relationships: player character (the wizard) & duncan grimwater

summary: it had been some time since you had seen his face. and it had been a while since he had tried to kill you.

notes: oookay fair warning. possibly ooc for duncan? but also i sacrificed a bit of that in sake of getting the story across better. i mention this in my ao3 notes but i also think the wizard and duncan parallel each other to an extent… the context is also mentioned at the end notes for what i was thinking throughout this process. but anyways

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a/n: loving these rafe x bsf!reader requests 😛

rafe trudged through his living room, the scent of your perfume immediately filling his senses. he grins as he sees you sitting down on his couch, all cuddled up into a blanket. but as he comes closer, he notices the tears streaming down her face.

“hey, what’s wrong?” he asks in a soft voice. he sits down next to you, holding your face with his hand. “did some guy upset you? i’ll fucking kill-”

“no, it wasn’t a guy,” you giggle through your broken sobs. “it’s just- it’s stupid.” a frown tugs at the corners of your lips and his thumb wipes away your tears.

he could faintly hear his heart cracking. you looked so vulnerable, so innocent. your doe eyes were red with tears, pink lips jutted out into a pout. “just tell me.”

“i, i just want someone to love me like in these movies.” your voice was quiet as tears slipped down your cheeks once again. “no one will ever love me like that.” you say, your lip quivering with each word.

rafe’s hand pauses on your cheek, and he feels a pang of frustration mixed with a deep ache in his chest. he wants to tell you that he’s right there, that he’s been right there, waiting for you to notice all the small things he’s done for you over the years. the late-night phone calls, the times he’s pulled you out of trouble, the way he drops everything whenever you need him—because to him, you’re already that girl in the movies, the one worth it all.

he takes a breath, trying to keep his voice steady. “that’s not true.” he says, his fingers brushing a stray tear from your cheek. “you don’t see it, do you? not to get sappy and shit, but you’re… everything. If someone doesn’t see that, they’re just an idiot.”

“you’re just saying that to make me feel better.” you mutter stubbornly.

he groans in frustration, scoffing at your innocence and naivety. “no i’m not.” his tone left no room for debate. the words of a confession were on the tip of his tongue, he swore he almost said it, but then you spoke.

your eyes meet his, wide and searching, a little unsure but filled with warmth. “you’re the best friend i could ever ask for.” you relax yourself into his chest. he prays you don’t hear the way his heart is beating abnormally fast. “i love you.”

the words fall off your tongue so easily because to you, they were just words said to a close friend. but to rafe, they were everything. he swore he would risk everything to hear you say those words repeatedly.

Because for all that the wizard is selfless, the pirate is selfish, aching and greedy.

Because the pirate wouldn't let go of the wizard, like they don't let go of their crew. They would hold them like the stars, like they mean everything.

They would let the world burn to take some of that weight off the wizard.

The pirate has had everything taken from them, its only fair to take someone whose lost as much as them.

Imagine one day you get a new student in your class, but they're not from around town. In fact, they're not even from this planet. They came from a distant planet called "Urth" you've never even heard of before.

They look like you, they sound like you, but there's something about the way they act that's undeniably alien. They sit next to you and study just like you would, but you just can't shake the weird feeling of sitting next to an alien in class.

What's even weirder is how freakishly good at magic they are. Within the first few weeks of their arrival, they've mastered magical techniques that have taken you a year to full get a grip on. Charms, wards, all of it. And they're even more surprised by this than you are, because the planet they're from doesn't even believe in magic.

You hear rumors about this new student across Ravenwood. Rumors about how planet Urth is super technologically advanced. They've got flying machines that can travel to the other side of the planet in mere hours. Rumors about how the people of Urth have concocted potions that make them immune to almost all disease. Rumors about how the people of Urth possess almost superhuman strength and speed to make up for their lack of magic.

You can't tell what's truth or fabrication when it comes to this alien student. You're honestly a little afraid of them, being an alien being that looks and acts almost exactly like you but has come from a distant planet to master the magical arts like no one else in the Spiral ever has before.

Who are they?

“Our beautiful little daughter." THE TURNING OF CLAUDIA