Asra x Reader x Julian The Arcana

chapter 3

wan·der·lust
noun
a strong desire to travel.

What else could describe him. He promised he'd take me with him after we resolved the Lucio/plague fiasco. He acts like he cares but he leaves everytime.

I have wept until I've slept
Into the lap of the lady that I love
And though she begged and she cajoled
I couldn't tell her what I was thinking of

You'd returned home after a brief but enjoyable moment with a certain charismatic doctor. "Asra? I'm home dear. Dinner will be ready soon." He didn't answer but you'd assume he had fallen asleep maybe. Faust was on the mantel savoring the warmth of the dying fire cute as ever. "You wouldn't have happened to see Asra, huh Faust?" She diverted the question.

"I'm happy to see you Y/n! Its lonely without you here!" You smile accepting the response. "Aw I'm happy to see you too Faust." She slithered up your arm to rest on your shoulder as you turn back to the kitchen.

I didn't chose, no I was chosen
By a life that must be lived in passing through
And though she changed so much for me
Changing this is the one thing I cannot do

You hum a tune in your head whilst cooking Asra's favorite meal blue-tounged skink. It was a little hard to make but he's seemed off lately and you wanted to do something nice for him.

Darling, I'm leaving
The distance keeps calling me on
Darling, come morning
I'll be gone

You remember a time, brief albeit, just after you defeated the devil when you thought you three would never be separate again. Words fill your head and you begin to sing quietly to the tune bouncing around the back of your mind.

"She is beauty, she is graceful

In a poison she is gentle in her care
She is the calm in the centre of my storm
She has her fingers through my hair

She has my heart but it is breaking
Cause it knows that deep inside she still believes
That there will ever come a morning that I'll stay
And not gathering to leave"

You stop singing as you feel tears well up. How stupid of you. He's here right now up stairs waiting on dinner and your acting like he's gone on another adventure. "Asra, dinner is ready!" You say in a cheerful voice. After no reply you go up the stairs to wake Asra thinking he's still asleep.

You rounded the corner with a smile "Oh asra~ I-" but he wasn't there and neither were his traveling gear. Thought swirl in your head. You sit on the top step as a tear falls. Faust squeezed your shoulder comfortingly as your voice wavered

"He didn't even say goodbye, Faust..."

Darling, I'm leaving
The distance keeps calling me on
Darling,...