Gods above… a deck of cards. Asra’s most treasured item, but now the betrayer of his feelings? How painfully ironic.

Asra’s violet eyes twinkle with curiosity as he flips the final card on the table. His usual playful smirk falters for just a moment, replaced by something unreadable.

“Ah.” He pauses, his expectant smile now forming into one of bitter sweetness as his lips twitched at the corners. “This… isn’t what I wanted to pull,” He murmurs, tapping his finger idly against the table.

The card he had pulled from the deck was labeled “The Lovers”: A card eluding to love — a subject Asra knew all too well, something he so desperately wanted to keep hidden from you right now.

You came to him seeking guidance… though you hadn’t specified what for, but instead, the cards whisper of a romance — one that Asra was painfully aware of — one that he wanted to keep unsaid as an attempt to preserve the relationship you have now.

Student… and teacher. He was okay with that, keeping you at arms length simply as a disciple. Oh how unfortunate this all was.

Asra leans back, lips curling into a gentle, composed smile as he took a deep breath inward.

-“Seeing as how you.. likely meant a different kind of guidance, how about we try again?”