Rafal Mistral x reader

You wake up, the moon still high and the world so quiet except for your shaky inhales. Breathing has become such a burden, your chest burns and you've hardly eaten. Stella has reported this problem to her (ancient) grandmother, but not even she knows what's happening.

The only impossibly older person you can think of is Rafal, who disappeared a few days ago. But why? You can't form a proper thought as you struggle to pull your blanket back up, trying to get comfortable enough to fall back asleep.
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Rafal on the other hand, he's thrown himself back into the old school master's tower, planning out his next move… yeah, he didn't exactly think about how he was gonna live as the school master once again and give you everything without the staff and students using magic to spontaneously combust him.

His mind slowly wonders to you. He hasn't checked on you in a few days… out of (overwhelming guilt) curiosity, he makes his way to your room.

Though, once he gets there.. you're sitting up on your bed, as healthy and beautiful as the day you met. You're chatting with your dorm mates about whoever's causing drama these days, and laughing as if you weren't basically dying the last time he saw you.

He brings himself next to you, "(y/n), you're looking much less on the verge of death today.." he says, examining your face closely. But suddenly he blinks, and you're dying on your bed once again, staring at him with a look of sadness and content, possibly realizing you're going to die and there's nothing more to do.

He jumps back at this, you look far worse now than you did a few days ago.. at this rate you'll just pass in your sleep any day now, if you even make it past today..

This isn't worth it anymore, why didn't he stop sooner? If anything, the only thing you'll want is to know why this is happening to you, and he knows you deserve the truth.. obviously he wouldn't tell you the truth, but you still deserve it.

But he's so close to living again, you have to make it until he's alive.. if you don't, how will he show you what his tower can do? Or how he'll fulfill all those silent promises?

He snaps back to reality, he's still sitting in the tower doing.. whatever it is he was doing. He fell asleep? That's good, he's far closer to life than he thought.. maybe it's a good idea to actually visit you though.