcing him to look at her and then look away and back again.

“Um… yes?” He spoke, as his face turned red and he shifted nervously. “That’s certainly my name alright… Um… what can I do for you?”

“Truth or dare?” Pearl asked, fully aware that Julian had forgotten all about the game.

“Oh! …Yes ….of course.” Julian stammered before he finally rallied himself enough to harness some of his usual bravado. “I choose dare!”

Julian was smirking now with and expression that told Pearl to do her worst.

“I dare you to kiss Asra!”

“Of course,” Julian grinned before remembering that he would have to move the pillow in order to approach the magician. He stopped to look at his lap for a moment. It would be too obvious to take it with him so he did his best to guide his arousal under the shorts. He then got up on his hands and knees, keeping the pillow over his lap for as long as he could and hoping that the position he was in made it look natural.

“I’ve wondered how your lips feel for a long time now,” Julian purred as he crawled towards Asra. “Now I finally get to find out.”

Asra grinned as he reached out to run his fingers through Julian’s hair. Julian closed his eyes, anticipating the touch of Asra’s lips.

“I’m waiting,” Asra teased as his lips hovered tantalizingly close to the doctor’s.

“Alright,” Julian grinned, finally seeing that it was up to him to finish what had been started.

Closing his eyes, Julian leaned forward, pressing his lips gently against his friend’s.

Although Julian had initiated it, Asra took control as soon as their lips touched. He tightened his grip on Julian’s hair and pulled to change the angle of their kiss. He then pressed his tongue roughly into the doctor’s mouth. Julian moaned and let his body go limp so that Asra could guide him better. He loved it when his lovers took charge and he happily surrendered to his lover. Asra continued his demanding kiss, using his grip on Julian’s hair to guide him and exploring his lover’s mouth with his tongue. When they finally parted, Julian’s lips were swollen and his face was flushed. His eyes looked far away as he stared at Asra, silently begging for more.

Asra smiled and it was a kinder look than he’d given the man before, though still not entirely tender. Asra’s cheeks had also grown pink and his eyes were dark. He gently ran a thumb over the lips he’d just kissed.

“Dare,” he spoke in a dangerous whisper, well aware that Julian had again forgotten about their game.

Julian blinked a few times as he took in the meaning of Asra’s words. Then he had to formulate a dare. He wanted something that would be naughty but not so much that it would cross the line and Julian was becoming less and less sure of where that line was.

Julian looked away as he attempted to focus and his eyes fell on Pearl, who was watching them, still topless, with a lustful look in her eyes.

Julian felt his face grow even redder but then he began to smirk.

“I dare you to play with Pearl’s breasts… sensuously.”

Julian almost regretted saying it after the words had come out. Still, if Asra took her to another room or even asked Julian to leave, he would not argue. If either one of them objected, he wouldn’t hesitate to back off and suggest something less lewd.

“Mmm… alright,” Asra smiled as he moved away from Julian and over to Pearl.

Pearl looked a bit shy but she was smiling and everything about her expression and body language suggested that she was looking forward to what was about to happen.

“You don’t need to be embarrassed,” Asra assured her as he moved behind her.

Julian had expected Asra to position himself in front of Pearl, but instead, he moved behind her. He reached around, giving Julian a perfect view of Pearl’s breasts and what Asra was about to do to them.

“But you like being embarrassed, don’t you?” Asra teased as he began to caress the undersides of her breasts. “In this case, it feels good, doesn’t it?”

As he spoke, Asra began to reach up and tease her nipples, circling them gently with his fingertips before running his fingers quickly over them.

Pearl began to tremble under Asra’s touch. She resisted the urge to cover herself. It was not that she didn’t want Julian to see this, quite the opposite in fact, but something about being on display made her feel incredibly shy. Still, fighting that shyness was unbelievably erotic.

“Yes,” Pearl admitted though her eyes were closed and she couldn’t bring herself to look at Julian.

“You’re so honest,” Asra purred into her ear. While technically this wasn’t part of the game, Asra couldn’t help but want to improvise a little. “You should tell Julian. He looks nervous. Put him at ease. Let him know that you like the fact that he’s watching.”

Asra had moved his hands under her breasts again and jiggled them quickly up and down. He enjoyed the way they felt, moving in his hands and hoped that the movement would excite Julian as well. He then guided them up her breasts and pinched her nipples. Pearl moaned and bit her lip as he did so, struggling not to cry out. She forced her eyes opened and looked at Julian. As Asra continued to massage her breasts and tease her nipples, she found it difficult to form words.

“Julian,” she spoke in a desperate breathy voice, “I like having you watch me.”

It was Julian’s turn to bite his lips and moan when he heard the way she spoke his name. It was enough to make him want to go down on his knees and beg to be allowed to pleasure her, he was prepared to promise anything if it only meant that he could touch her.

After she spoke, Asra raised a hand to Pearl’s lips. She obediently opened her mouth and Asra slipped two fingers inside. She sucked and teased them with her tongue before Asra withdrew them and used the cool wet fingers to tease her nipple.

Pearl moaned at the sensation and how cold her chest suddenly felt. Her hips bucked slightly and Julian recalled stories he’d heard of women who could orgasm simply from nipple play. Although Julian had extensive experience, he’d never had the pleasure of teasing his partner’s chest until they came. He thought it would be fun to try it on Pearl.

As he was thinking this, Asra held out two fingers towards him and Julian complied, crawling towards them on his hands and knees. He obediently took Asra’s fingers into his mouth and began to suck them as if he was sucking another part of the Asra. The magician then pulled his fingers back and used them to wet the other side of Pearl’s chest.

Julian stared mesmerized. Something about knowing it was his saliva touching and stimulating her, stole his breath away.

Pearl closed her eyes again and drew shaky breaths as Asra continued to massage her breasts and tickle her nipples. However, just as the wetness was beginning to dry and her skin growing warm, Asra’s slowed his movements. He stopped touching her nipples and eventually dropped his hands from her breasts down to her waist. As Pearl’s breath began to steady, he leaned towards her to whisper: “Truth or dare?”

“Dare,” the woman answered with a grin, eager to see what Asra would ask of her.

“I dare you to show Julian all of your sex toys,” Asra spoke, his voice more commanding than it had been and his eyes darkening in a way that revealed just how much he enjoyed what he was asking her to do, “and to tell him in detail how you use them.”

Pearl looked up at him with a half-smile tugging at her lips. It was as though she wanted to chastise him but couldn’t hide her own excitement at what she was about to do. Without a word, she rose from the bed and made her way over to a drawer beside them.

Julian found himself holding his breath. He shifted so that his arm would hide the bulge that had appeared in his thin shorts. He was already unable to calm his body and he knew it would only get worse with what was to come.

Pearl began by pulling out a number of dildos of various shapes and sizes.

“I trust you know what these are,” she smirked at Julian, laying them down in front of him. “But with magic, Asra and I can make them hotter or colder as we wish. We can also cause them to pulse, vibrate, or move in any way we please.”

As she spoke, she held up a large glass toy shaped like a penis. At first, the head rotated slightly, then it began to pulse, becoming shorter and fatter and then longer and thinner.

“Feel it,” she ordered and Julian obeyed without thinking, reaching out to grab the toy and feeling the slight vibration of it. The vibration became faster as he held it and he let out a groan as he imagined how such a thing would feel against the various sensitive areas of his body.

