#BC JASKIER DESERVES THAT FROM HIM

[fandomtookoverlife]

Lost fic HELPPP

The Witcher Geralt/Jaskier - Geralt is magically reverted back to his basic instincts (supposed to be monstrous) instead is cuddly and very protective of Jask

If you don’t know this fic but like the sounds of it there are spoilers at the end of the post you shouldn’t read - you should however like and rb so they we may all find and read this fic bc I highly recommend it! (If only I had saved it😭)

Ok SO. it’s starts with Triss being very worried about people going missing and she goes to Geralt for help - they find out the people going missing are Witcher supporters when jaskier talks to a group of musicians (?) in a tavern, explaining to them why Witchers are not evil “he could kill us all” “yes he could but so can I, he doesn’t for the same reason I don’t” which is that it’s wrong but also Geralt wouldn’t want him to - the group explains that a friend of theirs who supports Witchers has gone missing

Being the ultimate supporter of Witchers jaskier goes in as bait to draw out the kidnappers/murders

Jaskier ends up getting their attention but also ends up getting kidnapped and locked in a cell. While in the cell he speaks with a musician+witcher supporter who is the friend of the other musicians Jask talked to during the investigation-

During the villains token monologue he reveals his hatred for Witchers and mutants and plans to show the world how evil that are by reverting Geralt back to his basic instincts- thinking when he lets lose the evil animalistic Witcher on the town geralt will massacre it

Jaskier gets thrown into the same cage as Geralt (now presumably murderous and primal) as the captors believe Geralt will rip him to shreds

Instead Geralt scoops jaskier up and cuddles him in a corner. Geralt, seeing jaskier is hungry, kills him some rats for dinner and jaskier has to politely decline much to geralts disappointment. Geralt, because he is leveled to his basic instincts, bring jaskier his lute to play after dinner as that is their nightly routine, he also tries to sexual advance on jask but when jaskier reacts he backs off continues cuddling

Yennefer and triss arrive to save them and she thinks that Geralt will try non consensual things w jask, bc she knows abt geralts feelings, so she tries to get Geralt to come through a petal with her without jaskier

Instead Geralt at the last second grabs jaskier and runs threw the portal where they end up in kear morhen with vesimir lambert and eskel

Yennefer leaves so her and truss can find a magical remedy and Geralt whisks jaskier up to his room on to his bed filled with furs and does not let him leave.

Eventually lambert comes to bring food to the two of them, since Geralt won’t let either of them leave his room, and Geralt now sees lambert as a rival since jaskier took food from lambert and not him (the rats)

Geralt becomes very protective of jaskier, almost to the point of violence, and eskel and lambert take turns watching over the two in geralts room, eskel sits inside but lambert mostly sits outside bc of geralts aversion to lambert getting near jaskier

Eventually Geralt gets restless and lures eskel into a fight, when they figure out the Geralt j needs some exercise they let him out of the keep, Geralt runs out of the keep, kills something and then come back to show jaskier what he’s killed like a cat showing off a mouse it’s caught.

When Geralt gets his cognitive function back he apologizes for his behaviour thinking he is an unforgivable animal who deserves Jaskiers hatred and disgust, as he spent the week hoarding jaskier in his bed and trying to kiss him.

Jaskier says that Geralt “stopping his sexual advances because he knew jaskier didn’t want it was not the argument Geralt thought it was” regarding geralts perceived unforgivable behaviour while under the influence

cue happy ending

Please someone know this fic I remember it being so good

#the witcher #jaskier #geralt of rivia #the witcher fic #geraskier #lost fic #lost Witcher fic #fic recs #helppppppop

[merlin-wolfgang-trades-hale]

Seeing a gif of a cleaned up Jaskier from one of the season three promos had me pause for a moment and go… “Geralt has three people to help with his hygiene.” Not in a rude way but before Jaskier unless he came across a river him getting a hot bath was rare I think. Other than Roach, who did he really have to be clean for? Just maybe enough when he visited the brothel?

But now he has Jaskier who cares about his scents and finery as much as he’s able. Ciri, for as much as she wants to dive into being a Witcher herself was still a princess. Yennefer knows she’s a queen that deserves the best finery too.

Geralt went from only caring if Roach thought he smelled to three people who know true cleanliness with the luxuries of added stuff.

Basically… Yennerifer and Jaskier help Geralt bathe (bc it can get adult between the three of them 😏) but then they bond doing Geralt’s hair with Ciri🥺

#the witcher #the witcher season three #geralt of rivia #yennefer of vengerberg #Jaskier #cirilla of cintra #found family #found family taking care of their wolf #geralt x jaskier x yennefer

[roughentumble]

okay this might be a little all over the place but I'm thinking about Geralt frequently mixing pain with sex because he feels like that's all he deserves even if he's much more interested in genuinely vanilla sex.

so at one point he and Jaskier kiss and things quickly progress but Geralt falls back on old habits and asks Jaskier to do something to hurt him during (maybe touching a bruise he got while on a contract or scratching his back or pulling his hair really hard) but Jaskier's never been into hurting his partners and refuses bc he's just not comfortable with it

Geralt doesn't really know what to do with a partner so unwilling to hurt him during sex so he lashes out and snaps at Jaskier but ends up implying something about the pain being the only thing he'd get outta sleeping with Jaskier so Jaskier thinks Geralt didn't wanna sleep with him at all

(angsty and sad but it's been bouncing around my head all day)

ohhhh my godddd this has been sitting in my askbox cuz its just so damn GOOD. its gonna live in my mind rent free forever.

maybe it starts with partners not being very careful with him, because they know that as a witcher he can withstand more, and from there it grows and grows until it's the best way he knows to punish himself. people are rougher with him, people will hurt him, and in his mind it's all someone like him deserves

and then here comes jaskier!!! who refuses to use sex to punish geralt, who refuses to let geralt use sex to punish /himself/. jaskier touches him with such tenderness, such care, as if he's breakable. as if jaskier could actually hurt him.

he's totally unaware that he can be hurt-- /has/ been hurt by sex

and he just has no idea what to do with it. with jaskier being so gentle

#maybe he even gets angry. because it confuses him and raises too many questions #he doesnt know how to deal with it #witcher tag #ogc tag

[flowercrown-bard]

Ohhhh sea may rise/sky may fall sounds very interesting 👀💕 for the wip game :3

thank you <3 this fic is my nemesis. It's been fighting me and my lack of attention span for two years now. it's a little mermaid au and since Jaskier can't talk, Dermain and his wife (bc he deserves a wife and land and chickens) teach him and Geralt sign language

snippet:

"Dermain and Martha have have special signs for their names.” Geralt signed them in demonstration. “Maybe we should have that too.”

“We could make them ourselves,” Jaskier said. He sat up on his knees, unable to sit still, as excitement overcame him. “Right now.”

Jaskier’s fingers fluttered through the air, unable to settle on one sign, as he tried out different ones. 

“This is hard,” he said, pouting and trying some more combinations of signs. ‘White Wolf’, a variation of ‘Witcher’ and simply ‘G’,  Geralt recognised, but Jaskier’s scowl quickly told him that those names didn’t feel right to him. Geralt could see the moment, Jaskier finally  found the perfect sign. The excitement was written plainly on his face. 

