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Hey everyone! covid almost got me but I'm ok now. Here's the last part of my soulmates au.

Part one

Part two

Part three

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Here's some fluff. Enjoy!

He is sitting on the stone steps leading to the kitchen, overlooking the training grounds were Geralt and Lambert are sparring, Lambert is pretending to be some kind of monster and is winning, when Ciri approaches him with silent steps and ask, “Are you mad at Geralt?"

"What? No. Why do you ask?" he asks back despite of already knowing the answer

"You are not talking to each other" And then Jaskier quotes Geralt by saying "Hmm"

“So, are you?”

"No" says jaskier and after a small silence he adds "We just needed space"

After Geralt leave the room Jaskier didn't follow, didn't want to. He felt tired and worn out and knowing the witcher he would be too, perhaps more so due to his silent nature. It's been two entire days since the talk and they haven't spoken to each other, that's true. But it not as if they're ignoring each other or pretending nothing happened. Something happened, that's the issue and so far, neither of them have figure it out how to start again

But for now, it's ok. Jaskier was carrying the weight of an unwanted soulmark for over two decades and now his shoulders feel light. That doesn't mean it doesn't hurt anymore, it hurts, but it's not going to kill him anymore.

"We'll figure it out" Jaskier promises the princess, to himself and to Geralt.

The next morning Jaskier is eating a warm boar broth with a loaf of slightly stale bread when Geralt approaches him and reading the urgency on his face Jaskier stands until they're face to face. Everyone else are holding their breath. Geralt says in a small voice only for him to hear "I'm sorry" like a gift wrap on the witcher's quiet blame, followed by the most unexpected thing, Geralt bends forward to place his forehead on his shoulder and just stays there like a ragdoll. It takes a couple of seconds for Jaskier to react but when he does, he envelops the witcher in a big hug.

"It's ok" he reassures him.

He hears clapping from behind followed by a loud smack and Lambert yelling "Ouch!" He sees Yennefer over the witcher's shoulder, hiding a satisfying smile behind a cascade of her beautiful hair.

After that everything changes.

Staying at Kaer Morhen for the winter is a high-quality experience, the cold it's only a small inconvenience once you get used to it. There is always something to be done and the tasks are distributed equally to everyone, though hard work is usually done by one muscular witcher and sometimes Yennefer when she's around to use her chaos. Jaskier helps in the kitchen peeling potatoes and carrots and cleaning the place right after Eskel butchers a deer because he can't stand the smell. He also helps to repair some parts of the keep, small holes, or loose stones with a combination of mud and straw and the occasional supervision of Vesemir.

And everytime, everyday, Geralt comes to check on him with a pint of ale or a slice of bread, sometimes both. Jaskier concludes he likes the attention, but he'd never tells the witcher.

One night they're all sitting on the main yard in front of a big fireplace made by Eskel when Geralt sits next to him on a round log.

"Can I see it?" He asks with terrible uncertainty, afraid of scaring the bard. Jaskier gifts him a soft smile and then continues to roll up his sleeve to reveal a small sleeping white wolf on his forearm. Geralt takes his arm with a delicacy he has never seen on the witcher, to rub his thumb on the skin from the head to the tail.

And then the most unusual thing happens, Geralt holds his arm and brings it to his lips to place a chaste kiss. Jaskier is gasping and Geralt laughs "What was that for?" the bard asks in a pinch surprise voice.

"I don't know yet" says Geralt before standing up and going inside the keep.

It's easy to pinpoint the changes in their relationship after the kiss. He catches Geralt's eyes on him every time they're on the same room. There's something on his gaze that Jaskier can't quite name.

On a cold night he hears a knock on his door "Come in" he calls, to his surprise is Geralt holding a fluffy fur on his arms. Jaskier smiles and with a wave of his hand indicates the witcher to enter the room “Is that for me? Thank you, It’s cold in here” but Geralt stays there, at the door looking lost.

"Geralt?"

"Can I stay here" the witcher says and Jaskier struggles to stay calm, he wants to laugh to cry to run but instead he says "Of course, darling" and then he adds with a coquettish smile "Miss me much?" "Yes" says Geralt, the gall! And now Jaskier's room is their room, Geralt stays there every night. His clothes in the wardrobe, his armor on a mannequin in one corner of the room, his scent mix with Jaskier's in every surface. It's like to be on the road again.

They sleep curled up together, it's so easily to reach out for Geralt more so when is colder outside. And Geralt let it happen. Sometimes Geralt is the one who tucks him against his chest, sometime is Jaskier who tucks himself against the witcher's back.