“I admit that I never had any interest in magic,” Julian confessed, “however I’m starting to learn how useful it can be.”

Pearl grinned as she began to pull out more toys, these were clearly dildos with front pieces sticking out of them.

“These are so I can penetrate myself while using magic so that the front part stimulates… more sensitive areas,” she grinned. “Sometimes I use these toys while Asra is away. Though he also likes to watch me use them and now and then he likes to use them on me. Sometimes when I’m tied up, sometimes when I’m not.”

She stole a glimpse at Asra who was watching her with obvious lust on his face. He was enjoyed just how candid she was being. He had expected her to be shyer but he found her utter shamelessness completely arousing.

Julian was blushing and biting his lip. His mind was creating images of everything she described and it was driving him a little insane.

“These,” she spoke as she pulled out a few dildos of different sizes, attached to harnesses, “are what I use to peg Asra. Some of them have a piece that goes between my legs to pleasure me while I fuck him and, of course, we can use the same magic on these as with the ones that I use on myself.”

Julian stole a glimpse at Asra as he imagined Pearl taking him with the toys she showed them. Asra was smiling quite lewdly. He had one knee bent with his arm resting on it with the other leg spread out before him. The angle hid his crotch from the doctor’s view but he wondered what kind of a view Pearl had. He also noticed how widely spread Asra’s legs were. While it was not an unnatural position, something about seeing Asra with his legs apart while hearing about him being pegged was impossibly attractive. Julian was so engrossed in the thought, that he didn’t notice Pearl bringing more toys over.

“This one,” she explained, “goes around Asra’s cock. Again, we use magic so that this part vibrates against Asra’s balls while this part vibrates against… me.”

Julian notice how she was avoiding the word “clit” and he found it rather endearing. Although he was not very dominant by nature, he couldn’t help but think it would be fun to make her say it. Refuse to touch her there until she’d use the word to ask for what she wanted.

As Pearl looked into the drawer, Julian noticed that she was hesitating and her face, which was already flushed, got redder. This was the first time she had hesitated and he wondered what could be so lewd that it would give her pause. This itself peaked his interest. Finally, she pulled out a small device that was oval shaped and roughly the size of a double shot glass. Pearl stole a glance at Asra, perhaps asking if it was okay to continue or maybe hoping he would stop her from explaining. However, the look on his face clearly showed he wanted her to continue.

“This…” she began to explain, “Asra puts between my legs, under my clothes. Sometimes when we’re around the house, sometimes when I’m working or sometimes when we’re out in public… He… can use magic to make it vibrate and control when and how much it vibrates.”

It took Julian a moment to realize what this meant and when it clicked, he moaned and squirmed, causing his erection to slip out of the large leg hole of the thin shorts. He had forgotten how important it was to maintain his position and quickly grabbed another pillow to rest in his lap. Of course, Pearl and Asra had already gotten an excellent view of his arousal, though both pretended they had not.

“I believe that’s everything,” Pearl spoke as she began to gather the toys to put them away.

“That’s not everything though,” Asra cut in. “I said show him everything.”

Pearl hesitated, clearly confused.

“Would you like me to show him your toys as well?” She asked, obviously confused.

“I think Julian would like to see the second drawer.”

“Oh!” she exclaimed as she finished putting the toys away. “These are less interesting. We have some nipple clamps. Asra and I share those.” She pulled them out to show him. Some were regular clamps. There were two sets that were connected by a gold chain, and one that was connected by a chain and a gold collar. “We also have some silk rope, though usually, if one of us is being tied up, we just use some of Asra’s scarves. Then we have gloves made out of different types of fabric. We can make them hotter or colder and they feel wonderful when you’re tied up and blindfolded. We have blindfolds, of course and scarves of different materials too. We also have some feathers, massage oils, candles for dripping hot wax on one another, incense that acts and an aphrodisiac, and sometimes we will eat sweets off of one another, though I hope Asra doesn’t expect me to go down to the kitchen to show you the honey we use.”

“I don’t’ think so,” Asra smiled. “Unless Julian wishes to see it.”

“That’s quite alright,” Julian answered the implied question. He was blushing furiously and attempting adjust the pillow in his lap, only to find the movement stimulating him further so he did his best to sit still and pray the pillow covered enough to maintain his modesty.

“Julian,” Pearl spoke in a teasing tone, “truth or dare?”

“Um… truth,” Julian stammered, fearing that if he accepted a dare that required him to move, his efforts with the pillow would be for naught.

“Tell us exactly what you were thinking about when I showed you my toys,” she ordered with a wicked grin.

Julian immediately regretted choosing truth. He took a deep breath and glanced downward, afraid to look at either of them.

“Well… um… I… well… I imagined the things you were describing… You… doing them to yourself… or to Asra or… Asra doing them to you and… um… well…” he began to fidget with the pillow, regretting doing so once again when he felt the smooth material against his groin, “I might have thought about using some of those toys on you or… well… you using them on me too.”

“That’s not very exact,” Pearl pointed out. “Which toys appealed to you most and what would you like to do with them?”

Julian didn’t want to answer. Truthfully, he didn’t want to think about any of the toys again until he was alone and could enjoy his fantasies thoroughly.

“Well… um…” Julian drew a breath and forced himself to look up. He channeled some of his trademark swagger. They had asked and so it was really of no concern to him if they did not like what he had to say.

“Well, I do enjoy being pegged,” Julian grinned, “and your talk of using magic to enhance the sensation of the toys... I’d love to know what that feels like inside of me. Though I wouldn’t mind watching while you pegging your lover. I bet Asra looks incredible on his hands and knees crying out in pleasure… but I’m sure you look amazing yourself… mmm…” Julian purred, making a show of biting his lip and looking at Pearl lustfully. “I wouldn’t mind watching you in your pleasure. I don’t care too much about the details of who’s giving you that pleasure. Whether it’s Asra, myself, or by your own hand, I’m sure it would be an incredible show regardless... And I do love the idea of either one of you teasing the other with a toy inside of them in public. I suspected Asra might have somewhat of a naughty streak in him. Though I never dreamed you would be interested in such things… I find the idea quite alluring… I wouldn’t mind either one of you putting a toy in me and parading me in public for your mutual pleasure… I believe that might be my fantasy of choice, though I do like all the visions you’ve given me very much.”

Julian was smirking now while both Pearl and Asra were meeting his gaze with rather naughty smiles of their own. They clearly liked what they were hearing. Though their expressions gave no hit as to whether or not they were simply teasing him or wished to indulge him.

“Asra,” he spoke, turning to the magician, “truth or dare?”

“Dare,” Asra smiled as he shifted so that he was facing Julian more fully.

They had both pushed this game further than he would have on his own. So, it was no fault of his if they didn’t like where things went.

“I dare you to use one of those lovely toys on Pearl. Right here in front of me.”

Julian set back as though he were relaxing, while still being careful to keep the pillow in his lap.

“I think I like where this is going,” Asra grinned as he got up and dug through the drawer Pearl had opened before. He fished around for a moment before bringing out the small object, which Pearl indicated that Asra would place between her legs and use to stimulate her at times of his choosing.

“You’ll have to change,” Asra spoke, as he looked her over lustfully. “Those shorts won’t hold it in place. You need something tighter.”

“Pearl smirked at him as she practically jumped out of the bed, pulling her shorts down as she did.

Julian��s breath caught as he got a clear view of her bare ass and just a hint of something even more intimate as she bent to pull the shorts down.