He grabbed Geralt’s arm to get his attention, before tipping the fingers of his right hand against his own chest, right in the middle. 

“This is you.” Jaskier repeated the motion, the name,  his ears and cheeks tinged red from excitement. 

Geralt mimicked  it. His fingers landed right on his medallion. “Oh, it makes sense.” He gave Jaskier a small smile. “It’s clever of you to include the medallion.”

A frown appeared briefly on Jaskier’s face, but he quickly smoothed out the lines on his forehead, an expression almost like relief taking their place. “Of course,” he signed. “Your medallion.”

#the sign for 'Geralt' coincidentally is the sign for 'heart' in BSL #thank you for the ask! #Dermain deserves better than what the show did to him #so he'll have all the happiness in this fic #I'm at 68k and only have like four chapters left #but i keep getting distracted by other stuff

[fictionallyinparadise]

Fuck it. The current yearnings and what we got each other for Christmas. Under the cut because I feel so fucking silly 😭

47: You know the books that have pages cut out to conceal a gun? Yeah I got him one of those and a bunch of other ways to conceal his guns/weapons. He got me a Halloween Squishmallow. Yes he bought it in October and hid it until Christmas <3

Diana: I got her a little gold heart locket with a photo of her, 47, and me in it!!! She wears it almost all the time hehe. She got me a long pretty red dress that can match with her black one!!!!

Arthur: I had a small crisis trying to think what I'd get him bc of the time period LMAO- anyway some premium cigarettes and a knife with our initials engraved on the blade. He gives me one of his shirts that doesn't fit him but would fit me and a bottle of expensive alcohol he absolutely did not steal.

Karl: A bar of soap /j. No but I'd get him a TV and a N64 console because he deserves to play Mario 64 damnit!! He makes me a bracelet with his House symbol engraved on one of the charms. The bracelet itself he didn't make, he bought it and made a new charm!

Lucifer: I don't think he celebrates Christmas tbh? I feel like we'd do the nice dinner part but not the gift parts. But that's just as valid and fun!!! We made our own pizzas :D

Aizawa: I would get him the whole world if I could oh my god. But I cannot give him the whole world so I instead can give him a wearable blanket! It's got cats on it. He got me a bunch of succulents and a sweater that says 'plant dad' to go with <3

Niko: We'd have a chill and low-key Christmas to ourselves, watching movies and cuddling. Also I think he'd get a gift we could both make use of, like a blanket or a board game? Anyway he got us a nice set of Battleship hehe

Pierce: I don't think he would celebrate either! Maybe put some lights up but otherwise it's just another day. But since this is our first Christmas together, he would get me a little gift. A Zippo lighter with 'my anchor' engraved in it, done by himself! I'd get him a better couch for his office, one with lots of pillows and comfy to sleep on.

Sully: As revenge (/lh) for him stringing mistletoe everywhere he gets to just have me sitting under the tree with a bow on my head. Which he would probably get a kick out of. I mean he also gets a nice cigar box with a map of the world on it but! He gets me a nice comfy robe. Just a soft fuckin cozy robe bc I am almost always cold.

Codsworth: He'd cook up the best food he can for me!! With all the love in his sweet little sphere body!!! He also lets me put some ornaments on his arms 🥺🥺 I'd get him like...two cans of oil so he can stay afloat <3

Luna: A HOUSE WITH BETTER WINDOW LOCKS /j. Nah but I'd get her this Squishmallow!! Because she deserves it. She got me a pen,,,the ones that look like this: ✒️ !

Jaskier: I get him a fancy pocket watch with a lyric from one of the songs he wrote for/about me on it!! He gets me a leather bound notebook, one with a fuckton of pages and high quality too.

Geralt: I get him a good fucking sword cleaning kit and some assorted treats for Roach! I think he would run out of time to get something because he's not uh. used to buying gifts. So he ends up getting a little wood carved daisy for me, which I wear on a chain. (daisies mean a lot to me IRL and it's my self insert's name so it's cute af)

Gordon: A fuckin break!! We relax!! We cuddle in bed and take a long warm bath together and then cuddle some more!! Fuck!! We both deserve this!!!

#tw christmas mention #💜; the a team #🌼; his lawman #🔨; oh beloved #💘; devil's dancemate #🧣; captured hearts #❤️‍🩹; and still i will live here... #🔑; opened up the sky to get one last kiss! #💰; he's my treasure #🪛; struck by your electric love! #❣️; nothing fucks with my baby #🥩; i'll build you up buttercup #🗡️; questing together #🥽; goggled and dangerous #tumblr glitched and deleted Gordon and jask/geralt's part >:( #anyway!!!!!! #christmas 2022 #self ship post #idk what to tag this with #anyway!!! luna always has the Squishmallow on our bed <3 #feel free to ask what other f/os get and got me!!! #i just did the current yearnings bc uh. head full #(ik geralt isn't on the 'current yearnings' list but i felt like it would be a crime to not include him) #(i love him and jask EQUALLY damnit!!!!) #anyway anyway <333

[witchersgoldenbard]

Do you have any geraskier fic recs for the weird slump that happens when you’re anxious about the semester, but that surfaces as deciding you’re a fucked up weirdo and then crawling into bed and hating yourself? Bc that is where I am 🥺 I’m in the US so the semester starts next week for me, and I am barely functional

hello my darling nonnie, i am sorry you’re in a slump, please know i am sending you all the hugs and cuddles 🥺💛 you’re not a fucked up weirdo, you’re lovely and deserve all the snuggles! In lieu of snuggles, i’m giving you some of my personal favourite geraskier fics – which are not nearly as many as i would like because i spent a long time in a (reading) slump myself. i tried to sort them for you becuase they got... a bit out of hand 💛

Canon-world AUs

of music and motion and love by WriteThroughTheNight

T | 12k | Jaskier and Yen are siblings, many feels, magic jaskier

When Jaskier was four, he slipped his mother’s watch and went to the field to gather a bouquet of dandelions. He climbed back into the yard, as stealthy as a child really cared to be, and crept over to the barn. In the barn, lived a secret. OR Jaskier comes from a far humbler background, and would really like to know why Yennefer never came back for her youngest brother.

the heart is a winged beast by @greyduckgreygoose

E | 99k words | warlord!geralt, mutual pining, intrigue

After the turmoil of war robbed him of his birthright, Jaskier endures life as a simple Bard in the court of Kerack, under the protection of his cruel, ambitious cousin. Until the night that Jaskier catches the attention of the Geralt of Rivia, Lord of the Clan of the Wolf, and is terrified to be gifted to the barbarian mercenary as a bed-warmer. However, Jaskier soon learns that the White Wolf is not the man his dark reputation makes him out to be. He might, in fact, be Jaskier's only hope of escaping his harsh circumstances. If only Jaskier can convince Geralt to allow him to remain at his side... if only Jaskier can avoid losing his own heart in the process...

Geralt Deserves Soft Things (series) by Bedalk05

mostly T | 200k words | wolf shifter jask, soft boys, all the feels

This series is almost entirely pure fluff, featuring shifter!Jaskier and a whole lotta cuddles and feels all around. Most of these can be read as a stand-alone if you’d like.

