so maybe it happens like this.
maybe there are fae living in the Upside-Down and Other Side of Things and Places in their sunlit halls and starlit gardens unbothered by and uninterested in the plagues beyond the borders of their dwellings. but the humans who now so selfishly shape earth and claim everything they touch as their own are so delightfully fun to play with and torment and maim
so maybe it’s just a common sense to keep a sprinkle of salt or an iron nail in your pocket when you go about your work in the fields or walk through meadows. steps careful, eyes sharp
except maybe there’s an unattended toddler stumbling through rings of mushrooms and chasing bees, giggles and clumsy jumps over rain puddles, whom no one cared to warn
(and human children are such marvelous little creatures - you can’t really blame the fae when this one is practically banging on their front doors)
maybe they don’t even bother to place a Changeling in julian’s place as the wind and tree roots lead him from his bed and through the window, bare feet ankle-deep in mud
maybe there is a Fae King to whom all the twisted creatures bow, who’s in a sour mood that night. maybe they seek entertainment (or maybe they just plan to tear the child’s head off)
but maybe the crown they wear is studded with buttercups and even if the child has only now learned to walk and talk, he knew singing even before he took his first breath and the poison yellow flowers do so inspire a song and oh.
maybe instead of unwilling blood taken there is a gift freely given. maybe there is the gift accepted and maybe there is a Boon bestowed
(and what boon is more gracious than the taste of grin sharp, black lips, teeth too many?)
and so maybe the child is returned home that night with dreams filled with pollen and starlight and bitter taste of summerwine. and where julian went to sleep jaskier wakes up none the wiser
his oh so dear parents have never cared, his oh so tired governess - circles of black under empty eyes, fingers like a bow, wrapped around a bottle neck. and the boy is a child whose memories still haven’t learned to cling, so maybe the days and weeks turn to months and years and life goes on
and it may not even be his singing or musical talents, that all can be him still. but maybe there are the little things that no one cares to notice or consider. because after all, who really knows how well exactly does a human eye see in the dark. who really pays attention to how fast small wounds heal
and is it not obvious? maybe the poison accidentally drunk was just a dose not lethal
ordinary people often have unordinary talents so is it really worth a notice if someone learns just slightly too fast, if under someone’s hands flowers grow just a little more lush and if at someone the wild dogs don’t dare to bark?
and if his fingers tingle while holding iron, well. he’s a poet not a smith. and if he tastes blood and ash in the back of his tongue when he’s about to tell a lie, well. growing up, every village woman, grandmother and hag made sure to remind him that lying is bad and well. the taste of it is bad, they must have meant. it seems unnecessary anyway.
after all... the meanings of truth and honesty are not even closely related
(songs don’t count, of course. when lyrics rhyme and fit the note then they ring true, that’s a fact any poet knows)
and maybe he likes to know the names of people he meets, maybe the sound of them said out loud sparkles, taste of ripe peaches on his tongue but what of it. names have power. that’s a known fact, for names or enchantments, it must surely be the same for all
and maybe under the glow of pale stars, in the flare or fire spark or between the green spots that cloud one’s sight on a day too bright the shining eyes and teeth too sharp appear just s flash. A dream. A trick of light. (if a glamour has never been acknowledged or asked to be lifted, how could one then say it even exists?)
maybe people notice somehow. children tug on his sleeves, eyes wide, fingers reaching for his lute demanding a song. adults bite lips and flutter lashes, his music welcome in their ears, his breath welcome on their skin. but there’s something, something shifting beneath on the Upside-Down and Other Side, and it’s what soon after makes their steps away a little faster. he’s sweet, the bard, but talks too much. he’s sweet, the bard, but like his music he’s just a fleeting thing, an enjoyment for a night. he’s sweet, the bard, and he is as human as they come.
geralt, of course, doesn’t realise. amber eyes watchful and bright don’t even see dragon scales underneath the wrinkles of the old man with whom they dine. but after all, the medallion is quiet when there is no magic casted. no spells, no curses, no monsters. (a boon. a gift. a blessing, nothing more.) jaskier is as human as they come.