Beside her, Asra licked the toy seductively, looking into Julian’s eyes as he did so. He used his tongue to tease the toy as he might a cock. He ignored Pearl, even as she stripped beside him and pulled out a small pair of panties and put them on.

Julian couldn’t help but feel disappointed as he saw she was somewhat clothed again.

Without speaking to one another, Pearl moved towards Asra who turned her towards Julian as he moved to stand behind her. Making sure the doctor was watching, Asra caused the toy to vibrate and he began to rub it over her nipples. Pearl moaned and closed her eyes as she rested her back against Asra’s chest. Slowly Asra moved his hands down her body, rubbing the toy between her legs through her panties. Pearl’s hips moved and she made soft noises of pleasure, seeking more of the stimulation Asra was giving her before he abruptly stopped the vibration of the toy and slipped it down her panties. Pearl whimpered in disappointment as Asra pulled away, quickly kissing her cheek and patting her butt to send her back to the bed.

“Truth or dare?” he teased.

“Dare,” Pearl pouted as they both climbed back onto the bed.

Asra’s grin widened.

“I dare you to choose one of my toys and use it on Julian.”

Julian gasped, squirming once more as he watched Pearl grin and climb off the other side of the bed. He found himself attempting to look between her legs to see if the toy was moving. She opened another drawer that clearly contained Asra’s toys.

Julian practically screamed with joy when he saw her pull out a toy identical to the one she already had between her legs. Pearl smiled at him and before she could even say a word, Julian was already on his hands and knees.

“Oh yes!” He cried, positioning his ass towards her. “Yes! Please put it in me! Please! I can’t wait!”

“Mmm…” Pearl purred as she looked at him, loving how needy he was. “Pull down your shorts and spread your ass,” she spoke as she pulled out some lube and began to cover the toy.

Julian didn’t hesitate as he pulled the shorts down to his knees and used both hands to spread his cheeks.

“You’re a good boy, Julian,” Pearl cooed as she used her magic to make the toy vibrate and rubbed it against his hole.

“Ahhh!” Julian screamed as the toy began to enter him.

He had never known anything like this, though he was far from inexperienced. At the same time, Asra used his magic to cause the toy between Pearl’s legs to vibrate, making her cry out as well. Her cries only made Julian’s hips buckle and he moaned again. He wasn’t certain how much more he could take but Pearl stopped the toy’s vibrations before he could find out. Julian whimpered at the loss but did not complain. Once Pearl had moved away from him, Julian knelt and put his head down.

“Please,” he begged, sounding quite pitiful in his desperation, “no more games. Please, just tell me what to do. I’ll do anything you ask to pleasure you… I’m desperate… please…”

“So, you’ll do anything we say?” Pearl confirmed, as a smirk tugged on her lips.

“Yes,” Julian pleaded, his voice little more than a whisper. “Anything.”

Pearl activated his toy once more, causing the doctor to moan loudly and his hips to shake.

“Good boy,” she praised, gently petting his hair. “I want you to go down on Asra. I’m dying to see his cock in that pretty mouth of yours.”

As she spoke, she had moved from petting his hair to rubbing his cheek and Julian let his eyes close, brushing his face against her touch.

“Yes…” Julian sighed as he stole one final glance at her before looking over at Asra. The witch had already moved his silk shorts to the side, letting Julian see just how hard he was. Holding the base, Asra held his cock out like an offering as Julian crawled over to him. How long had he wanted this? Julian couldn’t recall he knew it had been a terribly long time and now he was about to get his wish.

Julian began by licking the very tip of Asra’s cock and even though Asra was doing his best to appear cool and in control, he couldn’t stifle the moan that escaped his lips when Julian opened his mouth and took him all the way into his throat.

Asra looked at Pearl and her toy activated, causing her hips to buck. Asra smiled, pleased with the reaction he’d given her and she began to crawl towards him as well. Settling in at his side, Pearl began to kiss him while he played with her chest once more. Asra took her breast into his mouth, teasing her with his tongue and Pearl cried out lustfully. Asra reached down to move the vibrating toy against her through her panties, loving the way her mouth opened and her eyes closed as she savored the sensations he was giving her. When she opened her eyes, Pearl kissed him again before moving her lips down his jaw and towards his ear and neck. She reached over to play with his chest while Julian continued to work his cock. Asra groaned at the sensations, unsure how much longer he could last but wanting to savor this for as long as he could.

Pearl continued to work her way down his body, kissing his chest, and down his stomach before joining Julian at his cock. Julian smiled around his tongue as he began to lick the head, making room for the woman to join him. She began licking Asra’s sac while Julian continued to suck. Then she moved her tongue upwards licking the underside of Asra’s cock while Julian moved up and down over him.

“Lick the sides,” Asra ordered, his voice far more breathless than commanding.

The two obliged, licking their respective sides as much in sync as they could manage.

“Now kiss over my head,” Asra spoke in a choked whisper.

They did as they were told, tongues twirling and meeting at the tip of Asra’s solid cock.

“Julian,” Asra gasped. “I’m going to come. You need to move if you don’t want this.”

He didn’t need to tell Pearl. He knew how much she loved it when he came in her mouth or on her face.

Rather than moving away, both people began to kiss and lick him even more fiercely. If Asra had not been on the edge before, seeing how much they wanted him would have been enough to finish him.

Asra came hard, doing his best not to buck his hips but crying out as he looked down at his two lovers eagerly licking the seed from his cock. Once they were content that he was spent, their faces moved towards one another and they began to lick Asra’s seed from each other’s faces and mouths.

Eventually, they both moved away, though they continued kissing desperately.

Asra watched lazily before grabbing Pearl and pulling her away from Julian. He was not rough enough to upset or hurt her but just enough for her to feel him taking charge. He threw her back onto the soft bed and pulled her panties away, taking the toy with them.

Pearl whimpered and spread her legs, desperately seeking something to continue pleasuring her over-stimulated clit.

“Pleasure her, Julian,” Asra ordered, his voice gaining a touch of authority. “Tie her up, if you like, but I want to see you drive her wild.”

Julian purred. Something animalistic inside him was beginning to take over. He knew how to do this. It was clear what his lovers wanted. No more guessing or holding back.

“With pleasure,” he spoke, savoring the sight of Pearl: legs spread, arms up, looking at him with pleading eyes.

Julian bit his lip and then hopped up, moving as quickly as he could to the drawer Pearl had pulled their toys from earlier. He fetched the silk rope and began to bind her. He worked with remarkable speed, binding her hands above her head and then tying her legs together at the knees, and her ankles to the frame of the bed. The end result left her with her lets spread and hips up giving Julian easy access to do as he wished to her most private regions.

Pearl had her head turned, panting. She could feel the cool air between her legs and was well aware of how perfectly vulnerable and exposed she was. When Julian approached again, she looked up at him, biting her lip and whimpering in anticipation.

Julian allowed himself a moment to take in the sight of her. He had always found her attractive but now… now she was before him: naked, aroused, and panting for want of him. He had always imagined her to be somewhat innocent. Perhaps her kindness led him to think so. There was something about seeing someone he had assumed was so gentle and sweet being so terribly dirty that Julian couldn’t tear his eyes away from.

“Julian,” Pearl spoke at last in a voice that was surprisingly firm and authoritative considering her present state.

Julian met her gaze to find a cold stare. The toy that had been buzzing inside of Julian stopped at once. He had almost forgotten it was there but noticed the loss of its sensation immediately. He bucked his hips and whined, yearning to get the sensation back.