(i honestly love this so much, some of the first geraskier i read. perfect comfort 💛)

Modern AUs

Yours, Dandelion by dapperyklutz

T | 17k words | teenagers, soft boys, all the feels, pining

Jaskier has a secret. Well, he has two. The first is that he's in love with Geralt Rivia, captain of the rugby team and his childhood best friend. Only, they're no longer best friends. His second secret is that he writes poems dedicated to Geralt and anonymously posts it at the school's Freedom Wall under the pseudonym of Dandelion. And the thing is, Dandelion has become so popular - more popular than Jaskier - that it's getting more difficult to keep his silence when it's clear that Geralt is starting to develop feelings for the mysterious lovesick poet. How naïve was Jaskier to think that it would be so easy.

velvet and steel by balladofwolves

E | 21k words | mob!au, singer!jask, slow burn, action, epic

Reckless up-and-coming singer Jaskier lands himself in hot water when one of his more political songs goes viral, and nearly gets him killed. Queen Calanthe of Cintra wants his head, but Jaskier is placed under the protection of the Order of the Wolf, the most powerful crime organization in the Continent-- And finds himself falling in love with none other than Geralt of Rivia, the White Wolf himself, and leader of the Order. Jaskier’s never been known to make good, or safe, choices.

Opposites Attract by tinyjaskier

T | 28k words | autistic geralt, adhd jaskier, college au, softness

When Geralt is paired with Jaskier by the University accommodation team, he’s sure there must’ve been some kind of mistake. The guy is loud, unorganised and messy. Geralt likes peace, order and cleanliness. He’s going to drive him absolutely insane. But, there’s no more accommodation left. How will they cope?

Soulmate AUs

Nothing to Lose But My Secrets by @handwrittenhello

E | 45k words | enemies to lovers, warlord!geralt and assassin!jaskier

Jaskier is the best assassin in the Northern Kingdoms. On the most important mission of his life - kill the Warlord of the North or die trying - things go terribly wrong, and he's taken prisoner. During his time as a captive in Kaer Morhen, he's forced to confront some uncomfortable truths: witchers aren't what the stories say, his soulmate is most definitely somewhere in the keep and he may have found himself on the wrong side of this war.

Batshit by fungumunguss

E | 80k words (though the main storyline is like 60k?) | modern au, witchers in modern times

Jaskier is attending Comic-Con to promote his show, "Dandelion" a musical thriller. While everything on the show is fiction, Jaskier has a penchant for danger and very quickly finds himself in a bit of trouble and into the arms of one delectable man who he feels drawn to. His heart whispers soulmate, but after his previous disaster with his soul mark, he can't bear to believe it true. The punch in the gut tells him that much.

Other

The Reanimator of Rosemerrow by @cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness

E | 35k words | supernatural & horror elements, modern witchers

In 1819, Jaskier accidentally buys an old abandoned inn in the middle of nowhere, England. Haunted, as if this mountain of dust and debris wasn't already enough of a problem. At least he has a handsome carpenter to help him renovate it.

endless wonder by @kotemorons

M | 50k words | Warehouse 13 AU, a/b/o (but not really), magic

Jaskier knows three things for sure: One, most of the items stored in Kaer Morhen actively want to kill him. Two, all of the people he works with are absolutely gorgeous, terrifying alphas that want nothing to do with his flirty omega self. Three, he wouldn't have it any other way. Oh, did he mention the end of the world?

The Lesser Evil by @dont-tempt-me-frodo

E | 79k words | pirate captain!jask, assassin!geralt, epic, all the feels

1674 and piracy is rife throughout the Caribbean. Plenty of work for a Pirate Hunter such as Geralt. But when he takes a contract to hunt down a pirate captain who is interfering with important trade, a harsh truth arrises that will question his morals and he will be forced to choose between two evils, and risk the one thing he never thought he would find. Love.

💛 i also asked some of my friends for their geraskier fic recs, so here, have some more! (though i didn't sort them this time, sorry)

Life's Blood by @resident-lambert-hoe (T | 3k)

It had taken fifty-years of fighting tooth and nail for Geralt and Jaskier to be allowed to legally marry. After the deed was done, they chose to commemorate it in their own way. tattoo au

Secret by @mordoriscalling (M | 8k)

Based on artistsfuneral's take on the prompt "love confessions: in a language you didn't know they understand".

Taming the Wolves by @saltytransidiot (T | 9k)

When Geralt offers to bring Jaskier to Kaer Morhen that winter, the bard is overjoyed, but anxious as well. He desperately wishes to make a good impression on his lover's family. It turns out easier than he had thought, although Eskel isn't convinced just yet.

Sweet Nothings by @saltytransidiot (M | 10k)

Kaer Morhen is a warmer place than Jaskier had envisaged, and Geralt's family is nicer, and bigger, than Geralt had ever spoken about. Walking into the keep brings up some feelings that Jaskier hadn't realized were bubbling, and he has to delve deeper into his own feeling and who he really is. (God Jaskier)

Sweet Sorrows by @saltytransidiot (M | 19k)

Ciri doesn't find Geralt at the end, she finds Jaskier. She has known him all her life, and she trusts him. He decides to bring her to Kaer Morhen so that she will find Geralt. He dreads the moment it will happen.

Three Steps from the Sky by @bunnyofnegativeeuphoria (M | 30k)

Dear Reader, I present to you a tale of love, the value of faith and communication, and quite a ridiculous amount of horse content.

No King Among Wolves by IndigoDream (M | 32k)

Prince Julian of Kerack has been having nightmares recently. On the day of his twenty-first birthday feast, a week before his official coronation, he tries to ignore those nightmares and focus on the party. However, when a princess of Creyden greets him, accompanied by her witcher bodyguard, Julian starts feeling like he can't escape the dreams anymore. --- Jaskier was a son, a brother, a prince. One sweep at his mind, and he is only a Prince.

we could be married (and then we'd be happy) by @a-kind-of-merry-war (E | 50k)

Geralt and Jaskier have been playing this game for nearly a year, now: staging a proposal in an expensive restaurant to see if they can get a meal on the house. But pretending to be engaged to the person you're secretly in love with is starting to take its toll on both of them - especially when they're caught in the act.

To give without knowing by @flowercrown-bard (T | 108k)

Jaskier finds a wooden figure that Geralt carved and threw away in the woods and thinks it's a gift from the fae.

my dear friend (hehe) also compiled a list of geraskier fic recs

so! i hope you're not overwhelmed now, dearest nonnie. i hope you find something that lets you escape your slump. i love you 💛

#geraskier #geralt #jaskier #geraskier fic recs #the witcher fanfiction #witcher fanfic #witcher fic rec #nonnie asks #i love you nonnie #also just go to the profiles of all these writers they're lovely and have many more stories #also IndigoDream i kiss your hand darling #💛 #nat rambles #nat recs #thanks everyone who gave me their recs! #i would have asked more people but then that would have escalated even more but feel free to reblog this with your own recs

[lesbianroach]

i have no basis for this hc besides the fact that i think itd be fucking hilarious for Jaskier to be the allergy kid, where hes just allergic to fucking everything — but he also just doesn’t give a shit??

his first couple weeks on the trail with Geralt, they stop by a tavern for the night and they’re offered some bread and cheese and meats, and Jaskier sees the cheese and just starts shoveling it into his mouth, then five minutes later he’s in the alley puking his guts up and Geralt is like “What the fuck did they drug you????” and Jaskier has to look him in the eye and tell a witcher that he’s lactose intolerant or smth and Jaskier walks back inside to start eating more cheese bc he’ll be damned if he gives up cheese of all things while traveling with this man.

