A/n: slightly based on our fictive actually having exomems of being a witch!

Sitting across from each other on the bed, Luka held spread out his tarot deck face down for Adrien, telling him to pick three.

When they first met Adrien knew nothing of witchcraft, his only exposure to it was the stereotypical pointy hat wearing, broomstick riding girls of fantasy stories. But upon entering the houseboat for the first time he was met with pretty altars and hand crafted tools of the trade. Turns out witchcraft wasn't the evil fairytale villain thing everyone made it out to be, it was actually very nice. Using things from the earth to give yourself a little boost in life, it can't fix all your problems but it can definitely help.

And given the fact the two of them can turn into superheroes with magic jewellery it was pretty clear magic was definitely a thing in this world.

For Luka it was hereditary, his mother practiced, his grandmother did too and the knowledge was passed down to him and his sister. They'd become the go to in the friend group for help with bad luck or needing a bit of a boost in confidence. They always had some kind of quick and easy spell they could give you.

Feeling like his life was kind of going out of control, Adrien turned to Luka for help. And now he was sat before a tarot deck.

"Pick any, whichever one feels right" Luka explained.

Adrien's hand hovered over the cards, thinking for a moment on which one to pick. He pulled one from the middle, and flipped it over to find out what the solution to his problems was.

Death. Well that wasn't alarming at all...

"Oh god I'm not going to die am I?" He muttered, handing Luka the card.

"No, death is more about the end of a cycle than actually dying. Seems like whatever is looming over you will end soon, you'll be able start fresh" Luka explained.

"Oh thank god. I've already had too many deaths in the family the last few years I can't deal with anymore"

"Pulling death rarely ever means actually dying. You'll be fine, pull another"

This time he gravitated toward the left, and picked a card at random from the end of the spread. Flipping it over, he was met with the tower, immediately he noticed Lukas expression turn to 'oh shit'.

"Oh no this is the bad one isn't it?" Adrien asked.

"Well... it's not good..." Luka replied, taking the card from him and placing it next to the death card.

The tower was never good, it wasn't necessarily catastrophic but it was never good.

"The tower means something challenging and unpleasant is on the horizon. That doesn't necessarily mean you're gonna die or something, it's not catastrophic. But it is... annoying to say the least. Following the death card it seems like something is going to end in a hail of bullets, but once its over you'll be able start completely fresh and put everything behind you" Luka explained.

"Oh... that's... I mean not great but at least it's not life shattering?" Adrien replied.

"Right, it'll be a rough patch but you'll come out the other side a stronger person. Last card..."

Adrien was drawn to the middle of the spread again, pulling out the final card and flipping it over, this time it was something much nicer. The lovers.

"Ooh, this one I can get behind" he smiled.

"Ah, that's a good one. It can mean actual love, and it can mean passion, bonds, acceptance. And most importantly raw honesty and communication. Following the last two it seems like once you're through this rough patch things will absolutely be getting better and you'll have the people you love the most standing by you. And hey maybe even actually finding love" Luka explained.

Well at least things would end well, and now Adrien knew what was on the horizon he felt more prepared to face it.

"Hang on, I have something for you" Luka said, gathering up the card and putting them back in their box.

He got up, put them back in the altar and opened a trinket box he had by the statue of Apollo. Unsurprisingly that was who he worked under, given the association with healing, music and prophecy.

"I made these the other day, with how often you guys come to me and Juels for help I figured having something to protect you all would be useful" Luka explained.

He handed Adrien a charm, on a loop that could be attached to phones, bags, belt loops and keys. Some wire was twisted into a pattern, and hanging off it were a few crystal chips and other charms.

"It's a sigil, for protection, luck and spirituality. I had Apollo help with yours, since you're basically a ray of sunshine incarnate" Luka said.

Adrien recognised the crystals as his birth stone, amethyst and sunstone. The smaller charms hanging off the sigil being a sun, paw print and music note. It was pretty, and useful.

"Thanks! You're the best" Adrien smiled, attaching it to his belt loop for now.

"Can't have any spooky spectors trying to attach themselves to you when you've already got your dad to deal with. You'll be alright Adrien, you'll survive this. And hey I'm always a phone call away if you need anything. I'm not above hexing someone if they cross you" Luka replied.

"I want in on that if it ever comes to it. Is the cucumber thing actually real?"

"Oh yeah, it's the perfect hex for a male abuser. They'll be in pain for months"

"Yikes, better not cross you then" Adrien laughed.

"I won't hesitate" Luka snickered.

Hearing a car horn honk outside, he knew that would be Nathalie here to pick him up. He groaned in annoyance wanting to hang out longer, but knew he had to go. Getting up and grabbing his bag, he thanked Luka again for the help and the two left off with a tight hug. Adrien left feeling more protected, and more prepared to face whatever the tower was referring too.

Getting into the passenger seat he tossed his bag in the back and buckled up, Nathalie seemed tired from a long day but glad to see him nonetheless.

"Have fun?" She asked.

"Yep, got a tarot reading and I'm pretty sure I'm totally fucked. But it'll pass, I'll be fine" Adrien replied.

Nathalie gave him a confused look, not expecting that response.

"You got bad luck or something?" She asked.

"Seems like it, but Luka gave me a lucky charm AND I pulled the lovers. So I know it'll pass and I'll be fine"

Nathalie wasn't against witchcraft by any means, she literally used a miraculous before so she knew magic was real. She just wasn't expecting Adrien to be so interested in it after he met Luka. It seems like he was picking up on a lot of terms and tricks from him.

"The lovers huh? Do I have to cover for you and tell your father you're at fencing when your actually on a date?" She teased.

"Maybe... the lovers means more than just love so... maybe I'll find someone, maybe it's just telling me things will be ok" Adrien replied.

Nathalie had a feeling she knew exactly who this lover was. Even if Adrien hadn't realised it yet. She'd be waiting for the day he realises, and she'll be there to help him come up with cool witch dates they could go on together.