#KING RADOVID!

[abeautifulblog]

Ngl my first reaction to Jaskier being canonically bi was “oh I CANNOT WAIT to see how poorly they handle this”

I swear, ever since the Hemsworthening, I feel like every time I learn something new about this show I'm checking the date, all, is it April Fools again already? Look at the URL, because surely this is a satire site? Is there a camera, am I being punk'd? Am I having a stroke?? Those sure are some words they said in some order!

I made my peace with the Radovid thing -- I went and breathed into a paper bag for a bit, and remembered that everything feels catastrophic when you're running on three hours of sleep, and also that (1) game-Radovid != book-Radovid and (2) LOL, IT'S NOT LIKE TWN IS FAITHFUL TO BOOK-CANON EITHER!

Reading what they've said about it so far, it really sounds like they just made up an OC to ship Jaskier with (probably hoping The Gays would SHUT UP ABOUT GERASKIER, SHUT UP ABOUT GERASKIER) and named him Radovid, and he's going to bear no resemblance whatsoever to any previous Radovids who may have appeared in this franchise.

Which again begs the question of whyyyyyyy did they not just invent a new guy?? Why THIS GUY, of ALL GUYS, to arbitrarily assign as Jaskier's love interest, since it's a pairing with no basis in any canon, a pairing that book-fans met with polite confusion and game-fans met with visceral repulsion.

Even if TWN Radovid winds up being a completely new character, as I expect he will, it's still baffling. The showrunners know that a good portion of their viewer base is coming from the game -- they have been actively courting the Witcher III crowd in their marketing since the get-go -- so even if the only thing the Radovids have in common is their name, why choose to evoke a character with such utterly rancid associations? And then repurpose him as a love interest for Jaskier, of all people? o_O

idek, man.

The curse of knowledge, I suppose -- because if I weren't familiar with game-Radovid, I could be out there partying with all the people who are just like, BI JASKIER CONFIRMED, WOO HOO!! 🎉🎉

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[veralevina15]

Collab with @wildelighten (the 1st half-frame by me, the 2nd half-frame by wildelighten)! For the first time, the netflix!Radovid experienced a magical political maneuver of such a scale! Translation: - First time? - Huh? Original meme:

[endiness]

Who would ever want to be king?

[pri00r]

Raise your hand if you think they should have left the crown bloody for aesthetic purpose 🖐🏼

[yourmusicmuse]

Okay so since I last shared memes, I watched the entirety of season 2 in 24 hours and I'm a fourth of the way through season 3- I'm more educated now :3

Expect so much from me when I finish season 3 I will be unhinged <3

[dum-spiro-spero99]

The "my BFF is too straight but that won't stop me from kissing ANOTHER MAN on NATIONAL TV" SQUAD

Edit: I still have hope for Eddie and Charles tough

[thelostgirl21]

The Witcher, reminding you that you should always hug those you love at your smelliest!

Proudly sponsored by...

[naara-makes-stuff]

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[naumaxia-art]

Not more Radovid art...

[rubysunnday]

THE WITCHER S03 E08 The Cost of Chaos

[mangaka-devotee]

"Unbalanced Heart."

A gut reaching pice I came upwith for fightfall but I went for my other idea hope you enjoy the agnst ether way!

[janjan-the-ninth]

"The King is dead. Long live King Radovid."

(Another version + a funny Radovid pic below the cut)

[veralevina15]

My half-frame with Radovid and Philippa from collab

[mametupa]

[sparrow-in-boots]

commission for @windflowerofskellige of their Radovid as a bebe and Philippa. thank you so much for the comm!! <3

for comm info, click here or check my ko-fi!

[loki-is-my-kink-awakening]

Heya! I'm dropping by people's ask boxes today with random fun asks for nice ask day!

Since you've been so excited about them lately, what's your favorite part of the Jaskier/Radovid ship?

...my babies. I love them, your honour.

My favourite thing is that we got them in canon. I still wake up and pinch myself because we finally got Jaskier confirmed as queer and we also got queer Radovid from the get go.

That we got this beautiful kiss

Which got messier. They really went for it.

The way they both openingly eye each other up, building up on their attraction to each other and that they both see behind each other's mask and find what they see beautiful.

And when things fell apart, Jaskier was still willing to help Radovid out despite his heartache. His empathy remains his superpower.

He even says "maybe" to Radovid’s question about joining Jaskier on the road.

Radovid was willing to give up everything for Jaskier. He wanted to run away with him and was actively trying to do so when he got trapped by circumstances.

And the most important thing is that Joey was so involved in how their relationship was written. He wrote a 7000 essay on it, urged to get away from stereotypes, petitioned to have Vespula involved so we could see his bi/pansexuality, and even wrote Extraordinary Things to replace lines of dialogue.

And I hope that we get more of their relationship in future seasons. Lauren did say this relationship would "have ripple effects for a very long time."

Another thing I love (yeah, can't shut me up) is that Jaskier is from royalty: he's a viscount. Being in a relationship with Radovid as a prince (and then king) is entirely possible for them.

In the books, Jaskier was willing to marry ruling duchess Anna Henrietta. Will Radovid become the male counterpart to this storyline? Maybe.

Anyway, to finally get Jaskier confirmed as queer and to explore his lovelife through Vespula and Radovid was amazing.

And all the amazing ideas the fandom are having right now about what could happen between them in future seasons, how they could get back together, it's just amazing.

Special thanks to @endiness for all the amazing Radskier gifs. They sustain all of us.

And my wholehearted thanks for this lovely ask, @cha-melodius.