he’s allergic to citrus — and is aware of it — and still buys orange scented perfumes and soaps and after seeing the way Jaskier breaks out in rashes and hives whenever he uses it, Geralt has to pin him to the ground and pour them out so that way Jaskier doesn’t get to use them “I don’t care that you think they smell good, you’re having a fucking allergic reaction you idiot” and Jaskier gives him the cold shoulder. The next morning, he picks up some oranges from the market to eat while they walk to the next town and they have a fucking stand off in the middle of the road, staring each other down because Jaskier you’re allergic, you could die and Geralt I’m going to eat this fucking orange and my mouth is going to get incredibly itchy and im going to enjoy it

he’s also fucking allergic to grass?? Like how convenient, a traveling bard, allergic to fucking grass. His ankles and knees get really itchy and when they sleep, he wakes up with a rash on the side of his face that Geralt slaps some sort of salve on and says lets get moving. Along with the grass is hay, he’s only mildly allergic to it, but whenever he feeds Roach, or they have to sleep in a hayloft, he gets super snotty and sneezy and teary so Geralt is usually okay with spending a little extra coin to keep Jaskier from all that shit in order for him to sleep in an actual bed.

He’s allergic to most animals, including Roach, which makes their relationship even more strained, but he’ll still brush her down and kiss her nose and braid her mane like she deserves even if his eyes are so itchy and teary he can barely see her.

Fish? of any sort? Out of the fucking question. If he’s even within 10ft of fish, his throat will start to swell and thats one of the ones Geralt takes most seriously “Jaskier I don’t care if you haven’t had seared trout since you were six, I am not giving you fish. I am actually going to make sure you’re never near a fish ever fucking again? Understand? You’re not dying over fish.”

Hes incredibly sensitive to nuts, an when Geralt pisses him off, sometimes Jaskier will shove his hand into Roach’s saddlebag and pull out a handful of nuts and just give Geralt a look, before shoving them in his mouth — usually Geralt will start apologizing or trying to reason with Jaskier that the hives and the vomit are not worth it, but Jaskier very much disagrees.

The first time he’s brought to Kaer Morhen, Jaskier plays “how many witchers can I scare before I get in trouble with Geralt” and the game doesn’t last long. They don’t find it nearly as funny — Lambert thinks its kinda funny once he realizes Jaskier is totally fine and doing it to fuck with Geralt, bc he loves fucking w Geralt, but if he ended up killing his bard within days of meeting him, that wouldn’t have ended well with anybody — as Jaskier does. They all think they’ve killed Geralts precious little songbird but Geralt walks over like “Jaskier, I will step on your dick if you don’t cut it out. I literally told you we have plenty of stuff that’s safe for you to eat, stop eating cheese at every fucking given moment.”

They have a little “What exactly is this weird child allergic to” meeting and Jaskier keeps giving bullshit items like im allergic to running laps around the keep and im deathly allergic to Geralt’s attitude when he hasn’t gotten his beauty sleep and Valdo Marx (which no one has any clue who that is but Jaskier thinks he’s a comedic fucking genius) and eventually the list gets pinned by the kitchen, where Jaskier can add newly discovered allergies to it — which he doesn’t do, he just doodles and crosses things off whenever hes in the mood to eat something that makes his mouth itch — and everyone can make sure they don’t feed the bard death food.

#i just think he’d be that kid #yknow #also geralt learning that he cant kiss jaskier after eating certain things and jaskier gets all mopey about it #lesbianroach: txt #jaskier

[samstree]

Ok ok so another favourite trope of mine is amnesia, so...

1. Geralt having amnesia and not remembering Jaskier at all so...

a) he's coming to the conclusion that he and Jaskier must be together and he forgot bc of his amnesia and he's all soft and affectionate while Jaskier pines and is afraid of Geralt remembering bc this happens after the mountain

b) Geralt and Jaskier have to start all over again. Only this time, Jaskier is more quiet and more 'useful' so Geralt will like him more but it turns out that Geralt doesn't like this new quiet Jaskier

2) Jaskier loses his memory and...

a) assumes he and Geralt are together

b) he still remembers his songs, so he knows he's in love with some witcher. The first witcher he meets after losing his memory is Eskel (or any other witcher), who recognizes him as Geralt's bard and takes him to Kaer Morhen. Only Jaskier now assumes that that's the Witcher he has been in love with before bc he is so kind to him. Which of course leads to a jealous Geralt and a lot of confusion on Jaskier's side

(not sure if any of that made sense)

The first three are so so good but the last one! Ahhhh the identity porn potential of it! Jaskier assumes Eskel is the one he's in love with and they bond very quickly but only because Eskel knows everything about Jaskier and his travels with Geralt. All the old stories he recounts for Jaskier are from Geralt himself because for all his pretense he cannot shut up about Jaskier when he's with his brothers in the winter.

Jaskier falls in love all over again, with both Eskel the gentle witcher and the ghost of his past with Geralt. Geralt asks Eskel to play along because he thinks Jaskier deserves better than him, and who's better than his brother who shows Jaskier affection so easily!

And as time goes by Jaskier keeps feeling like something is missing and the way Eskel tells him about their past adventure is just a bit off. Oh boy I don't know how the angst is gonna go but you are so big brained for all these amnesia ideas! Thank you thank you for sending me this! 💖💖💖

#ahhh i didn't get to this one yesterday but it's so so good #i love the drama that comes with an amnesia story so much!

[spaceshipkat]

hhhhh i've been struggling to write all day bc i can't stop Thinking About That Show so i think i need to just ramble a bit again if i hope to get any actual work done so! most of these revolve around Jaskier, but he's pretty much the only character i watched season 2 for (though i did start to watch it for Yen, too, bc she's so much better without Geralt my god) but anyway here we go. spoilers abound, and i'll probably add more as they come to me/as i rewatch the season.

in short: respect the bard for fuck's sake. click the read more for the very, very long (sorry) version that isn't just about the bard.

Geralt felt cardboard as fuck and like he's frozen in time and it's just really, really weird??? i liked him but i didn’t, bc there was no natural emotional growth for him that we got to see happen: not with Ciri (who he jumps from Avoiding Forever to She Is My Daughter really, really quickly, and as someone who is literally writing a story wherein a character doesn't want anyone to rely on him but ends up accidentally adopting a kid, i know how careful that plot progression has to be and how delicately you need to handle it); not with Yennefer, and not with Jaskier. we get more time spent on relationship growth bw Geralt and Nivellen the rapist, for fuck's sake, than we do with any of the characters who are supposed to have a greater impact on Geralt as a character.

there is more relationship growth bw Yennefer and Jaskier in season 2 than there is between Yennefer and Geralt in both seasons 1 and 2. i'm not sure i ship yennskier (idk, have to think on it; right now, i just am in love with their friendship. they, more than anything, need a real, genuine friendship than they do a romance) but if we're supposed to believe that yenralt is endgame (and to be clear, i don't ship yenralt, but it's gonna be endgame bc it's endgame in the books, so) we need more than the gross humping sex scenes in season 1 and the kiss/brief conversation in season 2.