Later he tries to apologize to Yennefer. Hey, your boyfriend is sleeping on my bed, but there's nothing sexual about it. Of course, he doesn't say that. Instead, he says "Hey, what's up with your boyfriend?" like a scared moron. Yennefer laughs, a big, pleased laugh so unlike her.

"I don't mind sharing" she says before slapping his ass and walking away towards her room. Jaskier squeaks like a child rather stunned "Yennefer! What the fuck? why does it feel like you’re talking about me? Yen? YEN?!" But she's already gone.

Jaskier is playing Gwent against Ciri, she's good but not enough to face the dragon hidden inside his sleeve. He cheats yes, but it's the only way he can win. When Geralt appears with two cloaks, one is for Ciri, Geralt helps her put it on while looking at her cards, he has a proud expression on his face making Jaskier realize he's going to lose, with or without the dragon.

"Jask, can we talk?" the witcher says, offering the other cloak to him.

"Of course, talk away" he's looking at his cards trying to decide his next move.

"Outside" Jaskier plays a Zoltan card but Ciri counters with a Yennefer card. The evil.

"Once we're done here" maybe it's time to use the dragon.

"Not even the dragon hidden in your sleeve will get you this match" Ciri's head snaps like a bolt and with an indignant tone she says

"You cheat!" Jaskier gasps like a drowning fish.

"That's not true my darling, I'll never do that to you"

"Show me your sleeve then"

"I'm afraid there's not time for that" says the cheating bastard while standing up and taking the cloak from Geralt hands "Dear Geralt here wants to talk" He's fooling no one much less when the famous dragon drops unceremoniously from his doublet to the floor. They step outside hearing a loud "I knew it" from Ciri.

The wind's blowing but at least the cloak guards him from the worst of it.

He was so caught up with the revelation of his cheating nature that's only now he notices the witcher stance, a little bit tense a little bit unsure.

"Uh...Geralt?" for a moment there is nothing but them, this is important, the bard can tell, suddenly he feels his chest contracting, the weight he had carried has found suddenly his shoulders again. Is this where Geralt tells him to fuck off?

"I wish..." Geralt is facing him that’s how Jaskier can read his face like an open book, he's nervous "I wish you'd have told me sooner"

identifying the confusion on the bard’s face Geralt adds "About the mark. But I also know that before I wouldn't have taken it kindly and for that I'm sorry"

"It's ok" says Jaskier seeing the white clouds coming from his mouth.

"Stop that! It's not ok" Geralt snaps but Jaskier now understand it's not at him but at himself. "I haven't been a good friend, companion, soulmate to you" Geralt closes the distance between them and with a careful movement he takes the bard's hand in his “but I want to be better if you let me.” Jaskier can feel himself blushing, he's no longer cold.

"W-what are you saying?"

"Let me make you as happy as you have made me" Jaskier squeals and tries to hide his face against his shoulder but Geralt stops him with a tug. He's a grown-up man by Melitele sake! he shouldn't be acting like a seduced teenage prince because he's not one and most certainly Geralt is not a charming prince. Oh, but he does looks like one but better.

"Geralt..." they're so close, Jaskier can smell the soap in the witcher skin, and Jaskier feels a rush of fondness, he has taken a bath for this, for him.

"I'm aware this may be too late. Tell me no and I'll not bring this up again" After so many years thinking himself defeated as to abandon this dream, the dream of having Geralt and now to have it literally on his hand is so surreal that there’s no other choice but to shed tears. Geralt is about to step away, afraid of having made a mistake but before he can do it Jaskier says "Yes. Yes please" Now Jaskier tugs at Geralt's hand to guide him to his lips. It takes a couple of seconds for the witcher to react but when he does, he kisses him like he's the most precious thing in the world. It's like they have done this since the beginning, something familiar, theirs to return to.

From above they hear a whistle, Jaskier wants to look up, but Geralt stops him with a hand on his cheek.

"Don't mind them" and starts to kiss him again.

After some minutes and a lot of kissing Jaskier says out of nowhere "I need to write a song"

"Don't you dare" but Jaskier is rushing inside "Jaskier! you little shit, come back here!" Jaskier is laughing and oddly Geralt's too.

END.

That's it folk. Thank you for been on this journey with me. This is my first happy ending, I think.

If I lived on the witcher universe I'd be like Geralt asking everyone if they want to play Gwent against me. If anyone here plays here's my id EidenGzZara

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