“Pay attention to me!” Pearl ordered in a voice that managed to sound threatening even while she was bound in such a compromising position.

Julian bit his lip and moaned as he looked back at her. When she used that tone, he found it more arousing than the toy had been.

“As if I could focus on anything else when you look so ravishing,” Julian crooned as he moved down to hover over her. “Forgive me if I indulge myself a little… you are indeed a rare treat and one that I wish to savor completely.”

Julian embraced her as he spoke, wrapping his arms around her. He captured her lips in a slow kiss that built in intensity the longer it lasted. Although they had kissed before, this time, Julian knew it was alright to lose himself in it. He kissed her far longer than was likely appropriate, he changed the angle of their kiss, running his fingers through her hair, caressing her cheek, relishing every part of her before his lips began to travel down her neck.

Pearl found herself getting swept away by Julian. He was far more talented than she had anticipated. She had somehow imagined he would make up for his lack of skill with sheer passion and enthusiasm but she was discovering that there was no lack of skill. Julian had it all.

When Julian first touched his tongue to her nipple, Pearl cried out. Her body rose as much as the ropes would allow and she rewarded Julian by activating the toy inside of him once more.

“Mmm…” Julian purred as he began to attack her breasts more feverishly, hoping to receive another reward from her and realizing that she liked having them played with.

Julian teased her nipples before gently taking one between his teeth. He increased the pressure of his bite until she cried out in pleasure before releasing it and soothing it with his tongue. He then did the same to the other side of her body, all the while, massaging her breasts and doing his best to keep both sides of her chest wet and hard. He was so lost in his ministrations that Pearl had to nudge him along.

“More…” she sighed, though now it was more of a plea than an order.

“Yes,” Julian agreed as he continued to kiss his way down her body.

Julian worked his way down her thigh, carefully avoiding her sex in an effort to tease her. His lips moved so tantalizingly close but never quite went where she wanted them. He was about to ask her to tell him what she wanted when a rough hand in his hair pushed Julian down towards her sex.

Asra had come to join them he decided to do what Pearl’s current state would not allow her to.

Julian moaned at the sudden display of power and he began to pleasure her clit with his tongue. He did not tease her this time but immediately did what he knew would make her feel good.

Asra settled beside Pearl and began to kiss her, as she had done to him earlier. He reached over to play with her breasts while Julian worked between her legs.

Pearl made soft noises of pleasure and did her best to move against Julian’s face.

Asra smirked before pulling out a toy he had brought over. He used his magic to make it vibrate and began to tease her chest with it. He then reached down and, finding Julian’s hand, gave the toy to him.

“Put this inside of her while you lick,” he instructed, his voice a husky whisper.

Julian moaned in agreement as he took the toy and did as he was told.

Pearl gasped and tried to jerk her hips against the ropes when the toy entered her. Her breath came in gasps and she turned her head towards her arm when Julian began to lick her again.

Asra smiled as he watched her before leaning down to tease her breasts with his tongue once more. He used one hand play with the breast his mouth was not on before trailing it down her body and between her legs. He reached down, spreading her more for Julian’s tongue and that was the thing that broke her. Feeling Asra spreading her for their lover, with his tongue and the toy pleasuring her was too much. She cried out and her body jerked as she came, clamping down tightly on the toy.

Asra and Julian continued to please her as she rode out her orgasm until Asra moved away with a grin and with a snap of his fingers, the ropes fell away as if they’d never been tied at all.

Julian was able to think through his lust long enough to wonder if all witches could undo ropes so easily or if there was something about that tope in particular that made it respond so easily to Asra’s spells. He didn’t have long to puzzle before Asra and Pearl were beside him, pulling him up higher onto the bed.

“It’s your turn, Julian,” Pearl spoke, the smile clear in her voice. “Lay on your back and let us pleasure you!”

“Oh yes!” Julian exclaimed as he threw himself down on his back onto the bed. He had been so aroused for so long that it was almost becoming painful. Of course, Julian loved the pain and he knew that the torture of postponing his orgasm would only increase his pleasure later on. Still, he was more than happy to receive as much pleasure as his lovers would give him.

As soon as he was on his back, his lovers attacked his neck with their lips while their hands explored his body. Julian moaned as he surrendered to the kisses and touches of his lovers.

While Julian had been with multiple people at once, but these two were… special. They were each too beautiful for words and too dear to him than he cared to admit.

The heat of their tongues on his ears made him squirm as his eyes closed and chills ran down his spine. Their hands explored his chest, pausing to tease his nipples before continuing to explore him as though their lives depended on touching every last inch of him. Their hands and lips traveled further down. They were now kissing his neck while their hands explored his abdomen. Julian began to whimper, aching for them to touch him. The toy continued to buzz inside of him but with his lovers kissing and touching him, Julian became even more painfully aware of it. His hips began to move, seeking contact against his firm cock. He didn’t have to wait for long, Pearl and Asra both helped to hold him down as they began to lick both sides of his firm member.

Julian cried so loudly, that it was almost surprising that he didn’t cum then and there but he was still forcing himself to hold back. He rallied all of his strength and looked down. He needed to see this. To watch these two beautiful beings pleasuring him. Julian’s whole body began to shake as he held himself back so that he could continue to enjoy them and the delightful things they were doing to him.

Carefully, Julian reached down, gently moving their hair back so that he could get a better look at their faces. His touch was gentle and his eyes were soft, even as they darkened with pleasure.

“Are you ready for us, Love?” Pearl asked, sitting up and wiping her lower lip with her thumb.

Julian’s breath caught when she called him “Love.” Perhaps she meant nothing by it. Maybe it was just the pet name she’d opted to use for him but it still made his heart stop to hear her call him that with such a lustful look on her face.

“Yes,” he gasped, breathlessly as though he were humbled by the very idea that they would ask anything of him.

Pearl smiled softly at him. It was a look he’d seen her wear before. The look that made him fall in love with her.

Julian then turned his attention to Asra. The gorgeous witch had risen from the bed and was reaching for the oil Pearl had used earlier to lubricate the toy she’d put inside of him.

Julian bit his lip, spreading his legs wantonly, aching to be slutty for them both. To continue to be used by them.

Pearl slowly made her way up his body before capturing his lips in a smoldering kiss.

Julian wrapped his arms around her, his desire to hold her almost as strong as his desire to be taken by her. When their lips parted, they smiled at one another. As Pearl moved back to take him, Asra moved beside him. Julian nearly lost himself when he saw those gorgeous violet eyes looking so lustfully at him. What would Julian have sworn? What would he have done to get those eyes to look at him as they were now?

Asra captured Julian’s slightly parted lips, taking the doctor by surprise. The kiss was filled with need and Julian moaned into it. His moan was loud but managed to grow even louder as Pearl took him inside of her.

Asra wore a smug grin when their kiss broke, he could tell from Julian’s reaction that Pearl was already having her way with him.

The magician paused briefly to kiss Pearl and massage her breasts, forcing a moan from her lips, before taking a moment to wink at Julian. Then, moving behind them, he grabbed Julian’s ankles, and positioned himself between the doctor’s legs.

Julian bit his lip as he fought to hold himself back while he prepared his mind and body for what was about to take place.