yennefer frowns when reaching into his thoughts, the walls of his mind sticky like honey, sweet like tree sap. (but maybe the bard just found a new way to annoy the pure hell out of her, why wouldn’t he?) she pays attention but all he does is trip over his words and feet, please. he’s as human as they come.
maybe, in the end, it happens as it often does, with the last man standing.
maybe it’s creatures, maybe it’s soldiers, doesn’t really matter what form the monsters take. but geralt is down and bleeding, yennefer is helpless and screaming and ciri, oh gods, ciri -
and jaskier’s hands are empty and trembling and he’s
useless, useless, useless bard. human as they come.
and maybe that’s when there’s the ever softest sound of hope lost, tears spilled like dew
and maybe that’s when there are insects buzzing, tree roots cracking, air filled with the scent of rain on fresh leaves, the skin-crawling hum of Other
and maybe that’s when there are the too bright eyes and the too sharp teeth and fingers all claws and after?
after.
after, when the ground is sated with fresh blood spilled, when wounds are treated and healed, then maybe all there is left is a lot of confused shouting
(‘how did you not know?!’ and ‘how did you not know?!’ and ‘of Course only you could get yourself snatched by fae!’ and ‘how dare you! i don’t even know what that means!’ and ‘precisely, you moron!’)
and after, maybe the world stays richer for one trickster, one immortal, one bard
(to his own delight)
(to many others’ misery)
and maybe. just maybe.
maybe there is a laughter in the air like clinking of wind chimes, like flutter of wings, like creaking of rotten wood, like the last sigh of a man dying. the Fae King cackles, the buttercups on their crown gleaming.
‘Now the real fun begins’
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THE ARCANA
Asra
mornings
picking outfits for the ball
general headcanons
home sweet home
touch starved
mc finds a starving cat and brings him in
things he would definitely do
can’t let go yet kisses
drunken convos between asra and nadia
wintertime
maybe it’s the magic in the air and the stars in your eyes
lazy morning kisses
asras tired so mc takes care of him
he takes care of mc when theyre hurt
something about your bleary eyes and messy hair
baby its cold outside
one frigid winter day
soft hugs cold hands
accidentally calling mc my love
cuddle hc
OT3
domestic life
stealing mcs blanket
OT6
sleeping habits
hella affectionate mc
they realize they’re in a game but they fall anyway
spell gone wrong
MISCELLANEOUS
Humans Are Space Orcs
rage and wrath
fueled by hatred
duality of the soul
rage
the heavens wept
i remember
humans dont notice that there are reality bending infestations everywhere
Prompts
fey prompt list
fairy writings
Heros and Villains
a courtesy
it was cruel of them, you could have never won
superhero and villain has a mutual friend group
a villain love story is simply superior
come to the dark side we have insurance
Cpop
bf!xukun
jealous/drunk kun
yanchen + cuddle time before deadlines
yuhua groupchat imagine
xukun + soulmate au where emotions can be seen as colors
nine percent + being protective
Kpop
bias + firsts
astro + types of affection
eunwoo + baby its cold outside
eunwoo + sweet dreams
summer dream + bias of choice
Dangerous Fellows
short s/o
zion + touch starved
Shadowhunters
dating alec
alec + prom
camping headcanons
alec + its not jace
Teen Wolf
skintight
cuddle puddle
Court of Dreams
another what if au
at the moonstone palace
drabbles
what ifs….