Geralt has a lot of nerve to get pissed at Yennefer but act like he's done nothing wrong. don't get me wrong: it was very, very, very wrong of Yennefer to decide to trade Ciri for her magic and her quickly backtracking doesn't fix it, but i can tell we're just gonna have the djinn wish get blown aside as no big deal in the later seasons bc now it's going to be entirely about Yennefer earning back Geralt's trust rather than Geralt owning up to his shit and making amends.

and speaking of which, can we stop making Jaskier the Punching Bard for a single fucking second? (do the writers have Jaskier's face on a literal punching bag so, when they're not sure what to do next in the plot, they glance at the punching bag and go "OH YEAH WE CAN KICK HIM WHILE HE'S DOWN"?) why are so many of his emotional beats immediately tossed aside without any real weight or time in favor of him cracking another joke? Jaskier's big speech to Geralt being cut off bc Geralt needs his help? Geralt's apology coming from on the back of a horse so he doesn't even have to look at Jaskier while he says he's sorry (and doesn't actually retract what he said! or say "you didn't deserve it"! or say "it was wrong of me to say this"! all he does is say he's sorry! and that's it! FUCK!) only for Jaskier to instantly--literally instantly, there isn't a single second of pause--make a joke. and sure we can say that Jaskier is doing this bc emotions can be really difficult, and he might not be sure how to react, but it's not played as such.

Jaskier! Is! Literally! Tortured! For! Geralt! and it clearly goes on for quite some time bc, when the scene resumes, Rience is there saying "maybe i need to change my methods" so clearly enough time has passed for Rience to realize that beating Jaskier up isn't going to cut it, and it took Yennefer quite some time to figure out where to go to find him (Yennefer waiting for the ship to sail while watching over his broken lute, Yennefer finding the sex worker to pay to ask for information, the sex worker going to inquire about Jaskier at any prisons, Yennefer waiting for the sex worker to return with the information, Yennefer finding Jaskier and formulating a plan to get him out of there--that's a lot of time!! also, it’s nighttime when he’s captured and daytime when Yen finds him) and we're not going to have him mention that to Geralt at all? i thought it was really telling that they had cleaned Jaskier's face up of blood and bruises for when Geralt returns, so Geralt doesn't see him post-torture and it can therefore just be swept under the rug.

and for that matter, where is Jaskier's aftermath of the torture? a fair amount of time passes bw him getting tortured and Geralt finding him in prison, as he's not in episode 6 at all, but that amount of time would not be enough for anyone to overcome literal torture so as to just brush it off, even given what we know of Jaskier's history with spywork. (spies are trained to withstand torture etc etc, but that doesn't mean a spy isn't going to be seriously traumatized after they're tortured. that's not how torture works. that's not how training works. that's not how people's mental health and sense of well-being works.) when we see Jaskier in the prison cell, he's singing, his hands are fine after literally being burned, he's not horribly distraught about his lute being destroyed, he can taunt the guards. the most emotion we get from him (and this is absolutely no fault of Joey Batey's; he's a masterclass in acting and micro-expressions and i wish he could have a more respectful writing team) in the post-torture world is the raspy "fuck it" before he hugs Geralt and the way he can't quite look at Geralt the entire time they're in the prison cell apart from when he's yelling at him.

and look, look, i know Jaskier isn't one of the main characters, i know the entire series is the Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer Story, i know that's why Geralt says that he and Yen and Ciri are the ones up against the world at the very end of the season, i know that. but as a writer, if you're gonna include side characters who are very important to the plot, as Jaskier clearly is, and the characters, as Jaskier definitely is, you need to actually fucking respect them. the writers have said that they're giving Yennefer and Jaskier more plot bc they don't really show up in the books as much as Geralt and Ciri, so why can't some of that time exist to actually treat a character with a modicum of respect? we had an entire episode dedicated to Nivellen, a rapist, and a plot that doesn't really have much impact on the season as a whole, but we can't spare some of that time to giving Jaskier even a second more of proof that the people he risks his life for, over and over again, care about him?

Yennefer is excluded from that criticism, however. of everyone Jaskier interacts with in the show (even the fucking barmaid! we hear her complaining about Jaskier too! for fuck's sake!), Yennefer shows him the most love, the most respect, the most friendship, over and over again: she hugs him the instant it's safe to come out of hiding in the tavern; she trusts him with the huge secret that she's lost her magic; she risks her life and gives up a guarantee of safety in Cintra to save him after he's been captured and tortured even though she doesn't have her magic anymore and consistently feels very weak without it; after the final battle and she, Geralt, and Ciri return from the wild hunt world, she goes to Jaskier before anyone else for support, both figurative and literal; in Kaer Morhen, she asks him for help bc it's clear she actually values his intelligence and abilities and doesn't ever treat him with the same joking derision and cool indifference everyone else does.

speaking of which, i love Lambert and i know how Lambert behaves to most everyone in general, and if he had been the only one to shove Jaskier aside and say "no" when Jaskier announces they're all a big happy family and introduces himself, i'd have been fine with it! bc that's just who Lambert is, as evidenced time and again throughout the season, with him being an ass to various people and then quickly saying "i didn't mean it like that" or "it was a joke" or whatever. but Lambert is simply the last person in a long line of characters to do this to Jaskier: the dwarves, Ciri, even Geralt to a certain degree--though i did, admittedly, love when Geralt said that he missed Jaskier, too, and that it wasn't said in the tone of voice of "yeah yeah i missed you too" with an eyeroll, as it could have been played.

Jaskier is maybe being written as queer but not explicitly so, or with the purpose of Actually Giving Us Rep, but with enough plausible deniability to skate by. i'm sure some straight people will not see it (or will willingly not see it), but as someone who is queer as fuck i can't not see it, especially bc i know what it's like when showrunners want queer points without doing any of the work to make the queer well-written/respectful (looking at you, spn. you were a crash course for this). there's this common practice in fiction to write an artist and make them the gay character: to use Netflix examples, it happens in the first season of that Medici show and it happens in Bridgerton, and it appears to be happening in the Witcher now, too (and i'm sure it happens in more than just these three Netflix shows). it makes sense, in a way, i suppose, for the artist to always be the gay character (hell i'm queer and a writer, and most of the writers i'm friends with are queer in some way), but the fact remains that it's a trope commonly utilized by people wanting to throw in a little queer so they can get a few points from queer viewers and tout their stuff as diverse without actually doing any of the work. and it's happening here again with Jaskier: him adding that he, an artist, will be lumped in with those deemed the other; the Taylor Swift breakup song that is Burn Butcher Burn; the fact he admits that he's broken-hearted over Geralt; that Yennefer doesn't even need to pause for a second to understand it's Geralt he's singing about even though she wasn't there to see how Geralt treated Jaskier at the end of season 1; the fact we're seeing him write himself into the same camp as Yennefer when he sings about Geralt again and again (i've had his songs on repeat since they came out. the lyrics are crystal clear); the team-up of Geralt's ex and Geralt's ex and Yennfer's ex and Yennefer's ex.

okay god i need to stop. at least i do feel better now that i've gotten a lot of this down, so maybe now i can finally settle down to keep working on my response to the cool concept but terrible execution that is the Witcher on Netflix, where i treat my characters with respect--even the side ones.