When Julian closed his eyes, Pearl moved his hands to her chest. Julian gasped as he felt the toy move out of his body. He braced himself for Asra’s cock but instead, he felt something hot and wet on his sac. Asra was licking him, and Julian’s whole body shook. It took every ounce of strength to keep him from coming then and there. He needed this to last, but gods it was hard!

It was almost a relief when the tongue stopped. He barely registered Asra’s cold chuckle before he felt his ankles being gripped again. Julian held his breath as he braced himself. This time Asra didn’t hold back. He knew Julian was appropriately prepared from having the toy buzzing inside of him for so long. Asra had covered his cock with a generous amount of oil while he was licking his lover. Lining up their bodies, Asra pressed inside of him.

Julian completely lost himself. He pulled his hands away from Pearl to grip the sheets. With Pearl riding his cock and Asra ravishing his ass, it was all Julian could do to hold himself together. Sweat dripped onto the bed behind him and his face was the same shade of red as his hair.

He forced himself to look up. He saw Pearl, she was blushing fiercely, while sweat starting to form on her brow and between her breasts. Behind her, Asra was also flushed with passion. He had reached around and had taken over where Julian had left off, massaging her breasts. He kissed the back of her neck, and Julian could tell that Pearl was painfully close.

She reached down, running her hands up Julian’s chest and teasing his nipples.

“OH GODS!” Julian cried, knowing he couldn’t take much more.

Julian watched as Asra reached down, to tease the woman’s clit. Julian saw his opening and reached up to help play with her breasts once more. Summoning the last ounce of his strength, Julian leaned forward and kissed her. It was too much and, with that, Pearl lost herself. Julian felt her body pulsing around him. He heard her moan into the kiss and Julian was lost as well. He surrendered to the pleasure he felt, unable to hold back anymore. His chest ached his whole body was too tense, too overwrought. He convulsed and shook uncontrollably while he cried out over and over again.

Julian collapsed back onto the bed with Pearl on top of him. They both panted, bodies trembling as they struggled to catch their breath.

Behind them, Asra had slipped out of Julian. He gave them both a moment to collect themselves while he cleaned himself off.

Once he was done, Asra reached down, moving Pearl’s hair away from her face so he could kiss her cheek. He then moved down to do kiss Julian’s pale skin.

“Can you take more?” He whispered.

“For you I can,” Julian managed to force a smile. “For both of you,” he added as he turned from Asra to place an almost shy kiss on the woman’s cheek.

Pearl managed to smile at him, unsure if she could continue but more than willing to try.

“Can you move?” Asra whispered to her.

Pearl nodded but then realized the gesture might appear ambiguous.

“Yes,” she managed to answer.

Asra gently rubbed her back, and helped her move off of Julian.

Julian whimpered at the loss of her warmth but the loss was short-lived. She moved over top of him, straddling his head with her legs.

“Do you like this?” Asra whispered to Julian.

“Gods yes!” The doctor exclaimed. His body was too spent to respond but his heart and mind were racing.

“Good,” Asra crooned, gently stroking the doctor’s hair. “Lick her.”

“Yes!” Julian gasped.

Once he agreed, Pearl lowered herself closer to him and Julian began to pleasure her once more.

Asra watched her for a bit, enjoying the sight of them, so spent and yet still pressing on.

Kissing Pearl’s cheek once more, Asra moved behind them and pressed inside of Pearl.

Pearl moaned loudly when she felt him inside of her. Julian moaned as well. His lovers were so impossibly dirty and it drove him mad. While his body was still too spent to respond, he began to lick more enthusiastically as the couple consummated their love over his face.

Pearl managed to respond as well, moving quickly against Asra as her body began to react to the pleasure she was receiving. Bending down, she took Julian into her mouth.

Julian cried out, though his abused body struggled to respond.

Asra gasped as his thrusts became more desperate. He let himself go, making lewd noises as he let the waves of pleasure take over. Suddenly, he felt Julian’s hot wet tongue on his sac. He shouldn’t have been as surprised as he was but it was still managed to shock him. With a few more strokes, Asra cried out, spilling his seed for the second time that night.

Asra pulled out after he came and stuck his member into Julian’s mouth. He rode out his orgasm, fucking Julian’s mouth until he was content that he was spent.

With a deep sigh, Asra sat down on the bed, slightly away from his lovers.

Julian watched for only a moment before the turned back to continue licking Pearl, cleaning the seed Asra had spent inside of her.

Asra watched for a moment before, with a grin, he made his way over to them. He moved as close as he could get, in order to join Julian in licking Pearl.

Pearl trembled and nearly collapsed on top of Julian when she realized what was happening.

Asra smiled as best he could, given what he was doing. He loved seeing her like this, loved how completely shocked and undone she was becoming.

She cried out, releasing Julian’s member as she did so. This only made her lovers redouble their efforts, and she began to tremble as she came once more.

Pearl fell down beside them, struggling to catch her breath and trembling with aftershocks.

Asra smiled at her before surveying Julian.

“Would you like more?” He asked, trailing his fingers down his lover’s abdomen towards his member.

Julian bit his lip as he considered the offer. The fingers began to dance over his cock.

“Maybe a little,” he sighed.

Pearl and Asra smiled as they reached over, both hands held him gently as they began to stroke his half-hardened member.

Julian sighed as he relaxed and enjoyed the sensation they were giving him. He closed his eyes as he felt hot tongues on his neck. It was slow and gentle and just he wanted at that moment. Hands on either side of him began to tease his nipples. Julian gasped as his body started to grow hot once more. His cock twitched in their hands and they purred in contentment. As Julian’s hips started to move and as he grew harder, Pearl and Asra exchanged a glance. The tongues left Julian’s neck and moved to his cock. Julian groaned and thrust against them. They continued to gently lick and stroke him at a relaxed unhurried pace. Julian reached down to run his fingers through their hair. He felt amazingly pampered. It was a rare treat for the doctor and he wanted to make the most of it.

Although it lasted longer than it might have if he wasn’t already so thoroughly spent, it still felt as though it was over too soon. Julian’s orgasm built up slowly, growing harder and closer to the edge until with a shutter and sign, he spilt between them. Both lovers continued to kiss his member, lapping up his seed before kissing one another, tasting him on one another’s mouth.

With a sigh, both lovers settled down on either side of Julian.

A million questions raced through the doctor’s mind. He wondered why they had invited him, how long they had planned this, and, perhaps most importantly, would they want him again? In Julian’s heart, he wanted them both, loved them both, and only dreamed that they would feel the same. Before that night, he’d assumed it was impossible, but somehow now, cuddled between them, feeling their arms around him and their breath on his skin, he began to feel something like hope starting to bud in his chest.

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thearcana-junkie · 4 years ago

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Love your blog ♡ may i request main 6 headcanon (or just lucio and julian if u dont feel like doing all the 6) for them reacting to a mc that really love theatre and is a very good actor?

HEY!

I know you! I’ve seen you in my notications a couple times!! (I try to remember everyone who pops up there. Please don’t think I’m being weird and stalking you)

Anyway! Yes of course I can but to be honest I prefer doing it with all six main characters (And courtiers if specifically asked) So that no one gets bummed that their favorite character wasn’t in the scenario. I love the all the babes and i wanna make them happy, I don’t want them not to ask me to do the scenario over with their favorite character because they don’t think i will. (Plus this keeps my masterlist cleaner) also thank you so much

Main Six With An Actor MC

—Nadia—

Truth be told Nadia has a thing for the theater. In fact she’s probably wanted to be an actor at one point but being the Countess doesn’t allow for such free time

(Plus she can’t act to save her life...)

