Arcana One Shots

See You Around [Julian X MR]

Art: tumblr: ጋዐሃርቿ (jilljoycearts)

-Julian's Pov-

I make my way over to the Rowdy Raven for another fun night of drowning my problems in booze. Preferably cheap, hard hitting stuff like Salty bitters. As soon as I enter the barkeep waves and sets a pint of my favorite beer on the counter. I grin at him and walk over, nodding as I greet him. "Thanks, you always know what I want." I say, bowing to him jokingly as he rolls his eyes. I chuckle as I take a sip of my drink and scan the bar for anyone I know. Luckily I don't find anyone familiar and I finally relax, but as I'm looking around the pub someone catches my attention. A guy, looking to be around my age, is sitting in the far corner of the room all by himself. He seems to be daydreaming, staring at noone in particular, just enjoying his drink. I smile, ordering two salty bitters as I down my drink. As soon as I get them I make my way over to him, just for fun and why not. I could use some company and he sure looks like he could need some too. He doesn't seem to notice as I approach, so I set one of the cups down in front of him and smile. "Hey, mind if I sit with you?" I ask and he nods, a smile forming on his lips. "Go on, as far as I know the seats aren't taken." He jokes and I nod, sitting down in front of him. I point to the drink in front of him. "I hope you like Salty bitters. Thought you might want one." I say and he reaches for it, taking a long sip before answering me. "Yes, I find them quite good." I raise an eyebrow at him. Never have I ever met someone who enjoys it for it's taste. But he proves me wrong as he continues. "If you want to get drunk for the least amount of money." He smiles, continuing to drink. We chat for about an hour, until I lean forward, asking him what's been on my mind for a while. "So, if you don't mind me asking, why have you been avoiding to look me in the eyes? Am I that unpleasant to look at?" I ask half jokingly, but he just starts to laugh, holding his stomach. "Oh my gosh, are you serious?" He asks me and I just furrow my brows at him "What? No, I'm just curious." I say and he calms down, sighing.

-Your Pov-

Julian sounds confused, not knowing why I had burst out laughing at his ridiculous question. Has he really not noticed? I smile to myself as I reach out for his face, getting ahold of his cheek. He's of course startled by this. "Uh, Y/N?" I finally, for the first time since he's come over to my table, look into his eyes, at least I hope I am. "Julian, I'm blind!" I tell him and feel his eyes widen. "What?!" He shouts and I chuckle. "Did you honestly not notice?" He sighs, placing his hand ontop of mine. "I..just thought you were kinda antisocial?" I laugh yet again. No one's ever not noticed before. Julian sighs, clearly embarrassed. "Sorry, I'll stop." I say with a smile, trying to calm down. "I'm truly sorry. I honestly didn't know." I shrug at him. "It's fine. It shows you didn't really care, which I actually prefer." I suddenly remember something and speak up again. "Uh, what time is it by the way?" I ask him and he probably checks the clock, because his response takes a while. "Just passed midnight. Why?" He asks and I sigh. "I need to work tomorrow. And a good night's sleep wouldn't hurt to prepare me for that." I furrow my brows at the thought of work and shake my head. "Oh, so you're leaving." Julian sounds kind of bummed out, which makes me smile. "Yeah. But you know." I say, taking a piece of paper out of my pocket. I tap the paper twice and Julian huffs. "Wow. Magic!" He exclaims and I smile. "Here." I tell him, sliding the piece of paper across the table. He picks it up, judging by the sound of his fingers brushing against it. "It's.. an adress?" He asks as if unsure and I nod, getting up slowly. "It's my address. Do whatever you'd like with it. Either send letters, visit, or forget about me. I'll accept either." I tell him, but secretly I hope he will visit.tonight was a lot of fun and he's good company. Didn't bore me even once. Before I could leave though he grabs me by my arm and leans in close to my ear. "Sending letters? You wouldn't be able to read them. Forget about you? Hardly." I feel his hot breath on my neck and I feel my face heating up, but before I can concentrate on getting flustered, Julian gives me a slight peck on the cheek and sits back down into his creaky chair. "Have a safe trip home, Y/N." I smile, letting the nice feeling wash over me. I nod, but before I leave I tell him one last thing. "See you around, Julian."