The Arcana characters X reader

A new friend (Julian x reader)

Usual evening.

Me, sitting at the 'Rowdy Raven' and listening to usual fights. I usually come here to do my work-tell people's fortunes. Luck here is better. Probably because of the background-everyone here is themselves. Nobody's wearing a mask.

I'm currently flushing cards through my fingers, talking to them in my mind and trying to see the person's in front of me fortune. He seemed to be pretty young, not one of the poor ones, but not one of the very rich ones. He was in the middle, and I just felt more comfortable doing readings for 'middle people'.

-Your card is The Fool-I say once my fingers stop and I put the cards down, taking one out and showing it to the person- It represents innocence, inspiration and freedom. You're a pretty lucky person I'd say

He thanked and left, leaving a couple golden coins. I sigh and listen more closely to the background. The fight over there seemed to get more extreme and intense. I perked my ears and listened closer:

-You won't beat me!-some thug yelled. I got up and saw the view: almost all tavern was watching two guys fight. The one that yelled was like a huge bear, and the other one was smaller, but still seemed strong. I didn't think, that the small one would beat him. Actually, it was like a little bird versus an eagle. Suddenly, the huge guy jumped onto the small one and pressed him with all his weight. I thought he crushed the little bird guy, but I noticed his limbs moving. He wasn't dead, just squashed to the ground. The fat eagle guy just sat on him and laughed.

I felt anger inside me burn up. I couldn't just sit there and watch the small guy being basically suffocated, and the big one laugh. I quickly jumped in and attacked the bear.

I was lucky enough to pull him down. While he was laying, I helped the little guy get up and escape. Once he did that, I felt someone grab my ankle and pull me on my stomach. I hit my face to the ground and gasped. The bear guy seemed mad.

-You pathetic little thing!-he yelled to my face. I blenched, but rolled out. Bear jumped after me. I twisted my hand and one of his legs was held down, so he fell on his stomach and almost jumped up. I sat on the ground, watching him slowly get up. Then, someone grabbed my wrists and put me on a chair, tying my wrists and legs with a rope.

-You know, little witch, we do have rules. One of them is that we DON'T use magic during fights-and a short gnome-like woman jumped in front of me. I grunted as I tried to escape, but it was useless. The ropes were tied thigtly.

-Don't even try, witch. Merri ties knots like a professional-I heard someone from the crowd yell. I looked around panicking. I tried to cast a simple untying spell, but I was exhausted of before made spells-the tripping one and fortune telling. Yes, it does slightly involve magic.

I suddenly noticed the bear walking to me. His stomach was covered in dirt. I stared at him. I asked him with my eyes 'What are you going to do to me?'

He hit my face hard. I felt my head turn to side forcefully, but I turned my head back once more. And then, another hit welcomed me.

I felt blood run through my face, from my nose, lips. I sighed out sharply and showed him my teeth, saying 'Is that all you got?!'

He attacked harder now. I felt blood in all my mouth. I turned my head and coughed out. A blood splat hit the ground. One more hit and I'll pass out.

The bear was aiming once more, but let his arm down when a loud 'STOP' went through the tavern. The crowd separated like sea to the door. I looked at the end of the crowd. There was standing someone. Someone tall. Someone here to help?

I sat there breathing deeply, while the person started reading a monolog:

-Don't you see, that it's a she?! And based by clothes, I could say, that she's a witch! God help us if she decides to let some kind of a plague on us! Even worse than the Red Plague! And it's unfair! She's all tied up while Grizzly was hitting her!- the person growled out. Based by his voice, I think it's a he.

-But Julian, she was using magic in a fight..-Merri said.

-Listen, I don't care. Those rules belong to people equal to eachother. And she versus Grizzly? No way.

I tilted my head up and looked at the guy. He was walking to me, pulling out a pocket knife and freeing me. I exhaled sharply when he threw me over his shoulder and left.

He carried me to some room, where was a simple couch, some pillows and a fireplace. Seemed like a relaxation place. He put me down on the couch and I rested my arm on the side. My head was banging. I sat up, looking at the fireplace. Julian left, and soon came back. 'Where did I heard that name..?' I started thinking.

When Julian came back, he cleaned the blood from my face and gave me some ice to reduce the blue-eye. I just thanked him.

-No need. I'm Julian, but I think you already know. But I'm pretty interested in your name-he said. Then I gave him a closer look. Now I understood from where he was familiar.

Dr. Julian Devorak

His dark red hair was slightly covering his black eyepatch. A white shirt of his was flowing around. When he fully straightened, I just now understood how tall he was.

-(y/n).. Why are you helping me..?

-Shouldn't I? I'm a doctor. And that fight.. Well, it was pretty unfair. I'm actually surprised, how you aren't passed out. I've seen older and tougher guys than you drop after one hit. And with you, I could say, there were at least two..-he sighed-What are you doing here anyways? Oracles have nothing to do here.

-I enjoy the background here. Surprisingly, it's easier to relax here-I answered. Julian chuckled

-I see we have something in common.. Fancy a drink?

-Depends on which one.

-Tea? Coffee? Maybe something stronger?-he smirked-The barkeep lets me to take care of things here.

-Coffee-I sighed out. The banging in my head was slowly calming down.

-Ah, we have two things in common now-he chuckled. I smiled. He seemed like a fun guy. And while he was talking about random stuff, usually about the things going around here, I never let my eyes down from him. I examined him. He wasn't only tall and caring. He was pretty smart and handsome either. His character, his aura was totally different than I heard from the legends and stories.

When my coffee finally arrived, it's scent was pretty strong. Even my knocked nose could smell, that the scent was strong. Julian continued telling tales about this side of the town. He knew a lot about it here.

After a couple hours the banging in my head was gone. Me and Jules were talking like old buddies. We've known eachother for around four hours, but we felt like it was four years of friendship. I somehow felt this was going to bloom into a big flower.

Soon, I felt Julian falling asleep. Then, I noticed how tired myself I am. And I just put my head on his shoulder and fell asleep also.

I somehow felt that this wasn't going to be a little ordinary flower. It's going to be a huge bush full of rare flowers.