She’s known you were an actor even before you both met. (Be it full time or pastime acting)

She saw you in a few of the plays done at the Theater in town, and can i just say, she LOVED you.

Your emotions on a whim, your attention to detail of your surroundings, the improv moments when someone messed up a line, your ability to remember your lines, the—

Oof! She can go on and on about how much she loves and adores your acting.

She goes to EVERY. SINGLE. SHOW.

She’s always bringing you gifts backstage or just singly waiting for you there to encourage you in between acts.

If your shy about your acting then she’ll simply encourage you more.

If you like to keep your work life and private life separate she can understand that and wont mention it that much at home (Because we all know she could go on forever about skilled you are)

—Julian—

To be honest you didn’t tell him. You figured it wasn’t that important or it never came up.

Well not until auditions at the theater where you both found each other wanting the same part.

At first he’s very surprised.

You both argue over who’s going to step out and let the other have the part when you realize you two are the only ones who made it to the finals.

The head man(? I don’t know theater talk) Decided you’d take one main character part, and Julian could ALSO play a main character.

When you guys are home you’ll probably do skits together a lot.

Maybe sing a few songs from musicals you were both in/have seen.

You guys are often in shows together and seen as the Theater power couple!

Be prepared for role play in the bed room

Make sure to punish him when he gets a line wrong ;)

—Asra—

Asra wasn’t surprised.

Don’t forget he basically raised you from when you were resurrected.

He was happy to see your love for the theater stayed even after death

He often takes you to shows, even after you’ve been together a while he’ll surprise you with tickets to the newest play/musical.

He’s probably the reason you started acting after he encourages you to go to an audition.

“If you don’t get the part, you don’t get the part but at least you had fun trying. You’ll never know unless you try.”

Definitely has helped you with your lines when you need someone to practice with.

He goes to every single one of the shows your in

You always know he’s there because he’s sitting in the front row and shushing ANYONE who dares make a sound durning your parts.

Brings you flowers, balloons, chocolates, hell its like its Valentine’s Day when he comes backstage to congratulate you after a show.

—Muriel—

You had mentioned once that you had been in a few plays/musicals to which he swiftly replied; “I know... I’ve seen them”

at your confusion he started to go red whilst also explaining that he watches them from the raptors sometimes and once saw you come on to try out, he thought you did great and started noticing you appearing in more and more of the plays.

Compliments you then continues to tell you that you should do more of them.

Though he will never mention it to anyone (Well maybe Asra) But the first time he heard you singing in a musical he thought you sounded like an angel.

Another thing he will NEVER admit to is how he kind of got excited when he first met you.

He still watched you from the raptors and refuses to sit in the crowd.

Once you started to get things backstage sent to you from the audience he started to get kind of jealous it after a little bit he got used to it.

If you do ever get famous because of it (As much as i hate to say it) It’s most likely a deal breaker for Muriel.

Not because he’s jealous or that he doesn’t want you get popular.

It’s just that with popularity comes people, and we all know people is the one thing Muriel cant take. I mean he might learn to be okay if it was just a few people coming up to you in town or something but if it turns into ull on crowds every time you go out or people following you back to muriels hut like creeps I don’t think he could take it.

He’ll still be your friend though and he’ll still worry about you and come to your acts!!!

—Portia—

Oh god she loves it

Brags all over town that your the best actor in the world

Comes to every single one of your shows. You always know she’s there because she’s the one clapping the loudest and wolf whistling at you in the crowd.

She once got into your fan-candy backstage and ate so much she got sick.

“I thought they were for everybody!”

Definitely shows you off to Julian first though!

Has hosted a mini theater show when you asked for help with your lines.

said mini theater show consistented of Julian, you, Portia, and Pepi being the actors (Pepi was always the bad guy) and Mezlinka being the audience. All of this done in the living room of Portias house.

Has nodoubtly cried over your actings before, even once or twice when just practicing the lines with her.

You made a mental note to not practice sad scenes with her.

—Lucio—

I’m sorry, WHAT!?

You had to preform a scene for him right away. After he’s whistling and applauding even if you chose to do one of you least favorite scenes off the top of your head.

“You know I’m something of an actor myself.”

But seriously, he does intend to tell E V E R Y O N E whenever he gets the chance.

Important meetings? “Hey did you know I’m dating an actor?”

Talking with any of the courtiers about the mascarde? “did you know MC is like the best actor? Like ever!”

Being yelled at by Nadia for not paying attention to said meetings? “Hey! Did you know MC was one {Play name}”

He donates a good portion to the theater because “My lover is NOT performing in some run down community theater!”

Always watches your plays from the highest seat in the theater.

Invites as many people as he can to your latest show.

You’ve single handedly gotten him into theater, weather your in the play or not (Though he perfers your acting over everyone else’s)

Stroke his ego by letting him practice lines with you and you’ll be doing the whole play with him.

Bonus points if you let him play the love intrest and it ends in kiss.

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chinateacup · 4 years ago

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Commission for @asrasdarling

Thank you so much for commissioning me again @asrasdarling !! Repeat customers are so rare for me, and I’m so happy you liked my stuff enough to want more :,) anyways, here’s 3k of a fluffy high school au. Enjoy!

((my commissions are still open btw))

Fandom: The Arcana

Characters: Asra, Julian, Portia, OC

Pairings: Asra/OC

Rating: No rating required

Jenna showed the bus driver her pass, and took the nearest open seat.

Why was she so nervous? She wasn’t doing anything she’d never done before. Her hair was done the same way it always was, her outfit wasn’t anything that special, and she was on the same bus she got on every day to get to school.

Except, of course, she wasn’t going to school. She was going to Asra’s house.

Jenna bit her lip. When people asked, she always said their relationship was complicated. That was an exaggeration, and she knew it. They were friends, and she loved that they were. Asra was kind, and thoughtful, and was always super helpful with homework.

But he also had painfully soft skin, and a smile that turned her brain to jelly mid-thought. Much less helpful with homework.

Jenna took a breath, willing her heart to stop beating so fast, and recalled their conversation this morning.

“Hey!”

Jenna smiled against her pillow at the familiar voice. “Hey yourself,” she said into the phone.

“Sorry it’s so early.” Asra sounded surprisingly awake. He wasn’t usually a morning person… she suspected his mom had dragged him out of bed before noon. “But I forgot to mention the homework you missed Thursday. We have ten pages to analyse.”

“Wait, what?” Jenna sat up bolt upright. “Is that due tomorrow?”

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry!” He whined. “I got distracted! Julian found a four-legged beetle in biology and we thought it might be scientific discovery.”

She rolled her eyes, smiling involuntarily. “Was it a scientific discovery?”

“No, Jenna, the beetle died. Then we had to give it a funeral, and…” Asra trailed off. “Anyway, that’s why I forgot to tell you. The grief must have really affected me.”

She snorted. “Yeah, you sound all torn up.”

“I’m sorry…” he mumbled. “Hey, how about you come over today? I’ll help you go over it?” Jenna opened her mouth to reply. “Or before school tomorrow,” he added quickly. “Whatever you like.”

“Today works great,” she said, immediately blushing. Did that sound too eager?

“Great!” Asra said, sounding very eager indeed. “You remember my address. See you a bit!”

He hung up the phone, and Jenna sighed, flopping back against her pillow.