#kat vents too #long post #the witcher #witcher season 2 #spoilers #jaskier

[comfyswitcherblanketfort]

Fic Idea: Geralt being very self conscious about literally all of the inhuman traits he has (he probably has even more than most Witchers because of the extra trials) and trying to hide them entirely or just make them less obvious when Jaskier starts traveling with him, probably angsting whenever Jaskier notices, and some nice h/c from Jaskier ( + feral bard ready to stab all the humans who made Geralt feel like that and/or horny bard with a broken brain bc “oh no hes getting hotter”)

so I did this from Geralt’s pov bc honestly I was just feeling the angst today? Its the first day of classes and a bitch was overwhelmed so here. we. go.

also I couldn't get that face out of my head from the betrothal episode where he’s watching the chaos before the fight breaks out and he looks like a confused puppy?! y’all know the one? god its so cute.

Waringins: none

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Geralt had always managed to stay far away from the average human. They always cringed and drew back at his slightly off appearance, until Jaskier started following him. 

It started with his teeth. On the rare occasion he gave in and smiled at the bard’s jokes he noticed Jaskier staring at his teeth. They weren't fangs per se, but he had pronounced canines before the trials, now they were rather obvious. 

Jaskier made to say something, paused, then changed the subject. Geralt ran his tongue over his teeth and feigned attention for the next few minutes of the bard's story. He spent the night trying to decide if Jaskier was scared or disgusted by him.

When Jaskier insisted on brushing twigs out of Geralt’s hair after a contract rather early on Geralt felt a panic he wasn't sure what to do with. He’d already accepted that he needed the bard, though whether for personal or professional reasons he hadn’t made up his mind, and he didn't want him running when he realized Geralt was more wolf than expected. His hair was coarse and unruly, another side effect of the trials, but Jaskier hummed in content as he ran his fingers through it. 

“It’s softer than it looks.” he murmured.

Geralt only grunted, surprised but still not entirely at ease. 

Months down the line they were having to haggle over the fee an alderman owed and Geralt growled. Not a human growl, no. He was tired and covered in blood and, frankly, really fucking angry and he’d let an animalistic growl leap out of his chest. He could smell the fear in the air and made sure to avoid Jaskier’s eyes. He couldn’t bear to see the disgust reflected at him. They got 100 orins above asking price though. 

When they reunited after the winter Geralt was far more careful. Less smiling, kept his hair neat so Jaskier wasn’t inclined to fix it, even made sure to rest better so he didn’t slip up again. 

Of course his plans went to shit after a week. He’d taken quite the beating from a bruxa before killing it and Jaskier had insisted he lay down while the bard skinned and cooked their dinner. 

While it roasted Jaskier laid down next to Geralt, brushing the hair out of a cut to begin with, but when Geralt leaned into the gentle touch he ran his hands through his hair. Half asleep, Geralt thought maybe this was a bad idea, he'd managed to keep up his civilized human act for a few days now, but it just felt so nice. Jaskier continued his gentle strokes for a few minutes, nudging Geralt closer to sleep despite the hunger eating at his stomach. When the bard finally pulled away to check their dinner Geralt gave a high pitched whine, not unlike a puppy.

Jaskier froze, "Did you…"

Geralt cleared his throat, gingerly sitting up to lean against a log and grumbling, "No." 

"Yes, you… Geralt that was cute." Jaskier was squatting next to him, fussing with his bandaged arm to busy his hands.

Geralt was too tired to control his facial expressions, completely baffled by his words he turned to him, "I'm an animal and you think it's cute?" 

Jaskier sighed, abandoning the bandages and resting his elbows on his knees, giving Geralt an exasperated look, "You are not an animal. I, for one, am quite drawn to your differences."

"You mean the fangs and fur for hair?" Geralt didn't believe him for a second and he made it clear with his tone. 

"Your teeth don't scare me in the slightest." He heaved a sigh as he stood to take the rabbit off the fire, "In fact I think they suit you well." 

"Suit me?" 

"Yes. Adds to the total attractiveness you have going on." Jaskier handed a rabbit leg to Geralt as if their conversation was completely normal, as if Geralt's heart wasn't about to beat out of his chest. 

He realized he was staring, probably oogling up at the bard but he was too lost to care, "And the growling like a dog…?" 

"Mm!-" Jaskier spoke around a mouthful, waving his free hand as if conducting an orchestra, "-That was rather hot." 

"What!?" The panic in Geralt's chest was slowly disapating until Jaskier's words transformed it into something else entirely.

"Oh please! Don't act so surprised," Jaskier was snickering now, looking down at Geralt with an amused bewilderment, "You've fallen into many a bed since we first met, how do you not know?" 

Geralt picked at the hare, more self conscious than ever, "I just… most of them think it will be a story for the tavern, the, uh, 'thrill of the other'. A challenge."

"Yeah. Idiot. I too would be telling everyone about bedding the hot witcher who saved the townsfolk." Jaskier rolled his eyes as he sat on the ground next to Geralt, "Not to be untoward-"

"You always are." Geralt teased.

"-It's more fun- what I'm trying to say is, I find all of you appealing. Your little wolfy bits and habits and the quintessential humanness of you as well. You are not an animal, Geralt, and you don't deserve the way scared little weasels treat you." 

Geralt was silent for a moment, chewing at some gristle stuck in his teeth as an excuse to think. 

Jaskier lowered his voice, a hint of nerves on his tongue, "I know you're realigning how you view yourself up in there but I did just do a little confessing and it would be nice if you said something. Anything." 

Geralt tilted his head, looking at the bard from under a furrowed brow, "You're attracted… to me?" 

Jaskier nodded, now the one to look away, "When you say it so plainly…" 

"Hmm." The panic from before was entirely replaced by a terrifying warmth spreading through Geralt's chest. This idiot of a human who had seen him at his worst wanted him for him. In 80 years the closest he'd come to this kind of feeling was the bond with his horses. 

He couldn't put words to it, not in a million years, so instead he shuffled closer to the bard and rested his head on his shoulder. Jaskier placed a hand on his knee and he let out a deep rumbly sigh of content. 

They finished their meal in silence, more than enough words passed between them for the night. 

#geraskier #geralt of rivia #jaskier #the witcher #wolfy geralt #regan writes

[jaskierswolf]

Promptpromptprompt Geralt yells relentlessly at Jaskier bc he's scared that Jaskier has got too close to him until Jaskier storms off. Jaskier, ready with so many great insults and comebacks, returns with "aND aNOtHER ThING" ready on his lips until he overhears Geralt monologuing sadly to Roach, too enveloped in his own sadness and self hatred to notice his presence, bc no he doesn't know why he shouted at Jaskier and yes he knows it wasn't fair and yes you can stop judging me now please

Jaskier was starting to get worn down. He’d been travelling with Geralt for over a decade and he’d always enjoyed their adventures. It wasn’t every year, sometimes he wouldn’t see the witcher for a few years at a time but the last three years they’d met up like clockwork just outside Oxenfurt.

Only this year Geralt had really left his manners behind at Kaer Morhen. He’d been unbearable. Jaskier couldn’t even order them both a drink without Geralt grumbling about coin or quality or the fact he could order his own damn drink. Jaskier had ‘accidentally’ knocked Geralt’s mead all over the witcher’s lap after that one.