merther
the dragon circlet
a different first meeting
pining!arthur and oblivious!merlin
arthur is so so in love with merlin he’s barely even hanging in there
sorry, dropped your coat! 1 2 3 4
↳ first steps 1 2
The Witcher
what if jaskier was immortal lol
jask is part elf and geralt is like wbk
jask is rly good at throwing knives
immortal!jask modern au
jask and his ye olde yelp reviews
jask can see ghosts
yen is going around and invoking the law of suprise
jask buying geralt matching hair ribbons
modern au where everythings the same except for jask
Concepts/Imagines
characters who don’t get phased by things suddenly have smth bad happen to them
imagine waking up in a fictional world
imagine killian and peter at disney world
fake married is the best trope prove me wrong
phan + platonic relationships
being with hiccup when he meets his mother
characters eyes glow when they use their powers
the “who did this to you” trope
a death thats on the side of the good guys bc death is inevitable
fake relationship au ver2
fae are just real mad that we can lie and they cant
the fae said trans rights
some dope ass tropes
peak fantasy environment designs
free boys + youtuber s/o
i enjoy being with you turns into i want to be with you
when 2 people have been separated for too long
feral!tomoe relationship hcs
fake married/dating is the best trope
Percy Jackson
percy jacksons popular but Not Like That part 2
percy is kind of an enigma at school
pjo mini comic
demi god conspiracy theories
lifeguard!percy
rachel is one of the richest people in the country
Short Stories
every 20:17 you become impossibly productive for just 60 seconds
your heroic nemesis is a teenager and your their emergency contact round 2
date a selkie but dont hide her cloak
you’re a powerful magic being except you’re not
star wars alternate universe
local house ghost adopts some kids
give me your name child...
you’re now a earth parent now oops
dating mr frost and being a guardian
aliens have taken over but they didn’t plan on the old gods returning
beauty and the beast au where belle falls in love slowly
crowleys replacements dont last very long
vulcans and touching hands
agnieszka of the wood and her dragon
city girl!mulan
once there was a witch who lived in the woods…
a couple of witches decide that they’d make a better chosen one then a 15 y/o
an old tale
fey: give me your first born human: ok when do we start
anakin and padmes kiddos and how much of them are in them
magic sandwich nonsense
morally grey captain is cursed to die and the only cure is....
candles are just fire pets
pumpkins left out on a full moon turn into vampires
everyone can teleport within 10 feet of the person they love most
once “defeated” demon king
a detective and a thief walk into a bar..
the story of Eowyn
wei wuxian and what he gets away with
baskin robin commercials as unsent love letters
Text Posts
mafias and their restaurant fronts
plants producing actual poisons and humans coming around be like yum:)
pirate queen elizabeth
star trek and two dumbasses
the addams family rents out rooms in their house to students
the swan princess turns feral
dont live your life looking back
but what if the princess went into the tower because shes the dragon
sorry but if i saw a ddoor to another world id go rip to you but in different
old lobster quote
stupid leftists and their intrinsic value of human life
the idea of showing someone the worst parts of yourself and still being loved
gordon ramsey and his various sides
me: i have nightmares about school school: this is normal
if you think you can go anywhere in europe easily have never been to italy
secretly in love with your roommate? your not the only one!
my ancestors are proud of me
jack sparrow: he’s been through it all
alignment chart
i am kind because i cannot allow anyone to go through what i did
hi yes i have your long lost statue.. do you want it?
“your fathers darth vader” “haha very funny” “its true” “no its not”
the plot of yuri on ice is just too fuckin ridiculous
science people are losing it
goofus the murder peacock
birds are really fuckin smart and you should fear them
quotes that hit different and their origin stories
art for arts sake
amateur comes from the latin word for love
matchmaking service to find a dragon his hoard of people
lesbian fake dating au
types of stupid characters
how to subtly name your kids after comic book characters
there is nothing more human than to play
the best adaption for a christmas carol
ily in any other language is too fuckin intimate to say out loud
educating people on their pets
this lady and her mom an aunt are bamfs
tolkien went to war and based his books off of his experiences
the council of retired white moms gets a scare of a lifetime lol
children v religion is so funny
if you dont think people will document historically significant events then...
the story about the RMS Carpathia and the the tragedy of the Titanic
“scam artist” caought selling immortality in a bottle
your most important survival skill is asking for help
competitive found family
when you are effectively are a cryptid but all it brings you is minor troubles
elizabeth swan was a lot of peoples gay awakening
nude modeling is not as sexy as you’d imagine it to be
hanging out with old people rock
its a taboo to admit that your lonely
jurassic park except they have proper enrichment programs
the aadams family rents out rooms in their mansion for broke college kids
vegans need to make peace with honey
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