She was still turning the call over in her mind when she hopped off the bus, walked up the porch, and knocked twice on the heavy wooden door.

It swung open a moment later. Asra beamed down at her, and she smirked back. “Are you wearing pyjamas?”

“Good morning to you too,” he held out an arm, beckoning her inside and noticing the cups in her hand. “Ooh, did you bring tea?”

“It’s not tea.”

His nose wrinkled as he shut the door. “I don’t really drink coffee.”

Jenna shoved a cup into his hand. “Hot cocoa?”

Asra gasped like she had opened the Heavens for him. “You’re an angel. Thank you.” He cradled the cup in his hands, and started up the stairs. “Come on, let’s go before you get me all distracted.”

Jenna groaned, but followed him up the carpeted stairway. At the end of the landing, Asra flicked his light on, and kicked some clothes under the bed. His room was the same as Jenna remembered; wallpapered with posters and tapestries, plush red carpet, a tiny fold-out table. It wasn’t a huge room, and it had clearly taken some creativity to fit two chairs at the desk.

Somehow, even though she’d been here before, the room felt… different. The last time, Asra’s parents had been right downstairs. A few friends had been with them, and they had still insisted on the door staying open. At least fifteen centimetres, they’d said.

Asra shut the door behind them.

Jenna swallowed.

But if something felt different to Asra too, he was doing a great job hiding it. They sat at the desk, and Asra grabbed the script from Jenna’s bag, skimming over the notes she had already made. He chewed his lip as he read.

“You’re actually half-way done,” he said finally, breaking the silence and flipping open his own work. “If you want to answer the question of the characters’ motivations, that is, Stanley’s is good. You just need to do Stella’s.”

“Well, thank you very much,” Jenna teased. “Do you think we’ll be done with this play before we’re dead and buried?”

“We will be if your wonderful friend can remind you about the homework,” Asra jabbed, though it had no real heat behind it. “So, Stanley as a character is a typical, domineering male. His motivation in his relationship with Stella is not love, it’s the ability and power that comes with exercising control. He is happy with Stella, as long as she doesn’t step out of line and allows him to… Jenna?”

“Hm?” Jenna looked up from her phone.

Asra closed his eyes, and she half expected him to be mad at her. But he just chuckled, shaking his head. “Anyway, we know that’s what he gets out of it,” he continued with a smile. “What about Stella?”

Jenna inhaled slowly. She’d torn himself away from her phone, but that look on Asra’s face was proving to be a way more lethal distraction. Dimples. “Uh, well, she… loves him, right? And she’s pregnant, so it’s not like she can leave him that easy even if she wanted.”

Asra hummed under his breath. “You think she loves him?”

Jenna paused. “…I don’t think that’s the right word. No, she doesn’t love him, but there is something about him… pulling her in…”

His lips twitched. “Attraction?”

“Yeah, that’s it,” she nodded, making a note of it on her script. “Stella is drawn in by this chemistry they have between them. It’s just like Blanche and Mitch; they make all the excuses to see each other that they can, and when we see them back at the house, it’s obvious they’re trying to skirt around the subject, since Mitch is so awkward about it and Blanche doesn’t wanna scare him off, but at the end of the day, both of them have to accept that there’s this obvious…”

Jenna finished writing and looked up, only to find Asra had been watching her face the entire time. When their eyes met, Asra blushed, startled, but didn’t look away.

“…Tension,” he finished for her.

Jenna nodded. “Yeah. That.”

Asra licked his lips, cheeks still bitten with colour, and went right back to his own extract. “I hadn’t really thought about that.”

The room felt warmer suddenly, and Jenna took off her sweater, draping it over the back of the chair. Asra glanced over her top curiously, but said nothing. “So, um, aside from Stanley’s abuse,” Jenna said. “Stella has some attraction to him. I mean, they’re compatible partners.”

“Yep. Compatible. Very true.”

It was around that time, when Asra’s face was tinged pink and those little dimples were forming at the corner of his mouth, that Jenna realised she wanted to kiss him.

And she had no clue how to make that happen.

She’d never really… well, maybe a couple of people had shown interest but no one she’d ever returned feelings for. She’d never had a boyfriend, not a real one anyways, and she didn’t know what routine she was meant to do to get one. She didn’t know the rules. How do you ask someone out? How had she made it to eighteen without asking anyone out?!

Jenna drummed her fingers on the desk. “Asra?”

“Yes?” He looked up.

Jenna took a breath. Held it. “Nothing.” She nodded at Asra’s cup. “That’s gonna get cold. You should drink up.”

“Right, yes. I will,” He nodded, smiling politely, and took a sip of cocoa.

He didn’t speak again for a while.

Jenna didn’t really think anything of it, since Asra had always been quiet when he was focusing. He hummed in response to questions, high pitch for yes, low for no. Over lunch, she was glued to her phone anyway, and didn’t notice much around her.

It wasn’t until Jenna had finally shut her book and rested her head on the desk that she noticed they hadn’t spoken for hours.

“We did it,” she tried, giving a lazy thumbs up.

“It only took five times longer than it should have,” Asra laughed shorty, stretching his arms out like a cat.

“Well, that doesn’t really matter, does it?” Jenna spun in the office chair. “I mean, it’s a pretty good excuse to hang out together.” Asra hummed, and she pursed her lips, thinking. “Can I ask you a question?”

He hesitated. “Yes. Of course you can.”

“…Have you ever had a girlfriend? Or boyfriend, or…?”

Asra shook his head. “No. I mean, not… not a real one. I don’t think you could call what Ilya and I had a relationship.”

She chuckled and rolled her eyes, stopping when they hit the ceiling. “Have you ever been in love?”

The question surprised Jenna herself, and she blushed, not quite meeting Asra’s eyes. When she did though, they were surprisingly calm. “No.”

Jenna nodded, mind about a million miles away from her body. When it came back, he was speaking. “Sorry, what was that?”

“Been in love.” he was asking. “Have you ever?”

“Oh,” She picked at her already chipped nail polish. “No, me neither.”

Asra shrugged. “Well, we’re eighteen. I guess we have plenty of time to...” he faltered. “You know.”

“Guess so.”

There was a pause where she thought to voice something unspoken between them. But then a beat passed, and she’d already missed her shot.

“It’s coming up to six,” Asra noted. “Where were you thinking for dinner?”

Oh God, anything. Anywhere you want. With you. “Portia and Julian are actually picking me up from here. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind if you came with?”

“Oh. Sure, dinner with Portia and Ilya sounds fun.” Was it wishful thinking, or did he sound disappointed they wouldn’t be alone? “Did they say what time they’d be here?”

“No.”

“Right.”

“…I’m sure it won’t be long.”

Half an hour later, Jenna was sat crossed-legged on the bed, and the Devoraks still hadn’t showed. “Tight spaces? Really?”

“Mmhm. I hate them.” Asra sat mirroring her.

“I said weirdest fear! Everyone has some claustrophobia.”

“You told me I had to answer honestly, and you’ve already broken the rules by asking more than twenty questions! I don’t have any weird fears.” He bumped his arm against Jenna’s briefly, before pulling away. Even that casual touch was enough to set off every nerve in her body. “It’s your turn. What’s your weirdest fear?”

“Ducks.”

“Ducks?”

“When I was eight, I got like, swarmed by those things at the lake. One of them bit me on the ankle. I literally thought I was gonna die. Don’t you dare laugh at me, it’s not funny!”