Tonight Geralt was taking umbrage with the way Jaskier had set up the camp whilst he’d been hunting. Despite the fact they’d had this routine for the best part of ten years, Geralt had suddenly decided that Jaskier knew shit all about camping.

“For fuck’s sake, Jaskier!” The witcher spat, baring his fangs in a way that should have terrified Jaskier but in all honesty he found it a little bit sexy.

“Oh what have I done now? Forget to angle the shelter towards the dying moonlight? Use four logs instead of three? Perhaps I forgot to pray to the forest spirits for their blessing?” Jaskier put his hands on his hips.  

Geralt’s mouth snapped closed and he practically growled at Jaskier which just made him go weak at the knees.

“Shut up.”

“That’s what I thought. Now stop your grumbling and let’s eat.” Jaskier rolled his eyes and perched on the log next to Geralt.

Their legs brushed together as he shuffled trying to get comfortable. There was a twig prodding him in the arse and it was fucking annoying. Geralt snarled and jumped up, glaring fiercely down at Jaskier.

“Don’t touch me.”

Jaskier sighed and pressed his fingers to his forehead, a bad habit that he’d picked up from Geralt. “It was an accident, my dear.”

“And stop calling me that!”

Jaskier flinched. He knew he had a tendency to overuse pet names. He always had but Geralt had never minded before. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, running through his favourite nursery rhyme in his head. “Fine.” He said calmly. “Just. Fine.”

He stood up and brushed the dirt from his trousers. Geralt refused to look at him, stubbornly glaring into the fireplace.

“I’m going for a walk.” Jaskier muttered. “I’ll take the crossbow if you don’t mind. It’s dark and I’d rather not get killed.”

Geralt just grunted so Jaskier pulled the bow and a handful of bolts from Roach’s saddlebags and headed out into the trees. “Stupid, idiotic witcher,” He grumbled as he kicked a stick. “Thinks he’s so great. ‘Ooh I’m Geralt of Rivia and I’m a scary monster. I don’t need anyone and the last thing I want is someone needing me’” He lowered his voice for the last bit, imitating Geralt’s gruff voice.

He looked up at the stars shining through the trees. “Except he sort of does need someone.”

He ran his hand through his hair with a sigh then ran a finger along the bow string. It wasn’t as comforting as the strings on his lute but he made do. “He needs me. I’m the only fucking friend he has. I didn’t need to set up camp. I didn’t even have to travel with him this year but he found me! I wasn’t exactly going to say no, the bloody git.”

The more he thought about it, the more it angered him. Why was Geralt being such a cock about it when he was the one that had asked Jaskier along this year? It wasn’t as if Jaskier had clung on to him. Those days were long since past.

Fucking bastard.

He stormed back to camp with a bolt in his hand. He wasn’t going to fire it at Geralt, he wasn’t that mad, but he thought waving it about might help make his point. He tripped over a hidden tree root as he neared the clearing and almost stabbed himself in the thigh with the bolt.

“Oh cock!” He cursed and he fell through the trees. He grumbled and carried on, ready to let rip at Geralt.

Geralt was too busy talking to Roach to notice Jaskier’s approach. Jaskier took a deep breath and raised his arms, ready for battle.

“Don’t look at me like that.” Geralt muttered as he stroked Roach’s neck. Jaskier froze and narrowed his eyes at the pair of them. “Yes. I shouldn’t have shouted.”

“Too right.” Jaskier muttered under his breath.

“Stop it, Raoch.” The horse butted the witcher’s face. “I’m just.” Geralt cut him self off with a sigh. “I don’t want to lose him. I don’t want him to realise that I don’t deserve his company.”

Jaskier covered his mouth to prevent himself from squeaking too loudly.

“It’s better if I make him leave. At least I can control that.”  Geralt pressed his face into Roach’s mane.

“Fuck that!” Jaskier announced. “I don’t want to leave you, Geralt!”

Geralt spun round, his face redder than the fire. “Fuck. I didn’t mean. I thought.”

“You weren’t bloody thinking!” Jaskier put both hands on his hips. “It’s my choice, Geralt. Not yours!”

“Jaskier.”

“No, witcher. My choice.” He sat down right in the middle of the camp. “I. Am. Staying.”

“But—”

“Just stop yelling at me.” He sighed and finally smiled sheepishly up at Geralt. “Please.”

Geralt chuckled and sat down opposite Jaskier so their knees bumped together. “I’ll try. I’m sorry.”

Jaskier reached out and patted Geralt’s knee. “You’re my best friend and I love you. Just. Just let me stay with you.”

Geralt covered Jaskier’s hand with his and nodded with a warm smile. “You can stay.”

Jaskier heard what Geralt didn’t say.

I want you to stay. _______ Tag list: @alwenarin @slythnerd @davidtennan-t @flippinfricks @awitchersbard  @innocentcinnamonpun @marvagon @elliestormfound @geraskier-trashh @panerato @moonysourenza @artistsfuneral @victorieschild @hailhailsatan @wherethewordsare @havenoffandoms @bitchy-witchy-post-mortem @electricrituals @geralt-of-riviass @00qtee @kittynannygaming @stinastar @scribblesonmapleleaves @thecomfortofoldstorries @fontegagrilledcheese  @anythinggoesfandoms

#the witcher #geraskier #geralt of rivia #jaskier pankratz #wolfie's witcher writing #Anonymous

[gilmores-glorious-blog]

i finished the witcher......... most of my thoughts are in the form of incoherent screaming but here’s a pseudo-liveblog from as i was watching:

- NOOOOOO ROACH 😭😭😭😭😭😭 SHE WAS JUST A LOVELY GAL SHE DIDN’T DESERVE THAT :(

- goddamnit why does cahir have to be hot,, (alternatively why do i always have to be attracted to stupid white boy villains)

- fringilla my love... you really grew on me this season <3 you should just forget nilfgaard and date francesca

- yen: *mentions jaskier* geralt, immediately: *whips his head around and stares intently* “jaskier’s in trouble?? what kind of trouble?! 👀”

- ciri saying “he’s the father i never had” is gonna make me LOSE IT

- whoreson prison blues my beloved <3 (although i feel like this song exists solely for joey to show off his spoon-playing skills)

- geraskier reunion :,)

- screaming and crying at jaskier immediately referencing the “we could head to the coast” scene after seeing geralt again

- nooooo the elf baby :,(

- jaskier is the only bright spot in all this fuckery i’m literally staring at the screen cursing and screaming bc so many bad things are happening and then i see him and i just,, :D

- this bullet point is for me and me only but i KNEW i recognized the actor of codringher from somewhere and i even said to my sibling that he reminded me of mr. ducie from maurice and it fucking was him... i feel so validated >:)

- can people just chill out about ciri for like. five seconds. she is a literal child please let her be.

- all i want in season 3 is for people to finally fucking RESPECT JASKIER. my mans was in kaer morhen the entire fucking battle and almost died (and this was after being fucking tortured) and all he gets for it is disrespect. like,, i love yenskier but when yennefer is the person treating jaskier the best you know something is a bit off.

- ohhhhhhhhh philippa is so fucking hot,,,,,, i am. Gay.

- literally just,, fuck. ah fuck. fucking shit. things really aren’t going well. the people ain’t thriving. everyone on the continent needs group therapy. fuck. i can’t believe i have to wait another two years to get a resolution to this shit.