“Sorry, sorry,” Asra’s voice shook, but he managed to steel his expression into a tight smile. “I’m not laughing at you.”

“Of course you’re not,” She huffed, lying back against the pillows. “Um… alright, most surprising talent, go.”

Asra barely had to think for a moment. “I can tumble.”

Jenna gasped. “No, you can’t!”

“Well, I could tumble when I was twelve,” he shrugged. “One of my friends in middle school was a gymnast. I had a knack for it.”

“You’re showing me.”

“There’s no room here.”

“We are going to the dance studio first thing in the morning, and you’re showing me.”

“It’s your turn now.”

“Oh, moving along quickly now, are we–?”

“Your turn, Jenna! Most surprising talent.”

She shifted against the pillow, folding her hands on her stomach. “Give me another one.”

“I answered, so you have to.”

“I don’t have any surprising talents!” She said at the ceiling. There was a shift of weight as Asra lay down next to her, and she tried to ignore it, even as she felt herself being watched. “I must just be great at everything.”

He chuckled. “I don’t doubt it.”

There was a long stretch of silence, and Jenna closed her eyes.

“So, earlier…” Asra spoke slowly, in a voice that didn’t sound quite like his own. “You said that you’d never been in love.”

“That’s true, yes.”

“Right. But is there…” He shifted against the pillow. She opened her eyes. “Is there anyone that you…?”

Asra was the type of person that was hard to lie to. So Jenna didn’t even consider it. “Yes.”

“Oh,” he said quietly.

“Do you?” She asked immediately to stop him from thinking any more on it.

“I… no, no I don’t.”

“Cool.” This wasn’t a surprise. This wasn’t news. Jenna had no reason to believe he would be interested, and there was zero evidence that he ever was or ever will be. This was not a surprise.

Why had that hurt more than it should?

“This person,” Asra asked, even though it wasn’t his turn. She didn’t want to correct him. “Do they go to our school?”

“Yeah,” She said. “He does. He’s in our year.” A beat passed between them. “Ah, are you a cat person or dog person?”

“Cat person,” he replied. “If he’s in our year, do I know him?”

“Yeah. You know him,” Jenna swallowed, turning on her side so she could see him. Asra did the same, his expression flushed and unreadable. They lay face-to-face. “Who’s your favourite band?”

“Paramore.” Asra sounded distracted. “What’s he like?”

“He’s nice. And smart. He’s always been super friendly with me, I just… guess I’m being selfish wanting more,” she chuckled. “Go-to soda?”

“Sprite. How long have you felt this way?”

“Since we met,” she muttered. “I mean, I’ve always thought he was cute and stuff, but when I got to know him better, he was… actually really amazing.” Jenna hadn’t once broken Asra’s gaze. Her heart felt ready to leap out of her chest. “Favourite food?”

“Pumpkin pie.” Both their voices were hushed, like they were sharing secrets. Like they were scared they’d be overheard, even though they were alone. “Why do you think you’re being selfish?”

“Because I should be happy with his friendship, and I’m not. It’s different. I want his undivided attention. I want to know him.” She took a breath. “Star sign?”

“Gemini. You’re not selfish.”

“I think I am.”

“You’re not. You’re right, it is different.”

“Pets?”

“A snake. Are you going to tell him?”

“Do you think I should?”

“Do you think he does?”

“I just asked.”

“Then yes.”

“What’s your favourite colour?”

Then there was a hand under Jenna’s chin, and Asra was kissing her.

It wasn’t a great kiss. It was clumsy, and unfocused, and Asra’s aim was a little off since they were both lying on their sides. And then it was over much too quickly, and she barely had time to open her eyes before his hand left her jaw.

“I, um…” Asra’s voice shook, pulling away, sitting back against the headboard. “Jen, I don’t…”

Jenna moved up with him, and cupped his face to kiss him properly. Asra’s eyes shut lazily, shoulders relaxing with relief, and she brought her fingers to the nape of his neck, tangling them in short, soft curls. Asra’s hands hovered nervously at her waist, unsure where to put them, before settling on holding her wrists, thumb brushing against her skin.

The kiss broke when they both ran out of breath, and Jenna tried a shaky smile. “…So, I think we have some stuff to clear up.”

Asra nodded. “You did mean me, right? Or have I badly misread this?”

“It’s you,” She laughed breathlessly. “And when you said you didn’t like anyone right now…?”

“I lied,” he confirmed. “I swear one day I’ll stop screwing up, and I’ll stop saying the wrong thing. I’ve just liked you for so long, I-I… I’m only half convinced this isn’t a dream!” He laughed shortly, flustered. “I really hope this is real. I want to know you too, Jenna. And I want to be known. By you, obviously.”

Her hands found his. “You do?”

“I do.”

“Oh my God.” Jenna grinned brilliantly, and pulled Asra into another kiss. It was shorter than the last one, since she suspected he hadn’t quite gotten his breath back, but when she went to break it, Asra chased her lips, pulling her right back in.

She sighed against his mouth. “This might be my new favourite thing.”

“Same here,” Asra murmured, kneeling up when she did and wrapping his arms around her torso. When she deepened the kiss, though, his legs buckled, and they fell back against the bed with a laugh.

Asra looked up, red-faced and breathless, as she gently placed her glasses on the bedside table. “You’re so beautiful.”

“You’re so beautiful,” Jenna said against his skin, trailing her lips across his cheek, past his jawline and his throat. Asra laughed, muttering that it tickled, and she snorted, holding his waist to pull him in closer and –

BZZT. BZZT.

They both froze, staring at what little space remained between them. Asra blinked. “Is that your phone?”

Jenna scowled, sitting up and detangling their legs to grab her phone from the end of the bed. She pressed it to her ear. “Hello?”

“Hello, Jenna? We’re outside!” Julian had to yell against the sound of the traffic. “Would you mind asking Asra to open the door? It’s freezing out here!”

She huffed, still getting her breath back. “Where were you two? I called you both like, three times.”

“Ah, yes, very sorry. I apparently had it on silent all day, and... oh, Pasha says the door’s unlocked – hey, no, at least knock first!”

“Anybody home?” Jenna heard Portia yell from downstairs.

“Crap.” Jenna hung up, scrambling off the bed. “They’re coming up!”

Asra looked panicked, and dove to sit at his desk, smoothing over his hair as best he could. She did the same, replacing her glasses and fanning herself with her hands. Asra frowned. “What are you doing?”

“Trying to make my face less red.”

“It’s making it worse.”

“Well, at least I’m trying, you’re definitely redder!”

Asra blushed darker, wiped away the gloss she had kissed onto his mouth, and someone knocked just as she was taking out her ruined ponytail.

Portia poked her head around the door, looked between them and smiled. “Great, looks like Asra’s coming! Your taxi’s here.”

Julian followed her in, looking sheepish. “I did tell her to knock.”

Asra breathed a small sigh. “It’s okay. Thanks for driving us all.”

“It’s no trouble. I knew Jenna would probably be tired from, uh, studying with you.” He smirked slightly, and kept his eyes on the carpet.

Portia shot Jenna a look, so small anyone else would have missed it. She didn’t. “Yeah, studying. Glad you guys had a fun day.”

They followed the siblings down the staircase, and Asra locked the front door behind them. Jenna leaned in close so he couldn’t hear her whisper. “You two totally know, don’t you?”

Julian snickered, and Portia grinned. “In the car, you’re telling us everything.”

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