- anyways. amazing fucking show. i’m full of emotions. gonna go think about geraskefer happily co-parenting ciri now until season three comes out.

#my throat is sore from yelling curse words at my screen so much..... i perhaps got overly invested... #the witcher #the witcher season 2 #the witcher spoilers #eli.posts

[flowercrown-bard]

Hi, I absolutely LOVED your short fic about ace Jaskier and Geralt ❤️ I wanted to ask if you could recommend any other fics that include ace Geraskier, maybe your favourite ones, because I'd love to read them but unfortunately it's not easy for me to find them. Thanks so much in advance.

Hi! thank you so much I'm so happy you liked it <3

I remember the first time I read an ace!Jaskier fic my mind was blown bc I didn't think I'd find fics like that but there are so many amazing ones! Here are my top four in no particular order:

A Little Human Contact (by Quallian42)

summary: As a prank Eskel and Lambert gift Geralt a session with a professional cuddler (Jaskier). Geralt is weirded out at first but then it turns out that he really likes cuddling and also he really really likes Jaskier

why I love it: The focus isn't on Geralt being ace. It's just a story in which he happens to be ace and it's lovely to read a slowburn with plot in which the main character is ace. also the pining. So much pining and none of it is sexual. It felt so good to read a story like that

Too Much, Too Litte (by @samstree)

summary: Geralt believes he has to has sex with people in order to get to hold someone and be close to them. Jaskier explains that he doesn't need to have sex with Geralt because he loves being close to him in any way Geralt enjoys

why I love it: the metaphor for asexuality is a beast beneath Geralt's skin. And that's just genius bc that's a metaphor I've only ever seen used to describe sexual urges and this revearsal is everything. (Also, spoiler for the ending: It's not just sex. Maybe Geralt will never want to kiss Jaskier either and that's ok. As someone who's not a big fan of kissing, this ending had me in tears. Just. So beautiful)

A Touchy One (@dhwty-writes)

summary: Geralt notices that Jaskier touches people a lot, but he doesn't seem to like getting touched in return. He asks him about it and Jaskier tells him that he doesn't like being touched because it often leads to sex.

why I love it: It's written from the POV of an allosexual person learning that their loved one is asexual. I don't think I've read something like that very often. It's really interesting to see how Geralt pays attention to Jaskier. And Geralt is just so soft in this and the writing style is beautiful

The Talk (by @lotsofquestionslimitedanswers)

summary: Geralt thinks he needs to have sex to keep his romantic partners happy. He doesn't know how to answer when Jaskier wants to have a talk first and asks him about what he likes in bed.

why I love it: The communication. Jaskier insists on making sure he knows what his partner likes in bed and the things Geralt says are heartbreaking. Jaskier's reassurances are beautiful and you can see how much he loves Geralt with everything he says.

I'm sorry these are the only ones I remember right now. I know I've read many more ace! Geralt and/or ace!Jaskier fics. So here are some much longer fic rec lists by other people (not all of these are Geraskier and some of them are explicit):

Ace & Aro Rep Witcher Fics (by @stinastar)

Ace Week 2020 (by @jaskierswolf)

(this isn't Geraskier and it's shameless self promotion but I'm just gonna mention my ace!Valdo fic here bc we deserve some "I didn't even consider that I might be different I just thought everyone was joking about sexual attraction" dumbassery: I'd rather eat cake )

#fic rec #fic recs #asexual #ace geralt #ace jaskier #geraskier #thanks for the ask!

[restmyheadatnightcontent]

these are some headcanons for my made in love verse that has been in my head a lot recently and  I want to put them into a proper fic so i’m hoping doing this will give me some inspo

- yen is working as lawyer in a big city and just doesn’t really enjoy it           

- at drinks with triss and renfri (which they do every week) and is complaining ab work again and renfri is just like ‘why don’t you just quit’ and yen is just like ‘huh’ and decides to quit and open a flower shop instead

- (she did a module in uni about botany and really enjoyed it and so that’s what she goes for. plus triss (who is a nurse) really likes flowers an so yen always asks her for advice about what to buy)

- one night she gets a call from triss who asks if she is still on the emergency foster care list (she was on it bc sometimes if there was a difficult case and she needed to have custody of children for a night) bc there is a young girl who was brought in from a car accident where both her grandparents died and no-one else is available

- so yen goes down to the hospital and meets ciri and brings her home and ciri is obviously traumatised and has nightmares almost every night and is just generally very withdrawn

-a social worker comes and decides what ciri needs is stability so asks if Yennefer would mind keeping her for a little while longer just until shes more settled and obvs Yennefer agrees

-so theres ciri and yen learning to live together and yen worries a lot that she is just doing everything wrong and she thinks she isn’t what ciri needs or deserves right now

-at some point during all this renfri announces that her half brother julian is moving into town and yen meets him and is just immediately like ‘wow hes an idiot’ and she doesn’t really expect him to hang around

-but jaskier (as he prefers to be called) does stay around and yennefer ends up spending more time with him and turns out yes he is annoying and loud but he is also funny and can be kind and gives her the kind of attention that she hasn’t gotten from anyone else in a while

-  they go for drinks and then dinner and they talk about their previous relationships and find they have similar track records of not being v successful in relationships (Jaskier bc he gives too much and yen bc she doesn’t give enough)

-and soon they start dating and he and ciri get along like a house on fire and helps bring her out of her shell (and also helps yen be silly and just to give less of a fuck about things) but she is still wary bc there is a small part of her that is worried he will leave

- but then its been a year and he’s still there and doesn’t seem to be going anywhereand suddenly yens like ‘oh shit I’m in love with the idiot’ and then they live happily ever after

#made of love verse #ramblings #yennskier #idk what this is but i just wanted to put this out somewhere #i'm either gonna write this as a long fic #or loads of short ones

[longingandheartacheandlust]

People keep making posts talking about Roach sitting and refusing to move in order to get Geralt to do things and the thing is

Horses basically do not sit, and they're not incredibly stable so even if you're working with a 2500lb draft it's pretty much always possible to force them to budge over, but! sitting and refusing to get up is a primary llama tactic.  Whenever you piss a llama off it's either spit-in-your-face time or sit-down-and-become-one-with-the-earth time.

And the idea of a Witcher AU where everything is the same except Roach is a llama is HILARIOUS to me

Geralt is mean to Jaskier and she just sits down in the middle of the road and refuses to budge until he apologizes

A townsperson is being Witcher-racist and she spits in his eye making him roll around on the ground in stinky pain

It explains so much about how game!Roach is always ending up on top of buildings bc llamas actually have sorta claw-things not hooves and they can climb anything, including going straight up vertical fences, and also they in general have no regard for physical boundaries, if they stay in a pasture it's because they chose to, so, like, Jaskier's running from a cuckolded lord on the third story of a castle and suddenly there's this hell-beast making a sound like a furious wood chipper between him and the lord who is now running VERY MUCH THE OTHER WAY and Jaskier's just like...  I love you but how the hell did you get up here

also there is absolutely nothing better than being hugged by a llama bc they wrap their necks around you and their neck fur is so so soft and Geralt deserves that in his life

#roach witcher #witcher humor #the witcher netflix #mine #the witcher